JP2005352601A - Data providing method, system, device, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data providing method for offering reproducing data via a network and collecting evaluation information to the offered reproducing data and to provide a data providing system, a data providing device, and a computer program for operating a computer as the data providing device. <P>SOLUTION: When a user of a cellular phone 2 listens to, as a trial, a desired ring tone on a Web site offered by a content providing device 1, the content providing device 1 provides a menu image instructing input of a score and evaluation comment on the listened ring tone to the cellular phone 2 after transmission of the trial data. The user of the cellular phone 2 inputs the score and comment according to the menu image displayed in a display part 25 and transmits them to the content providing device 1. The content providing device 1 updates an ring tone information DB and a subscriber information DB of a HDD 13 based on the evaluation information acquired from the cellular phone 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a data providing method, a data providing system, a data providing apparatus, and a computer program for providing reproduction data via a network and collecting evaluation information for the provided reproduction data.

  Nowadays, mobile terminals such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phones, and mobile terminal devices such as PHS (Personal Handy phone System) phones have become more multifunctional, larger display screens and higher resolutions. Remarkably, a system for providing various data to such a mobile terminal device via a network has been constructed. Examples of systems that can be used with mobile phones include i-mode (registered trademark) provided by NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Vodafone Live (registered trademark) provided by Vodafone, and KDDI Corporation. There are services such as EZweb (registered trademark) provided by, and by using a mobile phone corresponding to each service, it is possible to receive various contents for i-mode, Vodafone live, or EZweb.

In recent years, not only has the sound quality improved during calls using mobile phones, but has also improved the quality of the ringtones used to notify the user when a call or mail arrives at the mobile phone. Also remarkable. For example, mobile phones that can output ringing melodies represented by 16 chords, 32 chords, etc. are provided, and such mobile phones have become widespread, and voice data as content can be sent to mobile phones. The services provided are becoming more popular. As a system for providing an incoming melody to a mobile phone, there is a system disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.
JP 2002-142044 A JP 2003-058672 A

  However, the ringing melody providing system according to Patent Document 1 only provides a ringing melody desired by the user, and has not reached evaluation of the ringing melody by the provided user. Therefore, since the service provider who provides the ring melody cannot grasp the user's evaluation on the provided ring melody, there is a problem that the user's evaluation cannot be reflected on the provided ring melody.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 proposes a system for collecting impressions and evaluations when a customer uses each store in a providing device that provides information about stores such as restaurants and hotels. Thus, the evaluation collected from the customer is used as a criterion for selecting a store by a customer to be used thereafter, and is also used for improving the business policy on the store side. However, in the system according to Patent Document 2, the customer needs to write impressions and evaluations on a predetermined website after accessing the above-described providing apparatus via the Internet, for example, when making impressions and evaluations of each store. There is a risk that it will not be possible to improve the response rate of impressions and evaluations.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to request a provider to return evaluation information about the content to be provided when the content (reproduction data) is provided. The data providing method, the data providing system, the data providing apparatus, and the computer program that can reflect the evaluation information on the provided content by managing the evaluation information returned from the providing destination and provide the better content Is to provide.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a data providing method and data for providing better content corresponding to each model by managing evaluation information of each content for each model of the content providing destination device. It is to provide a providing device.

  Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide list information for displaying a list of evaluation information of each content, so that a user who receives the content requests content based on the evaluation information of each content. It is an object to provide a data providing method and a data providing apparatus that make it possible to select.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a data providing method according to a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network, in response to a request from a communication apparatus. In the data providing method for providing data for reproduction via the data providing device, when providing the data for reproduction, the data providing device requests the communication device to return evaluation information relating to the data for reproduction, and the communication device The requested evaluation information is received, the received evaluation information is transmitted to the data providing device, and the data providing device stores the obtained evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data. It is characterized by.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data providing method in which a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network responds to a request from a communication apparatus having reproduction data reproduction means. In the data providing method for providing reproduction data via the communication device, the data providing device converts the reproduction data according to a request from the communication device and the reproduction data when the communication device reproduces the reproduction data. A transmission command for transmitting the evaluation information to the communication device is provided, and the communication device transmits the evaluation information to the data providing device according to the transmission command when the reproduction data is reproduced by the reproduction means. The data providing apparatus stores the obtained evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data.

  In the data providing method according to the third aspect of the invention, the data providing apparatus stores a plurality of reproduction data for each model of the communication apparatus in the storage unit, and the communication apparatus uses the reproduction data corresponding to its own model. To the data providing device, the data providing device provides reproduction data corresponding to the requested model, and the communication device evaluates the reproduction data provided corresponding to its own model. The information is transmitted to the data providing device, and the data providing device stores the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to the reproduction data for the model of the communication device that has transmitted the evaluation information. And

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data providing method, wherein the communication device includes a display unit, and requests the data providing device for list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to reproduction data for its own model. The providing device creates list information for the model of the communication device, provides the created list information to the communication device, and the communication device displays the acquired list information on the display unit. .

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the data providing method, the communication apparatus includes a display unit, and requests the data providing apparatus for list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to reproduction data for a model other than its own model. The data providing device creates list information for a model other than the model of the communication device, provides the created list information to the communication device, and the communication device displays the acquired list information on the display unit. It is characterized by doing.

  In the data providing method according to the sixth aspect of the invention, the data providing apparatus stores the acquired number of evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data, and the number of evaluation information is a predetermined number or more. It is characterized in that list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to the reproduction data is created.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the data providing method, the data providing apparatus stores information indicating that the data providing device has been modified in correspondence with the modified reproduction data, and the data providing device relates to each reproduction data. List information for creating a list display by adding information indicating that the evaluation information has been corrected is created.

  In the data providing method according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, when the communication device transmits evaluation information to the data providing device, the communication device transmits its communication destination information to the data providing device, and the data providing device The evaluation information and the communication destination information obtained from the above are stored in the storage unit corresponding to the reproduction data, and when the reproduction data stored in the storage unit is modified, the reproduction data corresponds to the reproduction data. Then, the communication device related to the communication destination information stored in the storage unit is notified that the reproduction data has been corrected or a reacquisition guide for the corrected reproduction data.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the data providing method, the data providing device corresponds to the communication destination information of the communication device, and the first service that each communication device subscribes to or a second service that is less expensive than the first service. A subscription information storage means for storing the subscription information shown, and when the evaluation information and the communication destination information are acquired, the subscription information corresponding to the acquired communication destination information is based on the subscription information stored in the subscription information storage means When the specified subscription information indicates the first service, the first weight is added to the obtained evaluation information, and when the specified subscription information indicates the second service, the second weight less than the first weight is added to the acquired evaluation information. Then, a comprehensive evaluation is calculated, and the calculated comprehensive evaluation is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with reproduction data.

  A data providing system according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is a data providing system comprising: a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network; and a communication apparatus that requests the reproduction data via the network. In the system, when the data providing apparatus provides the requested reproduction data, the data providing apparatus includes means for requesting the communication apparatus to return evaluation information relating to the reproduction data, and the communication apparatus Means for receiving evaluation information and means for transmitting the received evaluation information to the data providing device, wherein the data providing device stores the obtained evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data The storage control means is provided.

  A data providing system according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention includes a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network, and reproduction data reproduction means, and the reproduction data via the network. In the data providing system including the communication device that requests the data, the data providing device includes the reproduction data requested from the communication device and evaluation information relating to the reproduction data when the communication device reproduces the reproduction data. Means for transmitting to the communication device, the communication device transmits evaluation information to the data providing device according to the transmission command when the reproduction data is reproduced by the reproduction device. And the data providing device stores the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit in correspondence with each reproduction data. Characterized in that it comprises a control means.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data providing apparatus comprising: a connection unit that connects to a network; a storage unit that stores a plurality of reproduction data; and a request reception unit that receives a request for reproduction data stored in the storage unit And a providing means for providing reproduction data corresponding to the request accepted by the request accepting means from the connection unit to an external request destination, when the providing means provides the reproduction data , Means for requesting the request destination to return evaluation information relating to the reproduction data, and when the evaluation information returned from the request destination is acquired, the acquired evaluation information is associated with the respective reproduction data. Storage control means for storing in the storage unit.

  In a data providing apparatus according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of reproduction data for each requested model of reproduction data, and the request receiving means reproduces corresponding to the requested model. And the providing means is configured to provide reproduction data corresponding to the model related to the request, and the storage control means corresponds to the model. The evaluation information acquired in this way is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with the reproduction data for the model.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data providing apparatus comprising a creating means for creating a list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to reproduction data for each model, wherein the request accepting means accepts a request for the list information. The providing unit is configured to provide the list information created by the creating unit based on the request to an external request destination.

  A computer program according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides a computer having a connection unit for connecting to a network and a storage unit for storing a plurality of reproduction data, to send the requested reproduction data from the connection unit to an external request destination. In the computer program for providing to the computer, when the computer provides the requested reproduction data to an external request destination, means for requesting the request destination to return evaluation information relating to the reproduction data; When the evaluation information returned from the request destination is acquired, the acquired evaluation information is made to function as a storage control unit that stores the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data.

  In the first invention, the tenth invention, the twelfth invention, and the fifteenth invention, the data providing apparatus provides the reproduction data provided when the data providing apparatus provides the reproduction data in response to a request from the communication apparatus via the network. When the communication device is requested to return evaluation information relating to the data and the evaluation information returned from the communication device is acquired, the acquired evaluation information is stored in correspondence with each reproduction data. Therefore, in the data providing apparatus, it is possible to manage the reproduction data to be provided and the evaluation information of each reproduction data.

  In the second and eleventh aspects of the invention, the data providing device provides the reproduction data in response to a request from the communication device via the network, and the reproduction data when the communication device reproduces the reproduction data. A transmission command for causing the communication device to transmit evaluation information relating to data is provided to the communication device. Further, the data providing apparatus acquires evaluation information transmitted by the communication apparatus according to the transmission command when reproducing the provided reproduction data, and stores the acquired evaluation information corresponding to each reproduction data . Therefore, in the data providing apparatus, it is possible to manage the reproduction data to be provided and the evaluation information of each reproduction data.

  In the third invention and the thirteenth invention, the data providing device prepares a plurality of reproduction data for each model of the communication device, and according to the request for the reproduction data corresponding to the model of the communication device, Provide playback data for compatible models. Further, the data providing device acquires evaluation information related to the reproduction data for the model of the communication device from the communication device, and stores the acquired evaluation information corresponding to the reproduction data for the model of the communication device . Therefore, it is possible to manage the evaluation information of the reproduction data provided by the data providing apparatus for each model of the communication apparatus.

  In the fourth invention, the fifth invention, and the fourteenth invention, the data providing device displays a list of evaluation information related to the reproduction data for the model of the communication device that is communicating to provide the reproduction data. List information for displaying a list of evaluation information relating to reproduction data for a model other than the model, or reproduction data for a model other than the model is provided to the communication device. Therefore, it is possible to display the evaluation information collected for the reproduction data for each model by the list of evaluation information displayed on the communication device.

  In the sixth invention, the data providing device creates list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to the reproduction data whose number of acquired evaluation information is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, and provides the list information to the communication device Thus, a list in which only the evaluation information of a sufficient population is displayed is displayed without displaying the evaluation information of the reproduction data with a small population of evaluation information collected.

  In the seventh invention, when the reproduction data to be provided is modified, the data providing apparatus stores information indicating that the modification is performed in correspondence with the modified reproduction data. The data providing device creates the list information for displaying the list of the evaluation information related to each of the corrected reproduction data with the information indicating that the correction has been made, and provides the list to the communication device. It is possible to grasp whether or not each reproduction data has been corrected from the list of evaluation information displayed in step (b).

  In the eighth invention, the data providing apparatus acquires the communication destination information of the communication apparatus together with the evaluation information from the communication apparatus, and stores the acquired evaluation information and communication destination information corresponding to the reproduction data. When the reproduction data to be provided is modified, the data providing device indicates that the reproduction data has been modified or modified to the communication device related to the communication destination information stored corresponding to the modified reproduction data. Notification of re-acquisition of replay data. Therefore, it is possible to reflect the evaluation information collected from the user to whom the reproduction data is provided in each reproduction data, and notify each user that each reproduction data has been modified based on the evaluation information. It becomes possible.

  In the ninth invention, the data providing apparatus corresponds to the communication destination information of the communication apparatus, and the subscription information indicating the first service that each communication apparatus subscribes to or the second service that is less expensive than the first service. When the evaluation information and the communication destination information are acquired, when the subscription information corresponding to the acquired communication destination information indicates the first service, the first weight is indicated, and when the subscription information indicates the second service, A comprehensive evaluation is calculated by adding a second weight smaller than the first weight to the acquired evaluation information, and the calculated comprehensive evaluation is used as evaluation information corresponding to the reproduction data. Therefore, by adding weight to evaluation information by a user who subscribes to the first service, which has a higher fee than the second service, it is possible to promote subscription to a service with a higher fee.

According to the first invention, the tenth invention, the twelfth invention and the fifteenth invention, the data providing apparatus provides the reproduction data provided when the reproduction data is provided in response to a request from the communication apparatus via the network. The communication apparatus is requested to return the evaluation information according to. The data providing device acquires the evaluation information returned from the communication device, stores the acquired evaluation information corresponding to each reproduction data, and the evaluation information of each reproduction data together with each reproduction data to manage. Accordingly, it is possible to grasp the evaluation information of the reproduction data to be provided and reflect the collected evaluation information in the reproduction data to be provided, thereby providing better reproduction data.
Further, since the evaluation information is requested to be returned immediately after the reproduction data is provided, the evaluation of the provided user's first impression can be collected for each reproduction data. Furthermore, the user does not need to access a predetermined server in order to evaluate the provided reproduction data, and does not require the user's trouble.

According to the second and eleventh aspects of the invention, the data providing device includes the reproduction data in response to a request from the communication device via the network, and the reproduction data when the communication device reproduces the reproduction data. The communication apparatus is provided with a transmission command for transmitting the evaluation information related to the communication apparatus to the communication apparatus. The data providing device acquires the evaluation information transmitted by the communication device according to the transmission command when reproducing the provided reproduction data, and stores the acquired evaluation information corresponding to each reproduction data, The evaluation information of each reproduction data is managed together with each reproduction data. Accordingly, it is possible to grasp the evaluation information of the reproduction data to be provided and reflect the collected evaluation information in the reproduction data to be provided, thereby providing better reproduction data.
Further, since the transmission of the evaluation information is requested when the reproduction data is reproduced, the evaluation of the first impression of the user who reproduced the reproduction data can be collected for each reproduction data. Furthermore, the user does not need to access a predetermined server in order to evaluate the provided reproduction data, and does not require the user's trouble.

  According to the third and thirteenth inventions, the data providing device prepares a plurality of reproduction data for each model of the communication device, and responds to the request for the reproduction data corresponding to the model of the communication device. Providing playback data for the model to be used. Further, the data providing apparatus acquires evaluation information related to the reproduction data for the model of the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus, and manages the acquired evaluation information corresponding to the reproduction data for the model of the communication apparatus. . Therefore, the evaluation information of the reproduction data provided by the data providing apparatus can be grasped for each model of the communication apparatus, and better reproduction data corresponding to each model can be provided.

  According to the fourth invention, the fifth invention, and the fourteenth invention, the data providing device displays a list of the evaluation information related to the reproduction data for the model of the communication device that is communicating to provide the reproduction data. By providing the communication device with list information for displaying a list of evaluation information relating to reproduction data for a model other than the model, or reproduction data for a model other than the model, the list of evaluation information displayed on the communication device, It becomes easy to confirm the evaluation information collected for the reproduction data for each model. Therefore, the user who receives the reproduction data can easily select the desired reproduction data based on the evaluation information of each reproduction data, and can acquire the reproduction data with higher evaluation. In addition, the provider of reproduction data can take measures such as discontinuing provision of reproduction data with a low evaluation.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the data providing apparatus provides the communication apparatus with the list information that displays only the evaluation information related to the data for reproduction whose number of acquired evaluation information is a predetermined number or more, thereby collecting the collected evaluation information. For reproduction data with a small information population, list information that does not display evaluation information is provided. Therefore, only the evaluation information having a sufficient population can be provided, and the user who receives the reproduction data can request the reproduction data based on the appropriate evaluation information.

  According to the seventh aspect, the data providing device provides the communication device with the list information for displaying the evaluation information related to the modified reproduction data by adding the information indicating that the data has been modified to the communication device. It is possible to grasp whether or not each reproduction data has been corrected based on the list of evaluation information based on the list information, and the user receiving the reproduction data can determine each reproduction data based on whether or not the correction has been made. Can be requested.

  According to the eighth invention, the data providing apparatus acquires the communication destination information of the communication apparatus together with the evaluation information from the communication apparatus, and stores the acquired evaluation information and communication destination information corresponding to the reproduction data. . When the data providing apparatus corrects the reproduction data to be provided, the fact that the reproduction data has been corrected or has been corrected to the communication apparatus related to the communication destination information stored corresponding to the corrected reproduction data. By notifying the reproduction data re-acquisition guidance, the evaluation information collected from the user to whom the reproduction data is provided can be reflected in each reproduction data, and each reproduction data is based on the evaluation information. Can be notified to each user.

  According to the ninth invention, the overall evaluation of each reproduction data is calculated by adding a large weight to the evaluation information by the user of the communication device subscribing to the first service, which has a higher charge than the second service. By using the comprehensive evaluation as evaluation information corresponding to each reproduction data, it is possible to promote subscription to a high-priced service.

  Hereinafter, a data providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a content providing system using a data providing system according to the present invention. The content providing system 100 according to the present embodiment provides requested content (reproduction data) to the mobile phones 2a to 2m, which are communication devices owned by users who have subscribed to a content distribution service operated by a business entity. is there.

  In the present embodiment, the content providing apparatus 1 as the data providing apparatus of the present invention uses an incoming melody to be used as a ring tone for notifying the user when a call or mail arrives at the mobile phones 2a to 2m. It will be described as provided. Note that the content provided by the content providing device 1 to the mobile phones 2a to 2m is not limited to ringing melody, but a game that can be operated by the mobile phones 2a to 2m, as a standby screen on the monitors of the mobile phones 2a to 2m. There is image data that can be displayed. Further, in the content providing system 100 according to the present embodiment, the content providing apparatus 1 not only provides the mobile phone 2 with the incoming melody, but also has the user of the mobile phone 2 evaluate the provided incoming melody, The content providing apparatus 1 also collects and manages evaluation information for each incoming melody.

  The content providing system 100 includes a content providing apparatus 1 managed by a business entity that operates a content distribution service and a large number of relay base stations 4a to 4n that perform wireless connection with the large number of mobile phones 2a to 2m. Each is connected to the network 3. In the following description, a large number of mobile phone devices 2a to 2m are collectively described as a mobile phone device 2, and a large number of relay base stations 4a to 4n are collectively described as a relay base station 4.

  Subscription to the content distribution service is performed by each user making an application at a predetermined store, or by each user making an application on a website published by the content providing apparatus 1 on the network 3 with the mobile phone 2. By this application, unique identification data (corresponding to a telephone number) possessed by each mobile phone 2 is managed by the content providing apparatus 1.

  Below, the internal structure of the content provision apparatus 1 and the mobile telephone 2 in the content provision system 100 of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the content providing apparatus 1 and the mobile phone 2 according to the present embodiment. The mobile phone 2 includes a system control unit 20, a first memory unit 21, a second memory unit 22, a voice input unit 23, a voice output unit 24, a display unit 25, an operation unit 26, a communication unit 27, and the like. Each is connected to each other by a bus 2a.

  The system control unit 20 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processor Unit), or the like, and controls each of the above-described hardware units connected via the bus 2a. A predetermined operation is executed in accordance with a control program stored in advance in 21.

  The first memory unit 21 is configured by a ROM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various control programs that define the control contents performed by the system control unit 20. In the present embodiment, a communication program for connecting to a desired website, a browser program related to image browsing processing on the website, and the like are stored in the first memory unit 21. The second memory unit 22 is configured by a RAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores data generated when the system control unit 20 executes a control program, ringtone data (ringtone melody) acquired from a desired website, and the like. . In addition, the first memory unit 21 has a menu image that allows the user to select various functions of the cellular phone 2, model information (model name) of the cellular phone 2, and telephone number (communication destination information) of the cellular phone 2. Etc. are also remembered.

  The voice input unit 23 corresponds to a microphone, and performs processing of acquiring voice spoken by the user when the mobile phone 2 is used as a phone and transmitting it to the communication unit 27. The voice output unit 24 includes a voice amplifier circuit, a speaker, and the like, and outputs a ring tone and a call tone from a call destination when the mobile phone 2 is used as a phone. In the present embodiment, the audio output unit 24 operates as a playback unit that plays back an incoming melody (playback data) provided from the content providing apparatus 1.

  The display unit 25 displays various website images received by the communication unit 27 based on the control of the system control unit 20, contents input by the operation unit 26, and menu images stored in the first memory unit 21 in advance. Display the contents. The operation unit 26 includes a plurality of buttons for receiving operation inputs from the user when accessing a desired website, a confirmation button used for various selection processes, and a user operating various operation buttons. It consists of a clear button or the like used when returning to the previous operation state.

  The communication unit 27 is connected to an antenna 27a that performs radio communication and transmission / reception of radio waves related to radio communication. The communication unit 27 is a unit that performs communication and communication with the outside under the control of the system control unit 20, and is nearest to the antenna 27a via the antenna 27a. The connection with the relay base station 4 is established. Therefore, the communication unit 27 transmits and receives a call voice when the mobile phone 2 is used as a telephone, and performs communication of various data when the mobile phone 2 is used as a communication. Note that the data to be communicated includes Web site images and Web applications that are disclosed on a network such as the Internet.

  The system control unit 20 controls each unit described above, and in this embodiment, in particular, according to the communication program and the browser program stored in the first memory unit 21, the system control unit 20 accesses a desired website that provides a ringing melody. The control process of acquiring the incoming melody is performed.

  When the system control unit 20 performs such control processing, the user of the mobile phone device 2 can acquire a desired ring melody and can use the acquired ring melody as a ring tone. The access to the desired website and the acquisition (downloading) of the desired incoming melody are performed by the operation unit 26 using the operation unit 26 to perform a required operation from the user based on a menu image or the like sent by communication with the content providing apparatus 1. Do it by accepting.

  When the mobile phone 2 accesses a website operated by each business entity that is generally disclosed on the network by the processing of the communication unit 27, the mobile phone 2 accesses the model name and telephone number stored in the first memory unit 21. It is a specification to be transmitted to a Web server related to the previous Web site.

  Next, the configuration of the content providing apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the content providing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a ROM 11, a RAM 12, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 13, a communication interface 14, and the like, which are mutually connected by a bus 1a. The communication interface (connection unit) 14 is connected to the network 3 and performs communication processing related to data transmission / reception with an access destination based on the control of the control unit 10, and stores various data stored in the HDD 13 as an access destination (providing device). ) Is transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  The control unit 10 is configured by a CPU, an MPU, or the like, and controls each of the above-described hardware units connected via the bus 1a, and reads out a control program stored in advance in the ROM 11 into the RAM 12 and sequentially. Execute. The ROM 11 stores a control program related to main processing of the control unit 10 in advance. The RAM 12 temporarily stores data generated when the control unit 10 executes the control program.

  The HDD 13 stores a control program that defines the contents of control performed by the control unit 10 and various menu images to be displayed on the display unit 25 of the mobile phone 2 that is an accessed external device. Examples of images distributed from the content providing apparatus 1 and displayed on the access destination mobile phone 2 are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to be described later.

  The HDD 13 downloads data (playback data) related to the incoming melody provided in response to a request from the mobile phone 2 via the menu image as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and does not download the incoming melody. Trial listening data (playback data) for trial listening is stored. The download data and the audition data are stored in the HDD (storage unit) 13 for each model name of the mobile phone 2 corresponding to the song number indicating each incoming melody.

  The HDD 13 stores a ring tone information database (hereinafter referred to as ring tone DB) and a subscriber information database (hereinafter referred to as subscriber information DB). As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the ring tone information DB includes a song number, a song name, an evaluation, a display mark, a ring tone for each model name (ring tone) stored in the HDD 13 as download data. The total of evaluation, the number of evaluations, evaluation comments, etc. are accumulated. The contents of the ringtone information DB are updated by the processing of the control unit 10 every time provision of a new ringing melody is started.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the subscriber information DB includes, for each subscriber who subscribes to the content distribution service, a subscriber ID assigned to the subscriber, and a mobile phone 2 possessed by each subscriber. Phone number, for example, the number of downloaded melody of the incoming melody using the content distribution service in a predetermined period such as one month, the downloaded music history, the number of the melody of the incoming melody using the content distribution service in the predetermined period, the scored music It is a record of history. Note that the content of the subscriber information DB is appropriately determined by the processing of the control unit 10 according to the application for service use of a new user, the download of the incoming melody by each subscriber, the execution of scoring of the incoming melody by each subscriber, and the like. Updated.

  Hereinafter, an image distributed from the content providing apparatus 1 and displayed on the access destination mobile phone 2 will be described. Here, each of the images in FIGS. 4A to 4D and each of the images in FIGS. 5A to 5D also includes program elements, and selectable items of the displayed image are displayed. When the mobile phone 2 is selected by a user operation, the content providing apparatus 1 is notified that the item has been selected. For example, when “2. Ringtone melody list” is selected in the image of FIG. 4A, data indicating that “2. Ringtone melody list” is selected is transmitted from the mobile phone 2 to the content providing apparatus 1. Is done.

  The content providing apparatus 1 performs a process of reading a corresponding menu image from the HDD 13 according to data transmitted in response to an external access and transmitting the menu image to the mobile phone 2 that is the access destination. Specifically, the control unit 10 displays a menu image as shown in FIG. 4B in response to the data transmitted from the mobile phone 2 and indicating that “2. Read from the HDD 13 and transmit to the mobile phone 2. When “3. Evaluation information” is selected in the image shown in FIG. 4A, a menu image as shown in FIG.

  In the content providing system 100 having the above-described configuration, when the user of the mobile phone device 2 operates a predetermined operation button of the operation unit 26 in order to obtain a ringing melody provided by the content providing device 1, the system control unit 20 Executes the communication program and the browser program stored in the first memory unit 21 and accesses the ringtone distribution site designated by the user. When accessing the ring tone distribution site, the mobile phone 2 transmits the model name and the telephone number stored in the first memory unit 21 to the Web site to be accessed, here, the content providing apparatus 1.

  When the content providing apparatus 1 receives the model name and the telephone number from the mobile phone device 2 through the communication interface 14, the control unit 10 receives a request for a website and receives a menu image corresponding to the received request from the HDD 13. The data is read out and provided to the mobile phone 2 from the communication interface 14. Specifically, the content providing apparatus 1 first transmits the menu image shown in FIG. 4A to the mobile phone 2 as the top page of the accessed ringtone distribution site. The menu image shown in FIG. 4A describes “1. New arrival information”, “2. Ringtone melody list”, and “3. Evaluation information”. When the user of the cellular phone device 2 selects “1. New arrival information”, the content providing apparatus 1 newly receives the song name of each incoming melody as a selection screen for selecting the incoming melody provided in the content providing system 100. A menu image (not shown) written in order is transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  When the user selects “2. Ringtone melody list”, the content providing apparatus 1 transmits the menu image shown in FIG. In the menu image shown in FIG. 4B, “1. music title order” “2. artist order” is described. Therefore, when the user further selects “1. In order of song title”, the content providing apparatus 1 serves as a selection screen for selecting an incoming melody provided in the content providing system 100 as shown in FIG. Then, a menu image in which the name of the music of each incoming melody is written in the order of the Japanese syllabary is transmitted to the mobile phone 2. The menu image shown in FIG. 4 (c) includes a song name written in the order of 50 tones, a song number of each ringing melody, and an evaluation of each ringing melody already collected and stored in the ringing tone information DB of the HDD 13. write.

  Here, the content providing apparatus 1 reads the corresponding menu image from the HDD 13 and transmits it based on the model name of the mobile phone 2 received in communication with the mobile phone 2. Specifically, a menu image in which the melody names of each incoming melody stored in the ring tone information DB corresponding to the model name received from the mobile phone device 2 are displayed in the order of the 50 notes is transmitted to the mobile phone device 2. Each menu image described below is also provided from the content providing apparatus 1 to the mobile phone device 2 in correspondence with the model name.

  On the other hand, when the user selects “2. Artist order” in the menu image shown in FIG. 4B, the content providing apparatus 1 describes the song names of each incoming melody in association with the artists described in the order of the 50 notes. A menu image (not shown) to be transmitted is transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  Further, in the menu image shown in FIG. 4A, when the user selects “3. Evaluation information”, the control unit (creating means) 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 is configured as shown in FIG. List information for displaying a list of evaluations of each incoming melody stored in the ring tone information DB of the HDD 13 is created and transmitted to the mobile phone 2. In the menu image shown in FIG. 4D, the song titles of each ringing melody are written in descending order with respect to the evaluation of each ringing melody that has already been collected and stored in the ringtone information DB of the HDD 13. In FIG. 4 (d), the evaluation of each incoming melody is shown with a maximum of 5 points, and in FIG. 4 (c), the evaluation of each incoming melody is shown with a display mark indicating each. The method may be used. Each evaluation is classified into, for example, five levels, and each evaluation can be shown by assigning a different mark to each level.

  The user of the cellular phone device 2 selects a song name indicating each incoming melody in the menu images shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d), and operates the confirm button to cause the content providing apparatus 1 to receive the desired incoming melody. You can request a preview or download. In the menu images shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, when the evaluation of each ringing melody is selected by the user, the content providing apparatus 1 stores the selected ringing melody in the ringtone information DB of the HDD 13. An evaluation comment can be provided to the mobile phone 2.

  4 (c) and 4 (d), the ringing melody with the song name “Dancing!” Is selected, and the mobile phone 2 on which the confirmation button has been operated by the user indicates that “Dancing!” Has been selected. The indicated data is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 1. The content providing apparatus 1 transmits the menu image shown in FIG. The menu image shown in FIG. 5 (a) indicates the song name of the selected ringing melody and prompts the user to confirm it, and instructs the user to listen to the selected ringing melody or select download.

  Here, when the user selects “1. Audition”, the control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 selects and selects the model name of the mobile phone device 2 to be accessed based on the data received from the mobile phone device 2. It operates as a request accepting means for accepting a request for trial listening data (reproduction data) corresponding to the music number of the incoming melody, reads trial listening data corresponding to the accepted request from the HDD 13, and from the communication interface (providing means) 14. Transmit to mobile phone 2. Further, the content providing apparatus 1 transmits the menu image shown in FIG. 5B to the mobile phone device 2 after the transmission of the trial listening data. The cellular phone device 2 outputs the acquired trial listening data from the audio output unit 24, and displays the menu image shown in FIG.

  The menu image shown in FIG. 5 (b) requests to input a scoring and evaluation comment for the sample ringtone, and the user of the mobile phone 2 evaluates the sample ringtone according to the menu image. Do. Specifically, the user performs scoring based on a five-step evaluation of the incoming ring melody, and inputs a comment by operating the operation unit 26 when particularly critique is desired. In the menu image shown in FIG. 5 (b), the cellular phone device 2 accepts input of scoring and comments, and when the confirmation button of the operation unit 26 is operated, the song number, score and comment of the scored incoming melody are displayed. The included evaluation information is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 1 together with its own telephone number.

  When the control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 acquires the evaluation information transmitted from the mobile phone 2, based on the acquired evaluation information, the control unit 10 calculates the evaluation sum of the corresponding incoming melody in the ringtone information DB of the HDD 13. The obtained score is added and 1 is added to the evaluation number, and the evaluation total and evaluation number columns are updated. Further, the content providing apparatus 1 calculates an average evaluation based on the added evaluation sum and evaluation number, updates the evaluation column, and stores the received comment in the corresponding evaluation comment column. Accordingly, the control unit 10 operates as a storage control unit that stores the evaluation information received from the mobile phone device 2 in association with a predetermined ringing melody in the ringtone information DB of the HDD 13.

  On the other hand, the control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 adds 1 to the number of music scored for the corresponding subscriber in the subscriber information DB of the HDD 13 based on the telephone number of the mobile phone 2 that is the transmission source of the evaluation information. Then, the received music number is stored in the graded music history column. Further, the content providing apparatus 1 transmits the menu image shown in FIG. 5C to the mobile phone 2 after the update of the subscriber information DB is completed. The menu image shown in FIG. 5C notifies the user of the number of scored music managed in the subscriber information DB of the HDD 13 and also provides the merit of the user evaluating the incoming melody, specifically “after” The present song GET "is displayed by scoring one song, and the user's scoring of the incoming melody is promoted.

  In addition, the menu image shown in FIG. 5 (c) instructs selection of whether or not to download the ringing melody scored after listening to the trial, and when “YES” is selected, the system of the cellular phone 2 is selected. The control unit 20 transmits its model name and telephone number, and a song number indicating a ringing melody requested to be downloaded after listening to the content providing apparatus 1. The content providing apparatus 1 reads the download data corresponding to the model name and the song number received from the mobile phone device 2 from the HDD 13 and transmits it to the mobile phone device 2. The content providing apparatus 1 transmits the menu image shown in FIG. 5D to the mobile phone 2 after the transmission of the download data is completed.

  The cellular phone device 2 sequentially stores the download data provided from the content providing device 1 in a predetermined area of the second memory unit 22, and displays the menu image shown in FIG. When the downloading of the incoming melody from the content providing device 1 is completed, the user ends the communication with the content providing device 1 of the mobile phone 2. When “NO” is selected in the menu image shown in FIG. 5C, the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 ends the process related to the trial listening and downloading of the incoming melody, and the content providing apparatus 1 End communication.

  On the other hand, in the menu image shown in FIG. 5A, when the user selects “2. Download”, the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 receives its model name and telephone number and an incoming call requesting download. The music number indicating the melody is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 1. The content providing apparatus 1 reads the download data corresponding to the model name and the song number received from the mobile phone device 2 from the HDD 13 and transmits it to the mobile phone device 2.

  Here, the control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment downloads the requested ringing melody when the user selects “2. Download”, that is, when the download is requested without being auditioned by the user. When the downloaded ringing melody is reproduced by the mobile phone 2 together with the data for reproduction (reproduction data), a transmission command for transmitting evaluation information on the ringing melody is provided. When downloading of the incoming melody from the content providing device 1 is completed, the user of the mobile phone 2 ends communication with the content providing device 1 of the mobile phone 2.

  The transmission command is a program that is automatically executed by the system control unit 20 after the reproduction ends when the incoming melody downloaded to the mobile phone 2 is reproduced for the first time by the voice output unit 24. When the process according to the transmission command is executed, the system control unit 20 executes the communication program and the browser program stored in the first memory unit 21, accesses a predetermined ring tone distribution site, A menu image for scoring the reproduced ringing melody as shown in FIG. 5 (b) is acquired.

  Specifically, when the user plays the incoming melody downloaded to the mobile phone 2 at a later date, the system control unit 20 downloads the incoming melody stored in the second memory unit 22 as the voice output unit 24. To output sound. After the voice output of the incoming melody is completed, the system control unit 20 accesses the content providing apparatus 1 according to the transmission command received from the content providing apparatus 1 together with the download data, and a menu image as shown in FIG. To get.

  It should be noted that the user of the mobile phone 2 performs scoring and comment input for the incoming melody played back by the mobile phone 2 according to the menu image shown in FIG. . As a result, the evaluation information including the tune number, score and comment of the scored incoming melody is transmitted from the mobile phone device 2 to the content providing device 1, and the content providing device 1 receives the HDD 13 based on the received evaluation information. The sound information DB and the subscriber information DB are updated. And the content provision apparatus 1 transmits the menu image shown in FIG.5 (c) to the mobile telephone device 2, and notifies a user of the accumulated number of scored music.

  In this way, when the user listens to the incoming melody provided by the content providing system 100, the user of the mobile phone device 2 scores the incoming melody and inputs a comment after the trial listening, and transmits it to the content providing apparatus 1. Further, when the user downloads the sample without listening to it, the downloaded ringing melody is reproduced on the mobile phone 2, and then the ringing melody is scored and a comment is input and transmitted to the content providing apparatus 1. Therefore, the scoring and comments about the incoming melody provided by the content providing device 1 can be reliably collected from the mobile phone 2. In addition, the user does not need to bother to access a predetermined Web site in order to perform scoring and comment input for the incoming melody, and the user's effort can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, processing in which the content providing apparatus 1 provides an incoming melody in accordance with a request from the mobile phone 2 in the content providing system 100 having the above-described configuration will be described. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the ringing melody providing process in the content providing system 100 of the present embodiment. The following processing is executed by the system control unit 20 in accordance with the control program stored in the first memory unit 21 and the second memory unit 22 of the mobile phone 2 and stored in the ROM 11 of the content providing apparatus 1. The control unit 10 executes according to a certain control program.

  First, the user of the mobile phone 2 accesses a Web site that the content providing device 1 makes public on the network 3 with the mobile phone 2 in order to obtain a desired ringtone (S1). The control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 reads the menu image shown in FIG. 4A from the HDD 13 as the top page of the accessed website and transmits it to the mobile phone 2 that is the access destination (S2). The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the menu image received from the content providing device 1 on the display unit 25 (S3).

  The system control unit 20 determines whether or not the selectable item in the menu image displayed on the display unit 25 has been selected by the user's operation (S4). The selectable item, specifically, FIG. When it is determined that any one of “1. New information”, “2. List of incoming melody”, and “3. Evaluation information” in a) is selected (S4: YES), data indicating the selected item is stored in the content providing apparatus 1 (S5). If the system control unit 20 determines that no selectable item is selected (S4: NO), the system control unit 20 waits until any item is selected.

  The control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 determines whether or not a menu image is requested based on data received from the mobile phone 2 (S6), and determines that a menu image is requested (S6). (S6: YES), the corresponding menu image is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S7). The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the menu image received from the content providing apparatus 1 on the display unit 25 (S8), and the process proceeds to step S4.

  Note that the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 repeats the processes of steps S4 to S8 described above, thereby selecting the trial listening or downloading of the desired incoming melody selected by the user as shown in FIG. A menu image can be displayed on the display unit 25.

  When the control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 determines that the menu image is not requested in step S6 (S6: NO), the request for listening to the provided incoming melody is requested based on the data received from the mobile phone 2. It is determined whether it has been done (S9). When the control unit 10 determines that the audition is requested (S9: YES), it transmits the audition data corresponding to the model name and the song number received from the mobile phone 2 to the mobile phone 2. Next, the menu image shown in FIG. 5B is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S10).

  The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 outputs the audition data received from the content providing device 1 by the audio output unit 24 (S11), and displays the menu image shown in FIG. (S12). The user operates the operation unit 26 to input a grading and comment for the incoming melody output by the mobile phone 2, and operates the confirmation button of the operation unit 26.

  The system control unit 20 determines whether or not the confirm button has been operated by the user (S13), and if it is determined that the confirm button has not been operated (S13: NO), the user's incoming melody until operated. If it is determined that the confirmation button has been operated (S13: YES), the received melody evaluation information is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 1 together with its own telephone number (S13: YES). S14).

  The control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 updates the ring tone information DB and the subscriber information DB of the HDD 13 based on the evaluation information received from the mobile phone 2 (S15), and displays the menu image shown in FIG. The data is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S16). The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 displays the menu image received from the content providing device 1 on the display unit 25 (S17), and notifies the user of the number of grading songs so far.

  The system control unit 20 determines whether or not download of the sample ringtone is requested based on whether or not “YES” is selected by the user in the menu image shown in FIG. (S18) If it is determined that the download is requested (S18: YES), the content providing apparatus 1 is requested to download the ringing melody that has been sampled and scored (S19). The content providing apparatus 1 reads the download data corresponding to the model name received from the mobile phone 2 and the song number requested to be downloaded from the HDD 13 and transmits it to the mobile phone 2 (S20). Then, the received download data is stored in the second memory unit 22 (S21), and then the communication with the content providing apparatus 1 is terminated, and the above-described processing is terminated.

  When the system control unit 20 determines in step S18 that download is not requested (S18: NO), that is, when “NO” is selected by the user in the menu image shown in FIG. 5C, the content providing apparatus 1 is terminated, and the above-described processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step S9, when the control unit 10 determines that the trial listening is not requested (S9: NO), that is, when downloading of the incoming melody is requested without performing the trial listening, the control unit 10 receives it from the mobile phone 2. The cellular phone device is read together with a transmission command for requesting transmission of evaluation information when the downloaded melody is read out from the HDD 13 and the provided melody is reproduced on the cellular phone device 2. Then, the menu image shown in FIG. 5D is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S22).

  The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 stores the download data and the transmission command received from the content providing device 1 in the second memory unit 22 (S23), and after the storage process is completed, the menu image shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display unit 25 (S24), communication with the content providing apparatus 1 is then terminated, and the above-described processing is terminated.

  Below, the process of reproducing the ring melody downloaded from the content providing apparatus 1 as described above on the mobile phone 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the ringing melody reproduction process by the cellular phone 2 of the present embodiment. The following processing is executed by the system control unit 20 according to a control program stored in the first memory unit 21 and the second memory unit 22 of the mobile phone 2.

  The user of the mobile phone 2 operates a predetermined operation button of the operation unit 26 when he / she wants to reproduce each ringing melody, such as when the ringing melody stored in the second memory 22 is set as a ringing tone. . The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 reads the incoming melody selected by the user's operation from the second memory unit 22 and causes the audio output unit 24 to output the sound (S31).

  The system controller unit 20 determines whether or not the transmission command received from the content providing apparatus 1 when the incoming melody output by voice is downloaded is stored in the second memory unit 22 (S32), and there is no transmission command. (S32: NO), that is, for the incoming melody for which the input of scoring and comments has already been completed, or for the incoming melody stored in the second memory unit 22 since the sale of the mobile phone device 2, The process ends after outputting the sound.

  When the system controller unit 20 determines that there is a transmission command (S32: YES), the system controller unit 20 executes the transmission command stored in the second memory unit 22 (S33), and the Web provided by the content providing apparatus 1 on the network 3 The site is accessed (S34). The control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 reads out the menu image shown in FIG. 5B as the accessed Web site from the HDD 13 and transmits it to the access destination mobile phone 2 (S35). The received menu image is displayed on the display unit 25 (S36).

  The system control unit 20 determines whether or not the confirm button has been operated by the user (S37), and if it is determined that the confirm button has not been operated (S37: NO), the user's incoming melody is operated until it is operated. If it is determined that the confirmation button has been operated (S37: YES), evaluation information including the received melody song number, scoring information, and comment information is received along with the telephone number. It transmits to the content providing apparatus 1 (S38).

  The control unit 10 of the content providing apparatus 1 updates the ring tone information DB and the subscriber information DB of the HDD 13 based on the evaluation information and the telephone number received from the mobile phone 2 (S39), as shown in FIG. The menu image is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S40). The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 displays the menu image received from the content providing device 1 on the display unit 25 (S41), notifies the user of the number of songs scored so far, and then communicates with the content providing device 1. The communication is terminated, and the above-described processing is terminated.

  As described above, when the incoming melody (content) requested from the mobile phone device 2 is provided via the network 3, the content providing device 1 requests a return of evaluation information about the provided incoming melody, By storing the evaluation information returned from the telephone device 2 in the HDD 13 in association with each incoming melody, the evaluation information of each incoming melody can be managed. In addition, when the mobile phone device 2 accesses the content providing device 1 via the network 3, the user of the mobile phone device 2 uses his / her specification to notify the content providing device 1 of his / her model name. The evaluation information of each incoming melody can be managed for each model without being conscious of the model.

  In addition, by using the evaluation information collected from the user, for example, by stopping the provision of the ring melody with a low evaluation, and correcting the ring melody based on the evaluation comment regarding the ring melody collected from the user, a better ring melody can be obtained. Can be provided. The modified incoming melody is displayed to the user of the incoming melody providing site by adding a corrected mark to the menu image shown in FIG. 4C or FIG. 4D, for example. Can be notified.

  Furthermore, since the content providing apparatus 1 also manages the telephone number of the mobile phone 2 that has sent each evaluation comment together with the evaluation information of each incoming melody, the incoming call is made by modifying the mobile phone 2 that has sent the evaluation comment. The melody reacquisition can be notified, and the evaluation information collected from the user can be used for various services such as providing the incoming melody notified of the reacquisition free of charge.

  On the other hand, the user who downloads the incoming melody using the content providing system 100 is given a privilege such as presenting one incoming melody for every 10 scored songs, thereby promoting the evaluation of the incoming melody by the user. Can do. In addition, it is possible to provide a service that gives weight to one scoring by giving special preferential treatment to users who have a large number of music scores for incoming melody.

  Further, for example, the content providing system 100 can download a first melody of 15 songs for a monthly charge of 300 yen, and a second service that can download 3 melody of a song for 90 yen per month. In addition, it is possible to provide a new service that gives priority to subscribers of the first service over subscribers of the second service, and adds weight to a single scoring of the incoming melody. Subscription to services can be facilitated.

  In the above-described embodiment, the menu images shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D display a list of evaluation information of the incoming melody for the model of the mobile phone 2 that requested the Web site from the content providing apparatus 1. However, by selecting a model, it is also possible to display a list of ring melody evaluation information for each model. Further, by not displaying evaluation information with a predetermined number or less based on the number of evaluations stored in the ring tone information DB of the HDD 13, the collected evaluation information has a small population and low reliability. It is also possible to provide menu images that are not disclosed for evaluation.

  In the embodiment described above, the configuration in which the content providing device 1 provides the incoming melody and manages the evaluation information of each incoming melody collected from the mobile phone 2 has been described. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which information management is performed by different server devices.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the content provision system using the data provision system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of the content provision apparatus of this embodiment, and a mobile telephone. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a ringtone information database, (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a subscriber information database. It is a schematic diagram which shows a menu image. It is a schematic diagram which shows a menu image. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the provision process of the incoming melody in the content provision system of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the provision process of the incoming melody in the content provision system of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the reproduction | regeneration processing of the incoming melody by the mobile telephone of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Content provision system (data provision system)
1. Content providing device (data providing device)
10 control unit (creating means, request receiving means, storage control means)
13 HDD (storage unit)
14 Communication interface (connection part, providing means)
2a ~ 2m Mobile phone (communication device)
24 Audio output unit (reproduction means)
3 Network 4a-4n Relay base station

Claims (15)

In a data providing method in which a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network provides reproduction data via the network in response to a request from a communication apparatus,
The data providing device includes:
When providing reproduction data, request the communication device to return evaluation information related to the reproduction data,
The communication device
Accept the requested evaluation information,
Send the received evaluation information to the data providing device,
The data providing device includes:
A data providing method, wherein the acquired evaluation information is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with each reproduction data. Data for providing data for reproduction via the network in response to a request from a communication device having a reproduction means for data for reproduction provided by the data providing device for providing data for reproduction stored in the storage unit via the network In the providing method,
The data providing device includes:
Providing a transmission command for causing the communication device to transmit evaluation data related to the reproduction data when the communication device reproduces the reproduction data in response to a request from the communication device, and the reproduction device;
The communication device
When the provided reproduction data is reproduced by the reproduction means, the evaluation information is transmitted to the data providing apparatus according to the transmission command,
The data providing device includes:
A data providing method, wherein the acquired evaluation information is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with each reproduction data. The data providing device stores a plurality of reproduction data in the storage unit for each model of the communication device,
The communication device
Request the data providing device for playback data corresponding to its model,
The data providing device includes:
Provide playback data corresponding to the requested model,
The communication device
Sending evaluation information related to the reproduction data provided corresponding to its own model to the data providing device,
The data providing device includes:
The data providing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the acquired evaluation information is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with reproduction data for a model of a communication apparatus that has transmitted the evaluation information. The communication device includes a display unit,
Requesting the data providing device for list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to the reproduction data for its own model;
The data providing device includes:
Create list information for the model of the communication device,
Providing the created list information to the communication device,
The communication device
4. The data providing method according to claim 3, wherein the acquired list information is displayed on the display unit. The communication device includes a display unit,
Requesting the data providing apparatus for list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to reproduction data for models other than its own model;
The data providing device includes:
Create list information for models other than the model of the communication device,
Providing the created list information to the communication device,
The communication device
4. The data providing method according to claim 3, wherein the acquired list information is displayed on the display unit. The data providing device includes:
The number of acquired evaluation information is stored in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data,
6. The data providing method according to claim 4, wherein list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to reproduction data whose number of evaluation information is a predetermined number or more is created. The data providing device includes:
Corresponding to the corrected reproduction data, information indicating the correction is stored in the storage unit,
The data provision according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the list information for creating a list display by adding information indicating that the evaluation information related to each reproduction data has been corrected is created. Method. The communication device
When transmitting the evaluation information to the data providing apparatus, the communication destination information is transmitted to the data providing apparatus.
The data providing device includes:
The evaluation information and the communication destination information acquired from the communication device are stored in the storage unit corresponding to the reproduction data,
When the reproduction data stored in the storage unit is corrected, the reproduction data is corrected to the communication device related to the communication destination information stored in the storage unit corresponding to the reproduction data. The data providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein notification of reacquisition of the corrected reproduction data is notified. The data providing device includes:
Corresponding to the communication destination information of the communication device, it comprises subscription information storage means for storing subscription information indicating the first service to which each communication device subscribes or the second service that is cheaper than the first service,
When the evaluation information and communication destination information are acquired, the subscription information corresponding to the acquired communication destination information is specified based on the subscription information stored in the subscription information storage means,
When the specified subscription information indicates the first service, a first weight is added to the obtained evaluation information, and a second weight less than the first weight is added to the acquired evaluation information. Calculate the rating,
9. The data providing method according to claim 8, wherein the calculated comprehensive evaluation is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with the reproduction data. In a data providing system comprising: a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network; and a communication apparatus that requests the reproduction data via the network;
The data providing device includes:
Means for requesting the communication device to return evaluation information relating to the reproduction data when the requested reproduction data is provided;
The communication device
Means for receiving the requested evaluation information;
Means for transmitting the received evaluation information to the data providing device,
The data providing device includes:
A data providing system comprising storage control means for storing the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data. A data providing apparatus comprising: a data providing apparatus that provides reproduction data stored in a storage unit via a network; and a communication apparatus that has reproduction data reproduction means and requests the reproduction data via the network. In the system,
The data providing device includes:
Reproducing data requested from the communication device and means for providing a transmission command for causing the communication device to transmit evaluation information related to the reproduction data when the communication device reproduces the reproduction data,
The communication device
Means for transmitting evaluation information to the data providing device according to the transmission command when the reproduction data provided is reproduced by the reproduction means;
The data providing device includes:
A data providing system comprising storage control means for storing the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data. A connection unit for connecting to a network, a storage unit for storing a plurality of reproduction data, a request reception unit for receiving a request for reproduction data stored in the storage unit, and a request received by the request reception unit In a data providing apparatus comprising providing means for providing reproduction data corresponding to a request to an external request destination from the connection unit,
Means for requesting the request destination to return evaluation information relating to the reproduction data when the providing means provides the reproduction data;
And a storage control unit that stores the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit in correspondence with each reproduction data when the evaluation information returned from the request destination is acquired. The storage unit stores a plurality of reproduction data for each model requested for reproduction data,
The request accepting unit is configured to accept a request for reproduction data corresponding to a requested model,
The providing means is configured to provide reproduction data corresponding to the model according to the request,
13. The storage control unit is configured to store evaluation information acquired corresponding to the model in the storage unit corresponding to reproduction data for the model. The data providing apparatus described. A creation means for creating a list information for displaying a list of evaluation information related to reproduction data for each model,
The request accepting unit is configured to accept a request for the list information,
14. The data providing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the providing unit is configured to provide the list information created by the creating unit based on the request to an external request destination. In a computer program for causing a computer having a connection unit for connecting to a network and a storage unit for storing a plurality of reproduction data to provide the requested reproduction data from the connection unit to an external request destination,
The computer,
Means for requesting the request destination to return evaluation information relating to the reproduction data when the requested reproduction data is provided to an external request destination;
When the evaluation information sent back from the request destination is acquired, the computer program causes the acquired evaluation information to function as storage control means for storing the acquired evaluation information in the storage unit corresponding to each reproduction data.

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