JP2002123635A - Method and system for calculating royalty and storage medium stored with royalty calculation program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for calculating royalty by which method and system a royalty can be easily distributed to a secondary literary work as well in the distribution of a literary work on a network, and a storage medium stored with royalty calculation program. SOLUTION: When information on a right holder containing a name, a mail address and an account number, the distribution rate of benefit to the holder and contents are secondary literary works, information on right licensed person including a name, a mail address and an account number of the licensed person and a royalty rate to be paid to the holder are registered on a database, the database is read out and on the basis of the distribution rate and the royalty rate, the royalty is distributed to each of holders and licensed persons.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a device for calculating a royalty fee and a storage medium storing a royalty fee calculation program. Who have
And a storage medium storing a royalty calculation program and a royalty calculation method for distribution to a licensee.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional method for payment of online content on a network is such that a content purchaser deposits money using a payment method such as a credit card, a debit card, a prepaid card, and a card operating company deducts the commission. You have credited the content seller.

[0003] When the royalty payment method for contents is a royalties method, the contents seller pays royalties to the copyright holders in accordance with the amount of money received and a prescribed royalties rate. I have.

[0004] In Japanese Patent Application No. 7-248896, a database is provided in which a deposit of a content seller and a portion of a plurality of right holders is registered, and distribution is realized.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method, when the network becomes widespread and the contents distribution develops, the contents are easily digitized and the contents can be easily copied and transformed. The demand for use increases. Therefore, a system for easily granting and distributing rights in secondary use is required. However, since digital contents can be easily copied and modified, tertiary use, quaternary use, and multi-order use are conceivable. Creating a distribution table of right holders for distribution is not the right holder of the original content. Registration is also required, which complicates matters.

[0006] The term "secondary use" as used herein includes not only modification and translation, including use of original contents, but also composite works made by combining a plurality of contents, edited works obtained by editing the same, and the like. .

In the invention of Japanese Patent Application No. 7-248896, a database of right holders is created at the time of registering content, so in the case of a secondary work, all right holders of the original work must also be registered. However, there is a problem that the registration process is troublesome.

[0008] Further, when the copyright information of the original work is changed, there is a problem that all secondary works based on the original work must be changed.

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in the distribution of copyrighted works on a network, a royalty calculation method and apparatus and a copyright that can easily distribute copyrights to secondary works. It is an object to provide a storage medium storing a fee calculation program.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

According to the present invention (claim 1), in a rights fee calculation method for distributing profits obtained by selling contents to a right holder and a licenser, right holder information including a name, an e-mail address and an account number is provided. Licensing information including the ID of the original content of the content, the name of the licensor, an e-mail address, and an account number; The royalties to be paid to the licensee are registered in a database (step 1), the database is read out (step 2), and the royalty is distributed to each right holder and each licensee based on the distribution rate and the royalties. (Step 3).

According to the present invention (claim 2), when royalties are distributed (step 3), an input of an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content is accepted, and a licensor's share is calculated. The result is stored in a storage medium, and the distribution process of the right holder is called using the content ID and the revenue amount of the content as arguments, and the distribution process is performed for all the right holders of the content and the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content. Is calculated, and the distribution process is recursively executed using the IDs of the original content, the calculated rights of all rights holders, and the amount to be paid to the right holders of the original content as arguments, and performs the distribution process. Calculate the royalties of
The royalties of the original content are subtracted, the distribution of the right holder of the content is calculated, and the calculation result is stored in the storage medium.

According to the present invention (claim 3), when royalties are distributed (step 3), an input of an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content is received, and the royalties are calculated from a database based on the ID of the content. It reads out and calculates the licensor's share based on the profit amount and the royalties.

According to the present invention (claim 4), the calculation of the first share of the royalties for all the right holders is repeated for several times of the original content based on the profit amount and the royalties, and a database is created based on the content ID. From the original content ID,
The royalty rate is read out with reference to the database from the original content ID, the calculation of the fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content is repeated for several times of the original content, and the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content from the first share Is subtracted to obtain the total to be paid to the right holder of the content, and the distribution of the right holder of each content is calculated based on the total and the distribution ratio for each right holder of the content.

According to the present invention (claim 5), when a license is granted or a database is updated, a licensee,
The distribution ratio of the right holder is calculated in advance, the calculation result is held in the distribution database, and when calculating the royalty, the distribution database is read and the distribution result is calculated.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

[0017] The present invention (claim 6) is a royalties calculation device for distributing profits obtained by selling contents to right holders and right licensors, based on a content ID that uniquely specifies contents. The right holder information including the right holder's name, e-mail address, and account number, the right holder's distribution ratio, if the content is a secondary work, the ID of the original content of the content, the name of the right licensor, The database 111 which holds the rights grantor information including the e-mail address and the account number, the royalties to be paid to the right holder, and the database 111 stores the right holder information, the right holder distribution rate, and whether the contents are secondary works. For example, content registration means 112 for registering the ID of the original content of the content;
The distribution unit and the royalties are read out from the database 111 and the licensing means 113 for registering the licensors' information and the royalties to be paid to the licensors, and the distribution of the royalties to each licensor and the licensor is performed. Rights distribution means 116.

According to the present invention (claim 7), the royalties distribution means 1
At 16, the licensor's equity calculation means 114 and the licensor's equity calculation means 115 are configured. The licensor's equity calculation means 114 receives input of an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content. Means for calculating the share of the user and storing the calculation result in a storage medium;
Means for calling the right holder's equity calculation means 115 using the content ID and the profit amount of the content as arguments, and the right holder's equity calculation means 115 should pay all right holders of the content and right holders of the original content Means for calculating the amount of money, means for recursively calling the right holder's equity calculation means using the ID of the original content, all the right holders calculated by the amount calculation means, and the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content as arguments, It has means for calculating the royalty rate of the right holder of the original content, means for subtracting the royalties of the original content, and means for calculating the distribution of the right holder of the content and storing the calculation result in a storage medium.

According to the present invention (claim 8), the royalties distribution means 1
In step 16, means for receiving the input of the ID of a certain content and the profit amount of the content, reading the royalties from the database based on the ID of the contents, and based on the profit amount and the royalties rate, the share of the licensor It has a licensor's equity calculation means 114 comprising means for performing calculations.

The present invention (claim 9) provides a royalty distribution means 1
At 16, the means for repeating the calculation of the first share of the royalties for all the right holders by the number of the original contents based on the profit amount and the royalties, and reading the original content ID from the database based on the ID of the contents Means for reading out the royalties by referring to the database from the original content ID and repeating the calculation of the fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content for several times the original content; Calculating a total of rights to be paid to the right holder of the content by subtracting an amount to be paid, and calculating a distribution of right holders of each content based on the total and a distribution ratio for each right holder of the content; It has means 115.

According to the present invention (claim 10), a means for preliminarily calculating the distribution ratio of the licensor and the right holder in response to a license or updating of the database 111 and holding the calculation result in the database 111 is provided. In calculating the right fee, there is provided a means for reading the database 111 and calculating the distribution result.

[0022] The present invention (claim 11) is a storage medium storing a royalty calculation program for distributing profits obtained by selling contents to right holders and licensees, and uniquely specifies the contents. Based on the content ID, the rights holder information including the name, e-mail address and account number of the rights holder, the distribution ratio of the rights holder, and if the content is a secondary work, the ID of the original content of the content,
The licensee information including the licensee's name, e-mail address and account number, and a database holding the royalties to be paid to the licensee, the licensee information, the distribution ratio of the licensee, and the contents as secondary works If there is, the content registration process of registering the ID of the original content of the content, the rights licensing process of registering the rights licensor information and the royalties to be paid to the rights holder, and reading the distribution rate and royalties from the database, A right fee distribution process for calculating the distribution of the right fee to each right holder and right licenser.

According to the present invention (claim 12), the royalties distribution process comprises a first royalties distribution process and a second royalties distribution process. A process of receiving the input of the ID and the revenue of the content, a process of calculating the licensor's share and storing the calculation result in the storage medium, and a second process in which the content ID and the revenue of the content are used as arguments. Calling a royalties distribution process of
The second royalties distribution process is a process of calculating the amount of money to be paid to all right holders of the content and the right holder of the original content, and all the right holders calculated by the ID and amount calculation process of the original content and the original content. A process for recursively calling the second royalty distribution process with the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content, a process for calculating the royalty rate of the right holder of the original content, and a process for subtracting the royalties of the original content. Calculating the distribution of the right holder of the content, and storing the calculation result in the storage medium.

According to the present invention (claim 13), in the right fee distribution process, a process of receiving an input of an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content,
A licensor's share calculation process comprising reading the royalties from the database based on D and calculating the licensor's interests based on the earnings and the royalties.

According to the present invention (claim 14), in the royalties distribution process, the calculation of the first share of the royalties for all the rights holders is repeated for a number of times of the original content, based on the revenue amount and the royalties. Read the original content ID from the database based on the content ID, read the royalties by referring to the database from the original content ID, and calculate the fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content by the number of the original content. A process to be repeated for each content, and subtracting the amount to be paid to the original content right holder from the first interest to obtain a total to be paid to the right holder of the content. Based on the total and the distribution ratio for each right holder of the content, each content is obtained. Has a right holder equity calculation process consisting of a process of calculating the distribution of right holders. The present invention (claim 15) provides
Granting rights, or with the update of the database as a trigger, the licensee, the distribution ratio of the rights holder is calculated in advance, the process of holding the calculation result in the database, and when calculating the royalty, read the database, And having a process for calculating a distribution result.

As described above, in the present invention, the ID of the original content is stored as well as the distribution ratio using the ID that can uniquely specify the content. for that reason,
This eliminates the need to re-write the right information of the original content at the time of registration, and makes it possible to avoid complicated data updating and data inconsistency caused by updating the information of the original content.

Further, according to the present invention, the calculation module for the distribution of the royalty can be divided into two of the distribution of the licensor and the distribution of the licensor. By performing the processing of distribution of the right fee recursively, the processing procedure is simplified, and the system implementation can be facilitated.

Further, according to the present invention, the distribution ratio is calculated in advance at the time of granting the right and updating the database.
It is possible to increase the speed when actually calculating the royalty. This makes it possible to reduce the processing time in the case of batch processing when the distribution of rights takes an operation mode such as monthly.

[0029]

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the entire system of the present invention.

The system shown in FIG. 1 comprises a contents sales service system 100, a rights holder terminal 200, a rights licensor terminal 300, a purchaser terminal 400, and a communication network 500.
0, the rights grantor terminal 300 and the purchaser terminal 400 are connected to the communication network 500.

The right holder terminal 200 has an access unit 210 for the right holder to transfer / receive data to / from the royalty distribution device 110.

The licenser terminal 300 has an access unit 310 for the licensee to transfer and receive data to and from the rights distribution device 110.

[0033] The purchaser terminal 400 has an access unit 410 for transferring and receiving data to and from the cyber mall system 120.

Content sales service system 100
Is a royalty distribution device 110, an electronic mall system 120 for selling contents, and an electronic mall system 12
0, a billing system (charge collection system) 130 for billing when the end user purchases the content, and a fee transfer for paying the royalty to the licensee based on the distribution result from the royalty distribution device 110. It has a system 140.

The contents sales service system 1
00, a user database or the like may be prepared to manage users, and a mechanism for access control and security protection may be provided for each right holder, right licensor, and purchaser.

The royalties distribution device 110 is a database 1
11, a content registration unit 112, a right granting unit 113, a right fee distribution unit A114, and a right fee distribution unit B115.

The database 111 stores the content I
D, the right holder information (name, mail address, account number, etc.), the distribution ratio of the right holder, and the ID of the original content are registered using an ID called a content ID as a key.
In addition, the licensee information (name, e-mail address, account number, etc.) and the royalties to be paid to the right holder are the license ID.
And a content ID as a key.

A set of a content ID and a license ID is simply called an ID.

The content registration unit 112 assigns a content ID to content right holder information including at least the right holder's name, mail address, and account number, and registers the content right holder information in the database 111.

The license granting unit 113 assigns a license ID to the content license information including at least the name of the licensee, the mail address, and the account number, and registers the license ID in the database 111.

The royalty distribution unit A114 calculates the distribution of the royalty of the licensee.

The right fee distribution unit B115 calculates the right fee distribution of the right holder.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

FIG. 4 is a sequence chart of the entire system of the present invention.

The content right holder accesses the content registration unit 112 of the right fee distribution device 110 from the right holder terminal 200 (step 101), and obtains right holder information (name, mail address, account number, etc.) and its distribution rate, If it is a secondary work, the I of the original content (original work)
By inputting D, a content ID whose content is uniquely determined is obtained from the present system (step 10).
2).

The author writes the content and the content I
D is used as a group, and is promoted to be published on a homepage or sold to various organizations, and a licensee for the content is invited.

When a third party wants to obtain a sales license or a usage license by promoting, the rights licensing unit 113 of the present system is used.
(Step 103), and the rights grantor information (name, e-mail address, account number, etc.)
The contract conditions such as the permission period and the royalty rate to be paid to the right holder are input (step 104).

The permission condition is notified to the right holder (step 105), and the right holder returns "OK" indicating permission or "NO" indicating rejection to the right distribution unit 110, and the right distribution unit 110 Returns OK to the licenser terminal 300 if OK to the licenser terminal 300, and notifies NG if it is NG (steps 106 and 107).

If the contract is complicated, the contract itself may be processed offline in advance (step 104), and a function may be provided which simply inputs the result. The user terminal 200 may access the right granting unit 113.

When the contract is over, the right holder delivers the content to the right licensor (step 108), and the right licensor sells the content to the end user.

If the licensee does not have a sales system, the license is entrusted to another electronic mall system. In addition, the licensor notifies the charging system 130 of the transfer account number in advance, and notifies the charge transfer system 140 of the debit account number.

The sales amount of the sold contents together with the contents ID is transmitted from the charging system 130 to the right distribution device 11.
0 (step 111).

The right distribution device 110 distributes the right fee,
The account number and the deposit amount are transferred to the fee transfer system 140 (step 112).

According to the information, the fee transfer system 140 withdraws and transfers the deposit amount from the account number of the licensee. The transfer notice is sent to the right holder 200 of the right holder and the terminal 300 of the right holder (step 113).

Next, the content registration processing in step 101 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the content registration unit of the rights distribution device of the present invention.

The right holder terminal 200 of the right holder (or the representative if there is more than one) accesses the right fee distribution device 110 and obtains right holder information (name, mail address, account number, etc.).
And the distribution ratio, and, if it is a secondary work, the ID of the original content (original work). A plurality of original content IDs may exist (step 201). The royalties distribution device 110 checks the validity of the data, such as whether there is no input information, whether there is no improper value, or whether the total distribution rate is 100% (step 20).
2). If it is correct, the data is stored in the database 111, and if not, it is prompted for re-input (step 203). Then, a content ID which is a unique ID of the data is given (step 20).
4). The assigned content ID is notified to the right holder terminal 200 by e-mail (step 205).

Next, the operation of granting a right will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the rights granting unit of the rights distribution device of the present invention.

The right granting unit 113 of the right fee distribution device 110
When accessed from the licensor terminal 300 of the licensor or the licensor terminal 200 of the licensor (licee), the licensor information (name, e-mail address, account number, etc.) The terms and conditions such as the license period and the royalty rate to be paid to the right holder are received as the rights grant information. The rights grantor mentioned here includes not only a license related to the sale of the publishing right and the copy right, but also a license granted for the secondary use such as the adaptation right (step 301).

The royalties distribution apparatus 110 checks the validity of the data, such as whether there is any missing input information or whether an incorrect value is entered (step 302).

If the information is correct, the information entered by the rights grantor is transmitted to the mail address described in the rights holder information at the time of content registration, and if not, the user is prompted to re-enter (step 303). The content to be transmitted is a content ID and information input by the rights grantor from the rights granting terminal 300. If the right holder can accept the content from the right holder terminal 200, the right holder prepares the purport of OK, and if not, prepares the purport of NG. Notify by creating a notification e-mail that conforms to the format.

The royalty distribution device 110 receives a mail from the copyright holder's right holder terminal 200 (step 304). If the mail is OK, the data is stored in the database 111 (steps 305 and 306). Then, the unique I of the license
The license ID D is assigned as a subkey of the content ID (step 307). The assigned ID is notified to the licensor terminal 300 of the licensor (step 3).
08). If it is NG, the licensor terminal 3 indicates NG.
00 (step 305, step 309).

In the above description, as a method of delivering contents, the present apparatus may have a function of storing contents. The storage function is provided with security and cannot be accessed unless a designated key is given for each content. The registration of the content entity is performed in step 201 described above, and the key issuance is performed in step 204. When sending the ID to the licensor in step 308, the key is also received. The licensor uses the key to access the storage function of the apparatus and obtain the content entity.

In the case where the licensee sells the content, the selling method is as follows.
And sell it online. If the licensor does not have a sales system, the licensor shall outsource the sales to another electronic mall system.

Next, a distribution method in the right fee distribution units A114 and B115 of the right fee distribution apparatus 110 will be described. The royalties distribution unit A114 calculates the share of the rights (royalties distribution). The royalty distribution unit B115 calculates the rights holder's share (royalties distribution), including the distribution of rights holders of the original content. The royalty distribution unit B115 is used recursively inside the apparatus. The expression “used recursively” means that the right distribution calculation of the original content is performed when the tertiary use, the quaternary use, and the multi-order use are performed.

The right fee distribution unit A114 has a content ID
And the amount of profit for that ID are input. The input may be an input from a person (user) who performs the work of distribution of the right fee, or may be an input from any billing system (step 401). The royalty distribution unit A114 reads the royalties by referring to the database 111 using the input content ID as a key. The licensor's interest is calculated from the read royalties. The calculation formula is expressed as follows: licensor's equity = revenue amount × (1−tax rate) (step 402).

The calculation result is written into a file inside or outside the royalty distribution unit A114. Also, instead of writing to a file, you can display it on the screen, print it,
A new database may be prepared and written, or information may be transmitted to the network (step 40).
3).

Next, the right use distribution unit A114 calls the right fee distribution unit B115 with the content ID and the profit amount for the content ID as arguments (step 40).
4). FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a right fee distribution unit B of the right distribution apparatus according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

The royalty distribution unit B115 called from the royalty distribution unit A114 calculates the interests of all the right holders. If the calculated content is a secondary work, the calculation result includes not only the equity but also the amount paid to the right holder of the original content. The formula for calculating equity 1 is expressed as follows: equity 1 = revenue amount × royalty rate (step 501).

Next, the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content is calculated. A variable (subtraction amount) is initialized in advance. The ID of the original content is read out with reference to the database 111 using the content ID as a key. Original Content I
D and equity 1 obtained in step 501 as arguments
The calculation module of the royalty distribution unit B115 is recursively called (step 502).

Next, the duty rate is read out with reference to the database 111 using the ID of the original content as a key. The fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content is obtained by the following formula (step 503).

The amount of the subtraction = the amount of the subtraction + the equity 1 × the royalties of the original content The processing of steps 502 and 503 is repeated by the number of the original contents.

The net interest (equity 2) of the right holder of the content is represented by the following expression: equity 2 = equity 1−subtraction (step 504).

Next, using the ID as a key, the database 11
1, the right holder and the distribution ratio of the right holder are read out. The calculation of the share of the right fee for each right holder is expressed by the following equation: Equity per right holder = Equity 2 × Distribution Ratio (Step 505)

The calculation result is added to the file created in step 403 described above. Also, instead of writing to a file in step 403, it is displayed on the screen,
It may be printed, a new database may be prepared and written, or if information is transmitted to the network, the information is additionally written according to the method (step 506).

Step 505 and step 506 are repeated by the number of right holders.

In calculating the distribution rate, the input of the profit amount in step 401 is deleted, and the calculation can be performed by setting the profit amount in step 402 to 1.

[0079]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the following embodiment, right holder 1, right holder 2,
Registration and distribution of a work 1 created by three right holders 3 and a secondary work and a work 2 of work 1 created by copyright holder A and right holder B using work 1 as original content Will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram (at the time of content registration) showing the contents of the database of the work 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The database 111 shown in FIG.
For each D, the rights holder name, contact information, account number, distribution ratio, original content ID, license ID, licenser, contact information,
Account numbers, contract conditions, royalties and the like are stored.

First, the work 1 is registered. The distribution rate is
For example, if the right holder 1 is 50%, the right holder 2 is 30%, and the right holder 3 is 20%, the contents shown in FIG. 9 are registered by following the procedure of the flowchart shown in FIG. .

Also, for the work 1, the publisher 1
Obtains publishing rights at a royalties of 10% until March 31, 2002, and in order to create work 2, rightsholder A as a representative includes alterations at a royalties of 40% as a secondary usage fee If the right of secondary use is granted, the contents of the database shown in FIG. 10 are obtained by following the procedure of the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram (when a right is granted) showing the contents of the database of "work 1" according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Also, for the copyrighted work 2, the right holder 1
0%, right holder 2 has 20% distribution, publisher 1 has 200
Assuming that the publishing right is acquired at a 10% royalties until March 31, 2009, the database 11 of the work 2 is obtained in the same manner.
The contents of 1 are as shown in FIG.

Next, distribution will be described.

Assume that there is a profit of $ 10,000 for the work 2. In the billing system 130, the input from the fee transfer system 140 to the right fee distribution unit 114 is ID: 2-1; First, the distribution of the publisher 1 as the licensor is 10,000 × (1-0.1) = 9000, which is $ 9,000.

The royalty distribution unit A114 has ID: 2-1,
With the profit amount of $ 10,000 as an argument, the royalty distribution section B1
Call 15

The total amount (equity 1) to be paid to all the right holders and the right holders of the original contents is 10,000 × 0.1 = 1000, which is $ 1,000.

Next, the original content ID: 1-2 is read out, and the royalty distribution unit B115 is recursively called using the ID: 1-2 and the equity 1 ￥ 1,000 as arguments.

The rights distribution unit B 115 called recursively
Then, the stake 2 of all the right holders in the work 1 is 1000 × 0.4 = 400, which is $ 400.

The distribution ratio of the right holder of the work 1 is as follows: Right holder A: 400 × 0.5 = 200 Right holder B: 400 × 0.3 = 120 Right holder C: 400 × 0.2 = 80 Become.

Next, the right fee distribution B called recursively
After the processing of 115, the original (copyright 2 (ID: 2-1)
The processing returns to the right fee distribution unit B115.

The royalties of the work 1 (ID: 1-2) are 1000 × 0.4 = 400. Therefore, the share 2 of all the right holders in the work 2 is 1000−400 = 600. The distribution ratios of the right holders are as follows: right holder 1: 600 × 0.8 = 480 right holder 2: 600 × 0.2 = 120.

By writing these distribution results in a file or the like as needed, a distribution table as shown in FIG. 12 can be obtained. By passing this table separately to the fee transfer system 140, it is possible to distribute profits.

In the above embodiment, each of the components of the royalty distribution device 110 shown in FIG.
8 are described as a program, a disk device connected to a computer used as a rights distribution device, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-ROM The present invention can be easily realized by storing it in a portable storage medium such as the above and installing it when implementing the present invention.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the claims.

[0097]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the distribution of copyrighted works such as video and music on a network, complicated rights caused by secondary use (reuse, duplication, modification, editing, etc.) in a computer. It is possible to accurately calculate the royalty fee for the right holder even under the relationship.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the entire system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sequence chart of the entire system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of a content registration unit of the right distribution device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of a right granting unit of the right distribution device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of a right fee distribution unit A of the right distribution device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of a right fee distribution unit B of the right distribution device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram (at the time of content registration) showing the contents of a database of “work 1” according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram (when a right is granted) showing the contents of a database of “work 1” according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the contents of a database of “work 2” according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a distribution result of one example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 content sales service system 110 royalties distribution device 111 database 112 contents registration means, contents registration section 113 licensing means, licensing section 114 licensor share calculating means, royalties distribution section A 115 licensing share calculation means, royalties Distribution unit B 116 Right distribution unit 120 Electronic mall system 130 Billing system (charge collection system) 140 Charge transfer system 200 Right holder terminal 210 Access unit 300 Licenser terminal 310 Access unit 400 Purchaser terminal 410 Access unit 500 Communication network

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[Claims] Claims 1. A method for calculating a royalty fee for distributing profits obtained by selling contents to a person who has a right to obtain profits, such as a content copyright owner (hereinafter referred to as a right holder), and a right licensor. Right holder information including name, e-mail address, account number and distribution ratio of profit to the right holder, if the content is a secondary work, the ID of the original content of the content, name of right licensor, e-mail address, account The licensor information including the number and the royalties to be paid to the licensor are registered in a database, the database is read out, and based on the distribution rate and the royalties, each licensor, each licensor, Royalties are distributed to royalties. 2. When distributing the royalties, receiving an input of an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content, calculating a stake of the licensor, storing a calculation result in a storage medium, Using the content ID and the amount of revenue of the content as arguments, call the distribution process of the right holder, as the distribution process, calculate the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content and all the right holders of the content, The distribution process is recursively called and the distribution process is performed by using the ID of the original content, the calculated amount of the rights holder, and the amount to be paid to the rights holder of the original content as arguments, and the rights holder of the original content. 2. The royalties of the original contents are calculated, the royalties of the original contents are subtracted, the distribution of right holders of the contents is calculated, and the calculation result is stored in a storage medium.
The right fee calculation method described. 3. When distributing the royalty, receiving an input of an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content, reading the royalties from the database based on the ID of the content, and The royalties calculation method according to claim 1, wherein the licensor's share is calculated based on the royalties. 4. The calculation of the first share of the royalties for all the rights holders is repeated for several times of the original content based on the profit amount and the royalties, and the original content is stored in the database based on the content ID. Read the ID, read the royalties from the original content ID by referring to the database, repeat the calculation of the fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content for several times the original content, 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: calculating a total to be paid to the content right holder by subtracting an amount to be paid to the right holder, and calculating a distribution of the right holder of each content based on the total and a distribution ratio of each content right holder. Royalties calculation method. 5. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of: calculating a distribution rate of said licensee and said right holder in advance by licensing or updating of a database; holding a calculation result in a distribution database; 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the distribution database is read to calculate a distribution result. 6. A royalties calculation device for distributing profits obtained by selling contents to a person who has a right to obtain a profit, such as a contents copyright owner (hereinafter referred to as a rights holder), and a licenser. Based on the content ID that uniquely identifies the content, the rights holder information including the name, e-mail address and account number of the rights holder, the distribution ratio of the rights holder, and if the content is a secondary work, the contents Licensor information including the ID of the original content, the licensor's name, e-mail address, and account number, and a database holding royalties to be paid to the licensor, the database includes the licensor information and the licensor Content distribution means for registering the ID of the original content of the content if the content is a secondary copyrighted work; A license granting means for registering a royalty rate to be paid; and a royalty distribution means for reading the distribution rate and the royalty rate from the database and calculating the distribution of the royalty to each right holder and licenser. A royalty calculation device, characterized in that: 7. The royalties distribution means comprises licensor's equity calculation means and licensor's equity calculation means, wherein the licensor's equity calculation means inputs an ID of a certain content and a profit amount of the content. Receiving means, calculating the licensor's share, storing the calculation result in a storage medium, and calling the right holder's equity calculating means using the content ID and the revenue of the content as arguments. The right holder's equity calculating means comprises: an amount calculating means for calculating an amount to be paid to all right holders of the content and the right holder of the original content; and an ID of the original content and the amount calculating means. Means for recursively calling the right holder's equity calculation means with the calculated right holders and the amount to be paid to the right holder of the original content as arguments, 7. A means for calculating a royalty rate of a content right holder, a means for subtracting the royalty amount of the original content, and a means for calculating distribution of the content right holder and storing the calculation result in a storage medium. A royalties distribution device as described. 8. The royalties distribution means: means for receiving an input of a content ID and a profit amount of the content; reading the royalties from the database based on the content ID; 7. The royalties calculation device according to claim 6, further comprising licensor's share calculating means for calculating the licensor's share based on the royalties. 9. The royalties distribution means, based on the amount of revenue and the royalties, repeats the calculation of the first share of the royalties for all the rights holders for the number of original contents, and the ID of the contents. Means for reading the original content ID from the database based on the original content ID, reading the royalties by referring to the database from the original content ID, and repeating the calculation of the fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content by the number of the original content. Subtracting the amount to be paid to the original content right holder from the first interest to obtain a total to be paid to the content right holder, and calculating the total of each content based on the total and the distribution ratio of each content right holder. 7. The royalties calculation device according to claim 6, further comprising rights holder equity calculation means comprising means for calculating rights holder distribution. 10. A means for preliminarily calculating the distribution ratio of the licensor and the licensor, triggered by the licensing or updating of the database, holding the calculation result in the database, and calculating the royalties 10. The royalties distribution device according to claim 6, further comprising: a means for reading the database and calculating a distribution result. 11. The profit obtained by selling the content is
A storage medium storing a copyright holder or other person who has a right to obtain a benefit (hereinafter referred to as a right holder) and a royalty calculation program for distribution to a licenser, and uniquely identifies the content Based on the content ID, the right holder information including the right holder's name, e-mail address, and account number, the distribution ratio of the right holder, and if the content is a secondary work, the ID of the original content of the content, the license In the database that holds the licensor information including the name, e-mail address, and account number of the licensor, and the royalties to be paid to the licensor, if the rights holder information, the distribution ratio of the licensor, and the content are secondary works For example, a content registration process for registering the ID of the original content of the content, a rights licensing process for registering the licensor information and the royalty rate to be paid to the licensor. And a royalties distribution process for reading the distribution rate and the royalties from the database and performing a calculation for distributing the royalties to each right holder and licensee. The storage medium in which it was stored. 12. The royalties distribution process comprises a first royalties distribution process and a second royalties distribution process, wherein the first royalties distribution process comprises a content ID and a content ID. A process of receiving an input of a revenue amount, a process of calculating the share of the licensor, and storing the calculation result in a storage medium; and a step of obtaining the second right using the ID of the content and the revenue amount of the content as arguments. A process of invoking a fee distribution process, wherein the second right distribution process calculates the amount to be paid to all right holders of the content and right holders of the original content, and an ID of the original content. And the amount of money to be paid to the right holder of the original content as arguments, and the second right A process of recursively calling a distribution process, a process of calculating a royalty rate of the right holder of the original content, a process of subtracting a royalty amount of the original content, and calculating a distribution of a right holder of the content, and calculating the calculation result. 12. A storage medium storing the royalty distribution program according to claim 11, further comprising a process of storing the right fee distribution program in the storage medium. 13. The royalties distribution process includes: a process of receiving an input of a content ID and a revenue amount of the content; reading the royalties from the database based on the content ID; 12. The storage medium storing a royalties calculation program according to claim 11, comprising a licensors equity calculation process comprising a process of calculating the licensors' equity based on the royalties. 14. The royalties distribution process includes: repeating a calculation of a first share of royalties for all the right holders for a number of times of original content based on a revenue amount and the royalties; Reading the original content ID from the database based on the original content ID, reading the royalties by referring to the database from the original content ID, and repeating the calculation of the fee to be paid to the right holder of the original content by the number of times of the original content. Subtracting the amount to be paid to the original content right holder from the first interest to obtain a total to be paid to the content right holder, and calculating the total of each content based on the total and the distribution ratio of each content right holder. 12. A rights holder equity calculation process comprising the process of calculating rights holder distribution.
A storage medium storing the described right fee calculation program. 15. A process of calculating the distribution ratio of the licensor and the licensor in advance, triggered by the licensing or updating of the database, and retaining the calculation result in the database; and calculating the royalties. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: reading the database and calculating a distribution result.
15. A storage medium storing the right fee distribution program according to any one of 1 to 14.