IP Library Granted Patent US 12,198,242
Granted Patent B2
US 12,198,242 · App. 17/005,977 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Moving image distribution system, moving image distribution method, and moving image distribution program

Inventor: Aya Kurabuchi (Minato-ku, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
G06T13/40G06T7/248G06V40/103G06V40/23H04N21/2743H04N21/4756
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Patent No.
US 12,198,242
App. No.
17/005,977
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A moving image distribution system includes a computer processor, and may distribute a moving image including an animation of a character object that is generated based on a motion of a first user, transmit an invitation associated with host user information relevant to the first user to a second user that may be one of a plurality of viewing users viewing the moving image, generate a co-starring moving image in which the first user and the second user perform co-starring in accordance with reception of a co-starring request transmitted from the second user who has received the invitation, and distribute the co-starring moving image to one or a plurality of viewing users, by executing a computer-readable command.

Claims (82)

1. A moving image distribution system, comprising:

a computer processor configured to

distribute a moving image including an animation of a character object that is generated based on a motion of a first user and a co-starring application button for the first user, the first user being a distributor,

cause the moving image to be displayed to a second user with one or more display instruction buttons,

display to the first user a co-starring setting window for setting an invitation request, the co-starring setting window including a switch and a password setting region,

transmit and display an invitation for co-starring associated with host user information relevant to the first user to the second user after the moving image is distributed, wherein the host user information comprises an index indicating a profile of the first user, the invitation including buttons for the second user to determine whether to perform the co-starring based on the index indicating the profile of the first user,

after receiving the invitation by the first user, transmit a co-starring request to perform co-starring from the second user,

generate, in response to receiving the co-starring request from the second user, a co-starring moving image in which the first user and the second user perform co-starring on a background of a virtual space that configures the co-starring moving image, wherein the generation of the co-starring moving image comprises generating a background image indicating the background and superimposing the character object on the background image, and

distribute the co-starring moving image to a viewing user, by executing a computer-readable command,

display the co-starring moving image with the one or more display instruction buttons to the first user and the second user,

wherein a co-starring moving image information of the co-starring moving image comprises a co-starring time information indicating an elapse time from the start of the co-starring of the co-starring moving image, wherein the host user information is generated based on the co-starring time information.

2. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the co-starring request is received only from an invited user who has received the invitation, and

the invited user includes the second user.

3. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the host user information includes user evaluation information indicating evaluation with respect to the first user.

4. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the host user information includes viewership information indicating a number of viewing users of the moving image.

5. The moving image distribution system according to claim 4 , wherein the host user information may be a score calculated by a predetermined algorithm based in part on the viewership information, wherein the index further comprises the score.

6. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the host user information includes host user evaluation information indicating evaluation with respect to the first user in the co-starring moving image.

7. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the host user information includes moving image evaluation information indicating evaluation with respect to the moving image.

8. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the invitation includes first benefit information indicating a first benefit that is offered to the second user when the second user performs the co-starring.

9. The moving image distribution system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the invitation includes second benefit information indicating a second benefit that is offered to the second user when the co-starring moving image in which the second user and the first user perform the co-starring is generated.

10. The moving image distribution system according to claim 9 ,

wherein at least one of the first benefit and the second benefit is changed in accordance with evaluation with respect to the co-starring moving image.

11. The moving image distribution system according to claim 9 ,

wherein at least one of the first benefit and the second benefit is changed in accordance with evaluation of the second user during distribution of the co-starring moving image.

12. The moving image distribution system according to claim 9 ,

wherein at least one of the first benefit and the second benefit is an object capable of being used in the co-starring moving image by the second user.

13. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the co-starring moving image includes a character co-starring moving image including a first character object that is generated based on the motion of the first user and a second character object that is generated based on a motion of the second user.

14. The moving image distribution system according to claim 13 ,

wherein the co-starring moving image includes a sound co-starring moving image including the first character object that is generated based on the motion of the first user and a sound of the second user.

15. The moving image distribution system according to claim 14 ,

wherein the co-starring moving image is the character co-starring moving image including the first character object that is generated based on the motion of the first user and the second character object that is generated based on the motion of the second user or the sound co-starring moving image including the first character object that is generated based on the motion of the first user and the sound of the second user, and

the character co-starring moving image and the sound co-starring moving image are capable of being alternately switched.

16. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second user is one of a plurality of viewing users.

17. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the invitation is transmitted by the first user to the second user separately from the distribution of the moving image by the first user.

18. The moving image distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the index further indicates the attractivity of the first user to the second user.

19. A moving image distribution system, comprising:

a computer processor configured to

distribute a moving image including an animation of a character object that is generated based on a motion of a first user and a co-starring application button for the first user, the first user being a distributor,

cause the moving image to be displayed to a second user with one or more display instruction buttons,

display to the first user a co-starring setting window for setting an invitation request, the co-starring setting window including a switch and a password setting region,

transmit and display an invitation for co-starring from the first user to a viewing user viewing the moving image after the moving image is distributed, wherein the invitation comprises an index indicating a profile of the first user, the invitation including buttons for the viewing user to determine whether to perform the co-starring based on the index indicating the profile of the first user,

after the invitation is received by an invited user, receive a co-starring request only from the invited user,

generate, in response to receiving the co-starring request, a co-starring moving image in which the first user and a second user perform co-starring in accordance on a background of a virtual space that configures the co-starring moving image, wherein the generation of the co-starring moving image comprises generating a background image indicating the background and superimposing the character object on the background image, the invited user including the second user, and

distribute the co-starring moving image to the viewing user, by executing a computer-readable command,

display the co-starring moving image with the one or more display instruction buttons to the first user and the second user,

wherein a co-starring moving image information of the co-starring moving image comprises a co-starring time information indicating an elapse time from the start of the co-starring of the co-starring moving image, wherein the host user information is generated based on the co-starring time information.

20. The moving image distribution system according to claim 19 , wherein

the computer processor includes a plurality of computer processors,

the viewing user includes a plurality of viewing users, and

the invited user includes a plurality of invited users.

21. The moving image distribution system according to claim 19 , wherein the invitation is transmitted by the first user to the viewing user separately from the distribution of the moving image by the first user.

22. A moving image distribution method to be executed by allowing a computer processor to execute a computer-readable command, the method comprising:

distributing a moving image including an animation of a character object that is generated based on a motion of a first user and a co-starring application button for the first user, the first user being a distributor;

causing the moving image to be displayed to a second user with one or more display instruction buttons;

displaying to the first user a co-starring setting window for setting an invitation request, the co-starring setting window including a switch and a password setting region;

transmitting and displaying an invitation for co-starring associated with host user information relevant to the first user to the second user after the moving image is distributed, wherein the host user information comprises an index indicating a profile of the first user, the invitation including buttons for the second user to determine whether to perform the co-starring based on the index indicating the profile of the first user;

after receiving the invitation by the first user, transmitting a co-starring request to perform co-starring from the second user;

generating, in response to receiving the co-starring request from the second user, a co-starring moving image in which the first user and the second user perform co-starring on a background of a virtual space that configures the co-starring moving image, wherein the generation of the co-starring moving image comprises generating a background image indicating the background and superimposing the character object on the background image; and

distributing the co-starring moving image to a viewing user,

displaying the co-starring moving image with the one or more display instruction buttons to the first user and the second user,

wherein a co-starring moving image information of the co-starring moving image comprises a co-starring time information indicating an elapse time from the start of the co-starring of the co-starring moving image, wherein the host user information is generated based on the co-starring time information.

23. The moving image distribution method according to claim 22 , wherein the invitation is transmitted by the first user to the second user separately from the distribution of the moving image by the first user.

24. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a moving image distribution program for allowing a computer processor to execute a method comprising:

distributing a moving image including an animation of a character object that is generated based on a motion of a first user and a co-starring application button for the first user, the first user being a distributor;

causing the moving image to be displayed to a second user with one or more display instruction buttons;

displaying to the first user a co-starring setting window for setting an invitation request, the co-starring setting window including a switch and a password setting region;

transmitting and displaying an invitation for co-starring associated with host user information relevant to the first user to the second user after the moving image is distributed, wherein the host user information comprises an index indicating a profile of the first user, the invitation including buttons for the second user to determine whether to perform the co-starring based on the index indicating the profile of the first user;

after receiving the invitation by the first user, transmitting a co-starring request to perform co-starring from the second user;

generating, in response to receiving the co-starring request from the second user, a co-starring moving image in which the first user and the second user perform co-starring on a background of a virtual space that configures the co-starring moving image, wherein the generation of the co-starring moving image comprises generating a background image indicating the background and superimposing the character object on the background image; and

distributing the co-starring moving image to a viewing user,

displaying the co-starring moving image with the one or more display instruction buttons to the first user and the second user,

wherein a co-starring moving image information of the co-starring moving image comprises a co-starring time information indicating an elapse time from the start of the co-starring of the co-starring moving image, wherein the host user information is generated based on the co-starring time information.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium storing a moving image distribution program according to claim 24 , wherein the invitation is transmitted by the first user to the second user separately from the distribution of the moving image by the first user.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY STREET ADDRESS AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71308 FRAME: 765. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0252 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071308/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2020
From: KURABUCHI, AYA
To: GREE, INC.
Reel/Frame 053634/0485 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2019-155593 · Aug 28, 2019 · national
JP 2019-157401 · Aug 29, 2019 · national
JP 2019-157445 · Aug 29, 2019 · national
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