JP2001256151A - Contents distribution system and contents distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contents distribution system and a contents distribution method capable of realizing the inexpensive and high-speed distribution of contents utilizing area characteristics to a portable terminal. SOLUTION: In this contents distribution method, when contents distribution is requested from a terminal 6, a screen for selecting the contents suited to a user is displayed on the basis of the individual information of the user and the information of an access area where the request is present, and when the contents are selected on the screen, a main server 1 distributes the selected contents. Efficient contents distribution utilizing the individual information of the user and the area characteristics of the access area is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for distributing content such as music and video, and more particularly, to a content distribution system which makes it possible to distribute content inexpensively and at high speed by taking advantage of regional characteristics to portable terminals. It relates to a content distribution method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, distribution business of music, images, and the like is realized through the Internet. In particular, there are the following forms of distribution of music and the like to portable terminals. In the first distribution mode, a portable notebook computer is connected to a mobile phone or PHS (Pers
onal Handy-phone System) and download content from laptop sites on the Internet to laptop computers. Further, as a second distribution form, a PDA (Personal D) connected to a mobile phone main body or a mobile phone or PHS via the Internet.
igital Assistant) Some download content to the main unit.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional content distribution method, a portable terminal for wireless connection must basically be connected to a mobile phone or a PHS. Is not suitable for distributing large-capacity data because it depends on the communication speed of these mobile phones.

[0004] Specifically, the transmission speed of a PHS is 64 kb.
ps, W-CDMA (Wide Band-
2M in indoor mode of Code Division Multiple Access)
For example, if the communication cost is 10 yen per minute for downloading about 6 MB of data by PHS, for example, a communication cost of about 300 yen is required. This is a communication fee paid to a communication company, and is not a content fee paid to a content distributor. Therefore, when the transmission speed is low, not only takes much time for downloading, but also increases the distribution cost. Furthermore, the base station installation cost of the PHS is about 200 to 5 million yen by construction cost, and the base station installation cost of the mobile phone is about 100 million yen by construction cost.

[0005] In addition, a notebook computer is connected to an ISDN line, and contents are downloaded from the Internet.
It is possible to temporarily store the contents on a hard disk or the like, and then view and listen to the contents by carrying the notebook personal computer. However, it is not convenient to receive the contents freely on the go.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a content distribution system and a content distribution method capable of realizing inexpensive and high-speed distribution of contents to a portable terminal by utilizing regional characteristics. The purpose is to:

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art is provided in a content distribution system, comprising a database having a plurality of contents, a main processing device for distributing the contents, and an area. A control device, a backbone network connected via a broadband line, a terminal receiving content distribution, and a transmitting / receiving antenna connected to the control device and connected to the terminal via a wireless LAN. The apparatus reads the target content from the database and distributes the content to the terminal, and can realize low-cost and high-speed distribution of the content to portable terminals by taking advantage of regional characteristics.

Further, according to the present invention, in a content distribution method, when a content distribution request is made, a screen for selecting a content suitable for the user is displayed based on the user's personal information and information on the requested access area. Then, when the content is selected on the screen, the selected content is distributed, and efficient content distribution utilizing the personal information of the user and the regional characteristics of the access area can be performed.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a database having a plurality of contents; a main processing device (main server) for distributing the contents; a control device (logical address allocation server) provided in the area; A main network connected by a line, a terminal receiving content distribution, and a transmission / reception antenna connected to the control device and connected to the terminal by a wireless LAN are provided. The content is read out and distributed to the terminal, and it is possible to realize the inexpensive and high-speed distribution of the content to a portable terminal by taking advantage of regional characteristics.

Further, the content distribution method according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for selecting a content suitable for a user based on the user's personal information and the requested access area information when the content distribution is requested. Is displayed, and when the content is selected on the screen, the selected content is distributed, and efficient content distribution utilizing the personal information of the user and the regional characteristics of the access area can be performed. You can do it.

The configuration of a content distribution system (this system) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and user authentication in the system will be described with reference to FIG. The use form of this system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of user authentication in the content distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a use form of the content distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a main server 1 and a database (DB) 2 connected thereto.
, Backbone network 3, unit 4, terminal 6,
And a server control terminal 7. A modem 41 and a logical address allocation server 42
And the transmitting and receiving antenna 43 are contained in one unit 4.

Next, each part of the present system will be specifically described. The main server 1 is a device that executes content distribution and other processes by a program. Specific processing in the main server 1 will be described later with reference to FIGS.
The DB (database) 2 stores content to be distributed, advertisement information output to the terminal 6, e-mail, information on the owner of the terminal 6 (user information), and the like. DB
2 is stored by the server control terminal 7 via the main server 1, and the main server 1 reads out the contents and
Distribute to.

The backbone network 3 is a broadband Ethernet (registered trademark) suitable for large-capacity data distribution.
(Broadband line). Broadband Ethernet can superimpose information on CATV or cable broadcasting using an optical fiber or a coaxial cable. As the broadband Ethernet, a ring system that is resistant to failures such as disconnection is used as a backbone, and a branch line uses a star system that enables low-cost infrastructure construction.

The modem 41 is a device provided at each base station, and is connected to the main server 1 via the backbone network 3. In addition, the logical address allocation server 42
It is connected to a modem 41 and to one or more transmitting / receiving antennas 43 via a LAN cable. The logical address allocation server 42 is installed in a station or the like, but may be installed outdoors, in a building, a coffee shop, a restaurant, or the like as long as it can be connected to the broadband Ethernet.

The logical address allocation server 42 authenticates a connection request from the terminal 6 and assigns a logical address, and further transmits a specific processing request and a file name from the terminal 6 to the main server 1. Also, the main server 1
When the user authentication is performed, the time information and the data for the specific processing request transmitted from the main server 1 are transmitted to the terminal 6 via the transmission / reception antenna 43. In the present embodiment, the logical address allocation server 42 is used, but a router may be used as long as it has the same function.

The transmission / reception antenna 43 is provided between the logical address allocation server 42 and the LA such as 10Base-T or 100Base-T.
The terminal 6 is connected by an N cable to transmit and receive signals or data to and from the terminal 6. The transmission speed between the transmitting / receiving antenna 43 and the terminal 6 is 11 Mbps at present, and the
It is faster than the transmission speed of HS.

The terminal 6 is a terminal that receives content distribution, and is connected to the logical address allocation server 42 via the transmission / reception antenna 43 via a wireless LAN, and is further connected to the main server 1 to download content from the DB 2. It is. Therefore, in FIG.
A wireless LAN card that can be connected to an AN is connected. The terminal 6 has a terminal for inserting a jack of a headphone stereo for listening to the distributed music.
Further, the terminal 6 has a liquid crystal screen including a touch panel that displays various information as a user interface and operates on the screen using a pen or the like. The specific operation of the terminal 6 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

The server control terminal 7 is a terminal device for controlling the main server 1, and provides, for example, contents, advertisement information, and user information to the DB 2 via the main server 1. The server control terminal 7 monitors the state of the main server 1 and performs recovery if a failure occurs.

This system is a system for providing services to members who have registered in advance,
This is a system for members who have a dedicated terminal 6 connected to the broadband Ethernet backbone network 3 via a logical address allocation server 42 and a transmission / reception antenna 43. Therefore, the present system is not an open network system such as the Internet, but a closed network system. Further, in the present system, since the terminal 6 and the transmitting / receiving antenna 43 are communicatively connected by the wireless LAN, the range of the radio wave is narrow and covers an area of several tens of meters. Therefore, it is not a service that can be used anywhere in the country,
It is an area that covers places where many people gather.

Here, the logical address allocation server 42
The main server 1 transmits / receives data via the logical address allocation server 42 to determine in which area the connecting terminal 6 has accessed, from the characteristic that the transmitting / receiving antenna 43 is installed in a specific narrow area such as a station. In the present system, this area (region) characteristic is actively utilized to provide information corresponding to the accessed area.

Next, user authentication processing in the present system will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the power of the terminal 6 is turned on, a main menu is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 6, and when the user selects any item, the terminal 6 transmits the logical address allocation server 42 via the transmission / reception antenna 43. A DHCP request and a physical address (terminal-specific address) for making a connection are transmitted. Further, the DHCP request and the physical address may be transmitted when the power of the terminal 6 is turned on.

The logical address allocation server 42 stores the physical addresses for all the terminals 6, checks whether the physical address received with the DHCP request can receive the service of the present system, and determines the service of the present system. If the terminal 6 is the receiving terminal, the terminal 6 is given a logical address.

The terminal 6 to which the logical address is assigned transmits a specific processing request and a file name held by the terminal 6 to the main server 1 via the logical address allocation server 42. Then, the main server 1 checks all the file names to be stored, and if there is a match, determines that the user has been authenticated, and informs the terminal 6 of the time information and data (data on the display screen for the item selected by the user). Etc.). The terminal 6 sets the time of the internal clock based on the time information received from the main server 1, and further performs processing such as screen display based on the received data.

In the present system, when the main server 1 returns corresponding data in response to a single processing request from the terminal 6, the communication connection is cut off. That is, the terminal 6
Basically, each time an operation is performed on the screen to request data from the main server 1, a connection is started, and when the requested data is transmitted, the line is disconnected. With this communication method, it is possible to prevent the terminal 6 from occupying the line more than necessary, and it is possible to improve communication efficiency.

Next, a use form in the present system will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the business model prompts the user to listen to music. First,
When the user turns on the power of the terminal 6, as an initial screen,
The main menu of FIG. 3 is displayed. Main menu items include "music, news, area-info, e-mail, in
There are formations. The item “music” is an item for selecting a song to be auditioned, and the specific content will be described later. The item “news” is an item that provides real-time news, and in some cases, provides area-specific news. For example, in the Shibuya Station area, it is conceivable to provide information on accidents that occurred near Shibuya Station and news such as the operating status of trains connected to Shibuya Station.

The item "area-info" is an item which provides area-specific information by utilizing the area characteristics of the present system. For example, tourist information of the area (Japanese version, English version, etc.), event information, bargain information, shop information, department store information, movie theater information, facility information, restaurant information, fashion information popular in the area, the area There is information on part-time job recruitment within. An advertiser rooted in the area can place an effective advertisement in this "area-info", and a user of the terminal 6 accessing in the area can obtain information suitable for the current area, For example, it is possible to go to a bargain venue immediately. In this case, the advertiser can pay the advertisement fee according to the number of accesses to the advertisement information, and can efficiently perform the advertisement at an appropriate cost. Also, the item "area-info
Is basically based on the information of the access area of the terminal 6, but information of another area may be selectable. Specifically, even if the access area of the terminal 6 is Shibuya, information on the Shinjuku area can be referred to.

The item "e-mail" is an item for transmitting and receiving an electronic mail. When this item “e-mail” is selected, the terminal 6 uses the file name of this item as the main server 1
(If the first item is selected, user authentication is performed first), the main server 1 downloads the e-mail addressed to the user stored in the DB 2 to be connected to the user terminal 6. I do. Therefore, the user can see the list of e-mails on the display screen of the terminal 6. Also, special e-mail in this system (e-mail controlled by time information)
Will be described later.

The item "information" is an item for providing information from the system operator. Since it is expected that this type of information is rarely referred to, it may be displayed on a screen on which another item is selected, instead of being classified as one item.

The term "offline" in the main menu is used to listen to already downloaded music or read already downloaded e-mail or various information without connecting to a network. Since the area that can be connected to the network of this system is limited, the use of "offline" is considered to be large.

Next, the music preview service will be specifically described. When the item “music” is first selected in the terminal 6, user authentication is performed and the main server 1 is selected.
The time information is also received. The terminal 6 adjusts the time of the built-in clock based on the received time information. Then, the screen for the item "music

Download the data of the screens "Chart for each region", "Search menu", and "Search screen" related to "[Recommended songs of today]". If the access area of the terminal 6 is "Shibuya" in the "Chart for each area", the chart of the area is displayed. However, it is also possible to allow the user to select a specific area. At this stage, the advertisement information displayed on the screen is also downloaded.
At this stage, the electronic mail may be downloaded.

To subscribe to the system, the user:
Personal information is registered, and is stored in advance in the DB 2 as personal information of the user, such as “name”, “address”, “birth date”, “occupation”, “sex”, “telephone number”, and “hobby”. Therefore, the screen "music" for the item "music"

“Recommended songs of the day” attempts to provide recommended songs that are considered optimal for the user based on the personal information, the access history of the user up to now, and the information of the user's access area. Things.

Other items include ".chart / CD, karaoke by region", "oricon chart / CD, karaoke", "member ranking", and "search". "・
"Member ranking" is a ranking of music selected by a member who subscribes to the present system. It is also conceivable that an individual user creates a My Ranking and stores it in the DB 2 in the main server 1 to manage the history. “Search” switches to a search menu, and enables search by “singer”, “title”, “release time”, and “credit”.

When the user selects "Chart for each region", a chart for each region at the present time is displayed. When a singer, for example, is selected in the "Search menu", the screen shifts to a search screen. When a singer's name is input, a DB2 is accessed to display a list of related songs. Actually, when "A" is touched on the search screen, DB2 is accessed, and a list of singer names linked to the "A" line is downloaded and displayed.

A screen for selecting a music is displayed, and when the user selects a music there, the main server 1 downloads the music data stored in the DB 2 to the terminal 6. At this time, data related to the music, for example, advertisement information of a CD shop near the access area, concert information of the artist, a company advertisement tied up to the music, and information such as lyrics and credits are also downloaded at the same time. Also, general advertisement information may be downloaded.

However, when downloading music, the terminal 6
The advertisement information is the advertisement information downloaded when ".music" is selected from the main menu. Therefore, it is not directly related to the music being downloaded. However, this advertisement is provided individually with reference to individual and area information when accessed, and includes, for example, advertisement of goods and services, movie / video information, and the like.

When the music has been downloaded and the music is reproduced, the music can be previewed on the headphones connected to the terminal 6, and the lyrics and credits are scroll-displayed on the screen according to the music. You. Also,
In the other space of the screen, at the time of downloading music, a CD shop near the downloaded access area, a concert information of the artist, and a tie-up company advertisement are displayed.

Further, when the user touches the advertisement of the displayed CD shop at the time of reproducing the music, the automatic mail function operates,
An e-mail for reserving the CD of the music in the advertised CD shop is created, re-accessed and transmitted to the CD shop. Similarly, when playing music, touching the displayed concert information activates the automatic mail function,
An e-mail for reservation of the concert is created, re-accessed and transmitted to the ticket dealer.

The automatic e-mail function is to create a related e-mail according to a predetermined text when a specified portion is touched and to transmit the e-mail to a corresponding destination, which is realized by a program. . As an example of using the automatic mail function, when movie information is displayed and the user touches it, an electronic mail for reserving a seat at a movie theater in the area may be created and transmitted.

Next, useful optional functions of the present system will be described. First, the timed mail will be described. This timed mail is an electronic mail controlled by time information. Specifically, in the case of an advertisement mail (timed mail) that is valid only for a specific period such as bargain information, when the bargain period ends, the mail becomes completely useless. Then, the mail whose period and due date have ended is deleted. In order to realize this function, the main server 1 and each terminal 6 are provided with a program for deleting timed mail according to a period and a due date, respectively, and are caused to perform processing.

In addition to the processing for deleting the timed mail, the electronic mail that has already been downloaded is held without being displayed on the screen until the date specified by the mail, and is controlled by a program so as to be displayed on the date. It is also possible. In this case, the internal clock of the terminal 6 needs to be accurate. Therefore, when the terminal 6 first connects to the network of the present system, the terminal 6 adjusts the time using the time data transmitted from the main server 1. I have.

Further, as an application of timed mail, it is possible to delete contents such as downloaded music by a program in the terminal 6. For example, normally, only a part of the music can be previewed, but if all the music can be previewed only for a certain day, the music data is provided with the period information, and the program provided in the terminal 6 is used to erase the music provided by all the music. Alternatively, it is possible to restrict the user from listening to only a part of the music again.

As another application, the main server 1 manages the time limit of the advertisement information with an expiration date in the "area-info" and deletes the expired advertisement information. Processing can also be performed. This method can be applied not only to the “area-info” item, but also to other items, and can be applied not only to advertisements but also to events and recruitment.

When the main menu of the terminal 6 is changed, when the terminal 6 accesses the main server 1 for the first time, it is downloaded and temporarily stored in the terminal 6, and when the main menu is displayed next time, The updated content is displayed. Further, if the contents of the above-mentioned timed mail are applied, for example, in order to display the new main menu from April 1, the contents of the new main menu are downloaded to the terminal 6 before that date, It is conceivable to change to the new main menu after April 1.

The music distribution business for trial listening has been described as a use form of the present system. Examples of contents include introduction of contents such as books, restaurants, movies, fashion, and cosmetics. In particular, in the case of books, there are many parts similar to music distribution, it is possible to display popular book rankings for each area, introduce today's recommended books, and if necessary, use the automatic mail function You can also book a book at a nearby bookstore. In addition, it is also possible to put out an advertisement that displays the headline of a magazine, such as a hanging leather advertisement for a magazine.

Further, the present system can be used as a telephone. In this case, it is necessary to provide the terminal 6 with an encoder that encodes the audio signal and a decoder that converts the encoded audio into the audio signal. If a camera is provided, a TV phone can be used. However, if you call an e-mail address rather than a normal telephone image, voice communication is possible if the other party's address is connected to the current network of this system, but the other party will be connected to the network. If you want,
The message message is left in the DB2 of the main server 1.

As another use form of the present system, if the terminal 6 is provided with an infrared port, it can be used as a karaoke remote control. In this case, the terminal 6 or the main server 1 holds data obtained by converting a song selected by the user into a corresponding karaoke code, and uses the karaoke box instead of a remote control.

Further, according to the present system, it is possible to predict the sales of CDs in accordance with the number of access to the trial music from the user. Further, the CD shop in the area can easily manage the inventory by the CD reservation and the sales forecast by the e-mail. Further, according to the questionnaire response from the user to the listened music, more accurate sales prediction can be performed. This questionnaire will be useful to record companies as future sales data. The above effects are not only for music distribution,
This also applies to books and other content.

In the present system, when a music piece is reproduced, a commercial tied up to the music piece or a general CM is issued. However, since the lyrics and credits are played on the same screen, they are displayed. There is a very high possibility of seeing CM, and it is efficient as an advertisement.

[0050]

According to the present invention, a database having a plurality of contents, a main processing device for distributing the contents, a control device provided in the area, a main network connected by a broadband line, and receiving contents are received. The content processing system includes a terminal, a transmitting / receiving antenna connected to the control device and connected to the terminal via a wireless LAN, and in response to a request from the terminal, the main processing device reads a target content from a database and distributes the content to the terminal. Therefore, there is an effect that inexpensive and high-speed distribution of contents can be realized for portable terminals by taking advantage of regional characteristics.

According to the present invention, when there is a request for content distribution, a screen for selecting a content suitable for the user is displayed based on the personal information of the user and the information of the requested access area. When the content is selected, the content distribution method is to distribute the selected content, so that there is an effect that efficient content distribution can be performed by utilizing the personal information of the user and the regional characteristics of the access area.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of user authentication in the content distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a use form of the content distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main server, 2 ... Database, 3 ... Backbone network, 4 ... Unit, 41 ... Modem, 42
... Logical address allocation server 43 ... Transceiver antenna 6 ... Terminal 7 ... Server control terminal

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Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A database having a plurality of contents, a main processing device for distributing the contents, a control device provided in an area, and a backbone network connecting the main processing device and the control device via a broadband line. A terminal receiving the content distribution, a transmitting / receiving antenna connected to the control device and connected to the terminal via a wireless LAN, and in response to a request from the terminal, the main processing device A content distribution system that reads out the content and distributes the content to the terminal. 2. A terminal transmits a logical address acquisition request and a physical address to a control device, and when a logical address is allocated by the control device, transmits a processing request and a file name to the main processing device via the control device. The control device is a control device that, upon receiving a logical address acquisition request and a physical address, authenticates the physical address and assigns a logical address to the terminal, the main processing device performs processing from the terminal. 2. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein when receiving the request and the file name, the main processing device authenticates the file name and transmits data corresponding to the processing request. 3. A main processing device that also transmits time information when data is transmitted from the main processing device to a terminal, wherein the terminal is a terminal that adjusts the time of a built-in clock based on the received time information. 3. The content distribution system according to claim 2, wherein: 4. A connection between the terminal and the main processing unit, wherein the line connection is cut off each time the main processing unit transmits corresponding data in response to a specific processing request from the terminal. 3. The content distribution system according to 1 or 2. 5. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the main processing device holds information related to the area, and a terminal has a function of browsing the information. 6. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the main processing device has a function of holding an electronic mail, and the terminal has a function of transmitting and receiving the electronic mail. 7. A terminal is provided with a converter for converting an audio signal into a code and a code into an audio signal, and transmits and receives data obtained by encoding the audio signal between the terminals via a main processing device. The content distribution system according to claim 1. 8. When there is a request for content distribution, a screen for selecting a content suitable for the user is displayed based on the personal information of the requesting user and the information of the requested access area. A content distribution method for distributing the selected content when the content is selected in step (a). 9. The content distribution method according to claim 8, wherein information related to the access area is displayed on a screen during content distribution or a screen during reproduction of the distributed content. 10. The method according to claim 8, wherein, at the first request for the content distribution, a screen prompting the content distribution is displayed, the advertisement information is downloaded, and the downloaded advertisement information is displayed on a screen during the content distribution. Content distribution method described. 11. The content distribution method according to claim 10, wherein when content distribution is performed, information related to the content is downloaded, and the downloaded information is displayed on a screen during content reproduction. . 12. The information displayed on the screen during content reproduction is information of a store that handles the content, and when the display information is designated, a provision reservation of the content is transmitted to the store. 11. The content distribution method according to item 11. 13. If the content is music, the dealer is a CD shop; if the content is a book, the dealer is a bookstore; if the content is a movie, the dealer is a movie theater; 13. The content distribution method according to claim 12, wherein if the content content is a video introduction, the dealer is a video store, and if the content content is a cuisine introduction, the dealer is a restaurant. 14. The content distribution method according to claim 8, wherein on the content selection screen, specific contents are displayed in descending order of popularity among the contents in the access area. 15. The content distribution method according to claim 8, wherein advertisement information near an access area is displayed on a content selection screen. 16. The content distribution method according to claim 15, wherein the advertiser of the advertisement information near the access area comprises:
An advertising method characterized by paying an advertisement fee according to the number of accesses to the advertisement. 17. The content distribution method according to claim 15, wherein news related to the access area is provided on a content selection screen. 18. The content distribution method according to claim 8, wherein the distributed content is made unavailable or available after a lapse of a specific period or a specific time. 19. The content distribution method according to claim 8, wherein when an e-mail is received on the content selection screen, the e-mail cannot be referred to or can be referred to according to a date or time included in the e-mail. 20. The content distribution method according to claim 19, wherein the electronic mail is an advertisement mail valid for a specific period or a specific time.