IP Library Patent Application 18399747
Patent Application
App. No. 18/399,747

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, SERVER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

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18/399,747
Abstract

An information processing method comprises outputting a virtual space screen to a display, the virtual space screen including an image of a virtual space and a URL registration display for registering a URL of a resource associated with a link target in the virtual space; recording in a memory, in a case that a selection of the URL registration display by a user is received, the URL of the resource associated with the link target in a manner associated with the user; acquiring the URL recorded in the memory in response to a call-up instruction by the user; outputting a screen, including a hyperlink of the acquired URL, as a separate screen from the virtual space screen; accepting selection of the hyperlink by the user; acquiring the resource corresponding to the hyperlink; and outputting a screen, using the acquired resource, to the display.

Claims (84)

1 . An information processing method, comprising:

outputting a virtual space screen to a display, the virtual space screen including an image of a virtual space and a URL registration display for registering a URL of a resource associated with a link target in the virtual space;

recording in a memory, in a case that a selection of the URL registration display by a user is received, the URL of the resource associated with the link target in a manner associated with the user;

acquiring the URL recorded in the memory in response to a call-up instruction by the user;

outputting a screen, including a hyperlink of the acquired URL, as a separate screen from the virtual space screen;

accepting selection of the hyperlink by the user;

acquiring the resource corresponding to the hyperlink; and

outputting a screen, using the acquired resource, to the display.

2 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting an avatar object corresponding to the user into the virtual space; and

in a case that an activity of the avatar object satisfies a display condition, outputting the URL registration display to the display.

3 . The information processing method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

in a case that a position of the avatar object in the virtual space is included within a determination region, outputting the URL registration display to the display.

4 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the user is a first user that distributes a moving image, and

the information processing method further comprises:

outputting the virtual space screen to the display used by the first user;

transmitting drawing data for output of the moving image to a second user device used by a second user; and

in a case that a selection of the URL registration display by the first user is received, recording the URL in the memory in a manner associated with the first user.

5 . The information processing method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

acquiring the URL in response to the call-up instruction by the first user;

outputting the screen including the hyperlink of the URL that is acquired, as a screen that only the first user can confirm;

accepting the selection of the hyperlink by the first user;

acquiring data for output of the resource corresponding to the hyperlink; and

outputting a screen using the resource that is acquired.

6 . The information processing method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

acquiring the URL in response to the call-up instruction by the first user;

outputting the screen including the hyperlink based on the URL that is acquired, as a screen that the first user and the second user can confirm;

accepting the selection of the hyperlink by the first user;

acquiring data for outputting the resource corresponding to the hyperlink; and

outputting a screen using the resource that is acquired.

7 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the user is a second user that watches a moving image distributed by a first user, and

the information processing method further comprises:

receiving, from a first user device used by the first user, drawing data for output of the moving image;

outputting the virtual space screen including the URL registration display;

in a case of accepting selection of the URL registration display by the second user, recording the URL in the memory in a manner associated with the second user;

acquiring the URL in response to the call-up instruction by the second user;

outputting the screen including the hyperlink based on the URL that is acquired, as a separate screen from the virtual space screen;

accepting the selection of the hyperlink by the second user;

acquiring data for outputting the resource corresponding to the hyperlink; and

displaying a screen using the resource that is acquired.

8 . The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the link target is shared information that is displayed using an in-app browser based on an operation by the first user, and

the information processing method further comprises:

outputting a virtual space screen including the URL registration display that is associated with the shared information; and

in a case of accepting selection of the URL registration display by the second user, recording the URL of the resource that is associated with the shared information in the memory, in a manner associated with the second user.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform the information processing method according to claim 1 .

10 . A server, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

transmit drawing data, for an output of a virtual space screen to a display of a user device of a user, the virtual space screen including an image of a virtual space and a URL registration display for registering a URL associated with a link target in the virtual space;

receive, after a selection of the URL registration display by the user is received and is recorded in a memory, viewing history information which indicates whether the user has viewed a screen that uses a resource identified by the URL; and

calculate, based on the viewing history information, a view count of the resource and record the view count in an achievement information memory as achievement information, for each of the link targets.

11 . The server according to claim 10 , wherein in a case that the URL registration display is selected by the user, the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive information from the user device indicating that the URL registration display is selected;

record the URL associated with the URL registration display in the memory in a manner associated with the user; and

transmit, to the user device, the URL recorded in the memory, in response to a call-up instruction received from the user device.

12 . The server according to claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive selection information indicating that the user selected the URL registration display; and

record the achievement information, including a selection count that is a count of times of the URL registration display being selected, based on the selection information.

13 . The server according to claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

transmit data received, from a first user device used by a first user that distributes a moving image, to a second user device used by a second user that watches the moving image, such that the moving image is output to a display of the second user device; and

record a reward corresponding to the achievement information in a manner associated with the first user.

14 . The server according to claim 13 , wherein a reward with a higher value is recorded associated with the first user in conjunction with the view count becoming greater.

15 . An information processing method of a server which interacts with a user device used by a user, the information processing method comprising:

transmitting drawing data, for an output of a virtual space screen to a display of the user device, the virtual space screen including an image of a virtual space and a URL registration display for registering a URL associated with a link target in the virtual space;

receiving, after a selection of the URL registration display by the user is received, viewing history information which indicates whether the user has viewed a screen that uses a resource identified by the URL; and

calculating, based on the viewing history information, a view count of the resource and recording the view count in a memory as achievement information, for each of the link targets.

16 . An information processing system, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

output a virtual space screen to a display, the virtual space screen including an image of a virtual space and a URL registration display for registering a URL of a resource associated with a link target in the virtual space;

record in a memory, in a case that a selection of the URL registration display by a user is received, the URL of the resource associated with the link target in a manner associated with the user;

acquire the URL recorded in the memory in response to a call-up instruction by the user;

output a screen, including a hyperlink of the acquired URL, as a separate screen from the virtual space screen;

accept selection of the hyperlink by the user and acquiring the resource corresponding to the hyperlink; and

output a screen, using the acquired resource, to the display.

17 . The information processing system of claim 16 , further comprising the memory and the display.

18 . The information processing method of claim 1 , wherein

the virtual space screen includes content corresponding to the URL registration display, and

the URL registration display is included in the virtual space screen at a position corresponding to a position of the content.

19 . The information processing method of claim 18 , wherein

the virtual space screen further includes an avatar corresponding to the user, and

the position of the virtual space screen is spaced apart from a relative position of the avatar.

20 . The information processing method of claim 1 , wherein the screen, output using the acquired resource, is a webpage including images and user interface elements.

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.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: KANAYA, YOSUKE
To: GREE, INC.
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