JP7530023B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

For example, in various types of competitions where betting is conducted, such as horse racing, bicycle racing, and boat racing, a voting device that accepts votes from voters is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Voters can cast their vote by writing the necessary voting information on a ballot paper and inputting it into the voting device. For example, in the case of horse racing, voters can cast their vote by writing the details such as the racecourse where the race will be held, the betting method (win or place), and the horse they are betting on on a ballot paper and inputting them into the voting device.

JP 2013-114487 A

However, the voting methods used in the above-mentioned competitions are complicated and difficult for inexperienced users to understand. For example, in the case of horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, etc., users must select the voting method, horse or rider to be voted on from many voting patterns, which is complicated. This is thought to be one of the factors that alienates users who have never voted or have little experience.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a technology that allows even users with little voting experience to easily cast their votes.

An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that executes processing related to voting in a competition, and has a reception unit that receives from a user a specification of a first extraction condition for narrowing down the voting targets in the competition and a specification of an upper limit of a predetermined value that can be voted, and a presentation unit that presents to the user a combination of voting targets and voting methods selected based on the upper limit from among combinations of voting targets and voting methods that match the first extraction condition in the competition.

The present invention provides technology that allows even users with little voting experience to easily cast their votes.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a server and a terminal. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a functional block configuration of a server. 4 shows examples of user management information, voting target information, and extraction condition information. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure performed by the voting system. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. In each drawing, the same reference numerals denote the same or similar configurations.

<System Configuration>
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a voting system 1 according to this embodiment. The voting system 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes a server 10 and one or more terminals 20. The server 10 and the terminals 20 are communicatively connected to each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or mobile communication. The server 10 and the terminals 20 may be referred to as information processing devices.

The server 10 may be configured with one or more physical servers, or may be configured with a virtual server running on a hypervisor, or may be configured with a cloud server. The terminal 20 is a terminal used by a user, and the user can cast a vote for a voting target by operating the terminal 20. The terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a tablet terminal, a personal computer, etc.

For example, in various competitions where betting is performed, such as bicycle racing, horse racing, boat racing, and auto racing, the server 10 performs various processes such as managing the betting targets, betting methods, and predetermined values that users vote for, managing the predetermined values held by users, and managing the payout amounts (payouts, etc.) according to the results of the competition (race).

The subjects of voting are the contestants (including athletes and animals) who are taking part in the competition. For example, in a competition in which contestants numbered 1 through 5 compete, each of the contestants numbered 1 through 5 is a subject of voting.

A betting method is a method of betting (placing a bet) a predetermined value on a betting target. For example, a win bet is a method of predicting which betting target will come first and betting a predetermined value, and a place bet is a method of predicting which betting targets will come first through third and betting a predetermined value. A dyadic bet is a method of predicting the first and second place betting targets in order of finish and betting a predetermined value, and a dyadic combination is a method of predicting two betting targets that will come first and second (regardless of order of finish) and betting a predetermined value. A trifecta is a method of predicting the first, second and third place betting targets in order of finish and betting a predetermined value, and a trifecta is a method of predicting three betting targets that will come first through third (regardless of order of finish) and betting a predetermined value. The betting methods according to this embodiment also include betting methods other than these.

The predetermined value is a value that can be voted for for a combination of voting target and voting method, and may be, for example, money or points. In addition to voting, points may be usable in a predetermined service or game. Furthermore, the points may be points that a user who plays a predetermined service or game can receive for free within the predetermined service or game (free points), or points that can be received in exchange for paying money (by charging) within the predetermined service or game (paid points). The predetermined value may simply be referred to as "value."

In this embodiment, an object for which a predetermined value can be bet, which is uniquely determined by specifying a betting object and a betting method, is called a "betting ticket." Betting tickets may be issued on paper, or may be data managed within the betting system 1. Examples of betting tickets include a betting ticket for a dyadic combination of number 1 coming in first and number 5 coming in second, and a betting ticket for a trifecta of numbers 5, 7, and 8. In this embodiment, a "betting ticket" is synonymous with a "combination of a betting object and a betting method."

If the result of the competition is that the betting ticket is a winning ticket, the user can receive a refund of a predetermined value. For example, if the betting ticket for 3 times is a winning ticket, the user can receive a refund of a predetermined value that is three times the amount of the bet.

In this embodiment, the server 10 receives from the user the specification of extraction conditions for narrowing down the voting targets in a competition and the specification of the upper limit (budget amount) of the predetermined value that can be voted. The server 10 automatically selects a voting ticket recommended to the user based on the upper limit from among the voting tickets (combination of voting target and voting method) that match the extraction conditions and presents it to the user. For example, assume that the user specifies "favorite" as an extraction condition. Note that favorite is a term that means a voting target that is likely to come in first among the voting targets. In this case, the server 10 selects a voting ticket that is recommended for voting from among the voting tickets that include the favorite voting target and presents it to the user. The user can vote for the voting ticket presented by the server 10, so even a novice user can easily vote.

<Hardware Configuration>
2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 10 and the terminal 20. The server 10 includes a processor 11 such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphical processing unit (GPU), a storage device 12 such as a memory, a hard disk drive (HDD) and/or a solid state drive (SSD), a communication interface (IF) 13 for wired or wireless communication, an input device 14 for accepting input operations, and an output device 15 for outputting information. The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, and/or a microphone. The output device 15 is, for example, a display and/or a speaker.

<Function block configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the server 10. The server 10 includes a storage unit 100, a display control unit 101, a reception unit 102, a presentation unit 103, and a voting processing unit 104. The storage unit 100 can be realized using a storage unit 12 provided in the server 10. The display control unit 101, the reception unit 102, the presentation unit 103, and the voting processing unit 104 can be realized by the processor 11 of the server 10 executing a program stored in the storage unit 12. The program can be stored in a storage medium. The storage medium storing the program may be a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The non-transitory storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a storage medium such as a USB memory or a CD-ROM.

The storage unit 100 stores user management information 100a that manages various information related to users, voting target information 100b that manages various information related to voting targets, and extraction condition information 100c that defines extraction conditions that can be selected by the user.

Figure 4 shows an example of user management information 100a, betting target information 100b, and extraction condition information 100c. The "user ID" in the user management information 100a stores an identifier for uniquely identifying the user within the server 10. The "nickname" stores the nickname entered by the user when registering the user. The "owned value" stores the amount of a predetermined value that the user possesses. The "voting history" stores the betting tickets that the user has bet on and the predetermined value that has been bet (bet) for each race.

The "Voting target ID" of the voting target information 100b stores an identifier for uniquely identifying the voting target within the server 10. The "Attributes" store attributes related to the voting target. The example in Figure 4 shows an example where the voting target is a horse, and the attributes stored include the horse's age (age of the horse), running style, coat color, sex, and winning percentage.

The "item" in the extraction condition information 100c stores the item name of the extraction condition presented to the user. The "options" store the options for the extraction conditions that the user can select for each item. For example, the example in Figure 4 shows that four types of extraction conditions related to running style can be selected: "Leader," "First to attack," "Catcher," and "Curtail."

The display control unit 101 performs various processes required to display a screen that accepts input of extraction conditions from the user, a screen that displays the voting ticket to be presented to the user, a screen that accepts input of a predetermined value for voting from the user, etc. For example, the display control unit 101 transmits data for displaying various screens to the terminal 20 in response to access from a web browser provided in the terminal 20, or in response to access from a dedicated application installed in the terminal 20.

The reception unit 102 receives from the user the designation of extraction conditions (first extraction conditions) for narrowing down the voting targets in the competition, and the designation of the upper limit of the predetermined value that can be voted (budget amount). Furthermore, after the presentation unit 103 presents the betting ticket to the user, the reception unit 102 may further receive from the user the designation of extraction conditions (second extraction conditions) for narrowing down the voting methods in the competition. Furthermore, the reception unit 102 may receive extraction conditions (third extraction conditions) for narrowing down the voting methods in the competition.

The presentation unit 103 presents to the user betting tickets selected based on the upper limit amount designated by the user from among the betting tickets that match the extraction conditions (first extraction conditions) in the competition. The presentation unit 103 may also present to the user the betting amount (recommended betting amount) for each of the betting tickets selected based on the upper limit amount designated by the user.

The presentation unit 103 may present to the user a betting ticket selected based on the upper limit amount specified by the user from among the betting tickets that match the extraction conditions (first extraction condition) and the extraction conditions (second extraction condition) in the competition. The presentation unit 103 may present to the user a betting ticket selected based on the upper limit amount specified by the user from among the betting tickets that match the extraction conditions (first extraction condition) and the extraction conditions (third extraction condition) in the competition. The presentation unit 103 may present to the user a betting ticket selected based on the upper limit amount specified by the user from among the betting tickets that match the extraction conditions (first extraction condition), the extraction conditions (second extraction condition) and the extraction conditions (third extraction condition) in the competition.

The voting processing unit 104 performs processing to bet a predetermined value specified by the user for the voting ticket selected by the user. In addition, the voting ticket and the amount of the predetermined value that was voted are recorded in the "voting history" of the user management information 100a. The voting processing unit 104 may request another information processing device that can communicate with the server 10 to vote by notifying the other information processing device of the voting ticket and the amount of the predetermined value to be voted.

The functional blocks of the server 10 described above may be implemented in the terminal 20. In other words, the various processes performed by the server 10 in this embodiment may be executed by the terminal 20 instead of the server 10.

<Processing Procedure>
Fig. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure performed by the voting system 1. The processing procedure performed by the server 10 will be specifically described with reference to Fig. 5. In the following description, it is assumed that the competition is a horse race and the betting target is a horse, but this is not intended to limit the present embodiment.

In step S10, the reception unit 102 receives the upper limit of the predetermined value to be voted from the terminal 20 used by the user. A screen for receiving the input of the upper limit is displayed on the screen of the terminal 20, and the upper limit input by the user on the screen is notified from the terminal 20 to the server 10. The display control unit 101 may also display the extraction conditions set in the extraction condition information 100c on the screen of the terminal 20.

In step S12, the reception unit 102 receives "extraction conditions for narrowing down voting targets" from the terminal 20 used by the user. "Extraction conditions for narrowing down voting targets" that can be specified by the user are displayed in a list on the screen of the terminal 20, and the extraction conditions selected by the user from the listed extraction conditions are notified to the server 10 from the terminal 20. Note that if the user does not want to narrow down the voting targets, it is possible for the user not to specify "extraction conditions for narrowing down voting targets".

In step S14, the reception unit 102 receives "extraction conditions for narrowing down the voting methods" from the terminal 20 used by the user. The "extraction conditions for narrowing down the voting methods" that the user can specify are displayed in a list on the screen of the terminal 20, and the extraction conditions selected by the user from the listed extraction conditions are notified to the server 10 from the terminal 20. Note that if the user does not want to narrow down the voting methods, it is possible for the user not to specify "extraction conditions for narrowing down the voting methods".

In step S16, the presentation unit 103 extracts voting tickets that satisfy the "extraction conditions for narrowing down voting targets" and/or the "extraction conditions for narrowing down voting methods" received in the processing procedures of steps S12 and S14. The presentation unit 103 extracts voting targets that meet the extraction conditions by referring to the voting target information 100b and the payout rate for each voting ticket.

For example, let's assume that a race will be run between horses number 1, 2, and 3. The tickets on sale will be for Win #1, Win #2, Win #3, Double (1st place #1, 2nd place #2), Double (1st place #2, 2nd place #1), Double (1st place #1, 2nd place #3), Double (1st place #3, 2nd place #1), Double (1st place #2, 2nd place #3), Double (1st place #3, 2nd place #2). Also, let's assume that #1 is a brown mare, #2 is a brown colt, and #3 is a black colt.

In this case, it is assumed that the user specifies "mares" as an extraction condition for narrowing down the betting targets. In this case, the presentation unit 103 extracts, from all the betting tickets for the race, betting tickets that include mares as betting targets, namely, win bet No. 1, quinella (1st place No. 1, 2nd place No. 2), quinella (1st place No. 2, 2nd place No. 1), quinella (1st place No. 1, 2nd place No. 3), and quinella (1st place No. 3, 2nd place No. 1). Furthermore, it is assumed that the user specifies "win" as an extraction condition for narrowing down the betting methods. In this case, the presentation unit 103 extracts win bet No. 1.

In step S18, the presentation unit 103 selects a ballot ticket to be presented (recommended) to the user from among the ballot tickets extracted in the processing procedure of step S16, based on the upper limit amount accepted in step S10. A specific example of a method for selecting a ballot ticket to be presented to the user will be described later.

In step S20, the presentation unit 103 determines the recommended betting amount to be presented to the user for each betting ticket selected in the processing procedure of step S18 based on the upper limit amount accepted in step S10. A specific example of a method for determining the recommended betting amount to be presented to the user will be described later.

In step S22, the presentation unit 103 notifies the user's terminal 20 of information for displaying on the screen the betting ticket selected in the processing procedure of step S18 and the recommended betting amount determined in the processing procedure of step S20. The terminal 20 displays on the screen the betting ticket and the recommended betting amount notified by the server 10.

In step S24, a user is asked whether or not to add "extraction conditions for narrowing down voting targets" or "extraction conditions for narrowing down voting methods." If no additional conditions are added, the process proceeds to step S26; if additional conditions are added, the process returns to step S12.

When returning to the processing procedure of step S12, the reception unit 102 repeats the processing procedures of steps S12 to S22 to gradually narrow down the betting tickets to be extracted. For example, in the specific example described in step S16, in the first processing procedure of steps S12 to S22, the user specifies "gender: filly" as the extraction condition (first extraction condition) for narrowing down the betting targets, and in the second processing procedure, specifies "coat color: black" as an additional extraction condition (second extraction condition) for narrowing down the betting targets. In this case, in the first processing procedure, the presentation unit 103 extracts, from all the betting tickets in the race, the betting tickets that include fillies as betting targets, namely, win number 1, quinella (first place number 1, second place number 2), quinella (first place number 2, second place number 1), quinella (first place number 1, second place number 3), and quinella (first place number 3, second place number 1). Next, in a second processing procedure, the presentation unit 103 extracts, from the betting tickets extracted in the first processing procedure, a dyadic bet (1st place number 1, 2nd place number 3) and a dyadic bet (1st place number 3, 2nd place number 1) as betting tickets that include a horse with a black coat color as a betting target.

In step S26, the reception unit 102 receives a voting ticket for voting a predetermined value and a designated voting amount from the terminal 20 used by the user.

In step S28, the voting processing unit 104 bets the specified amount of a predetermined value for the voting ticket accepted in the processing procedure of step S26. If the voting ticket is then a winning ticket, the user can receive a refund of a predetermined value equal to the payout rate (odds) of the winning ticket multiplied by the amount of the predetermined value bet on the voting ticket.

(Method of selecting voting ticket to be presented to user)
Next, a method for the presentation unit 103 to select a voting ticket to be presented to a user in the processing procedure of step S18 will be described. In the following description, the "extraction condition" refers to an "extraction condition for narrowing down voting targets" and/or an "extraction condition for narrowing down voting methods".

[Selection method 1]
If the product of the number of ballots that meet the extraction conditions and the voting cost is equal to or less than the upper limit, the presentation unit 103 selects all of the ballots that meet the extraction conditions as ballots to be presented to the user. Note that the voting cost is a predetermined unit of value that can be used for one ballot. For example, if the voting cost is 100 yen, a user can cast 100 x N yen (N is a positive integer) for one ballot.

For example, in the specific example described in the processing procedure of step S16, let us assume that the following betting tickets are extracted as betting tickets that include a filly horse as a betting target: Win No. 1, Double (1st place No. 1, 2nd place No. 2), Double (1st place No. 2, 2nd place No. 1), Double (1st place No. 1, 2nd place No. 3), and Double (1st place No. 3, 2nd place No. 1). Let us also assume that the betting cost is 100 yen and the upper limit is 1000 yen. In this case, the product of the number of betting tickets and the betting cost is 500 yen, which is less than the upper limit (1000 yen). Therefore, the presentation unit 103 selects all of the betting tickets as betting tickets to present to the user.

[Selection method 2]
When the product of the number of ballots matching the extraction conditions and the unit price of a bet exceeds an upper limit, the presentation unit 103 selects, from among the ballots matching the extraction conditions, a ballot having a product of the payout rate and the minimum bet amount equal to or greater than the upper limit as a ballot to be presented to a user.

For example, in the specific example described in the processing procedure of step S16, let us assume that the following betting tickets are extracted as betting tickets that include a female horse as a betting target: Win bet No. 1, Double (1st place No. 1, 2nd place No. 2), Double (1st place No. 2, 2nd place No. 1), Double (1st place No. 1, 2nd place No. 3), Double (1st place No. 3, 2nd place No. 1). Let us also assume that the betting cost is 100 yen and the upper limit is 300 yen. In this case, the product of the number of betting tickets and the betting cost is 500 yen, which exceeds the upper limit (300 yen). Therefore, the presentation unit 103 selects, as the betting ticket to be presented to the user, a betting ticket for which the payout ratio x 100 yen is 300 yen or more. For example, if the payout ratio for Win bet No. 1 is 2 times, but the payout ratios for all Doubles are more than 3 times, the presentation unit 103 selects, as the betting ticket to be presented to the user, a betting ticket for Double.

When there are a large number of voting tickets whose product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit, it is expected that the user will be confused as to which voting ticket to vote for. In this regard, the presentation unit 103 may select a predetermined number of voting tickets, selected according to a predetermined criterion, from among the voting tickets that match the extraction conditions, which are voting tickets whose product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit, as voting tickets to be presented to the user. The predetermined number may be a positive integer obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the number obtained by dividing the upper limit by the minimum betting amount (i.e., the maximum number of voting tickets that can be voted with the minimum betting amount). In addition, the predetermined criterion may be in ascending order of the payout rate or in descending order of the payout rate. Whether the predetermined criterion is in descending order of the payout rate or in ascending order of the payout rate may be determined according to the extraction conditions specified by the user. For example, if the extraction conditions specified by the user are "longshots," the predetermined criterion may be in descending order of the payout rate. In addition, if the extraction conditions specified by the user are "favorites," the predetermined criterion may be in descending order of the payout rate.

For example, in the specific example described in the processing procedure of step S16, the payout rates for a 2-digit betting ticket are assumed to be lowest in the following order: 2-digit (1st place, 2nd place), 2-digit (1st place, 3rd place), 2-digit (2nd place, 1st place), and 2-digit (3rd place, 1st place). The predetermined number is assumed to be 3, and the predetermined standard is the order of lowest payout rates. In this case, the presentation unit 103 selects 2-digit (1st place, 2nd place), 2-digit (1st place, 3rd place), and 2-digit (2nd place, 1st place) as the betting tickets to be presented to the user.

(Method of determining the recommended voting amount)
Next, a method for determining a recommended betting amount for each betting ticket selected in accordance with the selection method for the betting ticket presented to the user will be described.

[Determination method 1]
The presenting unit 103 may set the recommended betting amount for each betting ticket to be the same as the unit betting cost. For example, if the unit betting cost is 100 yen, the recommended betting amount for each betting ticket may be set to 100 yen.

[Determination method 2]
When there is a remaining predetermined value available for voting, the presentation unit 103 may set a higher recommended bet amount for a ballot ticket with a low payout ratio than for a ballot ticket with a high payout ratio.

For example, if there are some ballots to be presented to the user whose product of the payout rate and the minimum bet amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit, and some ballots whose product of the payout rate and the minimum bet amount is less than the upper limit, and the product of the number of ballots to be presented to the user and the minimum bet amount is less than the upper limit, the presentation unit 103 may determine the recommended bet amount for each ballot so that the bet amount for the ballots whose product of the payout rate and the minimum bet amount is less than the upper limit is equal to or greater than the bet amount for the ballots whose product of the payout rate and the minimum bet amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit.

Let us assume that among the voting tickets selected according to selection method 1 or selection method 2, there are voting tickets 1, 2, and 3 for which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit, and voting tickets 4, 5, and 6 for which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is less than the upper limit. Let us also assume that the minimum betting amount is 100 yen, and that the upper limit of the predetermined value that can be bet is 1,000 yen. In this case, the presentation unit 103 may set the recommended betting amount for voting tickets 1, 2, and 3 to 100 yen, and the recommended betting amount for voting tickets 4, 5, and 6 to 200 yen.

[Determination method 3]
When there is a remaining predetermined value available for voting, the presentation unit 103 may determine a recommended betting amount for all or some of the voting tickets for which the product of the payout ratio and the minimum betting amount is less than the upper limit amount, so that the product of the payout ratio and the betting amount exceeds the upper limit amount.

For example, the payout rates for ballot ticket 1, ballot ticket 2, ballot ticket 3, ballot ticket 4, and ballot ticket 5 are 2x, 5x, 10x, 13x, and 15x, respectively. The minimum betting amount is 100 yen, and the upper limit of the predetermined value that can be bet is 1000 yen. In this case, the presentation unit 103 may set the recommended betting amount for ballot ticket 3, ballot ticket 4, and ballot ticket 5 to 100 yen, the recommended betting amount for ballot ticket 1 to 500 yen, and the recommended betting amount for ballot ticket 2 to 200 yen.

<Screen display example>
Examples of screens displayed on the terminal 20 will be described with reference to Figures 6 and 7. In Figures 6 and 7, odds and betting methods correspond to "extraction conditions for narrowing down betting methods", and running style, sex, and coat color correspond to "extraction conditions for narrowing down betting targets".

The screen D10 in FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen in which 500 yen is specified as the upper limit (budget) and the favorite is specified as the "extraction condition for narrowing down the betting method". When the betting ticket list display button is pressed on the screen D10, the screen transitions to a screen D11. The screen D11 displays a list of multiple betting tickets extracted as betting tickets including the favorite horse (here, number 1). Among the multiple betting tickets, a betting ticket in which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit is displayed with a tick mark as the betting ticket to be presented to the user. Also, 100 yen is displayed as the recommended betting amount. When the betting ticket purchase button is pressed, a bet of 100 yen is made for each betting ticket with a tick mark. The user can arbitrarily change whether or not to display a tick mark. The user can also arbitrarily change the recommended betting amount.

Screen D20 in FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen when 500 yen is specified as the upper limit (budget), a filly is specified as the "extraction condition for narrowing down the betting target", and win is specified as the "extraction condition for narrowing down the betting method". When the betting ticket list display button is pressed on screen D20, it transitions to screen D21. Screen D21 displays a list of multiple betting tickets where the betting target is a filly and the betting method is win. Of the multiple betting tickets, those for which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit are displayed with a check mark as the betting ticket to be presented to the user. Also, 100 yen is displayed as the recommended betting amount.

<Summary>
According to the embodiment described above, a user can specify extraction conditions and select the ballot ticket to actually use for voting from the ballot tickets narrowed down according to the extraction conditions. This makes it possible for even users with little voting experience to easily cast a ballot.

The above-described embodiments are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The flow charts, sequences, elements included in the embodiments, and their arrangements, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, etc., described in the embodiments are not limited to those exemplified, and may be modified as appropriate. In addition, configurations shown in different embodiments may be partially substituted or combined.

<Additional Notes>
<Appendix 1>
An information processing device that executes processing related to voting in a competition,
a reception unit that receives from a user a specification of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in the competition and a specification of an upper limit of a predetermined value that can be bet;
A presentation unit that presents to the user a combination of a betting object and a voting method selected based on the upper limit from among combinations of a betting object and a voting method that meet the first extraction condition in the competition;
An information processing device having the above configuration.

According to Appendix 1, the voting target and voting method are automatically presented, so even users with little voting experience can easily cast their vote.

<Appendix 2>
The presentation unit presents to the user a voting amount for each combination of the voting object and the voting method selected based on the upper limit.
2. The information processing device according to claim 1.

According to Appendix 2, the voting target, voting method, and even the voting amount are automatically presented, making it easy for even users with little voting experience to cast their vote.

<Appendix 3>
When a product of the number of combinations of voting targets and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition and a voting unit price is equal to or less than the upper limit, the presentation unit presents all combinations of voting targets and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition to the user.
3. The information processing device according to claim 2.

According to Appendix 3, the voting targets and voting methods are narrowed down within the upper limit of the amount that a user can vote, so even users with little voting experience can easily cast their votes.

<Appendix 4>
The betting amount for each combination of voting objects and voting methods presented to the user is determined such that, when there is a combination of voting objects and voting methods presented to the user in which the product of the payout ratio and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit, and a combination in which the product of the payout ratio and the minimum betting amount is less than the upper limit, and the product of the number of combinations of voting objects and voting methods presented to the user and the minimum betting amount is less than the upper limit, the betting amount for the combination in which the product of the payout ratio and the minimum betting amount is less than the upper limit is equal to or greater than the betting amount for the combination in which the product of the payout ratio and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit.
4. The information processing device according to claim 3.

According to Appendix 4, for combinations of voting objects and voting methods with low payout ratios, the voting amount is allocated so that a larger amount of the specified value is voted, making it possible to average out the payout amount received when the combination of voting objects and voting methods voted for is correct.

<Appendix 5>
When the product of the number of combinations of voting objects and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition and the voting unit price exceeds the upper limit, the presentation unit presents to the user a combination of the voting objects and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition, in which the product of the payout rate and the minimum voting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit.
5. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

According to Appendix 5, it is possible to prevent the user from being presented with combinations of voting targets and voting methods that would result in a payout below the upper limit if the winning combination were to win (i.e., combinations that would result in a loss even if the winning combination were to win).

<Appendix 6>
The presentation unit presents to the user a predetermined number of combinations of voting objects and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition, the combinations being selected in ascending or descending order of the payout ratio, in which the product of the payout ratio and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the upper limit.
6. The information processing device according to claim 5.

According to Appendix 6, the voting targets and voting methods are narrowed down to those with the lowest or highest payout amounts within the upper limit of the amount that a user can vote for, so that the user can easily cast their vote without having to worry about which voting target and voting method to vote for.

<Appendix 7>
the reception unit, after the presentation unit presents the combination of voting objects and voting methods to the user, further receives from the user a designation of a second extraction condition for narrowing down the voting methods in the competition;
The presentation unit presents to the user a combination of voting targets and voting methods selected based on the upper limit from among combinations of voting targets and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition and the second extraction condition in the competition.
7. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

According to Appendix 7, even if there are a large number of combinations of voting targets and voting methods extracted using the first extraction condition, it is possible to further narrow down the combinations of voting targets and voting methods.

<Appendix 8>
the reception unit receives a third extraction condition for narrowing down the voting methods in the competition;
The presentation unit presents to the user a combination of voting targets and voting methods selected based on the upper limit from among combinations of voting targets and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition and the third extraction condition in the competition.
8. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

According to Appendix 8, the combinations of voting targets and voting methods can be narrowed down by specifying the voting target and voting method, so that the user's preferences can be better reflected when narrowing down the combinations of voting targets and voting methods.

<Appendix 9>
An information processing method executed by an information processing device that executes processing related to voting in a competition,
receiving, from a user, a designation of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in the competition and a designation of an upper limit of a predetermined value that can be bet;
presenting to the user a combination of betting objects and voting methods selected based on the upper limit from among combinations of betting objects and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition in the competition;
An information processing method comprising the steps of:

According to Appendix 9, the voting target and voting method are automatically presented, so even users with little voting experience can easily cast their vote.

<Appendix 10>
A computer that executes processing related to voting in a competition,
receiving, from a user, a designation of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in the competition and a designation of an upper limit of a predetermined value that can be bet;
presenting to the user a combination of betting objects and voting methods selected based on the upper limit from among combinations of betting objects and voting methods that meet the first extraction condition in the competition;
A program for executing.

According to Appendix 10, the voting target and voting method are automatically presented, so even users with little voting experience can easily cast their vote.

10...server, 11...processor, 12...storage device, 13...communication IF, 14...input device, 15...output device, 20...terminal, 100...storage unit, 100a...user management information, 100b...voting target information, 100c...extraction condition information, 101...display control unit, 102...reception unit, 103...presentation unit, 104...voting processing unit

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a processor, the processor comprising:
receiving from a user a specification of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in a competition and a specification of a predetermined value amount that can be bet;
When the product of the number of betting tickets that meet the first extraction condition and the betting cost exceeds the amount, among the combinations of betting objects and betting methods that meet the first extraction condition, combinations in which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the amount , and other combinations are presented to the user in a distinguishable manner .
Information processing device. The processor accepts, from a user, a designation of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in a competition and a designation of a predetermined value amount that can be bet;
When the product of the number of betting tickets that meet the first extraction condition and the betting cost exceeds the amount, the processor presents to the user, among the combinations of betting objects and betting methods that meet the first extraction condition, combinations in which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the amount , and other combinations in a manner that allows the user to distinguish them .
Information processing methods. receiving from a user a specification of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in a competition and a specification of a predetermined value amount that can be bet;
When the product of the number of betting tickets that meet the first extraction condition and the betting cost exceeds the amount, among the combinations of betting objects and betting methods that meet the first extraction condition, combinations in which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the amount , and other combinations are presented to the user in a distinguishable manner .
A program that causes a processor to execute a process. A server and a terminal are included,
The server,
receiving, from a user's terminal, a specification of a first extraction condition for narrowing down betting targets in a competition and a specification of a predetermined value amount that can be bet;
When the product of the number of betting tickets that meet the first extraction condition and the unit price of a bet exceeds the amount, among the combinations of betting objects and betting methods that meet the first extraction condition, combinations in which the product of the payout rate and the minimum betting amount is equal to or greater than the amount , and other combinations are identifiably presented on the user's terminal.
system.

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