US 11,949,934 B2
Video distribution system, video distribution method, video distribution program, information processing terminal, and video viewing program
Akihiko Shirai, Tokyo (JP); and Misaki Murakami, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to GREE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/419,195
Filed by GREE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 25, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/050766
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/138143, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-246394 (JP), filed on Dec. 28, 2018; and application No. 2019-173325 (JP), filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0070513 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/258 (2011.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/239 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/258 (2013.01) [G06T 13/40 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/239 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A video distribution system that distributes video data including an animation of a virtual character object generated based on movement of an actor, the video distribution system comprising:
a server that distributes the video data; and
a plurality of information processing terminals in each of which an application for viewing a video based on the video data is implemented, and each of which is a device used by a respective viewing user, wherein
the server
generates the video data including (i) the virtual character object and (ii) a particular object that changes a display a plurality of times,
transmits the video data to the information processing terminals,
receives, from at least one of the information processing terminals, a message for the video, and
causes the message to be displayed and causes the display of the particular object displayed in the video to be changed according to the message, and
the server further receives a plurality of the messages, determines whether the majority of the messages includes content of a positive attribute or a negative attribute, and causes the display of the particular object to be changed differently depending on whether the majority of the messages includes content of the positive attribute or content of the negative attribute.