Online video distribution support method, online video distribution support apparatus and online video distribution support system

An online video distribution support apparatus comprising one or more computers, the online video distribution support apparatus comprising:

• an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a line-of-sight position of each of N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) viewers viewing an online video;
• an output unit configured to output a video distribution screen including a material designated by a distributor that distributes the online video;
• a detection unit configured to detect a line-of-sight position of the distributor on the video distribution screen by using a captured image obtained by capturing the distributor;
• and
• a control unit configured to calculate and output a degree of interest of each of the viewers based on the line-of-sight position of the corresponding viewer and the line-of-sight position of the distributor.

An online video distribution support system comprising one or more computers, the online video distribution support system comprising:

• a plurality of viewer terminals used by N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) viewers viewing an online video;
• and
• a distributor terminal connected to communicate with the plurality of viewer terminals and capable of accepting an operation of a distributor that distributes the online video,
• wherein each of the plurality of viewer terminals is configured to:
• display a video distribution screen including a material transmitted from the distributor terminal, and
• detect a line-of-sight position of the corresponding viewer on the video distribution screen by using a captured image obtained by capturing the corresponding viewer viewing the video distribution screen, and transmit the line-of-sight position to the distributor terminal,
• wherein the distributor terminal is configured to:
• acquire information on the line-of-sight position of each the viewers transmitted from each of the viewer terminals,
• display the video distribution screen including the material,
• detect and acquire a line-of-sight position of the distributor on the video distribution screen by using a captured image obtained by capturing the distributor, and
• calculate and output a degree of interest of each of the viewers based on the line-of-sight position of the corresponding viewer and the line-of-sight position of the distributor.