US 12,231,716 B2
Video distribution in which display of comments posted during distribution is controlled
Ko Kikuchi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/921,519
Filed by Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/025649
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/004007, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 4, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0223842 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 21/4316 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/4318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server device, comprising:
one or more processors, wherein
at least one of the one or more processors executes processing of:
distributing a live video provided from a streamer to a viewer terminal having a comment area, the comment area allowing a predetermined number of comments to be displayed;
receiving a comment posted from the viewer terminal during distribution of the live video;
sending the received comment to the viewer terminal to cause the comment to be added to the comment area in a last-in-first-out manner, wherein the comment is associated with a display flag having (i) a first value indicating the comment is displayed in the comment area or (ii) a second value indicating the comment is not displayed in the comment area;
receiving audio data corresponding to speech of the streamer;
converting, using speech recognition, the audio data to speech text;
comparing the speech text to each comment from the plurality of comments having the display flag with the first value;
identifying, based on the comparing, a comment from the plurality comments to which the streamer reacted in the live video being distributed, the identified comment associated with a reaction flag having (i) a first value indicating the speaker reacted to the comment or (ii) a second value indicating the speaker did not react to the comment; and
controlling display of the identified comment.