JP2002116767A - Music data delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a music data delivery system which can effectively utilize music delivery services in order to provide commercial advertisement and can improve the profitability of the music delivery services. SOLUTION: A music data delivery server 7 is provided with a means 8 for embedding advertisement speech information data 21 into music data 22 and a delivery means 12 for delivering the music data 25 added with the advertisement speech information to a personal computer 6a of a user 3 in accordance with the music data delivery request outputted from the personal computer 6a of the user 3. As a result, advertisement speech information data 21 is embedded into the music data 22 and is saved. The music data 25 added with the advertisement speech information is delivered to the personal computer 6a when the user 3 outputs the music data delivery request from the personal computer 6a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music data distribution device for distributing music data from a data manager to a user via the Internet and a terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, with the development of networks such as the Internet and data communication using satellites, a service for distributing music data from a music data distribution server storing a large number of music data to users has emerged. are doing.

[0003] Conventionally, as a music data distribution apparatus for performing the above-mentioned service, for example, a music data distribution server that compresses and encodes a large number of music data composed of digital audio data according to a predetermined method and accumulates the music data, and the above-described music data distribution server via the Internet, for example. There is a personal computer that is connected to a music data distribution server and includes a personal computer that selects desired music data from music data stored in the music data distribution server and requests download. The music data distribution server searches for music data based on the download request, distributes the searched music data to the user's personal computer, and then transmits the distributed music data to, for example, the hard disk of the personal computer. The data is stored and reproduced by a predetermined reproducing means as needed.

[0004] In the conventional music data distribution apparatus configured as described above, a musician does not produce a recording medium such as a compact disk which requires a large amount of cost, but can transmit and receive his / her own music to / from a terminal device. Music data, and can be inexpensively disseminated to the public. In addition, the user can easily obtain music data via the Internet even when he is busy, without having to go to a store to buy a compact disc or the like containing music data. Further, the music data distributor can obtain a price for downloading the music data from the user. Therefore, it is possible to provide a music data distribution service that is useful for all three of the music data distributor, the musician, and the user.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional music data distribution apparatus, a musician can only pay for a copyright fee corresponding to the number of downloaded music data, and the profitability for music creation activities is low. There is. Also, it can be recognized that music data having a large number of downloaded cases has a high publicity to the public, but music data is generally used regardless of the level of the publicity. As a result, it is not possible to increase the motivation for music creation activities, which are more well-known, and the competitiveness between musicians is weakened. Has become a factor.

Further, in the above-described conventional music data distribution apparatus, the music data distributor can only obtain payment for the music data distribution from the user, and the music data distributor has low profit. In addition, it is difficult to increase the facilities required for collecting abundant music data, and this is one factor that hinders the spread of the above-mentioned excellent music data distribution service.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation in the prior art, and has as its object to utilize a music distribution service to provide commercial advertisements.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a music data distribution device capable of improving the profitability of a music distribution service.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a data management body for managing a plurality of music data, and selecting and receiving desired music data from the data management body via the Internet. Audio data embedding means for embedding advertisement audio information related to a commercial advertisement into distributed music data in a music data distribution apparatus for distributing music data to a user via the Internet and the terminal device. Music data storage means for storing music data in which the advertisement audio information is embedded, music data distribution request receiving means for receiving a music data distribution request output from the terminal device, and the received music data distribution request Distribution means for distributing the music data from the music data storage means to the terminal device which has requested distribution. Are a configuration having and.

In the present invention configured as described above, the advertisement voice information is embedded and stored in advance in the music data by the advertisement voice information embedding means, and when the user outputs a music data distribution request from the terminal device, the music data is output. The data distribution request is received by the music data distribution request receiving means,
Based on the received music data distribution request, the distribution means distributes the music data from the music data storage means to the terminal device which has requested the distribution. This allows you to use music distribution services to provide commercial advertising,
The profitability of the music data distribution service can be improved.

In the case of music data, it can be generally assumed that, for example, in the case of music of a young male singer, young women prefer to listen to music, and in the case of anime music, it can be inferred that small children and parents of children mainly listen. As described above, the age and gender at which the music is mainly listened to can be easily estimated, and the advertisement voice information to be provided according to the estimated user can be embedded in the music data. This makes it possible to embed, in the music data, advertisement data corresponding to the gender and age of the user who will mainly request distribution of each music data for each music data. Accordingly, the advertiser providing the commercial advertisement can perform a so-called pinpoint advertisement by narrowing down the target to which the advertisement is to be provided, and can perform the advertising activity at low cost and effectively. In other words, regardless of the conventional large-scale advertising activities, for example, regardless of the target for which information is to be provided,
You don't have to roll out a lot of money to invest in multiple channels.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a music data distribution apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The music data distribution apparatus of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a data management body used by the music data distributor 2, for example, a music data distribution server 7, and the music data distribution server 7 is connected to, for example, a network. A terminal device, for example, a personal computer 6a used by a plurality of users 3 who use the distribution service of the music data 22 via an Internet 1 and an advertiser 4 for providing commercial advertisements such as product introductions and event guides. Is connected to another terminal device, such as a personal computer 6b.

The music data distribution server 7 includes an advertisement audio information embedding unit 8 for embedding the advertisement audio information data 21 relating to the commercial advertisement in the distributed music data 22, and music data in which the advertisement audio information data 21 is embedded. , A music data delivery request receiving means 11 for receiving a music data delivery request output from the personal computer 6a of the user 3, and a music data saving means based on the received music data delivery request. And distribution means 12 for distributing music data from the user 10 to the personal computer 6a of the user 3 who has requested distribution. As a result, the music data distribution server 7 provides a distribution service of digital signal processed music data 22 that can be played and enjoyed to the personal computer 6a via the Internet 1.

It should be noted that a predetermined contract regarding the scope of the copyright guarantee and the reward money is signed between the musician 5 and the music data distributor 2 who are engaged in music creation activities such as lyricists, composers, singers and performers. After the exchange, the music data 22 to be distributed is stored in a predetermined data storage area 26 of the music data distribution server 7 in advance.

In the first embodiment, the advertiser 4
When the advertising voice information data 21 is transmitted from the personal computer 6b to the music data distribution server 7 via the Internet 1, the advertising voice information data 21 The advertisement audio information data 21 is embedded as additional data in a predetermined area of the audio data
5 is stored in the data storage area 26.

Next, the user 3 accesses the music data distribution server 7 from the personal computer 6a via the Internet 1 and communicates with the music data distributor 2 on the Internet 1.
The distribution of the music data 22 or the music data with advertising audio information 25 is requested by signing a specific contract such as permission for punishment for illegal duplication and a fee and a method of paying the fee. This request content is received by the music data distribution request receiving means 11, and based on the received request content, the distribution means 12 transmits the music data 22 or the music data 25 with the advertisement voice information to the personal computer 6 a of the user 3 via the Internet 1. To deliver. Next, the distributed music data 22 or the music data 25 with advertisement sound information is stored in the personal computer 6a.
The user 3 can enjoy the music by playing back the music data 22 by a preferred playback method using a playback means (not shown), or can play the music data 25 with the advertisement audio information and receive various kinds of information by voice. .

In the first embodiment configured as described above,
The music distribution service can be used to provide commercial advertisements, and the profitability of the music data distribution service can be improved. For example, the music data distributor 2 can obtain an advertisement fee from the advertiser 4 by embedding the advertisement audio information data 21. Also, the musician 5 can obtain an advertisement embedding fee from the music data distributor 2 or the advertiser 4 by embedding an advertisement in his music. Also,
Since the music data 22 is utilized by the advertiser 4, the music data distribution cost is reduced, the user 3 can use the music data distribution service for free or at a low price, and has no connection from a plurality of channels. Since the opportunity to be provided with information is reduced, information can be stored efficiently.

Further, in the first embodiment, the advertisement audio information data 21 can be embedded in the advertisement audio information-added music data 25 according to a user who will mainly listen to the music. 4 can perform targeted pinpoint advertising.

In the first embodiment, the music data distributor 2, the advertiser 4, or the user 3 installs the music or the music with the advertisement audio information in a street corner broadcast or elevator car (not shown) on the Internet 1. By transferring the information to the playback device or the like, it is possible to relax and provide information to people working in the city and people in the elevator car.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining survey data embedded with advertisement voice information provided in this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating music data information provided in the embodiment. In FIG. 2, the same components as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The music data distribution apparatus of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is different from the music data distribution apparatus shown in FIG. An advertisement voice information embedding request receiving means 14 for receiving a request for embedding the advertisement voice information data 21 from the personal computer 6b of the advertiser 4, and an advertisement voice for judging whether or not the received request for embedding the advertisement voice information data 21 is supported. The difference is that an information embedding request determination unit 15 is additionally provided, and the other configuration is basically the same.

The above-mentioned advertisement voice information embedding investigation means 13
Is survey data 27 for embedding advertisement voice information shown in FIG. 3,
That is, the content of the music data (eg, music title, name of the singer or group, and the characteristics of the song and the primary audience).
And data on advertising audio information on the Internet 1
The above is provided to the personal computer 6b of the advertiser 4. Further, the music data browsing means 9 performs the music data information 28 shown in FIG. 4, that is, the contents of the music data (for example, the name of the singer or group, the music title, And the genre and characteristics of the song) on the Internet 1 to the personal computer 6a of the user 3.

In the second embodiment, for example, the advertiser 4 accesses the music data distribution server 7 from the personal computer 6b via the Internet 1 and the advertisement voice information embedding and investigating means 13 transmits the advertisement voice shown in FIG. The information embedding survey data 27 is obtained, and it is investigated whether or not the advertising voice information data 21 can be embedded in the music data 22.
When the music data 22 for which the advertisement voice information data 21 is desired to be embedded is found, a specific contract such as an advertisement embedding period and a fee is made with the music data distributor 2 on the Internet 1, and the advertisement voice information data 21 is embedded. Request. The contents of this request are received by the advertisement voice information embedding request receiving means 14, and the received advertisement voice information data 21
Is determined by the advertisement voice information embedding request determination means 15 as to whether the content is sound and fair. At this time, the judgment result is notified to the advertiser 4 via the Internet 1, and if the above-mentioned advertisement voice information embedding request is approved, the advertisement voice information data 21 received by the advertisement voice information The information is embedded in the desired music data 22 by the information embedding means 8. The music data with advertisement sound information 25 in which the advertisement sound information data 21 is embedded in this manner is stored in a predetermined data storage area 26 of the music data distribution server 7 by the music data storage means 10.

The user 3 obtains the music data information 28 shown in FIG. 4 from the music data information browsing means 9 in the music data distribution server 7 and browses the content data of the music data 22. If the music data 22 desired to be distributed is found, a specific contract such as a punishment of the music data distributor 2 on the Internet 1 for punishment for illegal duplication is made. Request delivery of The content of this request is received by the music data distribution request receiving means 11 in the music data distribution server 7 and the music data 22 or the music data 25 with the advertisement audio information for which the distribution request is received by the distribution means 12 as described above.
To the personal computer 6a of the user 3 via the Internet 1. Next, the distributed music data 22 or music data 25 with advertisement sound information is stored in the personal computer 6a. After that, the user 3 can enjoy music by his / her favorite reproduction method, or can reproduce the music data 25 with the advertisement audio information and receive various information by voice.

In the second embodiment configured as described above,
The same effects as in the case of the above-described first embodiment can be obtained. In particular, in the second embodiment, the musician 5 having the copyright cannot receive the advertisement fee from the advertiser 4 for his / her music data 22 in which the advertisement audio information data 21 is embedded and distributed. It will be possible to conduct profitable music creation activities.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
In FIG. 7, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The music data distribution apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is different from the music data distribution apparatus shown in FIG. 2 in that a terminal device of a musician 5a, for example, a personal computer 6c is connected to the music data distribution server 2 via the Internet 1. At the same time, the music data distribution server 2 determines from the personal computer 6c a music data registration request receiving means 16 for receiving a music data registration request requested by the musician 5a, and determines whether the received music data registration request can be handled. The music data registration request determining means 17 and the music data determined to be acceptable by the music data registration request determining means 17 are additionally stored in the music data storage means 10 based on the request received by the music data registration request receiving means 16. The difference is that the music data adding means 18 is additionally provided, and the other configuration is basically the same.

In the third embodiment, a normal music collection method, that is, a music data distributor 2 collects music distributed, makes a contract for copyright guarantee with the musician 5, and In addition to the distribution service, the music data 22 is collected in response to a request from the musician 5a who wishes to register with the music data distribution server 7. The musician 5a accesses the music data distribution server 7 from the personal computer 6c via the Internet 1 to digitally process the owned music into the music data 22, and requests registration of the music data 22. The request content is received by the music data registration request receiving means 16, and the music data registration request determining means 17 determines whether the music is sound and fair. Next, the result of this determination is notified to the musician 5a via the Internet 1, and if the registration request for the music data 22 is approved, the musician 5a communicates with the music data distributor 2 on the Internet 1 for the registration period, fee,
A specific contract such as a rule is signed, and the music data 22 received by the music data registration request receiving means 16 is stored in the predetermined data storage area 26 of the music data distribution server 7 via the music data storage means 10 by the music data adding means 18. save.

In the third embodiment configured as described above,
The same effect as in the case of the above-described second embodiment can be obtained. Further, in the third embodiment, it is possible to obtain a simple means of selling music without producing a recording medium such as a CD of music created by the musician 5a, and the music data distributor 2 can obtain music from the musician 5a. You can receive payments such as music data registration fees.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
The same reference numerals are given to the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5 described above.

The music data distribution apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. 6 measures the number of times the same music data 22 has been distributed by the distribution means 12 to the music data distribution server 7 as compared with the music data distribution apparatus shown in FIG. The difference is that a measuring means 19 is additionally provided, and other configurations are basically the same.

In the fourth embodiment, when the same music data 22 is distributed from the distribution unit 12, the number of distributions is measured by the measuring unit 19, and the measured number of distributions is settled to the advertisement fee. Use it for things like:

In the fourth embodiment configured as described above,
The same effect as in the case of the third embodiment described above can be obtained. Furthermore, in the fourth embodiment, the musician 5a pays the advertisement fee corresponding to the number of times of distribution measured by the measuring unit 19 to his / her own music data 22 in which the advertisement audio information data 21 is embedded and distributed. Can be received from the advertiser 4, and the advertiser 4 also pays according to the number of distributions, that is, payment corresponding to the result of disseminating the advertisement, and increases the profitability of both the musician 5a and the advertiser 4. Can be improved.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining data obtained by illegally duplicating music data distributed from this embodiment. In FIGS. 7 and 8, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the music data distribution apparatus of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 7, compared with the music data distribution apparatus shown in FIG. In addition, a distribution data identification signal 23 is watermarked in the music data 22 to form music data 24 with a distribution data identification signal composed of the advertising audio information data 21, the music data 22, and the distribution data identification signal 23. The other configuration is basically the same.

In the fifth embodiment, the user 3
Deletes the advertising audio information data 21 and illegally duplicates the music data 24 with the distribution data identification signal, the advertising audio information data 21 is deleted from the music data 22 as shown in FIG. The distribution data identification signal 23 watermarked by the signal writing means 20 remains.

In the fifth embodiment configured as described above,
The same effects as in the case of the above-described fourth embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, in the fifth embodiment, the distribution data identification signal 23 remains in the music data 24a with the distribution data identification signal illegally copied, and the user 3 that has been illegally copied can be specified by the distribution data identification signal 23. So user 3
Illegal duplication of can be suppressed.

As a technique related to a technique such as a digital watermark used in the fifth embodiment, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-191394 is cited.

[0040]

As described above, the music data distribution device of the present invention can utilize a music distribution service for providing commercial advertisements, and therefore can improve the profitability of the music distribution service. it can. For example, a music data distributor can obtain an advertisement fee from an advertiser by embedding advertisement audio information. In addition, musicians can get advertisement embedding fees from music data distributors or advertisers by embedding advertisements in their music. The music data distribution user lowers the music data distribution cost by using the music data for the advertiser, and can use the music data distribution service for free or at a low price. Further, the advertiser can perform a pinpoint advertisement in accordance with the music data, and can efficiently and reliably disseminate the information to be conveyed to the target people with a low budget.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining advertising voice information embedding survey data provided in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating music data information provided in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a music data distribution device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for describing data obtained by illegally copying music data distributed from the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Internet 2 Music data distributor 3 User 4 Advertiser 5, 5a Musician 6a, 6b, 6c Personal computer (terminal device) 7 Music data distribution server (data management body) 8 Advertising voice information embedding means 9 Music data information browsing means 10 Music data storage means 11 Music data distribution request receiving means 12 Distribution means 13 Advertising voice information embedding investigation means 14 Advertising voice information embedding request receiving means 15 Advertising voice information embedding request determining means 16 Music data registration request receiving means 17 Music data registration request determining Means 18 Music data adding means 19 Measuring means 20 Distribution data identification signal writing means 21 Advertising voice information data 22 Music data 23 Distribution data identification signal 24 Music data with distribution data identification signal 25 Music data with advertising voice information 26 Data storage area

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A data management body that manages a plurality of music data, and a terminal device that selects and receives desired music data from the data management body via the Internet,
In a music data distribution device that distributes music data to a user via the Internet and a terminal device, an advertisement audio information embedding unit that embeds advertisement audio information relating to a commercial advertisement into distributed music data, and the advertisement audio information is embedded. Music data storage means for storing received music data, music data distribution request receiving means for receiving a music data distribution request output from the terminal device, and the music data storage means based on the received music data distribution request. And a distribution unit for distributing the music data to the terminal device that has requested distribution. 2. The music data distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the music data information browsing means is capable of browsing data relating to the contents of the music data which is useful when a user searches for music data desired to be distributed. Advertising voice information embedding investigation means capable of investigating data content and data relating to embedding of advertising audio information from a terminal device on the advertiser side via the Internet, and embedding of advertising audio information output from the terminal device on the advertiser side An advertisement voice information embedding request receiving unit that receives the request; and an advertisement voice information embedding request determination unit that determines whether the received advertisement voice information embedding request is supported. Only the advertisement voice information determined to be embedded is embedded in the music data by the advertisement information embedding unit. A music data distribution device characterized by the above. 3. The music data distribution device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a music data registration request received by a musician's request from a musician's terminal device is received via the Internet. Music data registration request determining means for determining whether or not the received music data registration request can be handled; and storing the music data determined to be acceptable by the music data registration request determining means on the basis of the music data registration request. And a music data adding unit for additionally storing the music data. 4. The music data distribution device according to claim 1, further comprising a measuring unit for measuring the number of times the same music data is distributed from said distribution unit. . 5. The music data distribution device according to claim 1, wherein a distribution data identification signal capable of identifying distribution data is assigned to the music data in which the advertising voice information data is embedded. A music data distribution apparatus, comprising: a distribution data identification signal writing unit that writes in a data portion, so as to prevent the advertisement audio information from being deleted and the music data from being illegally copied.