Coin-throwing money management device, coin-throwing money management method, and coin-throwing money management program

Abstract

To solve a problem such that even if video content hits, creators involved in a creation process is not paid a reward corresponding to the hit in principle, and in addition, even if a user who has viewed the video content may be interested in video content itself, and may be particularly interested in a specific portion in a work such as a specific scene, expression of a character, dialogue.SOLUTION: A tip management device is provided, including: a receiving unit for accepting a tip instruction including designation of a predetermined area of a moving picture distributed to a user terminal used by a user from a user terminal, and a specifying unit for specifying a creator of the moving picture that is a tip destination based on the tip instruction. As a result, it is possible for the user in the video content to pay reward to the creator of a favorite portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a coin donation management device, a coin donation management method, and a coin donation management program.

Background Art

[0002] Currently, various video contents are produced and shown in theaters or distributed through video distribution services. For example, when the video content is an animation (hereinafter referred to as "anime"), a very large number of producers may be involved in one work. For example, in the case of anime, there may be a large number of producers for each process such as planning, scenario / original plan, character design, storyboard / drawing, and video production.

[0003] On the other hand, as shown in Patent Document 1 and the like, there is a coin donation service in which a user who has viewed video content selects the video content that they like and pays money to the creator.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, for example, even if an anime becomes a hit, in principle, the producers involved in the production process are not paid rewards corresponding to the hit. In addition, users who have viewed video content not only like the video content itself, but may also particularly like specific parts within the work, such as a specific scene, a character's expression, or a line.

[0006] Therefore, the present disclosure proposes a tip management device, a tip management method, and a tip management program that can pay compensation to the producer of a part of the video content that the user likes.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0007] According to the present disclosure, there is provided a tip management device including a reception unit that receives from a user terminal a tip instruction including designation of a predetermined area of a video distributed to the user terminal used by the user, and an identification unit that identifies the producer of the video that is the tip recipient based on the tip instruction.

[0008] Also, according to the present disclosure, there is provided a tip management method in which a tip management device receives from a user terminal a tip instruction including designation of a predetermined area of a video distributed to the user terminal used by the user, and executes a process of identifying the producer of the video that is the tip recipient based on the tip instruction.

[0009] Also, according to the present disclosure, there is provided a tip management program that causes a tip management device to receive from a user terminal a tip instruction including designation of a predetermined area of a video distributed to the user terminal used by the user, and execute a process of identifying the producer of the video that is the tip recipient based on the tip instruction.

Effects of the Invention

[0010] In one aspect, it is possible to pay compensation to the producer of a part of the video content that the user likes.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this specification and the drawings, substantially the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted.

[0013] Note that the description will be made in the following order. 1. Embodiment 1.1. System Configuration Example 1.2. Functional Configuration Example 1.3. Functional Outline 1.4. Flow of Functions 2. Hardware Configuration Example 3. Summary 4. Effects

[0014] <1. Embodiment> <<1.1. System Configuration Example>> First, a configuration example of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system includes a coin donation management device 100 and user terminals 200-1 to 200-n (n is an arbitrary integer; hereinafter, collectively referred to as "user terminals 200"). As shown in FIG. 1, the coin donation management device 100 and the user terminals 200 are communicably connected to each other via a network N. Note that the network N can adopt various communication networks such as the Internet, regardless of whether it is wired or wireless.

[0015] The coin donation management device 100 is, for example, a server device managed by a service provider that provides video distribution and coin donation services. The coin donation management device 100 receives a coin donation instruction including the designation of a predetermined area of a video distributed to the user terminal 200 used by the user, and based on the coin donation instruction, deposits a predetermined amount of money into the account of the video producer, which is the recipient of the coin donation. Note that the distribution of the video targeted for coin donation may be performed by the coin donation management device 100 or by another information processing device.

[0016] Alternatively, the coin donation management device 100 may be a cloud server device managed by a provider of cloud computing services, or may be a distributed computing system composed of multiple computers. Details of the functional configuration of the coin donation management device 100 will be described later.

[0017] The user terminal 200 is a terminal owned and used by each user who views video content, i.e., a video. The user terminal 200 may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet PC (Personal Computer), or may be a notebook PC or a desktop PC installed at the user's home or the like. An application for video viewing may be installed on the user terminal 200, but the installation of the application is optional when viewing a video via a web site for video viewing.

[0018] The user uses the user terminal 200 to view videos distributed by a coin - tossing management device 100 or the like. Then, the user can select a favorite part of the video using the user terminal 200 and perform a coin - tossing process such as paying cash to the producer of that part.

[0019] Note that the parts of the video that the user can select include, for example, specific scenes, characters, character expressions and parts, lines, voices, music, sound effects, backgrounds including depicted buildings and natural objects in the video, etc., but are not limited to these.

[0020] Also, the producers include, for example, when the video content is an anime, the producers in charge of planning, scenario / original plan, character design, storyboard / drawing, video production, music, sound effects, etc., but are not limited to these.

[0021] Also, the coin - tossing to the producer is performed, for example, by depositing a predetermined amount into the producer's account, electronic money, or virtual currency. Or it may be performed by sending a predetermined amount of electronic exchange items or codes to the producer, but is not limited to these.

[0022] In FIG. 1, as the information processing system according to this embodiment, it is shown as including at least two types of devices: a coin - tossing management device 100 and a user terminal 200. However, the information processing system according to this embodiment may include other information processing devices depending on the usage form, or the coin - tossing management device 100 may be further configured by being dispersed into a plurality of finer devices. For example, the distribution of the video may be performed by an information processing device different from the coin - tossing management device 100 that executes the coin - tossing process based on a coin - tossing instruction from the user terminal 200.

[0023] <<1.2. Functional configuration example>> Next, a functional configuration example of the coin donation management device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the coin donation management device 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the coin donation management device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

[0024] The communication unit 110 is a processing unit that controls communication with other devices such as the user terminal 200, and is, for example, a communication interface such as a network interface card.

[0025] The storage unit 120 is an example of a storage device that stores various data and programs executed by the control unit 130, and is, for example, a memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 120 stores a video DB (database) 121, association information 122, and author information 123.

[0026] (Video DB 121) The video DB 121 is a DB that stores video content for distribution to the user terminal 200. The video DB 121 stores video data, which is video content, and identifiers of each video in association with each other. When video distribution is performed by an information processing device other than the coin donation management device 100, the coin donation management device 100 may not include the video DB 121.

[0027] (Association Information 122) The association information 122 is a data table that stores information associating a selectable part of a video, such as a specific scene or character in the video, with the author of that part.

[0028] More specifically, the association information 122 stores in association an identifier of each video, position information of a predetermined area of the video, a predetermined time of the video, an identifier of the author of the part of the video indicated by the predetermined area or the predetermined time, and the like.

[0029] Here, the identifier of each video in the association information 122 can be stored in association with the video in the video DB 121, so that the video DB 121 and the association information 122 can be associated with each other.

[0030] Also, the position information of a predetermined region of the video is, for example, the coordinates of the predetermined region when the top-left XY coordinates of the video, which is a set of consecutive frames (images), are set to (0, 0). The predetermined region can be represented, for example, by a rectangular region generated from two points, namely the coordinates of the start position and the coordinates of the end position. In addition, when the part of the video that the user can select is a character in the video or the like, the position information of the predetermined region of the video may be more detailed information, for example, information indicating the outline of the character or the like.

[0031] Also, the predetermined time of the video is, for example, the time period during which the character appears if the part of the video that the user can select is a character in the video. Also, the predetermined time of the video is, for example, the time when the sound is played when the part of the video that the user can select is music, sound effects, etc. played in the video, and may be, for example, the playback time period from the start time to the end time.

[0032] Also, the identifier of the producer of the part of the video indicated by the predetermined region and the predetermined time can be stored in association with various information of the producer in the producer information 123, so that the video DB 121 and the producer information 123 can be associated with each other.

[0033] Note that the reason why the association information 122 associates the part of the video indicated by a predetermined area or a predetermined time with the producer is that, for example, even for the same character appearing in various scenes in the video, the producers in charge may be different for each scene. Also, for example, even in the same scene, the producers in charge of the drawing may be different depending on parts such as the face and body of the character. Therefore, by finely associating the part of the video indicated by a predetermined area or a predetermined time with the producer using the association information 122, it is possible to pay a more appropriate producer. Also, since one part of the video indicated by a predetermined area or a predetermined time may be produced by a plurality of producers, in the association information 122, it is possible that a plurality of producer identifiers are associated with one part of the video indicated by a predetermined area or a predetermined time.

[0034] (Producer information 123) The producer information 123 is a data table that stores information on the producers of video content. The producer information 123 stores, in association with each other, the producer identifier, the producer's account information for depositing rewards by tipping, the producer's identification information indicating the deposit destination for electronic money or virtual currency, the producer's identification information indicating the sending destination for electronic cashing items or codes, and the like.

[0035] Note that the storage unit 120 can store various information other than the above information. Also, the data items of each information are not limited to the contents exemplified above.

[0036] The control unit 130 is a processing unit that controls the entire tipping management device 100 and is, for example, a processor or the like. The control unit 130 includes a distribution unit 131, a reception unit 132, a specification unit 133, a tipping unit 134, and a totaling unit 135. Note that each processing unit is an example of an electronic circuit included in the processor or an example of a process executed by the processor.

[0037] (Distribution unit 131) The distribution unit 131 searches for the requested video from the video DB 121 in response to a request from the user terminal 200 and distributes it to the user terminal 200. Note that when the video distribution is performed by an information processing device other than the coin - tossing management device 100, the coin - tossing management device 100 does not necessarily need to include the distribution unit 131.

[0038] (Reception unit 132) The reception unit 132 receives a coin - tossing instruction including the designation of a predetermined area of the video distributed to the user terminal 200 from the user terminal 200. Here, the designation of a predetermined area of the video is performed, for example, by the user touching the video displayed on the touch - panel display of the user terminal 200. Or, the designation of a predetermined area of the video may be performed by operating a mouse or the like connected to the user terminal 200.

[0039] Note that the touch operation refers to various contact operations on the display of the user terminal 200, such as tap, double - tap, swipe, slide, pinch, drag - and - drop, etc. Also, the touch operation includes an operation of bringing an object such as a finger close to the display of the user terminal 200.

[0040] Also, the coin - tossing instruction may include the designation of a predetermined time of the video distributed to the user terminal 200, and the designation of a predetermined area or a predetermined time of the video includes the designation of the producer associated with the predetermined area or the predetermined time of the video.

[0041] (Identification unit 133) The identification unit 133 identifies one or more producers of the video that is the coin - tossing destination based on the coin - tossing instruction received by the reception unit 132. More specifically, the identification unit 133 identifies the producers who can be the coin - tossing destination based on the designation of a predetermined area or a predetermined time of the video specified by the coin - tossing instruction, or the designation of the producer associated with the predetermined area or the predetermined time of the video.

[0042] (Coin - tossing unit 134) The coin - tossing money - depositing unit 134 deposits a predetermined amount of money into the account, electronic money, or virtual currency of the producer identified by the identification unit 133 based on the coin - tossing money instruction received by the reception unit 132. Also, the coin - tossing money - depositing unit 134 can send a predetermined amount of electronic cashing items or codes to the producer based on the coin - tossing money instruction. Note that the amount for coin - tossing, such as the predetermined amount of money and the predetermined quantity, is based on, for example, the amount specified by the user in the coin - tossing money instruction. Also, when performing coin - tossing, the coin - tossing money - depositing unit 134 may debit the predetermined amount of money or the predetermined quantity for coin - tossing from the account or recharge of the user who performs coin - tossing, and then deposit it into the account of the producer, etc. Thereby, a reward is paid from the user to the producer.

[0043] (Aggregation unit 135) The aggregation unit 135 aggregates the amount of coin - tossing money for each predetermined area and predetermined time based on the coin - tossing money instruction received by the reception unit 132. Thereby, for example, by showing the aggregation result to the producer of the video, the producer can grasp information such as which part of the video the user is interested in, and can utilize it for video marketing such as the promotion of the work and the production of the next work. Also, by showing the aggregation result to the user, the user can know which parts of the video other users are evaluating, and can use it as a reference when making a coin - tossing money deposit himself / herself.

[0044] The functional configuration example of the coin - tossing money management device 100 according to this embodiment has been described above. Note that the above - described functional configuration explained with reference to FIG. 2 is merely an example, and the functional configuration of the coin - tossing money management device 100 according to this embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, the coin - tossing money management device 100 does not necessarily have all the configurations shown in FIG. 2, and some configurations such as the distribution unit 131 can be provided in another computer different from the coin - tossing money management device 100. Also, the coin - tossing money management device 100 may include a plurality of configurations such as the reception unit 132 and the identification unit 133 as one configuration. The functional configuration of the coin - tossing money management device 100 according to this embodiment can be flexibly deformed according to specifications and operations.

[0045] Alternatively, the functions of each component may be performed by reading a control program from a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory) that stores a control program describing the processing procedures for realizing these functions by an arithmetic unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and interpreting and executing the program. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately change the configuration to be used according to the technical level at the time of implementing this embodiment. An example of the hardware configuration of the coin - tossing management device 100 will be described later.

[0046] <<1.3. Functional Overview>> Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, the coin - tossing function according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the coin - tossing function according to this embodiment. In the example of FIG. 3, a video (animation) distributed to the user terminal 200 is displayed on the touch - panel type display 210.

[0047] For example, assume that the user U likes the character C in the scene of the video shown in FIG. 3 and wants to pay a reward to support the producer. In this case, the user U selects the character C by a touch operation such as a tap operation. Then, the producer of the character C in the target scene specified by the coin - tossing management device 100 is displayed. Note that the identification of the producer may be performed by the coin - tossing management device 100 after the user terminal 200 transmits the area including the character C and the playback time in the video of this scene to the coin - tossing management device 100. Alternatively, the identification of the producer may be performed by the user terminal 200 if the producer's information has been previously associated with the video and transmitted to the user terminal 200.

[0048] In addition, the display of the specified producer is shown, for example, on the coin - toss screen 300 as shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the coin - toss screen 300 according to the present embodiment. On the coin - toss screen 300, when the user U selects a predetermined area of the video, a producer list 310 associated with the selected predetermined area is displayed. Here, in the example of FIG. 3, the selected predetermined area is the area including the character C. Note that the coin - toss screen 300 may be window - displayed in an overlay manner on the video being distributed as shown in FIG. 3. Also, in the example of FIG. 4, only one producer is shown in the producer list 310, but when there are multiple producers of the character C, multiple producers may be shown.

[0049] Next, the user U selects, for example, by touching the producer from whom the reward is to be paid in the producer list 310 (when there is only one producer as in the example of FIG. 4, the producer may be initially selected even if the user U does not select). As shown in FIG. 4, the producer list 310 may display a link or the like for displaying a list of other works of the producer.

[0050] Then, the user U can select the amount of the reward to be paid in the coin - toss amount setting section 320 and press the send button or the like to pay the producer the reward. In the coin - toss amount setting section 320, fixed amounts such as 100 yen, 500 yen, etc. are shown, but for example, by selecting the “Edit” part, the user U can also be allowed to freely input the amount. Also, in the example of FIG. 4, only an amount is shown to be input as the reward, but an electronic exchange item or code may be allowed to be input or selected.

[0051] Also, for example, in the case of an anime producer, even for one character in a specific scene, since it is produced by multiple people through multiple processes, the producer list 310 can also display the producers in more detail.

[0052] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the coin - throwing screen 300 according to the present embodiment. The coin - throwing screen 300 in FIG. 5 is displayed when an area including the character C in the video is designated, similar to FIG. 4. However, in the producer list 310, producers are displayed in more detail.

[0053] Also, when the producer list 310 includes multiple producers, the user U can select one or more producers from the producer list 310 and pay a reward. Further, the producer list 310 may include a display for collectively selecting multiple producers, as shown by "Dear producers" at the bottom of the producer list 310 in FIG. 5. And when multiple producers are selected, the coin - throwing management device 100 can distribute the reward to each producer, for example, by dividing the amount selected in the coin - throwing amount setting unit 320 by the number of producers. Note that the distribution of the reward may be based on a ratio previously allocated to each producer.

[0054] As described above, the coin - throwing process for the producer of the character C has been explained with reference to FIG. 3. Similarly, the user U can pay a reward to each producer by selecting the background etc. in the video. On the other hand, there may be cases where the user U wants to pay a reward to the producers of music, sound effects, etc., rather than visual elements such as characters and backgrounds in the video. Therefore, the coin - throwing process for the producers of music, sound effects, etc. will be explained.

[0055] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the coin - throwing function according to the present embodiment. Similar to FIG. 3, FIG. 6 also displays the video distributed to the user terminal 200 on the touch - panel display 210. Further, in the example of FIG. 6, a music - related coin - throwing button 410 and other coin - throwing buttons 420 are displayed at the lower right of the display 210. Note that the music - related coin - throwing button 410 and other coin - throwing buttons 420 may be displayed in an overlay form on the video being distributed, but the display position is not limited to the lower right of the display 210 as in the example of FIG. 6.

[0056] And, for example, assume that user U likes the music and sound effects of the scene in the video shown in FIG. 6 and wants to pay a reward to support the producer. In this case, user U selects the music-related tipping button 410 by a touch operation such as a tap operation. Then, the producer of the music and sound effects of the target scene identified by the tipping management device 100 is displayed, for example, on a tipping screen 300 as shown in FIG. 7.

[0057] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing still another example of the tipping screen 300 according to the present embodiment. On the tipping screen 300 in FIG. 7, the producer of the music and sound effects being played when user U selects the music-related tipping button 410 is displayed in a producer list 310. Note that the time when the music-related tipping button 410 is selected may include not only the selection time but also, for example, several seconds before and after the selection time. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, more detailed information about the music and sound effects, such as the playback time and the song name, may be displayed in the producer list 310.

[0058] Returning to FIG. 6, when the other tipping button 420 is selected by user U, a tipping screen 300 for displaying all or part of the producers related to the scene at the time of selection (which may include several seconds before and after the selection time) can be displayed.

[0059] As described above, an example of paying a reward to the producer from the tipping screen 300 has been described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. However, in another embodiment, without going through the tipping screen 300, for example, by user U selecting a predetermined area of the video displayed on the user terminal 200 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a predetermined amount of reward may be directly paid to the producer associated with the predetermined area and the predetermined time.

[0060] <<1.4. Flow of functions>> Next, a processing procedure for realizing the tipping function described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the tipping process according to the present embodiment.

[0061] First, as shown in FIG. 8, the user uses the user terminal 200 to access an application or website for video viewing and selects a video to be viewed (step S101).

[0062] Next, the user terminal 200 transmits a video delivery request including the identifier of the video selected in step S101 to the coin - throwing management device 100 (step S102).

[0063] Next, when the coin - throwing management device 100 has not received the video delivery request from the user terminal 200 (step S103: No), it waits for the reception of the video delivery request. On the other hand, when it has received the video delivery request (step S103: Yes), the coin - throwing management device 100 starts delivering the video selected by the user to the user terminal 200 (step S104).

[0064] Next, when the user terminal 200 has not received the delivered video from the coin - throwing management device 100 (step S105: No), it waits for the reception of the delivered video. On the other hand, when it has received the delivered video (step S105: Yes), the user terminal 200 plays the delivered video (step S106).

[0065] Next, the user views the delivered video via the user terminal 200. If there is a part that the user likes, the user selects a predetermined area of the video to throw coins to the producer of that part (step S107). The predetermined area of the video is, for example, an area including the character C as shown in FIG. 3 or an area including the music - related coin - throwing button 410 and other coin - throwing buttons 420 as shown in FIG. 6.

[0066] Next, the user terminal 200 transmits the designation of the predetermined area of the video selected in step S107 to the coin - throwing management device 100 as a coin - throwing instruction (step S108). At this time, the user terminal 200 can also transmit the designation of the playback time of the video when the user selects the predetermined area of the video in step S107 as the designation of a predetermined time to the coin - throwing management device 100.

[0067] Next, when the coin - throwing management device 100 has not received the designation of a predetermined area of the video from the user terminal 200 (step S109: No), it waits for the reception of the designation of the predetermined area. On the other hand, when it has received the designation of the predetermined area (step S109: Yes), the coin - throwing management device 100 identifies the producers who can be the recipients of the coin - throwing based on the predetermined area and the predetermined time of the video designated by the coin - throwing instruction, and generates a producer list (step S110).

[0068] Next, the coin - throwing management device 100 transmits the producer list generated in step S110 to the user terminal 200 (step S111).

[0069] Next, when the user terminal 200 has not received the producer list from the coin - throwing management device 100 (step S112: No), it waits for the reception of the producer list. On the other hand, when it has received the producer list (step S112: Yes), the user terminal 200 displays the producer list (step S113).

[0070] Next, the user selects, via the user terminal 200, the producer to support from among the producer list (step S114). At this time, the user can select the type and amount of the coin - throwing to send to the producer to be supported. The type and amount of the coin - throwing are as described above. In the example of FIG. 8, it is described as performing coin - throwing with cash.

[0071] Next, the user terminal 200 transmits the designation of the producer selected in step S114 to the coin - throwing management device 100 (step S115).

[0072] Next, when the coin donation management device 100 has not received the designation from the content producer from the user terminal 200 (step S116: No), it waits for the reception of the content producer's designation. On the other hand, when it has received the content producer's designation (step S116: Yes), the coin donation management device 100 deposits a predetermined amount of money into the designated content producer's account (step S117). Note that the amount of coin donations, such as the predetermined amount, may be selected by the user in conjunction with the selection by the content producer in step S114, or may be determined based on an amount that is preset and stored in the coin donation management device 100. After the execution of step S117, the coin donation process shown in FIG. 8 ends.

[0073] <2. Hardware Configuration Example> Next, a hardware configuration example of the coin donation management device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the coin donation management device 100 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 9, the coin donation management device 100 includes, for example, a processor 801, a ROM 802, a RAM 803, a host bus 804, a bridge 805, an external bus 806, an interface 807, an input device 808, an output device 809, a storage 810, a drive 811, a connection port 812, and a communication device 813. Note that the hardware configuration shown here is an example, and some of the components may be omitted. Also, other components not shown here may be further included.

[0074] (Processor 801) The processor 801 functions as, for example, an arithmetic processing device or a control device, and controls all or part of the operations of each component based on various programs recorded in the ROM 802, the RAM 803, the storage 810, or the removable recording medium 901.

[0075] (ROM 802, RAM 803) The ROM 802 is a means for storing programs to be read by the processor 801, data used for calculations, and the like. In the RAM 803, for example, programs to be read by the processor 801, various parameters that change as appropriate when executing the programs, and the like are stored temporarily or permanently.

[0076] (Host bus 804, bridge 805, external bus 806, interface 807) The processor 801, ROM 802, and RAM 803 are interconnected via, for example, a host bus 804 capable of high-speed data transmission. On the other hand, the host bus 804 is connected to an external bus 806 with a relatively low data transmission speed via, for example, a bridge 805. Further, the external bus 806 is connected to various components via an interface 807.

[0077] (Input device 808) For the input device 808, for example, a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, button, switch, lever, and the like are used. Further, as the input device 808, a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) capable of transmitting a control signal using infrared rays or other radio waves may be used. In addition, the input device 808 includes a voice input device such as a microphone.

[0078] (Output device 809) The output device 809 is a device capable of notifying the user visually or auditorily of the acquired information, such as a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), LCD, or organic EL, an audio output device such as a speaker or headphones, a printer, a mobile phone, or a facsimile. In addition, the output device 809 according to the present embodiment includes various vibration devices capable of outputting a tactile stimulus.

[0079] (Storage 810) Storage 810 is a device for storing various types of data. As the storage 810, for example, a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a semiconductor storage device, an optical storage device, or a magneto-optical storage device is used.

[0080] (Drive 811) Drive 811 is a device that reads information recorded on a removable recording medium 901 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, or writes information to the removable recording medium 901.

[0081] (Connection port 812) Connection port 812 is a port for connecting an external connection device 902 such as, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, an IEEE1394 port, a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface), an RS-232C port, or an optical audio terminal.

[0082] (Communication device 813) Communication device 813 is a communication device for connecting to a network, and is, for example, a communication card for wired or wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or WUSB (Wireless USB), a router for optical communication, a router for ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), or a modem for various types of communication.

[0083] (Removable recording medium 901) Removable recording medium 901 is, for example, a DVD medium, a Blu-ray (registered trademark) medium, an HD DVD medium, various types of semiconductor memory media, etc. Of course, the removable recording medium 901 may be, for example, an IC card equipped with a non-contact type IC chip, or an electronic device.

[0084] (External connection device 902) The external connection device 902 is, for example, a printer, a portable music player, a digital camera, a digital video camera, or an IC recorder.

[0085] Note that the storage unit 120 according to the present embodiment is realized by the ROM 802, the RAM 803, and the storage 810. Further, the control unit 130 according to the present embodiment realized by the processor 801 reads and executes each control program for realizing the distribution unit 131, the reception unit 132, the specification unit 133, the coin - tossing unit 134, and the totaling unit 135 from the ROM 802, the RAM 803, etc. Further, the communication unit 110 according to the present embodiment reads data from the ROM 802, the RAM 803, etc., and sends the data to the communication device 813 via the host bus 804, the bridge 805, the external bus 806, and the interface 807 to perform data transmission to an external device. Further, the communication unit 110 writes the data received by the communication device 813 to the ROM 802, the RAM 803, etc. via the interface 807, the external bus 806, the bridge 805, and the host bus 804 to perform data reception from an external device.

[0086] <3. Summary> As described above, the coin - tossing management device 100 includes a reception unit 132 that receives from the user terminal 200 a coin - tossing instruction including the designation of a predetermined area of a video distributed to the user terminal 200 used by the user, and a specification unit 133 that specifies the producer of the video, which is the coin - tossing destination, based on the coin - tossing instruction.

[0087] Thereby, the coin - tossing management device 100 can pay a reward to the producer of the part that the user likes in the video content.

[0088] As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can conceive of various modification examples or correction examples within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and these are also naturally understood to belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

[0089] <4. Effects> As described above, the coin donation management device 100 can have the following configurations and various effects. However, the effects described in this specification are merely illustrative or exemplary and not limiting. That is, the technology according to the present disclosure can have other effects that are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description herein, together with or instead of the above effects.

[0090] (1) A receiving unit 132 that receives from the user terminal 200 a coin donation instruction including designation of a predetermined area of a video distributed to the user terminal 200 used by the user, A specifying unit 133 that specifies the producer of the video, which is the destination of the coin donation, based on the coin donation instruction The coin donation management device 100 characterized by comprising the above.

[0091] Thereby, the coin donation management device 100 specifies the producer of the destination of the coin donation based on the designated area of the video designated by the user, so that it is possible to pay a reward to the producer of the part of the video content that the user likes.

[0092] (2) The coin donation management device 100 according to (1) above, characterized in that the coin donation instruction further includes designation of a predetermined time of the video.

[0093] Thereby, the coin donation management device 100 specifies the producer of the destination of the coin donation based on the designated area and the predetermined time of the video designated by the user, so that it is possible to more appropriately pay a reward to the producer of the part of the video content that the user likes.

[0094] (3) The coin donation management device 100 according to (1) or (2) above, further comprising a coin donation unit 134 that deposits a predetermined amount into the account, electronic money, or virtual currency of the producer based on the coin donation instruction.

[0095] As a result, since the coin - tossing money management device 100 pays rewards in a manner set for each producer, the producers can receive rewards in the manner they each desire.

[0096] (4) The coin - tossing money management device 100 according to (1) or (2) above, further comprising a coin - tossing unit 134 that sends a predetermined amount of electronic cashing items or codes to the producer based on the coin - tossing instruction.

[0097] As a result, since the coin - tossing money management device 100 pays rewards in a manner set for each producer, the producers can receive rewards in the manner they each desire.

[0098] (5) The coin - tossing money management device 100 according to (1) above, wherein the designation of the predetermined area included in the coin - tossing instruction includes the designation of the producer associated with the predetermined area.

[0099] As a result, since the coin - tossing money management device 100 identifies the producer designated by the user as the coin - tossing recipient, it can appropriately pay rewards to the producer of the part that the user likes in the video content.

[0100] (6) The coin - tossing money management device 100 according to (2) above, wherein the designation of the predetermined area and the designation of the predetermined time included in the coin - tossing instruction include the designation of the producer associated with the predetermined area and the predetermined time.

[0101] As a result, since the coin - tossing money management device 100 identifies the producer designated by the user as the coin - tossing recipient, it can appropriately pay rewards to the producer of the part that the user likes in the video content.

[0102] (7) The coin - tossing money management device 100 according to (1) above, wherein the producers identified by the identifying unit are multiple people.

[0103] As a result, the coin - throwing money management device 100 identifies a plurality of producers of the coin - throwing destination based on the designated area of the video specified by the user, so that it can pay rewards to a plurality of producers of the parts in the video content that the user likes.

[0104] (8) The coin - throwing money management device according to (1) above, characterized in that the designation of the predetermined area is performed by the user touching the video displayed on the user terminal 200.

[0105] As a result, the user can more easily and accurately specify the parts in the video content that they like.

[0106] (9) The coin - throwing money management device according to (2) above, further comprising a totaling unit 135 that totals the amount of coin - throwing money for each of the predetermined area and the predetermined time based on the coin - throwing instruction.

[0107] As a result, for example, by showing the totaling result to the producer of the video, the producer can grasp information such as which parts of the video the user is interested in, and can utilize it for video marketing such as promoting the work and producing the next work.

[0108] (10) The coin - throwing money management device according to (1) above, further comprising a distribution unit 131 that distributes the video.

[0109] As a result, the coin - throwing money management device 100 can have a video DB and various information necessary for coin - throwing processing in the same device, making it easier to execute coin - throwing processing.

Explanation of symbols

[0110] 100 Coin - throwing money management device 110 Communication unit 120 Storage unit 121 Video DB 122 Association information 123 Producer information 130 Control unit 131 Distribution unit 132 Reception Unit 133 Identification Unit 134 Donation Unit 135 Aggregation Unit 200 User Terminal 210 Display 300 Donation Screen 310 Producer List 320 Donation Amount Setting Unit 410 Music-Related Donation Button 420 Other Donation Button

Claims

Claims 1. Association information that associates information on elements that can be specified by a user among the elements constituting a video with an identifier of the producer of the elements that can be specified by the user, wherein the information on the elements that can be specified by the user includes at least information on a predetermined area within the frame constituting the video, and a receiving unit that receives, from the user terminal, a coin - toss instruction including a designated area including the area designated by the user among the predetermined areas corresponding to the video distributed to the user terminal; a specifying unit that specifies, as the producer who is the coin - toss destination, the producer who produced the designated area among the producers related to the video distributed to the user terminal based on the association information and the designated area; A coin - toss management device characterized by comprising the above. Claims 2. The coin - toss management device according to claim 1, wherein the coin - toss instruction further includes a designation of the playback time of the video in the designated area as a predetermined time of the video. Claims 3. The coin - toss management device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a coin - toss unit that deposits a predetermined amount of money into the account, electronic money, or virtual currency of the producer who is the coin - toss destination based on the coin - toss instruction. Claims 4. The coin - toss management device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a coin - toss unit that sends a predetermined amount of electronic redemption items or codes to the producer who is the coin - toss destination based on the coin - toss instruction. Claims 5. In the association information, information on the predetermined time corresponding to the element that can be specified by the user is further associated, and the specifying unit further uses the predetermined time included in the coin - toss instruction to specify the producer who is the coin - toss destination. The coin - toss management device according to claim 2, characterized by the above. Claims 6. The coin - toss management device according to claim 1, wherein the producers specified by the specifying unit are plural. Claims 7. The coin - toss management device according to claim 1, wherein the designated area is designated by the user touching the currently displayed frame among the frames of the video distributed to the user terminal. Claims 8. The coin - toss management device according to claim 2, further comprising a totaling unit that totals the amount of coin - toss for each designated area and the predetermined time based on the coin - toss instruction. Claims 9. The coin-throwing management device according to claim 1, further comprising a distribution unit that distributes the video.

10. Association information that associates information on an element that can be specified by a user among the elements constituting the video with an identifier of the producer of the element that can be specified by the user, wherein the information on the element that can be specified by the user includes at least information on a predetermined area within the frame constituting the video. A coin-throwing management device having the association information. Receiving, from the user terminal, a coin-throwing instruction including a designated area designated by the user among the predetermined areas corresponding to the video distributed to the user terminal used by the user. Based on the association information and the designated area, identifying, as the producer who is the coin-throwing destination, the producer who produced the designated area among the producers related to the video distributed to the user terminal. A coin-throwing management method characterized by executing the process.

11. Association information that associates information on an element that can be specified by a user among the elements constituting the video with an identifier of the producer of the element that can be specified by the user, wherein the information on the element that can be specified by the user includes at least information on a predetermined area within the frame constituting the video. In a coin-throwing management device having the association information. Receiving, from the user terminal, a coin-throwing instruction including a designated area designated by the user among the predetermined areas corresponding to the video distributed to the user terminal used by the user. Based on the association information and the designated area, identifying, as the producer who is the coin-throwing destination, the producer who produced the designated area among the producers related to the video distributed to the user terminal. A coin-throwing management program characterized by causing the process to be executed.

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