JP2002169974A - External character selling system, and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to easily acquire an external character image from a seller and also optimize the setting charge of accounting to a contents provider and the user. SOLUTION: When the ordering information from a contents provider terminal 10 is registered in a seller server 40, a seller terminal 30 generates the external character image on the basis of the ordering information registered in the seller server 40 and registers the image in the seller server 40, and also the URI of the external character image is reported to the contents provider terminal 10. The contents provider terminal 10 generates the contents including the URL of the external character image that is having been reported by the seller terminal 30. A user terminal 50 refers to the contents including the URI of the external character image generated in the contents provider terminal 10, and acquires the external character image registered in the seller server 40 according to the URI. Furthermore, the seller terminal 30 charges the contents provider terminal 10 for accounting, depending on the number of times of acquiring the external character image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an external character sales system for selling an external character image on the Internet and a method for selling an external character using the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various contents have been made public to the public using a network such as the Internet. Has also been developed.

Here, a conventional external character sales system will be described.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional external character sales system.

As shown in FIG. 10, the external character sales system in the conventional example comprises a content provider terminal 110, a content provider server 120, a user terminal 130, and a communication network 200 interconnecting these. Have been.

[0006] The content provider creates a content including an external character image using the content provider terminal 110 and stores the content in the content provider server 120.

[0007] The content provider server 120 publishes the content stored by the content provider on the communication network 200.

[0008] The user is a content provider server 120.
By using the user terminal 130 to access the content published on the communication network 200, the external character image included in the content is acquired and purchased.

In the conventional external character sales system configured as described above, when handling an external character image that is not stored in the content provider server 120, the external character image is created as an image and the content provider server 1
20 is used. In this case,
In the same way that a general image creation is ordered from an image developer (graphic designer), a character image creation is ordered from a character image developer (character designer).

[0010]

However, in the conventional external character sales system described above, the developer of the external character image such as an image or a character uses a certain means that does not pass through a communication network to the content provider. It is necessary to send an external character image, and if a content provider requests the same external character image from multiple users, it is necessary to send the external character image to each user. There is a problem in that it is difficult to send the created external character image to the user to obtain it.

Further, on the content provider side, generally,
Because there is a correlation between the frequency of viewing content and the cost that content providers can devote to content development, there is a tendency that popular content can cost more, but less popular content cannot. There is. However, since the developer of the external character image actually collects the development cost from the content provider when providing the external character image, the developer is required to charge the content provider for the above-mentioned tendency in consideration of the above tendency. There is also a problem that can not be.

On the user side, although the external character image created by the developer is likely to be used in common by a plurality of users, the development cost of each user is solely reduced by each user. There is also a problem that it looks like a structure that pays to the content provider by paying.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and allows a user to easily obtain an external character image from a developer. It is an object of the present invention to provide an external character sales system and an external character sales method using the same, which can optimize a set fee for charging a user.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an external character sales system for selling external character images on the Internet, comprising: a seller terminal for creating and selling external character images; A seller server that registers the external character image created at the seller terminal and publishes the external character image on the Internet, and purchases the external character image sold by the seller terminal and creates a content including the external character image. In order to do so, a content provider terminal that sends order information of a desired external character image to the seller server, and a content created by the content provider terminal are registered and the content is made public on the Internet. A content provider server for
A user terminal for acquiring and purchasing an external character image included in the content published on the Internet by the content provider server, wherein the seller server transmits the external character sent from the content provider terminal. Registering the order information of the image, the seller terminal creates an external character image based on the order information registered in the seller server, registers the created external character image in the seller server, and registers the external character image on the Internet. Publish and notify the content provider terminal of the URI of the external character image, and the content provider terminal transmits the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal.
Is created, and the created content is registered in the content provider server and published on the Internet, and the user terminal refers to the content including the URI of the external character image published on the Internet. And accessing the seller server in accordance with the URI to obtain an external character image registered in the seller server.

Also, there is provided an external character sales system for selling an external character image on the Internet, wherein a seller terminal for creating and selling the external character image and a list of the external character images created by the seller terminal are registered. And a seller server that publishes the list of the external character images on the Internet, and in order to purchase the external character images sold by the seller terminal and create contents including the external character images,
A content provider terminal that selects a desired external character image from a list of external character images published on the Internet by the seller server, and sends order information of the selected external character image to the seller server; A content provider server for registering content created in the content provider terminal and publishing the content on the Internet, and an external character image included in the content published on the Internet by the content provider server User terminal for acquiring and purchasing, the seller server registers the order information of the external character image sent from the content provider terminal, and the seller terminal transmits to the seller server The content provider sends the URI of the external character image based on the registered order information. The content provider terminal creates a content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal, registers the content in the content provider server, and registers the content on the Internet. Publish, the user terminal refers to the content including the URI of the external character image published on the Internet, accesses the seller server according to the URI, and stores the external character image registered in the seller server. It is characterized by acquiring.

Each time the seller server is accessed by the user terminal and the external character image is acquired, the seller server sequentially records the ID of the external character image and the IP address of the user terminal of the access source. The seller terminal refers to the content recorded in the seller server, confirms the number of times the external character image has been acquired and the IP address list of the user terminal of the access source, and according to the number of acquisitions, It is characterized in that charging is made to the content provider terminal.

Further, the content provider terminal charges the user terminal in response to a charging request from the seller terminal.

The seller terminal may store the information on the number of times the external character image has been acquired, information on billing to the content provider terminal according to the number of times of acquisition, and information on an IP address list of the user terminal. The content provider terminal transmits the information to the content provider terminal, and the content provider terminal obtains information on the number of times of the external character image transmitted from the seller terminal, and charges the content provider terminal according to the number of times of acquisition. Referring to the user information and the information of the IP address list of the user terminal, confirming the use result of the external character image in the user terminal, and charging the user terminal according to the use result. It is characterized by.

Also, there is provided a method for selling a private character using the private character sales system, wherein order information of a desired private character image is transmitted from the content provider terminal to the seller server and registered in the seller server. Steps, at the seller terminal, create an external character image based on the order information registered in the seller server, register the created external character image in the seller server, and publish it on the Internet; Notifying the content provider terminal of the URI of the external character image, and creating the content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal at the content provider terminal; Registering the content on the content provider server and publishing the content on the Internet; Referring to the content including the URI of the external character image published on the Internet, accessing the seller server according to the URI, and acquiring the external character image registered in the seller server. It is characterized by the following.

Also, there is provided a method for selling an external character using the external character sales system, wherein the external terminal image is created in advance at the seller terminal, a list of the created external character images is registered in the seller server, and Publishing on the content provider terminal, selecting a desired external character image from a list of external character images published on the Internet, and ordering information of the selected external character image to the seller server. Sending to the seller server and registering it in the seller server, and in the seller terminal, notifying the content provider terminal of the URI of the external character image based on the order information registered in the seller server. And at the content provider terminal,
UR of the external character image notified from the seller terminal
Creating a content including the I, registering the created content in the content provider server and publishing the content on the Internet, and, at the user terminal, UR of the external character image published on the Internet
Accessing the seller server according to the URI to obtain the external character image registered in the seller server.

In addition, each time the seller terminal is accessed by the user terminal and the external character image is acquired, the seller server sequentially records the ID of the external character image and the IP address of the user terminal of the access source. In the case where the seller terminal charges the content provider terminal for billing, the seller terminal refers to the content recorded in the seller server and obtains the external character image. The number of times and a list of IP addresses of the user terminals as access sources are confirmed, and the content provider terminal is charged according to the number of times of acquisition.

Further, the content provider terminal bills the user terminal in response to the billing request from the seller terminal.

[0023] Further, information on the number of times the external character image is obtained from the seller terminal to the content provider terminal, information on billing to the content provider terminal according to the number of times of acquisition, and the user terminal Transmitting the information of the IP address list of the content provider terminal, and charging the user terminal from the content provider terminal,
At the content provider terminal, information on the number of times of acquisition of the external character image transmitted from the seller terminal, information on billing to the content provider terminal according to the number of acquisitions, and IP of the user terminal With reference to the information in the address list, the use record of the external character image in the user terminal is confirmed, and the user terminal is charged according to the use record.

(Operation) In the present invention configured as described above, when the order information of the external character image from the content provider terminal is registered in the seller server, the order information is registered in the seller server in the seller terminal. The external character image is created on the basis of the order information, registered in the seller server, the URI of the external character image is notified to the content provider terminal, and the external character notified from the seller terminal is sent to the content provider terminal. A content including a URI of an image is created, the created content is registered in a content provider server and published on the Internet, and a user terminal refers to the content including a URI of the external character image published on the Internet. , The UR
According to I, the external character image registered in the seller server is acquired.

Thus, the user terminal can easily acquire the external character image created by the seller terminal.

[0026] Further, when a billing request is made from the seller terminal to the content provider terminal according to the number of times the external character image is obtained, or when the content provider terminal transmits the user character to the user according to the usage record of the external character image at the user terminal. When the terminal is charged, it is possible to set a charge for charging the content provider terminal and the user terminal according to the use frequency of the external character image provided by the seller terminal.

[0027]

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

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an external character sales system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the external character sales system in the present embodiment includes a content provider terminal 10, a content provider server 20, a seller terminal 30, a seller server 40, a user terminal 50, A communication network 100 such as the Internet connects these components to each other.

[0030] The content provider terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a personal computer.
0 accesses the external character ordering reception homepage provided on the communication network 100, displays the external character ordering reception service on the screen, and allows the content provider to input ordering information.
It has a function of creating content described in HTML format including I (Unified Resource Indicator) and registering the content in the content provider server 20.

The content provider server 20 is composed of an information processing device such as a workstation server, and is created by the content provider terminal 10 and is
The content described in the ML format is transferred to the communication network 1
It has a Web server function to make it public on the Internet.

The seller server 40 is constituted by an information processing device such as a workstation server.
It has an web server function. Further, the seller server 40
Is a function of authenticating a content provider using the Web server function, a function of receiving order information of a content provider and registering the order information in an internal order DB (not shown), and a function of registering an external character image. And publish it on the communication network 100.

The seller terminal 30 is an information processing device such as a personal computer, and has a function of referring to the external character order information registered in the order DB in the seller server 40 and creates an external character image according to the external character order information. It has a function, a function of registering the external character image in the seller server 40, and a function of charging the content provider in accordance with the number of times the external character image recorded by the seller server 40 is acquired.

The user terminal 50 is constituted by an information processing device such as a personal computer and has a Web browser function. Further, the user terminal 50 has a function of using the Web browser function to refer to and display the content published by the content provider server 20 and the external character image published by the seller server 40 via the communication network 100. Have.

Hereinafter, a method of selling external characters according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the communication network 100 is described as being the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the first embodiment of the external character selling method according to the present invention.

First, the content provider accesses, via his / her own content provider terminal 10, the external character creation order receiving homepage established by the seller on the Internet 100 (step A1).

Next, the seller server 40 displays a login screen as shown in FIG. 3 and authenticates the content provider (step A2). This is because it is necessary to bill the content provider as described later. Note that the method of step A2 is merely an example of a method of identifying a content provider, and any other suitable method may be used in addition to this method.

Next, the content provider logs in on the log-in screen displayed on the seller server 40, and then transmits order information of the external character image desired to be displayed on its own homepage to the seller server 40. (Step A3). In this embodiment, when the content provider logs in, the seller server 40 issues an order ID as shown in FIG. 4, and determines the actual order information, that is, what external character image is desired to be created. The order information is transmitted from the content provider to the seller server 40 using a means such as e-mail. This method is, of course, an example of a method in which the content provider transmits order information to the seller server 40, and if there is another appropriate method other than this method, it may be used. Good.

The seller server 40 receives the order information of the content provider (step A4), and registers this order information in the order DB (step A5). In addition, order DB
The ordering information registered in the information includes information such as an ordering date and time, a content provider ID, an ordering ID, a description of a desired external character image (what external character image is desired), and the like.

Next, the seller terminal 30 is connected to the seller server 4.
An order DB is accessed by referring to the order information (step A6), and an external character image is created based on the order information (step A7). Normally, an external character image is created in an image format used on a homepage, but the file format of the external character image created here is an image format that can be displayed by a browser referring to the homepage. As an image format that can be displayed on the browser, a bitmap format image file such as a GIF format is usually used, but a vector format image file such as SVG may be used.

Next, the seller terminal 30 is connected to the seller server 4.
Then, the user accesses an external character image storage directory (not shown) in the storage unit 0 and registers the created external character image (step A
8) The seller server 40 publishes the content registered by the seller terminal 30 on the Internet 100. Further, the seller terminal 30 notifies the content provider terminal 10 of the URI of the external character image registered in the external character image storage directory in the seller server 40 by means of e-mail or the like (step A9).

Next, the content provider terminal 10 creates a content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal 30 (step A10), and registers the created content in the content provider server 20 (step A10). A11).

Specifically, assuming that the seller terminal 30 creates an external character image of “side” and notifies the content provider terminal 10 of the URI of the external character image, the content provider terminal 10 As shown, a content including “side” as an external character image is created. FIG.
6 is an example in which the content shown in FIG. 5 is specifically described in an HTML file format. As described above, it is possible to describe the URI notified in step A9 and indicate the external character image.

Next, the content provider server 20 publishes the content registered by the content provider terminal 10 on the Internet 100 (step A1).
2).

Next, the user terminal 50 refers to the content of the content provider server 20 published on the Internet 100 using a browser (step A1).
3) Access the seller server 40 in accordance with the URI described in the content to obtain the external character image (step A14).

The seller server 40 sequentially records the ID of the accessed external character image and the IP address of the accessing user terminal 50 each time the user terminal 50 accesses to obtain the external character image. (Step A15).

The seller terminal 30 refers to the seller server 40 to check the number of times the external character image has been acquired and the list of IP addresses of access sources (step A16).
The content provider is charged for an amount corresponding to the number of times of obtaining the external character image (step A17).

(Second Embodiment) In this embodiment, a seller registers a list of pre-created external character images on a seller server and publishes the list on the Internet. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a provider is allowed to select a desired external character image.

For this reason, in the present embodiment, the seller server 40 shown in FIG. 1 has a function of stocking a list of external character images and a function of displaying a list of stocked external character images. In addition, the content provider terminal 10 has a function of selecting a desired external character image from a list of external character images displayed on the seller server 40 and placing an order.

Hereinafter, a method of selling external characters according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 7, and 8. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining a second embodiment of the external character selling method according to the present invention.

In the present embodiment, first, as in the first embodiment, the content provider terminal 10
The user accesses the external character creation order receiving homepage of the seller server 40 via the server 00 (step A1), and the seller server 40 authenticates the content provider (step A2).

Next, the seller server 40 displays a list of stocked external character images on the Internet 100 as shown in FIG. 8 (step B1), and the content provider terminal 10 displays the list of external character images. A desired external character image is selected from among them, and the order information is transmitted to the seller server 40 by specifying the ID of the selected external character image (step B2).

Subsequently, as in the first embodiment, the seller server 40 receives the order information of the content provider (step A4), registers the order information in the order DB (step A5), and enters the seller terminal. 30 is the seller server 4
0 and refers to the order information (step A
6).

In this embodiment, since the external character images stocked in the seller server 40 are ordered, after referring to the order information in step A6, the external character image is not created or registered. Notifies the content provider of the URI of the external character image (step A
9).

The subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the external character image stored in the seller server 40 is reused and used, so that the seller can reduce the cost of creating the external character image and the like. There is an effect that can be. In addition, there is also an effect that the probability of reducing the fee presented to the content provider is high.

(Third Embodiment) This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the content provider bills the user based on the billing request from the seller.

For this reason, in the present embodiment, the content provider terminal 10 shown in FIG. It has a function of receiving information of the IP address list of 50, confirming the use record of the external character image in the user terminal 50 based on the information, and billing the user terminal 50 according to the use record.

Hereinafter, a method of selling external characters in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a third embodiment of the external character selling method according to the present invention.

In the present embodiment, after the processes of steps A1 to A17 are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the content provider terminal 10 transmits the external character image from the seller terminal 30 In response to the billing request, the information of the IP address list of the user terminal 50 of the access source is received, the use result of the external character image in the user terminal 50 is confirmed based on the information, and the user terminal is determined according to the use result. The billing information is transmitted to 50 (step C1).

As described above, in the present embodiment, even if there are a plurality of users, the content provider can charge the user according to the actual use of the external character image by each user. There is an effect that can be.

[0065]

As described above, in the present invention,
When order information of an external character image from the content provider terminal is registered in the seller server, the seller terminal creates an external character image based on the order information registered in the seller server and registers the image in the seller server. And notifies the content provider terminal of the URI of the external character image, creates a content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal at the content provider terminal, and transmits the created content to the content provider server. The user terminal refers to the content including the URI of the external character image published on the Internet and obtains the external character image registered in the seller server according to the URI at the user terminal. It is configured.

Thus, as a first effect, there is an effect that the user using the user terminal can easily acquire the external character image created by the seller using the seller terminal.

As a second effect, in the case where a billing request is made from the seller terminal to the content provider terminal in accordance with the number of times the external character image is acquired, the seller uses the content provider terminal to execute the charging. It is possible to flexibly set a fee, for example, by changing the unit price of an external character image charged to the content provider according to the viewing frequency of the provider's homepage.

As a third effect, in the case where a billing request is made from the content provider terminal to the user terminal in accordance with the usage record of the external character image at the user terminal, the content provider is determined by the user. Even if there is more than one, there is an effect that it is possible to set the fee to be charged to the user according to the actual use of the external character image by each user.

As a fourth effect, since the content provider pays a fee every certain period according to the viewing frequency of the homepage, the cost of creating the external character image can be dispersed over time. effective.

A fifth effect is that a content provider can easily display a high-quality external character image on a homepage.

As a sixth effect, a list of external character images prepared in advance at the seller terminal is registered in the seller server, and a desired external character image is stored in the content provider terminal from the list of external character images. In the case of making the selection, the external character image registered in the seller server is reused and used, so that the seller has the effect of reducing the cost of creating the external character image and the like. In addition, there is also an effect that the probability of reducing the fee presented to the content provider is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an external character sales system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a method for selling external characters according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a login screen for an authentication process performed by the seller server shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying an order ID issued by the seller server shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of content created by the content provider terminal illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which the content shown in FIG. 5 is described in an HTML format.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a second embodiment of the external character selling method of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a list of external character images stored in the seller server shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a third embodiment of the external character selling method of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional external character sales system.

[Description of Signs] 10 Content provider terminal 20 Content provider server 30 Seller terminal 40 Seller server 50 User terminal 100 Communication network

Claims (10)

[Claims] An external character sales system for selling an external character image on the Internet, comprising: a seller terminal for creating and selling the external character image; and registering the external character image created by the seller terminal. A seller server for publishing an external character image on the Internet, and ordering information of a desired external character image for purchasing the external character image sold by the seller terminal and creating a content including the external character image. A content provider terminal for sending to the server, a content provider server for registering content created in the content provider terminal and publishing the content on the Internet, Acquire and purchase external character images included in content published on the Internet The seller server registers order information of the external character image sent from the content provider terminal, and the seller terminal registers the order information registered in the seller server. Creating an external character image based on the above, registering the created external character image in the seller server and publishing it on the Internet, notifying the URI of the external character image to the content provider terminal, and providing the content The user terminal creates a content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal, registers the created content in the content provider server and publishes the created content on the Internet, With reference to the content including the URI of the external character image published on the Internet,
A private character sales system, wherein the private character sales system accesses the seller server in accordance with the URI and acquires a private character image registered in the seller server. 2. An external character sales system for selling an external character image on the Internet, wherein a seller terminal that creates and sells the external character image and a list of the external character images created by the seller terminal are registered. A seller server for publishing the list of external character images on the Internet; and a server for purchasing the external character images sold by the seller terminal and creating contents including the external character images. A content provider terminal that selects a desired external character image from a list of external character images disclosed above, and sends order information of the selected external character image to the seller server; and Content provider for registering content to be created and publishing the content on the Internet And a user terminal for acquiring and purchasing an external character image included in the content published on the Internet by the content provider server, wherein the seller server is provided from the content provider terminal. Registering the order information of the sent external character image, the seller terminal notifies the content provider terminal of the URI of the external character image based on the order information registered in the seller server, The provider terminal creates a content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal, registers the content in the content provider server and publishes the content on the Internet, With reference to the content including the URI of the external character image published on the Internet,
A private character sales system, wherein the private character sales system accesses the seller server in accordance with the URI and acquires a private character image registered in the seller server. 3. The external character sales system according to claim 1, wherein the seller server accesses the user terminal and obtains the external character image each time the user terminal accesses the external character image. The IP address of the original user terminal is sequentially recorded, and the seller terminal refers to the content recorded in the seller server, and counts the number of times the external character image is acquired and the user terminal of the access source. A list of IP addresses, and billing the content provider terminal according to the number of acquisitions. 4. The external character sales system according to claim 3, wherein the content provider terminal charges the user terminal in response to a charging request from the seller terminal. Sales system. 5. The external character sales system according to claim 4, wherein the seller terminal includes information on the number of times of acquisition of the external character image, information on billing to the content provider terminal according to the number of acquisitions, and The information of the IP address list of the user terminal is transmitted to the content provider terminal, and the content provider terminal transmits the information on the number of times of acquiring the external character image transmitted from the seller terminal, With reference to the information of the billing request to the corresponding content provider terminal and the information of the IP address list of the user terminal, the usage record of the external character image at the user terminal is confirmed. An external character sales system, wherein the user terminal is charged. 6. An external character sales method using the external character sales system according to claim 1, wherein the content provider terminal sends order information of a desired external character image to the seller server, and the sales are performed. Registering in the seller server; creating, in the seller terminal, an external character image based on the ordering information registered in the seller server; registering the created external character image in the seller server; And the URI of the external character image
Notifying the content provider terminal of the content provider terminal, creating a content including the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal at the content provider terminal, and transmitting the created content to the content provider terminal. Registering in a server and publishing on the Internet; and in the user terminal, referring to a content including a URI of the external character image published on the Internet and accessing the seller server according to the URI. Acquiring the external character image registered in the seller server. 7. An external character sales method using the external character sales system according to claim 2, wherein the external terminal image is created in advance at the seller terminal, and a list of the created external character images is stored in the seller server. Registering and publishing on the Internet, at the content provider terminal, selecting a desired external character image from a list of external character images published on the Internet, and ordering information of the selected external character image Sending to the seller server and registering with the seller server; and at the seller terminal, based on order information registered in the seller server, the URI of the external character image is the content provider. Notifying to the terminal, the content provider terminal includes the URI of the external character image notified from the seller terminal. Creating a content, registering the created content in the content provider server and publishing the content on the Internet, and, at the user terminal, a content including a URI of the external character image published on the Internet. Referring to and accessing the seller server according to the URI to obtain an external character image registered in the seller server. 8. The external character sales method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the seller server accesses the user terminal and obtains the external character image each time the external character image is acquired. Recording the IP address of the user terminal of the access source sequentially, and when charging from the seller terminal to the content provider terminal, recording in the seller server at the seller terminal With reference to the content, the number of times the external character image is acquired and the IP address of the user terminal of the access source
A method of selling external characters, comprising checking an address list and charging the content provider terminal according to the number of acquisitions. 9. The method for selling external characters according to claim 8, wherein the content provider terminal bills the user terminal in response to a billing request from the seller terminal. External character sales method. 10. The external character sales method according to claim 9, wherein the seller terminal sends the content provider terminal information on the number of times of acquiring the external character image, and the content provider terminal according to the number of times of acquisition. And transmitting information of a billing request to the user terminal and information of an IP address list of the user terminal. In the case where the content provider terminal charges the user terminal, the content provider terminal Referring to the information on the number of times of acquisition of the external character image transmitted from the seller terminal, information on billing to the content provider terminal according to the number of acquisitions, and information on the IP address list of the user terminal. And confirming the use record of the external character image in the user terminal, and charging the user terminal in accordance with the use record. External character sale how to.