US 12,244,551 B2
System, method, and program for specifying character-string-based comment art
Emiko Hayashi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to DWANGO CO., LTD., (JP)
Appl. No. 18/043,516
Filed by DWANGO Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 1, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/044059
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 28, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/180973, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-029855 (JP), filed on Feb. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0328013 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 51/066 (2022.01); H04L 51/063 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/066 (2013.01) [H04L 51/063 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A comment art management system configured to display a target comment art including a character string of a plurality of lines on a plurality of viewer terminals including a target person terminal, the comment art management system comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive specifying information for specifying the target comment art from the target person terminal;
a specifying unit configured to specify the target comment art from a plurality of registered comment art based on the specifying information by referring to a database storing the plurality of registered comment art, each of the plurality of registered comment art including a character string comprised of a plurality of lines;
a registration unit configured to register post comment art as registered comment art in the database when the receiving unit receives the post comment art including a character string of a plurality of lines from a poster's terminal; and
a display control unit configured to display the specified target comment art superimposed on main content displayed on the plurality of viewer terminals,
wherein the specifying information categorizes the target comment art based on a figure represented by the character string comprised of a plurality of lines, and
wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the post comment art as text data; and
the registration unit is configured to convert the received post comment art to image data based on the specifying information, and further configured to register the image data in the database as part of a plurality of registered comment art.