JP2002015118A - Music selling system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a consumer demand obvious in a process before production and to facilitate the demand forecasting of an album CD. SOLUTION: A music distribution server 10 first announces a production plan of the album CD and receives a purchase application for the album CD. The number of album CD purchase applications is counted in the step in which purchase procedures are performed, and a count value is detected when a prescribed time passes after the announcement of the production plan. The sales price (network sales price) of the album CD to a purchase applicant is decided on the basis of the count value, that is, the number of purchase applications for the album CD. The decided sales price is certainly made to be more inexpensive than the normal sales price of the same album CD at a store.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music sales system, and more particularly to a music sales system for selling, for example, album music including a plurality of music.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to increase profits by selling a CD containing a plurality of songs such as an album CD (Compact Disc), it is necessary not only to produce an album CD but also to promote the produced album CD. , Costly.

[0003]

On the other hand, it is more difficult to predict the demand of the produced album CD at the time of production, as the singer or producer is unknown. Also, when a purchaser of a single CD that contains a certain song purchases an album CD that contains the same song,
You will pay twice for the same song.

[0004] Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a music sales system that can easily predict the demand for an album music to be produced.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a music sales system which can avoid double payment of fees.

[0006]

A first aspect of the present invention is a music sales system for selling album music including a plurality of music at a price lower than a predetermined price. Receiving means for accepting the application, counting means for counting purchase applications, detecting means for detecting the count result of the counting means when a predetermined period has elapsed since the announcement of the production schedule, and purchasing in accordance with the count result detected by the detecting means This is a music sales system including price determination means for determining a sales price of an album music to an applicant who has made an application.

[0007] A second invention is a music sales system for selling an album music including a plurality of music and a predetermined music included in the plurality of music. A second reception unit for receiving a purchase application, a determination unit for determining whether or not a purchase application for the predetermined music has been made by the purchaser of the album music, and a price of the album music when the determination unit determines that the purchase application for the predetermined music has been made. This is a music sales system including a reduction unit for reducing the value of a predetermined music.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the invention, in order to sell an album song including a plurality of songs at a price lower than a predetermined price, a production schedule of the album song is first announced, and a purchase application for the album song is accepted by a receiving means. . The purchase request for the album music is counted by the counting means, and the counting result is detected by the detecting means when a predetermined period has elapsed since the announcement of the production schedule. The selling price to the purchaser of the album music is determined according to the detected count result, that is, the number of purchase requests for the album music.

Preferably, the price determination means lowers the selling price as the count result is larger.

[0010] When the order of the application for purchasing the album music is specified by the specifying means, the selling price to the applicant is reduced by the price changing means according to the specified order.

[0011] The predetermined price is preferably a selling price of the album music for the purchase application after a predetermined period has elapsed.

[0012] In the second invention, an album song including a plurality of songs and a predetermined song included in the plurality of songs are sold. The application for purchase of the predetermined music is received by the first reception unit, and the application for purchase of the album music is received by the second reception unit. The determination means determines whether or not the purchase application for the album music has applied for the purchase of the predetermined music. If it is determined that the application for purchase of the predetermined music has been made, the reducing means subtracts the value of the predetermined music from the price of the album music.

In the case where a password is given to the purchaser of a predetermined music when the first reception unit receives the password,
The requesting unit requests the purchaser of the album music to input a password when the second receiving unit receives the password. At this time, the determination means determines whether or not there is an application for purchase of the predetermined music based on the input password.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the applicant can purchase the album music at a low price by applying for the purchase of the album music when the production schedule is announced. By determining the selling price in this way, the demand of the consumer can be made apparent before the production, and the demand for the album music can be easily predicted.

According to the second invention, if the purchaser of the album music has applied for the purchase of the predetermined music, the value of the predetermined music is reduced from the price of the album music, thereby preventing double payment of the fee. can do.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, a music sales system according to this embodiment includes a music distribution server 10 and payment servers 20 and 3.
0, and all are connected to a plurality of client computers 40, 40,. The consumer can reserve the purchase of the album CD to be produced by operating the client computer 40 at hand and accessing the music distribution server 10.
At this time, the Internet connection service provider “S
If the member is an “ANNET” member, the settlement server 20 is dedicated to SANNET. If the user is a prepaid electronic money “WebMoney” user for Internet shopping, the settlement server 30 is dedicated to WebMoney.
Thereby, the settlement procedure of the purchased music is performed. Data exchange between the client computer 40, the music sales system 10, and the settlement server 20 (or 30) is all performed via the Internet 100.

The music distribution server 10 has a function of a content server for storing or transmitting content (song) data, and publishes a production schedule of an album CD on the Internet 100 for a predetermined period (for example, one month). The flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 to 10 are processed in order to receive a trial listening and downloading (to be recorded in the album music) and a reservation for purchasing the album CD from the consumer. However, the processing of steps S35 to S51 shown in FIG. 5 is processing by the settlement server 20, and the processing of steps S53 to S65 shown in FIG.

First, the music distribution server 10 executes step S1.
To determine if the consumer has come to the store. The consumer sends the client computer 40 the URL (Un
If the user inputs “iform Resource Locator”, an access request is transmitted to the music distribution server 10. In step S1, the presence / absence of a visit is determined based on the presence / absence of the access request. If there is an access request, the DL completion flag is reset in step S3, and the opening screen data is transmitted to the requesting client computer 40 in step S5. The opening screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display of the client computer 40 that has made the request.

According to FIG. 12, an album CD to be produced
In addition to the profile of the artist involved, the number of CDs required to produce this CD (the number of which will produce profit), and the current number of reservations (CD reservation number N),
The user is prompted to select one of the following menus: "listening", "download", and "CD purchase reservation". Here, when the consumer clicks any menu item, a corresponding menu selection signal is transmitted from the client computer 40 to the music distribution server 10.

The music distribution server 10 determines which menu item has been selected based on the transmitted menu selection signal. Then, when "listening" is selected, the process proceeds from step S7 to step S13, and when "download" is selected, the process proceeds from step S9 to step S2.
Then, when "CD purchase reservation" is selected, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S97.

When proceeding to step S13, the music distribution server 10 transmits a start command of the audio player installed in the client computer 40.
In other words, in this embodiment, it is assumed that software for playing back music is installed in the client computer 40 in advance, and in step S13, this software is started by remote control. Subsequent step S
At 15, a part (45 seconds) of the predetermined music recorded on the CD to be produced is set as a preview music, and the data stream for 45 seconds is transmitted to the client computer 40.
By operating the activated audio player, the consumer who has selected "listen" can listen to the transmitted music for 45 seconds.

When the consumer has finished listening (clicking the end button of the audio player), an end signal is returned to the music distribution server 10. In step S17,
In response to the end signal, it is determined that the preview has been completed, and the greeting image data is transmitted to the client computer 40 in the subsequent step S19. Client computer 4
As shown in FIG. 13, the greeting of "Thank you for listening" and three menu items of "CD purchase reservation", "download" and "top" are displayed on the display of "0".

When the consumer clicks any menu item, a menu selection signal is transmitted to the music distribution server 10 in the same manner as described above. The music distribution server 10
When the menu selection signal indicating the selection of "top" is returned, the process returns from step S21 to step S5. On the other hand, when the menu selection signal indicating “download” is returned, the process proceeds from step S23 to step S27,
When the menu selection signal indicating “CD purchase reservation” is returned, the process proceeds from step S25 to step S101.

When proceeding to step S27, the music distribution server 10 transmits the download guide screen data to the client computer 40, and the display of the client computer 40 displays the screen shown in FIG. According to FIG. 14, the characters “download” and “S”
Three menu items of “ANNET settlement”, “WebMoney settlement”, and “top” are displayed.

Here, when the consumer selects "top" and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 returns from step S29 to step S5. On the other hand, when "SANNET" is selected and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 determines YES in step S31, and sends it to the settlement server 20 dedicated to the SANNET member in steps S35 to S51 shown in FIG. Command processing. Also, “WebMoney” is selected,
When the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 determines YES in step S33, and returns “Web
The processing of steps S53 to S65 is instructed to the settlement server 30 dedicated to the user of “Money”.

Referring to FIG. 5, payment server 20 transmits information input screen data to client computer 40 in step S35. Client computer 40
15 displays an information input screen shown in FIG. According to FIG. 15, in place of the three menu items, information entry fields for PPPID, password, and e-mail address and a menu item of "OK" are displayed.
When the consumer clicks "OK", a menu selection signal indicating OK is transmitted to the settlement server 20. Step S
At 39, YES is determined in response to the menu selection signal, and the process proceeds to step S39.

The client computer 40 transmits the data input to the information input field following the menu selection signal indicating OK. The settlement server 20 fetches this data following the menu selection signal indicating OK, and in step S39, determines whether all item data (PPPID, password, E-mail address) has been input based on the fetched data.

If the input data is insufficient, step S4
Proceed to 5 to transmit the input prompting screen data to the client computer 40. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 16, "Insufficient information to enter. Please try again."
And a menu item "OK" are displayed. Here, when the consumer clicks "OK", a corresponding menu selection signal is transmitted to the settlement server 20. When the menu selection signal is returned, the settlement server 20 determines YES in step S47 and returns to step S35.

When all the item data has been input, the process proceeds from step S39 to step S41, and the input data is confirmed. Specifically, data registered in a database (not shown) is compared with data input this time, and it is determined whether or not the above three items completely match. Here, if any one of the three items does not match, the process proceeds from step S43 to step S49,
Error display screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40.
Send to As shown in FIG. 17, the display of the client computer 40 displays a message saying "There is an error in the input information. Please try again" and a menu item "OK". Here, when the consumer clicks “OK”, a menu selection signal indicating “OK” is transmitted to the settlement server 20. When the menu selection signal is returned, the settlement server 20 determines YES in step S51 and returns to step S35.

On the other hand, if the input information is determined to be correct by the confirmation processing of step S41, Y is determined in step S43.
Judge as ES. At this time, the OK signal is actually returned from the settlement server 20 to the music distribution server 10 together with the e-mail address. When the OK signal and the e-mail address are returned, the music distribution server 10 returns to step S7
The processing after 1 is started.

The processing of the settlement server 30 shown in FIG. 6 is substantially the same as the processing of the settlement server 20 described above, and therefore only different parts will be described. By transmitting the information input screen data in step S53, the information input screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display of the client computer 40. According to FIG. 18, "download"
, And input fields for ID and e-mail address,
A menu item indicating “OK” is displayed. Therefore, in step S57, it is determined whether both the ID and the e-mail address have been input. If there is a shortage in the input data, the input prompt screen shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display of the computer 40.
According to FIG. 19, a message “Please try again” and a menu item indicating “OK” are displayed.

On the other hand, when both the ID and the e-mail address are input, a confirmation process is performed in step S59. The process performed here is to specify a user by searching a database (not shown) and to use the user. Is the balance inquiry of the WebMoney purchased by the user. If the balance is sufficient, YES is determined in step S61,
The OK signal and the e-mail address are the music distribution server 10
Sent to. When the OK signal and the e-mail address are returned, the music distribution server 10 starts the processing from step S71.

On the other hand, if the balance is less than the value of the music to be downloaded, error display screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40 in step S67. As shown in FIG. 20, the display of the client computer 40 indicates that "the balance is insufficient,
Can't download song "
A menu item indicating "top" is displayed. Here, when the consumer clicks “top”, a corresponding menu selection signal is transmitted to the settlement server 30. Then
The settlement server 30 transmits an NG signal to the music distribution server 10, and the music distribution server 10 returns to step S5 in response to the NG signal.

The music distribution server 10 receiving the OK signal and the e-mail address from the settlement server 20 or 30
Transmits the title screen data to the client computer 40 in step S71 shown in FIG. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 20, a menu item indicating "Download" and a title of a song that can be downloaded is displayed. Here, when the consumer clicks a menu item indicating a song name, a corresponding menu selection signal is returned to the song distribution server 10. In response to the menu selection signal, the music distribution server 10 proceeds from step S73 to step S75, and transmits an instruction to start the download program to the client computer 40. A download program is installed in the client computer 40 in advance, and when a start command is transmitted in step S75, the download program is started.

The music distribution server 10 then proceeds to step S
At 77, the music data stream is transmitted to the client computer 40. This song is a predetermined song recorded on a CD to be produced, and matches the preview song. The sample song has only 45 seconds, but the downloaded song contains one song. In a step S79, it is determined whether or not the download is completed, and in a succeeding step S81, it is determined whether or not the download is successful. Specifically, in a step S79, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the data stream for one music is completed, and in a step S81, it is determined whether or not the completion signal is returned from the client computer 40.

If the completion signal is not returned within a predetermined time from the completion of the transmission of the data stream, step S
It is determined NO at 81 and the explanation screen data is output to the client computer 40 at step S83. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 22, a message "Download failed", a description that the download can be tried for three days,
The "Top" menu item is displayed. Here, if the consumer clicks "top", a corresponding menu selection signal is returned to the music distribution server 10, and the music distribution server 10 returns from step S85 to step S5 in response to the menu selection signal.

On the other hand, if the completion signal is returned within a predetermined time from the completion of transmission of the data stream, the music distribution server 10 determines YES in step S81, and proceeds to step S81.
At 87, a DL completion flag is set, and at step S89, a password is issued. In step S91,
The password issued in step S89, the DL completed information indicating that the download has been completed, and the database are registered. At this time, the password and the DL completed information are
It is associated with the e-mail address transmitted from the settlement server 20 or 30.

In step S93, the issued password is notified to the consumer by e-mail. In step S95, the explanation screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 23, a message "Successfully downloaded" and an explanatory note that if the password notified by e-mail is entered at the time of reservation for purchasing the CD, the CD can be purchased at a discount. "CD Purchase Reservation" and "Top"
Are displayed. Here, when the consumer clicks “top” and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 proceeds to step S97.
Then, the process returns to step S5. On the other hand, when "CD purchase reservation" is clicked and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the process proceeds from step S99 to step S101.

In step S101, the state of the DL completion flag is determined. The DL completion flag is set when the download is successful as described above (step S8).
7) is reset immediately after visiting the store (step S)
3). For this reason, when the connection with the music distribution server 10 is released after the successful download, and the music distribution server 10 is accessed again (for example, several days later), the DL completion flag is reset even though the download has been completed. is there. Conversely, when the process proceeds to the CD purchase procedure without releasing the connection after the successful download, it is clear from the state of the DL completion flag that the download has been completed. For this reason, at the start of the CD purchase procedure, the state of the DL completion flag is determined, and if it is in the set state, the process directly proceeds to step S121. Proceed to step S121.

In step S103, password input screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40.
On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 24, the characters "CD purchase reservation" and, if downloaded, a password is inputted, and "OK" is clicked. ”, A password entry field, and“ O
"K" and a "Next" menu item are displayed.

When the consumer clicks "Next", the corresponding menu selection signal is sent to the music distribution server 10
Will be returned to The music distribution server 10 proceeds to step S121 in response to the menu selection signal. On the other hand, "O
When "K" is clicked and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 determines whether or not the password has been returned in step S109. That is, each password registered in the database is compared with the returned password, and it is determined whether a matching password exists.If a password is found, YES is determined in step S113. Then, the process proceeds to step S121 through the process of setting the DL completion flag in step S119.

On the other hand, if the password is not returned, the process proceeds from step S109 to step S115,
Even if the password is returned, if the same password does not exist in the database, the process proceeds from step S113 to step S115. In step S115, the input prompting screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40. As shown in FIG. 25, a message "Please enter a correct password" and a menu item indicating "OK" are displayed on the display of the client computer 40. When "OK" is clicked by the consumer and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 returns from step S117 to step S103.

In step S 121, the music distribution server 10 sends the rule screen data to the client computer 40. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG.
, A description of the rules, and the menu items “Agree” and “I do not agree” are displayed. Here, if "I do not agree" is clicked and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 returns to step S5, but if "I agree" is clicked and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned. The music distribution server 10 proceeds to step S127.

In the step S127, the purchase procedure screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 27, the characters "CD purchase reservation", input fields for the e-mail address and telephone number of the contact, the name and address of the destination, the name of the sender and The address and the menu item "OK" are displayed. Here, when "OK" is clicked and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 determines whether or not essential item data has been input following the menu selection signal. The e-mail and telephone number of the contact and the name and address of the destination shown in FIG. 27 are required input items, and the name and address of the sender are optional input items. Therefore, in step S131, if the e-mail and telephone number of the contact and the name and address of the destination are input, it is determined to be YES, but if any one of these is missing, it is determined to be NO.

When NO is determined in the step S131, the process proceeds to a step S133 to transmit the input prompting screen data to the client computer 40. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 28, a message "Insufficient items to input. Please try again" and a menu item "OK" are displayed. When "OK" is clicked by the consumer and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 determines YES in step S135, and returns to step S127.

If YES is determined in the step S131, the number N of CD reservations is incremented in a step S137, and the number N of CD reservations at the present time is set as a reservation order of the current purchase reservation in a step S139. Step S1
At 41, the items entered on the purchase procedure screen shown in FIG. 27 and the reservation order specified at step S139 are registered in the database, and at step S143, the consumer is notified of the unique reservation number by e-mail. When the transmission of the reservation number is completed, the reservation completion screen data is transmitted to the client computer 40 in step S145. On the display of the client computer 40, as shown in FIG. 29, the characters "reservation completed" and the menu item "OK" are displayed. Here, when "OK" is clicked by the consumer and the corresponding menu selection signal is returned, the music distribution server 10 proceeds from step S147 to step S5.
Return to

When one month has passed since the announcement of the production schedule of the CD, the music distribution server 10 closes the purchase reservation of the CD and executes a price determination process shown in FIG. First, the current number N of reserved CDs is detected in step S201, and the number N of reserved CDs is determined in steps S203 and S207. If the number N of CD reservations is N <3000, step S
From step 203, the process proceeds to step S205, in which all the purchasers are notified by e-mail of the stoppage of the production, and then the price determination processing ends. It is specified in the rules that the production is stopped when the number N of CD reservations is less than "3000".

On the other hand, if the number N of CD reservations is 3000 ≦ N <50
If it is 00, step S207 to step S209
And the selling price (net selling price) to the purchaser is determined to be 3000 yen. Also, if the CD reservation number N is N
If ≧ 5000, step S207 to step S207
Proceed to 211, and the net sales price is determined to be 2,000 yen.

After the processing in step S209 or S211 is completed, the reservation order L is set to "1" in step S213, and the current reservation order L is set to "2" in step S215.
000 ". If L ≦ 2000,
In step S217, the discount rate for the purchase reservation person of the reservation order L is set to 20%, and if L> 2000, step S217 is executed.
In 219, the discount rate for the purchase reservation person of the reservation order L is 0%.
And The determined discount rate is registered in the database.

When the process of step S217 or S219 is completed, the process proceeds to step S221, and it is determined whether or not the purchaser of the reservation order L has downloaded the predetermined music. If it has been downloaded, step S
In 223, the discount amount for the purchase reservation person of the reservation order L is 30
0 yen, if not already downloaded, step S2
In 25, the discount amount for the purchase reservation person of the reservation order L is set to 0 yen. It should be noted that whether or not the download has been completed is determined based on the DL completed information registered in the database.
Further, the discount amount determined in step S223 or S225 is registered in the same database.

When the processing in step S223 or S225 is completed, the reservation order L is compared with the CD reservation number N in step S227. If L <N, step S2
The process returns to step S213 via the process of incrementing the reservation order L in S29. Thus, the processes of steps S213 to S225 are performed on all purchasers. When it is determined that L = N in step S227, the price determination processing ends.

When the selling price for each purchaser is determined in this way, a CD is actually produced, and the produced CD is sent to the purchaser by mail or courier. In addition, the number of CDs to be produced is larger than the number N of CD reservations, and extra CDs are sold at stores after closing the CD purchase reservations. The selling price at this time is higher than the net selling price, for example, 4000 yen. That is, the net sales price is always set lower than the normal sales price at the store.

According to this embodiment, the music distribution server 10
First announces the production schedule of an album CD containing a plurality of songs, and accepts an application to purchase this album CD (steps S5, S25, S99). Album CD
Is counted at the stage when the purchase procedure is performed according to the purchase procedure screen shown in FIG. 27 (step S1).
37), this count value is detected when a predetermined period has elapsed since the announcement of the production schedule (step S201).
Consumer who purchased album CD (purchase applicant)
Is determined according to the count value, that is, the number of purchase requests for the album CD. This net sales price becomes lower as the number of purchase applications increases. Further, the order of the purchase application for the album CD is specified (step S139), and the selling price for the applicants whose order is up to 2000 is reduced by 20% from the determined net selling price. The thus determined net sales price is always lower than the normal sales price of the same album CD at the store (the sales price for the purchase application after the elapse of a predetermined period).

As described above, by applying for the purchase of an album CD when the production schedule is announced, the applicant can purchase the album music at a low price. By setting a low selling price,
Consumer demand can be made apparent before production, and demand for album CDs can be easily predicted.

Further, according to this embodiment, album C
In addition to the purchase application for D, the purchase application for the predetermined music to be recorded in the album music is also performed by the music distribution server 1.
0 is received (steps S9 and S23).
Whether or not the purchaser of the album CD has downloaded the predetermined music is determined at the stage of applying for the purchase of the album CD. That is, when the purchase of the album music is requested following the download of the predetermined music, it is determined by the state of the DL determination flag (step S101). When the connection with the music distribution server is released after the predetermined music has been downloaded, and the music distribution server is accessed again, the password issued at the time of download is requested and discrimination is performed (step S113). If the download of the predetermined music has been completed, the price of the predetermined music is reduced from the selling price of the album CD (net sales price) (step S223).

As described above, if the purchaser of the album CD has downloaded the predetermined music, the price of the predetermined music is reduced from the net sales price of the album CD, so that double payment of the fee can be prevented. .

In this embodiment, the album tune is set to C
Although the music is recorded in D and sold, the album music may be sold in the form of downloading the stream data in the same manner as the predetermined music.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an illustrative view showing one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another part of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another part of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of a settlement server dedicated to members of SANNET.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of a settlement server dedicated to WebMoney users.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing yet another portion of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing another part of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another part of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing yet another portion of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another part of the operation of the music distribution server.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view showing one example of an opening screen;

FIG. 13 is an illustrative view showing one example of a greeting screen;

FIG. 14 is an illustrative view showing one example of a download guide screen;

FIG. 15 is an illustrative view showing one example of an information input screen;

FIG. 16 is an illustrative view showing one example of an input prompting screen;

FIG. 17 is an illustrative view showing one example of an error display screen;

FIG. 18 is an illustrative view showing another example of the information input screen;

FIG. 19 is an illustrative view showing another example of the input prompting screen;

FIG. 20 is an illustrative view showing another example of the error display screen;

FIG. 21 is an illustrative view showing one example of a title screen;

FIG. 22 is an illustrative view showing one example of an explanation screen;

FIG. 23 is an illustrative view showing another example of the explanation screen;

FIG. 24 is an illustrative view showing one example of a password input screen;

FIG. 25 is an illustrative view showing another example of the input prompting screen;

FIG. 26 is an illustrative view showing one example of a rule screen;

FIG. 27 is an illustrative view showing one example of a purchase procedure screen;

FIG. 28 is an illustrative view showing still another example of the input prompting screen;

FIG. 29 is an illustrative view showing one example of a reservation completion screen;

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 music composition system 20, 30 settlement server 40 client computer 100 Internet

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Teruyuki Makabe 7-8 Dokken Daikanyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 402 Yamato 402 Two-One Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Horiuchi 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. 5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor ▲ Yoshi ▼ Tomohisa Kawa 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshihide Iwasa Keihan, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 2-5-5 Hondori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masanobu Ishimoto 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka F-term in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 5B049 CC06 CC08 EE02

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A music sales system for selling an album music including a plurality of music at a price lower than a predetermined price, comprising: a receiving unit that announces a production schedule of the album music and accepts an application for purchase of the album music; Counting means for counting the application; detecting means for detecting a count result of the counting means when a predetermined period has elapsed from the announcement of the production schedule; and the purchase application according to the count result detected by the detecting means. Comprising price determining means for determining a selling price of the album music to the applicant who has made the
Music sales system. 2. The music selling system according to claim 1, wherein said price determination means reduces the selling price as the count result increases. 3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising: a specifying means for specifying the order of said purchase application by said applicant, and a price changing means for reducing said selling price to said applicant in accordance with said order specified by said specifying means. Item 3. The music sales system according to item 1 or 2. 4. The music selling system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined price is a selling price of the album music for the purchase application after the predetermined period has elapsed. 5. A music sales system for selling an album music including a plurality of music and a predetermined music included in the plurality of music, a first receiving means for receiving an application for purchase of the predetermined music, a purchase of the album music Second receiving means for receiving an application, determining means for determining whether or not the purchase request for the predetermined music has been made by the purchaser of the album music, and the album when the determining means determines that the purchase application for the predetermined music has been made. A music sales system comprising a price reduction means for subtracting the value of the predetermined music from the price of the music. 6. An assigning means for assigning a password to the purchaser of the predetermined music piece when the first music piece is received by the first receiving means, and a purchaser of the album music piece when the music piece is received by the second music piece. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising requesting means for requesting input of the password, wherein the determining means determines whether or not there is an application for purchase of the predetermined music based on the password input in response to the request by the requesting means. Music sales system.