IP Library Granted Patent US 11,805,299
Granted Patent B2
US 11,805,299 · App. 17/957,557 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Video distribution system, video distribution method, information processing device, and video viewing program

Inventors: Takumi Fukuda (Tokyo, JP); Soichiro Takakuwa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
H04N21/4781G06T13/40H04N21/44204H04N21/44218H04N21/4532H04N21/4784H04N21/8146
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Patent No.
US 11,805,299
App. No.
17/957,557
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device displays a video including an avatar object on a display based on video data received from a server, displays a group to which a distributing user belongs in an identifiable manner in a video view or a video distribution list including images of multiple videos, and sends a display request to display an object in one of the videos to the server.

Claims (55)

1. A video distribution system comprising:

a server;

a distribution device; and

a viewing device, wherein

circuitry of the distribution device is configured to:

detect movement of a distributing user that distributes a video, and

transmit movement information based on the detected movement to the server,

circuitry of the viewing device is configured to:

display the video on a display based on video data received from the server, and

circuitry of the server is configured to:

transmit, to the viewing device, the video data, wherein the video data includes an avatar object of the distributing user based on the movement information,

store the distributing user in association with one of a plurality of groups associated with a plurality of videos including the video distributed by the distributing user,

evaluate a length of viewing time of each video for each group to obtain a first evaluation,

evaluate a distribution state to obtain a second evaluation, the distribution state including at least one of a length of distribution time and a number of distribution days of each video for a predetermined period for each group, and

determine a ranking of each group based on the first evaluation and the second evaluation.

2. The video distribution system according claim 1 , wherein

each of the circuitry of the distribution device and the circuitry of the viewing device is configured to switch, according to an instruction, between a distribution mode and a viewing mode.

3. The video distribution system according claim 1 , wherein

evaluating the distribution state to obtain the second evaluation includes evaluating the number of distribution days of each video for the predetermined period for distributing users in each group, the number of distribution days for each of the distributing users being equal to or greater than a predetermined number of days.

4. The video distribution system according claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry of the viewing device is configured to:

send a display request to display an object in the video distributed by the distributing user to the server, and

the circuitry of the server is configured to:

evaluate the display request with respect to each group to obtain a third evaluation, and

determine the ranking of each group based on the first evaluation, the second evaluation, and the third evaluation.

5. The video distribution system according claim 4 , wherein

the circuitry of the server is configured to:

determine a first ranking, a second ranking, and a third ranking of each group based on the first evaluation, the second evaluation, and the third evaluation, respectively, and

assign, to each group, a first point, a second point, and a third point corresponding to the first ranking, the second ranking, and the third ranking, respectively.

6. The video distribution system according claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry of the server is configured to:

store an attachment object as a possession of each distributing user belonging to each group based on the determined ranking of the group, the attachment object being associated with a particular part of the avatar object, and

the circuitry of the distribution device is configured to:

display the attachment object associated with the particular part of the avatar object of the distributing user in accordance with operation of the distributing user.

7. The video distribution system according claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry of the viewing device is configured to:

display, on the display, a list of the videos that are being distributed, the group to which the distributing user belongs being displayed as being distinguished from the other groups.

8. A video distributing method, the method comprising:

by circuitry of a distribution device,

detecting movement of a distributing user that distributes a video, and

transmitting movement information based on the detected movement to a server,

by circuitry of a viewing device,

displaying the video on a display based on video data received from the server, and

by circuitry of the server,

transmitting, to the viewing device, the video data, wherein the video data includes an avatar object of the distributing user based on the movement information,

storing the distributing user in association with one of a plurality of groups associated with a plurality of videos including the video distributed by the distributing user,

evaluating a length of viewing time of each video for each group to obtain a first evaluation,

evaluating a distribution state to obtain a second evaluation, the distribution state including at least one of a length of distribution time and a number of distribution days of each video for a predetermined period for each group, and

determining a ranking of each group based on the first evaluation and the second evaluation.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a video distributing program, wherein the video distributing program, when executed by circuitry, causes the circuitry to:

detect movement of a distributing user that distributes a video,

generate video data including an avatar object of the distributing user based on movement information that is based on the detected movement,

transmit the generated video data to a user device of a viewing user,

receive an operation to participate in one of a plurality of groups associated with a plurality of videos including the video distributed by the distributing user,

display a reward based on a ranking that is determined based on a first evaluation based on a length of viewing time of each video for each group and a second evaluation based on a distribution state including at least one of a length of distribution time and a number of distribution days of each video for a predetermined period for each group.

Assignments (2)
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 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2019-120762 · Jun 28, 2019 · national
JP 2019-143497 · Aug 5, 2019 · national
JP 2020-081090 · May 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16883080 · May 26, 2020
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