CN101201729A

CN101201729A - Contents distributing apparatus

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Publication number: CN101201729A
Application number: CN 200710193663
Authority: CN
Inventors: 神谷充治
Original assignee: Casio Computer Co Ltd
Current assignee: Casio Computer Co Ltd
Priority date: 1999-10-29
Filing date: 2000-10-23
Publication date: 2008-06-18
Also published as: JP2001125982A

Abstract

A printing service system (100) comprises a portal site computer 2 connected to a portable terminal (3) and a print station (6) via a network. The portal site computer (2) transmits the contents of which reservation for printing has been made by the portable terminal (3) to the print station (6) via the network, and prints out them. The portal site computer (3) establishes a printing reservation site for reserving printing of contents via the network, and stores reservation information on contents in which the portable terminal (3) accesses to the printing reservation site, thereby making a reservation for printing, corresponding to user identification information on the portable terminal (3). When the portal site computer (2) receives the user identification information transmitted from the print station (6), it reads the reservation information on the contents corresponding to the received user identification information. Then, the portal site computer (2) transmits the contents corresponding to the read reservation information to the print station (6). Thus, a place for requesting contents and a place for reserving contents printout are not constrained.

Description

Contents distributing apparatus

The application is that the application number submitted on October 23rd, 2000 is 00802479.0, name is called dividing an application of " contents distributing apparatus ".

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of contents distributing apparatus, this contents distributing apparatus is connected to the information processing terminal and output device via network, and via network to output device sends and its printing of printout has been preengage by the information processing terminal content.

Background technology

Recently, along with the propagation of digital camera, the print service that is used to print the data that obtained by digital camera is just becoming universal.In addition, by adopting communication network the service environment that content offers an information processing terminal user is also just being become universal, and the print service via this communication network is provided.The print service of this routine is divided into following type:

(1) print data is brought into one and prints the shop, and receives print service;

(2) come print What by web search to the multimedia terminal that is installed in shop etc.;

(3) print appointed information by facsimile recorder from the facsimile message service;

(4) receive print service by user's personal computer by the Internet; And

(5) print pictorial data that the user brings etc. at the scene by the print service special machine that is installed in shop etc.

In (5), any one in information search place, printing place, print What, print media, the expense etc. all is restricted in above-mentioned print service type (1).

In addition, proposed a kind ofly to can be applicable to use the routine of the print service of network to print and/or (accounting) system of record keeping.In this printing and/or accounting system, suppose to keep accounts by department in the company or sections, and with print data, for example print number, print surface number, time-write interval at interval or print required ink powder or the font target as this record keeping.

Yet in (5), any one in information search place, printing place, print What, print media or the expense all is restricted, following problems (1) occurred to (5) in above-mentioned print service type (1).

(1) the restricted print service in information search place

In the print service such as the multimedia terminal, the information search place is restricted.Therefore, the user only just can go to provide the place of print service when making concrete print request in many cases.Therefore, provide the ISP of print service the content of print service need be done advertisement to the user.Therefore the Ad spends that interrelates with advertising campaign has appearred.Consequently, COS that can provide or quantity are restricted.

In addition, for the ISP that print service is provided, if the information search place is restricted, many situations of carrying out information search and finally not carrying out print service appear then.Therefore, owing to the search stand-by period that increases makes other users' chance incur loss, so the earning power of print service is subjected to great impact.

(2) print the restricted print service in place

The internet information search service of the portable information processing terminal of use such as cellular mobile phone can not limit the place of search information when a people moves.Yet if a people carries a printer, its size and weight all can be restricted.

Further, for a portable information processing terminal such as cellular mobile phone, there is not any print service supplier.Therefore, people can not be when moving receives print service to institute's search information nearby by holding cellular mobile phone etc.

(3) the restricted print service of print What

The mobile content that has the height real-time characteristic is provided for a portable data assistance such as cellular mobile phone.Yet because the limited terminal display size or the performance of the communications infrastructure, the image that has bulk information and high visible characteristic is unacceptable, and limited content can only be provided.

In addition, in the print service special machine that does not have via the information search function of network, only in the scope of predetermined content, provide printing, the content of limited type can only be provided.

(4) the restricted print service of print media

In the print service of printing the content of passing through network allocation, print media is determined according to interior perhaps printing device, the print service that provides according to the optional print media of user is not provided.

The example of print media comprises refilling paper, printing adhesive sticker paster, greeting card, postcard, placard etc. of common paper, notebook, and these are all according to stamp with the size, material, style etc. and different.In addition, do not exist in the two sides that refills paper surface-wherein will print single page such as adhesive sticker paster, card or notebook-medium on the print service of printout web site contents.

(5) the restricted print service of print service expense

Printing from the expense of the print service of the content of network allocation with incompatible in the fixed fee system of printing shop etc.

Depend on the content fee usefulness that is provided on the very expensive degree of print service, the ink powder expense of the cost of print media and colour print also changes to a great extent according to content.Further, in response to situation about a plurality of contents being printed on the single print media, need set up one and be used for calculating the system of printing by the expense of the print service of the content of network allocation.

On the other hand, via the printing of network and/or one of accounting system hypothesis be used to keep accounts and calculate print number, print surface number, time-write interval at interval, used amount of toner or according to the system of the used font of print data, but have following problem:

(1) in the expense of using the content that has height ratio on the cost of print service not as the target of keeping accounts;

(2) be not provided for calculating and keep accounts that each prints the system of the printing cost of material;

(3) be not provided for when finishing each printing of printing material, causing the system that keeps accounts; And

(4) owing to keep accounts, increase so be sent to the data volume of print service terminal according to print data.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide print service via the content allocation type of network, wherein, to the place of the place of request content and received content printout without limits.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of contents distributing apparatus is provided, be connected to a plurality of printers and a plurality of information terminal that is positioned at the different location by network, this equipment comprises:

User information storage is used to store the relevant user profile that is allowed to visit the information terminal of this type information distributing equipment;

The subscription information memory storage is used for the storage print subscription information;

The information terminal demo plant, be used for when any information terminal is visited this type information distributing equipment, obtain the user's of described any information terminal of indication identification information, and carry out proof procedure to determine whether described user is registered in this user information storage;

Print device for displaying predetermined, when described information terminal demo plant has been verified described any information terminal, send one and be used to preengage the printing reservation screen image of printing expectation information to described any information terminal, wherein this image is to be made by the user of described any information terminal, and receive by the reservation of user's operation from this expectation information of printing of described any information terminal making, and store indication in described user information storage this expects printing subscription information of information and the identification information of indicating the user of described any information terminal with being relative to each other, wherein this identification information is obtained by described information terminal demo plant

The printer demo plant when the described type information distributing equipment of any printer browsing, is used to verify described any printer;

The identification information deriving means is used for obtaining the identification information that transmits by this network from described any printer when described any printer of described printer demo plant checking;

The type information generation device, be used for retrieving based on the identification information that obtains by the identification information deriving means at described printing subscription information memory storage, from print the subscription information memory storage, read the printing subscription information relevant, and produce type information based on the printing subscription information that is read with identification information; And

The type information dispensing device is used for will being sent to described any printer that transmits described identification information by the type information that the type information generation device produces by this network, and makes described any printer prints go out described type information.

Preferably, wherein said type information dispensing device sends the pay imformation of the printing charge of indicating above-mentioned type information to described any printer, and when having paid this printing charge to described any printer this type information is sent to described any printer.

Preferably, in the wherein said printer each comprises money credit device, be used to accept the money of each predetermined kind, and be driven into this money credit device with payment during by the expense of described pay imformation indication at money, described any printer prints goes out the type information that is sent by this type information dispensing device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of contents distributing apparatus is provided, this contents distributing apparatus is connected to an information processing terminal and an output device via network, and has made the content that it prints reservation by the information processing terminal via network to output device transmission and printout.

Contents distributing apparatus comprises:

Memory storage, being used to store about the information processing terminal provides the visit of the printing reservation website of network and has preengage the subscription information of printed contents, and the user totem information on the subscription information and the information processing terminal interrelates; And

Communicator is used to receive the user totem information that sends from output device, reads about the subscription information corresponding to the content of the user totem information that is received from memory storage, and sends content corresponding to the subscription information of reading to output device.

Therefore, according to the present invention, print service can be provided, wherein, provide to be stored as with user totem information about the information processing terminal, for example cellular mobile phone or PHS (personal handyphone system) terminal that comprises communication function and interrelated the visit of the printing of network reservation website and the subscription information of having preengage printed contents; And, corresponding to the content of user totem information can be sent out and printout to output device, so the content of appointment place of printing and the place of printout content are separated.

In addition, in network, be provided for opening the website device of the printing reservation website that content of appointment prints, so that can preengage printing reposefully.

Further, stored corresponding to the user totem information on the information processing terminal and it is printed the content of having been preengage and is printed under the situation of output in the remaining sum relevant, deducted printing expense according to the content printout from remaining sum with the content printout.Like this, the user can easily clear the paying relevant with the content printout, thereby can promote the use of content.

In addition, provide the input equipment that is used to import user totem information; The cash that is used to send into cash is sent into equipment; Be used to send user totem information and the content of reception transmission and the communicator of the expense of printing of input; And the printing equipment that is used under the situation of sending into the equipment input printing expense that receives from cash, printing received content.Therefore, the user can easily clear the paying relevant with the content printout, thereby can promote the use of content.

Further, printing under the situation that the reservation website is provided with user's enrollment station, information processing terminal calling party enrollment station and a user of new registration who is used for the new registration user, the amount of money of corresponding bonus (bonus) is being stored in the user totem information of the information processing terminal of new registration.Therefore, provide a privilege to this new registration for member's user, thereby can promote the use of print service.

Be to print the reservation website be provided with one be used to import another a new user's of by the agency of user's expects users input item, information processing terminal visit print the reservation website and import under another user's of a new user of by the agency of the situation, the amount of money of corresponding bonus is stored in this another user's the user totem information.Therefore, provide a privilege to this another user's of by the agency of user, thereby can promote the use of print service.

Be provided with one and be used to import to the investigation list item of questions answer and by the information processing terminal and printing under the situation of reservation website input to questions answer printing the reservation website, the amount of money of corresponding bonus is stored in the user totem information of having imported this information processing terminal to questions answer.Therefore, provide a privilege to the user who answers this problem, thereby can promote the use of print service.

Specific items, an information processing terminal visit that is used to specify the printing of ad content is set prints the reservation website and specify under the situation of printing of this ad content printing the reservation website, the amount of money of corresponding bonus is stored in the user totem information of the information processing terminal.Therefore, provide a privilege to the user who has printed ad content, thereby can promote the use of print service.

Further, thereby print by content constraints according to customer attribute information corresponding to the customer attribute information of user totem information, storage under the situation of the restricted information of reservation and the printing that reservation website content of appointment is printed in information processing terminal visit in storage, print reservation according to limiting corresponding to the customer attribute information of the user totem information of the information processing terminal with corresponding to the restricted information of content.Therefore, can provide and to print the print service of reservation according to user property, for example age of user or sex restriction.

About corresponding to the assignment constraint information of the content of output unit and content is sent under the situation of output device, come the distribution of limiting content in storage to output device according to assignment constraint information.Therefore, can provide the assignment constraint service of content of preference of reflection having been installed a side of output device.

Further, thereby store corresponding to the customer attribute information of user totem information, corresponding to being placed on the ad content in the content under the situation of the printing of printing reservation website content of appointment in storage, determine to be placed on ad content in the content according to customer attribute information and advertisement condition based on the advertisement condition and the information processing terminal visit of customer attribute information.Therefore, can provide the advertising service that to make suitable advertisement according to user property.

Be stored as the advertisement condition of output device appointment corresponding to being placed on the ad content in the content and content sent under the situation of output device, determining to be placed on ad content in the content according to the advertisement condition.Therefore, can provide the advertisement of a side's that reflection can have been installed output device preference to be placed on advertising service in the content.

Further, be stored as the ad constraints information of output device appointment corresponding to being placed on the ad content in the content, and content is sent to output device, be placed on ad content in the content according to the ad constraints limit information.Therefore, can provide the advertisement of a side's that reflection can have been installed output device preference to be placed on advertising service in the content.

Be stored as the ad constraints information of content provider's appointment corresponding to being placed on the ad content in the content and content sent under the situation of output device, be placed on ad content in the content according to the ad constraints limit information.Therefore, can provide the advertising service that the advertisement that reflects content provider's preference can be placed in the content.

Further, thereby store corresponding to the customer attribute information of user totem information, corresponding to being placed on the ad content in the content under the situation of the printing of printing reservation website content of appointment in storage, be placed on ad content in the content according to customer attribute information and ad constraints limit information based on the ad constraints information and the information processing terminal visit of customer attribute information.Therefore, can provide the ad constraints service that can be placed on the advertisement in the content according to user property, for example age of user or sex restriction.

At stores advertisements cycle information and content being sent under the situation of output device, according to restriction of advertisement cycle information and the relevant advertisement of content above the ad content in advertisement cycle corresponding to being placed on ad content in the content.Therefore, can provide the more effective advertising service that can prevent from same advertisement is carried out to same user at short notice advertisement.

Other purpose of the present invention and advantage will be set forth in part in the following description, and these purposes and advantage partly can be apparent from this is described, and perhaps can obtain from realization of the present invention.

Objects and advantages of the present invention can realize and obtain by in particular the following means and combination.

Description of drawings

Be included in the instructions and constitute its a part of accompanying drawing and shown the most preferred embodiment that the present invention is current, and be used from the detailed description one of general description that provides above and most preferred embodiment given below and explain principle of the present invention, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the view of demonstration according to the system configuration of the print service system of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 2 is the view of illustrative configurations that shows each control system of portable terminal 3 shown in Figure 1 and informant's computing machine 4;

Fig. 3 is the view of illustrative configurations that shows each control system of advertisement website owner computing machine 5 shown in Figure 1 and printing station 6;

Fig. 4 is the view of illustrative configurations that shows the control system of portal site computing machine 2 shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of configuration that shows the key component of portal site computing machine 2 shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 6 is the block scheme of configuration that shows the key component of portable terminal 3 shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 7 is the block scheme of configuration that shows the key component of printing station 6 shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 8 is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the use member file 2B in the memory device shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 9 A is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the use subscription information file 2F in the memory device shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 9 B is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the print service unit price file G in the memory device shown in Figure 5 26;

Figure 10 A is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the print format file 2H in the memory device shown in Figure 5 26;

Figure 10 B is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the content utilization file 2I in the memory device shown in Figure 5 26;

Figure 11 is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the user's history file 2K in the memory device shown in Figure 5;

Figure 12 is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the content user history file 2L in the memory device shown in Figure 5 26;

Figure 13 is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the advertisement history file 2M in the memory device shown in Figure 5 26;

Figure 14 is the view that shows a specific examples that is stored in the ad content file 2O in the memory device shown in Figure 5 26;

Figure 15 A is the view that is presented at the portable website menu screen of portable terminal shown in Figure 63 demonstrations;

Figure 15 B to Figure 15 D is respectively the view that shows the transition status of member registration screen;

Figure 16 A to 16E is the view that is presented at a plurality of screens of portable terminal 3 demonstrations, wherein, Figure 16 A is the view that shows an information search screen, Figure 16 B shows a view that uses reservation to check screen, Figure 16 C is the view that shows a print format selection screen, Figure 16 D shows that is printed the view that screen is checked in reservation, and Figure 16 E is the view that shows an expense guide mailing screen;

Figure 17 A and 17B are respectively the views that is presented at the transition status of the menu screen that printing station shown in Figure 76 shows;

Figure 17 C shows to be used to show a view of buying the screen of the amount of money;

Figure 18 A is the view that is presented at printing station shown in Figure 76 content displayed print screens;

Figure 18 B is the view that shows an advertisement complimentary ticket guide screen;

Figure 19 is the view of a specific examples that is presented at the conversion process of the content print media of carrying out during the use subscription information print processing of printing station shown in Figure 76;

Figure 20 is the process flow diagram that is presented at the member registration processing of portable terminal shown in Figure 63 execution;

Figure 21 is the process flow diagram that shows the part of the member registration processing of being carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 52;

Figure 22 is presented at the process flow diagram that processing shown in Figure 21 member registration is afterwards handled;

Figure 23 is that the process flow diagram of the part of location registration process is preengage in the use that is presented at portable terminal shown in Figure 63 execution;

Figure 24 is the process flow diagram that is presented at processing shown in Figure 23 use reservation location registration process afterwards;

Figure 25 shows that the user who is carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 52 differentiates the process flow diagram of processing;

Figure 26 is the process flow diagram that shows the content guide for use processing of being carried out by informant's computing machine shown in Figure 14;

Figure 27 is the process flow diagram that shows the part of the use subscription information acceptance processing of being carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 5;

Figure 28 is presented at the process flow diagram that processing shown in Figure 27 use subscription information is afterwards accepted processing;

Figure 29 shows that the print What of being carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 52 produces the process flow diagram of handling;

Figure 30 is the process flow diagram that is presented at the part of the use subscription information print processing that printing station shown in Figure 76 carries out;

Figure 31 is the process flow diagram that is presented at processing shown in Figure 30 use subscription information print processing afterwards;

Figure 32 is the process flow diagram that shows the part of the use subscription information print processing of being carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 52;

Figure 33 is the process flow diagram that is presented at processing shown in Figure 32 use subscription information print processing afterwards;

Figure 34 is the process flow diagram that shows the ad content allocation process of being carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 52;

Figure 35 shows that the ad content of being carried out by advertisement website owner computing machine shown in Figure 15 upgrades the process flow diagram of handling; And

Figure 36 shows that the ad content of being carried out by portal site computing machine shown in Figure 52 upgrades the process flow diagram of handling.

Embodiment

Explanation is according to a most preferred embodiment of contents distributing apparatus of the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 to Figure 36 is to be respectively to show the view of utilization according to an embodiment of the print service system of contents distributing apparatus of the present invention.Its configuration at first, here is described.

Fig. 1 is the view of demonstration according to the system configuration of the print service system of present embodiment.In Fig. 1, print service system 100 comprises a communication supplier computing machine 1, is used for control communicating by letter and be used for portable terminal 3 is connected to the Internet S via cordless communication network N and a plurality of portable terminals (information processing terminal) 3; A portal site computing machine (contents distributing apparatus) 2 that is connected to the Internet S; Portable terminal (information processing terminal) 3 is connected to communication network N, and has communication function, for example cellular mobile phone and phs terminal; A plurality of informant's computing machines that are connected to the Internet S; An advertisement website owner computing machine 5; And, be installed in the printing station (output device) 6 of portal site.

In Fig. 1, three portable terminals 3, two situations that informant's computing machine 4 links to each other with the printing station 6 that is installed in three websites have been shown.Specifically do not limit the number of the website that the number at these computing machines or station maybe will install.In addition, can connect a plurality of advertisement website owner computing machines 5.

Communication supplier computing machine 1 is provided at the communication environment of the print service between the portable terminal 3 that is connected to communication network N and the portal site computing machine 2 that is connected to the Internet S, informant's computing machine 4, advertisement website owner computing machine 5 and the printing station 6.This communication supplier computing machine 1 basis communication request is therebetween come the control data communication process.

The summary of the control function of the portal site computing machine 2, portable terminal 3, informant's computing machine 4, advertisement website owner computing machine 5 and the printing station 6 that constitute print service system 100 shown in Figure 1 is described below with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4.

Fig. 2 is the block scheme of the summary of the control function that shows that portable terminal 3 and informant's computing machine 4 have.

In Fig. 2, portable terminal 3 comprises: a member registration processing section 3A, and be used to carry out the member registration of describing back (with reference to Figure 20) and handle and be used to provide visit portal site computing machine 2, handle thereby carry out the member registration that is used for print service; An E-mail funtion part 3B is used for receiving complimentary ticket guide or expense guide from portal site computing machine 2 when using print service; And one is used reservation processing part 3C, is used to carry out the use reservation location registration process of describing back (with reference to Figure 23 and Figure 24), thereby via portal site computing machine 2 or direct use via informant's computing machine 4 reservation print service.

In Fig. 2, informant's computing machine 4 comprises: a content guide for use processing section 4A, be used for carrying out the content guide for use of describing back (with reference to Figure 26) and handle and receive and send relevant with a such use reservation parameter that links when user via the portable terminal 3 of portal site computing machine 2 reservations preengages ID at informant's computing machine 4, thus execution user discriminating; And, a content file 4B who is used to store about the content-data of print service.

Fig. 3 is the block scheme of the summary of the control function that shows that printing station 6 and advertisement website owner computing machine 5 have.

In Fig. 3, printing station 6 comprises: one is used subscription information print processing part 6A, be used to carry out the use subscription information print processing that back (with reference to Figure 30 and Figure 31) is described, so that the visit to portal site computing machine 2 to be provided, and to carry out and handle, use subscription information to obtain processing, be used to obtain processing, content and the advertisement printed processing of content utilization file and print format file, the processing that is used to calculate the complimentary ticket amount of money the user's that preengages use discriminating; One by the print format file 6B that uses subscription information print processing part 6A to use; Content file 6C, an ad content file 6D and a use subscription information file 6E.

Advertisement website owner computing machine 5 comprises: an ad content location registration process part 5A, be used to carry out the ad content location registration process that back (with reference to Figure 35) is described, be created in the ad content that various service conditions wherein are set, and it is registered among the ad content file 5B; And, by the ad content file 5B of ad content location registration process part 5A use.

Fig. 4 is the block scheme of the summary of the control function that shows that portal site computing machine 2 has.

In Fig. 4, portal site computing machine 2 comprises: a member registration processing section 2A, be used to carry out the member registration of describing back (with reference to Figure 21 and Figure 22) and handle, thereby according to the location registration process of carrying out membership information from the member registration request of portable terminal 3; Member's file 2B that uses by member registration processing section 2A (with reference to figure 8); A user differentiates processing section 2C, is used for carrying out by carrying out the user who describes back (with reference to Figure 25) from portable terminal 3 differentiating that processings, user preengage the reservation processing that ID handles, causes from the link parameter reception of informant's computing machine 4 and use reservation processing etc. to the transmission and the content introduction of informant's computing machine 4; And, one is used subscription information to accept processing section 2D, the set handling of be used for accepting to handle by carrying out the use subscription information of describing back (Figure 27 and Figure 28), using content based on the allocation contents and the advertisement of link parameter and use the renewal of subscription information etc. to handle to carry out from the user and differentiate that the link parameter acquiring of processing section 2C handles.

Further, portal site computing machine 2 comprises: print What produces processing section 2E, be used for by carry out the print What of describing back (with reference to Figure 29) produce handle and download content is handled, based on carrying out relevant from the content utilization of informant's computing machine 4 by using subscription information to accept expense notifier processes that the allocation contents that processing section 2D is provided with and the print What that uses advertisement content produce processing and be used for portable terminal 3 etc.; Accept use subscription information file 2F (with reference to figure 9A) and print service unit price file 2G (with reference to figure 9B) that processing section 2G uses by using subscription information; And, produce print format file 2H (with reference to figure 10A) and the content utilization file 2I (with reference to figure 10B) that processing section 2E uses by print What.

In addition, portal site computing machine 2 comprises: one is used subscription information print processing part 2J, is used for according to from the use subscription information request of printing station 6, use the renewal of historical and advertisement history to handle to carry out the transmission process of use subscription information by carrying out the use subscription information print processing described back (with reference to Figure 32 and Figure 33) and user's historical content; User's history file 2K (with reference to Figure 11); A content is used history file 2L (with reference to Figure 12); An ad content allocation process part 2N, be used for according to receiving ad content from the advertisement request for allocation of advertisement website owner computing machine 5, the ad content allocation process of describing by execution back (with reference to Figure 34), and distinguish range of distribution or advertisement condition etc. according to the service condition that in ad content, is provided with, distribute so that carry out ad content; And, an ad content file 2O (with reference to Figure 14) who uses by ad content allocation process part 2N.

The following describes each the internal configurations in portal site computing machine 2, portable terminal 3, informant's computing machine 4 and the advertisement website owner computing machine 5 that constitutes print service system 100 shown in Figure 1.

Shown in the block scheme among Fig. 5, portal site computing machine 2 comprises CPU 21, display part 22, importation 23, Internet transmission control section 24, RAM 25, memory device 26, storage medium 27 and leased line transmission control section 28, and each part except storage medium 27 all links to each other with bus 29.

This portal site computing machine 2 comprises the portal site function that interrelates with print service.This portal site function setting is the portal site page or leaf of menu format for example, so that the content of the print service that is provided by informant's computing machine 4 that is connected to the Internet S and advertisement website owner computing machine 5 is provided to portable terminal 3; On portable terminal 3, show the portal site page or leaf that is used for print service via 1 visit of communication supplier computing machine; In response to content, send and be used to print the one-time password that reservation is checked from the print service request of portable terminal 3.

That is, as described in the summary of top control function in Fig. 4, portal site computing machine 2 comprises member registration processing section 2A; The user differentiates processing section 2C; Use subscription information to accept processing section 2D; Print What produces processing section 2E; Use subscription information print processing part 2J; And ad content allocation process part 2N.These control function are to realize by the routine processes of carrying out among the following CPU that mainly comprises in inlet computing machine 2.

CPU (CPU (central processing unit)) 21 carries out member registration and handles (with reference to Figure 21 and Figure 22), so that provide a member registration function that is used for print service to the portable terminal 3 via 1 visit of communication industry principal computer.

In this member registration was handled, when from sending to when selecting the member registration menu from the menu screen of the request of access of portable terminal 3, CPU 21 sent a member registration screen.Further, selecting from the member registration screen under the situation of a new registration, CPU 21 carries out the new registration of membership information and handles.Under the situation of selecting the modification log-on message, CPU 21 reads corresponding log-on message, and carries out modification according to dependent instruction.

In addition, CPU 21 differentiates processing for carrying out the user who describes back (with reference to Figure 25) from the print service reserve requests of informant's computing machine 4.

Differentiate in the processing that this user CPU 21 obtains a link parameter from informant's computing machine 4.Preengage ID and portable user ID if be provided with the user in this link parameter, then CPU 21 carries out by member's file and differentiates processing.Do not preengage ID and portable user ID if such user is set, then CPU 21 obtains a portable user ID from communication supplier computing machine 1, differentiates processing thereby carry out.Then, CPU 21 obtains a user from member's file and preengages ID, will use the link purpose menu information on the content to send to portable terminal 3, and the user is preengage ID is linked to the content site of being selected by portable terminal 3 as a parameter.

In addition, CPU 21 accepts processing according to the use subscription information of differentiating link parameter execution back (with reference to Figure 27 and Figure 28) description that obtains in the processing above-mentioned user.

Use in the subscription information acceptance processing at this, CPU 21 carries out allocation contents according to the link parameter that obtains and the set handling of content, the renewal processing of use subscription information etc. are used in advertisement.

In addition, CPU 21 carries out the print What of describing back (with reference to Figure 29) according to the use subscription information of accepting at above-mentioned use subscription information to upgrade in the processing and produces processing.

Produce in the processing at this print What, CPU 21 carries out from the relevant of the content utilization of informant's computing machine 4 with based on the download content of the use subscription information that upgrades and handles; Print What based on the allocation contents of using setting in the subscription information acceptance processing the user and advertisement use content produces processing; And the expense notifier processes that is used for portable terminal 3 etc.

In addition, CPU 21 is according to carry out the use subscription information print processing that back (with reference to Figure 32 and Figure 33) is described from the use subscription information request of printing station 6.

Use in the subscription information print processing at this, CPU 21 uses subscription information transmission process and user's history, content to use the renewal of history and advertisement history etc. to handle according to carrying out from the use subscription information request of printing station 6.

In addition, CPU 21 is according to carry out the ad content allocation process that back (with reference to Figure 34) is described from the advertisement request for allocation of advertisement website owner computing machine 5.

In this ad content allocation process, CPU 21 receives ad content according to the advertisement request for allocation from advertisement website owner computing machine 5, and determines range of distribution or advertisement condition according to the service condition that is provided with in ad content, thereby distributes ad content.

Further, CPU 21 carries out the ad content location registration process that back (with reference to Figure 36) is described according to the ad content that sends from advertisement website owner computing machine 5.

In this ad content location registration process, CPU 21 carries out registration inspection according to the ad content that receives from advertisement website owner computing machine 5 and handles and upgrade and handle, and be provided with renewal will at the relevant advertisement complimentary ticket of ad content the amount of money, user content classification, put the restriction of advertisement etc.

Display part 22 comprises CRT (cathode-ray tube (CRT)) display device and liquid crystal display etc., and comes display screen according to the video data of CPU 21 inputs.

Importation 23 comprises the keyboard that comprises cursor key, digital input key and various function keys or the like; And as the mouse of pointing device.The importation is exported the signal that key is pressed from keyboard to CPU 21, and exports an operation signal by mouse to CPU 21.

Internet transmission control section 24 comprises modulator-demodular unit (modulator/demodulator), terminal adapter or router etc.This control section 24 executive communications control, so as with a plurality of informant's computing machines 4, informant's computing machine 5 and a plurality of printing station 6 that are connected to the Internet S in each communicate.

RAM 25 (random access memory) comprises program or the program storage area of various application programs and the perform region that is used for storing input command temporarily, imports data and result etc. that is used to store by CPU 21 execution.

Memory device 26 comprises the storage medium 27 that is used for prior stored programme or data etc.This storage medium 27 comprises magnetic or optical recording media or semiconductor memory.This storage medium 27 is that fixedly provide or mounted thereto movably at memory device 26.27 storages of this storage medium corresponding to multiple application program, member registration handling procedure, the user of portal site computing machine 2 differentiate handling procedure, use that subscription information accepts that handling procedure, print What produce handling procedure, use the subscription information print processing program, ad content allocation process program and by each the handled data in these handling procedures etc.

In addition, can arrange, make all or part of program in the storage medium 27 of being stored in, data etc. can be stored as and receive from Internet transmission control section 24 by another equipment, for example server or client devices via transmission medium such as network line.Further, storage medium 27 can be the storage medium of the server of constructing on network.In addition, can arrange, make calling program via such as the transmission medium of network line and send to server, and be installed in these equipment.

In addition, storage medium 26 comprises the multiple storage area that interrelates with print service.As shown in Figure 4, memory device 26 comprises member's file 2B, uses subscription information file 2F, print service unit price file 2G, user's history file 2K, content to use history file 2L, advertisement history file 2M and ad content file 2O.

Each user's of the portable terminal 3 of member's file 2B storage use print service membership information.As shown in Figure 8, Storage Item comprises member's code, the user preengages ID, portable user ID, user ID (cellular mobile phone number), password, name, sex, date of birth, postcode, the address, the E-mail address, occupational classification, the registration causality classification, the person's of introduction cellular mobile phone number, the registration date of registration, the registration complimentary ticket amount of money, introduce the complimentary ticket amount of money, the advertisement complimentary ticket amount of money, the investigation complimentary ticket amount of money, use the complimentary ticket remaining sum, the service fee that reservation is printed, the service fee of subscription information, coin is during use sent into the amount of money and is transmitted the complimentary ticket amount of money next time.

Here, the registration complimentary ticket amount of money is set to offer by portal site computing machine 2 at period of registration the new member's who carries out user's registration service (the bonus amount of money) automatically.When having introduced the complimentary ticket amount of money and be member by the agency of another member as offered by the agency of from portal site computing machine 2 another one member's member's service (the bonus amount of money) and the complimentary ticket amount of money that increases automatically.

In addition, the advertisement complimentary ticket amount of money is as the service (the bonus amount of money) that offers the member from portal site computing machine 2 and the complimentary ticket amount of money that automatically increases under the situation that ad content is printed to the content of accepting print service.The investigation complimentary ticket amount of money is to have participated in the complimentary ticket amount of money that increases automatically as the service (the bonus amount of money) that offers the member from portal site computing machine 2 under the situation of inquiry form survey a people.

In addition, use the complimentary ticket remaining sum to show as the above-mentioned registration complimentary ticket that can be used on the complimentary ticket amount of money (remaining sum) in the print service, introduce the total charge of complimentary ticket, advertisement complimentary ticket and investigation complimentary ticket.

Reservation print service expense shows the printing cost of the cost of use that the content according to the print service of being accepted by the member calculates.The subscription information expense shows that the information of the cost of use that the content according to the print service of being accepted by the member calculates provides cost.These expenses are shown after the portable terminal 3 that is being sent to the member between the print service reservation period.

Coin is during use sent into the amount of money, makes with 100 yen to be that unit calculates by deducting the not enough amount of money that uses the complimentary ticket remaining sum to obtain the cost of use (reservation print service expense+subscription information service fee) that calculates from the content according to the print service of being accepted by the member.Sending into the amount of money at the coin between this operating period is shown after the portable terminal 3 that is being sent to the member between the print service reservation period.

Use subscription information file 2F storage print service subscription information (content printing subscription information).Shown in Fig. 9 A, Storage Item comprises member's code, the ID of information firm, content URL, content type classification, content name, information service expense, print service expense, print media (form) type, print surface number, prints the date and time of number, copy number, printing explanation continuously, advertisement printed explanation and reservation and registration.

Print service unit price file 2G stores the information about the print service unit price during print service.Shown in Fig. 9 B, Storage Item comprises the date and time that date and time, the service unit's price after changing and unit price that print service unit price, the service unit price of print media code, print media (form) type, printable surface number, each form changes are registered.

Print format file 2H storage print format information during print service.Shown in Figure 10 A, Storage Item comprises the date and time when member's code, print media code, print media (form) type, printing number, print surface number, the last surperficial number on current page and printing are finished.

Content utilization file 2I is provided by the historical information about the content that provides by print service.Shown in Figure 10 B, the age limit that Storage Item comprises the explanation, standard print surface number of classification, content name, information service expense, the reference fluid code of content utilization URL, content type, use content, to use restriction, the date and time of content update and the date of expiration and time of content in the shop that is placed on the station.

User's history file 2K stores each user's of the portable terminal 3 that has used print service use historical information.As shown in figure 11, Storage Item comprise user member's code, use date and time, registration complimentary ticket expense, introduce complimentary ticket expense, advertisement complimentary ticket expense, investigation complimentary ticket expense, use complimentary ticket remaining sum, reservation print service expense, subscription information service fee, coin during use to send into the amount of money and use the station code.

Content uses history file 2L to be stored as the use historical information that print service provides each informant's computing machine 4 of content.As shown in figure 12, Storage Item comprises date, the date and time of use, content URL, the classification of content type, content name, information service expense, print service expense, print media (form) type, print surface number, printing number, printed copies number, continuous explanation, advertisement printed explanation, use station code and the user member's code printed of the ID of information firm, use.

Advertisement history file 2M is stored as the use historical information that print service provides each advertisement website owner computing machine 5 of ad content.As shown in figure 13, Storage Item comprises classification, ad content title, advertising service expense, the advertisement complimentary ticket amount of money, advertisement printed medium (form) type, advertising surface number, advertisement copy number, use station code and user member's code of the date of the ID of advertising company, advertisement, the date and time of putting advertisement, ad content URL, ad content type.

Ad content file 2O storage is about the information of the ad content of print service.As shown in figure 14, Storage Item comprises the ID of advertising company, ad content URL, the classification of ad content type, the ad content title, the advertising service expense, the advertisement complimentary ticket amount of money, advertisement printed medium (form) type, the advertising surface number, be used to put the limit number of the copy of advertisement, the remainder of advertisement distribution, put the Start Date and the time of advertisement, put the Close Date and the time of advertisement, advertising area classification 1, advertising area classification 2, advertiser's sex, advertiser's lower age limit, advertiser's upper age limit, advertiser's date birthday, advertiser's occupational classification 1, advertiser's occupational classification 2, advertiser's content 1, advertiser's content 2, ad constraints territorial classification 1, ad constraints territorial classification 2, ad constraints shop classification 1, ad constraints shop classification 2, ad constraints content type 1, ad constraints content type 2, ad constraints content companies 1 and ad constraints content companies 2.

Configuration below with reference to block diagram illustrating shown in Figure 6 portable terminal 3 shown in Figure 1.In Fig. 6, portable terminal 3 comprises CPU 31, display part 32, importation 33, radio communication control section 34, RAM 35, memory device 36 and storage medium 37.Each part except storage medium 37 all links to each other with bus 38.

This portable terminal 3 comprises a cellular mobile phone function, wherein, and by providing visit to make print service to use by communication network N to portal site computing machine 2 via communication supplier computing machine 1.

That is, with reference to described in the summary of the control function of figure 1, portable terminal 3 comprises member registration processing section 3A and reservation processing part 3C as top.These control function are to be realized by the routine processes of carrying out among the following main CPU 31 that comprises in portable terminal 3.

CPU 31 will be stored in system program in the memory device 36 and be deployed in the program storage area (not shown) that provides in RAM 35 from an application program corresponding to appointment the multiple application program of system.CPU 31 will 33 multiple order or the data of importing be stored in the RAM 35 from the importation temporarily, and carry out various processing in response to these input commands and the data based application program that is stored in the memory device 36 of input.Then, CPU 31 is stored in result among the RAM 35, and shows on display part 32.Then, CPU31 the result of storage among the RAM 35 is provided in the preservation destination of reception importation 33 inputs that provide in the memory device 36.

In addition, but by providing the visit to portal site computing machine 2 to make the print service time spent via communication supplier computing machine 1 by the communication network N with 34 wireless connections of radio communication control section on the Internet S, CPU 31 carries out the member registration processing of describing back (with reference to Figure 20).

In this member registration was handled, CPU 31 was connected to the print service website that a portal site computing machine 2 on the Internet S is provided with, and receives menu screen from portal site computing machine 2, and it is presented on the display part 32.When a people carries out menu when selecting from menu screen, CPU sends to portal site computing machine 2 with the content of selected order.Then, CPU 31 receives a member registration screen from portal site computing machine 2.

Selecting from the member registration screen under the situation of " alter mode ", user ID and the password of CPU 31 by will input sends to portal site computing machine 2 and checks that the user differentiates.Then, CPU 31 receives a member information registration screen that comprises the membership information of being registered, and the membership information of pointing out user's modification and input to be registered.

In addition, selecting from the member registration screen under the situation of " new registration mode ", CPU 31 sends to portal site computing machine 2 by the user ID (cellular mobile phone number) with input and carries out new user's registration.Then, CPU 31 receives a member information registration screen, and the prompting user imports membership information.

Further, preengage after finishing member registration under the situation of print service, CPU 31 carries out the reservation location registration process that back (with reference to Figure 23 and Figure 24) is described.

In this reservation location registration process, CPU 31 provides the visit of the common website of the official site of portal site to the portal site computing machine 2 on the Internet S, informant's computing machine 4 or informant's computing machine 4 via communication supplier computing machine 1 by the communication network N with 34 wireless connections of radio communication control section, thereby preengages the use of print service.

Under the situation of the visit of the portal site that is provided to portal site computing machine 2, CPU 31 receives a subscription information menu from portal site computing machine 2, and shows this menu.Then, CPU 31 carries out the user and differentiates, and the prompting user in selecting content.Then, CPU 31 receives and shows the content of using print service, and checks print command.CPU 31 receptions also show that is used for the further reservation inspection screen of the content of selection, and the content that the prompting user preengages and the input printing is preengage (printing etc. is inserted in printed copies number, print media (form), printing continuously, advertisement).Then, CPU 31 shows the printing content of appointment by user's reservation and input.

Under situation about providing, differentiate the specific user ID that distributes to portable terminal 3 this official site automatically to the official site's of informant's computing machine 4 visit.Therefore, CPU31 receives official's site information contents of menus and demonstration from informant's computing machine 4.After having selected desirable type information, CPU 31 receives and shows the content of using print service, and checks print command.Then, CPU 31 receives a user from portal site computing machine 2 and differentiates screen, shows this screen, and carries out the member registration inspection.When this member registration was checked acceptably, CPU 31 handled to carry out contents booking with top similar mode.If member registration is checked that unacceptably owing to need new member registration, CPU31 carries out top member registration to be handled.

In addition, under situation about providing the visit of the common website of informant's computing machine 4, CPU 31 receives an ormal station dot information menu from informant's computing machine 4, and shows this menu.After having selected desirable type information, CPU 31 receives and shows the content of using print service, and checks print command.Then, CPU 31 receives a user from portal site computing machine 2 and differentiates screen, shows this screen, and carries out the member registration inspection.When this member registration was checked acceptably, CPU 31 handled to carry out contents booking with top similar mode.If member registration is checked that unacceptably owing to need new member registration, CPU 31 carries out top member registration to be handled.

Display part 32 comprises liquid crystal display etc.This display part 32 is according to the video data display screen from CPU 31 inputs.

Importation 33 comprises a keyboard that comprises cursor key, digital input key and various function keys etc.; And mouse as pointing device.This importation 33 is exported the signal that key is pressed from keyboard to CPU 31, and exports an operation signal by mouse to CPU 31.

Radio communication control section 34 comprises radio modem etc.This Control on Communication part 34 executive communications control is so that carry out radio communication with the supplier's computing machine 1 of communicating by letter that is connected to communication network N.

RAM 35 comprises and is used to store by the program of CPU 31 execution or the program storage area and the perform region that is used for interim storage input data and result etc. of various application programs.

Memory device 36 comprises the storage medium 37 that is used for prior stored programme or data etc.This storage medium 37 comprises magnetic or optical recording media or semiconductor memory.This storage medium 37 is that fixedly provide or mounted thereto movably at memory device 36.37 storages of this storage medium corresponding to multiple application program, the member registration handling procedure of portable terminal 3, use reservation location registration process program and by each the handled data in these handling procedures etc.

In addition, can arrange, make all or part of program in the storage medium 37 of being stored in, data etc. can be stored as and receive from Internet transmission control section 34 by another equipment, for example server or client devices via transmission medium such as network line.Further, storage medium 37 can be the storage medium of the server of constructing on network.In addition, can arrange, make calling program via such as the transmission medium of network line and send to server or client computer, and be installed in these equipment.

Configuration below with reference to block diagram illustrating shown in Figure 7 printing station shown in Figure 1 (output device) 6.This printing station is placed in shop etc. and locates, and provides print service to the user of portable terminal 3.Printing station comprises the function of sending a prepayment document that is used for this print service and is used to provide the function that waits the service complimentary ticket that produces by advertisement printed.

In Fig. 7, printing station 6 comprises that CPU 61, display part 62, importation 63, Internet transmission control section 64, RAM 65, memory device 66, storage medium 67, printing device 68 and coin send into equipment 69.Each part except memory device 67 all links to each other with bus 70.

CPU 61 carries out the use subscription information print processing that back (with reference to Figure 30 and Figure 31) are described, so that provide print service to the user of the portable terminal 3 of the printing of having preengage above-mentioned print service.

Use in the subscription information print processing at this, CPU 61 shows a print service menu.When a people made the selection of use reservation print menu, CPU 61 prompting users imported user ID (cellular mobile phone number) and password.CPU sends to portal site computing machine 2 with the user ID (cellular mobile phone number) and the password of input, and carries out the discriminating of using subscriber and handle.

When having differentiated the use subscriber, CPU 61 obtains to use subscription information from portal site computing machine 2, and shows this information.Under the complimentary ticket that the is used for print service situation that Sorry, your ticket has not enough value, CPU 61 shows the purchase amount of money that use is required, and the wait coin is sent into.

When being checked through corresponding to this coin of buying the amount of money, CPU 61 is admitted to coin when sending into equipment 69, CPU 61 obtains a content utilization file and a print format file that is used to use subscription information from portal site computing machine 2, and checks and whether specified advertisement.When having specified above-mentioned advertisement, CPU 61 further receives ad content from portal site computing machine 2.Then, CPU 61 produces content and ad content print data according to the print format file, and by printing device 68 data is printed on the form of its appointment.Then, CPU 61 is being checked through the total charge that shows the advertisement complimentary ticket of having printed when printing finishes.

Display part 62 comprises CRT display device, liquid crystal display etc.This display part is according to the video data display screen from CPU 61 inputs.

Importation 63 comprises the touch-screen with the display screen unitary construction of display part 62; And the keyboard that comprises digital input key and various function keys or the like.Importation 63 is exported the signal that key is pressed from keyboard to CPU 61, and exports an operation signal by mouse to CPU 61.

Internet transmission control section 64 comprises modulator-demodular unit, terminal adapter or router etc.This control section 64 executive communications control, so as with the portal site computing machine 2 that is connected to the Internet S, informant's computing machine 4 and advertisement website owner computing machine 5 in each communicate.

RAM 65 comprises program or the program storage area of various application programs and the perform region that is used for storing input command temporarily, imports data and result etc. that is used to store by CPU 61 execution.

Memory device 66 comprises the storage medium 67 that is used for prior stored programme or data etc.This storage medium 67 comprises magnetic or optical recording media or semiconductor memory.This storage medium 67 is that fixedly provide or mounted thereto movably at memory device 66.67 storages of this storage medium are corresponding to the multiple use subscription information print processing program of printing station 6 and by each the handled data in these handling procedures etc.

In addition, storage medium 66 comprises the multiple storage area that interrelates with print service.As shown in Figure 4, memory device 66 comprises print format file 6B, content file 6C, ad content file 6D and uses subscription information file 6E.

In addition, can arrange, make all or part of program in the storage medium 67 of being stored in, data etc. can be stored as and receive from Internet transmission control section 64 by another equipment, for example server or client devices via transmission medium such as network line.Further, storage medium 67 can be the storage medium of the server of constructing on network.In addition, can arrange, make calling program via such as the transmission medium of network line and send to server or client computer, and be installed in these equipment.

Printing device 68 comprises colour print mode and monochromatic printing type, wherein there is multiple Print Form can use (common paper (A4 and A3), the refilling paper (B6), prolong paper, adhesive sticker paster (2 * 4), collector cards, postcard, prepayment document form etc. of notebook).During the use subscription information print processing of being carried out by CPU61, printing device 68 is printed the print data that is input to print media from CPU 61, and ejects print media.

In addition, printing device 68 is printed from the advertisement printed data of CPU 61 inputs in the blank space of print media by the use subscription information print processing that CPU 61 carries out.

When show using the required purchase amount of money of print service (expense adjust the amount of money), coin is sent into equipment 69 and is comprised following function, by the use subscription information print processing of carrying out by CPU 61, identification and counting are by the coin of user input (for example, 100 Japanese yen coins), notify CPU 61 these count values then.

Each configuration and function in informant's computing machine 4 and the advertisement website owner computing machine 5 described in Fig. 2 and illustrative configurations shown in Figure 3.Here will omit demonstration and explanation to its internal configurations.

Explanation here is according to operation of the present invention below.

At first, (Figure 21) handled in the member registration of carrying out at portable terminal 3 with reference to flowchart text shown in Figure 20.

At portable terminal 3, when user's indication conducts interviews to portal site, (Figure 21) handled in CPU 31 beginnings member registration shown in Figure 20, and is connected to portal site computing machine 2 from the communication network N with 34 wireless connections of radio communication control section via communication supplier computing machine 1.Then, CPU receives a portal site menu screen from portal site computing machine 2, and shows this menu on display part 32, and wherein, the print service website that is present on the portal site menu is made a selection.

In Figure 20, CPU 31 at first is connected to the print service website,, sets up portal site computing machine 2 (step P1) at the Internet S here.Then, CPU 31 receives a print service menu from portal site computing machine 2, and shows this print service menu, shown in Figure 15 A (step P2).

Then, CPU 31 judges whether select a menu item " 1. member registration " (step S3) on the print service menu that shows.Under the situation of having selected another print service menu, it carries out selected other processing.Under the situation of having selected " 1. member registration ", the content of selecting is sent to portal site computing machine 2 (step P4).

CPU 31 for example receives the member registration screen (step P5) shown in Figure 15 B.In this case, " 1. member registration " or " 2. revising log-on message " can be selected as menu item.

The menu item No. 1 or 2 that CPU 31 will select on the member registration screen sends to portal site computing machine 2 (step P6).Then, CPU 31 judges whether selected " 2. revising log-on message " (step P7).

Under the situation of having selected " 2. revising log-on message ", CPU 31 prompting users import user ID (cellular mobile phone number) and password, and the ID and the password of input sent to portal site computing machine 2 (step P8).Then, CPU 31 waits are from user's identification check (step P9) of portal site computing machine 2.At user's identification check is under the situation of NG, and CPU 31 shows a mistake (step P10).Then, CPU 31 returns step P3.Under the situation of user's identification check OK, it proceeds to step P14.

Under the situation of having selected " 1. member registration ", CPU 31 prompting users import user ID (cellular mobile phone number), and the ID of input is sent to portal site computing machine 2 (step P11).Then, CPU 31 waits until always and occurs or do not occur receiving " registered " (step P12) from portal site computing machine 2.If receive " registered ", CPU31 shows a mistake (step P13), and finishes this processing.

If receive new registration rather than this " registered ", CPU 31 receives a member information registration screen from portal site computing machine 2, and shows for example at the member registration screen (step P14) shown in Figure 15 C and Figure 15 D.Then, CPU 31 shows and input cellular mobile phone number, password, E-mail address, name, address and date of birth (step P15 to P17).Then, CPU 31 inputs and selection postcode, address and occupational classification (step P18).CPU 31 further imports and selects to be registered to the causality classification (step P19) in the print service.

Shown in Figure 15 C, during the password input, show that " * * * * " is to guarantee safety.

When the input about membership information at above-mentioned steps P15 to P19 had finished, CPU 31 sent multiple input information (step P20) to portal site computing machine 2.Then, CPU 31 checks, to check whether the selected causality classification that is registered in the print service is " from existing member's introduction " (step P21).

If the causality classification of this registration is not " from existing member's introduction ", CPU 31 proceeds to step P26.When above-mentioned classification was " from existing member's introduction ", the existing member of CPU 31 promptings imported his or her user ID (telephone number) (step P22).Then, CPU 31 will thereby the user ID of input send to portal site computing machine 2 (step P23), and wait until always and receive the check result (step P24) relevant with existing member from portal site computing machine 2.

When portal site computing machine 2 receives existing member's check result, CPU31 judges that check result is OK or NG (step P25).If NG, CPU returns step P19, selects the registration causality classification at this.When OK, CPU proceeds to step P26.Then, CPU 31 tabulates the member registration information of input, and the content of member's log-on message is sent to portal site computing machine 2, and finishes member registration and handle (Figure 21).

Handle (Figure 21) below with reference to the flowchart text shown in Figure 21 and Figure 22 according to the member registration that causes by above-mentioned portable terminal 3 and handle (Figure 21) by the member registration that the CPU 21 that is included in the portal site computing machine 2 carries out.

In Figure 21, when print service website of portable terminal 3 visits, the CPU 21 that is included in the portal site computing machine 2 sends to portable terminal 3 with a print service menu screen (referring to Figure 15 A), and obtains a menu selection number (step S1) that sends from portable terminal 3.Then, CPU 21 judges that selecting number is (step S2) the member registration menu or another menu.

If distinguishing the result is " another menu ", CPU 21 carries out another processing.When distinguishing that the result is " member registration menu ", CPU 21 sends to portable terminal 3 with member's registration screen, and obtains a menu selection number (step S3) that sends from portable terminal 3.Then, CPU 21 judges that selecting is alter mode or recruit's logon mode (step S4).

Under the situation of alter mode, CPU 21 obtains from each user ID (cellular mobile phone number) of portable terminal 3 transmissions and the input value (step S5) of password.Then, CPU 21 is by carrying out user's identification check (step S6) according to each input value with reference to the member data that is stored among member's file 2B (referring to Fig. 8).If user's identification result is NG (step S7), CPU 21 sends to portable terminal 3 (step S8) with wrong content displayed, and returns step S2, distinguishes that menu selects number.

When user's identification result is OK (step S7), CPU 21 proceeds to step S13.

At step S4, under the situation of having selected recruit's logon mode, CPU 21 obtains from the user ID (cellular mobile phone number) (step S9) of portable terminal 3 transmissions.Then, 21 pairs of member's files of CPU 2B (referring to Fig. 8) carries out the user ID registration and checks (step S10), and judges whether this user ID registers (step S11).

When there be (registering) in user ID, CPU 21 sent to portable terminal 3 (step S12) with wrong content displayed.If user ID is also unregistered, CPU 21 judges that whether the user of portable terminal 3 is an official site (step S13).

Visit under the situation in somewhere via the official site of communication supplier computing machine 1 the user of portable terminal 3, CPU 21 obtains the portable user ID (step S14) that the communication supplier is provided with each portable terminal 3 from communication supplier computing machine 1, and proceeds to step S15.The user of portable terminal 3 via not being that CPU 21 proceeds to step S15 immediately under official site's the situation in site access somewhere.

At step S15, CPU 21 sends a member information registration screen (with reference to figure 15C and Figure 15 D) to portable terminal 3, then, obtains the desirable password of user (step S16) that sends from portable terminal 3.Then, CPU 21 obtains an E-mail address (step S17).

Further, CPU 21 obtains from each input value, for example address name, sex, date of birth, postcode, address, the occupational classification of portable terminal 3 transmissions and the causality classification (step S18 to S20 shown in Figure 22) that is registered as the member.

Then, if the causality classification of this registration that obtains is " from existing member's introduction ", then CPU 21 obtains from the existing member's of portable terminal 3 transmissions user ID (telephone number) (step S22).Then, whether CPU 21 checks be registered among member's file 2B (with reference to figure 8) (step S23) with the user ID of checking existing member, and checks to check whether such personnel are existing members (step S24).

If above-noted persons are not existing members, i.e. NG, CPU 21 sends these facts (step S25) to portable terminal 3.Then, CPU 21 returns step 20, obtains the registration causality classification at this.When these personnel are existing members, when being OK, CPU 21 sends these facts (step S26) to portable terminal 3.

Then, CPU 21 obtains sponsor's addresses of items of mail (step S27) from member's file 2B, a relevant complimentary ticket (the bonus amount of money) is added in sponsor's the complimentary ticket remaining sum (step S28), and proceeds to step S29.In this case, the amount of money of relevant complimentary ticket is predetermined, for example is 100 yen.

At step S21, not that CPU 21 is according to the information updating member file 2B that obtains at step S16 to S20 under the situation of " from existing member's introduction " at the registration causality classification that obtains.CPU 21 sends to portable terminal 3 (step S30) with the content of the member registration information that obtains, and a registration complimentary ticket (the bonus amount of money) is added in participant's the complimentary ticket remaining sum (step S31).In this case, the amount of money of this registration complimentary ticket is predetermined, for example is 100 yen.

Then, CPU 21 sends to accredited personnel (step S32) via E-mail with the guide of registration rule and this registration complimentary ticket, sends the guide of admitting and introduce complimentary ticket (step S33) to introducing via E-mail, and finishes member registration and handle (Figure 21).

As mentioned above, the user of portable terminal 3 handles (Figure 21) access entrance site computer 2 by member registration, so that can easily carry out the member registration that is used for print service.

At portal site computing machine 2, will register complimentary ticket (the bonus amount of money) is distributed to portable terminal 3 automatically as the registration privilege registered user.Under the registration reason is situation from existing member's introduction, will introduces complimentary ticket (the bonus amount of money) and add the user's who has given as by the agency of a new registration sponsor's existing member as introducing privilege.

According to this system, in the print service system 100 of present embodiment, can promote recruit's registration, to recruit's introduction etc., and can promote the use of member's print service.

Preengage location registration process below with reference to Figure 23 and flowchart text shown in Figure 24 in the use of the print service of portable terminal 3 execution.

The user of portable terminal 3 can adopt the access method of the use reservation that is used to register print service.The direct visit that provides the portal site computing machine 2 that print service is provided is provided above-mentioned access method, thereby link, and the official site that communication supplier computing machine 1 is provided on the Internet S or the visit of common website are provided, thereby link with print service.

At portable terminal 3, when the user indicates the site access on the Internet S, CPU31 passes through to visit indicated website with the communication network N of radio communication control section 34 wireless connections via communication supplier computing machine 1, and begins use reservation location registration process shown in Figure 23.

In Figure 23, CPU 31 judges that at first by the type of site that provides visit to link be " portal site ", " communication supplier's official site " or " communication supplier's common website " (step P31) on the Internet S.

Be linked under the situation of portal site, CPU 31 receives one from portal site computing machine 2 and prints use subscription information menu (step P32), and shows that is printed a use subscription information menu screen (not shown).

Then, CPU 31 receives the user's identification result that is obtained by the user ID that sends to portal site computing machine 2 during linking (cellular mobile phone number) from portal site computing machine 2, and checks the result (step P33) who is received.If user's identification result is NG, CPU shows a mistake (step P34), and finishes this and use the reservation location registration process.

Under the situation of user's identification result OK, CPU 31 receives corresponding to from printing the content (information) of using the menu item that the subscription information menu screen selects from portal site computing machine 2, and shows this content choice screen (step P35).

Figure 16 A has shown an example of content choice screen display.This example of content choice screen display has been indicated the situation of demonstration " part-time job " information search screen.

Then, CPU 31 judges whether select the desirable type information of user (step S36) from shown content choice screen, and continues displaying contents at step S35 and select screen, has selected this type information up to.When having selected desirable type information, CPU 31 sends to portal site computing machine 2 with the information of selecting.CPU 31 received the content of using print service and shows from portal site computing machine 2 after, CPU 31 waited for that the user makes a selection operation (step P37 and P38) to print button.Under the situation of having selected a return push-button rather than print button, step S35 once more displaying contents select screen.

Under the situation of having selected print button, CPU 31 sends to portal site computing machine 2 with print order information, receives a user from portal site computing machine 2 and differentiates screen, and show this screen (step P39).Then, CPU 31 proceeds to step P56 shown in Figure 24.

At step P31, on the Internet S, be linked to after the visit under the situation of " communication supplier's official site ", CPU 31 receives official site's info menu from communication supplier computing machine 1, shows this menu, and the wait menu item is selected (step P40).

At this moment, communication supplier computing machine 1 is linked to the portal site computing machine 2 that print service is provided via the Internet S.Therefore, the content of official site's info menu comprises a print service menu item.

When a people has carried out this print service menu when selecting, CPU 31 sends to communication supplier computing machine 1 with the menu item information of selecting.Then, CPU 31 receives the content (content of print service) of selected official site's info menu from communication supplier computing machine 1, and shows this content choice screen (with reference to figure 16A) (step P41).

At this moment, communication supplier computing machine 1 sends the content of official site's info menu of the content that comprises the print service that receives from the portal site computing machine 2 of link to portable terminal 3.

Then, CPU 31 judges whether select the desirable type information of user (step P42) from shown content choice screen, and continues displaying contents at step P41 and select screen, has selected this desirable type information up to.When having selected desirable type information, CPU 31 sends to communication supplier computing machine 1 with the information of selecting.

After receiving the content of using print service with portal site computing machine 2 that the supplier's computing machine 1 of communicating by letter links and showing, CPU 31 waits for that users make a selection operation (step P43 and P44) to print button at CPU 31.Under the situation of having selected a return push-button rather than print button, show official site's info menu screen once more at step S40, CPU 31 waits for that menu items select.

Under the situation of having selected print button, CPU 31 sends to communication supplier computing machine 1 with print order information.Then, CPU 31 receives a user from the portal site computing machine that links with the supplier's computing machine 1 of communicating by letter and differentiates screen, and shows this screen (step P45).CPU 31 checks by the member and judges that the user is existing member or recruit (step P46).When the user was the recruit, CPU 31 carried out member registration and handles (Figure 21).When the member is that CPU 31 proceeds to step P56 shown in Figure 24 when having the member now.

At step P31, on the Internet S, be linked to after the visit under the situation of " communication supplier's common website ", CPU 31 shows this menu, and waits for menu item selection (step P47) from communication supplier computing machine 1 receiving station info menu.

When a people has carried out this print service menu when selecting, CPU 31 sends to communication supplier computing machine 1 with the menu information of selecting.Then, CPU 31 receives the content (content of print service) of selected official site's info menu from communication supplier computing machine 1, and shows this content choice screen (with reference to figure 16A) (step P48).

Then, CPU 31 judges whether select the desirable type information of user (step P49) from shown content choice screen, and continues displaying contents at step P48 and select screen, has selected this desirable type information up to.When having selected desirable type information, CPU 31 sends to communication supplier computing machine 1 with the information of selecting.

After receiving the content of using print service with portal site computing machine 2 that the supplier's computing machine 1 of communicating by letter links and showing, CPU 31 waits for that users make a selection operation (step P50 and P51) to print button at CPU 31.Under the situation of having selected a return push-button rather than print button, show ormal station dot information menu screen once more at step S47.

Under the situation of having selected print button, CPU 31 sends to communication supplier computing machine 1 with print order information.Then, CPU 31 receives a user from the portal site computing machine that links with the supplier's computing machine 1 of communicating by letter and differentiates screen, and shows this screen (step P52).Then, CPU 31 checks by the member and judges that the user is existing member or recruit (step P53).

When the user was the recruit, CPU 31 carried out member registration and handles (Figure 21).When the member was existing member, CPU 31 further received user's identification results from portal site computing machine 2, and checks this result (step S54).If user's identification result is NG, CPU shows a mistake (step P55).Then, CPU 31 finishes member registration processing (Figure 21).When user's identification result was OK, CPU 31 proceeded to step P56 shown in Figure 24.

At step P56, CPU 31 shows the use reservation inspection screen from the selected content of portal site computing machine 2 transmissions, and is using the first-class examine operation of reservation inspection screen.

Shown an example that uses the reservation screen display at Figure 16 B.This uses reservation to check that screen display is as follows.

Content name: part-time job information

Information service expense: 200 yen

Print service expense: 60 yen

Standard print medium: common paper A4 (two-sided)

Number is printed in reservation: three

Show " use " button, as the action button that is used to check this use reservation, and show " cancellation " button, as being used to cancel this action button of using and preengaging.

Then, CPU 31 decision buttons are " use " button or " cancellation " button (step P57).Under the situation of operation " cancellation " button, CPU 31 finishes this and uses the reservation location registration process.Under the situation of operation " use " button, CPU 31 will use fox message to send to portal site computing machine 2.

Then, CPU 31 receives a print format from portal site computing machine 2 and selects screen (with reference to figure 16C), and shows this screen (step P58).Print format shown in Figure 16 C has been selected screen display input item and options, for example copy number, print media (form), multiaspect medium print system, advertisement printed etc.

Further, selected screen display " reserve button " of a content that is used to confirm that print format is selected and one of the print format shown in Figure 16 C is used to cancel " cancellation " button of the content of print format selection.

CPU 31 makes and imports copy number (step P59) according to the input item on the print format selection screen and the display position of options.31 pairs of print media of CPU (form) type makes one's options, and comprises that common paper A4 (two-sided), common paper A4 (single face), Holy Bible version refill paper (three faces) and miniature edition refills paper (step P60) such as (on four sides).Then, the continuous printing of 31 pairs of multiaspect media of CPU makes one's options, and for example comprises " print continuously and by the content paging " (step P61).Whether 31 couples of CPU carry out the advertisement insertion of multiaspect medium and print make one's options (step P62).

When input with when having selected all the elements that above-mentioned print format selects, CPU 31 checks the push-botton operation (step P63) of a content that is used to check that print format is selected.Under the situation of operation " cancel button ", CPU 31 returns in the use reservation of step P57 and checks processing.Under the situation of operation " reserve button ", CPU 31 checks that in the printing reservation content (with reference to figure 16D) of preengaging is printed in demonstration on the screen.Then, CPU 31 will print subscription information and send to portal site computing machine 2 (step P64), and finish to use the reservation location registration process.

The user who is carried out in the use reservation location registration process of portable terminal 3 execution by CPU 21 bases of portal site computing machine 2 below with reference to flowchart text shown in Figure 25 differentiates processing.

In Figure 25, CPU 21 at first waits for link (the step S41) that differentiates website with the user from portable terminal 3.When CPU 21 receives a link during parameter (step S42) from the portable terminal 3 that is linked, CPU 21 checks to check that the user preengages ID and whether portable user ID is arranged in the link parameter (step S43 and S44).

When the user preengage ID and portable user ID and is set up, CPU 31 proceeded to step S55, carries out the user by member's file 2B and differentiates processing.If user's identification check result is " new ", CPU proceeds to member registration and handles (Figure 21).When the corresponding membership information of registration, CPU 21 proceeds to and uses subscription information to accept to handle (Figure 32 and Figure 33).

If the user preengages ID and portable user ID and is not arranged in the link parameter, CPU 21 request communication supplier computing machines 1 to be obtaining portable user ID, and obtain the portable user ID (step S45) that sends from communication supplier computing machine 1.Then, CPU 21 checks to check whether to obtain portable user ID (step S46).

In the time can successfully obtaining portable user ID, CPU 21 proceeds to step S49.Then, CPU 21 differentiates processing by carrying out the user with reference to member's file 2B (with reference to figure 8) on portable user ID.If can not obtain portable user ID, CPU 21 request portable terminals 3 are differentiated processing (step S47) to carry out the user, and obtain portable user ID and password (step P48).Then, CPU 21 differentiates processing (step S49) by carrying out the user with reference to member's file 2B (with reference to figure 8).

Then, CPU 21 checks user's identification result (step S50).If user's identification result is NG, CPU 21 sends to portable terminal 3 (step S51) with this fact.Then, CPU 21 end user are differentiated and are handled.When user's identification result was OK, CPU 21 obtained the user from member's file and preengages ID (step S52).

Then, CPU 21 sends the link destination menu information (step S53) that uses content about print service, and selects information from portable terminal 3 received contents.Then, CPU 21 preengages ID with the user and is provided with as a parameter, so that link (informant's computing machine 4) (step S54) with selected content site, and end user is differentiated and handled.

Differentiate the content guide for use processing of informant's computing machine 4 execution of handling link by user at portal site computing machine 2 below with reference to flowchart text shown in Figure 26.

In Figure 26, when informant's computing machine 4 wait for from the linking of the content site of portal site computing machine 2 or portable terminal 3 (step C1) and when the portal site computing machine 2 that links or portable terminal 3 one of reception link parameter (step C2), the computing machine inspection is to check that the user preengages ID and whether is arranged in this link parameter (step C3).

When the user preengage ID and is set up, informant's computing machine 4 proceeded to step C6.If the user preengages ID and is not set up, computing machine 4 request communication supplier computing machines 1 are with acquisition portable user ID (step C4), and inspection is to check whether portable user ID exists (step C5).

If portable user ID can not be obtained, informant's computing machine 4 proceeds to step C11, and the user who is linked to portal site computing machine 2 differentiates processing.When portable user ID can obtain, computing machine 4 sent to portable terminal 3 with a content site info menu.

When portable terminal 3 receives content selection information, the information (step C7) that informant's computing machine 4 sends about selected content site, and waits by the time sent out from portable terminal 3 and print use subscription information (step C8) always.Do not use subscription information if also receive to print, computing machine 4 finishes the content guide for use to be handled.Use subscription information if received to print, computing machine 4 produces a content file that has been used and has preengage (step C9).

Then, informant's computing machine 4 be provided with link parameter in the content file (user preengages ID, portable user ID, content URL, the information service expense, the reference fluid explanation, content type classification, content name is printed number of packages, or the like) (step C10).Then, the user that computing machine 4 is linked to portal site computing machine 2 differentiates processing (step C11), and finishes the content guide for use and handle.

Below with reference to Figure 27 and flowchart text shown in Figure 28 the user of the CPU 21 of portal site computing machine 2 differentiate handle after the use subscription information of execution accept processing.

In Figure 27, (user preengages ID, portable user ID, content URL when CPU 21 differentiates processing acquisition link parameter by the user, the information service expense, the reference fluid explanation, content type classification, content name, print number of packages, or the like) when (step S61), CPU 21 checks to check whether some restriction (for example, based on age use restriction) applies in such use of content-based type and user property (age) (step S62 and S63).

If it is NG that content is used restriction, CPU 21 uses the restriction statement to send to portable terminal 3 (step S64) with one, and finishes to use subscription information to accept processing.When content used restriction to be OK, CPU 21 checked to check whether restriction (based on the restriction in shop) applies in such use of content-based classification of type (step S65 and S66).

If this use restriction based on the shop is NG, CPU 21 sends to portable terminal 3 (step S67) with an available shop guide statement, and proceeds to step S68.When the use restriction based on the shop was OK, CPU 21 proceeded to step S68 shown in Figure 28 immediately.

At step S68, CPU 21 with the print service content of selected content (content name, the information service expense, the print service expense, reference fluid is printed number of packages, or the like) send to portable terminal 3.

Then, CPU 21 obtains selection (using or cancellation) (step S69) to the use reservation that sends from portable terminal 3 according to the print service content that sends, and carries out based on this selection and to use reservation to check (step S70).Under the situation of having selected " cancellation ", CPU 21 finishes to use subscription information to accept processing.Under the situation of having selected " use ", CPU 21 sends a print format to portable terminal 3 and selects screen (with reference to figure 16C) (step S71).

Then, CPU 21 selects screen to obtain the input copy number that sends from portable terminal 3 according to the print format that is sent, and obtain further printing selection (the common paper A4 (two-sided) of media type (form), common paper A4 (single face), Holy Bible version refills paper (three faces) or miniature edition refills paper (on four sides), or the like) (step S73).

Further, CPU 21 obtains the selection (step S74) to the continuous printing of the multiaspect medium that sends from portable terminal 3.Then, CPU 21 obtains the selection of printing (advertisement printed: be or not) (step S75) is inserted in the advertisement of multiaspect medium, obtains print format and selects (reservation or cancellation), and check print format (step S76).

Under the situation of having selected " cancellation ", CPU 21 returns step S68, sends the print service content at this.Under the situation of having selected " reservation ", CPU 21 is sent in the content (step S77) of the use reservation of step S72 to S75 acceptance to portable terminal 3.Then, CPU 21 is updated in the content (with reference to figure 9A) (step S78) of using the use subscription information in the user file that comprises among the subscription information file 2F, and prints content generation processing.

Handle by the print What generation of CPU 21 execution of portal site computing machine 2 below with reference to flowchart text shown in Figure 29.

In Figure 29, CPU 21 obtains the date and time (step S81) that content site is upgraded from the content URL that informant's computing machine 4 provides; The update date of acquisition and the date and time of the content among time and the content utilization file 2I (with reference to figure 10B) are compared (step S82); And, check to check whether carried out content update (step S83).

If do not carry out this content update, CPU 21 proceeds to step S85.When having carried out content update, the content that CPU 21 upgrades from content URL acquisition, and update content history file 2I (step S84).

Then, CPU 21 will prolong the effective period of the content among the content utilization file 2I predetermined period of time (step S85); User's print format from be included in print format file 2H (with reference to figure 10A) obtains printing number use and/or that preengage and the print surface number of print media; And, check to check whether specified continuous printing (step S87).

When having specified continuous printing, CPU 21 at first obtains reservation print surface number.Then, CPU 21 bases are launched content by the form of the print media (form) of content utilization file 2I appointment, and obtain to print number (step S88).

Print if specify continuously, CPU 21 bases are launched content by the form of the print media (form) of content utilization file 2I appointment, and obtain to print number (step S89).

Then, CPU 21 is from calculating print service expense (step S90) at step S88 or step S89 printing number that obtains and the print service unit price that is included in each print media (form) the print service unit price file 2G (with reference to figure 9B).

Then, CPU 21 is for using the use subscription information more (step S91) such as new data, for example information service expense, print service expense and printing numbers among the subscription information file 2F (with reference to figure 9A).CPU 21 is updated in the member's who comprises among member's file 2B (with reference to figure 8) reservation print service expense, subscription information service fee, coin during use and sends into the amount of money and transmit the complimentary ticket amount of money (step S92) next time.

Further, CPU 21 upgrades the printing number (step S93) of print media (form) for the member who comprises in print format file 2H (with reference to figure 10A).Then, CPU 21 usefulness E-mail are to the guide of the user notification cost of use of portable terminal 3 with to the finishing of the preparation of print service, and finish print What and produce and handle.

Figure 16 E has shown from portal site computing machine 2 to portable terminal 3 user's cost of use guide and to the demonstration example of finishing of the preparation of print service.

The use subscription information print processing of carrying out by the CPU 61 of printing station 6 below with reference to the flowchart text of Figure 30 and 31.

In Figure 30, CPU 61 at first shows a print service menu (with reference to figure 17A) (step T1) by the visit from the user of the portable terminal 3 of having preengage print service, and checks selected menu item (step T2).

If a personal choice be not a menu item of " use reservation print ", CPU 61 carries out another processing corresponding to selected.If a personal choice menu item " use reservation print ", CPU 61 shows the top menu screen of the uses reservation print service shown in Figure 17 B.Then, CPU 61 prompting users import user ID and password, and obtain the user ID and the password (step T3) of input.Under this situation, user ID and password are by in the keyboard operation input of the importation 63 of printing station 6 or by inputs such as touch screen operations.

When the user imported user ID and password, CPU 61 sent to portal site computing machine 2 (step T4) with the data of input, and wait receives user's identification result (step T5) always.

When CPU 61 receives user's identification result when being this fact of NG (step T6) from inlet computing machine 2, CPU shows a mistake (step T7).When CPU 61 receive user's identification result be OK this when true, CPU 61 requests are sent as of user that portal site computing machine 2 differentiates and use subscription information file (step T8), and wait until to receive always and use the subscription information file.

Received one at CPU 61 and shown under the situation that does not have the notice of using the subscription information file (step T9) that CPU 61 shows a mistake (step T10), and finished this and use the subscription information print processing from portal site computing machine 2.Received one at CPU 61 and shown under the situation that has the notice of using the subscription information file (step T9), use subscription information file and member's file (step T11) that CPU 61 obtains corresponding to the discriminating user from portal site computing machine 2.

Then, CPU 61 is being used to show use subscription information item according to member's file that is obtained and the generation of use subscription information file of demonstration on the screen of buying the amount of money, shown in Figure 17 C (step T12).Then, CPU 61 judges for the complimentary ticket remaining sum as display items whether need coin to send into the amount of money (step T13) from the summation of print service expense and information service expense.

Show in being used to shown in Figure 17 C under the situation of the screen of buying the amount of money that user's complimentary ticket remaining sum is 250 yen, the print service expense is 180 yen, and the information service expense is 200 yen.Therefore, the complimentary ticket remaining sum lacks 130 yen, need send into two 100 Japanese yen coins.

Therefore, if do not need coin to send into, CPU 61 proceeds to step T18.At step T13, if the other coin of needs as implied above is sent into, the required coin of the CPU 61 current print service of demonstration is sent into the amount of money, shown in Figure 17 C, and waits for that the user sends into coin (step T14).

Then, CPU 61 checks to check whether exist the coin of sending into equipment 69 from coin to send into information and whether operated " cancellation " button on display screen, to send into the relevant user of the amount of money (step T15) so that respond with shown coin.Under the situation of having operated " cancellation " button, CPU 61 shows a mistake (step T16), and " cancellation " order is sent to portal site computing machine 2 (step T17), and finishes this and use the subscription information print processing.Check out that at CPU 61 it is that it proceeds to step T18 shown in Figure 31 under the correct situation that coin is sent into the amount of money.

Then, CPU 61 requests send corresponding to the content utilization file and the print format file (step T18) that use subscription information to portal site computing machine 2.Then, the CPU 61 content utilization file and the print format file (step T19) that obtain to transmit from portal site computing machine 2.

CPU 61 checks to check whether using the subscription information document to decide advertisement printed (step T20).If do not specify this advertisement printedly, CPU 61 proceeds to step T22.When given ad was printed, CPU 61 requests sent ad content (step T21) to portal site computing machine 2.

Then, CPU 61 produces print data according to a print format, wherein, specifies print media (form) to obtain content and ad content (step T22) by each.Then, CPU61 outputs to printing device 68 with print data, and waits until always and finish printing (step T23).

At this moment, CPU 61 shows that being used to shown in Figure 17 C show the screen of buying the amount of money, shows the content print screen shown in Figure 18 A then.

Then, CPU 61 checks from printing device 68 and has notified printing to finish (step T24).When the notice of finishing when printing was OK, CPU 61 notice portal site computing machines 2 had been printed use subscription information file (step T25).Then, CPU 61 shows the total charge of print ad complimentary ticket (step T26) on screen, and finishes to use the subscription information print processing.

At this moment, the content print screen that CPU 61 shows shown in Figure 18 A then, after finishing the content printing, shows the advertisement complimentary ticket guide screen shown in Figure 18 B.This shows that given ad is not printed, and the amount of money of advertisement complimentary ticket is 0 yen, and the amount of money that next time transmits complimentary ticket is 70 yen.

Under the situation of the above-mentioned transmission complimentary ticket amount of money, when coin was sent into the amount of money and is 200 yen, expense was not returned in cash, and 70 yen remaining sums are transmitted as available complimentary ticket remaining sum (remaining sum) in print service next time.

Like this, with the cash function of remaining sum, eliminated small change (10 Japanese yen coins etc.), and reduced the equipment cost as complimentary ticket management simplification printing station 6.

In addition, under the situation of the content that after printing device 68 has been notified NG, receives a misprint, CPU 61 shows a mistake recovery order corresponding to the content of this misprint, the indication user adjusts the shop and carries out the mistake recovery, and checks the result (step T27) that misprint recovers.

When the misprint restoration result was OK, CPU 61 returned step T23, at this, and CPU 61 output printing datas, and wait for and finish printing.If the misprint restoration result is NG, CPU 61 sends to portal site computing machine 2 (step T28) with the notice of misprint.Then, error messages of 62 demonstrations (for example, " misprint occurred to CPU 61 in the display part.") (step T29), and finish to use the subscription information print processing.

Figure 19 has shown a modification example of the next print media of situation that has changed in print format in above-mentioned use subscription information print processing.In Figure 19, shown when the content at the common paper of A4 size become at notebook refill the content of paper (B6) time an example.At printing station 6, carry out content print media conversion process according to an order that changes Method of printing.

Below with reference to Figure 32 and flowchart text shown in Figure 33 by the CPU 21 of portal site computing machine 2 according to the use subscription information print processing of carrying out in the use subscription information print processing of printing station 6.

In Figure 32, CPU 21 waits for that at first the user from printing station 6 differentiates request (step S101).When CPU 21 receives user from printing station 6 when differentiating request, the terminal that CPU 21 carries out printing stations 6 is differentiated and is handled (step S102).That is, check whether printing station 6 is registered as the print service terminal.

Then, CPU 21 acquisitions are from the user's of the portable terminal 3 of printing station 6 transmissions user ID and password (step S103).Then, CPU 21 differentiates processing (step S104) by carrying out the user with reference to member's file 2B (with reference to figure 8).

Then, CPU 21 checks user's identification result (step S105).If user's identification result is NG, CPU 21 sends to printing station 6 (step S106) with this fact, and finishes to use the subscription information print processing.If user's identification result is OK, CPU 21 sends to printing station 6 with this fact, and waits by the time receive the request (step S107) that is used to send the use subscription information always.

When CPU 21 receives when being used to send the request of using subscription information from printing station 6, CPU 21 is by with reference to using subscription information file 2F (with reference to figure 9A) to check, whether the use of being differentiated the user to check exists (step S108 and S109) with/subscription information file.

If the user's that differentiates use reservation file does not exist, CPU 21 sends to printing station 6 and uses error message (step S112), and finishes to use the subscription information print processing.When discriminating user's use subscription information file exists, CPU 21 checks by reference content history file 2I (with reference to " shop, station use restriction " shown in the figure 10B), whether has (step S110 and S111) to check the use terminal limitations information that comprises in the use subscription information file relevant with the current printing station that will use 6.

If be provided with the use terminal limitations, and if check result be NG, CPU21 send to use error message (step S112) to printing station, and finishes to use the subscription information print processing.Perhaps, if the use terminal limitations is not set, and if check result be OK, CPU 21 sends the users' that differentiate use subscription information file and member's file (step S113) to printing station 6.

Then, CPU 21 waits by the time CPU 21 has received a request (step S114) that is used to send content utilization file and print format file that will send from printing station 6 always.When CPU 21 received the transmission request, its decision request content was " OK " or " cancellation " (step S115).

Then, when request content was " OK ", CPU 21 sent content utilization file and print format file (step S116 shown in Figure 33) to printing station 6.If " cancellation ", CPU 21 finishes to use the subscription information print processing.

Then, CPU 21 takes a decision as to whether and uses the subscription information file to specify advertisement printed (step S117).If do not specify this advertisement printedly, CPU 21 proceeds to step S120, and is that ad content is asked ad content allocation process (with reference to Figure 34) (step S118) with advertisement printed number, user property, range of distribution or classifying content.

CPU 21 calculates by the complimentary ticket amount of money of ad content allocation process from the ad content of advertisement website owner computing machine 5 receptions, and the amount of money and the ad content of this complimentary ticket sent to printing station 6 (step S119).

Then, CPU 21 waits by the time CPU 21 has received the notice of finishing from the printing of printing station 6 transmissions always.When CPU 21 receives when printing the notice finish, its is judged to print and finishes OK or NG (step S121).If printing the notice of finishing is NG, CPU21 finishes to use the subscription information print processing.When notice is OK, CPU 21 adds the amount of money of advertisement complimentary ticket to comprise member in member's file 2B (with reference to figure 8) complimentary ticket remaining sum, and upgrade and use subscription information file (step S122).

CPU 21 upgrades the user history information (step S123) of the member among the historical 2K of user (with reference to Figure 11).Then, CPU 21 is updated in the use historical information (step S124) that content is used the content that comprises among the history file 2L (with reference to Figure 12).Further, CPU 21 is updated in the advertisement historical information (step S125) of the ad content that comprises among the advertisement history file 2M (with reference to Figure 12), and finishes to use the subscription information print processing.

Using the ad content allocation process of when making the request of ad content allocation process, carrying out during the subscription information print processing below with reference to flowchart text shown in Figure 34 by the CPU 21 of portal site computing machine 2.

In Figure 34, CPU 21 at first waits by the time by using the reservation print processing to make a request (step S201) that is used to distribute the ad content file.Then, CPU 21 checks to check whether this request for allocation exists (step S202).When request for allocation exists, the information acquisition ad content condition of CPU21 from being received, for example ad content number of packages, user property and range of distribution classifying content (step S203).

Then, CPU 21 obtains a correspondent advertisement content candidate (step S204) according to the ad content condition that obtains from ad content file 2O (with reference to Figure 14).Then, CPU 21 checks the term of validity (step S205) of the remainder of advertisements distribution and advertisement and checks to check that advertisement is effectively or invalid (step S206).

Advertisement distribution numerical table shows by deducting the value that actual distribution number obtains from the advertisement distribution number at the default print What of the period of registration of ad content.The advertisement term of validity is illustrated in a default period of period of registration of ad content.

If advertisement is invalid, CPU 21 returns step S204, and obtains another ad content candidate from ad content file 2O.When advertisement was effective, CPU 21 checked zone, shop, classifying content and the company (step S207) of the restriction that is subjected to putting advertisement, and checks to check whether advertisement is subjected to putting the restriction of advertisement (step S208).

If advertisement is subjected to putting the restriction of advertisement, CPU 21 returns step S204, and obtains another ad content candidate from ad content file 2O.If it is not subjected to putting the restriction of advertisement, CPU 21 obtains previous date and time with subscriber-related advertisement from advertisement history file 2M (with reference to Figure 13).Then, CPU 21 checks having checked that whether an advertisement in the past passed through predetermined period (step S209), and checks to check that predetermined period is whether in the scope of the historical restriction of advertisement (step S210).

When also advertisement process predetermined period and predetermined period be not in the scope of the historical restriction of advertisement in the past, CPU 21 returned step S204, and obtains another ad content candidate from ad content file 2O.If process predetermined period and predetermined period are in the scope of the historical restriction of advertisement, the ad content advertiser (step S211) that CPU 21 comprises among ad content file 2O from the user property inspection, and check to check whether the user comes from advertising objective (step S212).

If the user comes from advertising objective, CPU 21 returns step S204, and obtains another ad content candidate from ad content file 2O.Otherwise CPU 21 is used for the zone (step S213) that advertisement packets is contained in the ad content of ad content file 2O from the type inspection of range of distribution content, and checks to check whether this zone comes from advertising objective (step S214).

Come from above-mentionedly when being used for advertisement regional when this zone, CPU 21 returns step S204, and obtains another ad content candidate from ad content file 2O.Otherwise CPU 21 is to using the subscription information print processing to send content file information, for example ad content URL or the advertisement complimentary ticket amount of money (Figure 32 and Figure 33) (step S215).

Then, CPU 21 subtracts 1 (step S216) with the advertisement distribution of the ad content that comprises among the ad content file 2O.Then, CPU 21 adds 1 (step S217) with ad content candidate's number (advertisement distribution number), and whether surpasses the desired number of packages of advertisement (step S218) according to the inspection of ad content number of packages to check.

If do not surpass desired advertisement number of packages, CPU 21 returns step S204, and obtains another ad content candidate from ad content file 2O.Otherwise CPU 21 finishes the ad content allocation process.

Now finished the description to a series of processing of the print service in the realization embodiment of the invention referring to figures 20 through Figure 34.

Therefore, in print service system 100, the user of portable terminal 3 can preengage the content of print service by being linked to portal site computing machine 2 on the Internet S.Further, the user can obtain pre-about the content by the print service on the print media of printing station 6 appointments that are placed on nearest shop.

Below, upgrade processing with reference to Figure 35 and the ad content of flow chart description from advertisement website owner computing machine 5 to portal site computing machine 2 shown in Figure 36.

At first, will upgrade processing at the ad content of advertisement website owner computing machine 5 with reference to flow chart description shown in Figure 35.

In Figure 35, advertisement website owner computing machine 5 at first generates a HTML (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)) file (step D1) for the ad content that will upgrade, and the input ID of advertising company, ad content URL, ad content classification of type and ad content title (step D2).

Then, advertisement website owner computing machine 5 input advertisement printed media (form), advertising surface number, the limit number of advertisement copy, Start Date and time, Close Date and the time (step D3) of advertisement.The classification (step D4) of upper and lower bound, user's date of birth and user's occupation of computing machine 5 input advertising area classification then,, user's sex, age of user.Further, computing machine 5 upgrades ad content file (step D5) according to input value, and the ad content file that upgrades is sent to portal site computing machine 2 (step D6), and finishes ad content and upgrade processing.

CPU 21 by portal site computing machine 2 handles according to handling the ad content renewal of carrying out in the ad content renewal of advertisement website owner computing machine 5 below with reference to flowchart text shown in Figure 36.

In Figure 36, CPU 21 waits for that at first reception will be from the ad content file (step S301) of advertisement website owner computing machine 5 transmissions.When CPU 21 received the ad content file that will be updated, CPU 21 checked to check whether ad content is registered (step S302) by reference ad content file 2O.

If ad content is unregistered, CPU 21 returns step S301.When ad content was registered, CPU 21 upgraded ad content file 2O (step S303) by adopting the ad content file that is received.

Then, CPU 21 is from ad content URL downloads ad content (step S304); Import the advertising service expense and the advertisement complimentary ticket amount of money (step S305), and the advertiser's of ad content classifying content (step S306) is set.

Further, CPU 21 input is put the territorial classification, shop classification, content type of the restriction of advertisement and as advertiser's rival's content companies (step S307).Then, CPU21 upgrades ad content file 2O (step S308) according to input value, and finishes ad content and upgrade processing.

As mentioned above, in the print service system 100 of foundation present embodiment, adopted a charging system that is used for based on the print service of complimentary ticket.Therefore, electronics can be used complimentary ticket easily offer the member, so that promote the use of print service.For example, can easily provide the use complimentary ticket for questionnaire or the usage policy that is used for advertisement etc.

In addition, printing station 6 adopted a kind of be used to adjust use the complimentary ticket remaining sum and based on the function of 100 Japanese yen coin expenses.For example, provide a kind of being used for that 10 to 90 yen the expense that the use complimentary ticket in member registration comprises is adjusted into the method for complimentary ticket remaining sum next time.Therefore, can eliminate the small change function, and can prevent owing to lacking the service variation that change produces.

Further, in the print service system 100 of foundation present embodiment, print service uses the reservation limitation function to be provided with during content allocation by content utilization file 2I (with reference to figure 10B).Therefore, can provide following reflection informant's hobby or place the use reservation limitation function of hobby in the shop of printing station 6.

(1), for example, can provide a function of using and preengaging that is used for according to the content of member's date of birth liquid container has age restriction as a function that is used for using reservation according to the content user attribute limits.

(2), for example, can provide a hobby that is used for according to the fast food shop to limit to be not suitable for the guest, for example about the function of the use reservation of the information of horse racing prediction as a function that is used for using reservation according to the hobby restriction in the shop of placing printing station.

In addition, in the print service system 100 of foundation present embodiment, the function of the advertisement printed service of content-based distribution can be set.Therefore, can provide following advertising service.

(1) as a function that is used for coming the advertisement that one of advertisement selects for advertiser's target according to user property or position, for example, can provide one only to be used under the user is the schoolgirl's of senior middle school situation, putting mainly towards the function of the advertisement of this schoolgirl's of senior middle school commodity.

(2) as a function that is used for suitably changing ad content according to the time interval of user property or position or print service, for example, can provide one to be used for by providing at the male sex or at the next function of putting commodity advertisement or complimentary ticket according to user's sex of women's advertisement.

(3) be used for the function of coming needs of illustration by advertisement of satisfying next hypothesis potential demand as one from the classification of print service content, for example, can provide a function that is used for putting the advertisement of house or carrier etc. according to the attribute of user that receives the rental information print service.

Further, in the print service system 100 of foundation present embodiment, during content allocation, can be provided with one and be used for function that the advertisement of putting print service is limited by ad content file 2O (with reference to Figure 14).Therefore, can provide following being used for to putting the function that advertisement is limited.

(1) is used for reference with respect to the shop of placing printing station to putting the function that ad content is limited as one, for example, can provides one to be used for putting under the situation of a printing station putting the function that advertisement, for example association or teahouse are limited in the fast food restaurant.

(2) be used for hobby with respect to the content provider to putting the function that ad content is limited as one, for example, the function that can provide an advertisement that is used for the rival's of putting the content provider advertisement or the ad content that its content is vied each other to be limited.

(3) be used for according to user property putting the function that ad content is limited as one, for example, can provide one being placed on the function that restriction is legally bought or the advertisement in tobacco shop, vintner shop or pachinko (pachinko) shop of using is limited.

(4) can provide one to be used for to putting the function that same ad content is limited to same user at a predetermined period.

Additional advantage and modification are incidental to those skilled in the art.Therefore, shown in the present invention is not limited to here on its broad sense and described specific detail, representational equipment and illustrated example.Therefore, not departing from by subsidiary claims and being equal under the situation of spirit or scope of the overall inventive concept that limits, can make various modifications.For example, if printing station 6 is provided for the device by the cellular mobile phone number that adopts radio communication or infrared communication, for example IrDA to obtain to limit at portable terminal 3, then the user of portable terminal 3 can eliminate the input to the cellular mobile phone number.

In addition, the system configuration of the print service system 100 shown in the present embodiment just provides as an example, the type of portable terminal and number, printing station number or the place is set can changes arbitrarily.

According to the present invention, a kind of print service of the content allocation type via network is provided, wherein, to the place of the place of request content and received content printout without limits.

Claims

1. a contents distributing apparatus is connected to a plurality of printers and a plurality of information terminal that is positioned at the different location by network, and this equipment comprises:

2. contents distributing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said type information dispensing device sends the pay imformation of the printing charge of indicating above-mentioned type information to described any printer, and when having paid this printing charge to described any printer this type information is sent to described any printer.

3. contents distributing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, in the wherein said printer each comprises money credit device, be used to accept the money of each predetermined kind, and be driven into this money credit device with payment during by the expense of described pay imformation indication at money, described any printer prints goes out the type information that is sent by this type information dispensing device.