Content Distribution Server Viewer Behavior Limiting Unit
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content distribution systems for virtual characters in live internet broadcasts lack the ability to effectively limit undesirable viewer behavior, allowing for unsuitable interactions and content misuse.
Innovation Solution
A content distribution server and system that includes an information acquisition unit for character and limit information, a distribution unit for live content based on virtual character movements, and a behavior limiting unit to restrict viewer actions according to set limits and additional information, ensuring compliance with provider intentions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the virtual character is made available for distribution without restrictions, then the ease of operation and accessibility are improved, but the virtual character may be used or viewed by methods contrary to the intention of the provision, leading to undesirable viewer behavior
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring limit information from the distributor before the distribution begins. The behavior limiting unit uses this pre-acquired information to restrict viewer actions such as commenting, gifting, and sharing, thereby preventing undesirable behavior before it occurs while maintaining ease of access to the virtual character
Solution Approach 2:
The behavior limiting unit acts as an intermediary between the viewer and the virtual character/distribution system. It mediates viewer actions by filtering and restricting them based on the acquired limit information, allowing legitimate interactions while blocking harmful ones, thus resolving the contradiction between accessibility and protection
2Reliability
If the behavior limiting unit restricts viewer actions based on acquired limit information, then the protection of virtual character integrity is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional information acquisition and behavior monitoring mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The behavior limiting unit is designed with multi-functionality, serving multiple purposes: acquiring limit information, interpreting restriction rules, monitoring various viewer actions (commenting, gifting, sharing), and enforcing restrictions. This universal design protects virtual character integrity across multiple interaction types without requiring separate complex systems for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The distributor self-services by providing the limit information that defines the restrictions. The system automatically processes this information and applies the restrictions without requiring manual intervention during distribution, reducing operational complexity while maintaining reliability through automated enforcement
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional information about the virtual character is collected and processed, then the ability to limit behavior appropriately is improved, but the loss of information increases due to the need to manage and process extensive character data
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential limit information needed for behavior restriction from the broader character information. The behavior limiting unit focuses on specific actionable restrictions (commenting, gifting, sharing) rather than managing all possible character attributes, reducing information management overhead while maintaining adaptability in limiting viewer behavior
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a content distribution server or the like capable of limiting undesirable behavior of viewers. This content distribution server 100 comprises: an information acquisition unit 141 which acquires character information indicating a virtual character used by a distributor in a virtual space, additional information added to the character information, and/or limit information set by the distributor; a distribution unit 143 which distributes live content according to an image in the virtual space in which the movement of the distributor is synthesized as the movement of the virtual character, on the basis of the character information acquired by the information acquisition unit 141; and a behavior limiting unit 144 which limits the behavior of a viewer who watches the live content, on the basis of the additional information and/or the limit information set by the distributor.