Information processing system and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system that allows users to smoothly find appropriate metaverse content.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: An information processing system for providing a service that presents information about metaverse sites to users includes acquisition means that accesses each of a plurality of metaverse sites and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content, generation means that generates list display information that associates the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content with identification information of that metaverse content, and presentation means that presents the list display information to each user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, content distribution sites, which are websites that distribute video and music content, generally count the number of times each piece of content has been viewed within a predetermined period of time in the past (for example, one month, one week, or one day), and display a list that displays information (identification information) about each piece of content in a ranking format in descending order of the cumulative number of times it has been viewed. This allows users to know which pieces of content were popular within a predetermined period, for example, when selecting content to view.

[0003] Meanwhile, in recent years, attention has been focused on metaverses, where users can interact through avatars in a virtual space on the Internet. Such metaverse content is called metaverse content, and a website that provides at least one metaverse content is called a metaverse site. A metaverse site is sometimes called a metaverse platform. Currently, various metaverse sites provide metaverse content, and this number is expected to increase in the future. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-88103 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Because metaverse content is also a social space where users interact through avatars, the current level of interest is more important than the cumulative number of views in the past. However, conventional list display technology, which displays information about each piece of content in a ranking format based on the number of views in the past, does not allow users to grasp the current level of interest in metaverse content.

[0006] Therefore, in the conventional technology, in order to find popular metaverse content, a user needs to log in to multiple metaverse sites and check the current status (latest status). Therefore, in the conventional technology, it is difficult for a user to find appropriate metaverse content.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system and program that facilitates users to find appropriate metaverse content. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The information processing system of the first aspect is an information processing system for providing a service that presents information related to metaverse sites to users, and includes an acquisition means that accesses each of a plurality of metaverse sites and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content, a generation means that generates list display information that associates the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content with identification information for the metaverse content, and a presentation means that presents the list display information to each user.

[0009] The program of the second aspect is a program for providing a service that presents information about metaverse sites to users, and causes a computer to function as an acquisition means that accesses each of a plurality of metaverse sites and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content, a generation means that generates list display information that associates the identification information of each metaverse content with the number of simultaneous connections for that metaverse content, and a presentation means that presents the list display information to each user. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing system and a program can be provided that facilitate a user to find appropriate metaverse content. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a server device according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow by a server device according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating specific examples of list display information presented to a user by a server device according to an embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an excitement level evaluation by the server device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an operation flow of the server device according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a server device according to a modified example. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a server device according to a modified example. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a server device according to a third modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] An information processing system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals.

[0013] (1) System configuration example 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment. The information processing system 1 is a system for providing a service that presents information related to a metaverse site 10 to a user.

[0014] The information processing system 1 according to this embodiment includes a server device 100, a plurality of metaverse sites 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, ...), and a plurality of terminal devices 200 (200a, 200b, 200c, ...). The server device 100, the metaverse site 10, and the terminal devices 200 are connected to a network 5 and can communicate with each other via the network 5. The network 5 includes the Internet. The network 5 may include a LAN (Local Area Network) and / or a WAN (Wide Area Network).

[0015] The server device 100 is an information processing device that executes information processing according to this embodiment. The server device 100 provides a service (hereinafter also referred to as an "information presentation service" or an "information presentation site") that presents information related to the metaverse site 10 to a user. The server device 100 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a PC, or may be logically realized by cloud computing (distributed computing). In other words, the server device 100 may be configured with one computer or multiple computers. Details of the server device 100 will be described later. Note that in this embodiment, it is assumed that a user has an account for using the information presentation service and that the server device 100 manages the account information, but the user does not necessarily have to have the account.

[0016] Each metaverse site 10 is a website (or, from another perspective, a platform) that provides at least one metaverse content. Each metaverse site 10 may be realized by one or more servers. The metaverse content is content of the metaverse in which users act through avatars in a virtual space on the Internet, and may also be referred to as a metaverse event or metaverse channel.

[0017] Each terminal device 200 is, for example, a personal computer (PC), a smartphone, a tablet device, or a wearable device. Each terminal device 200 has an interface with a user and an interface with the network 5. The interface with the user includes, for example, at least one of a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, a touch panel display, a microphone, and a speaker. The interface with the network 5 includes at least one of a wired communication interface and a wireless communication interface. Each terminal device 200 accepts operations from a corresponding user, accesses the server device 100 and the metaverse site 10 via the network 5, and displays various information. Note that in the following description of the embodiment, there may be cases where the terminal device 200 and its user are not particularly distinguished from each other. Furthermore, each terminal device 200 may have an application program installed therein for using an information presentation service. Alternatively, each terminal device 200 may use the information presentation service via a general-purpose web browser.

[0018] (2) Server configuration FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the server device 100 according to this embodiment.

[0019] The server device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a processing unit 130. The communication unit 110, the storage unit 120, and the processing unit 130 are connected to one another by a bus or the like (not shown).

[0020] The communication unit 110 communicates with other devices (e.g., terminal device 200) via the network 5 under the control of the processing unit 130. The communication by the communication unit 110 may be wired communication or may include wireless communication. The storage unit 120 includes various memories such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an auxiliary storage device. The programs executed by the processing unit 130 are stored in the ROM and / or the auxiliary storage device of the storage unit 120, for example. The processing unit 130 is composed of one or more processors.

[0021] By executing the program, the processing unit 130 realizes the functions of a metaverse information acquisition unit 131, a list display information generation unit 132, a list display information presentation unit 133, a metaverse site guidance unit 134, a counting unit 135, an excitement level evaluation unit 136, and an average number of simultaneous connections derivation unit 137.

[0022] The metaverse information acquisition unit 131 accesses each metaverse site 10 and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. The number of simultaneous connections is the number of users (or terminals) simultaneously connected (participating) in a certain metaverse content. Generally, each metaverse site 10 also publishes the number of simultaneous connections for the metaverse content it publishes on its own site. For example, the metaverse information acquisition unit 131 acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content by web scraping. Web scraping is a technology that automatically extracts only the necessary parts of the information listed on a website.

[0023] The list display information generation unit 132 generates list display information in which the identification information of each metaverse content (e.g., metaverse content name) is associated with the number of simultaneous connections of the metaverse content, based on the information acquired by the metaverse information acquisition unit 131. The list display information has a data structure in a list format having a plurality of entries, each including the identification information of the metaverse content and the number of simultaneous connections.

[0024] The list display information presentation unit 133 presents to each user the list display information generated by the list display information generation unit 132. In this embodiment, the list display information presentation unit 133 transmits the list display information to the terminal device 200 that has accessed the server device 100 (information presentation service), and displays the list display information on the terminal device 200, thereby presenting the list display information to the user.

[0025] In this way, the server device 100 according to this embodiment presents the user with list display information in which the identification information (e.g., metaverse content name) of each metaverse content is associated with the number of simultaneous connections to that metaverse content. Here, the number of simultaneous connections can be used as an indicator of the current popularity of the metaverse content. Therefore, the user can find the metaverse content that is currently popular from the presented list display information. This facilitates the user's search for appropriate metaverse content.

[0026] In this embodiment, the storage unit 120 may store in advance login information (e.g., user ID, password) for each metaverse site 10. For example, the operator of the server device 100 may create an account on each metaverse site 10 to acquire login information, and store the acquired login information in the storage unit 120. Specifically, the metaverse information acquisition unit 131 uses the login information stored in the storage unit 120 to log in to each metaverse site 10 and acquire the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. This allows the server device 100 to automatically log in to each metaverse site 10 and acquire the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content.

[0027] When the metaverse site guidance unit 134 receives an operation from the user to select one of the metaverse contents from the presented list display information, it guides the user to the selected metaverse content. For example, the metaverse site guidance unit 134 embeds a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the metaverse content as a link in the identification information of each metaverse content in the list display information, and guides the user to the metaverse content selected by the user via the link. This allows the user to find appropriate metaverse content from the presented list display information and easily use (participate in) the metaverse content.

[0028] In this embodiment, the counting unit 135 counts the number of users guided by the metaverse site guidance unit 134 for each metaverse content, and derives the number of guided users for each content. That is, the number of guided users for each content is the number of users guided from the information presentation service according to this embodiment (from another perspective, the number of users who entered the information presentation service and departed (participated) in the metaverse content). The list display information generating unit 132 generates list display information that associates the identification information of each metaverse content with the number of simultaneous connections to the metaverse content and the number of guided users for each content of the metaverse content. This allows the user to know the number of guided users for each content (number of departures or number of participations) for each metaverse content from the list display information.

[0029] For example, if the information presentation service according to this embodiment is a service provided in Japan (Japanese), the number of guided users by content can be regarded as an indicator of the number of Japanese users who have departed (participated) in the corresponding metaverse content. Some metaverse contents have many foreign users, but for Japanese users, the extent to which Japanese users are participating may be important. Furthermore, for example, if there are many users with a specific attribute (e.g., age group, gender, or hobbies and preferences) who use the information presentation service according to this embodiment, the number of guided users by content can be regarded as an indicator of the number of users with the specific attribute who have departed (participated) in the corresponding metaverse content. Therefore, by including the number of guided users by content in the presented list display information, useful information can be provided when a user selects metaverse content.

[0030] The list display information generating unit 132 may generate list display information in a ranking format in which the metaverse contents are ranked in descending order of the number of guided users by content derived by the counting unit 135. For example, the list display information generating unit 132 may generate list display information in which the identification information of the metaverse contents is arranged in descending order of the number of guided users by content derived by the counting unit 135. This allows the user to easily (intuitively) grasp the metaverse contents with a large number of guided users by content.

[0031] The metaverse information acquisition unit 131 may further acquire information indicating whether each metaverse content is currently being held or currently accepting participants. A distinctive feature of metaverse content is that users participate using avatars, and the content may be in a state where participation is currently being accepted before the content is even held. Users who want to immediately participate in metaverse content may need to select metaverse content that is currently being held. On the other hand, in the case of metaverse content such as a concert held in a virtual space, users may need to select metaverse content that is currently accepting participants in order to participate from the beginning. Therefore, the list display information generation unit 132 may generate list display information in a manner that allows currently held metaverse content to be distinguished from metaverse content that is currently accepting participants. For example, the list display information generation unit 132 may include text, symbols, or the like associated with each metaverse content, indicating whether the content is currently being held or currently accepting participants, in the list display information. Alternatively, the list display information generation unit 132 may use different fonts or colors for the identification information of metaverse content in the list display information depending on whether the content is currently being held or currently accepting participants.

[0032] The metaverse information acquisition unit 131 may periodically acquire the number of concurrent connections for each metaverse content. For example, the number of concurrent connections for each metaverse content may be periodically acquired once per minute, and the list display information generation unit 132 may update the list display information at that frequency. The list display information generation unit 132 may also determine whether the increase rate of the number of concurrent connections for each metaverse content exceeds a threshold. The increase rate of the number of concurrent connections refers to the rate at which the number of concurrent connections increases within a predetermined period, and may be, for example, the ratio of the current number of concurrent connections to the previous number of concurrent connections. Metaverse content whose increase rate in the number of concurrent connections exceeds a threshold corresponds to metaverse content that has experienced a sudden surge in popularity. It is anticipated that users will desire to participate in such metaverse content. Therefore, the list display information generation unit 132 may generate list display information in a manner that allows metaverse content whose increase rate exceeds the threshold to be distinguished from other metaverse content. For example, the list display information generation unit 132 may include text, symbols, or the like indicating a sudden increase in the number of concurrent connections in the list display information. Alternatively, the list display information generating unit 132 may use a different font or color for the identification information of metaverse content in the list display information for which the number of simultaneous connections has suddenly increased, compared to other metaverse content.

[0033] The popularity evaluation unit 136 may evaluate the popularity of each metaverse content based on the number of simultaneous connections to the metaverse content. Because the number of (active) users may differ for each metaverse site, the number of simultaneous connections to the metaverse content may not necessarily reflect the actual popularity of the metaverse content. For example, for metaverse content with a current number of simultaneous connections of "30," this may correspond to a low popularity state (i.e., a sparsely populated state) on a metaverse site with a number of (active) users of "1 million," but may correspond to a high popularity state (i.e., a buzzing state) on a metaverse site with a number of (active) users of "50." Similarly, for metaverse content with a current number of simultaneous connections of "30," this may correspond to a low popularity state if the average number of simultaneous connections to the metaverse content is "1 million," but may correspond to a high popularity state if the average number of simultaneous connections to the metaverse content is "50." The list display information generation unit 132 generates list display information reflecting the popularity derived by the popularity evaluation unit 136. This allows the user to understand which metaverse content is actually popular from the presented list display information.

[0034] The average simultaneous connection number derivation unit 137 derives the average simultaneous connection number for each metaverse site or each metaverse content. The average simultaneous connection number may be, for example, an average value of the number of simultaneous connections within a certain period in the past, or a weighted average value obtained by weighting the most recent number of simultaneous connections. The popularity evaluation unit 136 may evaluate the popularity of each metaverse content by performing a process of comparing the number of simultaneous connections for that metaverse content with the average number of simultaneous connections.

[0035] For example, the average simultaneous connection number derivation unit 137 may derive, for each metaverse site or each metaverse content, a first average simultaneous connection number for a first past period and a second average simultaneous connection number for a second past period shorter than the first period and defined by a day of the week and / or a time period. The popularity evaluation unit 136 may evaluate the popularity of each metaverse content depending on whether the current number of simultaneous connections (i.e., the latest number of simultaneous connections acquired by the metaverse information acquisition unit 131) is within a predetermined numerical range. Here, the predetermined numerical range may be a numerical range between the first average simultaneous connection number of the corresponding metaverse site or metaverse content and the second average simultaneous connection number corresponding to the current day of the week and / or time period.

[0036] Specifically, for each metaverse content, if the current number of simultaneous connections is greater than a predetermined numerical range, the excitement level evaluation unit 136 may evaluate the metaverse content as having a high excitement level (a so-called buzzing state).On the other hand, if the current number of simultaneous connections is less than the predetermined numerical range, the excitement level evaluation unit 136 may evaluate the metaverse content as having a low excitement level (a so-called sparsely populated state).

[0037] The list display information generating unit 132 may generate list display information in which the identification information of each metaverse content is associated with the number of simultaneous connections to the metaverse content and the excitement level of the metaverse content (the excitement level evaluated by the excitement level evaluating unit 136). This allows the excitement level derived by the excitement level evaluating unit 136 to be reflected in the list display information.

[0038] Alternatively, the list display information generating unit 132 may generate list display information only for metaverse content evaluated as having a high level of popularity. In other words, the list display information generating unit 132 may exclude metaverse content evaluated as having a low level of popularity from the list display information. This allows the popularity level derived by the popularity level evaluating unit 136 to be reflected in the list display information.

[0039] (3) Processing flow example FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow by the server device 100 according to this embodiment.

[0040] In process P1, the server device 100 accepts login to the information presentation service from each user.

[0041] In process P2, the server device 100 counts the number of users who have entered the information presentation service. In the illustrated example, the number of entered users is "100."

[0042] In process P3, the server device 100 acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content, presents list display information to each user, and accepts the selection of any metaverse content from each user.

[0043] In process P4, the server device 100 guides each user to the selected metaverse content. In the illustrated example, the server device 100 guides each user to one of three metaverse contents A, B, and C.

[0044] In process P5, server device 100 counts the number of guided users (number of departures) to each metaverse content. In the illustrated example, the number of departures to metaverse content A is "50," the number of departures to metaverse content B is "20," and the number of departures to metaverse content C is "10."

[0045] (4) Examples of list display information FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of list display information presented to the user by the server device 100 according to this embodiment.

[0046] In the illustrated example, the list display information includes, for each metaverse content, its identification information (metaverse content name), sudden increase information indicating whether the number of simultaneous connections has suddenly increased, information indicating whether the event is currently being held or is accepting participants, information indicating the time of the event, information indicating the number of simultaneous connections (number of concurrent connections), and information indicating the number of guided users (number of departures) by content.

[0047] In the illustrated example, the list display information is in a ranking format in which the metaverse contents are ranked in descending order of the number of guided users (number of departures) by content.

[0048] Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the list display information also includes information on the cumulative number of concurrent entries at that time, the cumulative number of departures for that day, and the cumulative number of admissions for that day.

[0049] The user views the list display information displayed on his / her terminal device 200 and selects the identification information of the metaverse content he / she wants to participate in. The terminal device 200 switches to displaying the metaverse content using the link embedded in the identification information.

[0050] (5) Specific examples of excitement evaluation FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the excitement level evaluation by the server device 100 according to this embodiment.

[0051] First, the server device 100 derives, for a certain metaverse site or certain metaverse content of the metaverse site, a first average number of simultaneous connections in a first period in the past (reference line A) and a second average number of simultaneous connections in a second period in the past that is shorter than the first period and is defined by days of the week and / or time periods (reference line B). In the illustrated example, the average number of simultaneous connections for one week is set as reference line A, and the number of simultaneous connections for each day of the week in the previous week is derived as reference line B.

[0052] Second, server device 100 evaluates the popularity of the metaverse content depending on whether the current number of simultaneous connections for the metaverse content is within a predetermined range. Here, the predetermined range is a range between a first average number of simultaneous connections for the metaverse site or metaverse content (reference line A) and a second average number of simultaneous connections corresponding to the current day of the week and / or time period (reference line B). Specifically, a value between reference line A and reference line B is considered to be a normal value.

[0053] Specifically, when the current number of simultaneous connections for the metaverse content is greater than a predetermined numerical range (i.e., exceeds the normal value), server device 100 evaluates the metaverse content as being highly popular (i.e., experiencing a buzz).On the other hand, when the current number of simultaneous connections is less than a predetermined numerical range (i.e., falls below the normal value), server device 100 evaluates the metaverse content as being less popular (i.e., experiencing a sparsely populated state).

[0054] In the illustrated example, the range between Reference Line A "100" and Reference Line B "80" for Sunday is the normal value. Here, if the number of simultaneous connections is "150," it exceeds the normal range and is therefore evaluated as an abnormal value, with a high level of excitement (a state of buzz). On the other hand, if the number of simultaneous connections is "50," it exceeds the normal range and is therefore evaluated as an abnormal value, with a low level of excitement (a state of sparse traffic).

[0055] (6) Example of operation flow FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the operation flow of the server device 100 according to this embodiment.

[0056] In step S1, the server device 100 accesses each metaverse site 10 and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. The server device 100 further acquires, for each metaverse content, information indicating whether the content is currently being held or accepting participation, and information indicating the opening time. The server device 100 periodically acquires this information.

[0057] In step S2, the server device 100 determines whether the rate of increase in the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content exceeds a threshold value. The server device 100 also evaluates the popularity of each metaverse content based on the number of simultaneous connections for that metaverse content.

[0058] In step S3, the server device 100 generates list display information as shown in FIG. 4 based on the results of steps S1 and S2.

[0059] In step S4, the server device 100 presents the list display information generated in step S3 to the user.

[0060] In step S5, when the server device 100 receives an operation from the user to select one of the metaverse contents from the list display information presented in step S4, the server device 100 guides the user to the selected metaverse content.

[0061] In step S6, the server device 100 counts the number of users guided in step S5 for each metaverse content, and derives the number of guided users for each content. This completes the series of operations, and the operations are restarted from step S1.

[0062] (7) Example of change A modification of the above embodiment will be described below. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of a server device 100 according to the modification.

[0063] The server device 100 according to the modified example further includes a login processing unit 138 that accepts process P1 in Fig. 3 (i.e., login process from each user to the information presentation service). The login processing unit 138 accepts input of account information (also referred to as "login information") from a user who has accessed the server device 100 (i.e., the information presentation service), and if the input matches the registered account information, the user is deemed to be legitimate and the login is successful. On the other hand, if the account information input by the user does not match the registered account information, the login is deemed unsuccessful and use of the information presentation service is denied.

[0064] The storage unit 120 also stores information about each user (user information). FIG. 8(a) is a diagram showing an example of user information stored in the storage unit 120. The user information is stored in the storage unit 120 for each user. As shown in FIG. 8(a), the user information includes account information (login information) for the information presentation service and user attribute information. The account information (login information) for the information presentation service includes, for example, a user ID (e.g., an email address) and password for the information presentation service. The user attribute information includes, for example, information such as nationality, age (or date of birth), and gender. The user attribute information is not limited to these pieces of information and may also include information such as occupation, address, and hobbies.

[0065] (7.1) Change example 1 3, the metaverse site guidance unit 134 of the server device 100 guides each user to the selected metaverse content. For example, when the user selects metaverse content in the list display information provided by the server device 100, the user is guided to the metaverse content by an embedded link.

[0066] At this time, the user may be required to log in to the metaverse site corresponding to the selected metaverse content. That is, some metaverse sites require the user to register an account and perform a login process.

[0067] In this case, a user who is guided to a metaverse site (metaverse content) by server device 100 needs to log in to the metaverse site in order to use (participate in) the metaverse content. As a result, the user may have to perform two login processes, one to log in to the information presentation service and one to log in to the metaverse site, which is time-consuming for the user.

[0068] Therefore, in the first modification, the metaverse site guidance unit 134 of the server device 100 performs the login process to the metaverse site on behalf of the user, thereby enabling automatic login process (proxy login process) to the metaverse site.

[0069] In the first modification, the login processing unit 138 accepts a login process of a user for an information presentation service.

[0070] In the first modification, as shown in Fig. 8(b), the storage unit 120 stores first account information (information presentation service login information) used for a user's login process to the information presentation service and second account information (metaverse site login information) used for a user's login process to the metaverse site in association with each other. Here, as the second account information (metaverse site login information), account information created by the user may be registered, or account information automatically created by the server device 100 may be registered. In the example of Fig. 8(b), the first account information (information presentation service login information) and the second account information (metaverse site login information) are associated with each other using an information presentation service user ID as a key.

[0071] In Modification Example 1, when guiding a user to selected metaverse content, the metaverse site guiding unit 134 performs proxy login processing for the selected metaverse site using second account information (metaverse site login information) associated with the user's first account information (information presentation service login information). For example, when guiding a user to selected metaverse content, the metaverse site guiding unit 134 performs proxy login processing by automatically entering the second account information (metaverse site login information) into the selected metaverse site. This enables automatic login processing to the metaverse site.

[0072] (7.2) Change example 2 In the first modification, an example has been described in which the first account information (information presentation service login information) and the second account information (metaverse site login information) are different account information.

[0073] On the other hand, in Modification Example 2, the first account information (information presentation service login information) and the second account information (metaverse site login information) are common to each other. That is, the first account information (information presentation service login information) is used as the second account information (metaverse site login information).

[0074] Then, the metaverse site guidance unit 134 of the server device 100 performs the login process to the metaverse site on behalf of the user, thereby enabling automatic login process (proxy login process) to the metaverse site.

[0075] In the second modification, the storage unit 120 stores account information that is commonly used for a user's login process for the information presentation service and a metaverse site. The server device 100 may store the common account information by automatically registering the account information that is used for a user's login process for the information presentation service in each metaverse site.

[0076] In Modification Example 3, when guiding a user to a selected metaverse content, the metaverse site guiding unit 134 performs proxy login processing for the metaverse site using the user's account information (common account information). For example, when guiding a user to a selected metaverse content, the metaverse site guiding unit 134 performs proxy login processing by automatically entering the common account information into the selected metaverse site. This enables automatic login processing to the metaverse site.

[0077] (7.3) Change example 3 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of the server device 100 according to Modification 3. The server device 100 according to Modification 3 further includes a statistical processing unit 139 that performs statistical processing by attribute for each user who has logged in to the information presentation service. Statistical information obtained by such statistical processing can be used for marketing research, for example.

[0078] In the third modification, the storage unit 120 stores account information used for a user's login process to the information presentation service in association with attribute information of the user, as shown in FIG. 8(a).

[0079] The statistical processing unit 139 performs statistical processing by attribute for each user who has logged in to the information presentation service, based on the attribute information associated with each user whose login processing has been accepted by the login processing unit 138. For example, the statistical processing unit 139 derives the ratio of foreigners among the users who have logged in to the information presentation service, based on nationality information in the attribute information. The statistical processing unit 139 may derive the number of logins by age (or generation) of users who have logged in to the information presentation service, or the number of logins by male / female of users who have logged in to the information presentation service, based on age information in the attribute information.

[0080] Furthermore, the statistical processing unit 139 may perform statistical processing by attribute on the metaverse sites (metaverse contents) guided by the metaverse site guidance unit 134. For example, the statistical processing unit 139 may derive the number of guidances (number of accesses) of the top 10 metaverse sites (metaverse contents) by age (or generation), or may derive the number of guidances (number of accesses) of the top 10 metaverse sites (metaverse contents) by gender.

[0081] (7.4) Change Example 4 In the fourth modification, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the storage unit 120 stores account information used for a user's login process to an information presentation service in association with attribute information of the user.

[0082] In the fourth modification, the metaverse site guiding unit 134 controls so as not to guide users with a predetermined attribute to a predetermined metaverse site, based on the attribute information associated with each user whose login processing is accepted by the login processing unit 138.

[0083] For example, the metaverse site guidance unit 134 prevents users under a certain age from being guided to a metaverse site (metaverse content) for users over a certain age based on age information in the attribute information. Here, the metaverse site guidance unit 134 may perform control so that metaverse sites (metaverse content) for users over a certain age cannot be selected in the list display information presented to users under the certain age, or may display warning information when a metaverse site (metaverse content) for users over a certain age is selected.

[0084] (7.5) Change Example 5 In the fifth modification, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the storage unit 120 stores account information used for a user's login process to an information presentation service in association with attribute information of the user.

[0085] In the fifth modification, the list display information generating unit 132 generates list display information according to the attributes of a user whose login processing has been accepted by the login processing unit 138, based on attribute information associated with the user. Then, the list display information presenting unit 133 presents the list display information according to the attributes of the user to the user. This makes it possible to present list display information optimized (customized) for each user according to the attributes of the user.

[0086] For example, the storage unit 120 stores in advance information on the age (or generation) and / or gender of the target user for each metaverse site (metaverse content). The list display information generation unit 132 may identify metaverse sites (metaverse content) that match the age (or generation) and / or gender of the user who accessed the information presentation service based on the information, and generate list display information for only the identified metaverse sites (metaverse content).

[0087] (8) Other embodiments The operational flows and operational examples in the above-described embodiments do not necessarily have to be executed in chronological order according to the order shown in the flow diagrams. For example, steps in the operations may be executed in an order different from that shown in the flow diagrams, or may be executed in parallel. Furthermore, some steps in the operations may be deleted, or additional steps may be added to the process.

[0088] A program may be provided that causes a computer to execute the operations according to the above-described embodiments. The program may be recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium can be used to install the program on a computer. Here, the computer-readable medium on which the program is recorded may be a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

[0089] As used in this disclosure, the terms "based on" and "depending on" do not mean "based only on" or "depending only on," unless expressly stated otherwise. The term "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least in part on." Similarly, the term "depending on" means both "depending only on" and "depending at least in part on." Furthermore, the terms "include," "comprise," and variations thereof do not mean including only the listed items, but may include only the listed items, or may include additional items in addition to the listed items. Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure is not intended to mean an exclusive or. In this disclosure, when articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, these articles are intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0090] The above describes the embodiments in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to that described above, and various design changes can be made within the scope that does not deviate from the gist of the invention.

[0091] (9) Supplementary Notes The following additional notes are about the features of the above-described embodiment.

[0092] Appendix 1 An information processing system (1) for providing a service that presents information about a metaverse site to a user, An acquisition means (131) for accessing each of a plurality of metaverse sites and acquiring the number of simultaneous connections of each metaverse content; A generating means (132) for generating list display information in which the identification information of each metaverse content is associated with the number of simultaneous connections of the metaverse content; and a presentation means (133) for presenting the list display information to each user. Information processing system.

[0093] Appendix 2 Further provided is a storage means (120) for storing login information for each of the plurality of metaverse sites, The acquisition means logs in to each of the plurality of metaverse sites using the login information and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. 10. The information processing system of claim 1.

[0094] Appendix 3 The system further includes a guidance means (134) for guiding the user to the selected metaverse content when the system receives an operation from the user to select any metaverse content from the list display information. 3. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2.

[0095] Appendix 4 The system further includes a counting means (135) for counting the number of users guided by the guidance means for each metaverse content and deriving the number of guided users for each content, The generating means generates the list display information in which the identification information of each metaverse content is associated with the number of simultaneous connections of the metaverse content and the number of guided users for each content of the metaverse content. 10. The information processing system of claim 3.

[0096] Appendix 5 The generating means generates the list display information in a ranking format in which the metaverse contents are ranked in descending order of the number of guided users for each content. 5. The information processing system of claim 4.

[0097] Appendix 6 The acquisition means further acquires information indicating a status of each metaverse content, such as whether the content is currently being held or whether participation is being accepted; The generating means generates the list display information in a manner that allows for differentiation of metaverse content currently being held from metaverse content currently accepting participation. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 5.

[0098] Appendix 7 The acquisition means periodically acquires the number of simultaneous connections to each metaverse content, The generating means For each metaverse content, determine whether the rate of increase in the number of simultaneous connections exceeds a threshold; The list display information is generated in a manner that allows the metaverse content whose increase rate has exceeded the threshold to be distinguished from other metaverse content. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 6.

[0099] Appendix 8 Further provided is an evaluation means (136) for evaluating the popularity of each metaverse content based on the number of simultaneous connections of the metaverse content, The generating means generates the list display information that reflects the degree of excitement. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 7.

[0100] Appendix 9 The system further includes a derivation means (137) for deriving the average number of simultaneous connections of each metaverse site or each metaverse content, The evaluation means evaluates the degree of excitement by performing a process of comparing the number of simultaneous connections with the average number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. 10. The information processing system of claim 8.

[0101] Appendix 10 The derivation means derives, for each metaverse site or each metaverse content, a first average number of simultaneous connections in a past first period and a second average number of simultaneous connections in a past second period that is shorter than the first period and is defined by a day of the week and / or a time period; the evaluation means evaluates the popularity of each metaverse content depending on whether the current number of simultaneous connections is within a predetermined numerical range; The predetermined numerical range is a numerical range between the first average number of simultaneous connections and the second average number of simultaneous connections corresponding to the current day of the week and / or time period. 10. The information processing system of claim 9.

[0102] Appendix 11 The evaluation means, for each metaverse content, If the current number of simultaneous connections is greater than the predetermined numerical range, the metaverse content is evaluated as being highly popular; If the current number of simultaneous connections is smaller than the predetermined numerical range, the metaverse content is evaluated as being less popular. 11. The information processing system of claim 10.

[0103] Appendix 12 The generating means generates the list display information in which the number of simultaneous connections to each metaverse content and the popularity level of the metaverse content are associated with identification information of the metaverse content. 12. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 8 to 11.

[0104] Appendix 13 The generating means generates the list display information only for each metaverse content that is evaluated as having a high level of excitement. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 8 to 12.

[0105] Appendix 14 a login processing means (138) for accepting a user's login process for the service; Further provided is a storage means (120) for storing first account information used for a user's login process to the service and second account information used for a user's login process to the metaverse site in association with each other, The guiding means, when guiding the user to the selected metaverse content, performs proxy login processing for the metaverse site using the second account information associated with the first account information of the user. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 3 to 13.

[0106] Appendix 15 a login processing means (138) for accepting a user's login process for the service; The system further comprises a storage means (120) for storing account information commonly used for the user's login process for the service and the metaverse site, The guiding means, when guiding the user to the selected metaverse content, performs proxy login processing for the metaverse site using the account information of the user. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 3 to 13.

[0107] Appendix 16 a login processing means (138) for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage means (120) for storing account information used for a user's login process for the service in association with attribute information of the user; and a statistical processing means (139) for performing statistical processing by attribute for each user who has logged in to the service based on the attribute information associated with each user for whom the login processing means has accepted the login processing. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 15.

[0108] Appendix 17 a login processing means (138) for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage means (120) for storing account information used for a user's login process for the service in association with attribute information of the user; The guiding means controls so as not to guide users with a predetermined attribute to a predetermined metaverse site based on the attribute information associated with each user whose login process is accepted by the login processing means. An information processing system according to any one of appendixes 3 to 16.

[0109] Appendix 18 a login processing means (138) for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage means (120) for storing account information used for a user's login process for the service in association with attribute information of the user; the generating means generates the list display information according to the attributes of the user, based on the attribute information associated with the user whose login processing has been accepted by the login processing means; The presenting means presents the list display information according to the attributes of the user to the user. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 17.

[0110] Appendix 19 A program for providing a service that presents information about a metaverse site to a user, the program comprising: An acquisition means for accessing each of the multiple metaverse sites and acquiring the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content; a generating means for generating list display information in which the number of simultaneous connections of each metaverse content is associated with identification information of the metaverse content; and a presentation means for presenting the list display information to each user. program. [Explanation of symbols]

[0111] 1: Information processing system 5: Network 10: Metaverse site 100: Server device 110: Communications Department 120: Storage section 130: Processing section 131: Metaverse information acquisition unit 132: List display information generation unit 133: List display information presentation section 134: Metaverse site navigation section 135:Counting section 136: Excitement evaluation section 137: Average number of simultaneous connections calculation part 138: Login processing section 139: Statistical processing unit 200: Terminal device

Claims

1. An information processing system for providing a service that presents information about a metaverse site to a user, An acquisition means for accessing each of the multiple metaverse sites and acquiring the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content; a generating means for generating list display information in which the number of simultaneous connections of each metaverse content is associated with identification information of the metaverse content; a presentation means for presenting the list display information to each user. Information processing system.

2. Further, a storage means for storing login information for each of the plurality of metaverse sites is provided, The acquisition means logs in to each of the plurality of metaverse sites using the login information and acquires the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

3. The system further includes a guidance unit that, when a user selects one of the metaverse contents from the list display information, guides the user to the selected metaverse content. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

4. The system further includes a counting unit that counts the number of users induced by the guiding unit for each metaverse content and derives the number of induced users for each content, The generating means generates the list display information in which the identification information of each metaverse content is associated with the number of simultaneous connections of the metaverse content and the number of guided users for each content of the metaverse content. The information processing system according to claim 3 .

5. The generating means generates the list display information in a ranking format in which the metaverse contents are ranked in descending order of the number of guided users for each content. The information processing system according to claim 4 .

6. The acquisition means further acquires information indicating a status of each metaverse content, such as whether the content is currently being held or whether participation is being accepted; The generating means generates the list display information in a manner that allows for differentiation of metaverse content currently being held from metaverse content currently accepting participation. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The acquisition means periodically acquires the number of simultaneous connections to each metaverse content, The generating means For each metaverse content, determine whether the rate of increase in the number of simultaneous connections exceeds a threshold; The list display information is generated in a manner that allows the metaverse content whose increase rate has exceeded the threshold to be distinguished from other metaverse content. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

8. Further, an evaluation means is provided for evaluating the popularity of each metaverse content based on the number of simultaneous connections of the metaverse content, The generating means generates the list display information that reflects the degree of excitement. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

9. The method further includes deriving means for deriving an average number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse site or each metaverse content, The evaluation means evaluates the degree of excitement by performing a process of comparing the number of simultaneous connections with the average number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content. The information processing system according to claim 8 .

10. The derivation means derives, for each metaverse site or each metaverse content, a first average number of simultaneous connections in a past first period and a second average number of simultaneous connections in a past second period that is shorter than the first period and is defined by a day of the week and / or a time period; the evaluation means evaluates the popularity of each metaverse content depending on whether the current number of simultaneous connections is within a predetermined numerical range; The predetermined numerical range is a numerical range between the first average number of simultaneous connections and the second average number of simultaneous connections corresponding to the current day of the week and / or time period. The information processing system according to claim 9 .

11. The evaluation means, for each metaverse content, If the current number of simultaneous connections is greater than the predetermined numerical range, the metaverse content is evaluated as being highly popular; If the current number of simultaneous connections is smaller than the predetermined numerical range, the metaverse content is evaluated as being less popular. The information processing system according to claim 10.

12. The generating means generates the list display information in which the number of simultaneous connections to each metaverse content and the popularity level of the metaverse content are associated with identification information of the metaverse content. The information processing system according to claim 8 .

13. The generating means generates the list display information only for each metaverse content that is evaluated as having a high level of excitement. The information processing system according to claim 8 .

14. a login processing means for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage unit that stores first account information used for a user's login process to the service and second account information used for a user's login process to a metaverse site in association with each other, The guiding means, when guiding the user to the selected metaverse content, performs proxy login processing for the metaverse site using the second account information associated with the first account information of the user. The information processing system according to claim 3 .

15. a login processing means for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage means for storing account information commonly used for the user's login process for the service and the metaverse site; The guiding means, when guiding the user to the selected metaverse content, performs proxy login processing for the metaverse site using the account information of the user. The information processing system according to claim 3 .

16. a login processing means for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage means for storing account information used for a user's login process for the service and attribute information of the user in association with each other; and a statistical processing means for performing statistical processing by attribute for each user who has logged in to the service based on the attribute information associated with each user for whom the login processing means has accepted the login processing. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

17. a login processing means for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage unit that stores account information used for a user's login process to the service in association with attribute information of the user; The guiding means controls so as not to guide users with a predetermined attribute to a predetermined metaverse site based on the attribute information associated with each user whose login process is accepted by the login processing means. The information processing system according to claim 3 .

18. a login processing means for accepting a user's login process for the service; a storage unit that stores account information used for a user's login process to the service in association with attribute information of the user; the generating means generates the list display information according to the attributes of the user, based on the attribute information associated with the user whose login processing has been accepted by the login processing means; The presenting means presents the list display information according to the attributes of the user to the user. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

19. A program for providing a service that presents information about a metaverse site to a user, the program comprising: An acquisition means for accessing each of the multiple metaverse sites and acquiring the number of simultaneous connections for each metaverse content; a generating means for generating list display information in which the number of simultaneous connections of each metaverse content is associated with identification information of the metaverse content; and a presentation means for presenting the list display information to each user. program.

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