JP2002222330A - Storage medium and dealing method and dealing system by using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage medium which automatically starts a system by the insertion of the storage medium, speedily purchases service information on a plurality of sites through a network, manages the purchase of information not in a terminal unit but in a user unit and eliminates illegal use and to provide dealing method/system using the storage medium. SOLUTION: The system includes the network which can deal with a large quantity of service information such as a picture, music, a document and a program at high speed. A server 10 having a function supplying service information of a plurality of sites 40 by a group is installed on the network. A program communicating with the server having a service information supply function through the network, and a managing program managing purchased service information by a group are stored in the attachable/detachable storage medium 34 having an information storage area storing at least information. The storage medium is connected to the information processor 30 of a computer on the network. When the purchase of service information is confirmed, service information is down-loaded on the storage medium from the server in the group unit and is stored/managed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage medium and a transaction method and system using the storage medium. The present invention relates to a storage medium provided and a transaction method and system using the storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the exchange of information and provision of services via networks, electronic commerce, and the like have become active, and services that can be connected to a network with a single touch of a menu have been provided.

[0003] In this case, when purchasing service information to be serviced via a network, if a credit card number or the like is input and authenticated, the service information is downloaded from the server via the network, and a disc or the like is downloaded. It is controlled to be stored in the nonvolatile memory.

In addition, a plurality of sites that provide service information are linked to enable one integrated shopping. For example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 7, a server is provided with an inter-site linkage function for linking a plurality of sites, and as if the plurality of sites were integrated into one integrated shopping cart (Cart).
Shopping at

However, in the integrated shopping cart example, since the client terminal corresponds to one cart, the purchased service information is temporarily downloaded to the terminal and then copied to a medium owned by each user. Become. Therefore, the concern that the service information is illegally used by a plurality of users is not solved on the shopping site side, and the user side needs an extra cumbersome operation to purchase the service information. For this reason, in many conventional shopping cart systems, only the site provides the above functions, and the client terminal displays products on each shopping site provided from the server, and selects / orders products. Instruction function was limited.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a system is automatically started by inserting a storage medium so that service information of a plurality of sites can be quickly purchased through a network, and information can be purchased on a terminal basis. Instead, a storage medium that manages on a user-by-user basis to eliminate unauthorized use, and a transaction method and system using the storage medium.

[0007]

In order to solve this problem, a transaction method according to the present invention provides a system including a network capable of handling a large amount of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs at high speed. A server having a function of providing service information of a plurality of sites in a group on a network, and a removable storage medium having at least an information storage area for storing information through a network. A program that communicates with the server having a service information providing function, and a management program that manages purchased service information in a group are stored, and the storage medium is connected to an information processing device such as a computer on a network. When the purchase of the service information is confirmed, a group is transmitted from the server to the storage medium. It said service information flop unit, characterized in that it is stored and managed is downloaded. Here, the service information is stored in advance in a read-only area or a writable area of a storage medium. Further, the purchase of the service information is displayed on the information processing apparatus as being mounted on a cart representing a group purchase.

Further, the transaction system of the present invention is a transaction system including a network capable of handling a large amount of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs at a high speed, provided on the network. A server having a function of providing service information of a plurality of sites in groups, a program for communicating with the server having a service information providing function via a network, and a management program for managing purchased service information in groups are stored. A removable storage medium having an information storage area for storing at least information, and the storage medium is connected, and when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, the server stores the service information in groups on the storage medium. Downloading and storing and managing computers and other devices on a network And having a distribution processing unit. Here, the storage medium stores the service information in a read-only area or a writable area of the storage medium in advance. Further, the information processing device displays the purchase of the service information as being mounted on a cart representing a group purchase.

Further, the server of the present invention is a server of a transaction system including a network capable of handling a large amount of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs at high speed, and is provided on the network. Means for managing service information of a plurality of sites in groups, a program for communicating with the server having a service information providing function via a network, and a management program for managing service information to be purchased in groups,
A detachable storage medium having at least an information storage area for storing information is connected, and when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, the service information is downloaded from the server to the storage medium in a group unit and stored and managed. Means for communicating with an information processing device such as a computer on a network.

A storage medium according to the present invention is a removable storage medium used in a system including a network capable of handling a large amount of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs at high speed. A network that has at least an information storage area storing a program that communicates with the server having a service information providing function via a network, and a management program that manages service information to be purchased in groups; Connected to an information processing device such as a computer on the upper side, and when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, a server provided on the network and having a function of providing service information of a plurality of sites in a group unit. The service information is downloaded and stored and managed. Here, the storage medium stores the service information in a read-only area or a writable area of the storage medium in advance. Further, the information processing apparatus includes a program for displaying the purchase of the service information as being mounted on a cart representing a group purchase. Further, the storage medium includes:
It is selected from optical disks such as CDs, DVDs and card-type CDs, magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, IC cards, smart cards, and cards such as compact flash cards.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to describe the present invention in more detail, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Example of Configuration of Transaction System of Present Embodiment>
First, the concept of the transaction system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transaction system includes a server 10, the Internet 20, and a disk (DISK).
It is composed of a client 30. Here, server 1
Although 0 is shown to include a plurality of shopping sites 40, the plurality of shopping sites 40 may be connected to the Internet as another server.
FIG. 1 illustrates such an example.

The functions of the server 10 are roughly divided into a user management function, a cart server function, and a hyperlinkage function. Note that a server function including connection to the Internet is not shown. The user management functions include user registration and user information management for user registration, password and fingerprint authentication for user authentication, and signature (including digital signature) authentication. Including. The cart server functions include a Commerce Maker function and a sales support (Sal
es Adviser) function, and the transaction creation function includes functions such as receiving order data from users, sorting order data, linking order data to each shopping site, acquiring purchase history, etc. Includes functions such as analysis of order data based on purchased product information and purchase routes, background and purchase history, and reporting to each shopping site. The hyper linkage function has a function of spatially linking a plurality of shopping sites 40.

On the other hand, the functions of the disk client 30 stored in the optical disk 34 of this embodiment are roughly classified into a user management function and a client function. Note that terminal functions including connection with the Internet are not shown. The user management function includes user registration (Registratio
It includes a user registration function for n), a service member registration function, a user information management function, a password authentication function for user authentication (Authentication), a fingerprint authentication function, and a signature (including digital signature) authentication function. The cart client function includes a purchasing ability and a cart management function. The purchasing function includes functions such as storing selected products and requesting an order. Further, a plurality of shopping carts (for example, Cart 1, Cart 2,...) Are managed by the cart information management function.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the construction of a transaction system for realizing the concept based on the functions shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, configurations that perform the same functions as FIG. 4 are indicated by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 5, the server 10 is provided with service software (DISKShopping Support Service) of the transaction system.
On top of this, link software (WebShop
ping Site Linkage) and cart configuration software (Cart System)
Has been built. On the other hand, each client is managed by the optical disk 34 and implements a cart shopping function. That is, each terminal is simply a box that provides basic functions such as connection to the Internet and hardware, and the optical disc 34 carried by each user implements the cart shopping function.

<Example of Hardware Configuration of Transaction System of Present Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a simple example of hardware constituting a transaction system of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, elements performing the same functions as in FIGS. 4 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The server 10 includes an arithmetic and control CPU 11 for controlling the entire server, a ROM 12 for storing fixed parameters and fixed programs used by the CPU 11, and a user management program 1 for realizing the user management function shown in FIG.
3a and a program including a cart processing program 13b for realizing a cart server function, and an R for storing processing data.
An external storage device 14 such as a disk for storing data including the AM 13 and the user management data 14a for realizing the user management function of FIG. 4 and the cart processing data 14b for realizing the card server function is realized by a general-purpose computer. It is possible. Here, the hyper linkage function and the like are not shown. Further, each program may be configured to be loaded from the external storage device 14 to the RAM 13 and executed.

The client terminal 30 comprises a CPU 31 for calculation and control for controlling the entire client terminal, and a CPU
A ROM 32 for storing fixed parameters and fixed programs used by the RAM 31, a RAM 33 for storing programs and data common to terminals, a user management program 34a for realizing the user management function of FIG. 4, and a cart processing program for realizing the cart client function 34b, the user management data 34c and the cart processing data 34
an optical disk 34 for storing data including d.
It can be realized by a general-purpose computer. Each program may be configured to be loaded from the external storage device 14 to the RAM 13 and executed.

The server 10 is connected via the Internet 20
, And the plurality of shopping sites 41, 42,... And the client terminals 30 to 3n communicate, thereby realizing the transaction system of the present embodiment.

<Operation Example of Transaction System of Present Embodiment>
The right side of FIG. 7 shows a transaction concept of the transaction system of the present embodiment.

The client inserts the optical disk 34 having the cart client function 30 into the client terminal and starts the cart client function. When connected to the site 10 having a cart server function via the Internet 20, the site 10 provides information to the client as if a plurality of shopping sites 40 were integrated into one shopping site. The client selects and orders products as if shopping in the store with a cart while watching the display screen of the client terminal. In this case, one-to-one transaction with one shopping site is possible, but if you freely select products from multiple shopping sites in one cart and place a batch order, the server will link the order information and The client processes the order as if it were an order to one shopping site. Then, the merchandise is downloaded from the plurality of ordered shopping sites to the client, and the merchandise is not stored in the client terminal but is stored in the optical disk 34 via the client terminal.

Therefore, since the product is provided only to the optical disk 34 of the client who has purchased the product, it is easy to prevent unauthorized use by a plurality of clients. The client can keep the secret of personal information by carrying the optical disk 34 instead of a notebook or wallet.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the procedure of the transaction part of FIG. 7 in more detail.

First, the client starts shopping with the cart 1 and selects a product a of the shopping site A and a product d of the shopping site B (step). The product a of the shopping site A and the product d of the shopping site B are stored in the cart 1 of the optical disk 34 (step). In this case, two processes are conceivable corresponding to the following processes at the time of order. One is
At this point, a product that is made inaccessible with a secret key or the like is stored in the cart 1 of the optical disc 34 of the client, and a release key for only the ordered product is sent after the order is made, so that the product can be accessed. At this time, an ID or the like that can specify a product is stored on the optical disc 3 of the client.
4 is stored in the cart 1 and the ordered product is sent after the order. It should be noted that the above two examples are not limited, and may be selected depending on the length of the town load time of the product.
In addition, the commodity is previously stored in the optical disc 34 as inaccessible by using a secret key or the like, and when the commodity is selected, the optical disc 34 is stored.
If it is determined whether or not the product is above, and if only the release key is sent, it is possible to purchase a product having a long download time in a short time. The above method may be set for each product, each product store, each shopping site, or each cart, or may be selected by the client.

Next, the client starts shopping with the cart 2, and selects a product c of the shopping site B and a product f of the shopping site C (step). The product c of the shopping site B and the product f of the shopping site C are stored in the cart 2 of the optical disc 34 (step). As with the steps, various methods are also possible.

The client orders the goods in the cart 1 and the cart 2 in a lump (step). Here, it is desirable that the list of products stored in the cart is displayed again so that a product to be purchased can be selected from the listed products. The order data is distributed to each shopping site (step), and the purchase information is returned (step). According to the above-described control at the time of storing the product, in the method of downloading the product in the cart in advance and the method of storing the product in the cart, the release key of the ordered product is sent and the ID of the product is stored in the cart. If
At this point, the product is downloaded. Here, payment for product purchases is made using a conventional credit card,
A method of issuing an invoice off-line may be used, but a method of performing payment by a prepaid fee stored on an optical disk of a client or electronic money is more convenient.

[0028] The purchased goods are
4 is stored in an accessible manner in the shopping cart storage unit.

<Example of Flowchart of Transaction System of Present Embodiment> FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing an example of operation of the transaction system of the present embodiment. In this flowchart, an example in which a product is downloaded based on the product information (for example, ID) in the cart after an order is placed in the above method, but another method can be realized by a simple modification.

When the client inserts the optical disk into the client terminal and instructs the transaction system of the present embodiment from the main menu, the execution of the program is started and the connection with the server is automatically performed. In step S91, the client waits for a purchase instruction. If there is a purchase instruction, the flow advances to step S92 to request selection of a cart. When the client selects the cart, in step S93 the cart N
o. Is sent to the server.

In the server, in step S111, the cart No. Waiting for information, Cart No. When the information is received, the cart N specified in step S112
o. A shopping site that can be traded is searched for, and the searched shopping site and products provided by the site are spatially configured and returned to the client in step S113.

When the client receives the product information in step S94, the client displays the product information spatially in step S95, and performs display control so as to move in the store as if a cart was drawn. In step S96, selection of a purchased product is waited, and if there is a selection, the selected product is notified to the server in step S97. In step S98, the end of the product selection is determined. If not, the process returns to step S94 to repeat the display and selection of the product.

When the server receives the product information selected in step S114, the server adds the selected product information to the cart in step S115, and waits for an order instruction that is the end of product selection in step S116.

When the client finishes selecting a product in step S98, end information is sent to the server in step S99, and the server proceeds from step S116 to step S117, where the product to be purchased is registered and notified to each shopping site. In step S118, merchandise from each shopping site is transmitted to the client. The client waits for a response to the purchase acceptance from the server in step S100, and stores the downloaded product in a predetermined area of the optical disc in step S101.

<Example of Product (Service) and Cash Flow in Transaction System of Present Embodiment> FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of product (service) and cash flow in the above-described transaction system of the present embodiment. FIG. The flow in FIG. 6 is merely an example, and various modifications are possible in view of contracts between partners who construct a transaction system, improvement of services to clients, and the like.

In FIG. 6, the end user 30 corresponds to the client 30 of the configuration example, and the cart service client 4
0 corresponds to the shopping site 40 of the configuration example, and DIS
The K platform service 10 is a server 10 of a configuration example.
Is equivalent to

In FIG. 6, a communication service provider 50 and a customer center 60 corresponding to system maintenance and the like are added as suppliers that complement the operation of the present system. Although the relationship is shown in detail, the description is omitted here because it becomes complicated here.

Incidentally, a configuration is conceivable in which the service information is already stored when the disc is purchased, and the release key is purchased from the shopping site.

Although the network is the Internet, the present invention is not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the storage medium is a CD,
Although described as an optical disk such as a DVD or a card-type CD, a card such as a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, an IC card, a smart card, a compact flash card, or the like may be used.

Although the general purpose computer has been described as an example of a client terminal, the present invention is an invention having a feature in storage of a storage medium. It can be installed not only in mobile phones, electronic organizers, wired telephones and facsimiles, but also in all household appliances.

[0042]

According to the present invention, the system is automatically started by inserting a storage medium, and the purchase of service information of a plurality of sites via a network can be quickly realized.
It is possible to provide a storage medium that manages the purchase of information on a user basis, not on a terminal basis, and eliminates unauthorized use, and a transaction method and system using the storage medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of each device constituting a transaction system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the transaction system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the transaction system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a transaction system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of a transaction system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a service, cash, and contract flow of the transaction system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a transaction concept of the transaction system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a transaction procedure of the transaction system of the present embodiment.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuo Saito 27, Matsubara, Kami-Aiko, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture Within Optrom Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tadahiro Imagi 7-22-45N, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo . (72) Inventor Naohuni Yoshida 7-22-45 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo S.Excel 3F Base Technology Co., Ltd.

Claims (11)

[Claims] Claims 1. A transaction method in a system including a network capable of handling a large amount of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs at a high speed, wherein service information of a plurality of sites is grouped on the network. A server having a function of providing service information, a program for communicating with the server having a service information providing function via a network on a removable storage medium having at least an information storage area for storing information, and service information to be purchased. And a management program for managing the storage medium in a group. The storage medium is connected to an information processing apparatus such as a computer on a network, and when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, the server stores the storage medium. The service information is downloaded and stored and managed in groups. A transaction method characterized by that: 2. The transaction method according to claim 1, wherein the service information is stored in a read-only area or a writable area of a storage medium in advance. 3. The transaction method according to claim 1, wherein the purchase of the service information is displayed on the information processing device as being mounted on a cart representing a group purchase. 4. A transaction system including a network capable of handling a large amount of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs at high speed, wherein service information of a plurality of sites provided on the network is grouped. A server having a function of providing service information, a program for communicating with the server having a service information providing function via a network, and a management program for managing service information to be purchased in a group. A removable storage medium having a storage area, the storage medium is connected, and when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, the service information is downloaded from the server to the storage medium in a group unit and stored and managed. Having an information processing device such as a computer on a network Trading system characterized by the following. 5. The transaction system according to claim 4, wherein the storage medium stores the service information in a read-only area or a writable area of the storage medium in advance. 6. The transaction system according to claim 4, wherein the information processing apparatus displays the purchase of the service information as being mounted on a cart representing group purchase. 7. A server of a transaction system including a network capable of handling a large amount and high speed of service information such as images, music, voices, documents, programs, etc., provided on the network and provided with service information of a plurality of sites. , A program that communicates with the server having a service information providing function via a network, and a management program that manages purchased service information in a group. A removable storage medium having an area is connected, and when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, a computer or the like on a network that downloads and manages the service information from the server to the storage medium in a group unit. Means for communicating with the information processing apparatus. Server of the trading system. 8. A removable storage medium used in a system including a network capable of handling a large amount of high-speed service information such as images, music, voices, documents, and programs, the service information being provided via the network. A program that communicates with the server having a providing function, and a management program that manages service information to be purchased in groups, has at least an information storage area for storing information, and information on a computer or the like on the network Connected to a processing device, when the purchase of the service information is confirmed, the service information is downloaded in a group unit from a server provided on the network and having a function of providing the service information of a plurality of sites in a group. A storage medium characterized by storage management. 9. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the storage medium stores the service information in a read-only area or a writable area of the storage medium in advance. 10. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the information processing apparatus includes a program for displaying the purchase of the service information as being mounted on a cart representing a group purchase. 11. The storage medium is selected from an optical disk such as a CD, a DVD, and a card-type CD, and a card such as a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, an IC card, a smart card, and a compact flash (registered trademark) card. The storage medium according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein: