Distribution system, distribution method, and distribution device

• US 10,307,672 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2014
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Moff, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Moff, Inc.
• Inventors: Takahagi, Akinori, Yonesaka, Motohiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hall, Shauna-Kay
• Application Number:
  US15/311,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20170182413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,842 Days
• Field of Search: 463 36
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/10 characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/165 using facial parts and geometric relationships
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A distribution system is provided, the distribution system including a mobile communication terminal for detecting a gesture of a user by using a gesture detection device that is wirelessly connected, and a distribution device that can communicate with the mobile communication terminal, the distribution system including an accepting unit configured to accept registration of first acceleration data expressing a variation in acceleration within a predetermined time, and advertisement data indicating an advertisement to be displayed on the mobile communication terminal; a distributing unit configured to distribute the first acceleration data and the advertisement data to the mobile communication terminal; a comparing unit configured to compare the distributed first acceleration data with second acceleration data expressing the gesture of the user sent from the gesture detection device; and a first outputting unit configured to output the advertisement data, when the comparing unit makes the comparison.

Claims

1. A distribution system comprising:

a mobile communication terminal for detecting a gesture of a user by using a gesture detection device that is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication terminal, and

a distribution device that can communicate with the mobile communication terminal, the distribution device including;

a processor configured to

to accept registration of first acceleration data expressing a variation in acceleration within a predetermined time, and advertisement data indicating an advertisement to be displayed on the mobile communication terminal; and

to distribute the first acceleration data and the advertisement data to the mobile communication terminal;

the mobile communication terminal including;

a second processor configured to

compare the distributed first acceleration data with second acceleration data expressing the gesture of the user sent from the gesture detection device; and

output the advertisement data, when the second processor makes the comparison.

2. The distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the second processor is further configured to:

receive the second acceleration data from the gesture detection device that is worn by a body of the user.

3. The distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the second processor is further configured to:

output predetermined voice sound data, when the first acceleration data and the second acceleration data are deemed to match each other as a result of the comparison by the second processor, wherein

the processor is further configured to accept the registration of the voice sound data, in addition to the first acceleration data and the advertisement data.

4. The distribution system according to claim 3, wherein

the voice sound data indicates a voice sound that is generated as a result of the gesture indicated by the first acceleration data, and

the second processor is further configured to output the voice sound data while the first outputting unit is outputting the advertisement data.

5. The distribution system according to claim 4, wherein

the second processor is further configured to output the advertisement data, when the first acceleration data and the second acceleration data are deemed to match each other as the result of the comparison by the second processor.

6. The distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive data relating to the output of the advertisement data from the mobile communication terminal; and

output the data.

9. The distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution device includes a plurality of distributed computers.

7. A distribution method executed by a distribution system including a mobile communication terminal for detecting a gesture of a user by using a gesture detection device that is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication terminal, and a distribution device that can communicate with the mobile communication terminal, the distribution method comprising:

an accepting step, by the distribution device, of accepting registration of first acceleration data expressing a variation in acceleration within a predetermined time, and advertisement data indicating an advertisement to be displayed on the mobile communication terminal;

a distributing step, by the distribution device, of distributing the first acceleration data and the advertisement data to the mobile communication terminal;

a comparing step, by the mobile communication terminal, of comparing the distributed first acceleration data with second acceleration data expressing the gesture of the user sent from the gesture detection device; and

a first outputting step, by the mobile communication terminal, of outputting the advertisement data, when the comparison is made at the comparing step.

8. A distribution device that can communicate with a mobile communication terminal for detecting a gesture of a user by using a gesture detection device that is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication terminal, the distribution device comprising:

a processor configured to;

accept registration of first acceleration data expressing a variation in acceleration within a predetermined time, and advertisement data indicating an advertisement to be displayed on the mobile communication terminal; and

distribute, to the mobile communication terminal, the first acceleration data, which is compared with second acceleration data expressing the gesture of the user sent from the gesture detection device, and the advertisement data, which is output when the comparison between the first acceleration data and the second acceleration data is made.