JP7299676B2 - Information processing system, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention provides an information processing system including a first terminal operated by a first user, a second terminal operated by a second user, and a server connectable to the first terminal and the second terminal. More specifically, an information processing system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus capable of executing a process in which a first user transmits information regarding a predetermined application to a second user. , and information processing programs.

Conventionally, a technique is known in which a user participating in a social game invites other players to participate in the social game by sending an invitation e-mail or the like through a social networking service (SNS). (For example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2017-130231 A

In the system as described above, for example, by giving a predetermined incentive to the sender for the act of sending a message about a certain social game to other users, the motivation to perform such an act is provided. Was.

However, even if users sent messages to other users, not many users were interested in social games. Regarding this point, there is room for improvement in terms of whether or not a person who receives an e-mail about a certain application is interested in the application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing system, an information processing method, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing program that can make other users more interested in a predetermined application.

In order to achieve the above object, for example, the following configuration examples are given.

An example of a configuration example is an information processing system including at least a first terminal operated by a first user and a second terminal operated by a second user, the information processing system comprising: transmission instruction receiving means; lottery means; means, receiving means, and presenting means. The transmission instruction receiving means causes the first terminal to receive an instruction to transmit information related to a predetermined application to the second terminal. The lottery means performs a lottery for specifying at least one content from a plurality of contents when the instruction is received at the first terminal. The transmitting means causes the first terminal to transmit information related to the predetermined application to the second terminal. The receiving means causes the second terminal to receive information related to the predetermined application transmitted from the first terminal. The presenting means causes the second terminal to acquire the content specified by the lottery means based on the received information related to the predetermined application, and present the content on the second terminal.

According to the above configuration example, it is possible to display the result of the lottery performed based on the instruction from the first terminal on the second terminal. As a result, the user of the second terminal can enjoy the result of the lottery, so that the interest of the user of the second terminal in the predetermined application related to this lottery can be enhanced.

As another configuration example, the lottery means may perform a lottery for specifying at least one content item from a plurality of content items associated with a predetermined application.

According to the above configuration example, it is possible to further increase the interest of the user of the second terminal in the predetermined application.

As another configuration example, the lottery means may perform a lottery to specify, as content, content that includes at least an image using a virtual character that appears in a predetermined application.

According to the above configuration example, it is possible to further increase the interest of the user of the second terminal in the predetermined application.

As another configuration example, the lottery means re-enables the lottery when the instruction is accepted at the first terminal if a predetermined condition is satisfied after the lottery is performed.

According to the configuration example described above, by setting the condition for the timing of the lottery, it is possible to increase the expectation of the receiver of the information related to the predetermined application, so that the interest of the lottery can be improved. For example, if the date of the previous lottery is different, the first user can be allowed to take another lottery. For example, the lottery can be held only once a day. As a result, the second terminal can be made to present different lottery results depending on the day. can be repeated.

As another configuration example, the lottery means may enable the lottery to be held again when a command is received at the first terminal when a predetermined timing has arrived after the lottery is held.

According to the above configuration example, by setting the timing of the lottery, it is possible to increase the expectation of the receiver of the information related to the predetermined application, so that the interest of the lottery can be improved. For example, different lottery results can be presented on the second terminal depending on the day. You can let it run.

As another configuration example, the transmission instruction receiving means may cause the first terminal to receive an instruction to transmit predetermined address information for acquiring the lottery content as information related to a predetermined application. .

According to the above configuration example, since the recipient needs to use the address information before acquiring the lottery content, the expectation of the recipient of the predetermined address information can be increased and the interest of the lottery can be improved. can be done. In addition, since Internet address information such as a URL can be transmitted, the lottery content can be presented on a general-purpose browser. environment, and the cost of building an environment for performing the above actions can be reduced.

As another configuration example, the transmitting means causes the first terminal to transmit information related to a predetermined application and a message prompting the player to play the predetermined application to the second terminal, and the receiving means causes the second terminal to Information related to a predetermined application transmitted from the first terminal and a message prompting to play the predetermined application may be received.

According to the above configuration example, the first user can send an invitation message to participate in a predetermined application to the second user, and have the second user receive the message. As a result, the second user's interest in the predetermined application can be heightened, and in turn, the second user's expectation of playing the predetermined application can be heightened. As a result, it is possible to facilitate the function of the invitation message to invite other users to a predetermined application.

As another configuration example, when the first terminal receives an instruction to transmit information related to a predetermined application to the second terminal, the information processing system instructs the first user within the predetermined application A reward granting means may be provided for granting available reward content.

According to the above configuration example, it is possible to provide the user of the first terminal with motivation to perform the act of transmitting information related to a predetermined application to another user.

As another configuration example, the content selected by the lottery means may be an image showing the result of an omikuji.

According to the above configuration example, it is possible to present the result of the "omikuji" to the second user, which makes it easier to attract the interest of the second user. As a result, for example, it is possible to have the second user read the contents of the invitation message, to be interested in the predetermined application, and to increase the degree of expectation of the second user to participate in the application.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to increase the possibility that the invited user will be interested in the content of the invitation and play a game or the like in response to the invitation.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall image of an information processing system that is an example of the present embodiment; Block diagram showing the configuration of the server 101 Block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing terminal 102 Example of game screen Example of game screen Example of SNS application screen An example of a browser application screen Example of game screen Examples of programs and data stored in memory 122 of information processing terminal 102 An example of programs and data stored in the memory 112 of the server 101 An example of the data structure of the URL database 513 Flowchart showing details of information processing according to the present embodiment Flowchart showing details of lottery processing

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overview of an information processing system according to this embodiment. An information processing system 100 of this embodiment includes a server 101 and a plurality of information processing terminals 102 . The server 101 and each information processing terminal 102 are configured to be able to communicate via the Internet 103 .

As an example of the information processing executed with the configuration as described above, in the present embodiment, game processing will be described as an example. Specifically, the game process is executed by installing a game program on the smart device and appropriately communicating with the server 101 as necessary.

[Server hardware configuration]
Next, the configuration of the server 101 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the server 101. As shown in FIG. The server 101 includes at least a processor 111 , a memory 112 and a communication section 113 . The processor 111 executes various programs for controlling the server 101 . The memory 112 stores various programs executed by the processor 111 and various data to be used. The communication unit 113 connects to the Internet 103 through wired or wireless communication, and transmits and receives predetermined data to and from the information processing terminal 102 or another server (not shown).

[Hardware configuration of information processing terminal]
Next, the configuration of the information processing terminal 102 will be described. Here, in the present embodiment, the information processing terminal 102 includes, for example, smart devices such as smartphones and tablets, stationary game devices, portable game devices, A personal computer or the like is assumed. In the description of the present embodiment, as an example of the information processing terminal 102, an information processing terminal (for example, a smart phone) including a display screen and a touch panel in an integrated manner will be described. Therefore, input operations are mainly input to the touch panel. However, in other embodiments, the input operation may be performed using a physical controller wirelessly or wiredly connected to the information processing terminal. A form using a device may be used. In another embodiment, the information processing terminal 102 may be an information processing system configured by a plurality of information processing apparatuses.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the information processing terminal 102. As shown in FIG. The information processing terminal 102 includes a processor 121 , a memory 122 , an operation section 123 , a display section 124 and a communication section 125 . The processor 121 controls the operation of the information processing terminal 102 by executing game processing, which will be described later, and executing a system program (not shown) for controlling the overall operation of the information processing terminal 102. do. Note that the processor 121 may be equipped with a single processor, or may be equipped with a plurality of processors. The memory 122 stores various programs executed by the processor 121 and various data used by the programs. Memory 122 is, for example, a flash EEPROM or a hard disk device. The operation unit 123 is an input device for receiving operations from the user, and is mainly assumed to be a touch panel in this embodiment. Other embodiments may include various pointing devices, various depressible buttons, analog sticks, and the like. Display unit 124 is typically a liquid crystal display device. The communication unit 125 connects to the Internet 103 through wired or wireless communication, and transmits and receives predetermined data to and from other information processing terminals 102, servers 101, and the like.

[Overview of information processing according to the present embodiment]
Next, an outline of information processing executed in this embodiment will be described. The process executed in this embodiment is performed from the first information processing terminal 102 (hereinafter referred to as the first terminal) operated by the first user to the second information processing terminal 102 (hereinafter referred to as the first terminal) operated by the second user. This is a process of transmitting information about a predetermined application to a second terminal (hereinafter referred to as a second terminal). More specifically, it relates to a process in which a first user sends an "invitation message" for inviting a second user to a social game that the first user is playing. More specifically, in this embodiment, when the "invitation message" is transmitted, a lottery is conducted to specify at least one content item from a plurality of content items associated with the game. The result is to be sent to the second user. As an example of this lottery, in this example, "Omikuji" will be described as an example. In other words, in the present embodiment, an "omikuji" is sent to the second user in relation to the "invitation message".

An overview of the processing according to the present embodiment will be described below using screen examples. FIG. 4 is an example of a game screen displayed on the display unit 124 of the first terminal. In FIG. 4, a screen for inquiring whether or not to send the "omikuji" to other users is displayed. This screen is displayed, for example, when the first user performs an operation for instructing transmission of an "omikuji" during game processing. In response to the inquiry, when the first user selects to send the "omikuji" by tapping the "yes" button in the example of FIG. 4, the screen is switched to the one shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, a screen is displayed that prompts the first user to select the method used to send the omikuji. Here, in the present embodiment, in addition to the game application, an email application and an SNS application are also installed in the first terminal. The transmission of the "omikuji" is performed using such an application other than the game application. In this embodiment, a case of transmitting using a predetermined SNS application will be described as an example.

For example, when the first user taps and selects "SNS application 1" on the screen of FIG. 5, a lottery process is performed. Although the details will be described later, in this lottery process, a lottery process corresponding to "drawing an omikuji" is performed. More precisely, a process of specifying an image showing the result of the omikuji by lottery is performed. Furthermore, based on the result of the lottery, a web page is generated to show an image of the omikuji result. Hereinafter, this web page will be referred to as an "omikuji result page". Then, an "invitation message" including a URL indicating this omikuji result page is generated. Note that this URL is different depending on the first user and the result of the omikuji. Then, in the process of the SNS application 1 selected by the first user, the first user performs an operation of transmitting this "invitation message" to the second user, so that the "invitation message" is sent to the second user. Sent to the user. Here, in the SNS application 1, the first user and the second user are assumed to have a predetermined relationship that connects them, such as being friends or being a follower/follower. In addition, when sending the "invitation message", the first user receives predetermined content (for example, items) that can be used in the game as a reward for sending the "invitation message". Limited to once per day.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen on which the "invitation message" is displayed on the second terminal operated by the second user. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen of "SNS application 1" running on the second terminal. In the "SNS application 1", the "invitation message" 230 sent from the first user is displayed. This "invitation message" 230 includes a predetermined character string and a URL indicating the omikuji result page. For this predetermined character string, in the example of FIG. 6, "Omikuji campaign is underway with 'game name'! Let's become friends and play together!" It is a sentence that suggests that it is an omikuji (for that reason, it can be said that it is likely to attract the second user's interest). Then, when the second user taps this URL, for example, a predetermined browser application is activated and a screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

FIG. 7 is an example of a screen of a predetermined browser application running on the second terminal, and shows a state in which the "Omikuji result page" is displayed. This “omikuji result page” includes an omikuji result 241, a related image 242, and an “start application” button 243. FIG. The omikuji result 241 is an image showing the lottery result, that is, the omikuji result. The related image 242 is a predetermined image determined based on the lottery result during the process of generating the omikuji result page. Here, an image of the game being played by the first user is used as the related image. By using such a game image, the omikuji result page can be said to have a role of introducing the game that the first user is playing. Specifically, the related image 242 includes at least an image of a predetermined character that appears in the game. Note that this image is obtained by, for example, capturing a game image in which a predetermined character or the like is arranged in a virtual game space related to the game by the developer or operator of the game and captured by a virtual camera. etc., are generated in advance. The content of such a related image 242 changes according to the lottery results described above. For example, if the result of the omikuji is "great good luck", an image of a group of in-game characters gathering together and being happy together is determined as the related image 242 . Also, if the result of the omikuji is "bad", an image showing that the in-game character has dropped the ice cream held in the hand is determined as the related image 242 . In other words, an omikuji result page with different contents is generated depending on the result of the lottery.

Note that in the present embodiment, the number of times an omikuji result page corresponding to each user can be created is limited to once a day. Also, the omikuji result page has an expiration date, and in this embodiment, it is until the date on which the page was created changes. For example, the omikuji result page created on May 1st can only be viewed on May 1st, and if the date changes, it cannot be viewed even if the URL is accessed. Therefore, each user can send "omikuji" any number of times in a day, but the omikuji result page is created only when sending the omikuji for the first time on that day. , the URL indicating the omikuji result page created at the time of initial transmission is used. That is, from the second time onwards, the same omikuji will be sent during the day. Note that the number of times the omikuji result page is created and the expiration date are not limited to these, and other values may be used.

Also, in FIG. 7, when the second user taps the "launch application" button 243, if the game is already installed on the second terminal, the game is launched. After that, as shown in FIG. 8, a screen for inquiring whether or not to make a friend request to the first user who sent the invitation message is automatically displayed. The second user selects whether or not to make a friend request in response to this, and when making a friend request is selected, the friend request to the first user is transmitted as part of the game processing. If the game is not installed on the second terminal, for example, the content distribution application is started, and an introduction screen of the game, a downloadable screen, etc. are displayed as appropriate. It is possible to install the game from the screen.

Thus, in this embodiment, the first user can send an "omikuji" when inviting another user to the game. This makes it possible to make the act of inviting other users more interesting. Also, a message of "Omikuji", which at first glance seems unrelated to the game, is sent as an "invitation message" using SNS or the like. As a result, the second user who has received the "invitation message" is interested in the result of the omikuji and can be motivated to browse the "omikuji result page". By displaying an image related to the game on the page, it is also possible to make the user interested in the game. By using this image as an image related to the result of the omikuji, it is possible to make the user more interested in the game.

[Details of information processing in this embodiment]
Next, information processing in this embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. FIG.

[Regarding the data used in the information processing terminal]
First, various data used in this process will be described. FIG. 9 is a memory map showing an example of various data stored in the memory 122 of the information processing terminal 102. As shown in FIG. The memory 122 of the information processing terminal 102 stores applications such as a game application 501 and an SNS application 506 . The game application 501 includes a terminal-side game program 502, user data 503, operation data 504, image data 505, and the like.

The terminal-side game program 502 is a program for executing the game processing according to this embodiment on the information processing terminal 102 .

User data 503 is data relating to the user playing the game. In this embodiment, for example, login processing to the server 101 is performed at the start of game processing on the first terminal, and user data stored in the server 101 is acquired and stored in the memory as the user data 503. be. The user data 503 includes a user ID for identifying a user who is playing, a user name, a friend list, and the like.

The operation data 504 is data indicating the details of various operations performed on the operation unit 123 . In the present embodiment, data indicating presence/absence of input to the touch panel as the operation unit 123, touch coordinates, etc., and data indicating pressing states of various buttons (not shown) are included.

The image data 505 includes data of images such as various objects and backgrounds used in this game.

In addition, although illustration is omitted, the game application 501 appropriately includes various data necessary for execution of game processing, such as audio data.

The SNS application 506 includes a program and various data for executing a predetermined SNS application.

[About the data used on the server]
Next, data used by the server 101 will be described. FIG. 10 is a memory map showing an example of various data stored in the memory 112 of the server 101. As shown in FIG. The memory 112 of the server 101 includes a server-side program 511, a user database 512, a URL database 513, related image data 514, an omikuji result page database 515, and the like.

The server-side program 501 is a program for executing the game processing according to this embodiment on the server 101 .

The user database 512 is a database storing data of each user who plays this game. For example, it is a database composed of a set of user data 503 described above.

The URL database 513 is a database relating to URLs of omikuji result pages created based on the results of the lottery process described above. FIG. 11 shows an example of the configuration of the database. The URL database 513 includes at least the items of result page URL 521 , creation date and time 522 , and creation user ID 523 . The result page URL 521 is the URL of the omikuji result page. The creation date and time 522 indicates the date and time when the oracle result page was created. The creation user ID 523 is data indicating which user instructed the creation of the omikuji result page.

The related image data 514 is data on which the related image 242 as shown in FIG. 7 is based. A plurality of image data previously associated with the lottery results are stored so that an image corresponding to the lottery results can be selected.

The omikuji result page database 515 is a collection of HTML data for displaying the omikuji result page. Note that the omikuji result page database 515 may be stored on another server.

[Details of information processing to be executed]
Next, details of the game processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. Note that here, the processing related to transmitting and receiving the “invitation message” from the first terminal to the second terminal (from the first user to the second user) will be mainly described, and the description of other processing will be omitted. .

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of information processing in this embodiment. In FIG. 12, the processing in the first terminal, the processing in the server 101, and the processing in the second terminal are arranged in order from the left. It is also assumed that the processing progresses from top to bottom in chronological order.

In FIG. 12, first, in step S1, the server 101 executes processing for resetting the omikuji result page. This is a process that is executed once a day at a preset time, for example, at 0:00 am. This is the process of initializing the The term of validity of the omikuji result page is set to the day of its creation.

Next, in step S2, a process of accepting an invitation instruction is executed in the first terminal. Specifically, based on the operation data 504, the processor 121 of the first terminal determines whether or not an omikuji transmission instruction has been given to the screen shown in FIG. If done, proceed to the next step S3.

Next, in step S3, a process of sending a request for a lottery process from the first terminal to the server 101 is executed. Specifically, the processor 121 of the first terminal acquires its own user ID from the user data 503 and generates lottery process request data including its own network address and the user ID. Then, a process of transmitting the data to the server 101 is executed.

Next, in step S4, the server 101 receives the lottery process request data, and executes the lottery process accordingly. That is, a process of specifying an omikuji result image by lottery is performed, and further a process of generating an omikuji result page according to the result is performed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the lottery process. First, in step S21, the processor 111 of the server 101 refers to the URL database 513 and determines whether data corresponding to the transmitted user ID already exists. That is, it is determined whether or not the omikuji result page corresponding to the first user has already been created on that day. As a result of the determination, if it has already been created (YES in step S21), the processor 111 of the server 101 terminates the lottery process. On the other hand, if the omikuji has not yet been created (NO in step S21), in step S22, the processor 111 of the server 101 executes a lottery process for the omikuji results.

Next, in step S23, the processor 111 of the server 101 creates an omikuji result page based on the result of the lottery and the user ID. Any method may be used to create the omikuji result page, but in the present embodiment, the omikuji result page is generated by the following process. First, as a premise, it is assumed that "template" data in which the layout of the omikuji result page as shown in FIG. 7 is defined is prepared. Then, the processor 111 of the server 101 acquires the related image corresponding to the result of the lottery process from the related image data 514 . Here, a plurality of related images may be prepared according to a certain lottery result. In this case, one may be randomly selected from the plurality of related images. Once the related image to be used in the omikuji result page is determined, it is set as the "template" data as described above. That is, the acquired related image data is set in the place of the related image 242 in FIG. Further, the processor 111 of the server 101 also executes a process of associating the "start application" button 243 with the user ID. That is, when the game is started by tapping the "start application" button 243, in order to automatically launch the friend application screen for the user indicated by the user ID, the user ID is used as an argument of the game start instruction. , etc., is executed. The processor 111 of the server 101 generates HTML data and its URL for displaying the omikuji result page reflecting such processing contents. Here, the contents of the omikuji result page differ depending on the first user who requested the lottery process and the date and time of the process. That is, according to the omikuji result and the user ID associated with the "start application" button 243, the HTML data of the omikuji result page with different contents is generated, and the URL is also different. becomes. After that, the processor 111 of the server 101 stores the generated HTML data in the omikuji result page database 515 . In addition, the processor 111 of the server 101 associates the URL of the created omikuji result page with the user ID, and stores the created date and time in the URL database 513 . Then, the processor 111 of the server 101 ends the lottery process.

Returning to FIG. 12, next in step S5, the processor 111 of the server 101 refers to the URL database 513 and obtains the result page URL 521 corresponding to the transmitted user ID. Then, a process of transmitting the result page URL 521 to the first terminal is also executed.

Next, in step S6, a process of receiving the result page URL 521 transmitted in step S5 is executed in the first terminal. Next, in step S7, the process of creating and transmitting an invitation message including the URL indicated by the result page URL 521 is executed in the first terminal. Specifically, the processor 121 of the first terminal generates the data of the “invitation message” 230 as shown in FIG. 6 above based on the result page URL 521 . The basic text of the "invitation message" is predetermined, and the text is automatically generated in combination with the character string of the URL of the result page. After that, the transmission means selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and the predetermined application selected and instructed by the first user, here, the SNS application 1, is started. At this time, by starting the data of the "invitation message" as an argument, after starting the SNS application 1, for example, a screen for selecting the destination of the automatically generated "invitation message" is displayed. can be Then, based on the first user's operation, the SNS application 1 executes a process of transmitting an "invitation message" to the second user. Also, at this time, a process of providing predetermined in-game content as a reward to the first user is also performed. For example, a process of giving the first user a predetermined item that can be used in the game is executed. Specifically, processing such as adding the data of the content to be provided to the user data 503 is executed.

Next, in step S8, a process of receiving the invitation message is performed in the second terminal. When an operation to access the URL indicated by the invitation message is performed on the second terminal, a process of transmitting a request to obtain the omikuji result page corresponding to the URL is executed in step S9. In response to this, in step S10, the server 101 executes a process of transmitting the HTML data of the corresponding omikuji result page to the second terminal.

Next, in step S11, a process of displaying an omikuji result page is executed on the second terminal based on the received HTML data, for example, through a web browser application. As a result, the screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

When the "start application" button 243 is tapped after the omikuji result page is displayed, game startup processing is executed using the user ID associated with the "start application" button 243. be. Then, when the game is started, the friend application screen as shown in FIG. 8 is automatically displayed. On the other hand, when the second user performs a friend application operation, data indicating a friend application is transmitted from the second terminal to the first terminal (first user) in step S13. In step S14, at the first terminal, a process of receiving the friend application is executed, and then, for example, a process of displaying a screen asking whether to approve the friend application, or, if approved, the first user and A process relating to friend registration, such as storing in server 101 in association with the second user, that is, storing as a friend relationship, is appropriately executed.

This concludes the detailed description of the information processing according to the present embodiment.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when an invitation message for a game that the first user is playing is transmitted to the second user, a predetermined lottery process (in the above example, a fortune) is performed, and the lottery is performed. The result can be displayed on the destination terminal. As a result, it is possible to make the second user more likely to be interested in the invitation message, and in turn, it is possible to increase the expected value and possibility of the second user playing the game in response to the invitation. .

In addition, since predetermined in-game content is given to the first user who sent the omikuji as a reward for sending the omikuji, the first user is motivated to send the invitation message to other users. You can also provide attachments.

[Modification]
As for the subject of the lottery process, in the above example, the server 101 executes the lottery process, but in another embodiment, the lottery process may be executed by the first terminal. In this case, data indicating the result of the lottery process in the first terminal may be transmitted to the server 101, and the server 101 may execute the process of generating the omikuji result page based on this data.

Further, in another embodiment, the omikuji result page may have a configuration in which the "start application" button 243 is not displayed. Furthermore, the related image 242 may not be displayed on the omikuji result page. That is, the configuration may be such that only the result of the omikuji is presented to the second user.

Also, in the lottery process described above, the lottery target may be the entire web page presented to the second user. In this case, for example, a plurality of omikuji result pages in which the omikuji result 241 and the related image 242 are already set according to the omikuji results are prepared in advance. Then, one of the plurality of omikuji result pages may be specified by lottery. Then, the setting (editing of the HTML data) for associating the user ID as described above with the "start application" button 243 of the identified omikuji result page is performed, and the URL of the page is generated.

Also, in another embodiment, one or more contents may be specified among the contents specified by lottery.

As for the related images, in the above example, different images are used based on the result of the omikuji, but in addition to this, different images may be used based on other factors. For example, assume a case where a social game operator implements a predetermined "campaign" related to the game for a predetermined period (for example, one week). In this case, a "campaign ID" corresponding to the campaign to be implemented and dedicated related image data corresponding to the campaign are generated in advance and stored in association with each other. Then, during the campaign period, when the omikuji result page is generated, a related image dedicated to the campaign may be displayed on the omikuji result page based on the omikuji result and the campaign ID. For example, when campaigns are held for predetermined periods in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, it is sufficient to display related images with seasonal motifs.

Also, the related image is not limited to an image, and may be content such as a moving image that can be displayed on a web browser.

Also, in the above example, the lottery process is executed only once a day. In other embodiments, it may be possible to execute multiple times without being limited to this. For example, the lottery process may be performed up to five times a day. In this case, up to the 5th time, a different omikuji result page will be generated each time an "invitation message" is sent. It may be configured to use the selected page. Alternatively, the number of times the lottery process is executed may not be limited. Setting a limit on the number of executions is advantageous in that the capacity for saving the omikuji results page can be reduced, while not setting a limit enhances interest by allowing the user to enjoy various omikuji results. is advantageous.

In addition, in the case of setting a limit on the number of executions of the lottery process, regarding the timing at which the lottery can be performed again after the previous lottery, in the above example, the omikuji result page is reset at 0:00 am. was in a state where it was possible to draw a lottery. In addition, in another embodiment, for example, when 24 hours have passed since the previous invitation message was sent, only the data related to the corresponding omikuji result page may be deleted to make it possible to perform the lottery process again. . In addition, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the game, the lottery process may be executed again.

In the above example, the omikuji result page is reset, that is, the expiration date of the omikuji page is set to within the day of its creation (reset to 0:00 am of the next day). In another embodiment, for example, only the data related to the corresponding omikuji result page may be deleted under the condition that a predetermined number of days have passed since the creation date of the omikuji result page.

In the above example, an example of the lottery is "Omikuji", and the case where the result image of the Omikuji is drawn by lottery is exemplified. For example, the result of "fortune-telling" may be randomly selected and transmitted. Also, in this case, lottery processing may be performed using the characteristics of the user who is the destination. For example, in the first terminal, information about the second user to be transmitted, such as the date of birth, is acquired from friend information or the like in the SNS application. Then, in the first terminal, the result of fortune-telling using the date of birth, for example, the result of "horoscope fortune-telling" is drawn. Then, the results may be sent to the server 101 to create a web page showing the results of the fortune-telling, and the URL thereof may be sent as an invitation message. As a result, it is possible to increase the interest of the user on the receiving side to the invitation message and increase the possibility that the invitation message will be seen. In addition, things other than things that are considered to be superior or inferior to the lottery results, such as omikuji and fortune-telling, may be used as lottery targets. In other words, items for which the value of the lottery result has no meaning may be selected as the lottery target. For example, images of various kinds of animals (for example, each image shows one animal) may be selected by lottery, and the image of the animal determined by lottery may be transmitted.

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An information processing system including at least a first terminal operated by a first user and a second terminal operated by a second user,
transmission instruction receiving means for causing the first terminal to receive an instruction for transmitting information related to a predetermined application to the second terminal as processing in the predetermined application;
Lottery means for performing a lottery for specifying at least one content from a plurality of contents when the instruction is received at the first terminal;
Transmission that causes the first terminal to transmit information related to the predetermined application and an invitation message prompting play of the predetermined application to the second terminal using another application different from the predetermined application. means and
receiving means for causing the second terminal to receive information related to the predetermined application transmitted from the first terminal and the invitation message by the other application;
causing the second terminal to obtain, by the other application, the content specified by the lottery means based on the received information related to the predetermined application; and presentation means for presenting the identified content. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said lottery means performs a lottery for specifying at least one of said plurality of contents associated with said predetermined application. 3. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein said lottery means performs a lottery for specifying, as said content, content including at least an image using a virtual character appearing in said predetermined application. 2. The lottery means enables the lottery to be held again when the instruction is accepted by the first terminal if a predetermined condition is satisfied after the lottery is performed. 4. The information processing system according to any one of 1 to 3. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said lottery means re-enables said lottery when said instruction is accepted by said first terminal when a predetermined timing has arrived after said lottery has been performed. Information processing system as described. The transmission instruction receiving means causes the first terminal to receive an instruction to transmit predetermined address information for acquiring the lottery content as information related to the predetermined application. 6. The information processing system according to any one of 5. 3. The information processing system further comprises reward granting means for granting reward content usable within the predetermined application to the first user when the instruction is accepted at the first terminal. 7. The information processing system according to any one of 1 to 6. 8. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the content selected by said lottery means is an image showing the result of an omikuji. An information processing method executed by a computer that controls an information processing system that includes at least a first terminal operated by a first user and a second terminal operated by a second user,
The computer is
A transmission instruction for causing the first terminal to receive, as processing in the predetermined application, an instruction to transmit information related to a predetermined application and an invitation message prompting the player to play the predetermined application to the second terminal. a reception step;
a lottery step of performing a lottery for specifying at least one content from a plurality of pieces of content when the instruction is accepted by the first terminal;
a transmission step of causing the first terminal to transmit information related to the predetermined application to the second terminal using another application different from the predetermined application;
a receiving step of causing the second terminal to receive information related to the predetermined application transmitted from the first terminal and the invitation message by the other application;
causing the second terminal to obtain, by the other application, the content specified in the lottery step based on the received information related to the predetermined application; and a presenting step of presenting the identified content. transmission instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction for transmitting predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information from the first terminal to the second terminal as processing in the first application;
Lottery means for performing a lottery for specifying at least one content from predetermined image content or video content when the instruction is accepted;
URL information for displaying the specified content and an invitation message prompting the player to play the first application are sent to the first terminal using a second application different from the first application. 2. An information processing apparatus comprising: a transmitting means for transmitting to terminals. An information processing program to be executed by a computer that controls an information processing device,
a transmission instruction receiving step of receiving an instruction for transmitting predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information from the first terminal to the second terminal as processing in the first application;
a lottery step of performing a lottery for specifying at least one content from predetermined image content or video content when the instruction is accepted;
URL information for displaying the specified content and an invitation message prompting the player to play the first application are sent to the first terminal using a second application different from the first application. 2 A transmission step of transmitting to a terminal and an information processing program executed by the computer.

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