JP2001337960A - Music software information retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a music software information retrieval system capable of widely retrieving for music software according to various information showing musical features related to the music software by a user, and presenting much information accompanying the retrieved music software. SOLUTION: According to a retrieval key transmitted from a user through a network, a music software information data base 231 including various information showing musical features related to the music software stored in a storing part 230 is retrieved, and a list of retrieval result is transmitted to the user through the network. Thus, the user can retrieve various information related to the music software by such as a title, an artist name, a recorded music, the related music genre, a composer name, an arranger name, a songwriter, a producer, a musical instrument player, label, sale date, and introduction and the like through the retrieval key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to the Internet,
The present invention relates to a technology for realizing a music software information search service using a network such as a general public line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to search for music software, it is known that a title, an artist name, and recorded music are registered as a database for each music software, and a desired music software is registered based on these information. Search is performed.

[0003]

However, in such a music software information database, for example, not the name of the artist, but the person involved in the production of the music software, such as a composer, an arranger, a lyricist, a producer,
Since the musical instrument player, label, release date, introduction, etc. are not registered in the database, it was not possible to search for music software based on such information. For this reason,
It is impossible for a user to search a wide range of music software within a range considered to be his favorite. Therefore, in the conventional music software information database, it is possible to inquire music software information, but since various information accompanying the music software is not provided, there is a problem that sales of music software are weak. Was.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, and allows a user to search for music software widely based on various information indicating musical characteristics related to the music software, and to perform a search. It is an object of the present invention to provide a music software information search system that presents a large amount of information associated with music software.

[0005]

To achieve this object, a music software information search system according to claim 1 of the present invention uses a music software information search key transmitted from a user via a network. A music software information search system for receiving music software including the search key and transmitting the search result to the user via a network. The section, for each music software, various information related to the music software, such as title, artist name, recorded music, applicable music genre, composer, arranger, lyricist,
A storage unit for storing a producer, a musical instrument player, a label, a release date, an introduction, and the like as a music software information database, receiving a search key transmitted from each user via a network, and a search result of the search unit And a search unit for searching various information of the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on the search key from the control unit. There is.

When the music software information search system is configured as described above, the user sends various information related to the music software to the music software information search unit, that is, title, artist name, recorded music, applicable music genre, and composition. Person,
A search key is transmitted for the arranger, lyricist, producer, musical instrument player, label, release date, introduction text, and the like.
Thereby, the music software information search unit, when the control unit receives the search key, the search unit reads the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on the search key, and Search and send the search result to the user.

Here, various information on music software, that is, title, artist name, recorded music, applicable music genre, composer, arranger, lyricist, producer, musical instrument player, label, release date, introduction sentence, etc. Since the information indicating the musical feature including the searchable key can be searched for by the search key, the user can search a wide range of music software considered to be his favorite. Furthermore, since the search result transmitted to the user includes a large amount of information about the music software desired by the user, such information is visible to the user. As a result, users will be interested and willing to purchase, and the music provider will
The effect of sales promotion can be expected.

[0008] In the music software information search system according to the second aspect, the search result transmitted to the user by the control unit is excerpt information including only some main information among all information of each music software. There is a configuration. With such a configuration of the music software information search system, even when the search result transmitted to the user includes information on a lot of music software, the data amount of the search result can be reduced,
The transmission time through the network is shortened, and the user can easily view the search results.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the search result transmitted to the user by the control unit further includes a link to complete information including all information of each music software stored in the storage unit. There is a configuration. With such a configuration of the music software information search system, the user can obtain all information on the music software of interest from the above link regarding the music software of interest while viewing the search results. Therefore, by providing more detailed information on the music software, the willingness to purchase is promoted.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the music software information search system, the music software information database stored in the storage unit includes sample data of recorded music in connection with each music software, and the control unit uses the music software information database. The search result, the excerpt information, or the complete information to be transmitted to the user includes a link to the sample data of the music piece included in each music software stored in the storage unit. With this configuration of the music software information search system, the user receives sample data of the music software from the above link regarding the music software of interest while viewing the search result, excerpt information or complete information. You can actually listen to some of the music. Therefore, by providing more detailed information on the music software, the willingness to purchase is promoted.

In the music software information search system according to the present invention, the music software information database stored in the storage unit includes a selling price associated with each music software, and the control unit transmits the price to the user. The search result, excerpt information or complete information to be added further includes the selling price. With such a configuration of the music software information search system, the user can check the sales price of the music software of interest while looking at the search results, excerpt information or complete information. Therefore, by providing the selling price of the music software, the willingness to purchase is promoted.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the music software information search system, the search result, excerpt information, or complete information transmitted to the user by the control unit further includes a purchase check column for each music software. The information search unit includes a sales unit, and when the user checks the purchase check box and transmits the purchase information and the user identification code to the music software information search unit via the network, the music software information search is performed. The control unit of the unit transmits the purchase information to the sales unit, and the sales unit reads out the destination data of the user registered in advance in the storage unit in association with the user identification code, and reads the destination data. And arrangements for delivering the music software to the user based on the purchase information. When the music software information search system is configured as described above, the user checks the purchase check box for the music software of interest while looking at the search results, excerpt information or complete information, so that the music software can be searched. Can be purchased. Therefore, the sales of the music software can be promoted by selling the music software by a simple operation without missing a sales opportunity.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the music software information search system, the search unit matches the various types of information in the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on a search key transmitted from the user by perfect matching. The search is performed. With such a configuration of the music software information search system, the search unit extracts the music software only when the search key completely matches the various information in the music software information database, so that a more complete search is performed.

[0014] In the music software information search system according to the present invention, the search unit may be configured to match various types of information of the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on a search key transmitted from a user by performing a forward match. The search is performed. With this configuration of the music software information search system, the search unit extracts the music software only when the search key matches or completely matches various information in the music software information database. The search can be performed only by the last name of the person, and a wider range of search can be performed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the music software information search system, the search unit performs backward matching on various information of the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on a search key transmitted from the user. The search is performed. With this configuration of the music software information search system, the search unit extracts the music software only when the search key matches backward or completely with various information in the music software information database. The search can be performed only by the person's name, and a wider range of search can be performed.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The processing of the music software information search unit in the server in the following embodiment is executed by a computer controlled by a program. As a recording medium, for example, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory,
Any other computer-readable one can be used. In addition, the program recorded on the recording medium may be loaded into the computer by directly loading the recording medium into the computer, or may be loaded into the computer via a network.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of a music software information search system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the music software information search system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the music software information search system 10 has a user 100, a music software information search unit 200, and a network 300. In FIG. 1, only one user 100 is illustrated, but the number of users 100 is not limited to one.

The network 300 is a network such as the Internet, a general public network or a dedicated network, and provides an Internet connection service.

The user 100 is a music software information search unit 2
00, the music software information search unit 200 accesses the music software information search unit 200 via a network 300 such as the Internet, a general public line network, or a dedicated line network.
0 server can be logged in. The user 100 can use a personal computer, a mobile phone, or various information terminal devices including a PHS as the terminal device 110 for accessing the music software information search unit 200. Items related to the search (for example, a search key, a search method) can be input based on the search operation screen displayed above. Here, the number of search keys is not limited to one, and a plurality of search keys, for example, the first and last names of a composer and a lyricist can be input as search keys.

Further, the user 100 preferably notifies the user information (address, name, telephone number, etc.) in advance and registers as a member in order to access the music software information search unit 200, and Has a user identification code that can uniquely specify the user ID. Thereby, when logging in to the server of the music software information search unit 200, the user 100 is uniquely identified by transmitting the user identification code, so that there is no need to input the consumer information every time. .

The music software information search unit 200 is composed of a server as an information management device provided at an appropriate place, and includes a control unit 210, a search unit 220, and a storage unit 2.
30.

The control unit 210 controls a user 100 who has accessed a pre-registered display screen for search, for example, homepage information, via the network 300.
And the search information 120 sent from the user 100 is received and transmitted to the search unit 220. This homepage information may be registered in the control unit 210 or may be registered in the storage unit 230 described later. Further, the control unit 210 transmits a search result (described later) by the search unit 220 to the user 100 via the network 300. Here, the home page information includes, for example, a search key input field or the like as an input item on the network 30.
0 on the screen of the terminal device 110 of the user 100.

Then, the control unit 210 receives the search information 120 including the search key input by the user 100 on his / her own terminal device 110 via the network 300,
The information is transmitted to the search unit 220.

Here, the search information 120 is a search key, that is, various information of music software, for example, title, artist name, recorded music, applicable music genre,
Composer, arranger, lyricist, producer, musical instrument player,
The search key includes a label, a release date, an introduction sentence, and the like, and, for example, a search method (exact match, prefix match or match match). In the case of a perfect match search method, a more narrow and accurate search result can be obtained by inputting, for example, the composer's first and last name as a search key. In addition, in the case of the prefix matching search method, for example, by inputting the composer's last name as a search key, even if the user does not memorize the composer's first and last names exactly, the search can be performed only with the composer's last name Can do it. Furthermore, in the case of a backward matching search method, for example, by inputting a composer's first name as a search key, a search can be performed using only the composer's name, even if the user does not accurately remember the composer's first and last name. Can do it.

The search section 220 is constituted by a so-called search engine. Based on the search key transmitted from the control section 210, the music software information database 231 (described later) stored in the storage section 230 stores music software. Each piece of information is searched for, the corresponding music software information is extracted, a search result list 221 (described later), which is a list of search result music software, is created and sent to the control unit 210.
If there are a plurality of search keys, the search unit 220
Performs a search for the intersection of these search keys, ie,
Search for music software information including all search keys.

The storage unit 230 stores the search information 120 described above and the music software information database 2 described later.
31 are registered. As shown in FIG. 2, a music software information database 231 (hereinafter, referred to as a database) registered in the storage unit 230 stores various pieces of music software information such as a title, an artist name, a code, a label, a genre, and the like. It also includes the song title, lyricist, composer, arranger, participating members (instrumental players), producers, and the release date, introductory text, etc. of each recorded song.

As shown in FIG. 3, the search result list 221 created by the search unit 220 includes a search key, the number of search results, and excerpt information of each searched music software, ie, title, artist name, It includes a label, a genre, a song title, a lyricist, a composer, and the like for each song, and a link to complete information including all information on the music software. Here, the complete information 232 as the link destination is complete information of each music software shown in FIG. 2, and the link is an address of the complete information of the music software stored in the storage unit 230 (for example, htpp: // www.
…)).

Next, the operation of the music software information search system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The music software information search system 10 is used in steps of a search key input by the user 100 shown in FIG. 4, a search operation shown in FIG. 5, and a search result transmission process shown in FIG.

Input of search key by user 100 FIG. 4
This will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the user 100
As shown by the arrow A, the terminal device 110 logs in to the server of the music software information search unit 200 via the network 300 and accesses the search operation screen (homepage information) provided by the control unit 210. .

Thus, as shown by the arrow B, the homepage information is transmitted from the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200 to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300, and is displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110. , A search operation screen is displayed. And user 1
00, as shown by the arrow C, while inputting an item related to a search, that is, a search key, from the terminal device 110 while viewing the operation screen for the search, and transmitting.

In response, the music software information search unit 20
0 on the operation screen for search.
When the search information 120 (that is, the user identification code and the search key of the user 100) input by the user and transmitted through the network 300 is received, the search key is transmitted to the search unit 220.

Next, the search operation of the search unit will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, first, in step 1, the search unit 220 reads the database 2 from the storage unit 230.
31 is read. Next, in step 2, the search unit 220
Performs a search sequentially for each music software in the database 231 based on the search key sent from the control unit 210. That is, the search unit 220, based on the search key, various information of each music software, for example, title, artist name, code, label, genre, and song title of each recorded song, lyricist, composer, arranger, participation Members (musical instrument players), producers, and release dates,
A search is performed for each introductory sentence. Here, the search method by the search unit 220 is performed by a search method specified by the user 100 in the search information 120, for example, a perfect match, a front match, or a backward match with a search key.

Then, when information corresponding to the search key is found in step 3, the search unit 220 extracts information of the music software including the information in step 4. The information of the extracted music software may be stored in the storage unit 230. Here, in step 5, if the search has not been completed for all the music software, the control unit 220 returns to step 2 again and continues the search.

If the search for all the music software information has been completed in step 5, the control unit 220 collects in step 6 the information of all the extracted music software, as shown in FIG. Then, a search result list 221 is created. At that time, the control unit 220
Along with all the information stored in the storage unit 230, an address display where such information is recorded is added, and a link of the address is set in the address display. Finally, at step 7, the control unit 220 sends the created search result list 221 to the control unit 210.

Next, the process of transmitting the search result will be described with reference to FIG. 6, the control unit 210 transmits the search result list 221 from the search unit 220 to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as indicated by an arrow D. Thereby, the user 1
00, the search result list 221 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110 can be viewed as shown in FIG. Here, the user 100 displays the address display 221 of the music software of interest in the search result list 221.
When the music software is selected by an appropriate operation method such as clicking a, the music software selection information is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200 via the network 300 as shown by an arrow E. Is done.

In response to this, the control unit 210 sets the storage unit 2
Then, the complete information 231 of the music software is read from the terminal 30 and transmitted to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as shown by the arrow F. Thereby, the user 100 can see the complete information 232 relating to the music software displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110 as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the music software information search system 10 of the present embodiment, the user 100
By designating a search key, a search is performed for various pieces of information, including music features, of music software registered in the database 231 stored in the storage unit 230 of the music software information search unit 200 based on the search key. be able to. Therefore, the user can search for music software based not only on the artist name, title, and recorded music, but also on various types of information including, for example, composers, lyricists, arrangers, producers, musical instrument performers, and the like. In addition, since it is possible to search a wide range of music software considered to be his favorite, and also to view an introduction sentence or the like about the searched music software, it is possible to obtain more information.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the music software information search system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The music software information search system according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and the first embodiment differs from the music software information search system in the music software information database 231 stored in the storage unit 230. The only difference is that the software complete information 232 includes sample data 232a of recorded music, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the same components as those of the music software information search system of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the music software information search system having such a configuration, the search key input and the search operation are performed as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, similarly to the music software information search system 10 described above. Further, the transmission processing of the search result list is performed as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 210 transmits the search result list 221 from the search unit 220 to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as indicated by an arrow G. Thus, the user 100 can see the search result list 221 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110 as shown in FIG. Here, when the user 100 selects the music software of interest from the search result list 221 by an appropriate operation method such as clicking the address display 221a, the music software selection information is displayed. Is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200 via the network 300 as shown by the arrow H.

In response to this, the control unit 210 sets the storage unit 2
Then, the complete information 232 of the music software is read from 30 and transmitted to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as shown by the arrow I. Thereby, the user 100 can see the complete information 232 relating to the music software displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110 as shown in FIG.

Here, the user 100 receives the complete information 232
When the sample data is selected by an appropriate operation method such as clicking on the address display 232a of the sample data of the music software shown in FIG. 2, the sample data selection information is transmitted through the network 300 as indicated by the arrow J. Is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200.

In response to this, the control unit 210 sets the storage unit 2
The sample data of the music software is read from 30 and transmitted to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as indicated by an arrow K. As a result, the user 100 can receive the sample data by the terminal device 110 or the terminal device 110 or the terminal device 1.
The audio data can be previewed with an audio device connected to the terminal device 10, or the sample data is downloaded by the terminal device 110 and stored in a memory in the terminal device 110.
You can audition the sample data when you like. As a result, the user 100 can obtain a lot of information including the sample data related to the music software, thereby improving the willingness to purchase.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the music software information search system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The music software information search system 20 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The first embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the music software information search unit 200 further includes a sales unit 240. It differs in that it has. Therefore, in FIG. 9, the same components as those of the music software information search system 10 of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In this case, the complete information 232 of the database 231 is, as shown in FIG.
Each music software includes a selling price 232b and a purchase check column 232c.

Here, the selling section 240 is a selling system used for publicly known online shopping, and is based on purchase information from the control section 210, that is, the code of the music software and the destination information of the user. The user information stored in the storage unit 230 in advance, that is, the destination address and the name or company name of the user are read out, and the product name of the music software and the destination address, name or company name of the user are read, and the delivery slip, delivery Letters and invoices are printed and sent to distributors.

Next, the operation of the music software information search system 20 of the present embodiment will be described below. The music software information search system 20 is used in each step of the search key input of the user 100, the search operation by the search unit 220, and the search result transmission process shown in FIG. Here, the search key input of the user 100 and the search operation by the search unit 220 are performed as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively, similarly to the case of the music software information search system 10 shown in FIG. Therefore, their description is omitted.

The process of transmitting the search result will be described with reference to FIG. 11, the control unit 210 transmits the search result list 221 from the search unit 220 to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as indicated by an arrow L. Thereby, the user 10
0 indicates that the search result list 221 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110 can be viewed as shown in FIG. Here, the user 100 displays the address display 221 of the music software of interest in the search result list 221.
When the music software is selected by an appropriate operation method such as clicking a, the music software selection information is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200 via the network 300 as shown by an arrow M. Is done.

In response to this, the control unit 210 makes the storage unit 2
The complete information 232 of the music software is read from the terminal 30 and transmitted to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as indicated by an arrow N. Thereby, the user 100 can see the complete information 232 regarding the music software displayed on the screen of the terminal device 110 as shown in FIG. In this case, the selling price 232b of the music software is also displayed.

Here, the user 100 enters the complete information 232
When the sample data is selected by an appropriate operation method such as clicking on the address display 232a of the sample data, the sample data selection information is transmitted through the network 300 as indicated by the arrow O. Is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200.

In response to this, the control unit 210 sets the storage unit 2
The sample data of the music software is read from 30 and transmitted to the terminal device 110 of the user 100 via the network 300 as indicated by an arrow P. As a result, the user 100 can receive the sample data by the terminal device 110 or the terminal device 110 or the terminal device 1.
The audio data can be previewed with an audio device connected to the terminal device 10, or the sample data is downloaded by the terminal device 110 and stored in a memory in the terminal device 110.
You can audition the sample data when you like.

Further, when the user selects the purchase of the music software indicated by the complete information 232 by checking the purchase check column 232c, the purchase information is displayed as indicated by an arrow Q. Is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the music software information search unit 200 via the network 300. In addition, this purchase check column 2
The check of 32c can be performed immediately after the complete information 232 is received, without performing the selection and reception of the sample data described above.

In response to this, the control unit 210 sends the music software and the user identification code included in the purchase information to the sales unit 240. Here, the sales unit 240 reads from the storage unit 230 the destination data of the user registered in advance in the storage unit 230 of the music software information search unit 200 based on the user identification code. Then, an arrangement is made to deliver the music software to the user. Specifically, for example, a delivery slip, a delivery note, an invoice, or the like, which prints the name of the music software and the address, name, or company name of the destination of the music software from the destination data of the user and the code of the music software, is used. Issue and send to distributor.

Thus, the distributor prepares the music software, packs it, and delivers it to the destination specified by the user. Thus, the music software information search unit 200
As shown by the arrow R, the music software is delivered to the user 100 via the distributor. The method of paying the commodity price is performed, for example, by redeeming the price, debiting from a previously registered financial institution account, credit card settlement, or debit card settlement.

As described above, according to the music software information search system 20, the user 100 can use the terminal device 11
By accessing the music software information search unit 200 via the network 300 by means of “0”, various information related to the music software can be obtained, and among the music software, complete information can be obtained for the music software of interest. Since it can be easily purchased, there is an effect of sales promotion.

According to the music software information search systems 10 and 20 according to the present embodiment, the user 100 specifies the search key and stores the search key in the storage unit 230 of the music software information search unit 200 based on the search key. It is possible to search for various kinds of information including musical features of music software registered in the stored database 231. Therefore, the user can search for music software based not only on the artist name, title, and recorded music, but also on various types of information including, for example, composers, lyricists, arrangers, producers, musical instrument performers, and the like. In addition to being able to search a wide range of music software that seems to be your favorite, you can also see introductory sentences etc. about the searched music software, and you can also listen to other information such as sample data of recorded songs. You can also purchase the music software.

In the above embodiment, the user 10
0 is assigned a user identification code by registering it in the music software information search unit 200 in advance, but even if there is no user identification code, the music software information search unit 20
Alternatively, the user may be able to log in and access the service. In this case, when purchasing music software in the music software information search system 20, it is necessary to transmit information about the user, that is, the address, name, or company name of the destination to the server of the music software information search unit 200. is there.

In the embodiment described above, the search unit 22
Although the search result list created by No. 0 includes excerpt information on each music software, it is obvious that the list is not limited to this and may include complete information. In the above-described embodiment, the address display 23 of the sample data is used.
2a and the link / purchase check column 232b are provided in the complete information 232, but are not limited to this, and it is obvious that they may be provided in the search result list 221.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can send various information related to music software to the music software information search unit, that is, title, artist name, recorded music, and so on.
A search key is transmitted for the corresponding music genre, composer, arranger, lyricist, producer, musical instrument player, label, release date, introduction text, and the like. Thereby, the music software information search unit, when the control unit receives the search key, the search unit reads the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on the search key, and Search and send the search result to the user.

Here, various information related to the music software, ie, title, artist name, recorded music, applicable music genre, composer, arranger, lyricist, producer, musical instrument player, label, release date, introduction sentence, etc. Since the information indicating the musical feature including the searchable key can be searched for by the search key, the user can search a wide range of music software considered to be his favorite. Furthermore, since the search result transmitted to the user includes a large amount of information about the music software desired by the user, such information is visible to the user. As a result, users will be interested and willing to purchase, and the music provider will
The effect of sales promotion can be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a music software information search system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of complete information of music software stored in a database in the music software information search system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a search result list in the music software information search system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a search key input process in the music software information search system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a search operation of a search unit in the music software information search system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of transmitting a search result list in the music software information search system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of complete information in the music software information search system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a search result list transmission process in the music software information search system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a music software information search system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of complete information of music software stored in a database in the music software information search system of FIG. 9;

11 is a flowchart showing a transmission process of a search result list in the music software information search system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 music software information search system 100 user 110 terminal device 120 search information 200 music software information search unit 210 control unit 220 search unit 221 search result list 230 storage unit 231 database (music software information database) 232 complete information of music software 232a sample Data address display 232b Sales price 232c Purchase check box 300 Network

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A search key transmitted from a user via a network is received by a server of a music software information search unit, and music software including the search key is searched for.
A music software information search system for transmitting the search result to the user via a network, wherein the music software information search unit includes, for each music software, various information related to the music software, such as a title and an artist name. A storage unit that stores, as a music software information database, music songs, applicable music genres, composers, arrangers, lyricists, producers, musical instrument players, labels, release dates, introductions, etc., and a network from each user. A control unit that receives a search key transmitted via the control unit and transmits a search result of the search unit to a user via a network; and stores the search result in the storage unit based on the search key from the control unit. A music software information search system, comprising: a search section for searching various information of a music software information database; 2. The search result according to claim 1, wherein the search result transmitted to the user by the control unit is excerpt information including only some main information among all information of each music software. Music software information search system described. 3. The search result transmitted by the control unit to the user further includes a link to complete information including all information of each music software stored in the storage unit. 3. The music software information search system according to 1 or 2. 4. The music software information database stored in the storage unit includes sample data of songs recorded in association with each music software, and the control unit transmits search results, excerpt information, or 4. The music software information search system according to claim 2, wherein the complete information includes a link to sample data of music pieces included in each music software stored in the storage unit. 5. The music software information database stored in the storage unit includes a selling price associated with each music software, and the control unit transmits a search result, excerpt information or complete information transmitted to a user. 4. The music software information search system according to claim 1, further comprising the selling price. 6. The search result, excerpt information or complete information transmitted to the user by the control unit further includes a purchase check column for each music software, and the music software information search unit includes a sales unit. When the user checks the purchase check column and sends the purchase information and the user identification code to the music software information search unit via the network, the control unit of the music software information search unit The purchase information is transmitted, the sales unit reads out the destination data of the user registered in advance in the storage unit in association with the user identification code, and, based on the destination data and the purchase information, the music unit. The music software information retrieval system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein arrangements for delivering software to a user are performed. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the search unit performs a perfect match search for various types of information in the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on a search key transmitted from the user. Item 7. A music software information search system according to any one of Items 1 to 6. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the search unit searches for various types of information of the music software information database stored in the storage unit based on a search key transmitted from the user by matching the head of the search result. Item 7. A music software information search system according to any one of Items 1 to 6. 9. The search unit according to claim 1, wherein the search unit searches for various types of information in a music software information database stored in a storage unit by backward matching based on a search key transmitted from a user. Item 7. A music software information search system according to any one of Items 1 to 6.