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JP-2026076280-A - Content delivery device and program

JP2026076280AJP 2026076280 AJP2026076280 AJP 2026076280AJP-2026076280-A

Abstract

[Challenge] To provide appropriate character-related information for each character in accordance with the progress of the electronic content. [Solution] In an animation delivery system consisting of a server device 10 and a user terminal 20, the character-related information update unit 38 of the user terminal updates at least a portion of the character-related information, which is information related to a recognized character, based on the portion of the electronic content that has already been provided, while the electronic content is being delivered. The character-related information presentation unit 40 presents the character-related information of a recognized character while the electronic content is being delivered. The presented character-related information is based on the character-related information updated by the character-related information update unit 38 up to the time the character-related information is presented. [Selection Diagram] Figure 2

Inventors

  • 坂口 歩

Assignees

  • 株式会社ＮＴＴドコモ

Dates

Publication Date
20260511
Application Date
20260203

Claims (8)

  1. The content provision department provides electronic content for users to enjoy, During the provision of electronic content by the content provision unit, a character recognition unit recognizes characters appearing in the electronic content provided by the content provision unit, During the provision of electronic content by the content provision unit, the character-related information update unit updates at least a portion of the character-related information, which is information related to a character, based on the portion of the electronic content that has been provided, for a character recognized by the character recognition unit. During the provision of electronic content by the content provision unit, the character-related information presentation unit presents character-related information for characters recognized by the character recognition unit, and the presented character-related information is based on character-related information updated by the character-related information update unit up to the time the character-related information is presented. It is equipped with, The aforementioned character-related information includes information about the parts in which the character appears, The character-related information update unit extracts appearance information from the recognition results of the character recognition unit for the provided portion of the electronic content for the character recognized by the character recognition unit, and updates the appearance information. The aforementioned character-related information display unit displays information about the parts in which the character appears. Content delivery device.
  2. The aforementioned electronic content includes electronic content in a series that continues over multiple installments. The aforementioned appearance information includes appearance information regarding the episode in which the character appears. The content provisioning device according to claim 1.
  3. The aforementioned appearance information includes information about the character's first appearance. The content provisioning device according to claim 2.
  4. The aforementioned character-related information includes at least one of name information relating to the character's name and status information relating to the character's status. The aforementioned character-related information update unit updates at least one of the name information and status information. The character-related information display unit displays at least one of name information and status information. The content provision device according to claim 1.
  5. The aforementioned character-related information includes relationship information regarding the relationships between multiple characters, The aforementioned character-related information update unit updates the relationship information, The character-related information presentation unit presents relationship information between multiple characters when multiple characters are recognized by the character recognition unit. The content provision device according to claim 1.
  6. The aforementioned electronic content is video content, The character-related information display unit displays the latest character-related information updated by the character-related information update unit while the video content is being played by the content provision unit. The content provisioning device according to claim 1.
  7. The aforementioned electronic content is video content, The character-related information display unit displays the history of character-related information updated by the character-related information update unit while the video content provided by the content provision unit is paused. The content provision device according to claim 1.
  8. On the computer, Content provision function that provides electronic content for users to enjoy, During the provision of electronic content by the aforementioned content provision function, a character recognition function is provided to recognize characters appearing in the electronic content provided by the aforementioned content provision function. During the provision of electronic content by the content provision function, a character-related information update function updates at least a portion of the character-related information, which is information related to a character, based on the portion of the electronic content that has been provided, for a character recognized by the character recognition function. During the provision of electronic content by the content provision function, the character-related information of a character recognized by the character recognition function is presented, and the presented character-related information is based on the character-related information updated by the character-related information update function up to the time the character-related information is presented, and the character-related information presentation function is provided, To make it happen, The aforementioned character-related information includes information about the parts in which the character appears, The character-related information update function extracts information about the character's appearance from the recognition results of the character recognition function for the provided portion of the electronic content, and updates the information about the character's appearance. The aforementioned character-related information display function displays information about the parts in which the character appears. Content provision program.

Description

This invention relates to a content provisioning device and program for providing electronic content. When users are enjoying digital content, they may encounter questions about the characters appearing in the content. To resolve such questions, character-related information is provided during the provision of the digital content. This character-related information is provided as metadata for the digital content (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-099020Japanese Patent Publication No. 2012-256105 A block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the animation provision system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A block diagram showing the functional configuration of the animation provision system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A flowchart illustrating the animation provision method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A schematic diagram illustrating the updating of character-related information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A schematic diagram showing an example of displaying character-related information during animation playback according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A schematic diagram showing an example of displaying character-related information for multiple characters during animation playback according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A schematic diagram showing an example of displaying character-related information during animation pause according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A schematic diagram showing an example of displaying character-related information for multiple characters during a paused animation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.A block diagram showing a comic book distribution system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.A flowchart illustrating a method for providing comics according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 5. In this embodiment, during the provision of the animation, the system recognizes the characters appearing in the animation, updates the character-related information of those characters based on the provided portion of the animation, presents the character-related information for the recognized characters, and the presented character-related information is based on the character-related information updated up to the time of presentation. The animation provisioning system of this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. Referring to Figure 1, the hardware configuration of the animation provision system of this embodiment will be described. Note that the hardware configuration of this embodiment itself is common to those skilled in the art, and the characteristic configuration of this embodiment will be described with reference to Figure 2 and subsequent figures. As shown in Figure 1, the server device 10 is physically configured as a computer including a processor 101, memory 102, storage 103, communication device 104, input device 105, output device 106, and a bus connecting these devices. Each of these devices operates on power supplied from a battery (not shown). In the following description, the term "device" can be read as "circuit," "device," "unit," etc. The hardware configuration of the server device 10 may include one or more of the devices shown in Figure 1, or it may be configured without some of the devices. Furthermore, multiple devices with different enclosures may be connected via communication to constitute the server device 10. Each function in the server device 10 is realized by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 101 and memory 102. The processor 101 then performs calculations, controls communication by the communication device 104, and controls at least one of the reading and writing of data in the memory 102 and storage 103. The processor 101, for example, controls the entire computer by running the operating system. The processor 101 may be composed of a central processing unit (CPU) including interfaces with peripheral devices, control units, arithmetic units, registers, etc. Furthermore, for example, a baseband signal processing unit or a call processing unit may be implemented by the processor 101. The processor 101 reads programs (program code), software modules, data, etc., from at least one of the storage 103 and the communication device 104 into the memory 102, and executes various processes accordingly. The program used is one that causes the computer to execute at least a part of the operations described later. The functional blocks of the server device 10 may be stored in the memory 102 and implemented by control programs run