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Granted Patent B2
US 12,647,648 · App. 18/695,003 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Information processing device and information processing method

Inventor: Kengo Matsuyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04N21/44218H04N21/2187H04N21/24H04N21/4223
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Patent No.
US 12,647,648
App. No.
18/695,003
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an information processing device and an information processing method capable of dynamically controlling an information amount of reaction information of a user viewing a distribution content. The information processing device includes: a user reaction information control unit configured to perform information control for causing a user terminal to output second user reaction information having an information amount different from an information amount of first user reaction information on a basis of the first user reaction information output from the user terminal used by a user viewing a distribution content and indicating a reaction of the user.

Claims (59)

1 . An information processing device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to perform information control to

control a user terminal to output second user reaction information in a case that first user reaction information output from the user terminal includes predetermined reaction information; and

control the user terminal to output the first user reaction information in a case that the second user reaction information does not include the predetermined reaction information, wherein

the second user reaction information has an information amount smaller than an information amount of first user reaction information,

the user terminal is used by a user viewing a distribution content, and

the first user reaction information indicates a reaction of the user.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

detect a situation of a communication path through which the distribution content and user reaction information, that is the first user reaction information or the second user reaction information, are transmitted and received, and

perform the information control in a case where a result of detection of the situation of the communication path indicates a situation equal to or less than a reference.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

select any section among a plurality of sections having different total amounts of information belonging to respective sections based on a result of detection of the situation of the communication path, and

control the user terminal to output information belonging to a selected section as the user reaction information in a case where the user reaction information output from the user terminal does not include predetermined reaction information.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the distribution content includes time information,

the processing circuitry detects, as detection of the situation of the communication path, a time difference between a time at which the processing circuitry has received the user reaction information and a time indicated by time information of the distribution content being reproduced on the user terminal at a time point at which the user reaction information is output by the user terminal, and

the processing circuitry selects a section having a larger total amount of belonging information as the time difference is smaller.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of sections includes a first section, a second section, and a third section,

information belonging to the first section is a whole-body video of the user,

information belonging to the second section includes face video and motion capture information of the user, and

information belonging to the third section includes action information of a predetermined part of a body of the user.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein

the user terminal includes a plurality of user terminals,

the processing circuitry is further configured to detect a situation of an information processing load of the information processing device, and

the processing circuitry performs the information control on one or more user terminals among the plurality of user terminals in a case where the situation of the information processing load detected by the processing circuitry exceeds a reference.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first user reaction information is related to an action of the user.

8 . An information processing device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to perform information control to control a user terminal, that is used by a user viewing a distribution content and is outputting first user reaction information indicating a reaction of the user, to output second user reaction information in a case that the performer action information indicates presence of a predetermined action, based on performer action information indicating an action of a performer appearing in the distribution content, wherein

the performer action information further includes information indicating presence or absence of the predetermined action, and

the second user reaction information has an information amount smaller than an information amount of the first user reaction information.

9 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

in a case where the performer action information indicates absence of the predetermined action, the processing circuitry controls the user terminal, based on the performer action information, to output the first user reaction information.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

detect a situation of a communication path through which the distribution content and user reaction information that is the first user reaction information or the second user reaction information are transmitted and received, and

perform the information control in a case where a result of the detection of the situation of the communication path indicates a situation equal to or less than a reference.

11 . The information processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

select any section among a plurality of sections having different total amounts of information belonging to respective sections on the basis of a result of detection of the situation of the communication path, and

control the user terminal to output information belonging to a selected section as the user reaction information in a case where the user reaction information output from the user terminal does not include predetermined reaction information.

12 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein

the distribution content includes time information,

the processing circuitry detects, as detection of the situation of the communication path, a time difference between a time at which the processing circuitry has received the user reaction information and a time indicated by time information of the distribution content being reproduced on the user terminal at a time point at which the user reaction information is output by the user terminal, and

the processing circuitry selects a section having a larger total amount of belonging information as the time difference is smaller.

13 . The information processing device according to claim 12 , wherein

the plurality of sections includes a first section, a second section, and a third section,

information belonging to the first section is a whole-body video of the user,

information belonging to the second section includes face video and motion capture information of the user, and

information belonging to the third section includes action information of a predetermined part of a body of the user.

14 . The information processing device according to claim 13 , wherein

the user terminal includes a plurality of user terminals,

the processing circuitry is further configured to detect a situation of an information processing load of the information processing device, and

the processing circuitry performs the information control on one or more user terminals among the plurality of user terminals in a case where the situation of the information processing load detected by the processing circuitry exceeds a reference.

15 . The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein the first user reaction information is related to an action of the user.

16 . An information processing method, comprising:

controlling, by processing circuitry of an information processing device, a user terminal to output second user reaction information in a case that the first user reaction information output from the user terminal includes the predetermined reaction information; and

controlling, by the processing circuitry, the user terminal to output the first user reaction information in a case that the second user reaction information does not include the predetermined reaction information, wherein

the second user reaction information has an information amount smaller than an information amount of first user reaction information,

the user terminal is used by a user viewing a distribution content, and

the first user reaction information indicates a reaction of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2024
From: MATSUYAMA, KENGO
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066880/0916 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-181647 · Nov 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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