JP2001282946A - System, device and method for managing sales business - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically manage the payment of use charges generated by a use consent contract preliminarily made among a part manufacturer, a device manufacturer and an information provider and to promote the sales of a main part, an information processor and information contents. SOLUTION: The system is provided with a terminal device 33 which performs manufacturing management of the main part 40 of the information processor 16 and is also managed so as to sell the part 40 to the device manufacturer 15 more inexpensively than the desired sales price of the part manufacturer 42, a terminal device 11 which performs manufacturing management of the processor 16 including the part 40 provided from the device 33 and is also controlled so as to sell the processor 16 to users, a terminal device 12 which is managed so as to provide the information contents 18 that can be used by the processor 16 to the users 14 and to collect use charges, and a sales business managing device 13 which manages the terminal devices 11, 12 and 33 on the basis of the use consent contract preliminarily made among the part manufacturer 42, the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus which sells an information processing apparatus containing main parts from an apparatus manufacturer to a user, and transmits information usable by the information processing apparatus from the information provider to the user. The present invention relates to a sales business management system, a sales business management device, and a sales business management method suitable for being applied to a business to be sold to a business.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, information processors such as tuners, mobile phones and game machines have been sold from hardware manufacturers to users, and digital pay broadcast programs have been broadcast as information contents usable in the information processors. Businesses that provide businesses to users, provide communication services to users from telecommunications carriers, and sell game software from game makers to users have become active.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart of goods and money showing an example of a business model 104 of this type of conventional satellite broadcasting. The pay broadcasting business represented by satellite (CS) broadcasting is a broadcasting company 37 serving as a platform shown in FIG.
Provides a broadcasting service such as a digital pay broadcast program (hereinafter also referred to as pay content 28) to the user 14, and collects a reception fee (monthly) 38 for the pay content 28 from the user 14 on a monthly basis.

[0004] In other words, as for hardware (hereinafter also referred to as hardware) 26 such as a tuner device (broadcast receiving terminal device) as hardware, a hardware maker 35 such as a home appliance maker is capable of being built from a component maker 42 into the hardware 26. The purchase of the part 40 is performed. Main parts 40
From the hardware manufacturer 35 to the component manufacturer 42
Paid for. Hardware 2 incorporating the main parts 40
6 is manufactured by a home appliance maker, and the hardware 26 is sold to the user 14 by the home appliance maker itself or after the OEM delivery to a service company.

When the hardware 26 is sold, a broadcast receiving contract is concluded between the broadcaster 37 and the user 14. The user 14 who has become a subscriber often pays for the merchandise of the hardware 26 at the time of purchase, but generally pays a reception fee 38 to the broadcaster 37 on a monthly basis for the broadcast reception service. Therefore, from the perspective of the platform company, the hardware 2 such as a tuner device
It is desirable that 6 spread more to each of the users 14. For this reason, reducing service fees and hardware prices have become important tools in marketing strategies.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart of goods and money showing an example of a communication business model 203 of a conventional portable telephone. In a communication business represented by a mobile phone, a company serving as a carrier 51 'shown in FIG. 19 provides a communication service 48, and collects a basic charge, a call charge 58, and the like from the user 14 on a monthly basis.

[0007] That is, regarding the product (hardware) 46 such as a mobile phone as hardware, the hardware manufacturer 3
5 purchases a main component 40 that can be built into the hardware 46 from a component maker 42. The component price 41 of the main component 40 is paid from the hardware maker 35 to the component maker 42. The hardware maker 35 obtains the technical standard 45 from the communication carrier 47 to manufacture the hardware 46 such as a mobile phone, and the hardware 46 is sold to the user 14 by the home appliance maker itself or after supplying the OEM to a service company.

Therefore, from the viewpoint of the company of the carrier 51 ′, it is desirable that the hardware 46 such as a mobile phone be more widely used among the users 14. For this reason, reductions in service fees and mobile phone prices have become important marketing strategies. At present, an incentive (sales remuneration) 74 may be paid with a lump sum to a mobile phone dealer in some cases. This is an upfront investment in which the user 14 keeps the call subscription contract for a certain period and applies the call fee income.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart of goods and money showing an example of a business model 302 of a conventional game software and a home game machine. In a closed format typified by a home-use game machine, a company serving as a format holder (license acquirer) 60 'shown in FIG. The component price 41 of the main component 40 is paid from the hardware maker 35 to the component maker 42. The hardware maker 35 manufactures and sells a product (hardware) 66 such as a game machine (set), which is hardware incorporating the main components 40 thereof.

The hardware maker 35 licenses a license 80 to a software production company (hereinafter referred to as a software maker) 67 called a third party, and a product (software) 68 such as software (title) that operates only on the game machine. It is made to request the production of. The software 68 is sold from the software maker 67 to the user 14. Upon receiving the license, the software maker 67 normally pays a software royalty 64, for example, per software sold to the user 14, to the hardware maker 35 as the format holder 60 '.

As described above, the hardware maker 35 and the software maker 67 maintain the holding relationship. Since the format holder 60 'is expected to receive royalty income from the software maker 67, it can be sold even if the profit from the hardware is low (in extreme cases, it is zero). Can be purchased inexpensively, which promotes the spread of hardware such as game machines.

[0012]

However, according to the conventional sales business management method, it is generally possible to sell hardware at a lower price than the current state. It is clear that this will lead to diffusion and promotion. However, there are the following problems.

[0013] Due to the cost barrier where the total cost of the components making up the hardware is dominant and the situation of securing the profit as the hardware maker 35, it is necessary to further reduce the price without any contrivance at present. Is not desirable for corporate management.

Since the hardware maker 35 adopts a corporate form of performing a hard business in which hardware is manufactured by purchasing main parts from a parts maker, the hardware is supplied at a lower price than an appropriate price just because the whole is a format business. It is difficult. As a result, there is a bottleneck in further price reduction of hardware.

In the case of paying the incentive 74 at the time of selling the hardware in the company of the platform or the carrier 51 ′, if the subscriber cancels the receiving contract or the calling contract early, a reverse spread occurs. It is expected that there will be a big risk that this will happen.

The component maker 42 includes a main component 40
Is provided in the format holder 60 ', so that it is difficult to supply the main parts 40 at a lower price than the appropriate price just because the whole is a format business. As a result, the cost of hardware is further reduced.

In the format holder 60 ′ that manufactures and sells hardware, if the profit of the hardware is reduced (to zero in an extreme case), if the game software does not sell, labor is paid for nothing. It is expected that there will be a great risk that profits cannot be obtained.

[0018] In order to solve the above, a part manufacturer (hereinafter also referred to as a component manufacturer) 42 and a hardware manufacturer 35, a hardware manufacturer (hereinafter also referred to as an apparatus manufacturer) 35 and a broadcasting company 37, Licensing agreements with information providers, such as telecommunications carriers and software production companies, to build a new sales business management system. It is expected to be.

Therefore, the present invention has solved such a conventional problem, and has been generated by a license agreement previously concluded between a parts manufacturer, an equipment manufacturer and an information provider. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sales business management system, a sales business management device, and a sales business management method capable of automatically managing the payment of usage fees and promoting sales of main parts, information processing devices, and information contents. And

[0020]

An object of the present invention is to sell an information processing device incorporating specific main parts from a device manufacturer to a user, and to disclose information contents usable in the information processing device. A management system for a business to be sold from a provider to a user, which is a terminal device for managing the production of main parts of an information processing apparatus and managing the sales price of the main parts by the parts manufacturer. And, while manufacturing an information processing device incorporating a main component provided by a component manufacturer, a terminal device for device manufacturing management that is managed to sell the information processing device to a user,
A terminal device for information provision management, which is managed so as to provide a user with information content usable in the information processing device and collect a fee for use, and a usage fee information input from the terminal device for information provision. And a sales business management system that sets the amount of money to be remitted to the parts manufacturer in accordance with the sales business management system.

According to the sales business management system according to the present invention, for example, a license agreement is made between a component manufacturer, a device manufacturer, and an information provider regarding the sale of main components, information processing devices, and information contents. On the other hand, while manufacturing the main parts of the information processing device, the main parts are sold to the device manufacturer from the terminal device for parts manufacturing management at a price lower than the desired selling price of the component manufacturer. Is done. The device manufacturing management terminal device manages the manufacturing of an information processing device incorporating the main components provided by the component manufacturing management terminal device, and manages the information processing device to sell it to a user. .

On the other hand, when the information content usable in the information processing device incorporating the main components is provided to the user from the information provision management terminal device, the usage fee is collected by the information provision management terminal device. Is done. In the sales business management device, in order to manage the sales business based on the license agreement concluded between the parts manufacturer, the device manufacturer and the information provider, the usage input from the information provision terminal device It is managed to set the amount of money to be remitted to the parts manufacturer according to the fee information.

Therefore, it is possible to automatically manage the payment of the usage fee generated by the license agreement between the device manufacturer and the information provider and between the device manufacturer and the component manufacturer. In addition, it is possible to promote the sales of the information processing device and the information content thereof. As a result, the user can obtain the information processing device including the main parts at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer. As a result of the widespread use of information processing devices by users, there are many opportunities for users to use information provided by information providers, and as a result, the usage fees paid by users to information providers may increase. is expected.

[0024] As a result, the difference equivalent amount returned from the information provider to the device manufacturer and from the device manufacturer to the component manufacturer increases, so that the component manufacturer, the device manufacturer, The sales profit of each information provider can be improved. In addition, the entire field of information processing media involving the main components, the information processing device manufacturing technology field, the information content providing technology field, and the information processing device containing the main components and the user who uses the information content Business scale can be expanded,
In turn, it greatly contributes to the development of Japan's industry.

The sales business management device according to the present invention sells an information processing device containing main parts from a device manufacturer to a user, and uses the information contents usable by the information processing device from an information provider. Means for centrally managing the business to be sold to consumers, and operating to accept delivery information on the number of delivered main components, sales information on the number of information processing units sold, and usage information on the number of uses of information content Storage means for storing delivery information of main parts, sales information of the information processing device, and usage information of information contents received by the operation means; and delivery information, sales information, and usage information stored in the storage means. Management control means for setting the amount of money to be remitted to the parts manufacturer in response.

According to the sales business management device of the present invention,
When the information processing device is sold from the device manufacturer to the user, and the business of selling information usable by the information processing device to the user from the information provider is centrally managed,
If a license agreement is concluded in advance between the parts manufacturer, the equipment manufacturer and the information provider, the use of delivery information on the number of delivered main parts, sales information on the number of information processing units sold, and the use of that information content The operation means is operated so as to receive the usage information on the number of cases. The delivery information of the main parts, the sales information of the information processing device, and the usage information of the information content received by the operation means are stored in the storage means. Management and control are performed so as to set the amount of money to be remitted to the parts manufacturer in accordance with the delivery information, sales information and usage information stored in the storage means.

For example, a difference equivalent amount caused by providing a main part at a low price from a component manufacturer to an apparatus manufacturer, or an information processing apparatus provided by an apparatus manufacturer at a low price to a user. Management control so that the difference equivalent amount is returned from the information provider to the parts manufacturer or from the information provider to the equipment manufacturer according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user Is done.

Therefore, it is possible to automatically manage the payment of the usage fee generated by the license agreement concluded between the component manufacturer, the device manufacturer, and the information provider. We can support sales promotion of information contents.

The sales business management method according to the present invention sells an information processing device containing main parts from a device manufacturer to a user, and uses the information contents usable by the information processing device from the information provider. Is a management method of a business to be sold to a supplier, and a license for sales of a main part, an information processing device, and information content is previously made between a parts manufacturer, an equipment manufacturer, and an information provider that manufactures a main part. Make a contract,
On the other hand, it manages the manufacture of main parts, sells main parts to equipment manufacturers at the selling price of the parts manufacturers, manages the manufacture of information processing equipment incorporating the main parts, and The information processing device is sold to the user at the selling price, and on the other hand, the information content usable by the information processing device is provided to the user and a usage fee is collected, and to the component manufacturer according to the information on the usage fee. It is characterized in that the amount to be remitted is set.

According to the sales business management method according to the present invention,
Selling a main component to an equipment manufacturer at a price lower than the parts manufacturer's suggested selling price, or selling an information processing device to a user at a price lower than the equipment manufacturer's suggested selling price. Even in this case, it is possible to obtain a royalty generated by a license agreement in a parts manufacturer or a device manufacturer, and to promote the sales of information processing devices and information contents. In addition, the business field of manufacturing technology of the main components and information processing equipment, the technical field of providing information used in it, and the business of the entire information processing media involving four users who use these information processing equipment and information contents The scale can be expanded, which greatly contributes to the development of Japanese industry.

[0031]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a sales business management system, a sales business management device and a sales business management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a sales business management system 100 as an embodiment according to the present invention. In this embodiment, an information processing device incorporating specific main components is sold from a device manufacturer to a user, and information content usable in the information processing device is sold from the information provider to the user. In the case, a sales business management device that manages the sales business based on a license agreement signed between the parts manufacturer, the device manufacturer, and the information provider in advance,
From the terminal device for information provision management to the component production management for the difference equivalent amount caused by providing the main parts at a low price from the parts manufacturer to the equipment manufacturer according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user To the terminal device of
In addition to automatically managing the payment of royalties generated by a license agreement concluded between the parts manufacturer, the equipment manufacturer, and the information provider, the main parts, information processing equipment and information contents can be managed automatically. It is intended to promote sales.

In the sales business management system 100 shown in FIG. 1, an information processing device 16 is transmitted from a device manufacturer 15 to a user 14.
Is a system for managing a business of selling information contents 18 and selling information contents 18 usable by the information processing apparatus 16 from an information provider 17 to a user 14. Information processing device 16
Is a tuner device, a game machine, a mobile phone, and the like that can receive a pay broadcast program. The information contents 18 include pay broadcast programs and game software. In this system 100, the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 1
7 and the information processing device 16 and the information content 18.
A license agreement is signed in advance for the sale of.

The contents of the license agreement include at least the information processing device 16 sold to the user 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer 15, the desired selling price and the user of the device manufacturer 15. 14. The information provider to the equipment manufacturer according to the amount of the fee collected from the user in the form of a set royalty in the form of a set royalty, which is a difference amount from the actual sales price to the actual sales price to 14 The amount of set royalties, the maximum amount of set royalties, the contract period for licensing, the implementation date, the contract date, and the contracted parties such as the equipment manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17.

The set royalty refers to an amount including a difference equivalent amount caused by providing an information processing apparatus from an apparatus manufacturer to a user at a low price, an interest rate therebetween, a usage fee based on a license agreement, and the like. Shall be.

The information provider 17 is a broadcaster that provides the user 14 with information contents 18 such as a pay broadcast program and collects a reception fee from the user 14. May be a telecommunications carrier that provides a basic fee and a call fee from the user 14,
Further, an information medium sales company that manufactures and sells an information medium in which information content 18 such as game software is recorded to the user 14 and collects the product price from the user 14 may be used.

In the sales business management system 100, the device manufacturer 15 is provided with a terminal device 11 for device manufacturing management. For example, the information processing device 16 incorporating a main component 40 purchased from a component manufacturer is manufactured and managed. The information processing device 16 is managed so as to be sold to the user 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer 15.
A notebook or desktop personal computer is used for the terminal device 11.

The terminal device 11 for information provision management is connected to the terminal device 11 through, for example, a communication line 19 as communication means.
2 is connected, and the information contents 18 usable by the information processing apparatus 16 manufactured by the apparatus
Information provider 17 so that it is provided to the user and the fee is collected.
Is managed in As the communication means, in addition to the communication line 19, the Internet, a telephone line, a satellite line, or a dedicated communication line is used. A sales business management device 13 is connected to the terminal device 12 through a communication line 19, and is used for sales of the information processing device 16 and the information content 18 previously connected between the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17. The terminal management device 11 and the information provision management terminal device 12 are managed based on the license agreement.
The sales business management device 13 sets the amount of money to be remitted to the device manufacturer 15 according to the usage fee information input from the terminal device 12.

For example, the sales business management device 13 is provided from the device manufacturer 15 to the user 14 at a low price.
6 is issued from the information provision management terminal device 12 to the device production management terminal device 11 in accordance with the amount of the usage fee collected from the user 14. I do.

In addition to the above, the sales business management device 13 is connected to the terminal device 1 for device manufacturing management described above connected to the communication line 19.
1 and the input / output of the information provision / management terminal device 12 to control the delivery information on the number of delivery of the main parts of the information processing device 16, the sales information on the number of sales of the information processing device 16, and the number of uses of the information content 18 It is designed to centrally manage the usage information and the like related to.

Next, an example of processing in the system 100 of the sales business management method according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the sales business management system 100. In this embodiment, a case where the information processing device 16 is sold from the device manufacturer 15 to the user 14 and the information content 18 usable by the information processing device 16 is sold from the information provider 17 to the user 14 Is assumed. Further, a sales business management device 13 that manages a sales business based on a license agreement previously concluded between the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 is provided. 14, the amount corresponding to the difference caused by providing the information processing device 16 at a low price, the interest rate therebetween, the usage fee based on the license agreement, etc., according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user 14. It is assumed that a return is made from the terminal device 12 to the terminal device 11 for device manufacturing management.

Using this as a sales management condition, a license agreement regarding the sale of the information processing device 16 and the information contents 18 is previously concluded between the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 in step A1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. . For the contents of the license agreement at this time, the above-mentioned 〜 is referred to.

Thereafter, on the other hand, in step A2, the device manufacturer 15 manages the information processing device 16 to which the set royalties are applied and manufactures the information processing device 16 to ship it to a store or the like. For example, the number of sales of the information processing device 16 shipped to the store is grasped as sales information. Then, step A3
The information processing device 16 is sold to the user 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer 15 at a store or the like. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step A4 to check whether or not the information processing device 16 has been sold.
If the information processing device 16 cannot be sold, the process returns to step A3 and sales are continued. If at least one of the information processing devices 16 is sold, the process proceeds to step A5, and the right to claim the difference, the interest rate therebetween, and the usage fee based on the license contract is generated.

On the other hand, in parallel with the manufacture and sale of the information processing apparatus 16, the information provider 17 provides the user 14 with information contents 18 usable by the information processing apparatus 16 in step A6. The provision of this information content 18 causes the user 14 to collect a usage fee.
Then, it is checked whether the usage fee of the information content 18 has been collected from the user 14 or not (step 7). If the user 14 does not collect the usage fee, the process returns to step A6 and the collection of the usage fee is continued. If at least one usage fee is collected, the process proceeds to step A8, and the sale of the information processing device 16 is obligated to pay the difference or the like.

Then, from the device manufacturer 15 to the user 1
In step A9, a difference equivalent amount caused by providing the information processing apparatus 16 at a low price is transferred to the information provider 17 according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user 14.
A reduction process is performed such that the reduction is returned to the device manufacturer 15.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step A10, where it is determined whether or not to end the sales business management. This determination is made by both the information provider 17 and the device manufacturer 15. There are cases such as termination due to the expiration of the contract period related to the license agreement and termination due to premature termination. If the sales business management is not completed, the process returns to steps A2 and A6, where the device manufacturer 15 manages the information processing device 16 so as to manufacture it and ship it to a store or the like. At the same time, the information provider 17 provides the information contents 18 to the user 14, and a usage fee is collected from the user 14.

Accordingly, it is possible to automatically manage the payment of royalties including the difference equivalent amount generated by the license agreement concluded between the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 and furthermore, the information processing device 16 and information content 1
8 can be promoted. Thereby, the user 14 can obtain the information processing device 16 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer 15. As a result of many information processing devices 16 being distributed to the user 14, the user 14 has more opportunities to use the information content 18 by the information provider 17, and as a result, the user 14 pays to the information provider 17. It is expected that usage fees will increase.

As a result, the difference corresponding to the amount returned from the information providing company 17 to the device manufacturing company 15 increases, so that the sales profit of each of the device manufacturing company 15 and the information providing company 17 can be improved. it can. Moreover, the technical field of manufacturing the information processing apparatus 16, the technical field of providing the information contents 18 used therein, and the information processing apparatus 1
The business scale of the information processing media as a whole involving three users 14 using the information content 6 and the information content 18 can be expanded, which greatly contributes to the development of Japan's industry.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows a set royalty business system 1 as a first embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of FIG.

In this example, a hardware manufacturer sells an information processing apparatus for receiving a pay broadcast program to a user and broadcasts contents of a pay broadcast program usable by the information processing apparatus from a broadcaster to the user. An account server system 2 for managing set royalties based on a license agreement previously concluded between the hardware maker and the broadcaster
0 is provided.

In addition, a set royalty including an interest rate and a license fee based on a license contract is collected from the user with respect to the difference generated by providing the information processing device from the hardware maker to the user at a low price. In accordance with the amount of the reception fee, the terminal device 22 for broadcast business management shown in FIG. 3 is returned to the terminal device 21 for hardware manufacturer management. In addition, it is possible to automatically manage the payment of royalties generated between the hardware maker and the broadcaster, and to promote the sale of the information processing device and the use of the pay broadcast program.

The set royalty business system 101 shown in FIG. 3 is provided with at least an account server system 20 which is an example of a sales business management device and is shared by a hardware maker and a broadcasting company. The amount to be remitted to the hardware maker is set in accordance with the usage fee information to be sent. The set royalty business system 101 sells a tuner device as an example of an information processing device from a hardware maker to a general consumer (user), and broadcasts pay broadcast program contents as information contents usable by the tuner device. The business broadcast from the business to the user is centrally managed. In this system 101, a license agreement is previously concluded between the hardware maker and the broadcaster regarding the sale of these tuner devices and the provision of pay broadcast programs.

The account server system 20 has a local network 27. The local network 27 includes a terminal device 21 for managing a hardware maker and a terminal device 2 for managing a broadcast business, which are examples of operation means.
2 are connected. The former terminal device 21 is installed at a device manufacturing business office of a hardware maker or its head office, and is used for manufacturing management of a tuner device. The terminal device 21 is operated to input production / shipment information regarding the number of manufactured tuner devices. This production / shipment information is generated when a hardware manufacturer manufactures a tuner device or ships the tuner device to a store.

The latter terminal device 22 is installed at a broadcasting establishment or the like. A broadcaster provides a user with pay broadcast program contents usable by a tuner device manufactured by a hardware maker and collects a reception fee from the user. The terminal device 22 is operated so as to input contract subscription information (number of subscriptions) and reception fee collection result information (hereinafter, simply referred to as usage information) relating to a pay broadcast program. The contract subscription information is generated when the user concludes a contract for the pay broadcast program with the broadcaster, and the reception fee collection result information is generated when the user pays the receiver for the pay broadcast program to the broadcaster.

A hard database 24 and a subscriber database 25, which are examples of storage means, are connected to these terminal devices 21 and 22 via a local network 27. The hardware database 24 records the production / shipment information of the tuner device input by the hardware maker, and updates and registers the content. Sales information (sales result information) on the number of tuner units sold is registered and updated by the dealer. The subscriber database 25 stores the usage information on the pay broadcast program input by the broadcaster and updates and registers the content. The sales information on the tuner device is also registered and updated in the subscriber database 25.

The account server system 20 is provided with a server body 23 which is an example of a management control means. The hardware manufacturer provides the tuner device at a low price to the user at a low price. Management and control are performed so that set royalties including usage fees based on contracts are returned from the broadcasters to the hardware manufacturers. Specifically, the server body 23 issues an instruction from the terminal device 22 to the terminal device 21 to return the set royalty.

In this example, the sales information and the use information stored in the hardware database 24 and the subscriber database 25 are used in advance according to the amount of the reception fee collected from the user, and The set royalties are paid based on the license agreement signed between them. This is automatically managed and controlled by the server main body 23.

The account server system 20 includes a communication network 2 such as the Internet, a telephone line, or a satellite line.
9 is connected, and a public network 30 is connected. A terminal device 31 for a sales company is connected to the public network 30, and the tuner device to which the set royalty is applied is managed so as to be sold to consumers at a price lower than a desired sales price of a hardware maker. The terminal device 31 is operated so that sales information (sales result information) on the number of tuner devices sold to consumers is updated in the subscriber database 25. For example, the unique ID number assigned to the tuner device is read by the terminal device 31 together with the personal information of the consumer and recorded in the subscriber database 25.

In addition, the public network 30 has a terminal device 32 for the manufacturing department and a terminal device 33 for the component maker.
Are connected, and delivery information on the number of delivered main components of the tuner device, manufacturing / shipping information on the number of shipped tuner devices, and the like are transferred to the hard database 24.
The server main body 23 controls the input and output of the above-mentioned five terminal devices 21, 22, 31, 32, and 33 connected by the local network 27, the communication network 29, the public network 30, and the like, and controls the main components of the tuner device. Delivery information on the number of deliveries, sales information on the number of tuner units sold, usage information on the number of paid broadcast program reception contracts, and the like are centrally managed. Terminal devices 21 and 2
Notebook computers and desktop personal computers are used for 2, 31, 32 and 33.

In this example, since the subscriber database 25 records the sales information, contract subscription information, and reception fee collection result information of the tuner device, it is possible to know which subscriber uses which tuner device. . That is,
It is possible to know which tuner device earns a monthly receiving fee.

Based on the contract subscription information and the reception fee collection result information, the broadcaster periodically pays a certain percentage (for example, 10%) of the monthly reception fee collected from the user to the hardware maker as a set royalty. Is made. Here, if the user replaces the old tuner device with a new product during the same reception contract period, the payment of the set royalty for the old tuner device is terminated, and the manufacture and sale of the new tuner device is completed. You will have to pay the set royalties to the hardware maker.

The server body 23, the hardware database 24, and the subscriber database 25 described above are installed in either a broadcasting company or a hardware maker based on a license agreement. In either case, the account server system 20 can update, browse, and maintain data from a specific designated person of any company or office.

Accordingly, since the set royalties that cannot be obtained by the conventional hardware business can be obtained by the hardware maker, the tuner device can be sold at a lower price than the desired sales price as compared with the conventional system. If it is assumed that other manufacturing conditions are exactly the same as those of the conventional system if the price is reduced, the tuner device can be sold more in the set royalty business system 101 of the present invention. As a result, it develops into a positive spiral with more subscribers.

Subsequently, the set loyalty system 10
1 will be described. FIG. 4 shows a business model 102 in which set royalties are applied to a broadcasting business.
It is a flow chart of goods, permission, and money which shows the example of. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing processing examples (Nos. 1 and 2) in the account server system 20.

In the example of the business model 102 shown in FIG. 4, the set royalty business system 101 described above is applied, and the parts maker 42 supplies the main parts 40 of the tuner device 26 to the hardware maker 35 and receives the parts price 41. On the other hand, the hardware maker 35 sells the tuner device 26 (product) to the consumer (user) 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price and receives the product price 36. On the other hand, the broadcaster 37 communicates with the user 14 and the pay content 28.
And a monthly receiving fee 38 is collected.

In this example, the account server system 20 is provided between the broadcaster 37 and the hardware maker 35, and the broadcaster 37 and the hardware maker 35 are provided.
A license agreement is concluded with. According to this license agreement, the hardware manufacturing data D1 is transferred from the hardware maker 35 to the account server system 20, and the data D1 is registered and updated in the hardware database 24 shown in FIG. The reception fee collection data D2 is transferred from the broadcaster 37 to the account server system 20, and this data D2 is registered and updated in the subscriber database 25. A set royalty (monthly) 34 including an interest rate and a usage fee based on a licensing contract between the hardware and the tuner device 26 provided by providing the tuner device 26 at a low price from the hardware maker 35 to the user 14 is sent from the broadcaster 37 to the hardware maker. It is assumed that the value is reduced to 35.

In the account server system 20, the server main body 23 waits for the hardware manufacturing data D1 transferred from the terminal device 21 in step B1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. When the hardware manufacturing data D1 has been transferred, the process proceeds to step B2. In step B2, every time the tuner device 26 is manufactured and shipped, the hardware database 24
5 is updated. The hardware manufacturing data D1 for the tuner device 26 may be registered at any time every time shipment is performed, or may be registered collectively once a month or the like.

The individual tuner devices 26 registered in the hard database 24 are subscribed to the service of the pay contents 28 using the tuner devices 26 as platforms. Therefore, the process proceeds to step B3 and the user 1
4, the tuner device 26 is sold and waits for a state in which a subscription to a pay content service is made.

For example, in step A3 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 2, the tuner device 26 is sold to the user at a store or the like at a price lower than the desired selling price of the hardware maker 35. Then, step A4
Then, it is checked whether or not the tuner device 26 has been sold. If the tuner device 26 cannot be sold, the process returns to step A3 and sales are continued. Tuner device 2
If even one unit 6 is sold, the process proceeds to step A5, and the right to claim the difference amount, the interest rate therebetween, the usage fee based on the license contract, and the like is generated. On the other hand, the tuner device 2
In parallel with the manufacture and sale of No. 6, the broadcaster 37 provides the user 14 with the pay content 28 usable by the tuner device 26 in step A6 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

Returning to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, if there is a sale of the tuner device 26 and a service subscription for the pay content 28 in step B3, the process proceeds to step B3.
In step 4, sales information and contract subscription information (use information) indicating whether or not the tuner device 26 having which ID number is sold are input, and collation (authentication) with the recorded contents of the hard database 24 is performed. If the tuner device 26 that is not registered in the hardware database 24 is discovered here, there is a possibility of a double contract or the like.
And a fraud countermeasure process is performed. If the authentication is valid, the process proceeds to step B5 and the server main body 23
Sends the status to the hard database 24,
The attribute with the contract subscription information is recorded together with the ID number of the tuner device 26. From here, a flag is set to the tuner device 26 that earns the set royalty 34.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step B6, in which the ID number of the tuner device 26 and the contract subscription information are set as one set in the subscriber database 25 and registered (account).
Is done. This is because the tuner device 26 that earns the set royalty 34 has an attribute.

Then, the flow shifts to step B7 to check whether there is no replacement of the tuner device 26 within the subscription contract of the same user 14 accounted in the subscriber database 25, and whether the subscription contract is canceled as it is.
If the old tuner device 26 has been replaced with a new tuner device 26 or the subscription contract for the pay content 28 has been canceled, the process proceeds to step B12 where the server main body 23 sends the hardware database 24 and the subscriber database 25 Then, a status instructing deletion is transmitted, and thereafter, the tuner device 26 is excluded from the application of the set royalty 34 and the role ends.

On the other hand, if there is no replacement of the tuner device 26 or no cancellation of the subscription in step B7, the process proceeds to step B8 where the broadcaster 37 receives the monthly receiving fee 38 from the user 14. Wait for. The reception fee 38 may also be a method of performing settlement processing collectively at a specific date and time on a monthly basis. Reception fee collection data D2 indicating the receipt of the reception fee 38
Is input by the terminal device 22, the server main body 23 issues an instruction to pay the set royalty 34 to a predetermined account of the hardware maker 35 to the terminal device 22 of the broadcaster 37 in step B9.

Note that the server main unit 23 performs the processing until this instruction is output. The actual transfer process is entrusted to an e-commerce system that is separately prepared and strictly managed for security. The payment of the set royalties 34 may not be monitored in real time, but may be collectively processed, for example, on a monthly basis, and monitored.

Thereafter, the server main body 23 executes step B
At 10, the accumulated payment amount C of the set royalty 34 so far is calculated for each account. The accumulated payment amount C is calculated by dividing the amount of the set royalty 34 for the previous month by X
And the ratio of the set royalty 34 to 1
If it is 0%, it is calculated from the equation (1). C = X + Receiving fee × 0.1 (1)

Further, the process goes to step B11 to check whether the accumulated payment amount C has not reached the payment limit amount Cmax of the set royalty 34 determined in advance in the license agreement. This check is performed for each tuner device. When the accumulated payment amount C has not reached the payment limit amount Cmax of the set royalty 34 (C <
Cmax), the process returns to step B6. Therefore, in step B6, the information in the subscriber database 25 is updated and the next reception fee 38 is paid. After that, step B6
~ The routine of step B11 is repeated so that one tuner device 26 silently earns the set royalty 34.

At step B11, set royalty 34
If the payment limit Cmax has been reached (C ≧ Cmax), the process proceeds to step B12, where the server main body 23 sends a status for instructing deletion to the hardware database 24 and the subscriber database 25. At 26, the application of the set royalty 34 is excluded, and the role ends.

After the application of the set royalty 34 has been excluded in step B12, and in step B13
After the fraud countermeasure processing is executed in step B14, the flow shifts to step B14 to determine whether or not to terminate the set royalty system 101. This decision is made by both the broadcaster 37 and the hardware maker 35. There are cases such as termination due to the expiration of the contract period related to the license agreement and termination due to premature termination. If the tuner device 26 that earns the set royalty 34 exists and the system 101 is not terminated, the process returns to step B1 to return to the hardware manufacturer 3
In step 5, the tuner device 26 is managed to be manufactured and shipped to a store or the like.
Step 1 is repeated.

Therefore, the hardware manufacturer 35 and the broadcaster 3
7 can automatically manage the payment of the set royalty 34 generated by the license agreement signed with
In addition, the sale of the tuner device 26 and the use of the pay content 28 can be promoted. Thereby, the user 14 can obtain the tuner device 26 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the hardware maker 35. As a result of many tuner devices 26 reaching the user 14,
The number of cases in which the user 14 contracts for the pay content 28 by the broadcaster 37 increases, and as a result, the user 14
It is inevitable that the reception fee 38 to be paid to the broadcaster 37 will increase.

As a result, the set royalty 34 returned from the broadcaster 37 to the hardware maker 35 is increased, so that the sales profits of the hardware maker 35 and the broadcaster 37 can be improved. In addition, the technical field of manufacturing the tuner device 26, the technical field of providing pay broadcast program contents applied to the tuner device 26, and the user 1 who uses these tuner device 26 and pay broadcast program contents
The business scale of the information processing media as a whole, involving the three parties, can be expanded, which will greatly contribute to the development of Japan's industry.

Here, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, specific costs will be compared by way of example regarding the sales business management of the tuner device 26 according to the conventional system and the system according to the present invention.

According to the conventional system shown in FIG. 7 as a comparative example, the hardware maker 35 purchases a part with a unit price of 10,000 from the part maker 42, and puts a processing fee, a fixed cost, a profit, etc. on this part unit price. An example is given in which the product (tuner device) 26 is shipped to the store 39 at a unit price of $ 21,000, which is about 2.1 times the material cost (total cost of parts). And at the store 39, 70% of the actual selling price (sales price)
If the user 14 purchases the tuner device 26, the user 14 purchases the tuner device 26 for 30,000 yen. Therefore, in order to provide the tuner device 26 to the user 14 at a low price in the conventional system, the margin of the store is reduced so as to further reduce the selling price of the tuner device 26, or the profit of the hardware maker 35 is reduced to reduce the shipping price. I have no choice but to lower.

In the system of the present invention shown in FIG. 8, a broadcasting company 37 as a platform company collects a reception fee 38 from a pay content subscriber, and returns 10% of the reception fee 38 to a hardware manufacturer 35 as a set royalty 34. Take the case as an example. Here, the reception fee 38 is set at 3,000 per month.
If the amount is 0 yen, the set royalty 34 is 300 yen / month. Assuming that this revenue can be expected for one year, the hardware maker 35 will obtain 300.times.December = 3,600 yen after the sale of the tuner device 26 by simple calculation. 000 yen-
It is equivalent to purchasing at 3,600 yen = 6,400 yen. When this is shipped to the manufacturer at 2.1 times the material cost in the same manner as the delivery conditions of the conventional system, the cost is 6,400 yen x 2.1
= 13,440 yen, the tuner device 26 can be delivered to the store 39.

In the store 39, 70% of the stock is purchased in the same manner as the sales conditions of the conventional system. Therefore, the tuner device 26 is 13,440 yen / 0.7 = 19,200.
It can be sold to the user 14 in a circle. From the point of view of the user 14, the actual purchase price is reduced from 30,000 yen to 19,200 yen compared to the conventional system, so that sales of the tuner device 26 are dramatically widespread if other manufacturing conditions are the same. However, the sales volume is expected to increase significantly.

Further, from the point of view of the parts maker 42, the shipment quantity of the main parts 40 simply increases, and from the viewpoint of the hardware maker 35, only the difference equivalent (a part of the part cost) is paid in advance. In addition to the increase in the shipment volume of the product, in this example, the set royalties are further added from the first year onward, and from that point on, the profit increases purely. Instead of distributing 10% of 38 to the hardware maker 35, the number of subscribers far exceeds that, and the system 101
All companies involved in the project have a positive return on profits.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 9 is a flow chart of articles, licenses and money showing an example of a business model in which a set royalty is applied to a communication business according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the example of the business model 103 shown in FIG. 9, the above-mentioned set royalty business system 101 is applied, and the parts maker 42 supplies the main parts 40 of the portable telephone 46 to the hardware maker 35 and supplies the parts 41
Receive. On the other hand, the hardware maker 35 sells the mobile phone 46 (product) to the consumer (user) 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price and receives the product price 36. On the other hand, the communication carrier 47 as the information provider is the user 1
4 and conclude a use contract for the call service 48, and collect a monthly basic charge + a call charge 58.

In this example, the account server system 20 is provided between the communication company 47 and the hardware maker 35, and the communication company 47 and the hardware maker 35
A license agreement is concluded with. In the license agreement, the mobile phone 46 is sent from the communication carrier 47 to the hardware maker 35.
Technical standards are provided. This is because the portable telephone 46 conforming to the communication mode in which the telephone service 48 can be received is manufactured. According to this license agreement, the hardware manufacturing data D1 is transferred from the hardware maker 35 to the account server system 20, and the data D1 is registered and updated in the hardware database 24 shown in FIG. The communication carrier 47 transfers the call charge collection data D3 to the account server system 20, and the data D3 is registered and updated in the subscriber database 25.

The set royalties (monthly) 34 including the interest rate and usage fee based on the license contract between the hardware provider 35 and the user due to the provision of the mobile phone 46 at a low price to the user 14 are included in the communication carrier 37. From the hardware maker 35.

A company in which the account server system 20 is provided between the communication carrier 47 and the hardware maker 35 shown in FIG. 9 is called a carrier 51. Regarding the processing example of the account server system 20 in the carrier 51, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the broadcaster 37 is replaced with the communication carrier 47, the tuner device 26 is replaced with the mobile phone 46, and the reception fee 3
8 is replaced with the basic charge + call charge 58, and the reception charge collection data D2 is replaced with the communication charge collection data D3, so that it is executed in the same manner as the business model 102. Therefore, the description is omitted.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the payment of the set royalty 34 generated by the license agreement between the hardware maker 35 and the communication carrier 47 is automatically managed by the account server system 20. In addition, the sales of the mobile phone 46 and the use of the call service 48 can be promoted. As a result, the user 14 can obtain the mobile phone 46 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the hardware maker 35. As a result of many mobile phones 46 being distributed to the user 14, the number of the users 14 contracting for the call service 48 by the communication carrier 47 increases, and as a result, the user 1
Basic charge + call charge 58 paid from 4 to the carrier 47
Inevitably increase.

As a result, the set royalties 34 returned from the communication carrier 47 to the hardware maker 35 increase, so that the sales profit of each of the hardware maker 35 and the communication carrier 47 can be improved. In addition, the technical field of manufacturing the mobile phone 46, the technical field of providing the call service 48 applied thereto, and the mobile phone 4
The business scale of the information processing media as a whole involving three users, such as the user 6 and the call service 48, can be expanded, which greatly contributes to the development of industry in Japan.

(2) Second Embodiment FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a sales business management system 200 as a second embodiment according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, a component manufacturer 42 that manufactures main components 40 of the information processing device 16 such as a tuner device and a mobile phone participates in a set royalty business, and obtains a price from the desired selling price of the component manufacturer 42. Main parts 4 to be incorporated into the information processing device 16 at a low price
1 is sold to the device manufacturer 15 and FIG.
The sales business management device 13 shown in FIG. 0 uses the amount equivalent to the difference caused by providing the main component 40 at a low price from the component manufacturer 42 to the device manufacturer 15 and is paid by the user to the information provider 17. The management is controlled so that the device manufacturer 15 returns to the component manufacturer 42 according to the amount of the fee collected. The same reference numerals and names as those in the first embodiment have the same functions, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

The sales business management system 200 shown in FIG.
In this case, a license agreement is previously concluded between the device manufacturer 15, the information provider 17, and the parts manufacturer 42 regarding the sale of these main components 40, the information processing device 16 and the information contents 18. Regarding the license agreement, the contract between the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 or the device manufacturer 1
5 and the parts manufacturer 42 may be separately tightened. Regarding the contents of the license agreement, a part providing price, a part royalty amount, and the like are added to the contents of (1) described in the first embodiment. The part royalties refer to the amount including the difference equivalent amount caused by providing the main parts 40 at a low price from the parts manufacturer 42 to the equipment manufacturer 15, an interest rate therebetween, a usage fee based on a license agreement, and the like. And

The information provider 17 provides the user 14 with information content 18 such as a pay broadcast program in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
Or a broadcasting company that provides the user 14 and collects the reception fee from the user 14, or a communication company that provides the user 14 with the call service and collects the basic fee and the call fee from the user 14 Alternatively, an information medium sales company that manufactures and sells an information medium in which information content 18 such as game software is recorded to the user 14 and collects the product price from the user 14 may be used.

In the sales business management system 200, the first
The terminal device 33 for parts manufacturing management is connected to the communication line 19 described in the embodiment. The component manufacturer 42 manufactures the main component 40 of the information processing device 16 to which the set royalty is applied, and sells the main component 40 to the device manufacturer 15 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the component manufacturer 42. The terminal device 33 is managed so as to perform the operation.

The sales business management device 13 is connected to the terminal device 33 via the communication line 19, and the information provider 1
The amount to be remitted to the hardware maker is set in accordance with the usage fee information input from the terminal device 12 of FIG. For example, in the sales business management device 13, the main component 4 is supplied from the component manufacturer 42 to the device manufacturer 15 at a low price.
0 to the terminal device 11 for device manufacturing management from the terminal device 11 for device manufacturing management to the terminal device 33 for component manufacturing management in accordance with the collected amount of the usage fee paid from the user 14 to the information provider 17. An instruction to redeem is issued.

This difference-equivalent amount is stored in the terminal device 1 as described above.
In addition to issuing an instruction from the terminal 1 to the terminal device 33, an instruction to directly return the information provision management terminal device 12 to the component manufacturing management terminal device 33 may be issued. The sales business management device 13 controls the input and output of the terminal device 11 for device manufacturing management, the terminal device 12 for information provision management, and the terminal device 33 for component manufacturing management, which are connected by the communication line 19, and Delivery information relating to the number of delivered main components 40 of the processing device 16, sales information relating to the number of units sold of the information processing device 16, usage information relating to the number of uses of the information contents 18, and the like are integrally managed. Notebook or desktop personal computers are used for the terminal devices 11, 12, and 33.

Also in this sales business management system 200, the device manufacturer 15 manufactures and manages the information processing device 16 incorporating the main parts 40 purchased cheaply from the component manufacturer 42, and the desired selling price of the device manufacturer 15. The terminal device 11 is managed so that the information processing device 16 is sold to the user 14 at a lower price.

Next, a processing example in the system 200 of the sales business management method according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the sales business management system 200. In this embodiment, an information processing device 16 to which a set royalty is applied is sold from a device manufacturer 15 to a user 14, and information contents 18 usable by the information processing device 16 are used by an information provider 17. It is assumed that the main components 40 of the information processing device 16 are delivered to the device manufacturer 15 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the component manufacturer 42.

In addition, the sales business of the information processing device 16 to which set royalties are applied based on a license agreement previously concluded between the component manufacturer 42, the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 is described. A sales business management device 13 is provided to manage the main components 4 of the information processing device 16 at a cheap price from the component manufacturer 42 to the device manufacturer 15.
The difference equivalent to providing 0, the interest rate in between,
A terminal device for component production management via a terminal device 12 for information provision management via a terminal device 11 for device production management in accordance with the amount of the usage fee collected from the user 14 based on a license contract or the like. It is assumed that the value is reduced to 33.

Using this as a sales management condition, the main component 40, the information processing device 16 and the information processing device 17 are previously exchanged between the component manufacturer 42, the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 in step C1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. A license agreement relating to the sale of the content 18 is made. At this time, the contents of the license agreement refer to the parts provision price, the amount of the parts royalties, and the like in addition to 1 in the first embodiment.

Then, on the other hand, in step C2, the component manufacturer 42 determines the main component 40 to which the component royalty is applied.
To manufacture. If the main parts 40 of the ordered quantity can be manufactured,
In step C3, the terminal device 33 is managed so that the component manufacturer 42 delivers the main component 40 to the device manufacturer 15. Here, the main component 40 is delivered to the device manufacturer 15 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the component manufacturer 42.

Then, in step C4, the device manufacturer 1
When at least one of the main components 40 is delivered, the number of delivered components is recorded as component delivery information in a component manufacturer database or the like using the terminal device 33. If the main parts 40 corresponding to the ordered quantity have not been delivered in step C4, the process returns to step C3 and the delivery of the main parts 40 is continued. Therefore, when even one main part 40 is delivered, the process shifts to step C5, and the right to claim the difference, the interest rate therebetween, and the usage fee based on the license contract is generated.

Almost in parallel with the production of the main parts 40, the equipment manufacturer 15 makes a decision at step C6 on the parts manufacturer 4
The terminal device 1 is manufactured such that the information processing device 16 incorporating the main parts 40 delivered from the second device 2 is manufactured and shipped to a store or the like.
1 is managed. For example, the number of sales of the information processing device 16 shipped to the store is grasped as sales information. And
In step C7, at the store or the like, the device manufacturer 1
The information processing device 16 is sold to the user 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price of No. 5.

Thereafter, the process shifts to step C8 to check whether or not the information processing device 16 has been sold. If the information processing device 16 cannot be sold, the process returns to step C7 and sales are continued. If at least one of the information processing devices 16 is sold, the process proceeds to step C9, and a right to claim the difference, the interest therebetween, and the usage fee based on the license contract is generated.

On the other hand, the main parts 40 and the information processing device 1
In step C10, the information provider 19 provides the user 14 with information contents 18 usable by the information processing apparatus 16 in parallel with the manufacture and sale of the information processing apparatus 6 and the like. The provision of this information content 18 causes the user 14 to collect a usage fee. The process proceeds to step C11 to check whether or not the user 14 has collected the usage fee for the information content 18. If the user 14 has not collected the usage fee, the process returns to step C10 and the collection of the usage fee is continued. If at least one usage fee has been collected, the process proceeds to step C12, and the sales of the information processing device 16 to which the set royalty is applied is obligated to pay a difference equivalent amount or the like.

Then, the equipment manufacturer 15 to the user 1
Then, the process proceeds to step C13, where the difference equivalent amount caused by providing the information processing apparatus 16 at a low price is transferred to the user 14.
Information provider 1 according to the amount of usage fee collected from
7 is returned to the apparatus manufacturer 15. In the second embodiment, the difference equivalent amount caused by providing the main part 40 of the information processing device 16 at a low price from the component manufacturer 42 to the device manufacturer 15 is determined by the device manufacturer 15 by the component manufacturer. 42.

Thereafter, the flow shifts to step C14, where it is determined whether or not to end the sales business management. The determination at this time is a consultation between the three parts manufacturers, the information provider 17 and the equipment manufacturer 15. This is because it affects the interests of the three. There are cases such as termination due to the expiration of the contract period related to the license agreement and termination due to premature termination. If you do not end this sales business management, step C
2. Returning to C6 and C10, the parts manufacturer 42 manages the main parts 40 to be manufactured and delivered to the equipment manufacturer 15.
The information provider 18 uses the information contents 18 in parallel with the manufacture, delivery, and sale of the main parts 40 and the information processing device 16. The service is provided to the user 14, and a usage fee is collected from the user 14.

Accordingly, the payment of the royalties generated by the license agreement between the equipment manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 and between the equipment manufacturer 15 and the parts manufacturer 42 is paid to the sales business. The automatic management can be performed by the management device 13, and the sales of the main component 40, the information processing device 16 and the information content 18 thereof can be promoted. As a result, similarly to the first embodiment, the user can obtain the information processing device 16 in which the main parts 40 are incorporated at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer 15. As a result of the information processing device 16 containing the main parts being widely distributed to the user, the user has more opportunities to use the information content 18 by the information provider 17, and as a result,
It is expected that the usage fee paid from the user to the information provider 17 will increase.

As a result, the difference equivalent amount returned from the information provider 17 to the device manufacturer 15 and from the device manufacturer 15 to the component manufacturer 42 also increases, so that the component manufacturer 42, The sales profit of each of the device manufacturer 15 and the information provider 17 can be improved. Moreover, the main components 40 and the information processing device 16
Manufacturing technology field, the information technology field used for providing it, and the business scale of the entire information processing media involving four users who use the information processing device 16 containing the main parts and the information content 18 It can greatly contribute to the development of Japan's industry.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 12 shows a first embodiment according to the present invention.
13 is a flow chart of goods, permission, and money showing an example of a business model in which part royalties are applied to a broadcasting business as an example of the embodiment.

In this example, a part maker 42 uses part or all of the set royalty 34 as a part royalty 44.
This is a model that reduces to In this case, the account server system 20 registers and manages component attachment data D4 indicating which main component 40 is used for which tuner device 26 shipped from the hardware maker 35.

In the example of the business model 201 shown in FIG. 12, the above-mentioned sales business management system 200 is applied, and the parts maker 42 supplies the main parts 40 of the tuner device 26 to the hardware maker 35 at a price lower than the desired delivery price. The part price 41 is received. On the other hand, the hardware maker 35 sells the tuner device 26 (product) containing main parts to the consumer (user) 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price and receives the product price 36. On the other hand, the broadcasting company 37 concludes a reception contract with the user 14 for the pay content 28 and collects a monthly reception fee 38.

In this example, the account server system 20 is provided between the broadcaster 37 and the hardware maker 35, and the parts maker 42 and the hardware maker 35
And a broadcaster 37 conclude a license agreement.
According to this license agreement, the hardware manufacturing data D1 is transferred from the hardware maker 35 to the account server system 20, and the data D1 is registered and updated in the hardware database 24 shown in FIG.

The reception fee collection data D2 is transferred from the broadcaster 37 to the account server system 20.
This data D2 is registered and updated in the subscriber database 25. A set royalty (monthly) 34 including an interest rate and a usage fee based on a licensing contract between the hardware and the tuner device 26 provided by providing the tuner device 26 at a low price from the hardware maker 35 to the user 14 is sent from the broadcaster 37 to the hardware maker. Reduced to 35. Further, the difference equivalent amount caused by providing the main part 40 of the tuner device 26 at a price lower than the desired selling price is converted into a part royalty 44 and returned from the hardware maker 35 to the part maker 42.

A company in which the account server system 20 is provided between the broadcaster 37 and the hardware maker 35 shown in FIG. 12 is referred to as a platform company 52. According to the account server system 20 in the platform company 52, the hardware maker 25 and the broadcaster 37 and the hardware maker 35 and the component maker 4
2 can automatically manage the payment of the component royalties 44 generated by the license agreement concluded between the system 2 and the sales of the main components 40, the tuner device 26, and the pay contents 28 thereof.

Therefore, the user 14 can obtain the tuner device 26 in which the main parts 40 are incorporated at a price lower than the desired selling price of the hardware maker 35. As a result that the tuner device 26 containing the main parts is widely distributed to the user 14, the user 14 also has a greater opportunity to use the information content 18 by the broadcaster 37, and as a result,
It is expected that the usage fee paid to the broadcaster 37 from 4 will increase.

As a result, the amount of the difference returned from the broadcaster 37 to the hardware maker 35 and from the hardware maker 35 to the component maker 42 is also increased, so that the component maker 42, the hardware maker 35 and the broadcaster 37 Each sales profit can be improved. Moreover, from the perspective of the broadcaster 37 as a platform, the business risk borne solely is shared by the hardware maker 35 and the component maker 35, so that the risk can be divided into the related companies as a whole.

Further, the main parts 40 and the tuner device 26
Manufacturing technology field, paid content 28 used in it
Technology field and tuner device 2 containing main parts
The business scale of the information processing media as a whole involving four users, such as the user 6 and the pay content 28, can be expanded, which greatly contributes to the development of the industry in Japan.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 13 is a flow chart of goods, licenses and money showing an example of a business model in which component royalties according to a second embodiment of the present invention are applied to a communication business.

In the example of the business model 202 shown in FIG. 13, the above-mentioned sales business management system 201 is applied, and the parts maker 42 sends the main parts 40 of the portable telephone 46 to the hardware maker 35 at a price lower than the desired delivery price. Deliver and receive the part price 41. On the other hand, hardware maker 3
5 sells the mobile phone 46 (product) to the consumer (user) 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price and receives the product price 36. On the other hand, the telecommunications carrier 47 concludes a use subscription contract for the call service 48 with the user 14, and collects a monthly basic charge + a call charge 58.

Further, in this example, the account server system 20 is provided between the communication carrier 47 and the hardware maker 35, and the parts maker 42 and the hardware maker 35
And a license agreement is concluded between the communication carrier 47 and the hardware maker 35. In the license agreement, the telecommunications carrier 47 provides the hardware maker 35 with a technical standard for the mobile phone 46. This is because the portable telephone 46 conforming to the communication mode in which the telephone service 48 can be received is manufactured. According to this license agreement, the hardware manufacturing data D1 is transferred from the hardware maker 35 to the account server system 20, and the data D1 is registered and updated in the hardware database 24 shown in FIG. The communication carrier 47 transfers the call charge collection data D3 to the account server system 20, and the data D3 is registered and updated in the subscriber database 25.

The set royalties (monthly) 34 including the interest rate and the usage fee based on the license contract for the difference corresponding to the difference caused by providing the mobile phone 46 from the hardware maker 35 to the user 14 at a low price are included in the communication carrier 37. From the hardware maker 35. Further, the difference equivalent amount generated by providing the main part 40 of the mobile phone 46 at a price lower than the desired selling price is converted into the part royalty 44 to be returned from the hardware maker 35 to the part maker 42.

According to the account server system 20 in the carrier 53 shown in FIG. 13, the payment of the set royalty 34 generated by the license agreement between the parts maker 42, the hardware maker 35 and the communication carrier 47 is automatically performed. Can be managed and the main parts 40
Sales of the mobile phone 46 and the use of the call service 48 can be promoted.

Therefore, the user 14 can obtain the mobile phone 46 at a price lower than the desired selling price of the hardware maker 35. Many mobile phones 46 are users 14
As a result, the number of cases in which the user 14 subscribes to the communication service 48 by the communication carrier 47 increases, and as a result, it is inevitable that the basic fee + the communication fee 58 paid from the user 14 to the communication carrier 47 increases. is there.

As a result, the set royalty 34 returned from the communication carrier 47 to the hardware maker 35 increases, and the component royalty 44 returned from the hardware maker 35 to the component maker 42 also increases.
2. The sales profit of each of the hardware maker 35 and the communication carrier 47 can be improved. Moreover, the technical field of manufacturing the main parts 40 and the mobile phone 46, the technical field of providing the call service 48 applied thereto, and the information processing media involving the four users 14 using the mobile phone 46 and the call service 48 The overall scale of the business can be expanded, which will greatly contribute to the development of Japan's industry.

(3) Third Embodiment FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a device loyalty business system 300 as a third embodiment according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, a license agreement is concluded between an information medium sales company (hereinafter also referred to as a software maker) and a hardware maker. An account server system 50 is installed, and the component royalties described in the second embodiment are introduced into the system 300. The software maker pays software royalties to the hardware maker, manufactures an information recording medium in which game software or the like as an example of the information content is recorded, sells the information recording medium to the user 14, and receives a product price from the user 14. Is a company that collects

The device loyalty business system 300 shown in FIG.
A game machine for a game software, which is an example of an information processing apparatus manufactured based on a license owned by the user, is sold from a hardware maker to a user, and the game software that can be used with the game machine is sold by a software manufacturer. When selling from a manufacturer to a user, device royalties should be managed based on a license agreement previously concluded between the hardware maker and the software maker and a license agreement concluded between the component maker and the hardware maker. Is made. Device royalty is a concept combining software royalty and component royalty. Soft royalties have almost the same meaning as set royalties.

The account server system 50 has a local network 27. A terminal device 54 for an account server, which is an example of an operation unit, is connected to the local network 27. The terminal device 54 is installed at an apparatus manufacturing office of a hardware maker, which is a format holder, or its head office, and is used for manufacturing control of a game machine. The terminal device 54 is operated to input production / shipment information regarding the number of game machines produced. This production / shipment information is generated when a hardware maker manufactures a game machine or ships the game machine to a store.

The terminal device 54 is connected to a parts maker database 56 as an example of a storage means through the local network 27. In the component maker database 56, based on the delivery of the main component 40 from the component maker, the hardware maker records the component delivery information and updates (updates) its contents. At this time, the registration information may be updated with respect to sales information (sales result information) relating to the number of game machines sold.

The account server system 50 is provided with a server body 55 as an example of management control means, and sets the amount to be remitted to the hardware maker according to the game software sales information input from the terminal device 57 of the software maker. It is made to do. For example, in the server body 55, software royalties, including interest rates and usage fees based on license agreements, are returned from the hardware maker to the hardware maker with respect to the difference corresponding to the difference caused by providing the game machine from the hardware maker to the user at a low price. The management is controlled so as to be performed. Specifically, the server main unit 55 issues an instruction to return the software royalties from the software maker to the hardware maker, or issues an instruction to return the component royalties from the hardware maker to the component maker.

In this example, according to the product price of the game software collected from the user, that is, the part delivery information stored in the part maker database 56 and the license previously established between the hardware maker and the software maker Based on the contract and a license agreement concluded between the component maker and the hardware maker, the software royalties are paid from the software maker to the hardware maker, and the component royalties are paid from the hardware maker to the component maker. This is automatically managed and controlled by the server main body 55.

The account server system 50 is connected to a communication network 29 such as the Internet, a telephone line, a satellite line, etc., and a public network 30 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. A terminal device 57 for a software maker is connected to the public network 30, and is managed so that game software applicable to a game machine to which a device royalty is applied is sold to a consumer. The terminal device 57 is installed in a software maker. A software maker manufactures game software based on a license agreement with a hardware maker and sells it to a user. Therefore, the software maker is obliged to pay the software royalties to the hardware maker.

The terminal device 5 is connected to the public network 30.
7, a sales department terminal device 31 is connected in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the game machine to which the device royalties are applied is sold to the consumer at a price lower than the desired sales price of the hardware maker. Will be managed. Unlike the first embodiment, the sales information (sales result information) relating to the number of game machines sold to the consumer does not need to be updated and registered. However, in order to collate with the main parts, the registration is updated in the parts manufacturer database 56. You may make it.

Further, a terminal device 32 for the manufacturing department and a terminal device 33 for the parts maker are connected to the public network 30 so that the delivery information on the number of the main parts delivered of the game machine and the production / shipment on the number of the game machine shipped. Information and the like are transferred to the component manufacturer database 56. The server body 55 controls the input and output of the above-mentioned five terminal devices 31, 32, 33, 54, and 57 connected by the local network 27, the communication network 29, the public network 30, and the like.
It is designed to centrally manage delivery information on the number of main components delivered for game machines and information on the status of payment of software royalties. Terminal devices 31, 32, 33, 5
For notebooks 4 and 57, a notebook or desktop personal computer is used.

Next, the device loyalty system 3
A processing example at 00 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flow chart of goods, license, and money showing an example of a business model 301 relating to a game machine and a game software sales business as an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 are flowcharts showing processing examples (parts 1 and 2) in the account server system 50.

In this example, a part of the software royalty 64 is returned to the component manufacturer 42 as the component royalty 44. In the business model 301 shown in FIG.
Is applied, and the parts maker 42 supplies the main parts 40 of the game machine 66 to the hardware maker 35 at a price lower than the desired delivery price.
And receive the part price 41. On the other hand, the hardware maker 35 sells the game machine 66 (product) containing main parts to the consumer (user) 14 at a price lower than the desired selling price and receives the product price 36. On the other hand, software maker 6
7 sells the game software to the user 14 and receives the commodity price.

In this example, the account server system 5 is provided to the hardware maker 35 which is the format holder 60.
0 is provided, and a license agreement is concluded between the component maker 42 and the hardware maker 35, and the hardware maker 3
5 and the software maker 67 conclude a license agreement 80. In the account server system 50, when and how many main components 40 of which component manufacturers 42 are delivered to the hardware manufacturers 35, and when and how many information processing apparatuses (sets) such as game machines 66, etc., in which the main components 40 are mounted, are shipped to the market. The manufacturing data D1 and the payment contract contents of the component royalties 44 between the hardware maker 35 and each component maker 42 are accumulated. The account server system 50 also registers detailed data relating to the income status of the software royalty 64 from the software maker 67.

The software sales data D5 is transferred from the software maker 67 to the account server system 50, and the data D5 is registered and updated in the parts maker database 56. A software royalty (monthly) 64 including an interest rate and a usage fee based on a license agreement 80 during the difference corresponding to the difference generated due to the sale of the game machine 66 from the hardware maker 35 to the user 14 at a low price is transferred from the software maker 67 to the hardware maker. Reduced to 35. Further, the difference equivalent amount generated due to the delivery of the main parts 40 of the game machine 66 at a price lower than the desired selling price is set as the part royalty 44 to the hardware manufacturer 35 to the part manufacturer 4.
It is made to reduce to 2.

On the basis of these, when the target main part 40 is delivered to the hardware maker 35 from the part maker 42 which has made a license agreement regarding the part royalties 44 in step E1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. Transfer and acceptance inspection is performed. This acceptance inspection does not need to monitor the main parts 40 in real time.
For example, they may be processed collectively on a monthly basis. The main component 40 in which a defect is found in the acceptance inspection is determined in step E10.
The processing is returned to the parts maker 42, and a measure such as a failure analysis request is performed as necessary.

In the step E2, the acceptance inspection is good (O
The main parts 40 that have become K) are stored in the parts maker database 56 of the account server system 50 in step E3.
Registered in. Items registered in the database 56 include component delivery information indicating when and how much components were delivered from each component manufacturer, and component royalties 44 concluded between the hardware manufacturer 35 and the component manufacturer 42. , And such information is stored in the database 56.

Thereafter, the flow shifts to step E4, where payment of the software royalty 64 from the software maker 67 is awaited. Whenever the software royalties 64 are received, an instruction to pay a part of the software royalties 64 to a predetermined account of the parts maker 42 is issued in step E5 according to the contents of the license agreement.
0 is transmitted to the terminal device 33 of the component maker 42 or the like. It should be noted that the account server system 50 performs the processing until this instruction is output.

The actual transfer processing is entrusted to an e-commerce system separately prepared and strictly managed for security. The payment of the software royalties 64 may not be monitored in real time, but may be collectively processed, for example, on a monthly basis, and monitored.

After that, the account server system 50
In step E6, the server main unit 55 calculates the accumulated payment amount D of the component royalties 44 so far for each account. The accumulated payment amount D is calculated from the equation (2), where Y is the amount of the component royalties 44 for the previous month, and the component royalties 44 are α yen per software. D = Y + number of software sales for the current month × α (2)

Further, the flow shifts to the flowchart of FIG. 17, and in step E7, it is checked whether the accumulated payment amount D has not reached the payment limit amount Dmax of the part royalty 44 determined in advance in the license agreement. This check is performed for each game machine. This accumulated payment amount D
If has not reached the payment limit Dmax of the part royalty 44 (D <Dmax), the process shifts to step E8 to check whether the term of the license agreement has expired. Step E if the contract period has expired
Move to 9. If the contract period has not expired, the process returns to step E3. Therefore, in step E3, the information of the parts maker database 56 is updated, and the next software royalty 64 is received. After that, step E3
~ Repeat the routine of step E8 round and round 1
The individual main parts 40 are made to earn the part royalties 44 silently.

It should be noted that in step E8, the part royalty 4
If the maximum payment amount Dmax reaches 4 (D.gtoreq.Dmax), the process proceeds to step E9, where a status for instructing deletion is sent from the server main body 55 to the parts maker database 56. 44
Is excluded from the application and the role ends.

After the application of the component royalty 44 has been excluded in step E9, and after the request corresponds to a return / failure analysis request in step E10, the process proceeds to step E11 to determine whether to end the device royalty system 301. Is done. The judgment at this time is made by both the component maker 42 and the hardware maker 35.

There is a case where the license is terminated upon expiration of the contract period or a case where the license is terminated halfway. If there is a main part 40 that earns the part royalty 44 and the system 301 is not terminated, the process returns to step E1 and the hardware maker 35 receives the delivery of the main part 40 to which the part royalty 44 is applied from the part maker 42 to the game. The machine 66 is managed so as to be manufactured and shipped to a store or the like, and thereafter, steps E1 to E9 are repeated.

As described above, according to the account server system 50 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the software maker 67 is operated in accordance with the contents of the contract for payment of the component royalties.
Is paid to the parts maker 42 as part royalties. Since the part maker 42 can expect a part royalty income, the main parts 40 of the game machine 66 can be delivered at a lower price than the normal price at the time of delivery. Since the hardware maker 35 can procure the main parts 40 at low cost, the set selling price to the user 14 can be kept low.

Accordingly, the component maker 42 can obtain a component royalty that could not be obtained by the conventional hardware business.
Can be sold cheaper than the desired selling price. Assuming that other manufacturing conditions and the like are exactly the same as those of the conventional system if the cost is reduced, the device loyalty business system 300 of the present invention will
Will sell more. As a result, it develops into a positive spiral with more subscribers.

The hardware maker 35 and the software maker 6
Payment of software royalties 64 generated by a license agreement 80 concluded with
Payment of the part royalties 44 generated by the license agreement concluded between the part maker 42 and the parts maker 42 can be automatically managed by the account server system 50. In addition, the main parts 40, the game machine 66 and its game software 68 can be managed. Can promote sales.

Further, the user 14 can obtain a game machine 66 in which the main parts 40 are incorporated at a price lower than the desired selling price of the hardware maker 35. As a result of the game machine 66 containing the main parts being widely distributed to the user 14, the number of times the user 14 purchases the game software 68 by the software maker 67 increases, and as a result, the product price 78 paid to the software maker 67 from the user 14 increases. It is expected to be.

As a result, the number of software royalties 64 returned from the software maker 67 to the hardware maker 35 and the number of component royalties 44 returned from the hardware maker 35 to the component maker 42 are increased.
2. The sales profit of each of the hardware maker 35 and the software maker 67 can be improved. In addition, information relating to the main component 40, the manufacturing technical field of the game machine 66, the providing technical field of the game software 68 used therein, and information involving the four users 14 using the game machine 66 and the game software 68 containing the main component The business scale of the entire processing media can be expanded, which will greatly contribute to the development of Japan's industry.

Here, the costs of the game machine 66 (hereinafter simply referred to as “set”) and the game software (hereinafter simply referred to as “software”) sales business management system according to the conventional method and the present invention will be compared with specific examples. . Specific example of cost and sales profit in the conventional method Total parts delivery price A: $ 10,000 Total parts cost B: 1/2 of A = $ 5,000 Set sales price C: Twice A = $ 20, 000 yen This set selling price includes processing costs, management costs, distribution margins, profits, etc. Software sales price D: ＠ 5,000 yen Software royalty E: ＠ 1,000 yen / software

Under the above-mentioned manufacturing and sales conditions, for example, assuming that 1 million sets are sold and 10 pieces of software are sold per set in total, each sales and gross profit are as follows. Set sales F: $ 20,000 (C) x 1 million units = 20 billion yen Set gross profit G: $ 10,000 (CA) x 1 million units = 10 billion yen This set gross profit is processed Expenses, administrative expenses and distribution margins. Parts sales H: $ 10,000 (A) x 1 million units = 10 billion yen Gross component profit I: $ 5,000 (A-B) x 1 million units = 5 billion yen Soft sales J: $ 5 000 yen (D) x 1 million units x 10 units = 50 billion yen Software royalty income K: $ 1,000 (E) x 1 million units x 10 units = 10 billion yen

That is, the sales and gross profit of each manufacturer in this business are as follows.

Specific example of cost and sales profit in the method of the present invention Total parts delivery price A ': $ 6,000 Total parts cost B: 1/2 of A = $ 5,000 (same as the conventional method) Set Selling price C ': twice of A' = $ 12,000 This set selling price includes processing cost, management cost, distribution margin, profit, and the like. Software sales price D: ¥ 5,000 (same as above) Software royalty E: ¥ 1,000 / software (no change) Parts royalty R: ¥ 400 / software

Under the manufacturing and selling conditions described above, the set selling price drops to A '/ A = 1 × 0.6. If the other conditions are completely the same as those of the conventional system, the reciprocal squared sales can be performed. Can be expected. Accordingly, it can be expected that the number of units sold, which is assumed to be one million units in the conventional method, will increase to (1 / 0.6) ² × 1 million units = 27.8 million units.
Assuming that 10 pieces of software can be sold per set in total, the sales and gross profit of each manufacturer are as follows. Set sales F ': $ 12,000 (C) x 27.8 million units = 33.4 billion yen Gross set profit G': $ 6,000 (C'-A ') x 27.8 million units = 16.7 billion yen Profit includes processing costs, administrative costs and distribution margins. Parts sales H ': $ 6,000 (A') x 27.8 million units = 16.7 billion yen Gross component profit I ': $ 1,000 (A'-B) x 27.8 million units = 2.8 billion yen Soft sales J ': $ 5,000 (D) x 2.78 million units x 10 units = 139.0 billion yen Software royalty income K': $ 1,000 (E) x 27.8 million units x 10 units = 27.8 billion parts royalty Revenue S: 400 (R) x 2.78 million units x 10 units = ¥ 11.1 billion

That is, according to the method of the present invention, the sales and gross profit of each manufacturer are as follows.・ Format holder (hard maker 35) Sales L ′: F ′ + K ′ = 61.2 billion yen Gross profit M ′: G ′ + K′−S = 33.4 billion yen ・ Software maker 67 Sales N ′: ・ ・ ・ J ′ = 1 , 39 billion yen Gross margin O ': J'-K' = 111.2 billion yen ・ Parts manufacturer 42 Sales P ': ... H' = 16.7 billion yen Gross margin Q ': I' + S = 13.9 billion yen

As described above, when comparing the conventional system and the system of the present invention, since the number of sets sold can be increased by about 2.8 times, the sales of each of the hardware maker 35, the software maker 67 and the parts maker 42 can be increased. And gross profit can be improved. Moreover, the same game machine 66 can be manufactured at low cost by the hardware maker 35. Since the number of manufactured vehicles increases, the amortization of fixed manufacturing costs can be accelerated.

Further, according to the hardware maker and the component maker in the conventional method, the business which once finished shipping the main parts 40 and the set does not need to produce anything as long as the license agreement is maintained. It is possible to construct a new profit structure in which the profits of 64 and component royalties 44 are continuously obtained. Producing parts for other products in this amortized manufacturing infrastructure can synergistically improve the profit structure.

Therefore, each manufacturer can obtain stable income for several years in terms of management.
Motivation is obtained that the hardware maker 35 and the component maker 42 are also participating in the spread of the format.

[0166]

As described above, according to the sales business management system according to the present invention, an information processing device incorporating specific main parts is sold from a device manufacturer to a user.
In addition, a sales business management device is provided to sell information usable by the information processing device from the information provider to the user, and parts are manufactured according to usage fee information input from the information providing terminal device. It sets the amount to be remitted to the business.

With this configuration, it is possible to automatically manage the payment of the usage fee generated by the license agreement concluded between the component manufacturer, the device manufacturer, and the information provider. In addition, sales of information processing devices and information contents can be promoted. As a result, the device manufacturer can obtain the main parts at a price lower than the desired selling price of the parts manufacturer, so that it is possible to reduce the cost of the information processing device incorporating the main parts. As a result, the user can obtain the information processing device at a price lower than the desired selling price of the device manufacturer. As a result, many information processing devices are widely available to users,
It is expected that the user will have more opportunities to use the information content by the information provider, and as a result, the usage fee paid from the user to the information provider will increase.

Accordingly, the difference between the information provider and the device manufacturer and the amount of the difference returned from the device manufacturer to the component manufacturer also increase, so that the component manufacturer, the device manufacturer, and the information provider. The sales profit of each of the three parties can be improved. In addition, the overall information processing media involving the four main components, the information processing device manufacturing technology field, the information content providing technology field used therein, the information processing device incorporating the main component, and the user using the information content. The scale of the business can be expanded, which will greatly contribute to the development of Japan's industry.

According to the sales business management device of the present invention,
Management and control means when an information processing device that incorporates specific main parts is sold from a device manufacturer to a user, and information usable by the information processing device is sold from the information provider to the user. And sets the amount to be remitted to the parts manufacturer in accordance with the usage fee information input from the information providing terminal device.

[0170] With this configuration, a difference equivalent amount caused by providing a main part at a low price from a component manufacturer to an apparatus manufacturer or an information processing apparatus at a low price from the apparatus manufacturer to a user is provided. Automatic control such that the difference equivalent amount generated in (1) is returned from the information provider to the parts manufacturer or from the information provider to the equipment manufacturer according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user. It can be performed. Moreover, it is possible to support sales promotion of the information processing device and the information content.

According to the sales business management method according to the present invention,
Equipment manufacturers sell information processing devices containing main parts to users, and manufacture main parts when information contents usable by the information processing devices are sold from information providers to users. A license agreement has been signed between the parts manufacturer, the equipment manufacturer and the information provider in advance for the sale of main parts, information processing equipment and information contents, while managing the manufacture of main parts and manufacturing parts. Selling the main parts to the equipment manufacturer at the selling price of the company, managing the manufacture of the information processing device incorporating the main parts, and selling the information processing device to the user at the selling price of the device manufacturer,
On the other hand, information contents usable in the information processing apparatus are provided to the user to collect a usage fee, and the amount to be remitted to the parts manufacturer is set according to the usage fee information.

With this configuration, for example, the main parts are sold to the equipment manufacturer at a price lower than the desired selling price of the parts manufacturer, and the information is sold at a price lower than the desired selling price of the equipment manufacturer. Even if the processing equipment is sold to the user, the fee generated by the license agreement can be obtained by the parts manufacturer or the equipment manufacturer, and furthermore, the sales of the information processing equipment and information contents are promoted. can do.

The present invention is a business that sells an information processing device containing main components from a device manufacturer to a user and sells information usable by the information processing device from the information provider to the user. It is very suitable to apply to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a sales business management system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the sales business management system 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a set royalty business system 101 as a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of goods, permission, and money showing an example of a business model 102 in which a set royalty is applied to a broadcasting business.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing example (No. 1) in the account server system 20.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing example (No. 2) in the account server system 20.

FIG. 7 is a distribution image diagram showing an example of setting a selling price in a conventional system as a comparative example.

FIG. 8 is a distribution image diagram showing an example of setting a selling price in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of goods, permission, and money showing an example of a business model 103 in which a set royalty is applied to a communication business according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a sales business management system 200 as a second embodiment according to the present invention.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the sales business management system 200. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of goods, permission, and money showing an example of a business model 201 in which component royalties are applied to a broadcasting business as a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of articles, licenses, and money showing an example of a business model 202 in which component royalties are applied to a communication business according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a device loyalty business system 300 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart of goods, permission, and money showing an example of a business model 301 relating to a game machine and a game software sales business as an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing example (No. 1) in the account server system 50.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing example (No. 2) in the account server system 50.

FIG. 18 shows a business model 10 of satellite broadcasting according to a conventional example.
4 is a flow chart of goods and money showing an example of No. 4;

FIG. 19 is a flow chart of goods and money showing an example of a communication business model 203 of a mobile phone according to a conventional example.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart of goods and money showing an example of a business model 302 of game software and a home game machine according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 33, 54, 5
7: Terminal device (operating means), 13: Sales business management device, 16: Information processing device, 18: Information content, 19: Communication line, 20, 50: Account server System, 23, 55: Server body, 2
4 ... Hard database (storage means), 25 ...
Subscriber database (storage means), 26: tuner device (information processing device), 28: pay content (information content), 34: set royalty, 40
.... Main parts, 44 ... Parts royalties, 46 ...
・ Mobile phone (information processing device), 48 ・ ・ ・ Call service (information content), 56 ・ ・ ・ Parts manufacturer database,
64: software royalty, 66: game machine (information processing device), 67: game software (information content), 100, 200: sales business management system, 1
01 ・ ・ ・ Set royalty business system, 10
2,103,201,202,301: Business model, 300: Device loyalty business model

Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus incorporating specific main parts is sold from a device manufacturer to a user, and information usable by the information processing apparatus is sold from the information provider to the user. A business management system that manages production of main parts of the information processing device,
A terminal device for component production management that manages the sales price of the main component by the component manufacturer, and an information processing device incorporating the main component provided by the component manufacturer is manufactured, and the information processing device is used. A terminal device for device manufacturing management managed to be sold to a user, and an information providing management device managed to provide a user with information contents usable in the information processing device and to collect a usage fee. A sales business management system comprising: a terminal device; and a sales business management device that sets an amount to be remitted to the parts manufacturer according to usage fee information input from the information providing terminal device. . 2. The sales business management device according to claim 1, wherein the sales business management device sets a sales price of the main part in accordance with an amount of a usage fee collected from the user.
Sales business management system described in. 3. A license agreement is concluded between the component manufacturer, the device manufacturer, and the information provider regarding the sale of the main component, the information processing device, and the information content. 2. The sales business management system according to 1. 4. The sales business management device according to claim 1, wherein the sales business management device sets a sales price of the information processing device in accordance with an amount of a usage fee collected from the user. system. 5. The sales business management device according to claim 1, wherein the sales business management device sets a sales price of the information processing device and a main part according to an amount of a usage fee collected from the user. Sales business management system. 6. The sales business according to claim 1, wherein the information providing business is a broadcasting business that provides the user with paid information contents and collects a reception fee from the user. Management system. 7. The information provider according to claim 1, wherein the information provider is a communication provider that provides a call service to the user and collects a basic charge and a call charge from the user. Sales business management system. 8. The information providing business operator is an information medium sales business that manufactures an information recording medium on which the information content is recorded, sells the information recording medium to the user, and collects a product price from the user. The sales business management system according to claim 1, wherein: 9. A part delivery relating to the number of delivery of the main parts by connecting the terminal for part production management, the terminal for equipment production management, the terminal for information provision management and the sales business management equipment by communication means. The sales business management system according to claim 1, wherein information, sales information relating to the number of units sold of the information processing device, and usage information of the information content are integrally managed. 10. The communication means includes the Internet,
The sales business management system according to claim 9, wherein a telephone line, a satellite line, or a dedicated communication line is used. 11. A business that sells an information processing device containing main parts from a device manufacturer to a user, and sells information usable by the information processing device from the information provider to the user. An operating means operable to receive delivery information on the number of delivered main components, sales information on the number of sold information processing devices, and usage information on the number of uses of the information content, and the operating means Storage means for storing the delivery information of the main parts, the sales information of the information processing device and the usage information of the information content received by the storage device, and according to the delivery information, the sales information and the usage information stored in the storage means And a management control means for setting an amount to be remitted to the parts manufacturer. 12. The management control unit according to claim 1, wherein the selling price of the main part is set according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user.
2. The sales business management device according to 1. 13. The sales business management device according to claim 11, wherein the management control means sets a sales price of the information processing device according to an amount of a usage fee collected from the user. . 14. The selling method according to claim 11, wherein the management control means sets a selling price of the information processing device and the main parts according to the amount of the usage fee collected from the user. Business management equipment. 15. Management of a business that sells an information processing device containing main components from a device manufacturer to a user, and sells information usable by the information processing device from the information provider to the user. A method, in which a license agreement regarding the sale of the main component, information processing device and information content is previously made between a component manufacturer that manufactures the main component, the device manufacturer, and an information provider, Meanwhile, while managing the manufacture of the main parts, selling the main parts to an apparatus manufacturer at the selling price of the parts manufacturer, and managing the manufacture of the information processing device incorporating the main parts, The information processing device is sold to the user at the selling price of the device manufacturer, and on the other hand, the contents of information usable by the information processing device are provided to the user to collect a usage fee. Yes Sales management method characterized in that it set the amount to be remitted to the component manufacturer Te. 16. The sales business management method according to claim 15, wherein a selling price of the main parts is set according to a fee of a usage fee collected from the user. 17. The sales business management method according to claim 15, wherein a sales price of the information processing apparatus is set according to a fee of a usage fee collected from the user. 18. The sales business management method according to claim 15, wherein a sales price of the information processing device and a main part is set according to an amount of a usage fee collected from the user. 19. The sales business according to claim 15, wherein the information providing business is a broadcasting business that provides the user with paid information contents and collects a reception fee from the user. Management method. 20. The information provider according to claim 15, wherein the information provider is a communication provider that provides a call service to the user and collects a basic charge and a call charge from the user. Sales business management method. 21. The information providing business, wherein the information providing business is an information medium sales business that manufactures an information recording medium on which the information content is recorded, sells the information recording medium to a user, and collects a product price from the user. The sales business management method according to claim 15, wherein