JP2002324150A - Book output system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opportunity of announcement to an open book using a book output system, and also to perform market research thereof. SOLUTION: A book output system is provided with a portable communication terminal being an origin of application of delivery subscription of the open book being supplied toward a unspecified number of receivers from a specified sender, a delivery server for performing the delivery subscription of the open book depending on the delivery subscription application, and a printing terminal for printing and outputting the open book subscribing for the delivery. The system is provided with a book accumulating means for accumulating and delivering the open book to be a delivery object, an author information management means for being associated with the book accumulating means and managing information with respect to an author of each open book, perform a predetermined market research processing in association with the delivery of each open book, and a market research coping means for accumulating research information obtained as a result of the market research processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a copyrighted work output system, for example, by making a reservation using a mobile phone equipped with a browser in a mobile phone network that provides an Internet connection service, to thereby obtain a copyrighted work such as a comic or a novel. Is preferably applied to a case where printout is performed in units of authors or works.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are a number of periodic journals that are published regularly with a weekly, biweekly, monthly or other publication cycle.

[0003] In addition, there are many books and book books which are not published regularly as described above but are published one by one.

[0004] The contents published in periodic journals vary widely, such as manga, novels, current affairs, etc., but if it is limited to one brand, it usually has some kind of uniformity.

[0005] For example, in the case of a periodic magazine (manga magazine) whose main content is comics, various comics created by many comic artists are listed. That's it, the content of the manga serialized progresses.

[0006] A book or book is usually created or written in its entirety by a single author. If the book or book is not popular and the number of copies sold is small, the publisher may need to publish it. Even the cost can not be recovered and suffers a great disadvantage. For this reason, books and books are often published after the author's (the work's) popularity has been confirmed through the number of copies of the periodic magazine and the response from readers.

[0007] In other words, periodic journals are also used as a means of market research for predicting whether a book or a book can be reliably sold in a certain number or more.

[0008]

However, as with books and monographs, periodic journals themselves cannot be published only by the author's creative activities and writing activities, but can be edited and edited.
Because it costs a lot of expenses such as sales cost and printing cost, we can not sell more than a certain number of copies assumed in advance,
The more unsold magazines (ie, the higher the return rate), the less publishers can recover their costs and the greater the loss.

Therefore, unless a certain degree of marketability (such as the copyrighted work and the author's popularity) is confirmed, the work (eg, comics) of a new author (eg, a new manga artist) will Even publishing in periodicals is difficult.

[0010] On the other hand, from the author's point of view, when asking an editor or the like to have a work published in the periodic magazine, if there is information that objectively supports his / her marketability (popularity, etc.), , By presenting that information,
While it is possible to increase the likelihood of publication, new creators who have no track record have the opportunity to obtain such support.
It is almost nonexistent.

The amount of paper resources consumed for publishing in advanced countries such as Japan is enormous (for example, in Japan, about 5 billion books and magazines per year (including 4 billion of them) Magazines)), and a slight increase in the return rate of periodic magazines generates a huge amount of waste paper such as magazines. Therefore, an increase in the return rate is a problem from the viewpoint of effective use of paper resources.

As a method of suppressing the consumption of paper resources, it is conceivable to use a so-called online magazine (web magazine). In this case, the performance of a personal computer or the like used as a terminal (for example, the resolution of a display screen) And mechanical use environment (for example, when reading a paper medium, it is not possible to freely change the position while holding the hand and read, and the fixed position display screen must be seen from a certain distance. Due to the requirements and various conditions such as the size and shape of the display screen), it is not always possible to provide a comfortable environment to the reader, but it has not yet become widespread.

[0013] Even when publishing an online magazine, if an attempt is made to publish an equivalent of a regular journal as a regular paper medium, the above-mentioned editing work cannot be omitted, and a new system is required. Since the work load associated with the construction and input of data, etc., is added, it is the same as the case of the above-described paper medium in that a predetermined number of copies must be sold in advance.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a portable communication system which is an application source of an appointment reservation for a public work supplied from a specific sender to an unspecified number of recipients. A work output system comprising: a terminal; a delivery server for executing a delivery reservation of the published work in response to the grant reservation application; and a print terminal for printing out and delivering the published work reserved for delivery. (1) a work accumulation means for accumulating and delivering the published work to be issued;
(2) creator information management means associated with the literary work accumulating means and managing information on the creator of each publishing work; and (3) predetermined market research processing in connection with delivery of each publishing work. And stores market research information obtained as a result of the market research processing.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (A) Embodiment An embodiment will be described below, taking as an example a case where a copyrighted work output system according to the present invention is applied to a communication system capable of printing out a manga work.

In this embodiment, a manga reader (U1 or the like) examines the profile of a manga artist (mainly a newcomer manga artist) using a mobile phone (21 or the like), and then finds out a work of an interested manga artist. Apply for an appointment reservation (reservation application) for each work, and apply for the actual grant corresponding to the reservation application from remote printer terminals located anywhere (delivery application)
And is realized by print output from the remote printer terminal.

Further, the present embodiment is characterized in that in connection with these series of operations, marketing research relating to the popularity of each manga artist is executed.

(A-1) Configuration of the Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a communication system 10 of the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the communication system 10 comprises:
Internet 11, mobile phone network 12,
A printer network 13 and a work server 14 are provided.

The mobile phone network 12 includes:
A mail delivery server (not shown), an HTTP server, a base station, and the like are included, and the base station and the mobile phone 21 are connected by wireless communication.

The mobile telephone network 12 provides an Internet connection service under the management of the connection management center 16. In addition to a basic telephone system for making a telephone call between mobile telephones, the mobile telephone network 12 usually has an Internet connection. An e-mail system (e.g., MUA, MTA) for exchanging e-mail via the Internet and a hypertext system for exchanging hypertext via the Internet are provided.

Therefore, the mobile phone (for example, 21) accommodated in the mobile phone network 12 connects to the Internet 11 as long as the function of the mobile phone itself permits (ie, as long as a browser or mailer is installed). To browse Web pages and exchange electronic mail.

Although the configuration of the connection management center 16 will be described later, all connections between a mobile phone (one of which is the mobile phone 21) in the mobile phone network 12 and the Internet 11 are performed via the connection management center 16. Will be

The printer network 13 includes a router (not shown) and the like, and is connected to a remote printer terminal 22.

The printer network 13 is connected to the Internet 11 in the same manner as the mobile phone network 12.
An e-mail system for exchanging e-mails via the e-mail and a hypertext system for exchanging hypertexts may be provided. The system does not have to be provided.

The contents of the e-mail system and the hypertext system in the mobile phone network 12 can be basically determined freely by a mobile phone operator who operates and manages the mobile phone network 12. As long as you connect to the Internet 11, if you build a system that is too peculiar, the Internet 1
Since it is highly likely that the connection with the Internet 1 cannot be performed normally, it is usually the same as the Internet 11 or the Internet 1
It is considered that an e-mail system and a hypertext system similar to 1 will be constructed. This applies to the printer network 13 as well.

A number of remote printer terminals (one of them is a remote printer terminal 22) provided in the printer network 13 are fixedly arranged at various places in the city. For example, it may be arranged in a convenience store or a station premises.

The work server 14 sends a reservation application message RS for a manga work provided from the mobile phone 21 via the mobile phone network 12 and the Internet 11.
The content of the manga work reserved according to 1 is received from the remote printer terminal 22 by receiving the grant application message RQ,
It has a function of transmitting the comic work data MU2 and the like.

The transmitted manga work data MU2 is
In response to the operation of the same user (applicant or reader) U1 as the person who operated the mobile phone 21, the grant application message RQ
Is printed out from the remote printer terminal 22 that has transmitted the.

The work server 14 also has various functions, such as a function of distributing history data HS relating to the manga artist to the mobile phone 21 and a function of performing market research prior to or independently of the reservation request message RQ. It is a multifunctional server equipped with functions.

Here, the background information is information on the background of each newcomer's manga artist, and is an advertisement for attracting readers to new manga artists who are often unknown to readers. The information has a meaningful meaning. Therefore, the background information is not necessarily limited to the information indicating the background of the manga artist, but may be a catchphrase, a publicity phrase, an inscription on the right, an illustration for the advertisement drawn by the manga artist, and the like.

However, the background information is stored in the portable telephone 21
The mobile phone 21 with many function restrictions
However, in order to be able to receive data normally and to allow the user U1 to easily recognize the data, it is necessary that the data amount is not too large, and in the case of illustrations, it is difficult to use very precise data.

In the configuration of FIG. 1, the mobile phone network 12, the printer network 13, and the work server 14
Are connected to the Internet 11 and can communicate with each other via the Internet 11.

Next, a configuration example of a main part of the portable telephone 21 will be described with reference to FIG.

The function of the mobile phone 21 differs depending on the mobile phone operator of the mobile phone network 12 to which the mobile phone 21 belongs.
It also differs depending on the cellular phone maker, the manufacturing development time, and the like.

The function of the portable telephone is also a component of the electronic mail system and the hypertext system of the portable telephone network 12 described above.

(A-1-1) Configuration Example of Mobile Phone In FIG. 2, the mobile phone 21 includes a transmission / reception unit 30, a display unit 31, an application unit 32, a storage unit 33, and an operation unit 34. ing.

The transmission / reception unit 30 is provided with, for example, a CDMA (code division multiple access) processing circuit in addition to an antenna and various high-frequency circuits, and faces the base station.

The application section 32 executes an application (reservation application, grant application) for distribution of the comic work data MU2 to the work server 14, and includes a mailer for a predetermined mobile phone or a mobile phone. It has a browser.

There are various types of mailers for mobile phones, but the common feature is that the functions are limited, such as the number of characters that can be transmitted and received is smaller than that of mailers mounted on personal computers and the like. is there. Similarly,
There are various types of browsers for mobile phones, but in all cases, the size of a readable Web page is smaller than that of a browser mounted on a personal computer or the like (for example, the size of one page is 5
There is a functional limitation that color pages cannot be displayed and only black and white is displayed.

Therefore, if the size of one Web page is larger than 5 Kbytes, it is usually impossible to browse at all. It may be possible to browse if there is a small Web page by chance,
Basically, it is safer to consider that only Web pages created for the mobile phone network 12 can be browsed by a mobile phone (for example, 21) in the mobile phone network 12.

In addition, differences between markup languages for describing Web pages (for example, compact HTML and HDML)
Web page that can be browsed by a certain mobile phone
It also happens that pages cannot be viewed on other mobile phones.

In the present embodiment, a reservation application for the delivery of a manga work is basically made using a predetermined application form FM1 (see FIG. 4). It is also possible to apply by exchanging voice guidance and a PB (push button) signal. The same applies to the distribution application of the history data HS of the cartoonist.

The most preferable case from the viewpoint of the operability at the time of application and the load on the work server 14 is the case (first case) in which a browser (mailer) is installed in the application unit 32, but the second case is preferable. Is the case where only the mailer is installed (second case), and the last is the case where neither the browser nor the mailer is installed (third case).

However, in the present embodiment, these first to third
In either case, it is possible to make a reservation application for the delivery of manga works (and an application for distribution of career data).

Storage unit 33 connected to application unit 32
Functions as a memory for reading a Web page (reservation application form FM1 or the like) at the time of browsing in the first case, and an e-mail being created (e-mail for reservation application) in the second case. Function as a memory for storing e-mail), but not used in the third case.
Therefore, when the mobile phone 21 is a mobile phone corresponding to the third case, the storage unit 33 can be omitted.

The display section 31 is a section for displaying the contents of a Web page or an e-mail on a screen so that the user U1 who carries and operates the mobile phone 21 can view it. Therefore, in the mobile phone of the third case, the display unit 31 is not used at least for reservation application or distribution application.

The operation unit 34 connected to the application unit 32 and the display unit 31 is an operation unit having operation keys used for filling in the application form FM1, creating an e-mail, or transmitting the PB signal. .

The main configuration of the work server 14 that receives the reservation request message RS1 indicating the reservation request and the distribution request message RS2 indicating the distribution request from the mobile telephone 21 via the mobile telephone network 12 and the Internet 11 An example is as shown in FIG. Although the work server 14 can be provided in the printer network 13, the reservation application message RS1 and the distribution application message RS2 are received from the cellular phone network 12 (the cellular phone 21 therein), and the grant application message RQ is received from the printer network Since the work server 14 is received from the remote printer terminal 22), it is considered that the work server 14 is efficiently arranged on the Internet 11 and has excellent realizability.

The work server 14 is also basically a Web server.
Although it is a type of server b, it also has a function to cope with the above-described second and third cases.

In the present embodiment, the work server 1
4 is one server, but if necessary,
The function may be realized as a work site composed of a plurality of LANs (local area networks) and computer terminals.

(A-1-2) Configuration Example of Work Server In FIG. 6, the work server 14 includes a transmitting / receiving unit 40.
, An authentication unit 41, a delivery unit 42, first to third data processing units 43 to 45, a cache memory 46, a database processing unit 47, a database 48, and a receiving unit 49.
And a market research unit 50.

The transmission / reception unit 40 communicates with the mobile phone 21 when receiving a reservation application,
It is a part that can communicate with the remote printer terminal 22 at the time of delivery.

Authentication section 41 connected to said transmission / reception section 40
Is a part for verifying the validity of the applicant (here, the user U1) and the validity of the terminal (here, 22) at the time of delivery of the manga work. This verification is performed by comparing the reader identifier received at the time of the reservation application from the mobile phone 21 with the reader identifier received at the time of the grant application from the remote printer terminal (for example, 22).

As the reader identifier, the work server 14
Any identifier can be used as long as it can substantially uniquely identify the user (for example, U1) as a client (for example, a pre-assigned password may be used). However, here, the telephone number of the mobile phone carried by each user (TN1 in the case of the mobile phone 21) is used as the reader identifier.

By using a universal identifier such as a telephone number as a reader identifier, it is possible to respond not only to readers who have previously registered as members but also to access from non-registered readers. It contributes to expanding the user base of the system 10.

[0057] However, in the case of a member reader, the personal information (age, sex, occupation, etc.) can be registered at the time of member registration. However, in the case of a non-member reader who has not registered as a member, the personal information is unknown. Therefore, there is an inconvenience in conducting marketing research. Therefore, for example, it is preferable to encourage the member reader to register as much as possible by, for example, allowing the member reader to receive the service of the communication system 10 at a lower service fee than the non-member reader.

Since a published manga work is originally a work provided from a specific sender to an unspecified number of recipients, if the cost of operating the communication system 10 is reduced by the applicant (manga reader) If authentication is not burdened, such authentication itself can be omitted. The financial resources for eliminating the burden on the applicant include advertising fees paid by the advertiser for advertisements added to the output manga works, and data storage collected from new manga artists who can obtain a place to present the works by the communication system 10. It is possible to reduce the financial risks associated with the recruitment of new manga artists, and to pay fees collected from publishers who can conduct publishing activities more safely than before.

However, here, it is not possible to completely offset the cost by the advertisement fee or the like, but the applicant is required to bear some cost burden, and the authentication is performed.

It is considered important that the number of operations performed by the applicant for the authentication is not so complicated.

In the case of a mobile phone which requires a high level of portability and compactness and has a limited number of operation keys, it is not always easy to input kana, kanji, alphabets, etc. Therefore, it is preferable not to adopt a configuration that requires input of a user's address, name, and the like. Ideally, it is desirable for the user to be able to receive an output service or the like with the same level of convenience or more as when actually purchasing a manga magazine or the like at a bookstore.

If necessary, when making a reservation application using a mobile phone (for example, 21) or a distribution application, weak authentication is performed using only the telephone number, and a remote printer terminal (for example, 22) is used. Strong authentication may be performed.

The first data processing unit 43 has a function as a Web server equipped with CGI or the like. The first data processing unit 43 uses an HTML file for an applicant applying using a browser of a personal computer, and a browser of a mobile phone. A browser of a terminal (for example, a browser installed in the application unit 32 of the mobile phone 21) in response to a browsing request of a compact HTML file (or an HDML file or the like) for an applicant (for example, U1) making a reservation application or a distribution application.
Equipped with a function to send to

The first data processing unit 43 analyzes the contents of the completed application form FM1 sent back from the browser of the mobile phone 21, and if the application can be normally received, the application is processed by the distribution application. In the case of (1), a function is provided to return the history data HS, and in the case of the reservation application, a confirmation message indicating completion of reception in an HTML format (compact HTML format (or HDML format)).

That is, since the history data HS is mainly composed of character information and has only a small amount of data, it can be sufficiently browsed even by the portable telephone 21 having a limited function. It is distributed directly to the mobile phone 21. On the other hand, the comic work data MU2 is image data and is difficult (or impossible) to be viewed on the mobile phone 21, so that the comic work data MU2 is issued by printing out via the remote printer terminal 22.

On the other hand, the second data processing section 44 is a part having a function as a mailer, and is a mailer for an applicant applying using a mailer of a personal computer, and an applicant applying for using a mailer of a portable telephone ( For example, it has a mailer for U1), morphological analysis, syntax analysis,
It is equipped with a natural language processing unit that executes natural language processing such as semantic processing.

That is, the mailer in the second data processing unit 44 decodes the received e-mail, and the natural language processing unit processes the decoded result. However, in the case of a distribution application, a cartoonist identifier) or the applicant's telephone number is acquired.

When an application is made using a standard application form (for example, FM1), such natural language processing is usually unnecessary, but when the application is made by e-mail, the description content is not changed. Because it is indefinite, natural language processing is required. The execution of natural language processing is considered to impose a considerable load on the processing capacity of the work server 14, and therefore, when importance is placed on efficiency, the reservation application by e-mail may not be performed (there is no such application). If the second
The data processing unit 44 can be omitted).

However, in this case, in order to respond to a reservation request from an applicant having a mobile phone having various functions, a reservation request by electronic mail is also supported.

The work data identifier is an identifier for uniquely specifying a comic work requested by a reservation applicant. Although any character string or symbol string may be used as the work data identifier, a numeral (10
Radix).

Next, the third data processing section 45 is a section in which an IVR (interactive voice response (interactive voice response)) section and a CTI (computer telephony integration) section are mounted. Here, the application items are acquired by making U1) listen to the voice guidance and prompting the transmission of the PB signal according to the voice guidance.

Since the application items of the application form FM1 shown in FIG. 4 are only the work data identifier and the telephone number, and it is not necessary to convey the address and name of the applicant, the application is performed only by exchanging the voice guidance and the PB signal. The operation of transmitting the same item to the work server 14 and executing the reservation application is easy.

However, if neither the mailer nor the browser is mounted on the mobile phone 21, the history data HS cannot be displayed on the screen, so that the user U1 listens to the history information and the like only by voice output.

As in the case of the second data processing unit 44, if necessary, a reservation application or a distribution application using voice guidance or a PB signal is not accepted, and the third data processing unit 45 may be omitted. Good.

In the present embodiment, the reception unit 49 connected to these three data processing units 43 to 45 is authenticated, and the reservation applicant or distribution applicant (here, U1 ) Is a section for supplying information on the application items relating to (1) to the database processing section 47.

The database processing unit 47 is a part for searching the database 48 using the manga artist identifier and the work data identifier among the received application items, and acquiring the background information and manga work data on the application.

The inside of the database 48 is subdivided into five databases 48A to 48E as shown in FIG.

That is, the database 48 includes a cartoon database 48A, a cartoonist database 48B, an access information database 48C, and a reader database 48D.
And a market analysis information database 48E.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the logical configuration of the comics database 48A. The comics work data CD1 to CDN (N is a natural number), which is the main image data representing each comics work, and each comics work data are defined. The work data identifiers CID1 to CIDN that are designated in a specific manner are associated with each other.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the logical configuration of the cartoonist database. History data HS1 to HSP indicating the history information and the like for each cartoonist, and a work data identifier CID1 indicating the accumulated cartoon work. ~ CIDN,
Cartoonist identifiers CAID1 to uniquely specify each cartoonist
CAIDP is stored for each manga artist.

For example, the history data indicating the history information and the like of the manga artist specified by the manga artist identifier CAID1 is HS1, and the manga database 48A stores work data identifiers CID2, CID3, CI
3 works CD2, CD3, CDN- specified by DN-1
1 is stored.

The volume per user (from the viewpoint of the user) may be any value. For example, if it is assumed that the comic is serialized in a one-week periodic comic magazine, the number of pages per issue is one. (For example, about a dozen pages in the case of a story-type manga).

Further, as the volume is large and the data amount of comic work data (for example, CD1) is large, a large amount of the data storage fee may be collected. This is because the larger the data amount of the comic work data, the more the limited storage resources of the database 48 are consumed. It is conceivable to reduce the amount of comic work data stored in the comic database 48A by using an image compression technique or the like.
In that case, the amount of data after compression will vary depending on various conditions related to manga expression such as the presence of colors in the work and the number of lines, so taking into account such points, the data storage fee etc. It is good to decide.

Next, FIG. 10 shows an example of the logical configuration of the access information database 48C.

In FIG. 10, this is a database in which data corresponding to records (logs) related to accesses from each user (for example, U1) is accumulated with little processing over time.

In FIG. 10, “History”, “Reservation”, “Grant”
Indicates the type of access. “1” indicates that it is applicable, and “0” indicates that it is not applicable.

Access from the general user (for example, U1) to the work server 14 can be divided into three types: a distribution application access for requesting distribution of the career information, a reservation application access for requesting a grant reservation, and a grant access for requesting a grant. Because there is only passing, for example, [Biography, reservation, grant] is [1,
The access in the first row R1 of [0, 0] is a distribution application access.

In FIG. 10, "manga artist" is a portion indicating a manga artist identifier of each manga artist, "work" is a portion indicating a work data identifier of each manga artist, and "date" is an access line. "Location" indicates the geographical location where the user (e.g., U1) was located when accessed, and "Reader" is a reader that uniquely specifies each user who accessed. This is a part for storing an identifier (in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned telephone number is used as the reader identifier).

The “date” is determined in consideration of the update cycle of the access information database 48C and the like. If necessary, information about the year may be added.

As for the “location”, the location information of each mobile phone user (for example, U1) obtained by location registration executed for performing a so-called simultaneous call in the mobile phone network 12 is obtained. If you can get it,
Information on the location at the time of distribution application or reservation application can also be stored, but if that is not possible, only the location information at the time of grant application will be stored.

The location at the time of the grant application is stored in advance in the work server 14, for example, in the work server 14, the correspondence between each remote printer terminal (for example, 22) and its installation location, and transmitted from the remote printer terminal at the time of the grant application. Information (eg terminal ID
) To identify the remote printer terminal (e.g., 22) that each user (e.g., U1) is operating for granting, so that the location of that user (i.e.,
Since the location of the operating remote printer terminal can be specified, it can be obtained.

Note that the location information of each mobile phone user (for example, U1) is always collected in the mobile phone network 12 irrespective of whether or not the mobile phone is used.
Since it is stored, it is related to the privacy of the mobile phone user, and it is considered that the consent of each mobile phone user is required in advance for the acquisition.

When the location information of each mobile phone user at the time of distribution application or reservation application can be obtained from the mobile phone network 12, the location at the time of delivery is specified using the terminal ID transmitted from the remote printer terminal. Also in this case, the accuracy of the obtained location is usually much higher and more detailed than “Shinjuku”, “Shibuya”, “Ikebukuro”, etc. illustrated in FIG.

According to FIG. 10, for example, in the second line R2, the work CD3 of the manga artist with the manga artist identifier CAID1 was obtained from Shibuya on April 19 at 16:35 using a mobile phone.
The reader RIDX who applied for the reservation made a request for the delivery of the work CD3 at 18:54 on April 19, about two and a half hours later, and printed it out (R in the Z line).
Z).

Next, an example of the logical configuration of the reader database 48D is as shown in FIG. 11, in which attribute information relating to each reader is stored.

In FIG. 11, the reader database 4
8D stores, as attribute information, the age, gender, directivity, number of monthly deliveries, number of monthly reservations, and reader identifiers of each reader.

[0097] The "directivity" is information indicating the preference of each reader regarding the comic work. This may be made to be reported to each reader himself at the time of member registration or the like, but with the operation of the work server 14, the market research unit 50
May be automatically rewritten in accordance with the result of the market research process executed by. This is because, even for the same reader, the taste may change over time, or the subjective declaration may differ from the objective judgment (the result of the market research process).

[0098] Also, "monthly delivery number" and "monthly reservation number"
Indicates the number of reservations and grants of comics for each reader for one month, and is created by the market research unit 50 analyzing and totalizing the contents of the access information database 48C shown in FIG. Of course, the period may be longer or shorter than the one month.

It is considered that accurate collection of information such as age and gender is difficult unless the user is a member. However, the information such as the directivity, the number of monthly deliveries, and the number of monthly reservations is automatically obtained by the market research unit 50. It is possible to collect regardless of members or non-members.

It is obvious that information other than the information shown in FIG. 11 may be stored in FIG. For example, the number of history data distribution applications may be accumulated.

Finally, the market analysis information database 4
The logical configuration example of 8E is as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 12, the market analysis information database 48E stores the number of reservations, the number of grants, and the number of readers analyzed and tabulated by the market research unit 50 for a certain period (for example, one week) for each manga artist and work. Has accumulated.

According to FIG. 12, for example, the cartoonist identifier CA
The cartoonist of ID1 is the work data identifier CID2, CID
3, three works of CIDN-1 CD2, CD3, CDN-1
Is stored in the comics database 48A, and of the work CD2, the number of reservations is 81, the number of grants is 73, and the readership is 21.4M.

Of these, the number of reservations indicates the total number of reservations during the certain period, and similarly, the number of grants indicates the total number of grants.
Therefore, the higher the number of grants and reservations, the more the manga artist,
The work will be popular.

Further, “21.4M” of the reader group is replaced by “2.
"1.4" indicates that the average age of the reader is 21.4 years, and "M" indicates that the reader is more favored by male readers than female readers.

As a method for each manga artist to obtain such market analysis information, a hypertext system or an e-mail system may be used to obtain the information via the Internet 11, or offline means such as mailing may be used. It may be used.

The market analysis information obtained by the acquisition may be obtained not only from the own, but also from other manga artists, and only the name of the own part is described.
Other cartoonists may be able to obtain a list of market analysis information that has been made anonymous.

By obtaining the market analysis information of other cartoonists, each cartoonist can know the relative evaluation of himself / herself among a large number of new cartoonists. Also,
The work server 14 may perform a relative evaluation on each manga artist by statistically processing the market analysis information of each manga artist, and provide the evaluation value to each manga artist.

By acquiring own market analysis information, for example, in the case of the manga artist CAID3, it can be seen that the number of reservations and the number of deliveries of the work CID3 are remarkably high among his works, and the works CID2 and CIDN-1 are obtained. It can be recognized that a work having a tendency such as the work CID3 is more likely to gain popularity from many readers than a work having a tendency such as that described above, and is a reference for determining the direction of future creative activities.

When the number of reservations and the number of grants are significantly higher than that of other new manga artists (for example, CAID2), such as manga artist CAIDP, the obtained market analysis information of the manga magazine is obtained. By presenting it to an editor or the like, it is possible to show an objective proof of its popularity.

Further, since the user who has made a reservation application may forget to make a grant application, it is generally considered that the number of grants is usually smaller than the number of reservations. The work CIDN of the house CAIDP
In the case of -X, the number of grants 855 is compared with the number of reservations 748.
Is more.

From such a comparison, the work of a new manga artist CAIDP, which should not have been widely known, CIDN-
It can be inferred that the attractiveness of the content of X and its work data identifier (usually a general reader can only be known by accessing the work server 14) may have been spread by means other than the work server 14, It may be a sign that there is an enthusiastic supporter.

The information obtained from the market analysis information as described above includes not only mere popularity but also information on detailed marketability such as an age group and a gender in which one's manga works are easily accepted. For this reason, the market analysis information can be a powerful reference when a new manga artist selects a brand name of a magazine to be published.

In FIG. 12, it goes without saying that information other than the information shown may be stored. For example, the number of history data distribution applications may be accumulated.

The method by which each cartoonist obtains the evaluation value is as follows.
This may be the same as the method for acquiring the market analysis information described above.

The comics work data retrieved from the comics database 48A by the database processing unit 47 accessing these databases 48A to 48E is:
Prior to delivery, it is temporarily stored in the cache memory 46.

Incidentally, the time required for the search depends on the hardware and software specifications of the database 48 and the database processing unit 47. However, when the number of the accumulated manga work data is large, it takes a long time. There is a possibility of time. For example, if the search takes more than 30 seconds, the applicant who receives the manga work is expected to feel strong stress, and the time required for one user to occupy the remote printer terminal is prolonged.

When the occupation time of one user becomes longer, a long queue of grant applicants appears in front of a remote printer terminal installed in a convenience store or the like, which may hinder the business activities of the convenience store. Increase.

Therefore, in order to reduce the time required for the search from the viewpoint of the applicant (for example, U1) and the time for one applicant to occupy the remote printer terminal 22, in the present embodiment, the database 48 ( Specifically, the comic work data obtained by searching from the comic database 48A) is written in the cache memory 46, and upon application for grant, the comic work data is searched not from the database 48 but from the cache memory 46, and the remote printer The data is transmitted to the terminal 22.

In this sense, the cache memory 46 functions as a temporary database. However, since the stored manga work data is limited to the manga work data for which a reservation application has been made, it is smaller than the database 48. Normal. The number of cartoon work data stored in the database 48 is large, and the tendency increases as the number of cartoonists increases.

An item relating to the desired delivery date and time is added to the application form FM1 so that the database processing unit 47 searches the database 48 and writes it to the cache memory 46 in accordance with the desired delivery date and time. However, in this case, the reservation applicant inputs the desired date and time of delivery using the mobile phone 21, which complicates the operation at the time of the reservation application. Also, unlike the case of receiving official documents etc., in the case of manga works, ease of use is considered to be an important factor in improving the use rate of services, so we do not enter the date and time of desired delivery here. did.

The delivery unit 42 connected to the cache memory (temporary database) 46 receives the delivery request message RQ from the remote printer terminal (for example, 22) and, if the result of the authentication is affirmative, returns to the cache memory. This is a part that retrieves the manga work data required by the applicant by searching 46 as the manga work data MU2.

Next, an example of the configuration of the main part of the remote printer terminal 22 will be described with reference to FIG.

(A-1-3) Configuration Example of Remote Printer Terminal In FIG. 3, the remote printer terminal 22 includes a transmission / reception unit 35, an authentication unit 56, a data processing unit 57, and an operation unit 5
9, a display unit 60, and a print processing unit 61.

The transmission / reception section 55 is a section for communicating with the work server 14 via the printer network 13 and the Internet 11.

The authentication section 56 is a section for executing the above-described authentication at the time of grant application.

Remote printer terminal 2 used for grant application
2 has a richer user interface than the mobile phone 21 and has a sufficient number of operation keys.
It is relatively easy for the applicant to perform more complicated operations (for example, input of the applicant's address, name, etc.) than the input of a telephone number in the authentication by the authentication according to 6, but here, the above-mentioned simple operation is used. In consideration of this, it is assumed that only the input of the telephone number (for example, TN1) of the mobile phone and the input of the work data identifier are performed.

In addition, since a reservation application from a mobile phone (for example, 21) and a grant application from a remote printer terminal (for example, 22) are accepted via the Internet 11, cracking on the work server 14 and malicious third parties spoofed by others are accepted. In order to prevent an unauthorized acquisition of a comic work by a user, the authentication unit 56 performs terminal authentication, and the remote printer terminal (for example, 22) automatically certifies the validity of the work server 14. .

For example, when a mobile phone user who has made a reservation application with the mobile phone 21 makes a grant application at the remote printer terminal 22, the remote phone terminal TN1 and work data identifier transmitted with the grant application together with the remote phone terminal TN1 are transmitted. The printer terminal 22 automatically transmits the above-mentioned terminal ID assigned to itself in advance, and on the work server 14 side receiving these, the authentication unit 41 performs a user authentication and a terminal authentication verification operation. .

At this time, the remote printer terminal 22 informs the work server 14 of the destination of the comic work data MU2 by automatically transmitting its own URL and the like. However, this part of the process is a process normally executed by a hypertext system including a browser and a Web server. As the applicant U1, the application form displayed on the display unit 60 of the remote printer terminal 22 (this application form) May be the same as the above-mentioned FM1), and the transmission button SB1 may be operated.

In the terminal authentication, for example, a public key cryptosystem may be used to improve the reliability of the authentication.

In the authentication at the time of the grant application, the biometric authentication (authentication using physical characteristics such as the fingerprint and voiceprint of the applicant) or the smart card may be used instead of or together with the telephone number. Although authentication for use may be performed, such authentication is not performed here in consideration of the simplicity described above.

The data processing section 57 connected to the authentication section 56 is a section equipped with a browser capable of browsing an HTML file similarly to the first data processing section 43 in the work server 14.

Since the comic work data MU2 transmitted from the work server 14 is image data, the browser of the remote printer terminal 22 can read the comic work data MU2 using a hypertext system.

This browser is not a browser with limited functions mounted on the mobile phone 21 or the like, but is a browser with no functions restricted mounted on an ordinary personal computer or the like.

A print processing unit 61 connected to the data processing unit 57 prints and outputs a comic work (and necessary advertisements etc.) on, for example, A4 size paper according to the received comic work data MU2. It is. When the comic work has a color, the print may be color print.

Further, in order to cope with a case where one comic work extends over a plurality of pages, the print processing section 61 may be provided with a predetermined bookbinding function.

The bookbinding function may automatically bind a plurality of pages of a manga work.
It is also possible to provide a simple bookbinding means such as a stapler and a stapler so that the user (for example, U1) who has applied for the binding stitches the plurality of pages by his / her own manual operation.

In addition, when an advertisement is added to a manga work, the advertisement is printed on the back side opposite to the side on which the manga work is printed (the front side of the paper). If there is, it can be printed in the margin.

The display section 60 has a display screen of the same size (for example, about 17 inches) as a normal desktop personal computer, and provides a visual user interface to the applicant.

Further, the operation section 59 is a section provided with a plurality of operation keys for operating when the applicant transmits a grant request or the like to the work server 14 or the like.

The remote printer terminal 22 as a whole is a mechanically and electronically much larger and more sophisticated device than the portable telephone 21.

Finally, an example of the configuration of the main part of the connection management center 16 will be described with reference to FIG. The mobile phone 21 is connected to the Internet 11 (the work server 1 above).
In order to connect to 4), the connection must be made via the connection management center 16.

(A-1-4) Configuration Example of Connection Management Center In FIG. 5, the connection management center 16 includes a terminal identification unit 70, a server identification unit 71, an interconnection unit 72, and a communication attribute detection unit 73. , A billing management unit 74.

The terminal identification section 70 is a section for uniquely identifying a mobile phone in the mobile phone network 12 to be connected to (or connected to) the Internet 11. How this identification is performed depends on how each mobile phone operator constructs each mobile phone network. For example, a telephone number (for example, TN1) assigned to each mobile phone is used. May be identified. In addition, identification may be performed using a terminal ID assigned to each mobile phone in advance so that each mobile phone automatically transmits.

The server identification section 71 is a part for identifying a server (for example, 14) which is a communication partner of a mobile telephone (for example, 21) in the mobile telephone network 12.

This identification may be executed, for example, by detecting a server identifier assigned in advance to each server in a response to the mobile phone (for example, 21).

The interconnection unit 72 functions as a gateway, and manages connections (sessions) CN1 to CNM that exist at the same time by assigning different connection numbers to them.

The communication attribute detection unit 73 is a part that executes a check of communication attributes (for example, the distinction between the above-described reservation application and distribution application) for communication of each connection. The distinction of each connection by the communication attribute detection unit 73 is, for example,
It is specified by using the operation until the connection is established by the HTTP protocol, or by using information (message ID, client-server (here, the client is the mobile phone 21) path) in the HTTP header. can do.

[0150] The billing management unit 74 stores each mobile phone (for example, the mobile phone network 12
This is a part that performs charging based on information such as a distribution application or reservation application to the work server 14 in association with the mobile phone 21).

The service fee corresponding to the charge is added to the mobile phone call fee of each mobile phone user and collected when the call fee is paid. If necessary, a credit card company may be used to collect the service fee.

If the load required for the connection management center 16 which has to process a large number of Internet connections to execute the processing for checking the communication attributes of each connection becomes excessively large, the checking is performed. May be performed on the work server 14 side.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described.

(A-2) Operation of the Embodiment In the present embodiment, basically, using the portable telephone (21 or the like) having high portability, the distribution application of the history data HS and the comic work can be performed anytime and anywhere. Data MU2
, And the distribution of the career information and the like corresponding to the distribution application is directly received by the mobile phone 21, and the delivery corresponding to the reservation application is made to the location of the remote printer terminal (for example, 22) arranged everywhere. It is realized by moving and operating the remote printer terminal.

Here, the mobile phone 21 is the application unit 3
2 is equipped with a browser.

For example, at around 16:30 on April 19, a mobile phone user browsing the top page of a Web page provided by the first data processing unit 43 of the work server 14 using the mobile phone 21 in Shibuya. It is assumed that U1 reads the manga artist list by operating the tag on the top page. The reading of the top page is performed by inputting a predetermined URL.

This cartoonist list includes at least the cartoonist identifier and the name of the cartoonist. If necessary, a brief self-introduction of about one line may be added. Most of the manga artists are on the list of new manga artists who are not generally known.

If the user U1 wants to know in detail the interested cartoonist by looking at the cartoonist list, the user U1
The manga artist identifier of the manga artist of interest and his / her telephone number are entered in the application form FM1, and a distribution application of the manga artist's career data HS is made.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a cartoonist identifier is set in an edit box (the edit box is an area for inputting a character string, and in this area, in principle, all functions necessary for editing a document are used. Fill in TB1 and enter the telephone number TN1 of the own mobile phone 21 in the edit box TB2 and send it to the application form FM1 by operating the send button. (This is a button for transmitting the contents entered by the user U1 to the first data processing unit 43.) SB1 is operated.

When a distribution application is made, the distribution application message RS2 is transmitted from the mobile phone 21 to the work server 14, and is transmitted via the mobile phone network 12, the connection management center 16, and the Internet 11 to the work server 14.
To reach.

When the distribution application message RS2 is received by the work server 14, the first data processing unit 43, the database processing unit 47, and the database 48 (more specifically, the manga artist database 48B) operate, and the distribution application message RS2 is received. The history data (for example, HS1) of the manga artist specified by the user U1 is returned from the work server 14 as the history data HS.

At the same time, the database processing unit 47 writes the access information relating to the distribution application into the access information database 48C.

The history data HS returned from the work server 14 is read into the browser of the mobile phone 21 via the Internet 11 and the mobile phone network 12.

At this time, the history information displayed on the screen by the browser includes the history information more detailed than the manga artist list, and the introduction text of the manga works stored in the database 48 by the manga artist and the manga work specified. The data includes a work data identifier.

If the user loses interest by reading the career information and the like, the user U1 repeats the same operation as described above to successively read the career information and the like of another manga artist into the browser of the mobile phone 21 one after another. Can be displayed on the screen.

Among them, the cartoon work CD3 of the cartoonist with the cartoonist identifier CAID1 (that is, the work data identifier C
ID3 manga work), the mobile phone 21
It is assumed that the reservation application has been executed using. Although the application form FM1 can be used in this reservation application, what is written in the edit box TB1 is not the manga artist identifier but the work data identifier CID3.

At 16:35 on April 19, the reservation application made while user U1 was in Shibuya records the second line R2 of the access information database 48C shown in FIG. Is done. In this case, the above-mentioned telephone number TN1 of the user U1 is equal to the reader identifier RIDX in FIG.

Each manga work stored in the manga database 48A in the work server 14, including the manga work specified by the work data identifier CID3, is intended to be read by an unspecified number of recipients. Anyone can apply for a reservation because it is published, and user authentication is not required at the time of applying for a reservation, but tell the user who made the reservation application that the reservation application for the magazine was completed successfully Therefore, a confirmation message to that effect is returned from the work server 14 to the mobile phone 21.

[0169] The user U1 who has moved by train or the like.
However, at 18:54 on April 19, in order to receive the manga work CD3 related to the reservation application, it is assumed that the remote printer terminal 22 installed in Ikebukuro is operated and the application is issued. On the server 14 side, the Z-th (here, Z is a natural number of 3 or more) line RZ of the access information database 48C is recorded.

In this case, since 2 hours and 19 minutes have passed since the reservation application was made,
The comic work data CD3 is already in the cache memory 4
(Cartoon work data CD specified by the work data identifier CID3 by the database processing unit 47)
For example, it takes about several tens of seconds from the start of the search for search No. 3 to writing in the cache memory 46). And is printed out from the remote printer terminal 22. Thereby, the occupation time of the remote printer terminal per applicant is sufficiently reduced.

When a comic work printed out covers a plurality of pages, the plurality of pages can be bound by the bookbinding function.

As shown in FIG. 10, the work server 14 receives a request from many other mobile phone users for a period of time from when the user U1 makes the reservation application to when the user U1 makes the grant application.
A distribution application, a reservation application, and a grant application can be made to the user.

If necessary, not only the mobile phone 21 but also a remote printer terminal (for example, 22) can be used to make a reservation application as well as a grant application.
Only by prohibiting this, the above-described reduction in the occupation time of the remote printer terminal per applicant can be achieved.

On the other hand, in the case where a reservation application is made by electronic mail from the mobile phone 21 in this embodiment, the same items as those in the application form FM1 are described in the electronic mail.

When the mobile phone 21 has neither a browser nor a mailer, the PB signal is transmitted according to the voice guidance transmitted from the third data processing unit 45 in the work server 14 as described above. Thus, the reservation application is executed.

However, when the mobile phone 21 is a mobile phone corresponding to the above-described third data processing unit 45, the mobile phone user U1 inputs information on a number of new manga artists corresponding to the manga artist list (using the mobile phone 21). It is considered difficult to recognize only by voice guidance), and in this case only, it is necessary to post the manga artist list in a paper-based manga magazine with a large number of copies. Can be

Even if the manga artist list is posted in a paper-based manga magazine or the like with a large number of copies, unlike the case where manga works of new manga artists are actually posted, the names of many new manga artists are printed on a few pages. And so on, so it is considered that the comic magazine bears almost no financial risk.

As described above, a large number of users (for example, U
As a result of 1) making a distribution application, reservation application, and grant application to the work server 14, the databases 48C to 48E constituting the database 48 include, for example,
Data as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is accumulated.

Based on the accumulated data in the market analysis information database 48E shown in FIG. 12, each manga artist has its own market analysis information, a list of market analysis information including market analysis information of other manga artists, and each manga artist. An evaluation value or the like obtained by statistical processing of the market analysis information is obtained from the work server 14 or from a company that manages and operates the work server 14.

The comic artist obtains from the work server 14 or the like not only the market analysis information, the market analysis information list, the evaluation value, etc., but also the evaluation value based on these information is higher than a certain standard. Or a prize awarded to a cartoonist who has reached the limit. If the award is accompanied by a special feature such as the awarded work being published in a paper-based periodical manga magazine with a large number of copies, the work server 14 can be used as a gateway to newcomer manga artists. Will work.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a new manga artist is given an opportunity to present a work, and provides market analysis information for correcting, changing, and confirming the direction of creative activities, etc. It can provide a popular objective backing and a gateway to cartoonists.

For publishers who publish periodic manga magazines, this embodiment can reduce the economic risk associated with the appointment of a new manga artist and develop publishing activities more safely than before. Can be.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since only the comic work specified by the user (for example, U1) is printed out from the remote printer terminal, waste of paper resources is reduced.

Reducing the economic risk of a publisher by employing a rookie manga artist whose popularity has been objectively confirmed means that the return rate of comic magazines can be reduced. In terms of paper, waste of paper resources can be suppressed.

Further, for the user (for example, U1), when actually reading a manga work in the present embodiment, the user will read a printout, so that the environment is much more comfortable than a conventional online magazine. You can read it at

(A-3) Effects of the Embodiment As described above, according to the present embodiment, the work server automatically generates and stores the market analysis information, so that the new manga artist can give an announcement of the work. It provides objective proof of opportunity and marketability (such as popularity), and can help publishers reduce the economic risks associated with the recruitment of new cartoonists.

The present embodiment provides a user with a comfortable environment for reading comics and contributes to saving paper resources.

Further, according to the present embodiment, a reservation application for a manga work is made using a mobile phone, and a grant application corresponding to the reservation application is made by printing output from a remote printer terminal located at various places such as a convenience store. Therefore, it is possible to construct a communication system that is excellent in communication quality (the quality of information that the user U1 can acquire and the environment for reading), easy, and easy to use.

Furthermore, the present embodiment is excellent in feasibility because existing e-mail systems and hypertext systems mounted on the Internet or mobile telephone networks can be used almost as they are.

(B) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiment, a telephone number is input when an application for granting a manga work or the like is made. However, the confirmation message contains, for example, a password used only once. In this case, the user can be authenticated by inputting the password at the time of grant application.

Since this password is input using a remote printer terminal having a sufficient user interface as compared with a portable telephone, not only numbers but also character strings can be used.

In the above embodiment, the Internet (11) can be replaced by another network such as an intranet, and the portable telephones (31, 32, etc.)
It can be replaced with another portable communication terminal such as an S terminal or a PDA terminal.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the information to be distributed is comic work data and career data, but in the present invention, other information can be distributed.

The present invention can be applied to works other than comics, such as novels, poetry, haiku, and paintings.

In the above embodiment, the service users are not limited to members but can be used by non-members. However, if necessary, services can be limited to members only, Naturally, the user may be a non-member.

[0196]

As described above, according to the present invention, since it is possible to obtain market research information related to the delivery of each published work, it is possible to provide an opportunity to announce the published work, Marketability research can be conducted at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main part of a communication system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a main part of a mobile phone used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main part of a remote printer terminal used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a main part of a connection management center used in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main part of a work server used in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a detailed configuration example of a peripheral part of a database in a work server used in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a database used in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a database used in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a database used in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a database used in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a database used in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 communication system, 11 Internet, 12 mobile phone network, 13 printer network, 1
4 work server, 16 connection management center, 21 mobile phone, 22 remote printer terminal, 41 authentication unit, 42
Delivery unit, 43 first data processing unit, 44 second data processing unit, 45 third data processing unit, 46 cache memory, 47 database processing unit, 48, 48A to 48E
... Database, 49 ... Reception department, 50 ... Market research department.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takaharu Iwasaki 2-4-1 Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba Tec Corporation Shiba Works (72) Inventor Shuichi Tsujimoto 2-4-1 Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba Tec Corporation Shiba Works (72) Inventor Yukihime Kamata 2-4-1 Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba Tec Corporation Shiba Works (72) Inventor Tatsuya Haraguchi 70 Yanagicho, Yuki-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Toshiba Tec Corporation Yanagimachi Office

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A mobile communication terminal which is an application source of a reservation for delivery of a published work supplied from a specific sender to an unspecified number of recipients, and a reservation for the delivery of the published work in response to the grant reservation application And a print terminal that prints out and issues the published work that has been reserved for issuance, wherein the copyrighted work that accumulates and delivers the published work to be delivered is provided. A storage unit, a writer information management unit associated with the literary work storage unit and managing information on the creator of each published work, and executing a predetermined market research process in connection with the delivery of each published work A copyrighted work output system comprising market research correspondence means for accumulating market research information obtained as a result of the market research processing. 2. The copyrighted work output system according to claim 1, wherein the creator information management unit includes a history information storage unit that stores history information on the author, and the portable communication terminal includes the history information. When a predetermined operation is performed on the background information of each author read from the information storage unit, the market research correspondence means converts the content of the operation into market research information reflecting the popularity of each author and stores the converted information. A copyrighted work output system comprising: 3. The copyrighted work output system according to claim 1, wherein the market research correspondence means includes an attribute information storage unit that stores attribute information about an operator of the mobile communication terminal. Means for executing the market research process using the attribute information. 4. The copyrighted work output system according to claim 1, wherein the printing terminal inputs or specifies attribute information on an operator of the mobile communication terminal when printing out the published copyrighted work. A literary work output system comprising a corresponding unit, wherein a printing action of an operator of the portable communication terminal on a literary work is reflected in the market research process.