Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To make a voting beginner easily performing continuous voting to voting contents of another person who has high possibility of hitting.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 has a voting unit 113 that executes a vote of a voter in a first competition on the basis of a voting object indicated by a forecaster for the first competition, in accordance with an instruction of the voter voting on the competition. When the voter has won the vote in the first competition, the voting unit 113 executes the vote of the voter in a second competition on the basis of a voting object indicated by the forecaster for the second competition performed after the first competition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] There is known a system that can perform voting in various sports where voting such as cycling, horse racing, or boat racing is conducted, using a mobile terminal. Patent Document 1 discloses a system in which a voter can purchase a voting ticket using a mobile terminal.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The voting method adopted in the above-described sports is complicated, and for voters with little voting experience (hereinafter referred to as "novice voters"), the threshold for voting is high. For example, in the case of horse racing, cycling, boat racing, etc., novice voters have to select a voting method and a competitor from among many voting patterns, so it is difficult to understand how to vote.

[0005] Therefore, it is conceivable to present to novice voters what other more experienced voters vote for, and have novice voters vote on the same content as other voters. In this case, it is desirable for novice voters to select voters with a higher probability of hitting the mark rather than those with a lower probability of hitting the mark. However, it is time-consuming to select voters who are considered to have a high probability of hitting the mark for each competition. On the other hand, it is also conceivable to fix in advance voters whom novice voters can trust. However, depending on the information and condition of the voters, the hit rate may sometimes be low, and it has not been easy for novice voters to continue voting on the voting content of others with a high probability of hitting the mark.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it easier for novice voters to continue voting on the voting content of others with a high probability of hitting the mark.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that accepts votes for each competition in which voting is possible for a voting target. The information processing apparatus has a voting unit that, in response to an instruction from a first player, executes a vote of the first player for a first competition based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition. When the vote of the first player for the first competition hits the mark, the voting unit executes a vote of the first player for a second competition based on a voting target designated by the second player for the second competition that is held after the first competition.

Effects of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to make it easier for novice voters to continue voting on the voting content of others with a high probability of hitting the mark.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] <System Configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a voting system 1 according to the present embodiment. The voting system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an information processing apparatus 10 and one or more terminals 20. The information processing apparatus 10 and the terminal 20 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or a mobile communication network.

[0011] The information processing apparatus 10 is a device that accepts votes for competitions in which voting is possible for a voting target. Specifically, the information processing apparatus 10 is a device that supports a voter using the terminal 20 to place a bet of a predetermined value on a competitor (including a player or an animal) expected to win in a competition such as motorcycle racing, horse racing, and boat racing.

[0012] The voter can determine the voting target determined by a combination of a plurality of athletes or starting slots corresponding to the athletes predicted to win the competition and a voting method (i.e., a betting method), and vote by setting the determined voting target and the number or amount of bets of a predetermined value on the voting target on the terminal 20. When the competition to be voted on is motorcycle racing, for example, the voting target is, for example, "a combination of two motorcycles with the first place being No. 5 and the second place being No. 3" or "a triple combination of selecting the athletes in No. 1, No. 2, and No. 5". Note that a combination of two motorcycles means predicting the first and second place athletes in the order of the finishing positions, and a triple combination means predicting the athletes who will rank from the first place to the third place regardless of the order of the finishing positions.

[0013] The predetermined value may be money, or may be points or the like that can be used in a predetermined service or game. Also, the points may be points that the voter can receive for free (free points), or may be points that can be received in exchange for payment of money (paid points).

[0014] The information processing device 10 is composed of, for example, one or a plurality of physical servers. The information processing device 10 may be configured using virtual servers operating on a hypervisor, or may be configured using cloud servers.

[0015] The terminal 20 is a terminal used by the voter who votes. For example, it is an information processing terminal such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The voter can vote for the voting target by operating the terminal 20. When the terminal 20 receives an input of the voting target from the voter, it transmits information indicating the voting target to the information processing device 10 in association with voter identification information (hereinafter referred to as "voter ID") for identifying the voter who uses the terminal 20.

[0016] The information processing device 10 executes processes such as storing the voting targets voted by the voters who use the terminal 20, storing the magnitude of the value owned by the voters, and determining the reward amount (i.e., the refund amount) according to the result of the competition.

[0017] In the voting system 1, in order to make it easier for a voter who is a novice voter as the first player to understand what kind of vote to cast, the information processing device 10 causes the terminal 20 to display the voting targets designated by a predictor who predicts the result of the competition as the second player, thereby presenting the voting targets to the voters. The predictor is, for example, a voter with rich experience in voting in the competition or a voter with rich knowledge about the competitors, and is registered in the information processing device 10 in advance. The predictor may be some of the plurality of voters, or may be a person who only makes predictions without voting.

[0018] After seeing one or more voting targets displayed on the terminal 20, the voter can vote for the same voting target as the displayed voting target or a voting target that is at least partially the same. In this specification, thus, voting for the same voting target as the voting target predicted by the predictor or a voting target that is at least partially the same is referred to as "synergistic voting".

[0019] In order to make it easier for novice voters to continue voting for the voting content of others with a high probability of success, when a novice voter casts a synergistic vote for a predetermined predictor in a competition and the vote is successful, the information processing device 10 is characterized in that in a competition held after this competition, voting is executed based on the voting targets designated by the same predictor. Hereinafter, the configurations and operations of the information processing device 10 and the terminal 20 will be described in detail.

[0020] <Hardware Configuration> FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the information processing device 10. The information processing device 10 includes a processor 11, a storage unit 12, a communication IF (Interface) 13, an input device 14, and an output device 15.

[0021] The processor 11 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphical Processing Unit), and realizes various functions by executing a program stored in the storage unit 12.

[0022] The storage unit 12 has a storage medium such as a memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 12 stores a program executed by the processor 11. The storage unit 12 stores, in association with the voter ID, the voting target and the voting amount (i.e., the bet amount) selected by the voter.

[0023] The communication IF 13 has a communication controller for performing wired communication or wireless communication with the terminal 20 via the network N. The communication IF 13 notifies the processor 11 of the data received from the terminal 20. Also, the communication IF 13 transmits the data input from the processor 11 to the terminal 20.

[0024] The input device 14 receives an input operation from, for example, the administrator of the information processing apparatus 10. The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, or a microphone. The output device 15 outputs information to, for example, the administrator of the information processing apparatus 10. The output device 15 is, for example, a display or a speaker.

[0025] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal 20. The terminal 20 includes a processor 21, a storage unit 22, a communication IF 23, an input device 24, and an output device 25.

[0026] The processor 21 is, for example, a CPU, and realizes various functions by executing a program stored in the storage unit 22.

[0027] The memory unit 22 has a memory medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory unit 22 stores programs executed by the processor 21.

[0028] The communication IF 23 has a communication controller for performing wired communication or wireless communication with the information processing device 10 via the network N. The communication IF 23 notifies the processor 21 of the data received from the information processing device 10. Also, the communication IF 23 transmits the data input from the processor 21 to the information processing device 10.

[0029] The input device 24 receives an input operation from, for example, a voter. The input device 24 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, or a microphone. The output device 25 outputs information to, for example, a voter. The output device 25 is, for example, a display or a speaker.

[0030] <Functional block configuration> FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional block configuration of the processor 11. The processor 11 includes a setting unit 111, a predictor presentation unit 112, and a voting unit 113. The processor 11 functions as the setting unit 111, the predictor presentation unit 112, and the voting unit 113 by executing a program stored in the memory unit 12.

[0031] The setting unit 111 sets an amount to be set as a bet amount of a voter's vote for a second competition after the first competition for which the voter has placed a combined vote, among the refund amounts that are values paid to the voter when the vote corresponding to the combined vote of the voter for the first competition is successful. The second competition is, for example, a competition held immediately after the first competition, but is not limited thereto. For example, on the day of the implementation of the first competition, any competition held after the first competition may be the second competition. In this case, among the competitions held after the first competition, the competition for which the voter intends to vote may be the second competition.

[0032] For example, the setting unit 111 receives from the voters the setting of the maximum amount of the payout amount corresponding to the first competition that is to be invested as a bet amount for the second competition. Further, the setting unit 111 may receive from the voters the setting of the ratio of the payout amount to be invested as a bet amount for the second competition with respect to the payout amount corresponding to the first competition. Further, the setting unit 111 may preset the setting of the maximum amount of the payout amount to be invested as a bet amount for the second competition or the ratio of the payout amount, and change the setting in response to receiving the setting from the voters. By doing so, the voter can set the bet amount to be invested in the second competition or the payout amount to be left without investing in the second competition to the amount desired by the voter.

[0033] The predictor presentation unit 112 presents a plurality of predictors who predict the competition to the voters who vote on the competition. For example, the predictor presentation unit 112 presents a plurality of predictors by transmitting a plurality of predictor names to the terminal 20 used by the voter and causing the terminal 20 to display the plurality of predictor names.

[0034] FIGS. 5 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of screens that the predictor presentation unit 112 causes the terminal 20 to display. FIG. 5 is a screen displayed on the terminal 20 when the application software for voting is started. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the terminal 20 when the voter selects to conduct a combined vote. FIG. 7 is a screen for inputting the budget amount for the combined vote. FIG. 8 is a screen for inputting the bet amount for the combined vote. The screens of FIGS. 7 and 8 are displayed on the terminal 20 when the voter selects a predictor who is the subject of the combined vote.

[0035] In the screen shown in FIG. 5, a region 251 for selecting a voting method, a region 252 for inputting a prediction voting target, an operation image 253 for selecting a combined vote, an operation image 254 for performing a cancellation operation, and an operation image 255 for performing a determination operation are shown. When the voter wants to determine the voting target by himself / herself, the voter can select the voting method in the region 251, input the number of the competitor or the starting number in the region 252, and select the "Determine" button of the operation image 255 to cast a vote.

[0036] Voters who want to conduct a pari-mutuel vote can do so by selecting the "Pari-mutuel Vote" button on the operation image 253 and then selecting the "Determine" button on the operation image 255 without operating the areas 251 and 252. When the pari-mutuel button is selected, the predictor presentation unit 112 causes the terminal 20 to display a plurality of predictors who are the targets of the pari-mutuel vote by the voter, as shown in Fig. 6(a).

[0037] In Fig. 6(a), the predictor name is displayed with one or more prediction vote targets and the odds corresponding to the prediction vote targets associated therewith. The voter selects the predictor for whom to conduct the pari-mutuel vote on the screen shown in Fig. 6(a) displayed on the terminal 20. When the voter selects one or more predictors on the screen shown in Fig. 6(a), the screen shown in Fig. 6(b) is transitioned to. When the voter touches the "Enter bet amount" button on the screen shown in Fig. 6(b), the screen shown in Fig. 7 is transitioned to.

[0038] On the screen shown in Fig. 7, the voter inputs the budget amount to be allocated to the selected predictor. In Fig. 6(b), when one predictor is selected, a screen for inputting the budget amount for one predictor is displayed as shown in Fig. 7(a). In Fig. 6(b), when a plurality of predictors are selected, a screen for inputting the budget amount for each of the plurality of predictors is displayed as shown in Fig. 7(b). In Fig. 7(a) or Fig. 7(b), when the voter inputs the budget amount for the predictor and then touches the "Determine" button, the terminal 20 displays the screen shown in Fig. 8.

[0039] On the screen shown in Fig. 8, an input field for the bet amount for each of one or more vote targets specified by the predictor selected by the voter and the remaining budget amount are displayed. The remaining budget amount is calculated and displayed by subtracting the bet amount input in the bet amount input field from the budget amount input by the voter in Fig. 7.

[0040] On the screen shown in FIG. 8, the voter inputs a bet amount for at least one of the one or more voting targets designated by the selected predictor. The terminal 20 accepts the input of the bet amount within the range of the budget amount allocated by the voter. When the voter has selected only one predictor and inputs the bet amount within the range of the budget amount and then touches the "Determine" button, the terminal 20 transmits the voter ID, selection information indicating the selected predictor selected by the voter from among a plurality of predictors, the remaining budget amount for the selected predictor, a voting instruction for a voting target that is at least partially the same as at least some of the voting targets designated by the selected predictor (i.e., a co-voting instruction to co-vote for the selected predictor), and the bet amount to the information processing device 10.

[0041] When the voter has selected a plurality of predictors, a screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed corresponding to each of the plurality of predictors. For example, the terminal 20 displays a screen as shown in FIG. 8 corresponding to predictor A and accepts the input of the bet amount from the voter within the range of the budget amount allocated to predictor A. When the voter inputs the bet amount and then touches the "Determine" button, the terminal 20 displays a screen corresponding to predictor B as shown in FIG. 8. The terminal 20 accepts the input of the bet amount within the range of the budget amount allocated to predictor B. When the voter inputs the bet amount and then touches the "Determine" button, the terminal 20 transmits the voter ID, selection information indicating each of the plurality of selected predictors selected by the voter from among a plurality of predictors, the remaining budget amount for the selected predictors, a co-voting instruction to co-vote for the selected predictors, and the bet amount to the information processing device 10.

[0042] The voting unit 113 receives the voter ID, the voting instruction for the voting target in the competition, and the bet amount from the voter's terminal 20, thereby accepting the voting instruction of the voter for the competition. The voting unit 113 executes the voting of the voter for the competition according to the voting instruction.

[0043] The voting unit 113 receives, from the voter's terminal 20, a voter ID, selection information indicating one or more selected predictors selected by the voter from a plurality of predictors, the remaining budget amount for the selected predictors, a cumulative voting instruction, and a bet amount, thereby receiving an instruction for cumulative voting on the competition from the voter.

[0044] When the voting unit 113 receives an instruction for cumulative voting, it associates the voter ID of the voter, the name of the predictor of the selected predictor, and the remaining budget amount, and stores them in the storage unit 12 as budget amount information. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the budget amount information. As shown in FIG. 9, it can be confirmed that in the budget amount information, the voter ID, the name of the predictor, and the remaining budget amount are associated with each other.

[0045] When the voter selects one predictor, the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by the predictor for the first competition in accordance with the cumulative voting instruction of the voter.

[0046] When the voter selects a plurality of predictors (for example, the second player and the third player), the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting targets specified by each of the plurality of predictors for the first competition in accordance with the cumulative voting instruction of the voter. For example, when the voter selects predictor A as the second player and predictor B as the third player, the voting unit 113 sets at least a part of the budget amount set for predictor A as the bet amount for the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by predictor A. In addition, the voting unit 113 sets at least a part of the budget amount set for predictor B as the bet amount for the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by predictor B.

[0047] When the vote of the voter for the first competition hits the mark, the voting unit 113 executes the vote of the voter for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the predictor for the second competition that is held after the first competition. When the vote of the voter for the first competition hits the mark, the voting unit 113 controls the predictor presentation unit 112 to display on the terminal 20 a screen for inputting the bet amount of the co-vote for the same predictor as the predictor selected by the voter in the first competition, and executes the co-vote of the voter for the second competition for the predictor.

[0048] In this case, when the vote of the voter for the first competition hits the mark, the voting unit 113 may use at least a part of the refund amount, which is the value paid to the voter, as the bet amount of the vote of the voter for the second competition. Also, when the vote of the voter for the first competition does not hit the mark, the voting unit 113 may control so as not to execute the vote of the voter for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the predictor designated by the voter in the first competition for the second competition. By doing so, the voter can narrow down the predictors with a high probability of hitting the mark and vote following the voting content of those predictors, so that the probability of hitting the mark can be increased. Also, the voter can suppress new expenses for the second competition, and by using the value paid to the voter as the bet amount in the vote for the second competition, the possibility that the value paid to the voter increases when hitting the mark in the second competition can be enhanced.

[0049] The voting unit 113 executes the vote of the voter for the second competition as follows. First, the voting unit 113 determines whether or not the vote of the voter for the first competition has hit the mark. For example, the voting unit 113 determines that the vote has hit the mark when at least any one of one or more votes in which the voter has co-voted for the predictor has hit the mark.

[0050] When the voting unit 113 determines that the vote of a voter for the first competition has hit the mark, it updates the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12 based on the refund amount paid to the voter. For example, the voting unit 113 adds the refund amount to the remaining budget amount of the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12 based on the settings received by the setting unit 111. For example, when the maximum amount of the refund amount to be invested as a bet amount for the second competition is set by the setting unit 111, the voting unit 133 adds the maximum amount of the refund amount to the remaining budget amount. Also, when the ratio of the refund amount to be invested as a bet amount for the second competition is set by the setting unit 111, the voting unit 133 adds the amount based on the ratio of the refund amount to the remaining budget amount.

[0051] Note that the voting unit 113 determines that the vote has hit the mark when at least one of the one or more votes cast jointly has hit the mark, but is not limited to this. When a voter casts a joint vote for a plurality of voting targets designated by one predictor, the voting unit 113 may determine that the vote has hit the mark on the condition that a predetermined ratio or more of the voting targets have hit the mark. Also, when a voter casts a joint vote for a plurality of voting targets designated by one predictor, the voting unit 113 may determine that the vote has hit the mark on the condition that the refund amount is large relative to the total amount of the bet amounts.

[0052] When the predictor presentation unit 112 receives a vote for the second competition when the joint vote of a voter for the first competition has hit the mark, it directly displays on the terminal 20 used by the voter a screen for inputting the bet amount of the joint vote for the predictor selected by the voter in the first competition, without displaying the screens shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 for the second competition. FIG. 10 is a screen for inputting the bet amount of the joint vote for the second competition. The screen configuration shown in FIG. 10 is the same as the screen configuration shown in FIG. 8.

[0053] For example, among the voting targets shown on the screen shown in FIG. 8, assume that the vote with a voting method of "triple combination" and a competitor combination of "3-5-6" wins, and 5,200 yen is paid to the voter as the refund amount. If 5,200 yen is lower than the maximum amount of the refund amount invested as the bet amount for the second competition set by the setting unit 111, the voting unit 113 uses the 5,200 yen paid to the voter as the bet amount for the voter's vote on the second competition. In the example shown in FIG. 10, 5,200 yen is automatically input equally as the bet amount for the two voting targets specified by the predictor. Also, on the screen shown in FIG. 10, the remaining budget amount indicated by the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12 is displayed.

[0054] In addition, when the voter is casting a combined vote for multiple predictors, the voting unit 113 may execute the voter's vote on the second competition based on the voting target specified by the predictor selected according to which of the multiple predictors (the second player and the third player) wins in the first competition. For example, the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote on the second competition based on the voting target specified by the predictor who wins in the first competition.

[0055] The voting unit 113 may also determine the bet amount of the voter's vote on the second competition according to which of the multiple predictors (the second player and the third player) wins in the first competition. For example, when the voter's vote on the first competition based on the voting target specified by the first predictor (the second player) wins and the voter's vote on the first competition based on the voting target specified by the second predictor (the third player) does not win, at least a part of the value paid to the voter when the voter's vote on the first competition wins and the budget amount set for the first predictor is used as the bet amount of the voter's vote on the second competition based on the voting target specified by the first predictor.

[0056] For example, when a voter casts a combined vote for predictor A and predictor B, assume that the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by predictor A is a hit, while the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by predictor B is not a hit.

[0057] In this case, the voting unit 113 sets the remaining budget amount associated with predictor B to 0 yen in the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12, and controls so as not to execute the voter's vote for the second competition based on the voting target specified by predictor B for the second competition. Further, the voting unit 113 controls the predictor presentation unit 112 to display, on the terminal 20 used by the voter, a screen for inputting the bet amount for the combined vote for the second competition shown in FIG. 10. When the voting unit 113 displays the screen shown in FIG. 10, the upper limit amount of the bet amount may be set based on the remaining budget amount indicated by the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12 and the refund amount of the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by predictor A.

[0058] The voting unit 113 may be able to add at least a part of the budget amount set for predictor B (the second predictor) to the bet amount of the voter's vote for the second competition based on the voting target specified by predictor A (the first predictor). For example, the voting unit 113 adds at least a part of the remaining budget amount associated with predictor B to the remaining budget amount of predictor A in the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12, and sets the remaining budget amount associated with predictor B to 0 yen. Then, the voting unit 113 sets the upper limit amount of the bet amount based on the updated remaining budget amount of predictor A stored in the storage unit 12 and the refund amount of the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by predictor A.

[0059] By doing so, in the voting for the second competition, the information processing apparatus 10 can allocate a part of the budget amount set for the predictor whose prediction is off to the vote based on the predictor whose prediction is correct. As a result, the voter can avoid continuously riding on a predictor with a low probability of being correct and can concentrate on voting for the voting target designated by a predictor with a high probability of being correct, so the probability of being correct can be increased.

[0060] <Flow of processing of information processing apparatus 10> FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the information processing apparatus 10. The flowchart shown in FIG. 11 starts from the point when "synergistic voting" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 5. In the description of this flowchart, for the sake of simplicity, an example in which a voter selects one predictor will be described.

[0061] First, the voting unit 113 receives a synergistic instruction vote by acquiring from the terminal 20 the predictor selected by the voter in the first competition, the synergistic voting instruction, the bet amount, and the remaining budget amount (S11). When the voting unit 113 receives the synergistic voting instruction, it associates the voter ID of the voter, the name of the selected predictor, and the remaining budget amount, and stores them in the storage unit 12 as budget amount information (S12), and conducts a vote with the acquired bet amount (S13).

[0062] Subsequently, the voting unit 113 determines whether the vote for the first competition is correct (S14). When the voting unit 113 determines that the vote for the first competition is correct, the process proceeds to S15. In S15, the voting unit 113 controls the predictor presentation unit 112 to display on the terminal 20 a screen for inputting the bet amount for the synergistic vote for the predictor selected in the first competition, and receives the synergistic voting instruction for the second competition corresponding to the predictor selected in the first competition.

[0063] Then, when the voting unit 113 receives the synergistic voting instruction, it updates the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12 (S16), and conducts a vote with the acquired bet amount (S17).

[0064] In S14, when the voting unit 113 determines that the vote has not hit the target, the process moves to S18, and in the budget amount information stored in the storage unit 12, the remaining budget amount associated with the predictor selected in the first competition is set to 0 yen, and based on the predictor designated by the voter in the first competition for the voting target designated for the second competition, control is performed so as not to execute the vote of the voter for the second competition.

[0065] <Modification Example> In the above description, when the predictor presentation unit 112 causes the terminal 20 to display the screen for selecting the predictor shown in FIG. 6(a) in response to the selection of the "riding vote" button on the screen shown in FIG. 5, the selection of the predictor for the riding vote is received from the voter, but it is not limited to this. The predictor presentation unit 112 may cause the terminal 20 to display a screen including a distribution video associated with the predictor, and cause the terminal 20 to display the voting target designated by the predictor associated with the distribution video.

[0066] In this case, the predictor presentation unit 112 causes the terminal 20 to display a video designation screen for receiving the designation of any one of the one or more distribution videos that can be distributed to the terminal 20. When the predictor presentation unit 112 receives the designation of the distribution video on the video designation screen, it transmits to the terminal 20 a screen including the designated distribution video and the voting target designated by the predictor associated with the distribution video. The voting unit 113 executes the vote of the voter for the first competition based on the predictor designated for the designated distribution video and the voting target displayed on the terminal 20 according to the instruction of the voter.

[0067] FIG. 12 is a screen including a distributed video. As shown in FIG. 12, on the screen including the distributed video, the distributed video, the prediction target vote of the predictor associated with the distributed video, the odds corresponding to the prediction vote target, and the winning rate of the predictor are displayed. Further, on the screen including the distributed video, it is displayed as "Ride together and enter the bet amount", and a "Ride - together vote" button for accepting the ride - together vote is displayed. When the voter touches the "Ride - together vote" button shown in FIG. 9, the screen shown in FIG. 7 is transitioned to.

[0068] After that, the terminal 20 displays the screen shown in FIG. 8 and accepts the input of the bet amount from the voter. The terminal 20 transmits the voter ID, the selection information indicating the predictor associated with the distributed video, the remaining budget amount for the predictor, the instruction of the vote for at least a part of the vote target specified by the predictor that is the same as the vote target, and the bet amount to the information processing device 10.

[0069] The voting unit 113 executes the vote of the voter for the first competition by receiving the voter ID, the instruction of the vote for the vote target in the first competition, and the bet amount from the voter's terminal 20. By doing so, the voter can perform the ride - together vote while confirming the speech of the predictor associated with the distributed video specified by the voter and the vote target of the predictor.

[0070] <Effect by the voting system 1> As described above, the voting unit 113 executes the voting of the voter for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the predictor for the first competition in response to the instruction of the voter, and when the voting of the voter for the first competition is successful, the voting of the voter for the second competition is executed based on the voting target designated by the predictor for the second competition. By operating in this way, the voting unit 113 enables the voter to vote for a predictor who is likely to be correct in both the first competition and the second competition, increasing the probability of being correct in multiple competitions. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult for novice voters to stop voting due to the failure of the content they voted on. In addition, the voter can easily continue voting based on the voting target designated by a predictor who is likely to be correct without newly designating a predictor, reducing the trouble of selecting a voter with a high probability of being correct.

[0071] In addition, according to the voting system 1, a voter who wishes to vote on a competition with reference to the information of a predictor familiar with voting can vote for the voting target designated by the predictor without transmitting and receiving data with the predictor using communication means such as e-mail or telephone. By operating in this way, the voting system 1 can reduce the usage time of communication means such as e-mail or telephone by the terminal 20 used by the voter, resulting in the technical effect of reducing the power consumption of the terminal 20. In addition, since the voting system 1 can reduce the frequency of data exchange between the voter and the predictor, there is also a technical effect of reducing the amount of data transmitted over the communication line.

[0072] The present invention has been described above using embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and alterations are possible within the scope of the gist thereof. For example, in the above embodiment, the voting system 1 accepts input of a budget amount from the voter, but it may not accept a budget amount. Also, in the above embodiment, if a voter's bet for the second competition is correct, the voter may cast a bet for the third competition based on the betting target specified by the dosier for the third competition held after the second competition. In this case, once voting for the second competition is completed, the second competition may be considered the first competition and the third competition may be considered the second competition, and the present invention may be applied.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the information processing device 1 accepts votes for a competition in which athletes move around a stadium, but this is not limited to this. For example, the information processing device 1 may accept votes for a player or a character operated by a player who plays a competitive game in an e-sports game such as a competitive game. In this case, if the player or character for which the voter voted wins, the vote is considered to be correct.

[0074] Furthermore, for example, all or part of the device can be configured by functionally or physically distributing or integrating in any unit. Furthermore, new embodiments resulting from any combination of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effects of the new embodiments resulting from the combination also have the effects of the original embodiments.

[0075] In addition to the above embodiment, the following is further noted. (Appendix 1) An information processing device that accepts votes for each event for which voting is possible for a voting target, a voting unit that executes a vote by the first player for a first competition based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition in response to an instruction from the first player, When the vote of the first player for the first competition hits the mark, the voting unit executes the vote of the first player for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the second player for the second competition that is held after the first competition. Information processing apparatus. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, when the first player votes based on the voting target designated by the second player and the vote hits the mark, the first player will execute the vote for the subsequent competition based on the voting target designated by the second player. As a result, even a novice voter (the first player) can easily continue to vote according to the voting content of someone else (the second player) with a high probability of hitting the mark. (Appendix 2) When the vote of the first player for the first competition does not hit the mark, the voting unit does not execute the vote of the first player for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the second player for the second competition. The information processing apparatus according to Appendix 1. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can avoid following and voting for a predictor whose prediction did not hit the mark. As a result, predictors with a high probability of hitting the mark can be narrowed down, and the vote can follow the voting content of those predictors, thus increasing the probability of hitting the mark. (Appendix 3) When the vote of the first player for the first competition hits the mark, at least a part of the value paid to the first player is used as the bet amount for the vote of the first player for the second competition. The information processing apparatus according to Appendix 1 or 2. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can suppress new expenses for the second competition. In addition, by using the value paid to the first player as the bet amount, the first player can increase the possibility of increasing the value paid to the first player when hitting the mark in the second competition. (Appendix 4) further comprising a setting unit that sets an amount to be set as a bet amount of the first player's vote for the second competition among the values. The information processing apparatus according to Supplementary Note 3. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can set the bet amount to be invested in the second competition or the refund amount to be left without investing in the second competition to an amount desired by the first player. (Supplementary Note 5) The voting unit executes the first player's vote for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the third player for the first competition according to the instruction of the first player, and executes the first player's vote for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the player selected according to whether either the second player or the third player hits the mark in the first competition. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, when the first player votes in the first competition based on the voting contents of a plurality of other players, the hitting probability in the second competition can be increased. (Supplementary Note 6) The voting unit executes the first player's vote for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the third player for the first competition according to the instruction of the first player. The voting unit uses at least a part of the budget amount set for the second player as a bet amount of the first player's vote for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the second player. The voting unit uses at least a part of the budget amount set for the third player as a bet amount of the first player's vote for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the third player. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can follow the second player with a good predicted hitting rate and vote, and can improve the possibility of his own prediction hitting the mark. (Appendix 7) When the vote of the first player for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the second player hits and the vote of the first player for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the third player does not hit, at least a part of the value paid to the first player when the vote of the first player for the first competition hits and the budget amount set for the second player is used as the bet amount of the vote of the first player for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the second player. The information processing apparatus according to Appendix 6. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can easily adjust the bet amount in the second competition. In addition, the first player can concentrate on voting for the voting target designated by the predictor with a high probability of hitting. (Appendix 8) The voting unit further adds at least a part of the budget amount set for the third player to the bet amount of the vote of the first player for the second competition based on the voting target designated by the second player. The information processing apparatus according to Appendix 7. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can allocate a part of the budget amount set for those with unexpected predictions to the vote based on those with accurate predictions in the vote of the second competition. (Appendix 9) The apparatus further includes a presentation unit that receives a designation of any one of one or more distribution videos that can be distributed to the terminal used by the first player, displays the designated distribution video on the terminal, and displays the voting target designated by the second player associated with the designated distribution video on the terminal. The voting unit executes the vote of the first player for the first competition according to the instruction of the first player, based on the voting target designated by the second player associated with the designated distribution video and displayed on the terminal. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 7. With the information processing apparatus configured in this way, the first player can perform combined voting while checking the statements of the second player associated with the distribution video specified by the first player and the voting targets of the predictors. (Supplementary Note 10) A computer that accepts votes for each competition in which voting is possible for the voting target executes In response to an instruction from the first player, based on the voting target specified by the second player for the first competition, executing the vote of the first player for the first competition; When the vote of the first player for the first competition is successful, based on the voting target specified by the second player for the second competition that is held after the first competition, executing the vote of the first player for the second competition; An information processing method having By executing such an information processing method, the first player votes based on the voting target specified by the second player, and if the vote is successful, the first player executes a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player in the subsequent competition. As a result, even a novice voter (the first player) can easily continue to vote according to the voting content of someone else (the second player) with a high probability of success. (Supplementary Note 11) A computer that accepts votes for each competition in which voting is possible for the voting target is Function as a voting unit that, in response to an instruction from the first player, based on the voting target specified by the second player for the first competition, executes the vote of the first player for the first competition, When the vote of the first player for the first competition is successful, the voting unit executes the vote of the first player for the second competition based on the voting target specified by the second player for the second competition that is held after the first competition. A program. When a processor executes such a program, the first player votes based on the voting target designated by the second player. If the vote is successful, the first player will then execute a vote based on the voting target designated by the second player in subsequent competitions. As a result, even a novice voter (the first player) can easily continue to vote according to the voting content of someone with a high probability of success (the second player).

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[0076] 1 Voting system 10 Information processing device 11 Processor 12 Storage unit 13 Communication IF 14 Input device 15 Output device 20 Terminal 21 Processor 22 Storage unit 23 Communication IF 24 Input device 25 Output device The setting unit 111 The predictor presentation unit 112 The voting unit 113

Claims

1. comprising a processor, wherein the processor, in response to an instruction from a first player, executes the vote of the first player, when the vote of the first player for the first competition hits in a cumulative vote in which voting is based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition, causes a first screen for designating a bet amount for the voting target designated by the second player for a second competition conducted after the first competition to be displayed on a terminal of the first player, before executing the vote of the first player for the first competition other than the cumulative vote, causes a second screen for designating a voting method and a predicted voting target to be displayed on the terminal of the first player, an information processing device.

2. The processor executes the vote of the first player in response to an instruction from the first player, when the vote of the first player for the first competition hits in a cumulative vote in which voting is based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition, causes a first screen for designating a bet amount for the voting target designated by the second player for a second competition conducted after the first competition to be displayed on a terminal of the first player, before executing the vote of the first player for the first competition other than the cumulative vote, causes a second screen for designating a voting method and a predicted voting target to be displayed on the terminal of the first player, a method.

3. causes the processor to execute the vote of the first player in response to an instruction from the first player, when the vote of the first player for the first competition hits in a cumulative vote in which voting is based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition, causes a first screen for designating a bet amount for the voting target designated by the second player for a second competition conducted after the first competition to be displayed on a terminal of the first player, before executing the vote of the first player for the first competition other than the cumulative vote, causes a second screen for designating a voting method and a predicted voting target to be displayed on the terminal of the first player, a program.

4. comprising an information processing device and a terminal, wherein the information processing device, in response to an instruction from a first player, executes the vote of the first player, When the vote of the first player for the first competition hits in the cumulative voting in which the first player votes based on the voting target specified by the second player for the first competition, a first screen for specifying a bet amount for the voting target specified by the second player for the second competition performed after the first competition is displayed on the terminal of the first player. Before executing the vote of the first player for the first competition other than the cumulative voting, a second screen for specifying a voting method and an expected voting target is displayed on the terminal of the first player. System.

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