JP2002108718A - System and method for contents distribution management, and recording medium with recorded contents distribution managing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actualize a system and method for contents distribution management which can open contents information to multiple contents provided persons at the same time, and to provide a recording medium where a contents distribution managing program is recorded. SOLUTION: A distribution scheduling device 1 stores contents cm (m: integer larger than 1) provided by a communication device 2 of a sender (s). Further, the distribution scheduling device 1 controls whether or not access to the stored contents cm by a communication device 3-n of a receiver rn (n: integer larger than 1) through a communication line is allowed. The receiver rn obtains the contents cm which are made accessible by using the communication device 3-n.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention records a content delivery management system, a content delivery management method, and a content delivery management program for delivering content provided from a content provider to a content recipient via a communication line. It relates to a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a content delivery management system capable of delivering various contents via a communication line such as the Internet, without being restricted by region or time, has been realized. As a conventional content delivery management system, a system in which a file in which content is recorded is attached to an electronic mail and delivered, and a system in which the file is delivered using a file transfer protocol (FTP) are known.
This conventional content delivery management system delivers content supplied from a content provider communication device to a content recipient communication device via a communication line.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional content delivery management system, it is difficult to release content information to a plurality of content recipients at the same time due to a time difference required for content delivery. there were. When presenting content information with a time limit to a plurality of content recipients, the information is presented by publishing the content via a communication line, and the content is deleted after the time limit. However, if a large number of contents are to be disclosed, a large number of processing steps are required for the disclosure and deletion.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a content delivery management system and a content delivery management system capable of releasing content information to a plurality of content providers at the same time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a delivery management method and a recording medium on which a content delivery management program is recorded. Another object of the present invention is to provide a content delivery management system, a content delivery management method, and a recording medium on which a content delivery management program is recorded, which can easily perform content disclosure and non-disclosure processing.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content delivery management system for delivering a content provided from a content provider to a content provider. It is characterized by comprising a delivery scheduling device that stores contents provided by a content provider and controls whether or not access to the stored content performed by the content recipient via a communication line is permitted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the delivery scheduling device stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is enabled, and performs the access according to the stored date and time. It is characterized in that the availability is controlled. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the delivery scheduling device stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is disabled, and according to the stored date and time. It is characterized in that access is controlled.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the delivery scheduling device is accessible by the content recipient via a communication line. It has a public area and an inaccessible private area, stores the content provided by the content provider in the private area, and creates or deletes a link to the private area in the public area. In this case, the access is controlled.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content delivery management method in a delivery scheduling device for delivering content provided by a content provider to a content recipient, wherein the content delivery management method comprises:
The method includes a step of storing the content provided by the content provider and a step of controlling whether the content provider can access the stored content via a communication line.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the content delivery management method includes the steps of: storing a date and time at which access to the stored content is enabled; Controlling whether access is allowed or not. The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5 or claim 6.
In the invention described in the above, the content delivery management method further includes a step of storing a date and time when access to the stored content is disabled, and a step of controlling whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. Features.

[0010] According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, the content delivery management method comprises the steps of preventing the content recipient from accessing via the communication line. Storing the content provided by the content provider in a possible private area, and linking the private area to a public area accessible by the content recipient via a communication line. Controlling whether the access is allowed by creating or deleting.

[0011] According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable program recorded with a content delivery management program for performing a content delivery management process in a delivery scheduling device for delivering content provided by a content provider to a content recipient. The content delivery management program stores the content provided by the content provider, and determines whether or not the content provider can access the stored content performed via a communication line. The control process is performed by a computer.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the content delivery management program stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is enabled, and stores the date and time in accordance with the stored date and time. The method further comprises causing a computer to execute the processing of controlling whether or not the access is allowed. According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the ninth or tenth aspect, the content delivery management program stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is disabled, and And controlling the access according to the date and time.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects of the present invention, the content delivery management program prevents the content recipient from accessing via a communication line. Processing for storing the content provided by the content provider in a possible private area, and linking the private area to a public area accessible by the content provider via a communication line. By creating or deleting, the computer further executes the processing of controlling whether or not the access is permitted. This allows
The delivery scheduling device described above can be realized using a computer.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the content delivery management system according to the embodiment. In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a delivery scheduling device that delivers content c1 to cm (m; an integer of 1 or more) supplied from a content provider to a content provider, and also manages the delivery time. . Reference numeral 2 denotes a communication device used by the sender s, which is a content provider, and transmits the content cm to be supplied to the delivery scheduling device 1 via a communication line. Symbol 3-
1 to n (n; an integer equal to or greater than 1) are communication devices used by the recipients r1 to rn, which are content recipients, and receive the content cm obtained from the delivery scheduling device 1 via a communication line.

In the content delivery management system shown in FIG. 1, the delivery scheduling device 1 delivers the content cm supplied from the communication device 2 to the communication device 3-n of the content provider. For the content cm stored in the device 1,
This is performed by making the communication device 3-n accessible. That is, the recipient rn is the communication device 3-
The content cm that is made accessible from the delivery scheduling device 1 is acquired using n.
Further, the delivery scheduling device 1 manages the content delivery time by setting the date and time when the content cm is accessible to the communication device 3-n (publication start time) and the date and time when the content cm is not accessible (publication end time). Perform management. The delivery scheduling device 1 can deliver the content cm respectively supplied from the plurality of communication devices 2 to the communication devices 3-1 to n of the delivery destination of each content cm, but in the following description, It is assumed that the content cm to be delivered is supplied from the communication device 2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the content delivery management system shown in FIG. In the delivery scheduling device 1 shown in FIG.
Is a communication control unit that communicates with the communication device 2 and the communication devices 3-1 to n through the communication lines 101 and 102-1 to 102-n to transmit and receive data. Reference numeral 12 denotes an information delivery management control unit that manages delivery of the content cm received from the communication device 2 by the communication control unit 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes an information storage / control unit including an information storage unit 14 that stores the content cm received from the communication device 2 and a storage control unit 15 that stores and manages information in the information storage unit 14. . Note that the information storage unit 14 has a non-public area 21 inaccessible from the communication device 3-n and a public area 22 accessible from the communication device 3-n. In the closed area 21, an area for storing the content cm received from the communication device 2 is created for each content cm. Also,
In the public area 22, an area assigned to each recipient rn is created. Reference numeral 16 denotes a schedule control unit that manages the delivery time of the content cm stored in the information storage / control unit 14.

The communication lines 101, 102-1 to 102-1
As n, a telephone line, a dedicated line, or a communication line provided by a computer network such as the Internet can be used.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a time management table which is read and written by the schedule control unit 16, and stores delivery schedule information for each content cm stored in the information storage / control unit 14. Reference numeral 18 denotes a recipient management table read and written by the information delivery management control unit 12 and the schedule control unit 16. The content provider information (recipient information) for each content cm stored in the information storage / control unit 14. Is stored.

The information storage unit 14 and the storage unit in which the time management table 17 and the recipient management table 18 are stored include a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, and a flash memory. RAM
(Random Access Memory) or a combination thereof. In addition, even if these storage units are built in the delivery scheduling device 1, they are located in another device (database server) not shown, and the delivery scheduling device 1 accesses these storage units by communication. It may be.

Each control unit of the delivery scheduling device 1 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and each control unit is constituted by a memory and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A program for realizing this function may be loaded into a memory and executed to realize that function. Also,
It is assumed that an input device, a display device, and the like (neither is shown) are connected to the delivery scheduling device 1 as peripheral devices. Here, the input device refers to an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. A display device is a CRT (Ca
thode Ray Tube) and liquid crystal display devices.

The communication devices 2, 3-1 to n include:
It is assumed that an input device, a display device, and the like (both not shown) are connected as peripheral devices. Here, the input device refers to an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. The display device refers to a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a liquid crystal display device, or the like. Using these peripheral devices, the sender s and the receivers r1 to rn input and display data such as contents.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the time management table 17. In the time management table 17 shown in FIG. 3, each content cm supplied from the communication device 2 is displayed.
The disclosure start time and the disclosure end time are registered for each area identifier (area ID) of the closed area 21 storing the. This area ID is the content cm in the private area 21.
Is assigned to each area for storing. Also, the publication start time and the publication end time are schedule information of the content delivery, the publication start time indicates the date and time when the access to the content cm is enabled, and the publication end time disables the access to the content cm. Indicates the date and time. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the recipient management table 18. In the receiver management table 18 shown in FIG. 4, a receiver identifier (receiver ID) indicating a receiver of the content cm stored in the area is registered for each area ID. This recipient ID is an identifier of a recipient who is a recipient of the content cm, and indicates recipient information of each content cm. Note that an e-mail address, an IP address used in FTP, and the like can be used as the recipient ID.

Next, the operation of the content delivery management system shown in FIG. 2 related to content delivery management will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 are flowcharts showing the flow of the content delivery management process performed by the delivery scheduling device 1. In the following description, the delivery scheduling device 1 and the communication devices 2, 3-1
To n are connected by communication lines 101, 102-1 to n, respectively.
It is assumed that data transmission / reception is performed via n.

First, the operation of the sender s registering the content cm in the delivery scheduling device 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the delivery scheduling device 1 authenticates a registration worker who performs a registration work of the content cm. This registration operator may be the operator of the delivery scheduling device 1 or the sender s. When the registered worker is the operator of the delivery scheduling device 1, the operator performs data input from the input device of the delivery scheduling device 1, and when the registered worker is the sender s, the sender s is Data is input from the input device of the communication device 2 and transmitted to the delivery scheduling device 1 (step SP11).

After this authentication, the information aggregation management control unit 12
Upon receiving the content cm, the recipient list, the publication start time, and the publication end time input from the registration worker, the content cm is input to the storage control unit 15 and the storage control unit 15 is input.
Creates an area for storing the content cm in the closed area 21, stores the input content cm, and notifies the information aggregation management control unit 12 of the area ID assigned to the area in which the content cm is stored (step SP12). , SP1
3). Next, the information aggregation management control unit 12
D and the received disclosure start time and disclosure end time are input to the schedule control unit 16.
Registers the input area ID, the disclosure start time and the disclosure end time in the time management table 17 (step S
P14). Next, the information aggregation management control unit 12 registers the area ID and the recipient ID of the recipient described in the received recipient list in the recipient management table 18 (step SP15). Thereby, the registration of the content cm is completed.

Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the operation of the delivery scheduling device 1 for publishing the content cm to the recipients r1 to rn will be described. First, the schedule control unit 16 of the delivery scheduling device 1 periodically searches the time management table 17 to determine whether there is a publication start time that matches the current time (steps SP21 and SP22). Here, the schedule control unit 16 sets the disclosure start time from the previous search time to the current time to be the same. Next, when there is a disclosure start time that matches the current time, the schedule control unit 16 sets the content cm of the area ID of the disclosure start time as a disclosure target, searches the recipient management table 18, and sets The associated recipient ID is read (step SP23).

Next, the schedule control unit 16 sends the area ID and the read recipient ID to the storage control unit 15.
Requesting the publication of the content cm.
Next, the accumulation control unit 15 stores the private area 21 of the notified area ID in the public area 22 of the notified recipient ID.
A link to is created (step SP24). By this link, the receiver rn accesses the public area 22 of each receiver ID from the communication device 3-n,
1 can be accessed, and the content cm can be obtained. This means that the publication of the content cm has started.

Next, the operation of the delivery scheduling device 1 for ending the publication of the content cm to the recipients r1 to rn will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the schedule control unit 16 of the delivery scheduling device 1 periodically searches the time management table 17 and determines whether there is a publication end time that matches the current time (steps SP31 and SP32). Here, the schedule control unit 16 sets the publication end time from the previous search time to the current time to be the same. Next, when there is a publication end time that matches the current time, the schedule control unit 16 sets the content cm of the area ID of the publication end time as a publication end target, searches the recipient management table 18, and searches for the area ID. The receiver ID associated with is read out (step SP33).

Next, the schedule control unit 16 sends the area ID and the read recipient ID to the storage control unit 15.
And requests the end of the disclosure of the content cm, and the accumulation control unit 15 deletes the link to the closed area 21 of the notified area ID from the open area 22 of each notified receiver ID. Then, the communication device 3-n transmits the information to the closed area 21.
To prevent access to the content cm stored in. Further, the accumulation control unit 15 deletes the content cm stored in the closed area 21 (step SP34). Next, the schedule control unit 16 deletes the area ID of the disclosure end target, the corresponding disclosure start time and the disclosure end time from the time management table 17, and also deletes the disclosure end target area ID and the corresponding reception time from the recipient management table 18. The user ID is deleted (step SP35). This means that the publication of the content cm has been completed.

In the above-described embodiment, the delivery scheduling device 1 makes the stored content cm accessible from the communication device 3-n at the time of content delivery. Person) uses the communication device 3-n at the same time,
The accessible content cm can be obtained. As a result, the content information can be disclosed to the plurality of recipients rn (content recipients) at the same time.

Further, the date and time (disclosure start time) at which access to the content cm stored by the delivery scheduling device 1 is enabled is stored, and whether to access the content cm is controlled according to the stored date and time (disclosure start time). As a result, the sender s (content provider) can specify the date and time of release of the content cm in advance. Furthermore, a date and time (disclosure end time) at which access to the content stored by the delivery scheduling device 1 is disabled is stored, and whether to access the content cm is controlled according to the stored date and time (disclosure end time). Therefore, the sender s (content provider) can also specify in advance the end date and time of publication of the content. Thereby, the delivery scheduling device 1
Can deal with the presentation of content information with a time limit.

Further, the delivery scheduling device 1 uses the communication line 102 by the receiver rn (content recipient).
-1 to n, and a non-public area 21 that is inaccessible through the public area 22.
1 stores the content cm provided by the sender s (content provider) and creates or deletes a link to the private area 21 in the public area 22 to control the access to the content cm. Therefore, the contents can be easily disclosed and unpublished.

In the above-described embodiment, the delivery scheduling device 1 stores the publication start time and the publication end time, and controls the access to the content cm according to these times. No. 1 does not store the disclosure start time and the disclosure end time, and may release the content cm immediately after registration. Further, the delivery scheduling device 1 may store either the publication start time or the publication end time to control whether or not access to the content cm is possible.

Next, an example of a configuration in the case where the above-described embodiment of the present invention is applied to an electronic information delivery system will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic information delivery system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. First, the basic configuration of the electronic information delivery system will be described. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 201 denotes an electronic information delivery device. Reference numeral 202 denotes an information provider that provides information using the electronic information distribution device 201. Code 20
Reference numeral 3 denotes a user who uses the electronic information distribution apparatus 201, and obtains information provided by the information provider 202 using a Web browser 231 operating on a personal computer and a mobile phone 232 that can be connected to the Internet. Symbol 21a
Is a management unit that manages the distribution process of the electronic information, and an operation management unit 211 that manages the operation of the electronic information distribution device 201
Delivery information management unit 212 that manages electronic information to be delivered
Consists of Reference numeral 21b is a delivery processing unit. Code 21
Reference numeral 3 denotes a filter function unit that performs a filtering process on the information received from the information provider in the delivery information management unit 212. Reference numeral 214 denotes an individualization function unit that individualizes the information filtered by the filter function unit 213.

Reference numeral 215 denotes a distribution distribution unit that distributes and distributes the information individualized by the individualization function unit 214. Reference numeral 216 denotes a history information file that records a change in the state of the delivered information. Reference numeral 217 denotes a history reference unit that refers to the history information file 216 and notifies the information provider 202 of the status of the delivered information. Reference numeral 218 denotes a user attribute information file in which attribute information of the user 203 is defined, and information on hobbies and preferences is defined for each user 203. Reference numeral 219 denotes an electronic post-office box having a data file provided for each user. Information provided by the information provider 202 is stored in the electronic post-office box by the delivery processing unit 21b. Code 22
Reference numeral 0 denotes a delivery server that delivers information to the user 203. Reference numeral 221 denotes a mobile phone connection gateway for connecting the mobile phone 232 to the electronic information delivery device 201.

Next, the basic operation of the electronic information delivery apparatus 201 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, information provider 2
02 will be described as an example of transmitting a direct mail to the user 203. First, the information provider 202
Is created using a personal computer or the like owned by the information provider 202. The electronic information created here is digital data including document data, image data, sound data, and the like. Then, the information provider 202 transmits a direct mail dispatch request including the created electronic information to the electronic information delivery device 201. At this time, the information provider 202 sets the electronic information delivery device 201 together with the delivery conditions for delivering the electronic information.
Send to The delivery condition here is a condition for limiting the delivery destination to which direct mail is delivered, and specifies the age range, hobbies, and preferences of the user, and direct mail is sent only to users who meet this condition. Is used to deliver.

The electronic information and the delivery conditions transmitted from the information provider 202 are received by the delivery information management unit 212, and the electronic information is held in the delivery information management unit 212. Then, the delivery information management unit 212 outputs the electronic information and delivery conditions held therein to the filter function unit 213. In response to this, the filter function unit 213 refers to the user attribute information file 218 and extracts a user that matches the received delivery condition. Subsequently, the filter function unit 213 outputs the electronic information to the individualization function unit 214 for each user who meets the delivery condition. The electronic information output here is output by the same number as the number of users that match the delivery conditions.

Next, the individualizing function unit 214 performs an individualizing process of adding necessary information for each user to the electronic information received from the filter function unit 213 and converting the electronic information into a direct mail format. In this individualization process, information such as a destination and a sender is given, and a process of inserting electronic information into a predetermined direct mail format is performed. However, the destination here is the user 203
It is a post office box ID for specifying the electronic post office box 219 provided for each.

Next, the individualizing function unit 214 distributes the electronic information subjected to the individualizing process for each user to the distribution sorting unit 215.
Output to In response, the delivery distribution unit 215
Based on the destination (post-office box ID) assigned to the electronic information received from the individualizing function unit 214, the distribution is performed and the electronic information is output to the electronic post-office box 219. Electronic PO Box 2
19 receives this electronic information and stores it in the corresponding data file based on the post office box ID. In addition, the delivery distribution unit 215 receives the direct mail via the delivery server 220 to the user 203 who owns the post office box that delivered the direct mail in synchronization with outputting the electronic information to the electronic post office box 219. Notify that. User 20
In response to the notification, the Web browser 3 or the mobile phone 232 acquires the electronic information stored in the electronic post-office box 219. As a result, the direct mail transmitted from the information provider 202 is
Will arrive at

On the other hand, the electronic post-office box 219 stores the time when the electronic information is received from the delivery distribution unit 215 and the time when the user 20
3 obtains the electronic information stored in the electronic post-office box 219, the information indicating that fact is stored in the history information file 21.
Store in 6. The information provider 202 transmits a history information reference request to the electronic information distribution device 201 at an arbitrary timing after transmitting the direct mail dispatch request. This history information reference request is received by the history reference unit 217. In response to this, the history reference unit 217 reads the history information related to the relevant direct mail from the history information file 216 and transmits the contents to the information provider 202.

The information provider 202 acquires the history information transmitted from the history reference unit 217 and confirms the contents. Thus, the information provider can grasp how many direct mails requested to be sent have been sent and how many users have viewed the sent direct mails.

In the above description, the operation when the delivery condition is specified has been described.
The mail may be directly delivered to the electronic post-office box 219 by designating the post-office box ID in advance.

As described above, the information provider 202 can send a plurality of direct mails to the electronic information delivery apparatus 201 only by transmitting the contents of the direct mail and the delivery conditions. In addition, since direct mail is sent only to users who meet the delivery conditions, mail can be sent efficiently.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 8, a configuration example in which the above-described embodiment of the content delivery management system shown in FIG. 2 is applied to the electronic information delivery system shown in FIG. The following description focuses on the correspondence between the configuration of the electronic information delivery device 201 in FIG. 8 and the configuration of the delivery scheduling device 1 in FIG. In the electronic information delivery system of FIG. 8, the electronic information delivery device 201 is the delivery scheduling device 1. It is also assumed that the information provider 202 is the sender s and the user 203 is the receiver r1. The information provider 202 has the communication device 2, and the communication device 2 is connected to the electronic information delivery device 201 via a communication line. The user 203 has a communication device 3-1. The communication device 3-1 is connected to the electronic information delivery device 201 via a communication line.
In the electronic information delivery device 201, the operation management unit 211 includes the schedule control unit 16, and the delivery information management unit 21
2 has an information delivery management control unit 12. Electronic PO Box 2
19 is an information storage unit 14 of the information accumulation / control unit 13;
The delivery processing unit 21b includes the accumulation control unit 15. In addition,
The communication control unit 11 is provided in the electronic information delivery device 201 but is not shown. The time management table 17 and the recipient management table 18 are provided in the management unit 21a.

In the electronic information delivery system shown in FIG. 8 to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied, the electronic information delivery device 201
However, a content delivery management process similar to the above-described processes in FIGS. 5 to 7 is performed. As a result, in the electronic information delivery system of FIG. 8, in addition to the effect of the above basic configuration, FIG.
The effect of the configuration of the content delivery management system described above can also be obtained. In particular, since electronic information can be disclosed to a plurality of users 203 at the same time, it is more effective in a service that requires simultaneous disclosure of information, such as a public bidding using electronic information.

The above-described embodiment can be used for a test in which information is disclosed at the same time, such as a multipoint simultaneous test using a network.

Further, a program for realizing each processing performed by the delivery scheduling device 1 shown in FIG. 2 or the electronic information delivery device 201 shown in FIG. 8 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and recorded on this recording medium. The content delivery management process may be performed by causing the computer system to read the executed program and executing the program. The “computer system” here means
It includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. The “computer system” also includes a homepage providing environment (or a display environment) if a WWW system is used. The “computer-readable recording medium” includes a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a CD-ROM.
And a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system.

Further, a “computer-readable recording medium” is a volatile memory (RAM) in a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. ), A program that holds the program for a certain period of time is also included. Further, the above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a design and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the delivery scheduling device stores the content provided by the content provider and controls whether or not the content recipient can access the stored content via the communication line, the delivery scheduling device 1 If the content provider makes the stored content accessible to the content provider at the time of content delivery, the content provider can
At the same time, the accessible content can be acquired. As a result, the content information can be disclosed to a plurality of content providers at the same time.

Further, if the delivery scheduling device stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is enabled and controls whether or not access to the content is possible according to the stored date and time, the content provider can
The release date of the content can be designated in advance.

Further, if the delivery scheduling device stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is disabled, and controls whether or not access to the content is possible according to the stored date and time, the content provider can obtain the content Can also be specified in advance. Thereby, the delivery scheduling device can deal with the presentation of the content information with a time limit.

Also, the delivery scheduling device has a public area accessible by the content provider via the communication line and a non-public area that is not accessible by the content provider, and the content provider provides the private area with the private area. If the content is stored and the access to the content is controlled by creating or deleting a link to the private area with respect to the public area, the public and private processing of the content is easily performed. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration outline of a content delivery management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the content delivery management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a time management table 17 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a recipient management table 18 shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a first flowchart showing a flow of a content delivery management process performed by the delivery scheduling device 1 shown in FIG. 2;

6 is a second flowchart showing the flow of a content delivery management process performed by the delivery scheduling device 1 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a third flowchart showing the flow of a content delivery management process performed by the delivery scheduling device 1 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic information delivery system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 delivery scheduling device 2, 3-1 to n communication device 11 communication control unit 12 information delivery management control unit 13 information accumulation / control unit 14 information storage unit 15 accumulation control unit 16 schedule control unit 17 time management table 18 receiver management table 21 Private area 22 Public area 101, 102-1 to n Communication line

Continuing on the front page (72) Eiji Yanagi, 2-3-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Within Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor, Masaki Suzuki 2-3-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Inside the Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Hiroaki Fukasawa 2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan F-term (reference) 5B017 AA08 BB10 CA16 5B082 EA11 HA05 5B085 AC05 BG07 CA04

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A content delivery management system for delivering content provided by a content provider to a content provider, wherein the content provided by the content provider is stored, and the content provider supplies the content via a communication line. A delivery scheduling device for controlling whether or not access to the stored content is performed. 2. The content according to claim 1, wherein the delivery scheduling device stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is enabled, and controls whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. Delivery management system. 3. The delivery scheduling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the delivery scheduling apparatus stores a date and time at which access to the stored content is disabled, and controls whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. 2
Content delivery management system described in. 4. The delivery scheduling apparatus has a public area accessible by the content provider via a communication line and a private area inaccessible by the content provider. 4. The access control unit according to claim 1, wherein the provided content is stored, and a link to the non-public area is created or deleted from the public area to control whether or not the access is allowed. A content delivery management system according to any of the above items. 5. A content delivery management method in a delivery scheduling device for delivering a content provided from a content provider to a content recipient, wherein the content delivery management method includes: A content delivery management method, comprising: a step of storing; and a step of controlling whether or not access to the stored content performed by the content provider via a communication line. 6. The content delivery management method further comprises: storing a date and time at which access to the stored content is permitted; and controlling whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. The content delivery management method according to claim 5, wherein 7. The content delivery management method further includes: storing a date and time at which access to the stored content is disabled, and controlling whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. Claim 5 or Claim 6
Content delivery management method described in. 8. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: storing the content provided by the content provider in a non-public area inaccessible by the content provider via a communication line; Controlling a permission / prohibition of the access by making or deleting a link to the secret area with respect to a public area accessible by a provider via a communication line. The content delivery management method according to claim 5. 9. A computer-readable recording medium recording a content delivery management program for performing a content delivery management process in a delivery scheduling device for delivering content provided by a content provider to a content recipient, The delivery management program includes: a process of storing the content provided by the content provider; and a process of controlling whether or not access to the stored content performed by the content recipient via a communication line. A recording medium on which a content delivery management program is recorded. 10. The content delivery management program further causes a computer to execute a process of storing a date and time at which access to the stored content is enabled, and a process of controlling whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. A recording medium recording the content delivery management program according to claim 9. 11. The content delivery management program further executes, on a computer, a process of storing a date and time at which access to the stored content is disabled, and a process of controlling whether or not the access is permitted according to the stored date and time. 11. A recording medium on which the content delivery management program according to claim 9 or 10 is recorded. 12. The content delivery management program stores a content provided by the content provider in a non-public area inaccessible by the content provider via a communication line; Controlling the permission / prohibition of the access by creating or deleting a link to the hidden area with respect to the open area accessible by the provider via the communication line. A recording medium recording the content delivery management program according to any one of claims 9 to 11.