JP2002073042A - Information processor and method therefor, system and method for processing information and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable distribution of software and its related information according to the throughput and the use of a terminal which receives the distribution of software or related information. SOLUTION: A portable telephone 1 request a music distribution server 6 to distribute music data and to transmit the text data of lyrics which are information related to thereto by an E-mail to a specified client personal computer 8. The music distribution server 6 distributes the music data to the portable telephone 1, and transmits the text data of the lyrics to the specified client personal computer 8 by an E-mail.

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 and method, an information processing system and method, and a recording medium, and more particularly to a software distribution server which distributes software to a portable information processing terminal and related information. And a method for distributing software and related information according to the processing capability and use of a terminal receiving software or related information by distributing the software to a designated other information processing apparatus , An information processing system and method, and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Services for distributing software via a network are becoming popular.

[0003] In this software distribution service, a user accesses a software distribution server using a portable terminal and, for example, music (music) as software.
Is requested, the software distribution server distributes (downloads) music data to the portable terminal via the network.

[0004]

However, in the above-described configuration, even if the user can listen to and enjoy the music downloaded to the mobile terminal, it is difficult to manage the music downloaded on the mobile terminal. Required,
The title and artist name of the downloaded song,
Since it is not downloaded to the mobile terminal, input it by operating the operation unit of the mobile terminal, or access another distribution server via the network as necessary, and enter the title and artist name corresponding to the downloaded music Had to be downloaded again.

[0005] Further, when it is desired to obtain information such as liner notes or music scores corresponding to downloaded music, even if a dedicated distribution server can be accessed using the portable terminal, the capacity of the storage device of the portable terminal is limited. There is a problem that much information cannot be downloaded to a mobile terminal.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and distributes software from a software distribution server to a portable terminal, and transmits related information of the software to a designated information processing device different from the portable terminal. In this way, software and related information can be distributed according to the processing capability and use of a terminal receiving the software or related information.

[0007]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention relates to software, together with a plurality of software.
Storage means for storing related information relating to software, including information that can be linked via a network, distribution request receiving means for receiving a request for distribution of software from the information processing terminal, and a plurality of storage means stored in the storage means It is characterized by comprising, from among software, software corresponding to a distribution request from an information processing terminal received by a distribution request receiving means, and distribution means for selecting related information and distributing the information to another information processing terminal. And

[0008] The software may include music.

The related information may include a title, lyrics, an artist name, a photograph of the artist, a liner note, a score, concert information of the artist, information of the artist's other songs, or an electronic coupon corresponding to the song. Can be

The information processing terminal is a portable information processing terminal, and the distribution means distributes software to another portable information processing terminal in response to a distribution request from the portable information processing terminal. The related information can be distributed by e-mail to another information processing device designated by the portable information processing terminal.

In response to the distribution request from the portable information processing terminal, the distribution means distributes the relevant information of the software to another information processing apparatus by the e-mail and confirms the reception of the e-mail by the portable information processing apparatus. A command to notify the information processing terminal can be distributed.

[0012] An information processing method according to the present invention includes a storage step of storing, with a plurality of software, related information relating to the software, including information that can be linked via a network, and a software distribution from the information processing terminal. A distribution request receiving step of receiving the request, and among a plurality of software stored in the processing of the storage step, along with software corresponding to the distribution request from the information processing terminal received in the processing of the distribution request receiving step, And a distribution step of selecting the relevant information and distributing it to another information processing terminal.

[0013] The program of the recording medium of the present invention is a storage control step for controlling storage of related information relating to software, including a plurality of software, and information relating to the software, which can be linked via a network;
A distribution request reception control step of controlling reception of a software distribution request from the information processing terminal, and information received in the distribution request reception control step from a plurality of pieces of software stored in the storage control step It is characterized by including, in addition to software corresponding to a distribution request from a processing terminal, selection of related information and a distribution control step of controlling distribution to another information processing terminal.

An information processing system according to the present invention is characterized in that an information processing terminal transmits a software distribution request to an information processing apparatus via a network, and a request transmitted by the distribution request transmitting means. , Comprising software distributed from an information processing apparatus and receiving means for receiving related information, wherein the information processing apparatus is associated with software including information that can be linked via a network with the software, together with a plurality of software. Storage means for storing related information; distribution request receiving means for receiving a request for software distribution from the information processing terminal; and information received by the distribution request receiving means from among a plurality of software stored in the storage means. Select the relevant information along with the software corresponding to the distribution request from the processing terminal, and Characterized in that it comprises a distribution means for distributing the distribution processing terminal.

[0015] The software may include music.

The related information may include a title, lyrics, an artist name, a photograph of the artist, a liner note, a musical score, concert information of the artist, information of other music of the artist, or an electronic coupon corresponding to the music. can do.

The information processing terminal is a portable information processing terminal, and the distribution means distributes the software to another portable information processing terminal in response to a distribution request from the portable information processing terminal. The information can be distributed by e-mail to another information processing device designated by the portable information processing terminal.

The distribution means distributes, by e-mail, software-related information to another information processing apparatus in response to a distribution request from the portable information processing terminal, and confirms receipt of the distributed e-mail. An instruction to notify the portable information processing terminal can be distributed.

According to the information processing method of the information processing system of the present invention, the information processing method of the information processing terminal includes a distribution request transmitting step of transmitting a software distribution request to the information processing apparatus via a network; In response to the request transmitted in the processing of, including a software delivered from the information processing device and a receiving step of receiving the relevant information, the information processing method of the information processing device, along with a plurality of software, A storage step of storing related information related to software, including information that can be linked via a network, a distribution request receiving step of receiving a request for distribution of software from the information processing terminal, and a storage step of storing the information. Information received in the distribution request receiving step from multiple software With software corresponding to the request delivered from the management terminal, select the relevant information, characterized in that it comprises a distribution step of distributing to the other information processing terminals.

The program of the recording medium for controlling the information processing system according to the present invention is a program for controlling the information processing terminal, the distribution request transmission control step of controlling transmission of a request for distribution of software to the information processing apparatus via a network. And a program for controlling the information processing apparatus, the software including a software distributed from the information processing apparatus in response to the request transmitted in the processing of the distribution request transmission control step, and a reception control step of controlling reception of related information. A storage control step of controlling storage of related information relating to software, including information that can be linked via a network, with respect to the software, together with a plurality of software, and controlling reception of a software distribution request from the information processing terminal. Distribution request reception control step and storage control step Control of the distribution of related information to other information processing terminals together with the software corresponding to the distribution request from the information processing terminal received in the processing of the distribution request reception control step And a delivery control step.

[0021] In the information processing apparatus and method and the program of the recording medium according to the present invention, a plurality of pieces of software and related information relating to the software, including information that can be linked via a network, are stored. A request for distribution of software from the terminal is received, and among the plurality of stored software, the related information is selected together with the software corresponding to the received distribution request from the information processing terminal, and other information processing is performed. Delivered to the terminal.

In the information processing system and method of the present invention and the program of the recording medium, a request for software distribution is transmitted from the information processing terminal to the information processing apparatus via the network, and the request is transmitted in response to the transmitted request. The software distributed from the information processing apparatus and the related information are received, and the information processing apparatus stores the related information related to the software, including the information related to the software and the linkable via the network, along with the plurality of software. A request for distribution of software from the information processing terminal is received, and among the plurality of stored software, the relevant information is selected along with the software corresponding to the received distribution request from the information processing terminal, and Of information processing terminals.

[0023]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a music distribution system according to the present invention. The mobile phones 1a to 1d (hereinafter, when these do not need to be distinguished here, simply referred to as the mobile phone 1. The same applies to other devices) are mobile radio stations, for example, W-
Base stations 2a to 2a are formed by a code division multiple access system called CDMA (Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access).
and wirelessly connected to the wireless communication device d, and can communicate large-capacity data at a maximum speed of 2 Mbps using a 2 GHz frequency band. Thus, the mobile phones 1a through 1
d can transmit a large amount of data at high speed by W-CDMA system, so it can transmit and receive not only voice calls but also various data such as sending and receiving e-mails, browsing simple homepages, sending and receiving images and music data, etc. can do.

Each of the base stations 2a to 2d is installed as a fixed wireless station in a cell obtained by dividing a communication service providing area into a desired area. Further, the base stations 2a to 2d are connected to the public network 3 via a wired line. The public line network 3 is connected to the Internet 7 and a number of subscriber cable terminals and computer networks (not shown).

An access server 5 of an Internet service provider is also connected to the public network 3. The access server 5 is connected to a music distribution server 6 owned by the Internet service provider.

The management control device 4 is connected to the subscriber's wired terminals and the mobile phones 1a to 1d via the public line network 3, and performs an authentication process, a billing process and the like for the subscriber's wired terminals and the mobile phones 1a to 1d. Do.

The music distribution server 6 transmits music data corresponding to a music distribution request from the mobile phone 1 and information related to the music via the access server 5, the public network 3, and the base station 2. Deliver to. Further, the music distribution server 6 transmits music data to the mobile phone 1 in response to a music distribution request from the mobile phone 1, and transmits the relevant information via the Internet 7 to the designated client PC 8.
Send as e-mail to

Next, the configuration of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The antenna 21 of the mobile phone 1 is
Radio waves from the base station 2 are received and output to the distributor 22, and signals output from the distributor 22 are transmitted to the base station 2. The distributor 22 distributes and outputs the signals input from the antenna 21 and the modulator 24 so that the signals are output to the demodulator 23 and the antenna 21, respectively.

The demodulator 23 demodulates the signal input from the distributor 22 into a predetermined format and performs DSP (Digital Signal Prism) processing.
ocessor) 25. The modulator 24 demodulates the signal input from the DSP 25 and outputs the signal to the distributor 22.
The DSP 25 is controlled by the control unit 29, converts a signal input from the demodulator 23 into a voice signal, and outputs the voice signal from the speaker 26 as a voice signal. The DSP 25 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 27 into a predetermined signal and outputs the signal to the modulator 24. Further, the DSP 25 outputs an incoming signal input via the antenna 21, the distributor 22, and the demodulator 23 to the incoming detection unit 28. The DSP 25 includes an antenna 21, a distributor 22, and
A signal downloaded via the demodulator 23 is converted into a digital signal and output to the control unit 29. The incoming call detection unit 28 detects an incoming call based on the incoming call signal input from the DSP 25, and outputs it to the control unit 29 as an incoming call detection signal.

The control unit 29 controls the entire operation of the mobile phone 1 and appropriately executes a predetermined program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 32 based on a signal input from the operation unit 30. RAM (Random Access Memory) 3
1 and execute. In addition, the control unit 29 displays the telephone number input from the operation unit 30 on the display unit 33, displays a function screen as a so-called telephone directory, and displays a screen required for operating a music distribution request. . Further, the control unit 29 outputs the download data input via the DSP 25 to the reproduction control unit 34.

As described above, the RAM 31 stores the ROM
In addition to being used as appropriate when executing the program 32, the telephone number and the name of the other party input from the operation unit 30 are stored and read out as a telephone directory function. ROM3
2 stores a program to be executed by the control unit 29 as described above, and also stores a plurality of types of incoming music data and the like indicating an incoming call in advance, and the reproduction control unit 34 is notified of the incoming call from the control unit 29. Then, the incoming music data stored in the ROM 32 or the storage medium 37 is read, and the incoming music is output from the speaker 35.

The display unit 33 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Disp.)
lay) and displays various images based on a command from the control unit 29.

The reproduction control section 34 reproduces various music data stored in the ROM 32 and outputs the music data to the speaker 35 based on a command from the control section 29. Also, the reproduction control unit 34
Causes the storage medium 37 to store various downloaded data input from the control unit 29 via the driver 36. Further, the reproduction control unit 34 reproduces various data stored in the storage medium 37 via the driver 36 based on a command from the control unit 29, and transmits, for example, image data and text data to the control unit 29. It is output and displayed on the display unit 33. In the case of music data, the reproduction control unit 34
Reproduces this as music and causes the speaker 35 to output it. The function of the speaker 35 is different from that of the speaker 26. The speaker 26 reproduces a telephone call sound that can be heard at the ear, while the speaker 35
Is to reproduce music data stored in the ROM 32 or the storage medium 37 or a call voice as a hands-free phone function (a function that allows a call without placing the mobile phone 1 near the ear). Therefore, the speaker 35 has a higher audio output level than the speaker 26.

The driver 36 encrypts the data input from the reproduction control section 34 and stores the data in the storage medium 37, and decrypts the data encrypted and stored in the storage medium 37 to perform reproduction control. Output to the unit 34. The encryption processing of the driver 36 is performed, for example, by using ATRAC (Adapt
Compression processing such as ive Transform Acoustic Coding 3) may be used. The storage medium 37 is a memory detachable from the main body of the mobile phone 1.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, music distribution server 6
Will be described.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51
The overall operation of the music distribution server 6 is controlled, and a program stored in the ROM 53 connected via the main bus 60 is read into the RAM 52 as appropriate and executed. When receiving a distribution request of music (song) data from the mobile phone 1 via the access server 5 or the Internet 7 from the communication unit 59, the CPU 51 receives an HDD (Hard Disk D).
rive) 54 reads out the specified music data and the related information of the music from the music data stored in 54 and transmits them to the mobile phone 1 or the specified client PC 8. Also, CP
The U51 compares the authentication information transmitted from each mobile phone 1 with authentication information registered in the HDD 54 in advance, and executes an authentication process. Further, the CPU 51 includes a main bus 60
Magnetic disk 211, optical disk 212, magneto-optical disk 213,
Alternatively, the program recorded in the semiconductor memory 214
The data is read into the RAM 52 as appropriate, executed, and various data is written into them as needed.

The HDD 54 stores music data as described above, and also stores information related to each music data. The music data referred to here is software that can be reproduced on the mobile phone 1 or the client PC 8. In addition, the related information of music data includes title, lyrics, artist name, artist photograph, liner note, music score, artist concert information, artist's other music information, electronic coupon, Information that can be linked to the music via a network (for example, URL (Universal Resource Lo
cator)). In addition, the HDD 54 stores authentication information of (the user of) each mobile phone 1 that receives the music distribution service, and stores the registration number of the user of each mobile phone 1 and the like.

A CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) 55 has a CPU 51
And displays information input from a keyboard 57 and a mouse 58 via an I / O (Input / Output) interface 56, various processing results, and the like.

The communication section 59 comprises a modem or the like.
Data is exchanged with the mobile phone 1 and the client PC 8 via the Internet 7 and the access server 5.

Next, referring to FIG.
Will be described.

The basic configuration is the music distribution server 6 shown in FIG.
Is the same as That is, CPU 71, main bus 72, R
The AM 73, the HDD 74, the ROM 75, the CRT 76, the I / O interface 81, the keyboard 82, the mouse 83, and the communication unit 84 have the same functions as those of the music distribution server 6 in FIG. However, the music distribution server 6 has the processing capability of the CPU 51 and the CPU 7 of the client PC 8.
It is stronger than one.

The HDD 74 is controlled by the CPU 71 and stores music data distributed from the music distribution server 6 via the communication unit 84 and the Internet 7 and related information thereof, and processes the stored music data as necessary. Output to the circuit 77. In addition, the HDD 74 stores, as related information of the music distributed from the music distribution server 6, for example,
It stores titles, lyrics, artist names, artist photos, liner notes, music scores, artist concert information, information about the artist's other music, electronic coupons, and information that can be linked to the music via a network.

The sound processing circuit 77 is controlled by the CPU 71, and includes a microphone 78 and left and right speakers 79,
80 is connected to input audio from a microphone 78 and output music data and the like stored in the HDD 54 from speakers 79 and 80.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
A process in which the mobile phone 1 requests music data from the music distribution server 6 and the music distribution server 6 distributes music data and text data of lyrics as related information in response to the request will be described. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the processing of the music distribution server 6 is shown on the right, and the mobile phone 1 is shown on the left.
, And the timing charts correspond to each other.

The control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 determines in step S
At 1, a connection request process with the music distribution server 6 is executed. At this time, correspondingly, the CPU 5 of the music distribution server 6
1 executes an authentication process of the mobile phone 1 in step S21. Here, the connection request processing of the mobile phone 1 and the authentication processing of the music distribution server 6 at this time will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, similarly to the flowchart of FIG. 1, the right side shows the processing of the music distribution server 6 and the left side shows the processing of the mobile phone 1. I have.

In step S41, the control unit 29
It is determined whether or not there is a connection request based on a signal from the operation unit 30, and the operation is repeated by the user until the operation unit 30 is operated and there is a connection request. If it is determined in step S41 that there is a connection request, step S42
, The control unit 29 causes the authentication information input by operating the operation unit 30 by the user to be output via the DSP 25, the modulator 24, the distributor 22, and the antenna 21, and the base station 2, the public network 3, and to the music distribution server 6 via the access server 5.

Here, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6
In step S51, the communication unit 59 is controlled to determine whether the authentication information has been received from the communication unit 59, and this process is repeated until the authentication information is received. In this case, the communication unit 59
Receives the authentication information from the mobile phone 1, it is determined in step S 51 that the authentication information has been received. In step S 52, the CPU 51 determines whether the authentication of the mobile phone 1 has been received via the communication unit 59. Information and HD
The authentication information is compared with the authentication information stored in advance in D54, and it is determined whether they match. If it is determined that the authentication information matches, in step S53, the CPU 51
And the image data of the music selection screen composed of a list of music that can be distributed to the mobile phone via the access server 5, the public line network 3, and the base station 2 together with the notification that the authentication information matches. Send to 1. Also,
If the authentication information does not match, the CPU 51
9 is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 to notify that the authentication information does not match.

At this time, the portable telephone 1 executes the step S4
In step 3, the terminal receives an authentication result of either a notification notifying that the authentication information has matched and image data of the music selection screen, or a notification notifying that the authentication information has not matched.

Here, the description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S2, the control section 29 determines whether or not the authentication information received from the music distribution server 6 matches, and if it is notified that the authentication information has matched, the process proceeds to step S3. Proceed to.

At this time, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6
Determines in step S22 whether the authentication information matches, and if the authentication information matches, the process proceeds to step S23. Although the process of step S22 overlaps with the process of step S52 in the flowchart of FIG. 6, it is intentionally duplicated for convenience of description, and in actual processing, only one of the processes is performed. May be.

In step S3, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 controls the display unit 33 on the basis of the music selection screen data received from the music distribution server 6 to control the display unit 33 as shown in FIG.
Is displayed as shown in FIG. Music selection screen 10
Reference numeral 1 denotes a list of music data that can be distributed by the music distribution server 6 as shown in FIG. By operating the operation unit 30, the position of the inverted display unit 102 on the music selection screen 101 moves up and down, and when the enter button is pressed by the operation unit 30, music is selected. In this case, the reverse display unit 102 is located at “2B tune”. Therefore, when the decision button is pressed here, the “2 B music”
Will be selected.

Further, if the desired music data is not found, or if the display screen of FIG. 7 is displayed due to an operation error, the music is not selected by pressing the button 103 indicating "No music selection".

In step S 4, the control section 29 transmits the music selection result to the music distribution server 6. That is, in this case, the control unit 29 transmits to the music distribution server 6 that “2B music” has been selected.

Here, the music distribution server 6 determines in step S
At 23, the music selection result transmitted from the mobile phone 1 is received. In step S25, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6 determines whether or not any music has been selected based on the music selection result received from the mobile phone 1. If the music has been selected, the processing proceeds to step S26.
Proceed to. In this case, since “2 B tune” has been selected, the process proceeds to step S26.

At this time, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1
In step S5, it is determined from the music selection result whether any music has been selected. In this case, "2 B
Since `` Song '' is selected, it is determined that a song has been selected,
The process proceeds to Step S6.

At this time, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6
Transmits to the mobile phone 1 the data of the distribution selection screen for confirming whether or not to request the distribution of the text data of the lyrics corresponding to the selected music by e-mail in step S25.

In response, the control unit 2 of the portable telephone 1
9 displays the distribution selection screen 111 as shown in FIG. 8 on the display unit 33 based on the data of the distribution selection screen received from the music distribution server 6 in step S6. The distribution selection screen 111 shown in FIG. 8 includes “1. I want to distribute the text data of the lyrics of the song B to the address of“ aaa@bb.com ”” and “2. I want to distribute only the music. "Are displayed.

The reverse display section 1 on the distribution selection screen 111
The user can select an option by operating the operation unit 30 (can move up and down), and press the determination button of the operation unit 30 in any selected state to select the option. It is determined. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the reverse display unit 112 is located at “1. I want to distribute the text data of the lyrics of the song B to the address of“ aaa@bb.com ””, input the address. In column 113,
Client that the user wants to send related information to
An e-mail address of the PC 8 can be input. In this case, "aaa@bb.com" is input as an e-mail destination.

In step S7, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 recognizes an option when the operation unit 30 is operated by the user and the enter button is pressed. That is, in this case, as shown in FIG.
It recognizes that "1. I want to distribute the text data of the lyrics of the song B to the address of" aaa@bb.com "" is selected. The control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 determines in step S
At 9, a download request process is executed.

Here, the download request process of the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S61, the control unit 2
No. 9 determines whether or not the distribution of the text data of the lyrics is desired. In this case, since the distribution of the text data of the lyrics is desired, the process proceeds to step S62. In step S62, the control unit 29 distributes the music data of "B tune" to the music distribution server 6 and distributes the text data of the lyrics to the address of "aaa@bb.com" by e-mail. Request that

If it is determined in step S61 that the distribution of the lyrics text data is not desired, in step S63, the control unit 29 sets the music distribution server 6
Request only distribution of music data.

Here, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6
In step S26, a download request from the mobile phone 1 is received via the communication unit 59.

In step S28, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6 executes a billing process. At this time, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 also executes step S10.
, A billing process is executed based on a request from the music distribution server 6.

Here, the accounting process of the mobile phone 1 and the music distribution server 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the flowchart of FIG.
Similar to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 6, the right side shows the processing of the music distribution server 6 and the left side shows the processing of the mobile phone 1, and the mutual processing is a timing chart.

At step S 71, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6 transmits to the mobile phone 1 the billing information relating to the distribution of the music data of “B tune” requested to be downloaded and the text data of the lyrics thereof. In response,
In step S81, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 receives the billing information from the music distribution server 6, and in step S82, confirms the billing information from the user and the credit card number required for billing. Is transmitted to the music distribution server 6.

The CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6 receives the response of the billing information from the mobile phone 1 in step S72, and recognizes the credit card number or the like from the response content of the received billing information in step S73, and It is determined whether or not there is a problem. If it is determined in step S73 that there is no problem in charging, the CPU 51
The communication unit 59 is controlled to notify the mobile phone 1 that there is no problem with the billing information. In step S73,
When it is determined that there is a problem with charging, the CPU 51 controls the communication unit 59 to notify the mobile phone 1 that there is a problem with charging.

The control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 determines in step S
At 83, a notification of billing information is received.

Here, the description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

The control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 determines in step S
In step 10, it is determined whether or not there is no problem with the billing information. If there is no problem, the process proceeds to step S11.
Proceed to.

At this time, the CPU of the music distribution server 6
51 determines in step S28 whether there is no problem in the billing information. If it is determined that there is no problem, the process proceeds to step S29. This step S
The process in step S28 in the flowchart of FIG.
Although the process overlaps with the process of 73, it is intentionally duplicated for convenience of explanation, and in the actual process, one of the processes may be performed.

At step S29, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6 executes a download data transmission process.

Here, the download data transmission processing of the music distribution server 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S91, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the distribution request from the mobile phone 1 requires text data of lyrics as related information in addition to the music data, and requests the text data of lyrics. In step S92, the music data and the text data of the lyrics are read from the HDD 54, the music data is transmitted to the mobile phone 1, and the text data of the lyrics is transmitted to the address of the specified e-mail (the specified client PC 8). ). In other words, in this case, it is required to distribute the music data of "B song" to the mobile phone and transmit the text data of the lyrics to the e-mail address of "aaa@bb.com". , The CPU 51 sets “B
The music data of the song is downloaded to the mobile phone 1, and the text data of the lyrics is transmitted as an e-mail to the client PC 8 specified by the address of "aaa@bb.com".

At this time, the client PC 8 executes an e-mail receiving process in step S40 (FIG. 5).

Here, the electronic mail receiving process of the client PC 8 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S101, the CPU 71 sets the communication unit 8
4 is determined to determine whether or not mail has arrived, and this process is repeated until mail has arrived. Step S101
In step S102, the CPU 71 receives the text data of the lyrics as an electronic mail and stores the text data in the HDD 74 in step S102.

Here, the description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

If it is determined in step S91 that distribution of the lyrics text data is not desired, in step S93, the CPU 51 downloads only the specified music data stored in the HDD 54 to the mobile phone 1. Let it.

Here, the description returns to the flowchart of FIG.

The control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 determines in step S
At 11, the music data is downloaded from the music distribution server 6, the reproduction control unit 34 is controlled, and the driver 36 is downloaded.
The music data is stored in the storage medium 37 via the. In step S12, the control unit 29 determines whether or not the download has been completed, and repeats this process while the download is being performed. If it is determined in step S12 that the download has been completed, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 transmits a download completion notification to the music distribution server 6 in step S13.

In response to this, the CPU 5 of the music distribution server 6
1 receives a download completion notification from the mobile phone 1 via the communication unit 59 in step S30.

The control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 determines in step S
In 14, it is determined whether there is a request to disconnect the communication with the music distribution server 6. If it is determined that there is a disconnection request, a request to disconnect the communication is transmitted to the music distribution server 6 in step S 15.

Here, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6
In step S31, it is determined whether or not the disconnection request has been received from the mobile phone 1. If it is determined that the disconnection request has been received, the communication with the mobile phone 1 is disconnected in step S33. Control unit 2 of telephone 1
9 disconnects the communication with the music distribution server 6 in step S16.

If it is determined in step S2 of the mobile phone 1 and step S22 of the music distribution server 6 that the authentication results do not match, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 and the music distribution server 6 CPU5
1 disconnects mutual communication in the processing of step S16 and the processing of step S32, respectively.

When it is determined in the processing of step S5 of the mobile phone 1 and the processing of step S24 of the music distribution server 6 that no music has been selected, the mobile phone 1 and the music distribution server 6 respectively execute step S1.
4. In step S31, the CPU 51 of the music distribution server 6 determines whether or not there is a disconnection request.
9 is transmitted to transmit the music selection screen data to the mobile phone 1, and the process returns to step S23. In response to this, the control unit 29 of the mobile phone 1 receives the notification in step S17.
In, the data of the music selection screen is received, and the process returns to step S3.

In the process of step S10 of the mobile phone 1 and the process of step S28 of the music distribution server 6, if it is determined that there is a problem with the billing information, the mobile phone 1 and the music distribution server 6 ,Respectively,
Returning to the processing of step S9 and step S27,
The subsequent processing is repeated.

Further, when the client PC 8 receives the text data of the lyrics from the music distribution server 6, it may cause the mobile phone 1 to transmit a confirmation notice of the reception of the e-mail. In this case, the mobile phone 1 requests the music distribution server 6 to transmit, together with the text data of the lyrics, in the processing of step S62 in FIG. In response, the music distribution server 6 sets the
In the process of step S92, a command for notifying the mobile phone 1 of the reception confirmation of the e-mail is transmitted to the client PC 8 together with the related information of the music data. This allows
The client PC 8 notifies the mobile phone 1 of the reception confirmation of the e-mail.

In the above, music data has been described as an example of software distributed via the Internet. However, the distributed software may be not only music but also video and electronic books. Also, the description has been made using the text data of the lyrics as the related information of the distributed software. However, the related information of the music software includes the title of the music, the artist name, the photograph of the artist, the liner note, the score, the artist Concert information, other music information of an artist, an electronic coupon, and information that can be linked to a music via a network, or other information.

In the above description, only the music data is downloaded to the mobile phone 1. For example, the music data and its title are downloaded to the mobile phone 1, and other related information is transmitted to the client PC 8 as an e-mail. Alternatively, if the text data of the lyrics is relatively small, both the music data and the text data of the lyrics may be distributed to the mobile phone 1. The combination of the software and related information delivered to the mobile phone 1 and the client PC 8 may be various combinations within the range of the respective processing capabilities. For example, the software to be delivered and all the related information may be combined. You may make it transmit to client PC8 as an electronic mail. Furthermore, the software distribution method is not limited to e-mail, and for example, an electronic book may be output by fax.

When the software to be distributed is a video, the related information may be a photographer, a shooting date and time, and a comment on the video. When the software to be distributed is an electronic book or the like, the information may be information such as the author's name, the author's photograph, and the author's background, or other information.

Further, the software and its related information
It may be a combination of audio, video, text information, and the like.

Further, the portable information processing terminal receiving the distribution of software has been described by taking a portable telephone as an example. However, the portable information processing terminal is not limited to the portable telephone, but may be another portable information processing terminal. It may be a type of information processing device. As the fixed information processing device, for example, a personal computer used in a home or office may be used.

According to the above, the software is distributed from the software distribution server to the portable terminal, and the related information of the software is distributed to the designated information processing device different from the portable terminal, thereby reproducing the desired music. This can be performed by a mobile terminal, and the music title, artist name, artist's photograph, and the like can be transmitted to a fixed client PC or the like that has a relatively large storage capacity and can be easily edited. As a result, software and related information can be distributed according to the processing capability and use of the terminal that receives the software or the related information.

The above-described series of processing can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software may be executed by a computer built into dedicated hardware or by installing various programs to execute various functions. It is installed from a recording medium to a possible general-purpose personal computer or the like.

This recording medium is provided not only to the HDD 54 in which the program is recorded but also provided to the user in a state of being incorporated in the music distribution server 6 in advance as shown in FIG. A magnetic disk 211 (including a floppy (registered trademark) disk) storing a program, an optical disk 212 (CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read)
Only Memory), a DVD (including a Digital Versatile Disk), a magneto-optical disk 213 (including an MD (Mini-Disk)), or a package medium including a semiconductor memory 214 (including a Memory Stick).

In this specification, the step of describing a program recorded on a recording medium is not limited to processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but is not necessarily performed in chronological order. , And processing executed in parallel or individually.

In this specification, the term “system” refers to an entire apparatus including a plurality of apparatuses.

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According to the information processing apparatus and method of the present invention, and the program of the recording medium, related information relating to software, including information that can be linked via a network, is stored together with a plurality of software. , Receives a request for distribution of software from an information processing terminal, and from among a plurality of stored software,
The related information is selected together with the software corresponding to the received distribution request from the information processing terminal, and is distributed to another information processing terminal.

According to the information processing system and method of the present invention and the program of the recording medium, the information processing terminal
A software distribution request is transmitted to the information processing device via the network, and the software distributed by the information processing device and the related information are received in response to the transmitted request, and the information processing device Along with
For software, stores related information related to software, including information that can be linked via a network, receives a request for distribution of software from an information processing terminal, and receives, from a plurality of stored software, received information processing information. In addition to the software corresponding to the distribution request from the terminal, the related information is selected and distributed to the information processing terminal.

In any case, software and related information can be distributed according to the processing capability and use of the terminal receiving the software or the related information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a voice distribution system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the mobile phone of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the music distribution server of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the client PC of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the mobile phone and the music distribution server of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a connection request process and an authentication process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a music selection screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a distribution selection screen.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a download request process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a charging process of the mobile phone and the music distribution server in FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a download data transmission process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an e-mail reception process of a client PC.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a to 1d mobile phone, 2a to 2d base station, 3
Public line network, 5 access server, 6 music distribution server, 7 Internet, 8a to 8z client
PC, 21 antenna, 22 distributor, 23 demodulator, 2
4 Modulator, 25 DSP, 26 speakers, 27 microphone, 28 incoming call detection unit, 29 control unit, 30 operation unit, 31 RAM, 32 ROM, 33 display unit, 34 playback control unit, 35 speaker, 36 driver, 37 storage medium , 51 CPU, 52 RAM, 53 ROM, 54 HD
D, 55 CRT, 59 communication unit, 71 CPU, 73 RAM,
74 HDD, 75 ROM, 76 CRT, 84 Communication unit

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for distributing software to an information processing terminal via a network, comprising: a plurality of pieces of the software; and information related to the software, the information including information that can be linked via the network. A distribution request receiving unit that receives a software distribution request from the information processing terminal; and a distribution request receiving unit that receives the software distribution request from the plurality of pieces of software stored in the storage unit. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a distribution unit that selects related information together with the software corresponding to a distribution request from the information processing terminal and distributes the relevant information to another information processing terminal. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the software includes music. 3. The related information includes a title, lyrics, an artist name, a photograph of the artist, a liner note, a musical score, concert information of the artist, information of other songs of the artist, or electronic information corresponding to the song. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a coupon. 4. The information processing terminal is a portable information processing terminal, and the distribution unit distributes the software to another portable information processing terminal in response to a distribution request from the portable information processing terminal. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the related information is distributed by e-mail to another information processing apparatus designated by the portable information processing terminal. 5. The delivery means delivers, in response to a delivery request from the portable information processing terminal, the relevant information of the software to the other information processing apparatus by the e-mail, The information processing system according to claim 4, wherein a command for notifying a reception confirmation to the portable information processing terminal is delivered. 6. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus for distributing software to an information processing terminal via a network, the information processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of the software; A storage step of storing related information; a distribution request receiving step of receiving a software distribution request from the information processing terminal; and the distribution from among the plurality of software stored in the processing of the storage step. And a distribution step of selecting related information together with the software corresponding to the distribution request from the information processing terminal received in the processing of the request receiving step and distributing the information to another information processing terminal. Information processing method. 7. A program for controlling an information processing apparatus that distributes software to an information processing terminal via a network, the program including, with a plurality of the software, information relating to the software, the information being linkable via the network. A storage control step of controlling storage of related information related to software; a distribution request reception control step of controlling reception of a request for distribution of software from the information processing terminal; and From among a plurality of software, together with the software corresponding to the distribution request from the information processing terminal received in the processing of the distribution request reception control step, selection of related information and distribution to another information processing terminal And a distribution control step of controlling A recording medium on which a readable program is recorded. 8. An information processing system, comprising: an information processing terminal that receives software distributed via a network; and an information processing device that distributes software to the information processing terminal via the network. A distribution request transmitting unit that transmits a request for distribution of the software to the information processing device via a network, and in response to the request transmitted by the distribution request transmitting unit,
The software provided from the information processing apparatus, and receiving means for receiving the related information, the information processing apparatus, along with a plurality of the software, regarding the software, including information that can be linked via the network, Storage means for storing related information related to the software, distribution request receiving means for receiving a request for distribution of the software from the information processing terminal, and from among the plurality of software stored in the storage means, Along with the software corresponding to the distribution request from the information processing terminal received by the distribution request receiving unit, a distribution unit for selecting related information and distributing the selected information to another information processing terminal is provided. Information processing system. 9. The information processing system according to claim 8, wherein the software includes music. 10. The related information includes a title, lyrics, an artist name, a photograph of the artist, a liner note, a musical score, concert information of the artist, information of other music of the artist,
Or an electronic coupon is included.
An information processing system according to claim 1. 11. The information processing terminal is a portable information processing terminal, and the distribution unit transmits the software to another portable information processing terminal in response to a distribution request from the portable information processing terminal. 9. The information processing system according to claim 8, wherein the related information is distributed by e-mail to another information processing device designated by the portable information processing terminal. 12. The distribution means, in response to a distribution request from the portable information processing terminal, distributes the relevant information of the software to the another information processing apparatus by the electronic mail, and distributes the distributed electronic information. 12. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein a command for notifying the portable information processing terminal of a mail reception confirmation is delivered. 13. An information processing method for an information processing system, comprising: an information processing terminal that receives software distributed via a network; and an information processing device that distributes software to the information processing terminal via the network. An information processing method of the information processing terminal, wherein a distribution request transmitting step of transmitting a request for distribution of the software to the information processing apparatus via a network; and a request transmitted in the processing of the distribution request transmitting step. Including a software distributed from the information processing apparatus and a receiving step of receiving related information thereof, wherein the information processing method of the information processing apparatus relates to the software together with a plurality of the software, and links the software via the network. Stores relevant information related to the software, including possible information A storage request, a distribution request receiving step of receiving a request for distribution of the software from the information processing terminal, and a processing of the distribution request receiving step from the plurality of software stored in the processing of the storing step. And a distribution step of selecting the related information together with the software corresponding to the distribution request received from the information processing terminal and transmitting the information to another information processing terminal. 14. A program for controlling an information processing system, comprising: an information processing terminal that receives software distributed via a network; and an information processing device that distributes software to the information processing terminal via the network. The program for controlling the information processing terminal transmits in a process of a distribution request transmission control step of controlling transmission of a request for distribution of the software to the information processing apparatus via a network; and In response to a request, the program includes software distributed from the information processing apparatus and a reception control step of controlling reception of related information, and a program for controlling the information processing apparatus includes, together with a plurality of the software, the software Information that can be linked via the network A storage control step of controlling storage of related information related to the software; a distribution request reception control step of controlling reception of a distribution request of the software from the information processing terminal; Selection of the relevant information together with the software corresponding to the distribution request from the information processing terminal received in the processing of the distribution request reception control step, from among the plurality of pieces of software that have been selected, A distribution control step of controlling distribution to a computer, the recording medium being recorded with a computer-readable program.