Content distribution system, content distribution method, and content distribution program
AssigneeDWANGO Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobuo Kawakami, Takashi Kojima
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Abstract
A content distribution system according to an embodiment is provided with at least one processor. The at least one processor: specifies a real image region and a farthest region in a space represented with a content image showing a first virtual object; disposes a second virtual object in the farthest region; and displays, on a user terminal, a content image representing a space in which the second virtual object is disposed.
Claims7
A content distribution system comprising
- at least one processor which is configured to:
- identify a farthest region in a space represented by a content image depicting a real image region and a first virtual object, relative to a viewpoint of the content image, the first virtual object comprising an avatar corresponding to a distributor,
- identify a temporary farthest object in the real image region which is farthest from the viewpoint of the content image,
- dispose a second virtual object in the farthest region of the content image, and
- display the content image in which the second virtual object is disposed on a user terminal,
- wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform at least one of the following steps:
- define the farthest region based on a position of the temporary farthest object;
- define a position of the second virtual object within the farthest region so that the second virtual object is at least partially occluded by the temporary farthest object once disposed in the content image;
- and
- define a size of the second virtual object so that the second virtual object appears larger than the temporary farthest object once disposed in the content image.
A content distribution method executed by a content distribution system including at least one processor, the method comprising:
- identifying a farthest region in a space represented by a content image depicting a real image region and a first virtual object, relative to a viewpoint of the content image, the first virtual object comprising an avatar corresponding to a distributor,
- identifying a temporary farthest object in the real image region which is farthest from the viewpoint of the content image,
- disposing a second virtual object in the farthest region of the content image, and
- displaying the content image in which the second virtual object is disposed on a user terminal,
- wherein the method further includes at least one of the following steps:
- defining the farthest region based on a position of the temporary farthest object;
- defining a position of the second virtual object within the farthest region so that the second virtual object is at least partially occluded by the temporary farthest object once disposed in the content image;
- and
- defining a size of the second virtual object so that the second virtual object appears larger than the temporary farthest object once disposed in the content image.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including executable instructions which cause, when executed by a processor, the processor to perform a content distribution method comprising:
- identifying a farthest region in a space represented by a content image depicting a real image region and a first virtual object, relative to a viewpoint of the content image, the first virtual object comprising an avatar corresponding to a distributor,
- identifying a temporary farthest object in the real image region which is farthest from the viewpoint of the content image,
- disposing a second virtual object in the farthest region of the content image, and
- displaying the content image in which the second virtual object is disposed on a user terminal,
- wherein the method further includes at least one of the following steps:
- defining the farthest region based on a position of the temporary farthest object;
- defining a position of the second virtual object within the farthest region so that the second virtual object is at least partially occluded by the temporary farthest object once disposed in the content image;
- and
- defining a size of the second virtual object so that the second virtual object appears larger than the temporary farthest object once disposed in the content image.
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