JP2003006493A - Audition system and selling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give an incentive for purchase to a consumer through the senses of viewing and hearing and to enable the consumer to easily and tentativelly listen to even a commodity which the consumer has not viewed yet. SOLUTION: A plurality of audition terminals 40 which read identification information given to an object article for audition by a read means 43 and sends it by radio, and also receives by radio, reproduces, and outputs audio data from headphones 42 are lent on respective sales floors, and a repeating device 20 which repeats the transmission and reception of the audio data and identification data is decentralized and arranged corresponding to each sales floor; and the audio data are distributed from distribution devices 11 and 12 through a communication network 10 according to the identification information and the repeating device 20 performs retrieval from an article list 26 and selects and passes another piece of identification information to the repeating processing. Consequently, a next candidate can be selected by retrieval and as a trial listened to.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trial listening system that enables trial listening of recorded contents of a product, and a method of selling a recording medium accompanied by a trial listening service provided by using the trial listening system. The present invention also relates to a trial listening system and a selling method that allow trial viewing of a corresponding promotional video in addition to the trial listening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art C recording audio data such as music
When the recording medium such as D is a product, it is usually stored in a case or the like and then sealed, and if it is broken, the commercial value is lost. Therefore, in the conventional audition device, a recording medium dedicated to audition is prepared separately from some products, stored in a state of being taken out from the case so as to be used for audition, and selected based on a menu or the like. Is designed to be played. On the other hand, in the sales floor, a large number of products such as CDs are arranged on a display shelf so that the visual information such as characters and pictures printed on the CD jacket or the CD itself can be easily seen so as to motivate consumers to purchase. Has become. In addition, at the sales floors and buildings, disaster prevention announcements, lost child notifications, etc. are broadcasted to the large number of visitors at the same time by public or local broadcasts that cover the range.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional audition system and sales method, the provision of auditory information and the provision of visual information are performed separately, so even if the audition service is introduced into the sales floor. Sales results were not obtained despite the high cost. In addition, in the conventional audition system, although the valuable sales floor area is occupied even if it is a part, the audition target tends to be limited. Therefore, in order to increase the sales volume in the sales floor by introducing the audition service, it is a technical issue to make it possible to easily audition any of the products displayed in the sales floor.

[0004] In addition, since it is particularly good for the advertisement / advertisement of a product to appeal to the eyes, a promotion video is often created for sales promotion of popular songs, so it is important to make effective use of it. It is also an issue to simply and inexpensively materialize. Furthermore, when it becomes easy to see and listen to products while walking around the sales floor,
Although it is easy to try listening even to products that have not been viewed, it is more complicated to use the conventional method that uses menus and the like, while it is more complicated to use while viewing the displayed products. Therefore, it is desired to integrate the trial listening performed while viewing the displayed products with the trial listening performed without seeing the displayed products so that both can be performed easily. Further, it is a further problem to materialize it easily and at low cost.

[0005] Further, if the use of the listening service is increased,
Whether it is only for preview listening or even for previewing, it is more likely that visitors will be distracted by the preview and miss the on-site broadcast, but in case of emergency contact etc. It is necessary to ensure that the user can hear even during the enjoyment of, and it is also an issue to realize it easily and at low cost. The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to realize a trial listening system and a selling method capable of easily trial listening even to those not seen while intriguing purchase through both visual and auditory senses. To do. Another object of the present invention is to realize a reliable audition system and sales method for listening to broadcasts.

[0006]

With respect to the first to seventh solving means invented in order to solve the above problems,
The configuration and action and effect will be described below.

[First Solving Means] A listening system of the first solving means is, as described in claim 1 at the time of application, a plurality of the following listening terminals, one or more of the following relay devices, and the following: And a delivery device of. That is, the audition terminal includes a reading unit that reads identification information directly or indirectly attached to the product to be audited, a wireless communication unit that transmits the information and receives audio data, and And a reproducing means for processing the sound output based on the audio data. Further, the relay device receives a request for distribution of audio data based on the identification information through a wireless communication base means for receiving the identification information from the listening terminals and transmitting the audio data, and a communication line network. And a relay processing means for sending the delivered audio data for transmission by the communication base means. Further, the distribution device includes a storage unit that holds a large number of audio data,
The distribution management means receives the distribution request via the communication line network, and the distribution execution means for selecting and distributing the request corresponding to the request from the large number of audio data. Moreover, in addition to the above-mentioned means, the relay device searches for the aggregate using a means for storing and holding an aggregate of identification information, and the identification information received from the audition terminal to obtain another identification information. It also comprises means for selecting and delivering this to the relay processing means.

In the trial listening system of the first solution, when the audio data recording medium is sold, the trial listening terminal is lent to the visitor at the sales floor where the product is displayed. Then, those products become the products to be auditioned as they are. Therefore, a visitor who is interested in seeing the product causes the reading means of the audition terminal to read the identification information attached to the product, that is, the audition target product. Then, the identification information is sent from the audition terminal to the distribution device via the relay device at the sales floor or the internal / external communication line network,
Correspondingly, the corresponding audio data is distributed to the audition terminal in reverse order, and the reproduced sound is output from the audition terminal.

As a result, it is possible to easily audition any product while looking at the products displayed on the sales floor. Moreover, since the relay device only needs to be compatible with the sales floor, that is, it is sufficient if the sales floor is within the wireless communication range, the inconvenience of occupying a part of the sales floor can be eliminated and alleviated. Moreover, since the listening terminal is wirelessly portable and easy to carry, it does not become a burden even when walking around the sales floor. As a result, this audition system is motivated to purchase both visually and auditorily.

Furthermore, when a visitor wants to listen to another product after listening to a certain product, the identification information may be repeatedly read in the same manner. The next candidate search instruction may be issued to the relay device by the operation of. Then, the relay device performs a search using the identification information of the destination product already received by the relay device, selects another identification information from the collection of identification information, and issues a distribution request based on it. . After that,
Since the audio data corresponding to it is distributed, the visitor can also listen to it. As a result, after the product is viewed and auditioned, the next audition can be easily performed with or without looking at other products.

In addition, in the case of a trial listening without looking at the product, the next candidate is automatically selected by utilizing the collection of identification information made easy by the store, so that the visitor can easily and comfortably repeat the trial listening. be able to. Also, on the store side of the sales floor, by using a product list etc. corresponding to the display state of the products when preparing the collection of identification information, it is easy to adapt to the behavior pattern of most people during listening. The next candidate can be selected. Furthermore, by devising the arrangement of the group of identification information, etc., to guide to a specific product, by including the identification information in the group even for products that are not yet displayed, it is possible to provide it only by trial listening. Things can be done easily and quickly. Since it can be realized by only partially expanding the basic audition system, it can be easily realized without increasing the cost. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize the audition system which allows users to easily audition even the things that are irritating and unseen, both visually and auditorily.

[Second Solving Means] The listening system of the second solving means is, as described in claim 2 at the time of application, a plurality of the following listening terminals, one or more of the following relay devices, and the following: And a delivery device of. That is, the audition terminal is a reading means for reading the identification information directly or indirectly attached to the product to be audited, and a wired device for transmitting the information and receiving audio data and video data. It is provided with hot-pluggable or wireless communication means and reproduction means for performing sound output processing based on the audio data and video output processing based on the video data. In addition, the relay device receives the identification information from those trial listening terminals, and a communication base means for transmitting the audio data and the video data, and audio data and video based on the identification information via a communication network. A relay processing means for sending a data distribution request and for providing the distributed audio data and video data for transmission by the communication base means. Further, the distribution device has a storage unit that holds a large number of audio data and video data, a distribution management unit that receives the distribution request via the communication network, and a distribution management unit that corresponds to the request. It is provided with a distribution execution means for selecting and distributing from the video data. Moreover, in addition to the above-mentioned means, the relay device searches for the aggregate using a means for storing and holding an aggregate of identification information, and the identification information received from the audition terminal to obtain another identification information. It also comprises means for selecting and delivering this to the relay processing means.

Such a listening system of the second solving means is an extension of the listening system of the above-mentioned first solving means, and if there is video data corresponding to audio data in addition to the audio data, that is also distributed. It can be viewed on a listening terminal. As a result, it is possible to easily audition and preview any of the products displayed on the sales floor. Further, the sample listening terminal is also capable of being hot-plugged by a wireless communication method or by wire, so that portability is maintained. In addition, a system that allows not only visual confirmation of such products or product samples and audition of recorded contents but also audition of related videos can be easily realized at low cost by expanding the audition system. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize an audition system that can easily perform not only the audition but also the audition, and the audition system that strongly attracts the purchaser through both the visual sense and the auditory sense and can easily audition even the unseen one.

[Third Solving Means] A listening system of a third solving means is the listening system of the first and second solving means as described in claim 3 at the beginning of the application, wherein the relay is used. A sales terminal is provided corresponding to the device, and the trial listening terminal can input a purchase instruction using the reading means or another input means, and the instruction is also transmitted by the communication means. One or both of the relay device and the distribution device notifies the sales terminal of the purchase instruction, and the sales terminal receives an order such as presentation of an ordered product name based on the purchase instruction. It is designed to perform management processing.

In the trial listening system of the third means as described above, when a visitor who makes a trial listening or preview of a product and decides to purchase it issues a purchase instruction at the trial listening terminal, the instruction is sold. The terminal is notified and used for order management processing. Then, based on the order management process, the purchased items are collected automatically or manually by a store clerk. As a result, the visitor can continue shopping while carrying out trial listening or performing trial listening and previewing without having to carry the purchased item with him / her. Then, the purchased product can be promptly received in response to the return of the audition terminal or the payment of the price. Therefore,
According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a trial listening system that allows users to easily listen to things that are intriguing and unseen, both visually and auditorily, and that allows smooth purchase.

[Fourth Solving Means] The listening system of the fourth solving means is the trial listening system of the above-mentioned third solving means, as described in claim 4 at the beginning of the application, wherein the selling terminal is In place of the relay device, the aggregate is stored and held, and the search is performed, and the relay device requests the search to the sales terminal. .

In the audition system of the fourth solving means, the selection of the next candidate is delegated to the sales terminal from the relay device, and the sales terminal appropriately performs the selection. After auditioning with one product, the next audition can be easily performed with or without looking at other products. Moreover, in most cases, the sales terminal that handles order management processing includes data such as a product list, which can be used as it is or by performing appropriate data conversion.
A collection of identification information is easily created. Such updates can be done naturally as part of updating the product list.

By using the selling terminal in this way, it is possible to easily and surely establish and maintain the next candidate search data. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a trial listening system in which it is possible to easily listen to the things that are intriguing and unseen, both visually and aurally, and also to easily prepare the data for the next candidate search.

[Fifth Solving Means] The listening system of the fifth solving means is the trial listening system of the above-mentioned third and fourth solving means as described in claim 5 at the beginning of the application, wherein the distribution is performed. The device holds print data corresponding to each of the plurality of audio data in addition to the plurality of audio data, and one or both of the relay device and the distribution device, when notifying the purchase instruction to the sales terminal, The audio data and the print data corresponding to the instruction are also delivered, and the sales terminal writes the delivered audio data in a recording medium and, based on the delivered print data, prints the recording surface of the recording medium. Alternatively, the printing surface of the accessory is printed.

Alternatively, as described in claim 6 at the beginning of the application, all of the above second, third, and fifth solving means are described, or the above second, third, fourth, In addition to the description of all of the fifth solving means, when one or both of the relay device and the distribution device notifies a purchase instruction to the selling terminal, a video corresponding to the instruction. Data is handed over, and the selling terminal is adapted to write the delivered video data to the recording medium or write it to another recording medium.
That is.

In the audition system of the fifth solving means, when there is a purchase instruction for a sold-out product or a product that was originally not in stock, at the sales floor,
In addition to writing data to the storage medium, printing on the label surface, jacket, etc. is also dynamically performed. And if you put them together, the corresponding products will be completed. Furthermore, related products such as promotional videos or attached service products corresponding to the product are completed. As a result, products and related products required at the sales floor are manufactured when needed at the sales floor. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a listening system in which not only those who are motivated to purchase through both visual and auditory senses but also those who do not see can be easily listened to, and the purchase is smooth and the inventory is unnecessary or small. .

[Sixth Solving Means] The listening system of the sixth solving means is the trial listening system of the above-mentioned first to fifth solving means, as described in claim 7 at the beginning of the application, wherein the relay device The following broadcasting device is provided in correspondence with the above. That is, the broadcasting apparatus is provided with an encoding processing unit that performs the same encoding as the encoding of the audio data, and the broadcasting apparatus always or selectively processes the broadcasting data by the encoding processing unit. After applying, it is sent to the relay device. Moreover, in addition to the above-mentioned means, the relay device also includes broadcast processing means for receiving the broadcast data and transmitting it all at once to the plurality of audition terminals by transmission of the communication base means.

In the listening system of the sixth means as described above, when broadcasts such as simultaneous contact are made to the visitors who are listening at the sales floor, or in the emergency situation in the sales floor or around the sales floor. When performing broadcasting or the like, the broadcast content is manually or automatically transferred as it is to become broadcast data, or the same content is re-input as broadcast data and the broadcast data is given to the broadcast device. Then, the broadcast data is subjected to the same encoding process as that of the distribution audio data by the broadcast device, and then sent to a plurality of audition terminals all at once via the relay device.

As a result, the broadcast is preferentially executed by interrupting the trial listening at each trial listening terminal, so that the person who is performing the trial listening can surely hear the broadcast. In particular, it is easy to miss out on the public broadcast when the listening is continuous and listening to it continuously, so it is excellent in situations where you can easily listen to things you do not see. Also, because it was embodied by using the audition system, that is, it was embodied by slightly improving the function of the relay device and installing the broadcasting device corresponding to it, it is easy to realize and the additional cost does not cost much. I'm done. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a trial listening system in which it is possible to easily listen even to those that are irritating to purchase and are not seen by both the visual sense and the auditory sense, and the listening of the broadcast is sure.

[Seventh Solving Means] The selling method of the seventh solving means is, as described in claim 8 at the beginning of the application, the above first method.
~ A method of selling a recording medium with a preview service provided by using the preview system of the sixth solution, or with the preview service and the preview service, comprising a plurality of relay devices and broadcasting devices in the preview system In addition to the distributed installation at the sales floor, the listening terminal is lent out when the audio data recording medium is sold at each sales floor,
That is.

In the selling method of the fifth means as described above, whether the products are uniquely prepared in each of the sales floors or the product assortment is unified in several sales floors, As long as the product to be auditioned is displayed on the product shelf or the like with the identification information attached, the audio data and the video data necessary for the audition and the audition can be delivered. As a result, there is no need to add or replace a recording medium exclusively for audition, which is conventionally required for each sales floor, and there is no inconvenience that the product lineup of the product to be audited cannot catch up with the product lineup. Appropriate next candidates will be selected according to the product display status at each sales floor. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a selling method in which the user can easily listen to things that are intriguing and unseen, both visually and aurally, and the number of subjects to be listened to is abundant in any sales floor.

[0027]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION With respect to the audition system and sales method of the present invention achieved by such a solution, concrete modes for carrying out the method will be described with reference to the following first to tenth embodiments. . The first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 embodies the above-mentioned first solving means,
The second embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is the third and fifth embodiments described above.
Is also embodied in the solution means of
Example 4, the fourth example shown in FIG. 7, and the fifth example shown in FIG.
The embodiment is a modification thereof. In addition, the sixth shown in FIG.
The embodiment also embodies the above-mentioned fourth solution. These first to sixth examples relate to a system only for trial listening.

Further, the seventh embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 embodies the above-mentioned second, third and fifth solving means, and the eighth embodiment shown in FIG. , Is a modification thereof. In addition, a ninth embodiment, which is omitted in the drawing, and FIG.
The tenth embodiment shown in (4) also embodies the above-mentioned fourth solving means. The seventh to tenth embodiments relate to those which can be previewed in addition to the trial listening. In order to simplify the drawings, the illustration of the device and the electronic circuit structure are omitted for the sake of simplicity, and block diagrams are frequently used to show mainly those necessary for explaining the invention and related ones. It was

[0029]

First Embodiment A specific configuration of the first embodiment of the audition system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the entire system.

This system (see FIG. 1) targets the contents or the media 51 (audio contents) of a product or a display product 50 displayed as a sample thereof in order to promote sales at a sales floor such as a CD shop. It is possible to provide a service that allows visitors to listen to music recorded on a data recording medium), and at that time, online distribution of trial audio data from a common provider at many sales floors is possible. In order to be able to receive it, the relay devices 20 are distributed and installed corresponding to each sales floor, and they can communicate with the distribution devices 11 to 13 on the provider side via the Internet 10 (communication network). To be done.
Further, each of the sales floors is also equipped with a large number of audition terminals 40.

The distribution device is distributed and embodied in a plurality of servers 11 to 13 each of which is a computer system. Among them, in the distribution management server 11 (distribution management means), each relay device 20 issues a distribution request. It is a destination. Therefore, the delivery management server 11 is
When the distribution request is sent via the Internet 10, it holds the management data regarding Nos. 2 and 13, and receives the distribution request and checks whether the identification information contained in it or the distribution destination is appropriate. After or while doing so, an appropriate server is selected from the other servers 12 and 13 in accordance with the identification information in accordance with the management data, and the delivery execution is entrusted to it.

The company A server 12 of the distribution devices stores and holds audio data such as music for which company A has distribution rights in a hard disk and the like, and the distribution management server 1
In response to the distribution request transferred from No. 1, a corresponding one is selected from a large number of audio data held by itself and distributed via the Internet 10. The company B server 13 also has the same audio data as the company B has a distribution right. Each audio data may be the same as the encoded data recorded on the medium 51, may be converted to another encoding method, or may be a part extracted for trial listening.

The relay device 20 is composed of a computer system having a communication function, specifically, a gateway 21 which enables communication via the Internet 10,
An information processing device 22 that performs a relay process or a search process in a program process, and a base station 23 that wirelessly communicates with a large number of listening terminals 40 introduced in a corresponding sales floor are, for example,
They are loosely coupled on the intranet or tightly coupled on the bus line. The base station 23 performs communication while identifying each trial listening terminal 40 by an appropriate method such as a frequency channel or a terminal number, and when receiving the identification information from those trial listening terminals 40, the necessary information such as the terminal number is added to the information. It is designed to be delivered to the processing device 22.

In this example, the identification information received from the base station 23 in the information processing device 22 is a specific one of the identification information assigned to the next candidate search instruction. And a judgment processing routine for judging whether a trial listening instruction, that is, one of a large number for the purpose of identifying the trial listening target medium 51, and when the judgment result is a trial listening instruction, a message of a request for audio data distribution is created. A relay process routine and a search process routine for performing a search process on the product list 26 (collection of identification information) when the determination result is a search instruction are installed. In the search processing, the identification information of the immediately preceding audition instruction, that is, the identification information received from the base station 23 for identifying the audition target medium 51 and the last one is used, and another identification different from that is used. It is designed to select information. Further, the selected identification information is handed over to the relay processing routine as a new listening instruction as if received from the base station 23.

The product list 26 is stored and held in a storage means such as a built-in or external memory or a hard disk in a searchable or suitable data format such as a table or a file. In addition to general information about a number of target products, identification information is included corresponding to each product. The specific contents of the search process are
For example, it may be a relatively simple one that selects adjacent identification information in the list order of the list, or it may be selected by swaying left and right with the expansion of the amplitude. It is also possible to preferentially select one having a high degree of association.

The gateway 21 is adapted to send a distribution request for audio data output from the information processing device 22 to the distribution management server 11 via the Internet 10. At that time, necessary information such as a delivery address is added to the delivery request. In addition, the gateway 21 receives the audio data distributed via the Internet 10 in response to the distribution request from the information processing device 22.
It is supposed to be handed over to. The information processing device 22 delivers it to the base station 23, and the base station 23 transmits it to the requesting listening terminal 40.

The audition terminal 40 includes a terminal body 41 which is compact and lightweight for easy portability, a headphone 42 and a bar code reader 43 which are connected to the terminal body 41 by a flexible cable or the like so that signals can be transmitted and received. I am. The bar code reader 43 is used as a reading means for reading the identification information of the sample object, and the headphones 42 are used as an audio output means for emitting a sound reproduced for the sample listening. The terminal body 41 comprises a battery-powered microprocessor system,
It also has a built-in wireless communication circuit for transmitting identification information to and receiving audio data. The terminal body 41 is equipped with a memory having a storage capacity sufficient to buffer the received audio data, and reproduces an analog acoustic signal based on the audio data and outputs it to the headphones 42. It also has a playback routine and an amplifier circuit (playback means).

Further, a code reading routine for inputting code data read by the bar code reader 43 is installed in the terminal main body 41, and whether the code is the identification information of each medium 51 or another information is checked by this code reading routine. At the stage, the code data is delivered to the wireless communication circuit without being distinguished. Also,
In order to prevent a visitor or the like from taking away without permission, this terminal body 41 may not be able to perform wireless communication that is normally possible, or may be sensitive to anti-theft radio waves or invisible light that should not be received in normal state. , It also sounds an alarm.

The selling method using the trial listening system of the first embodiment and the system operation at that time will be described with reference to the drawings. 2A and 2B show a display situation of products in a sales floor, FIG. 2A is an external view of the display product, and FIG. 2B is a front view of the display shelf.

When introducing this audition system, the server 1
1 to 13 are installed in a place with good communication conditions inside or outside the country, and the relay device 20 is installed inside a service counter of a corresponding sales floor or in a warehouse behind the sales floor,
The audition terminal 40 is put in a box, a shelf or the like placed at the entrance of the corresponding sales floor. The media 51 such as a CD are displayed and sold at each sales floor, and the listening terminal 40 is rented to a visitor who wants to listen to the media 51. Return boxes are also placed at the exits of each sales floor.

The media 51 (see FIG. 2A) is generally stored in a transparent case or the like for display / sale. The display item 50 contains a jacket 52, lyrics cards, etc. in addition to the media 51. Often, the bar code 5 assigned to the media 51, jacket 52, etc.
3 (identification information) is printed. If it doesn't exist,
If it is better to add identification information even if it is present, the barcode 5 should be attached to the transparent packaging film of the display item 50.
3 is attached. For example, when the display item 50 is a sample in which the medium 51 is removed or replaced with a dummy, or when it is desired to add different information to each sales floor, it is more convenient to attach the barcode 53 when the display item 50 is displayed. Is.

The display item 50 with the bar code 53 is
The display shelves are displayed one after another on the display shelves 60 (see FIG. 2B), and there are several specific bar codes 63 assigned to the next candidate search instruction and the next candidate selection instruction on the display shelves 60. It can be pasted. In the bar code 63, an explanation such as "If you want to listen to the CD you are currently listening to and then the neighboring CDs in order, please read this barcode with the reader of your listening terminal" Will be presented for. Further, the arrangement order of the data in the product list 26 is made to match as much as possible in the arrangement order of the display items 50 on the display shelf 60. In this way, the customer is ready to provide the service for previewing the display item 50 to the visitor.

When the visitor who visits such a sales floor does not desire the audition, he / she may decide whether or not to purchase the display item 50 as in the case of the general sales floor. In order to do so, first, borrow the audition terminal 40 at the entrance, and walk around while viewing the display item 50 on the display shelf 60 while holding it. Then, when there is a display item 50 that he / she likes and wants to listen to it, he picks up the display item 50 and causes the barcode reader 43 attached to the listening terminal 40 to read the barcode 53.

Then, the read information of the bar code 53, that is, the identification information of the display item 50 is wirelessly transmitted from the audition terminal 40 to the relay device 20, and further transmitted from the relay device 20 to the distribution management server 11 via the Internet 10. Then, the company A server 12 or the company B server 13 is distributed to the corresponding one. Then, the server searches for audio data corresponding to the identification information,
The audio data is downloaded to the trial listening terminal 40 and reproduced via the Internet 10 and the relay device 20 of the sales floor. In this way, easily display items 5
You can see 0 and listen to its contents.

On the other hand, for example, it may be tempting to listen to the display items 50 in the vicinity, but since the interest in the next item to be audited is not specific, the removal and reinsertion of the display item 50 is repeated. When it is difficult to read, the barcode 63, which is easy to read, is read by the barcode reader 43. Then, the read information of the bar code 63 is transmitted from the listening terminal 40 to the relay device 2
No. 0 is sent to the information processing device 22 by radio, and it is determined that the next candidate search is designated.

Then, the media 5 just listened to earlier
Using the identification information No. 1, another identification information located next is selected from the product list 26, and a distribution request for audio data is made based on this. Further, the request is sent from the relay device 20 to the distribution management server 11 via the Internet 10, where the company A server 12 or B
The company server 13 is assigned to either one. Then, the server searches for audio data corresponding to the identification information, and the audio data is retrieved via the Internet 10 and the relay device 20 of the sales section.
The sample listening terminal 40 is downloaded and reproduced.

In this way, the next trial listening of the display item 50 can be easily performed without touching it or visually confirming it. If the barcode 63 is read repeatedly, the same processing is performed again, and the next display item 50 can be continuously auditioned. After that, the visitor who finished the audition returns the borrowed audition terminal 40.

In this way, at the sales floor where this audition system is installed, a listening service is provided, in which preparation work such as attaching the bar code 53 to the display item 50 is carried out so that almost all the products can be listened to while listening to them. In addition to being able to provide, once such an audition is performed, a similar audition service by the same procedure can be repeatedly provided, and a service of auditioning without looking at the product can also be provided. Moreover, the service is provided while suppressing the cost increase by using online distribution.

[0049]

[Second Embodiment] The difference between the listening system of the present invention shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and that of the first embodiment is that the sales terminal 30 and the broadcast corresponding to the relay device 20 in each sales floor are provided. The point is that the apparatus 70 is provided, and the information processing apparatus 22 of the relay apparatus 20 is modified as follows accordingly. Note that FIG. 3 illustrates the relay device 20 and the sales terminal 3.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of 0, and FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 0.

In this example, the information processing device 22 is determined based on the fact that, in addition to the above-described next candidate search instruction, another identification information is secured for a specific role and is assigned to the purchase instruction. The processing routine is expanded to also determine whether or not it is a purchase instruction when determining the identification information received from the base station 23. Further, when the determination result is a purchase instruction, an order processing routine for notifying the sales terminal 30 of the purchase instruction is additionally installed. Further, the search processing routine and the product list 26 are eliminated, and instead, a search request processing routine that sends a search request notification to the sales terminal 30 when the determination result of the determination processing routine is a search instruction is installed. The search request notification includes the identification information of the last audition instruction.

The sales terminal 30 is composed of a microprocessor system or the like in which an order management routine is installed, and by its program processing, the product name and inventory information of the corresponding product are obtained by searching or the like based on a purchase instruction, and listed. , It is supposed to drop the sold items from the list. Further, the search processing routine disappeared from the information processing device 22 and the product list 26 are relocated. The search processing routine has been modified to perform a search in response to the next candidate search request and return the result, but other processing contents have not changed. The product list 26 may be independent of the order management database, but may be subordinate to the order management database instead of being explicitly provided. If the data structure or access method is devised, the order management database can be used as it is for the product list 26.
Often can be diverted to. In addition to a communication unit for receiving a purchase instruction from the relay device 20, the sales terminal 30 also has a display for displaying a list of ordered product names, a keyboard for inputting a list update instruction, and the like. It is attached.

A broadcast processing routine is also installed in the information processing device 22, assuming that the broadcast data sent from the broadcast device 70 is encoded in the same format as the distribution audio data. . When the broadcast data is sent from the broadcasting device 70, it is received and buffered once, and then sent to the base station 23 for its transmission. At that time, the processing of the relay processing routine is interrupted at an appropriate timing so that the broadcast processing is interrupted preferentially, and at the same time, all the listening terminals 40 in the corresponding sales floor, or at least all the listening terminals 40 being listened to. The broadcast data is transmitted at the same time or sequentially from those that can be transmitted.

The broadcasting device 70 (see FIG. 4) is convenient for broadcasting a voice guide or the like of a clerk or the like to a visitor who is listening at the sales floor, and the information processing device is provided via a communication cable or the like. 22, a main body 71 which is connected to 22 for transmission and has a built-in MPU 72 (microprocessor) for processing broadcast data, and a microphone 73 which is detachably or fixedly mounted on the main body 71 for inputting a voice or the like to be broadcast, A switch 74 provided separately from the microphone 73 or associated with the microphone 73 is provided for manually switching the operation mode such as whether or not to perform broadcasting.

The broadcasting device 70 includes a microphone 73 to a main body 71.
The sound signal transmitted to the server 1 is converted into digital broadcast data by an A / D conversion circuit and then taken into the MPU 72.
The same encoding process as that applied to the distribution audio data held in Nos. 2 and 13 is applied to the captured broadcast data. Further, the MPU 72 discriminates the operation mode, and transmits the encoded broadcast data to the information processing device 22 under the mode to be broadcast.

The selling method using the trial listening system of the second embodiment and the system operation at that time will be described with reference to the drawings. Here again, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described. . FIG. 5 is a front view of the display shelf,
The above-mentioned FIG.
It corresponds to (b).

In this system, when the relay device 20 is installed in the sales floor, the sales terminal 30 and the broadcasting device 70 are also installed at the corresponding cash register in the sales floor. In addition, a bar code 63 for instructing the next candidate is displayed on the display shelf 60 of the sales floor.
In addition to the above, a specific barcode 61 assigned to the purchase instruction is also attached at some places. The barcode 61
For the guidance, an explanation such as "If you wish to purchase a CD that is being auditioned, please read this barcode with the reader of your auditioning terminal" is also provided for guidance. The product list 26 is set up at the sales terminal 30. Further, the broadcasting device 70 is turned off, or the power is turned on and the switch 74 is operated to set the operation mode to the non-broadcast mode. In this way, display 5
Ready to offer 0 listening services.

Then, a visitor who visits such a sales floor and desires a preview listens to the display 50 with or without looking at the display item 50 as described above. Regarding the trial listening performed without looking at the display item 50, the procedure of the trial listening is performed in the same manner as described above, except that the processing of the next candidate search is performed by the sales terminal 30 instead of the relay device 20. Further, when the visitor who has auditioned wants to purchase the product, he / she may read the bar code 61 by using the same auditioning terminal 40 either during the auditioning or after the auditioning.

Then, the information of the bar code 61 is wirelessly transmitted from the audition terminal 40 to the relay device 20, and then the relay device 20 discriminates the purchase instruction and sends the order processing. Then, the information is sent to the sales terminal 30 for notification together with the information of the bar code 53 of the display item 50 which is being listened to or is being listened to. At the sales terminal 30, the item name of the corresponding display item 50 is added to the order list and displayed on the display.

Looking at this display, the store clerk carries the items corresponding to the display item 50 from the warehouse or the like on the back to the cash register of the sales floor and arranges them. Therefore, the visitor who has issued the purchase instruction can promptly receive the intended product without having to carry the display item 50 with him if he comes to the cash register and pays the fee. After that, the visitor returns the borrowed audition terminal 40, and the clerk updates the order list by operating the keyboard of the sales terminal 30. Even when the display items 50 are rearranged, the product list 26 is updated by operating the keyboard of the sales terminal 30 or the like.

When it becomes necessary to simultaneously make an emergency contact to all the customers who are enjoying the audition service while the above-described audition service is being provided, the clerk turns on the broadcasting device 70 if necessary. Then, the switch 74 is operated to switch the operation mode to the broadcasting mode. Then, take the microphone 73 and say the message. Then, the broadcast data of the contact information is encoded by the broadcasting device 70, passed to the relay device 20, and distributed to each audition terminal 40 by the relay device 20. To someone. During that time, the audition of the display item 50 is interrupted, but the interrupt is temporary, and after the interrupted broadcast, the output content of the audition terminal 40 is restored and the audition is continued. In this way, even from a person whose ear is covered by the headphones 42 for the purpose of audition, the contact from the sales floor can be surely and simultaneously received. Moreover, the listening system is used to provide broadcasting at each sales floor while suppressing cost increase.

[0061]

[Third Embodiment] The difference between the listening system and the selling method of the present invention shown in the block diagram of the broadcasting apparatus in FIG. 6 is that the function of the broadcasting apparatus 70 is expanded. That is the point. Specifically, it is connected not only to the sales floor but also to the surrounding area by a signal cable or the like, which broadcasts all at once to the surrounding area. When the broadcast data for the local area broadcast is sent from it, it is sent from the microphone 73. Similar to the voice input of, the A / D conversion is performed and the result is taken into the MPU 72. In addition, means for downloading encoded or unencoded audio data 76 to a memory, a hard disk, or the like in advance, or audio data 76
A means for sequentially capturing digital data from a CD player or the like is also added. Further, the MPU 72 selects any one of the broadcast data from the microphone 73, the broadcast data from the on-site broadcasting device 75, and the audio data 76 according to the operation mode, and encodes it. The information is transmitted to the information processing device 22.
At that time, the encoding process and the transmission are performed only when necessary.

In this case as well, broadcasting by the microphone 73 is performed in the same manner as in the above case, and in this case, the on-site broadcasting device 7
When the on-site broadcast such as the disaster prevention announcement is automatically transferred from 5, the same is similarly encoded and transmitted to the information processing device 22. Then, the audio data is broadcast prior to the distribution of the audio data. Also, the music recommended by each sales floor is taken in as audio data 76 by the broadcasting device 70, and is sent to the information processing device 22 if there is no broadcasting from the microphone 73 or the on-site broadcasting device 75. At that time, since the priority flag is not attached to it, the audio data is
It is not necessarily distributed and broadcast from the relay device 20 to all the audition terminals 40, but is distributed and broadcast to the other audition terminals 40 except the audition terminal 40 that is distributed from the distribution devices 12 and 13. If the audio data is distributed from the distribution devices 12 and 13, the audio data 76 is sent to the audition terminal 40 in priority to the audio data 76, so that the audio data 76 is broadcast in the background. In this way, several kinds of simultaneous broadcasting using the listening terminal 40 are performed, and the execution stop and priority of these broadcastings are appropriately set by the mode setting.

[0063]

[Fourth Embodiment] The difference between the trial listening system of the present invention shown in the block diagram of the trial listening terminal in FIG. 7 and that of the first to third embodiments is that the bar code reader 43 is a terminal body 41.
And a key 44 for inputting a next candidate search instruction or a purchase instruction, and an instruction sending routine for sending the search instruction or the purchase instruction to the relay device 20 according to the operation is installed. The point is that the headphones 42 can be freely attached and detached by the connector 45.

In this case, by operating the key 44, a purchase instruction can be issued clearly and easily with or without the bar code 61. Also, the bar code 63
Whether or not there is a clear and easy instruction to search the next candidate
A next candidate selection instruction can be issued. Also, since the headphones 42 are replaceable, you can use your own headphones 4
Those who want to use 2 can bring the headphones 42 and borrow the terminal main body 41 without headphones to listen.

[0065]

[Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the relationship between a relay device and a sales terminal.
The difference from the fourth embodiment is that communication between the relay device 20 and the sales terminal 30 is also performed via the Internet 10. In this case, the relay device 2
It is not necessary to provide a dedicated communication means between 0 and the sales terminal 30. Further, the relay device 20 sends a purchase instruction to the sales terminal 30.
Instead of notifying the distribution device directly to the distribution device via the Internet 10, the distribution device may transfer the purchase instruction to the appropriate selling terminal 30 accordingly.

[0066]

[Sixth Embodiment] The listening system of the present invention, whose block diagram of a sales terminal and the like is shown in FIG. 9, is different from that of the first to fifth embodiments described above in that a product is dynamically manufactured at a store. This is the point where means are added.

Specifically, each of the servers 12 and 13 holds a large number of audio data and print data corresponding to each audio data,
When the purchase instruction is received from the relay device 20, the purchase terminal is notified of the purchase instruction, and at the same time, the corresponding print data is delivered in addition to the audio data corresponding to the instruction. The print data includes data necessary for printing on the jacket 52 and data necessary for printing on the medium 51, after being appropriately compressed.

In addition to the display 31 and keyboard 32 for order management described above, a recorder 33 such as a CD-R drive for writing the downloaded audio data on the medium 51 is also downloaded to the sales terminal 30. A media printer 34 that prints on the printing surface of the media 51 based on print data
And a jacket printer 35 attached to the jacket 52 for printing on the printing surface of the jacket 52. A writing routine and a printing routine for that purpose are also installed.

In this case, when a purchase instruction is issued, the corresponding audio data and print data are distributed to the sales terminal 30 of the corresponding sales floor, and writing and printing on the medium 51 and printing of the jacket 52 are performed there. If you put them in a case and seal them, the ordered products will be made up at the sales floor. Thus, when the visitor finishes the audition and comes to the cashier to pick up the product, the product is promptly delivered to the purchaser / visitor as if the product had been inventoried. Therefore, when the product is sold out, the desired product can be sold without having to stock the product in the first place. Moreover, the system required for it can be constructed at low cost by partially modifying the basic listening system.

[0070]

[Seventh Embodiment] The audition system of the present invention, whose overall block diagram is shown in FIG. 10, enables the audition service of music or the like relating to the display item 50, and also allows the user to try and watch promotional videos related to the music or the like. Even in the case where the listening terminal 40 is replaced with the headphones 42, the head mounted display (HMD) 4 is provided.
It is equipped with 7. In order to deliver video data, which has a larger amount of data than audio data, in real time, wired communication that can be hot-swapped is used for communication between the relay device 20 and the listening terminal 40.

Explaining these differences in detail, the servers 12 and 13 store and hold video data in addition to audio data. When the servers 12 and 13 deliver audio data in response to a delivery request. In addition, if there is video data associated with the audio data, the video data is delivered together or subsequently. When the video data is not created, the distribution is omitted or the apology for the absence is distributed. The video data may be encoded / compressed according to a general moving image standard such as MPEG, or may be encoded / compressed according to another method.
Some of the excerpts may be used for previewing.

There are a plurality of base stations 23 in the relay device 20.
Communication cable 24 to which many jacks 25 are connected
When the identification information is received from the listening terminals 40 having the plugs 46 inserted in the arbitrary jacks 25 via the, and the identification information is received from the listening terminals 40, the necessary information such as the terminal number is added to the information processing apparatus 22. It is designed to be handed over. For communication using the communication cable 24 or the like, there is no need to turn the power on and off again for inserting / removing the plug 46 into / from the jack 25, and a hot-line insertion / removal method that allows easy connector attachment / detachment is adopted. . For example, IEEE 1394, which can be hot-swapped and has a high speed, is suitable, but USB or another system may be used.

The HMD 47 installed in the audition terminal 40 is
It is connected to the terminal body 41 by a flexible cable or the like so that signals can be transmitted and received, and is used as an audio output means for emitting a sound reproduced for a trial listening and as a video output means for displaying a moving image reproduced for a preview. It is what is done. A plug 46 is attached to the end of the flexible cable extending from the communication circuit built in the terminal body 41.
Is connected, and the terminal body 41 becomes communicable according to the insertion of the plug 46 into the jack 25, and the battery is also charged. Further, the terminal body 41 is equipped with a memory having a sufficient storage capacity for buffering received video data in addition to audio data. In addition to the audio reproduction routine, a video reproduction routine or reproduction circuit for reproducing analog video signals based on video data and an amplifier circuit for outputting those signals to the HMD 47 (reproduction means) are also provided.

The selling method using the trial listening system of the seventh embodiment and the system operation at that time will be described with reference to the drawings. The differences from the above-described first to sixth embodiments will be mainly described. . FIG. 11 is a front view of the display shelves and shows the arrangement state of the jacks 25 together with the display state of the products on the sales floor.

The communication cable 24 extends from the relay device 20 to the display shelf 60 of the store where the display items 50 with the bar code 53 are arranged, and the jack 25 connected to the communication cable 24 is The plugs 46 are installed in a distributed manner on the front side and the display side of the display shelf 60 with the insertion openings exposed (see FIG. 11). When a visitor who visits such a sales floor and borrows the audition terminal 40 wants to audition and preview the display item 50 on the display shelf 60, he / she picks up the display item 50 and simultaneously receives the audition terminal 40. After hitting the plug 46 of the above into the nearby jack 25, the bar code 53 of the displayed article 50 is read by the bar code reader 43 attached to the audition terminal 40, and at the same time, the audition terminal 4
0 Attach the attached HMD47 to the head.

Then, the read information of the bar code 53, that is, the identification information of the display item 50 is transmitted from the audition terminal 40 to the relay device 20, and further from the relay device 20 to the distribution management server 11 via the Internet 10, and there. It is distributed to either the company A server 12 or the company B server 13 as appropriate. Then, the server searches for audio data and video data corresponding to the identification information, and the audio data and the like are downloaded to the listening terminal 40 and reproduced via the Internet 10 and the relay device 20 of the sales floor.

In this way, it is possible to easily see the display item 50 with the eyes and listen to the contents thereof, and also to see related promotion videos and the like. Also,
At the sales floor where this audition system has been introduced, in addition to the audition service that allows you to audition almost all the products while watching them, you can easily carry out the preparatory work such as attaching the bar code 53 to the display item 50. Furthermore, it is possible to provide even a trial service that drives purchase will.
Moreover, the service is provided while suppressing the cost increase by using online distribution.

[0078]

[Eighth Embodiment] The difference between the auditing system of the present invention shown in the block diagram of the audition terminal in FIG. 12 and that of the seventh embodiment is that the bar code reader 43 is fixed to the terminal body 41. And a key 44 for inputting a video request in addition to the next candidate search instruction and purchase instruction, and an instruction sending routine for sending the instruction to the relay device 20 in response to the operation of the search instruction or purchase instruction key. The HMD 47 is freely installed at the connector 48, and that the HMD 47 is installed by the connector 48, and that the video request routine that makes the video data distribution independent of the audio data distribution request and requests the video data according to the operation of the video request key is also installed. The point is that it can be attached and detached, and that the headphones 42 can also be attached and detached freely using the connector 45.

In this case, by operating the key 44, a purchase instruction or a next candidate search instruction can be issued clearly and easily with or without the bar codes 61, 63. Further, since a video request can be selectively and additionally issued by operating the key 44, it is possible to easily listen to some of them and then to preview only the ones that I like. Further, a person who does not want to carry the HMD 47 can easily enjoy the audition service by mounting the headphones 42 instead of mounting the HMD 47 on the terminal main body 41. In addition, headphones 42 and HMD4
7 can be replaced, so my own headphones 42
Those who want to use the headphones can bring in the headphones 42 and the like, or borrow the terminal main body 41 without the headphones 42 and listen to the music.

[0080]

[Ninth Embodiment] Although illustration is omitted, the difference between this listening system and the sixth embodiment of FIG. 9 is that audio data and print data are distributed to the sales terminal 30 in accordance with a purchase instruction. This is that the servers 11 to 13 and the relay device 20 have been modified so that corresponding video data is also distributed when the video recording is performed, and that a video writing routine is additionally installed in the sales terminal 30.

In this case, the distributed video data is additionally recorded on the storage medium in which the audio data has been written by using the recorder 33. The video data can be viewed repeatedly at any desired time by installing a program dedicated to the preview service distributed from the sales floor on a personal computer at home.

[0082]

[Tenth Embodiment] The listening system of the present invention whose block diagram of a sales terminal and the like is shown in FIG. 13 differs from that of the ninth embodiment described above in that a VTR 36 is additionally connected to the sales terminal 30. That is, the writing destination of the video writing routine is that, and that a video data conversion routine or circuit for converting the distributed video data into a video signal compatible with the VTR 36 is added to the selling terminal 30.

In this case, the video data is not additionally recorded on a recording medium such as a CD in which audio data is written, but is written on a video tape which is another recording medium. Therefore, the image can be reproduced and viewed on a general video device.

[0084]

[Others] In each of the above embodiments shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 10, three servers 11 to 13 and a relay device 20 are used.
The sales terminal 30 and the broadcasting device 70 are three sets, and the audition terminal 40 is three sets for each sales floor. However, the number and the number of sets are not limited to those, and are different for each sales floor. Is also good. Also, the notification of the purchase instruction to the sales terminal 30 is
As described above, only the relay device 20 or the servers 11 to 13
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and both parties may place an order if double ordering prevention measures are taken such as by checking the matching. In addition, the above 6th that can be previewed
~ In the tenth embodiment, the sales terminal 30 and the audition terminal 4
Communication with 0 was wired, but the communication was
It is not limited to this, and if the communication capacity is sufficient, it may be wireless and easier to use.

[0085]

As is apparent from the above description, in the audition system of the first solution of the present invention, a product that is displayed in the sales floor by a visitor is displayed by using an easily portable audition terminal. You can easily audition anything while watching, and after that audition, the candidate for the next audition can be selected by search, so that you can not see it even if you are motivated to purchase through both visual and auditory senses. There is an advantageous effect that it is possible to realize an audition system that allows easy audition.

Further, in the audition system of the second solution of the present invention, since it is possible to perform not only the audition but also the audition without deteriorating the portability of the audition terminal, the visual and auditory Through both of them, it is possible to realize an advantageous effect that it is possible to realize an audition system capable of easily auditioning even the things that are not seen while intriguing the purchase.

Furthermore, in the trial listening system of the third solution of the present invention, since the purchase instruction can be issued by using the trial listening terminal, the purchase will be motivated through both visual and auditory senses. There is an advantageous effect that we were able to realize an audition system that can be easily auditioned and purchased smoothly.

Further, in the audition system of the fourth solution of the present invention, the selection of the next candidate is left to the sales terminal, so that the purchase will be inspiring both visually and auditorily. This has an advantageous effect that it is possible to realize a trial listening system in which the trial listening can be easily performed and further the data for the next candidate search can be easily adjusted.

Further, in the trial listening system of the fifth solution of the present invention, the product etc. required in the sales floor are manufactured at the time when the sales floor is required in accordance with the purchase instruction using the trial listening terminal. By doing so, it is possible to realize a listening system that not only makes it easy to listen to things that are irritating to purchase but also those that you do not see through both visual and auditory senses, but also that purchase is smooth and that inventory is unnecessary or small. There is.

Further, in the trial listening system of the sixth means of the present invention, since it is possible to listen to the simultaneous broadcast on the trial listening terminal, the purchase will be motivated both visually and aurally to listen to the broadcast. Also has the advantageous effect of being able to realize a reliable audition system.

Further, in the selling method of the seventh means of the present invention, if the relay device and the broadcasting device are installed in a distributed manner and the product to be auditioned with the identification information is displayed at each sales floor, the audition or audition is performed. By doing so, the advantageous effect that it was possible to realize a sales method that makes it possible to easily listen to things that are invisible to the eye and that can not be seen through both visual and auditory senses There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a trial listening system and a selling method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Shows the display situation of products in the sales floor,
(A) is an external view of a display item, (b) is a front view of a display shelf.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a relay device and a selling terminal in a second embodiment of the audition system and the selling method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a broadcasting device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a product display shelf.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a broadcasting device in a third embodiment of the audition system and the selling method of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block configuration diagram of a trial listening terminal regarding a fourth embodiment of the trial listening system and the selling method of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a portion showing a relationship between a relay device and a selling terminal in a fifth embodiment of the audition system and the selling method of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block configuration diagram of a sales terminal or the like regarding a sixth embodiment of the audition system and the sales method of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a seventh example of the audition system and sales method of the present invention.
It is a block diagram showing the system configuration about an example.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a product display shelf.

FIG. 12 is an eighth example of the audition system and sales method of the present invention.
It is a block block diagram of the audition terminal about an Example.

FIG. 13 is a first audition system and selling method according to the present invention.
It is a block block diagram of a sales terminal etc. about 0 Example.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Internet (communication line network) 11 Distribution management server (distribution management means, distribution device) 12 Company A server (distribution execution means, distribution device) 13 Company B server (distribution execution means, distribution device) 20 Relay device 21 Gateway (communication Line network access means 22 Information processing device (arithmetic device, relay processing / order processing / broadcast processing means) 23 Base station (wired hot-pluggable or wireless communication base-like means) 24 Communication cable (electrical / optical cable) ) 25 Jack (connector for hot-swap) 26 Product list (collection of searchable identification information) 30 Sales terminal 31 Display (ordered product name presenting means, order management means) 32 Keyboard (operation input member, order management means) 33 Recorder (writing means, means for dynamically producing products at stores) 34 Media printer (printing means, dynamic means) Product manufacturing means) 35 Jacket printer (printing means in the head, dynamic product production unit in the shop) 36 VTR (video tape recorder, writing means,
Dynamic product manufacturing means) 40 Audition terminal 41 Terminal body (communication means, reading means, audio reproducing means) 42 Headphones (earphones, small speakers, audio output means) 43 Bar code reader (reading means) 44 Keys (operating member, purchase) Instruction input means) 45 Connector (detachable means) 46 Plug (hot plugging / unplugging connector) 47 HMD (head mount display, audio-visual output means) 48 Connector (detachable means) 50 Display items (storage case, recording medium) Accessories, products
Sample, sample product) 51 Media (CD, DVD, audio data recording medium) 52 Jacket (enclosed / enclosed printed matter, recording medium accessory) 53 Bar code (symbol, letter, printed or pasted identification) Information) 60 Display shelves (sales floor) 61 Bar code (purchase instruction) 63 Bar code (next candidate search instruction, next candidate selection instruction) 70 Broadcast device 71 Main body (electronic circuit storage unit) 72 MPU (microprocessor, digital signal processor) 73 microphone (input means such as voice) 74 switch (manual operation member) 75 on-site broadcasting device 76 audio data (memory, player)

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading identification information attached to a product to be audited, a wireless communication means for transmitting the information and receiving audio data, and a reproduction for processing an acoustic output based on the audio data. A plurality of audition terminals, each of which includes a means, a wireless communication base means for receiving the identification information from the audition terminals and transmitting the audio data, and the identification information via a communication network. A relay device comprising a relay processing means for sending a distribution request for audio data based on the above, and for providing the distributed audio data for transmission by the communication base means; a storage means for holding a large number of audio data; A delivery management unit that receives the delivery request via the line network, and a device that supports the delivery request is the large number of audio data. A listening system comprising a delivery device comprising a delivery execution means for selecting and delivering, wherein the relay device stores and holds a collection of identification information, and the identification received from the listening terminal. A listening system, wherein the group is searched by using information, and another identification information is selected and delivered to the relay processing means. 2. A reading means for reading the identification information attached to the item to be audited, and a wired hot-pluggable or wireless communication means for transmitting the information and receiving audio data and video data. , A plurality of audition terminals, each of which includes a reproduction unit that performs a sound output process based on the audio data and a video output process based on the video data, and outputs the identification information from the audition terminals. Communication base means for receiving and transmitting the audio data and the video data, and transmitting a distribution request for the audio data and the video data based on the identification information through a communication network and distributing the audio data and the video. A relay device having a relay processing means for transmitting data to the communication base means; Storage means for holding the audio data and video data, delivery management means for receiving the delivery request via the communication network, and delivery of selection corresponding to the request from the large number of audio data and video data A listening system including a delivery device including delivery executing means, wherein the relay device stores and holds a collection of identification information, and the collection is performed using the identification information received from the listening terminal. A listening system, characterized in that the body is searched to select another identification information and the identification information is delivered to the relay processing means. 3. A sales terminal is provided corresponding to the relay device, and the trial listening terminal can input a purchase instruction by using the reading means or another input means, and the instruction can also be input. One of the relay device and the distribution device, or both of them, is transmitted by the communication means.
3. The notification of the purchase instruction to the sales terminal, wherein the sales terminal performs order management processing such as presentation of an ordered product name based on the purchase instruction. Audition system described in. 4. The selling terminal stores and holds the aggregate instead of the relay device and retrieves the aggregate, and the relay device requests the selling terminal to perform the retrieval. The audition system according to claim 3, wherein the audition system is provided. 5. The distribution device holds print data corresponding to each of the plurality of audio data in addition to the large number of audio data, and either one or both of the relay device and the distribution device sends the print data to the sales terminal. Upon notifying the purchase instruction, the audio data and the print data corresponding to the instruction are also delivered, and the sales terminal writes the delivered audio data in a recording medium, and based on the delivered print data, The listening system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein printing is performed on a printing surface of a recording medium or a printing surface of an accessory thereof. 6. The audition system according to claim 2, claim 3 or claim 2 to claim 4 of claim 5, wherein one of the relay device and the distribution device. Alternatively, both parties deliver the video data corresponding to the instruction to the sales terminal when the purchase instruction is notified, and the sales terminal additionally writes the delivered video data to the recording medium or other recording. A listening system characterized by being written on a medium. 7. A broadcast device is provided corresponding to the relay device, the broadcast data being subjected to the same encoding processing as the audio data and sent to the relay device, and the relay device receiving the broadcast data. 7. The audition system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein is transmitted all at once to the plurality of audition terminals by the transmission of the communication base means. 8. A plurality of relay devices in the audition system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 are distributed and installed corresponding to a sales floor, and when selling a recording medium for audio data at each sales floor, A method of selling recording media accompanied by a trial listening service by renting a trial listening terminal.