JP2006072539A - Information provision method, information provision system, provision device, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision method, an information provision system, a provision device, and a computer program such that when a requesting device such as a cellphone, after requesting one membership site to send first provision information, requests another membership site to send second provider information related to the first provision information, the need for the latter membership site to search for the second provision information is eliminated for increased convenience. <P>SOLUTION: The first provision information, code string information showing a code string related to the first provision information, and generation information for causing the requesting device 30 to generate provider information showing the provider of the second provision information related to the first provision information are sent from the first provision device 10 to the requesting device 30. In response to the generation information the requesting device 30 creates the provider information according to the code string and requests a second provision device 20 shown by the provider information created to send the second provision information. The second provision device 20 sends the second provision information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing method using a providing device that transmits provided information, a requesting device that requests the providing device to transmit provided information, an information providing system to which the information providing method is applied, and the information providing A providing apparatus used in the system and a computer program for realizing the providing apparatus, and in particular, a providing apparatus such as a web server computer and a requesting apparatus such as a mobile phone are used, and the requesting apparatus is provided by the providing apparatus. The present invention relates to an information providing method, an information providing system, a providing apparatus, and a computer program for downloading provided information such as a ringing melody from a member site.

Various services have been proposed and are widely used to provide mobile phones with music information such as incoming melody and karaoke music, and text information such as lyrics of singing songs via a communication network (for example, (See Patent Document 1). Such a web server computer is generally in the form of providing providing information such as music information and text information as a paid or free membership site. In the membership system site, when there is an access from a mobile phone to request transmission of provided information, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is registered as a member based on the identification information recorded in advance on the mobile phone If it is determined that it is registered, the provision information is transmitted.
JP 2002-236492 A

  However, after the operator who operates the mobile phone logs in to a single membership system site using the mobile phone and downloads the karaoke music, the lyrics are provided when downloading the lyrics of the downloaded karaoke music. If the site is a different membership system site than the one membership system site, you must log out of the membership system site and then log back in to the other membership system site. In that case, the lyrics corresponding to the music for karaoke searched on one member system site must be searched again, and there is a problem regarding convenience.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when the first provision information such as karaoke music is transmitted from the provision apparatus such as the web server computer to the requesting apparatus such as the mobile phone, the first provision information is provided. At the same time, information that can indicate the provider of the second provision information related to the first provision information such as the lyrics of the karaoke music as a link (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) is transmitted, and the requesting device is based on the link. 2. When an access is made to the providing device that provides the provided information, the providing device applies the information providing method for improving convenience by transmitting the second provided information from the providing device to the requesting device. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing system, a providing device used in the information providing system, and a computer program for realizing the providing device.

  An information providing method according to a first aspect of the present invention is an information providing method using a providing apparatus for transmitting provided information and a requesting apparatus for requesting the providing apparatus to transmit the provided information, wherein the providing apparatus includes the request The device transmits the requested first provision information and the code string information indicating the code string related to the first provision information, and the request apparatus transmits the second provision information based on the received code string information. Provider information indicating a provider of the second provider is generated, and transmission of the second provider information is requested to the provider indicated by the generated provider information.

  In the present invention, provider information such as a link indicating the provider of the second provision information related to the first provision information is generated by the requesting device, and transmission of the second provision information is requested based on the generated provider information. Therefore, it is not necessary to search for the second provision information in the site that provides the second provision information, which is excellent in convenience.

  An information providing method according to a second aspect of the invention uses one or a plurality of providing devices that transmit provided information and a requesting device that requests the providing device to transmit the provided information. In the information providing method for permitting transmission of provided information to the requesting device determined to be registered as a transmission destination permitted to transmit, the providing device is configured to respond to the requesting device determined to be registered. Transmitting the provider information indicating the provider of the requested first provision information and the second provision information related to the first provision information and requiring registration different from the first provision information, and the requesting device includes: The providing apparatus requested to transmit the second provision information to the provider indicated by the received provider information, and the provision apparatus requested to transmit the second provision information requests the second provision information transmission request. The original requesting device sends the second provided information It determines whether or not it is registered as a destination to allow signal, when it is determined to be registered, and transmits the second advertisement to the requesting device.

  In the present invention, when requesting two related provision information to two membership sites that require different registration, it is not necessary to search for the provision information again in the membership system site that is logged in later. Is excellent.

  An information providing system according to a third aspect of the present invention is an information providing system comprising one or a plurality of providing devices that transmit provided information, and a requesting device that requests the providing device to transmit the provided information. First request information requested to the requesting device, code string information indicating a code string related to the first provision information, and a provider indicating a provider of the second provision information based on the code string information Means for generating information for generating information, and the requesting device generates means for generating provider information based on the code string information and the provision provided by the generated provider information by the received generation information And means for requesting transmission of the second provision information.

  In the present invention, provider information such as a link indicating the provider of the second provision information related to the first provision information is generated by the requesting device, and transmission of the second provision information is requested based on the generated provider information. Therefore, it is not necessary to search for the second provision information in the site that provides the second provision information, which is excellent in convenience.

  An information providing system according to a fourth invention is the information providing system according to the third invention, wherein the providing device requested to transmit the second provided information has the requesting device of the request source configured to 2 determining means for determining whether or not registered as a transmission destination permitting transmission of the provided information, and means for transmitting the second provided information to the requesting device when it is determined that the information is registered by the determining means It is characterized by providing.

  In the present invention, when requesting two related provision information to two membership sites that require different registration, it is not necessary to search for the provision information again in the membership system site that is logged in later. Is excellent.

  An information providing system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention comprises one or a plurality of providing devices that transmit provided information, and a requesting device that requests the providing device to transmit the provided information. In the information providing system that permits transmission of provision information to the requesting device that is determined to be registered as a transmission destination that is permitted to transmit, the providing device is configured to respond to the requesting device that is determined to be registered. Means for transmitting provider information indicating the provider of the requested first provision information and the second provision information related to the first provision information and requiring registration different from the first provision information, The apparatus includes means for requesting transmission of the second provision information to the apparatus of the provision source indicated by the received provision source information, and the provision apparatus requested to transmit the second provision information has the second provision information In response to a request to send When the requesting device as a requester is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the second provision information, and when it is determined that the requesting device is registered, the requesting device And means for transmitting the second provision information.

  In the present invention, when requesting two related provision information to two membership sites that require different registration, it is not necessary to search for the provision information again in the membership system site that is logged in later. Is excellent.

  The information providing system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the providing device requested to transmit the second provided information further determines that it is not registered by the determining means. The requesting device further includes means for transmitting approval / disapproval request information for requesting an answer about registration approval / disapproval to the requesting device, and the requesting device further transmits registration approval information for accepting registration in response to the received approval / disapproval request information. A providing apparatus requested to transmit the second provision information, further registering the request apparatus as a transmission source of the received registration acceptance information as a transmission destination permitting transmission of the provision information; Means for transmitting the second provision information to the requesting device.

  In the present invention, in the site where you log in later, if you are not registered as a member and you perform the registration process at the time of access, you can log in later by sending the second provided information related to the first provided information Even if you are not registered as a member of a membership system site, if you register on the spot, you do not have to search for provided information again, which is very convenient.

  An information providing system according to a seventh invention is the information providing system according to any one of the fourth to sixth inventions, wherein the requesting device is a mobile phone in which identification information for identifying the own device is recorded in advance. The determination unit provided in the providing apparatus that is requested to transmit is configured to perform determination based on identification information that identifies the requesting apparatus.

  In the present invention, by applying to a mobile phone, the market is large and a great demand can be expected, and the determination process can be easily performed.

  An information providing system according to an eighth invention is the information providing system according to any one of the third to seventh inventions, wherein the first provided information is music information for outputting music or a request destination for requesting transmission of the music information, The second provision information is character information indicating the lyrics of music output in the music information or a request destination requesting transmission of the character information.

  In the present invention, when music information such as an incoming melody or karaoke music or its link destination is the first provision information, and character information indicating the lyrics or the link destination is the second provision information, each is provided independently. However, even when providing together, two types of content that can be expected to be demanded are associated as provided information, and therefore it is possible to provide in a form according to consumer demand.

  A providing device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention communicates with a requesting device that requests transmission of providing information, and is requested to the requesting device in the providing device that transmits the requested providing information to the requesting device. The first provision information, the code string information indicating the code string related to the first provision information, and the generation information for generating the provider information indicating the provider of the second provision information based on the code string information are transmitted. Means.

  In the present invention, the generation information described in a script language such as JavaScript (registered trademark) that causes the requesting device to generate provider information such as a URL indicating the provider of the second provider information related to the first provider information is transmitted. Then, by generating the generation information in the requesting device, the requesting device can request transmission of the second provision information based on the generated provider information, so that the requesting device provides the second provision information. This site is excellent in convenience because it is not necessary to search for the second provided information.

  A providing apparatus according to a tenth aspect of the invention communicates with a requesting apparatus that requests transmission of provision information, and transmits the provision information to the requesting apparatus that is determined to be registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the provision information. In the permitted providing device, the requesting device that has been determined to be registered is requested to provide the first provision information requested, and the second provision that is related to the first provision information and requires registration different from the first provision information. The information processing apparatus includes means for transmitting provider information indicating a provider of the provision information.

  In the present invention, the requesting device side provides again at the membership system site to which the user logs in later by transmitting the link destination of the second provision information provided at the other membership system site together with the first provision information. Since there is no need to search for information, it is very convenient.

  A computer program according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer comprising communication means to communicate with a requesting device that requests transmission of provision information to transmit the requested provision information. A procedure for transmitting provision information, code string information indicating a code string related to the first provision information, and generation information for generating provider information indicating a provider of the second provision information based on the code string information is executed. It is characterized by making it.

  In the present invention, a link that indicates a provider of second provision information related to the first provision information by causing the computer to operate as a provision device by being executed by a computer such as a web server computer that records a site that provides the provision information. For example, the requesting device generates the generation information described in a script language such as JavaScript that causes the requesting device to generate the source information, and the requesting device generates the generation information. Since it is possible to request transmission of the second provision information, the requesting device does not need to search for the second provision information on the site that provides the second provision information, and is excellent in convenience.

  A computer program according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention relates to a request source that determines that a computer having a communication unit that communicates with a request source device that requests transmission of provision information is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of provision information. In a computer program that allows a device to transmit provision information, a request source device determined to be registered in the computer is requested to the first provision information requested, and the first provision information is related A procedure for transmitting provider information indicating a provider of second provider information that requires registration different from the first provider information is executed.

  In the present invention, the computer operates as a providing device by being executed by a computer such as a web server computer that records the membership site that provides the provision information, and is provided at the other membership site along with the first provision information. By transmitting the link destination of the second provided information, the requesting device does not need to search for the provided information again in the membership system site where the user logs in later, which is excellent in convenience.

  In the information providing method, the information providing system, the providing apparatus, and the computer program according to the present invention, for example, the providing information is provided from the providing apparatus using a web server computer that provides music information such as incoming melody and karaoke music as a membership site. To a request device using a mobile phone registered as a member who permits transmission, first provision information such as music information, code string information indicating a code string such as a selection number related to the first provision information, 1. Send generation information described in a script language such as JavaScript that causes the requesting device to generate provider information such as a link indicating the provider of the second provider information such as character information indicating the lyrics related to the provider information. . The requesting device generates providing source information based on the code string using the generation information, requests transmission of the second providing information to the providing source indicated by the generated providing source information, and the requested providing device 2 Send the provided information.

  With this configuration, the requesting device operated by the operator is related to two different membership sites, here, the membership site that transmits the first provision information and the membership site that transmits the second provision information. Karaoke downloaded in advance from the membership site that provides the lyrics, searching for and downloading the desired karaoke song from the first membership site. Since it is not necessary to search the lyrics when downloading the lyrics of the music for music, the desired second provision information can be downloaded with a small number of operations.

  In the information providing method, information providing system, providing device, and computer program according to the present invention, for example, the providing information from the providing device using a web server computer that provides music information such as incoming melody and karaoke music as a membership system site. Provision of first provision information such as music information and second provision information such as character information indicating lyrics related to the first provision information to a requesting device using a mobile phone registered as a member who permits transmission of Transmit together with the provider information indicating the origin. The requesting device receives the first provision information and requests transmission of the second provision information to the providing source indicated by the providing source information. The requesting requesting device is registered as the requested providing device. If it is determined that the second provision information is present, the second provision information is transmitted to the requesting device.

  With this configuration, the requesting device operated by the operator has two membership system sites that require different registrations, here, the membership system site that transmits the first provision information and the membership system site that transmits the second provision information. In the case of requesting two related provision information, for example, a karaoke song and its lyrics, the registration determination at the first membership system site, that is, logging in, searching for and downloading the desired karaoke song, And when you log in to the membership site that provides the lyrics and download the lyrics of the karaoke songs that you downloaded in advance, you do not have to search for the lyrics, so download the second provided information you want with fewer operations Therefore, it has an excellent effect of high convenience.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 10 and 20 denote a first providing device and a second providing device of the present invention using a computer such as a web server computer. The first providing device 10 and the second providing device 20 are communication networks such as the Internet. 100 is connected. A request device 30 using a communication device such as a mobile phone having a data communication function and a telephone communication function is connected to the communication network 100. The first providing device 10 and the second providing device 20 each provide a membership system site, and in response to a request from a communication device such as a mobile phone registered as a member, various kinds of music information, character information, etc. Provide information provided. Here, the first providing device 10 provides music information such as an incoming melody or a karaoke song defined by a standard such as MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) as the first providing information, and the second providing device 20 The following description will be given on the assumption that character information such as the lyrics of a song is provided as second provided information.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a providing device used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The first providing apparatus 10 includes a control means 11 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the entire apparatus, a computer program 201 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and a CD-ROM (Compact Disc) on which various information such as data is recorded. Auxiliary storage means 12 such as a CD-ROM drive for reading various information from a recording medium such as a read-only memory), a recording means 13 such as a hard disk for recording various information read by the auxiliary storage means 12, and temporarily storing the information Storage means 14 such as RAM (Random Access Memory), and communication means 15 connected to the communication network 100 are provided. Then, the computer program 201 of the first embodiment of the present invention recorded in the recording unit 13 and various information such as data are stored in the storage unit 14 and executed by the control unit 11, so that a computer such as a web server computer It operates as the first providing device 10 of the present invention.

  The recording means 13 included in the first providing device 10 includes C-HTML (Compact Hyper-Text Markup Language), MML (Mobile Markup Language), and HDML (Handheld Device Markup) for outputting the web pages constituting the membership site. Various information described in a page description language such as “Language” is recorded. Furthermore, various information such as various first provision information and identification information for identifying the device registered as a member is recorded in the recording means 13. In addition, about the structure of the 1st provision apparatus 10, it can design suitably according to a service form, and if necessary, the apparatus which functions as a server computer for sites, and the authentication process based on identification information are performed A device that functions as an authentication server computer and a device that functions as a database server computer that records first provision information can be configured as different devices.

  The second providing device 20 includes a control unit 21, an auxiliary storage unit 22, a recording unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a communication unit 25. In order to cause the recording unit 23 to output a web page constituting the membership system site. And various information such as identification information for identifying a device registered as a member. As described above, the configurations of the first providing device 10 and the second providing device 20 are substantially the same.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of requesting device 30 used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The request device 30 includes a control unit 31 such as a CPU that controls various processes such as various communication processes, voice input / output processes, and image display processes, and a ROM (Read Only) that records information such as computer programs and data necessary for various processes. Memory) and recording means 32 such as a RAM. Further, the control unit 31 controls a communication control unit 33 that controls data communication and telephone communication. The communication control unit 33 stores information such as digital voice information for telephone communication and various digital data described in a page description language. The communication means 34 such as an antenna for transmitting and receiving and its attached circuit is controlled. The control unit 31 also controls the audio processing unit 37 that performs conversion processing of the audio signal output from the audio output unit 35 such as a speaker and the audio signal input from the audio input unit 36 such as a microphone. The conversion processing by the sound processing means 37 is a process of converting a digital signal into an analog sound signal to be output from the sound output means 35 and an analog sound signal based on the sound input from the sound input means 36 into a digital signal. It is processing. The requesting device 30 receives input from the key input means 38 such as a push button that accepts key inputs such as alphanumeric characters and various commands under the control of the control means 31, and various information such as key input information and information to be transmitted / received. Necessary information is displayed on the display means 39 such as a liquid crystal display.

  The recording unit 32 included in the requesting device 30 stores a browsing software program (hereinafter referred to as a browser) for displaying various information described in a page description language as a web page. Information received from the providing device 10 and the second providing device 20 via the communication network 100 is displayed on the display means 39 as a web page. Further, in the recording means 32 provided in the requesting device 30, identification information such as a telephone number for identifying the own device is recorded in advance.

  Next, processing of various devices used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the first provision information transmission / reception process of the first provision device 10 and the request device 30 used in the information provision method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. An operator who operates the requesting device 30 operates the requesting device 30 to start a browser and access a membership site provided by the first providing device 10. In the first providing device 10, transmission for permitting transmission of the recorded first provision information for the access from the requesting device 30 under the control of the control unit 11 that executes the computer program 201 stored in the storage unit 14. An authentication process is performed to determine whether or not it is registered as a destination (S101), and when it is determined that it is registered (S101: YES), selection request information for requesting selection of first provision information to be provided is: Transmission is performed from the communication means 15 to the requesting device 30 via the communication network 100 (S102). In the determination as to whether or not the device is registered, the identification information included in the packet transmitted to the first providing device 10 as an access from the requesting device 30 identifies the device registered as a member in the first providing device 10. This is performed depending on whether or not it matches the identification information. The selection request information is information for displaying a web page for selecting the first provision information for which transmission is requested from the requesting device 30.

  If it is determined in step S101 that it is not registered (S101: NO), the first providing device 10 notifies the requesting device 30 as a web page that the site cannot be used because it is not registered as a member. A predetermined abnormality process is performed (S103), and the process is terminated. In addition, you may make it show the information which requests | requires operation for registering as a member on the web page which notifies that a site cannot be used.

  The request device 30 receives the selection request information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S104), and displays an image based on the received selection request information on the display unit 39 as a web page (S105). The web page which is an image displayed based on the selection request information is requested by the operator, such as a field for inputting search conditions, a number indicating a URL (Universal Resource Locator) for directly selecting desired first provision information, and the like. An image for selecting the first provision information is displayed. The operator performs input for selecting desired first provision information, for example, search conditions, for selection request information displayed as a web page. The request device 30 receives an input for selecting the first provision information from the key input unit 38 under the control of the control unit 30 (S106), and requests the transmission of the first provision information based on the accepted selection. Is transmitted from the communication means 34 to the first providing device 10 via the communication network 100 (S107). For convenience of explanation, it is assumed here that the first request information for requesting transmission of the first provision information is transmitted by one selection. However, in practice, the search condition and genre are determined from the web page based on the selection request information shown first. A complicated operation is required until the user reaches the web page that requests the desired first provision information through an operation such as input.

  The first providing device 10 receives the first request information by the communication means 15 under the control of the control means 11 (S108), the first provision information requested by the received first request information, the first provision information. Information from the communication means 15 to the communication network 100 is generated from the communication means 15 to generate the code string information indicating the code string related to, and the provider information indicating the URL of the provider of the second provision information as a link based on the code string information. To the requesting device 30 (S109). The first provision information is information such as incoming information melody, music information such as karaoke music, or a URL indicating a request destination for requesting transmission of the music information, and is information extracted from the recording means 13. The code string information is information such as a selection number assigned as an ID for identifying music information. The generation information is information described in a script language such as JavaScript.

  The requesting device 30 receives the first provision information, the code string information, and the generation information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S110), and receives the received first provision information, the code string information, and the generation information. The image based on is displayed on the display means 39 as a web page (S111).

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an image displayed on the display means 39 provided in the requesting device 30 used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a web page displayed based on the first provision information, the code string information, and the generation information in step S111 in the first provision information transmission / reception process. In the position indicated as A in the upper part of the screen, an explanatory text for the web page is shown. Information related to music information such as a selection number indicated by “24029” based on the code string information, a song title, and a singer name is shown at a position indicated as B below the explanatory note. Information indicating the usage status of the membership site is shown at a position indicated by C below the information related to the music information. In the position indicated by D below the information indicating the usage status, URLs indicating various information request destinations are shown together with numbers and descriptions. The numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” are information based on the first provision information, that is, information indicating a request destination of music information. When the operator performs an operation of selecting the number “1”, “2”, or “3”, the requesting device 30 connects to the request destination based on the first provision information, and the music information identified by the selection number The requested music information can be downloaded. The difference between the music information required by the numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” is a difference in attributes such as the corresponding model, the length of the song, and the number of chords. The number “4” is associated with the generation information. When the operator performs an operation of selecting the number “4”, the second provision information transmission / reception requesting the second provision information is performed by the processing of the generation information. Processing begins.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the second provided information transmission / reception process of the second providing device 20 and the requesting device 30 used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The requesting device 30 starts a process of requesting the second provision information by receiving a predetermined operation from the state where the web page shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. The requesting device 30 receives the operation from the key input unit 38 under the control of the control unit 31 and executes the generation information to generate provider information indicating the provider of the second provision information based on the code string information. (S201) The second request information for requesting transmission of the second provision information to the provider indicated in the generated provider information, here the second provision device 20, is transmitted from the communication unit 34 via the communication network 100. Transmit (S202). The process of generating the provider information in step S201 includes the basic information included in the generation information, that is, a part of the URL such as “http://www.digikashi.com/data/” This is a process of generating a URL by combining information “24029”. The generated URL, that is, the provider information is the second provider information associated with the first provider information by the code string information, here, the character information indicating the lyrics of the karaoke music or the request destination requesting transmission of the character information Is shown.

  The second providing device 20 receives the second request information by the communication unit 25 under the control of the control unit 21 (S203), and in response to a request for transmission of the second provision information by the second request information, The requesting device 30 performs an authentication process for determining whether or not the requesting device 30 is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the second provision information (S204). The determination of whether or not it is registered in step S204 is performed based on whether or not the identification information of the requesting device 30 matches the identification information that identifies the device registered as a member in the first providing device 10.

  If it is determined in step S204 that the registration is registered (S204: YES), the second providing device 20 transmits the second provision information requested by the second request information to the communication unit 24 under the control of the control unit 21. To the requesting device 30 via the communication network 100 (S205).

  The requesting device 30 receives the second provision information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S206), and displays an image based on the received second provision information on the display unit 39 as a web page (S207). .

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an image displayed on the display means 39 provided in the requesting device 30 used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows a web page displayed based on the second provision information in step S207 in the second provision information transmission / reception process. Information related to character information such as a selection number, a song title, and a singer's name is shown at a position indicated by E at the top of the screen. At the position indicated as F at the bottom of the screen, character information (indicated by ◯ Δ × in the figure) indicating the lyrics as the second provision information is shown.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 6, if it is determined in step S <b> 204 that the registration has not been made (S <b> 204: NO), the second providing device 20 returns a response to the requesting device 30 regarding whether or not to permit registration under the control of the control means 21. The requested permission / rejection request information is transmitted from the communication means 24 to the requesting device 30 via the communication network 100 (S208). The acceptance / rejection request information is information for displaying a web page for registration to the membership system site provided by the second providing device 20.

  The requesting device 30 receives the permission / rejection request information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S209), and displays an image based on the received permission / rejection request information as a web page on the display unit 39 (S210). The operator who has confirmed the web page based on the acceptance / rejection request information examines the necessity of registration in the membership system site, and when it is determined that registration is to be performed, performs input indicating acceptance of the registration. The requesting device 30 accepts an input for accepting registration from the key input means 38 under the control of the control means 31 (S211), and, based on the accepted input, registration acceptance information for accepting registration for acceptance / rejection request information, It transmits to the 2nd provision apparatus 20 via the communication network 100 from the communication means 34 (S212). If registration is not performed, transmission of registration acceptance information and registration processing described below are not performed when the operator performs a predetermined operation.

  In the second providing device 20, registration permission information is received by the communication means 24 under the control of the control means 21 (S 213), and the requesting device 30 that is the transmission source of the received registration permission information is permitted to transmit the provision information. A registration process for registering as a transmission destination, that is, a process for recording the identification information of the requesting device 30 as a member is performed (S214), the process proceeds to step S205, and the subsequent processing for transmitting the second provision information to the requesting device 30 is performed.

  In this way, the operator can obtain the related second provision information after obtaining the first provision information.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a providing device used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The second embodiment is a method that does not use the generation information in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment of the present invention, a computer such as a web server computer reads information such as a computer program and data from a recording medium in which the computer program 202 of the second embodiment of the present invention is recorded. By executing the control, the computer operates as the first providing device 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Since other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the first embodiment will be referred to and the description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, processing of various devices used in the information providing method according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the first provision information transmission / reception process of the first provision device 10 and the request device 30 used in the information provision method in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the first provision information transmission / reception processing in the second embodiment, the processing until the first provision device 10 receives the first request information for requesting transmission of the first provision information from the requesting device 30 is described with reference to FIG. Since it is the same as the process of steps S101 to S108 of the first provided information transmission / reception process in the illustrated first embodiment of the present invention, the first embodiment will be referred to and the description thereof will be omitted.

  The first providing device 10 that has received the first request information, under the control of the control unit 11 that executes the computer program 202 stored in the storage unit 14, the first provision information requested by the received first request information, The request device 30 receives the code string information indicating the code string related to the first provision information and the provider information indicating the provider of the second provision information related to the first provision information from the communication unit 15 via the communication network 100. (S301). The first provision information is information such as incoming information melody, music information such as karaoke music, or a URL indicating a request destination for requesting transmission of the music information, and is information extracted from the recording means 13. The code string information is information such as a selection number assigned as an ID for identifying music information. The provider information is information such as a URL indicating the provider of the second provision information.

  The requesting device 30 receives the first provision information, the code string information, and the provider information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S302), and the received first provision information, the code string information, and the provider information. The image based on is displayed on the display means 39 as a web page (S303). The image displayed in step S303 is the same as the image displayed on the display means 39 provided in the requesting device 30 used in the information providing method in Embodiment 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. However, the position number “4” shown as D in FIG. 5 is associated with the providing source information, and the operator performs the operation of selecting the number “4”, and the second number indicated by the providing source information. The second provision information transmission / reception process for requesting the provision apparatus 20 to transmit the second provision information is started.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the second provision information transmission / reception process of the second provision device 20 and the request device 30 used in the information provision method according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The requesting device 30 starts a process of requesting the second provision information by receiving a predetermined operation from the state where the web page shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. The requesting device 30 receives an operation from the key input unit 39 under the control of the control unit 31, and supplies the second providing information to the providing source indicated in the providing source information based on the received operation, here the second providing device 20. The second request information for requesting the transmission is transmitted from the communication means 34 via the communication network 100 (S401). In the first embodiment, the provider information is generated by executing the generation information. However, in the second embodiment, since the provider information is shown in advance, the generation process is unnecessary. The processing after the second provision device 20 receives the second request information is the same as the processing in steps S203 to S214 of the second provision information transmission / reception processing in Embodiment 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. Therefore, the first embodiment will be referred to and the description thereof will be omitted.

  In the first and second embodiments, the first providing device and the second providing device are different devices. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first providing device and the second providing device are combined into one device. You may comprise. For example, when the management entity of the membership system site that provides the first provision information and the management entity of the membership system site that provides the second provision information are the same entity, the two membership systems are managed from one web server computer. This is because a form of providing a site can be considered.

  In the first and second embodiments, the first provision information is information indicating a request destination for requesting transmission of music information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first provision information is music information. It may be itself. In the first and second embodiments, the second provision information is character information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second provision information indicates a request destination requesting transmission of character information. It may be information.

  In the first and second embodiments, the first provision information is music information or information indicating the request destination, and the second provision information is character information or information indicating the request destination. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and text information that is lyrics or information that indicates a request destination thereof may be used as the first provision information, and music information that is music related to the lyrics or information that indicates the request destination may be used as the second provision information.

  In the first and second embodiments, the information in which one of the information related to the first provided information and the information related to the second provided information is music information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be music information. For example, the music information related to the first provided information is the music information of a song containing a song by a singer called “Chaku-Uta”, and the music information related to the second provided information is only a song used as an incoming melody without a song The case where it is the music information of can be illustrated. In the case of a song-containing song, even if it is music information for trial listening with a short performance time, the data size becomes large and the packet fee for downloading becomes high. Therefore, it is possible to propose an economical usage method that suppresses packet charges by providing a usage method in which music information with a small data size is downloaded for trial listening only for checking the melody.

  Further, if the information is related to each other, the first provision information and the second provision information can be developed in various forms. For example, the first provision information is information relating to the purchase of the book, and the second provision information. May be information about the book reviews.

  In the first and second embodiments, the request device is a mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to various communication devices such as a personal computer.

It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the provision apparatus used with the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the request | requirement apparatus used with the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st provision information transmission / reception process of the 1st provision apparatus used by the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention, and a request | requirement apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image displayed on the display means with which the request | requirement apparatus used with the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd provision information transmission / reception process of the 2nd provision apparatus and request apparatus which are used with the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image displayed on the display means with which the request | requirement apparatus used with the information provision method in Embodiment 1 of this invention is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the provision apparatus used with the information provision method in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st provision information transmission / reception process of the 1st provision apparatus and request apparatus which are used with the information provision method in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd provision information transmission / reception process of the 2nd provision apparatus and request apparatus which are used with the information provision method in Embodiment 2 of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 1st provision apparatus 20 2nd provision apparatus 30 Request apparatus 100 Communication network 201,202 Computer program

Claims (12)

In an information providing method using a providing device that transmits provided information and a requesting device that requests the providing device to transmit the provided information,
The providing device includes:
Transmitting the requested first provision information and the code string information indicating the code string related to the first provision information to the requesting device;
The requesting device is:
Based on the received code string information, generate provider information indicating the provider of the second provision information,
A request for transmission of second provision information to the provider indicated by the generated provider information. One or a plurality of providing devices that transmit provided information and a requesting device that requests the providing device to transmit provided information, and the providing device is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of provided information. In the information provision method for permitting transmission of provision information to the requesting device determined to be,
The providing device includes:
For the requesting device determined to be registered, the requested first providing information and the provider of the second providing information related to the first providing information and requiring different registration from the first providing information Send provider information to indicate,
The requesting device is:
Request transmission of the second provision information to the provider indicated by the received provider information,
The providing device requested to transmit the second providing information is
In response to a request for transmission of second provision information, it is determined whether or not the requesting device of the request source is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the second provision information,
When it is determined that the information is registered, the second provision information is transmitted to the requesting device. In an information providing system comprising one or more providing devices for transmitting provided information and a requesting device for requesting the providing device to transmit the provided information,
The providing device includes:
First request information requested to the requesting device, code string information indicating a code string related to the first provision information, and provider information indicating a provider of second provision information based on the code string information Means for transmitting generation information for generating
The requesting device is:
Means for generating provider information based on the code string information from the received generation information;
An information providing system comprising: means for requesting transmission of second provision information to a provider indicated by the generated provider information. The providing device requested to transmit the second providing information is
A determination unit that determines whether or not the requesting device that is a request source is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the second provision information in response to a request for transmission of the second provision information;
4. The information providing system according to claim 3, further comprising means for transmitting second provision information to the requesting device when it is determined that the information is registered by the determining means. One or a plurality of providing devices for transmitting provided information, and a requesting device for requesting the providing device to transmit the provided information, wherein the providing device is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the provided information. In the information providing system that permits transmission of the provided information to the requesting device determined to be,
The providing device includes:
For the requesting device determined to be registered, the requested first providing information and the provider of the second providing information related to the first providing information and requiring different registration from the first providing information Means for transmitting provider information to be indicated,
The requesting device is:
Means for requesting transmission of the second provision information to the provider device indicated by the received provider information;
The providing device requested to transmit the second providing information is
A determination unit that determines whether or not the requesting device that is a request source is registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the second provision information in response to a request for transmission of the second provision information;
An information providing system comprising: means for transmitting second provision information to the requesting device when it is determined that the information is registered by the determining means. The providing device requested to transmit the second providing information further includes:
When it is determined by the determination means that it is not registered, the request device includes means for transmitting permission / rejection request information for requesting a reply about registration permission / rejection,
The requesting device further includes:
In response to the received acceptance / rejection request information, a means for transmitting registration acceptance information for accepting registration is provided.
The providing device requested to transmit the second providing information further includes:
Means for registering the requesting device of the received registration acceptance information as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the provided information;
The information providing system according to claim 4, further comprising: means for transmitting second provision information to the requesting device. The request device is a mobile phone in which identification information for identifying the own device is recorded in advance,
7. The determination means provided in the providing device requested to transmit the second providing information is configured to make a determination based on identification information for identifying the requesting device. An information providing system according to any one of the above. The first provision information is music information for outputting music or a request destination for requesting transmission of the music information,
The second provided information is character information indicating the lyrics of music output in the music information or a request destination for requesting transmission of the character information. Information providing system described in 1. In a providing device that communicates with a requesting device that requests transmission of provision information and transmits the requested provisioning information to the requesting device,
First request information requested to the requesting device, code string information indicating a code string related to the first provision information, and provider information indicating a provider of second provision information based on the code string information A providing apparatus comprising means for transmitting generation information for generating a message. In a providing device that communicates with a requesting device that requests transmission of providing information and permits transmission of the providing information to the requesting device that is determined to be registered as a transmission destination that permits transmission of the providing information.
For the requesting device determined to be registered, the requested first providing information and the provider of the second providing information related to the first providing information and requiring different registration from the first providing information A providing device comprising means for transmitting providing source information to be indicated. In a computer program for causing a computer provided with communication means to communicate with a requesting device that requests transmission of provision information to transmit the requested provision information,
Generation that causes a computer to generate requested first provision information, code string information indicating a code string related to the first provision information, and provider information indicating a provider of the second provision information based on the code string information A computer program for executing a procedure for transmitting information for use. Sending provision information to a requesting device that is determined to be registered as a transmission destination permitting transmission of the provision information in a computer having a communication unit that communicates with the requesting device requesting transmission of the provision information In the computer program to allow,
Requested apparatus determined to be registered in the computer, the requested first provision information, and the second provision information related to the first provision information and requiring registration different from the first provision information. A computer program for executing a procedure for transmitting provider information indicating the provider of the program.

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