JP2003016333A - Contents distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contents distribution system which gives a user an incentive to buy by imparting amusement to a process of distributing (selling) contents. SOLUTION: A game sent (S306) from a server 2 is carried out (S105) on a terminal 1 and the server 2 selects one content out of a plurality of previously registered contents through operations done in the game according to a specific rule using a random number and distributes (S307) it to the terminal 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content distribution system for distributing content managed by a server to terminals via a communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cards printed with various animated characters, idols, athletes, etc. have been sold in stores mainly for children. Many of these are designed so that you do not know what (who) card they are until you open them, so you can purchase the product while enjoying whether or not the desired card is hit. In other words, by making the purchasing (sales) process itself entertaining,
It encourages the purchaser's willingness to purchase. On the other hand, due to the spread of the Internet, a content distribution system for distributing contents such as characters, images, and music managed by a server via a communication line for a fee is becoming widespread. By this,
Users can receive content distribution on demand using their home terminals, terminals installed in the nearest convenience stores, mobile terminals, etc. without having to go to a store, which improves convenience. There is.

[0003]

However, in the conventional content distribution system, the user selects the desired content from the contents prepared by the server and receives the distribution. Although it may encourage users to buy,
The sales process did not motivate users to purchase. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to adopt a new procedure that has not been used in the past in order to make a content distribution (sales) process entertaining. It is to provide a content distribution system that encourages consumers to purchase.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, the present invention is a content distribution system for distributing content from a server to a terminal via a communication line, wherein the server stores content storing means. And in response to a predetermined content request from the terminal,
Content distribution comprising: content selection means for selecting the content from the content storage means based on a predetermined content selection rule; and content distribution means for distributing the selected content to the terminal. System. As a result, the content to be distributed is selected by the system,
Each user will be able to acquire content while enjoying what hits.

Further, the content selection rule may be one in which the content is selected by using a random number, and further, the probability that each content is selected is different for each content or each type of the content. Conceivable. By doing so, for example, by setting the probability of being selected lower for the more popular or expensive content and setting the probability of being selected higher for the content that is not so high, it is possible to provide content having a value higher than the usage charge. ， The pleasure of getting high-value contents with a small investment increases.

[0006] Further, the terminal is provided with a usage charge information input / transmission unit for inputting usage charge information relating to a usage charge for content distribution and transmitting the usage charge information to the server, wherein the content selection rule is the usage charge information. On the basis of,
The probability that each content is selected may be changed. Thus, for example, a user who wants desired content even if he pays a high usage fee by changing so that the more expensive the usage fee is, the higher the probability that the more popular or expensive content is selected becomes. It leads to motivation to purchase.

Further, the server, when the content is selected by the content selecting means, generates content selection specifying information for specifying the selection and transmits the content selection specifying information generating and transmitting means to the terminal, Content selection specific information storage means for storing the content selection specific information in association with the selected content, wherein the terminal inputs the content selection specific information and transmits the content selection specific information to the server. An input transmission unit, and the content distribution unit,
It is also conceivable that the content selection specifying information storage means is referred to based on the content selection specifying information transmitted from the terminal, and the corresponding content is distributed to the terminal. As a result, only the content can be selected first, and the selected content can be separately delivered.

[0008] Further, the server or the terminal includes a game providing means for providing a service of playing a game to a user of the terminal, and the server responds to an input made from the terminal in the game. It is also conceivable that the content is selected by the selection means.
As a result, the content can be acquired while enjoying the game.

It is also conceivable that the terminal includes a content writing means for writing the content delivered from the server in a removable storage medium. Further, the terminal comprises means for inputting media writing fee payment information relating to payment of a fee necessary for writing the content to the storage medium, and the content data writing means inputs the medium writing fee payment information. The content data may be written to the storage medium according to the above.

Further, the terminal may be provided with a content reproducing means for reproducing the content distributed from the server, and the reproducing means may be a printing means for printing the image content. Good. Thus, for example, when the content is an image, a highly vivid image content can be provided by using a dedicated paper or ink for the printing means.

Further, the terminal comprises means for inputting reproduction fee payment information relating to payment of a fee necessary for reproducing the content, and the content reproduction means responds to the input of the reproduction fee payment information. It is also conceivable that the content is played back. As a result, if the content is reproduced only when the desired content is selected, unnecessary investment can be avoided.

Further, the server comprises user identification information storage means for storing in advance user identification information for identifying each user of the content distribution system, and the terminal,
A user identification information input / transmission unit for inputting the user identification information and transmitting the user identification information to the server, wherein the content selection unit and the content distribution unit include the user identification information transmitted from the terminal The content may be selected and delivered only when the same information exists in the user identification information storage means. This makes it possible to construct a membership-based content distribution system that can be used only by pre-registered users.

Further, it is conceivable that the server is provided with a content selection / delivery record information storage means for storing content selection / delivery record information relating to selection and distribution of the contents for each user, and further, the content selection rule. However, the same content may not be selected for the same user. As a result, the same content will not be duplicated for the same user, and the user will
You don't have to waste money.

Further, the terminal comprises means for transmitting to the server a batch delivery request for already selected content requesting delivery of all the content selected in the past, and the content delivering means of the server is In response to a request for batch distribution of already selected contents, all the contents selected in the past based on the distribution record information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the terminal are selected and distributed to the terminal. Things are also possible.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments and examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. It should be noted that the following embodiments and examples are examples of embodying the present invention and are not of the nature to limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a content distribution system A according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block showing a schematic configuration of a terminal and a server configuring the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing in the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are screen examples of terminals constituting the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams showing an example of the data structure of the database in the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the overall configuration of the content distribution system A will be described with reference to FIG. In the content distribution system A, a plurality of terminals 1 and a server 2 are communicably connected via a LAN or a public line 3. Each of the terminals 1 is installed in, for example, a convenience store. The content distribution system A distributes image contents such as characters of various animations, idols, athletes, etc. from the server 2 to the terminal 1 used by pre-registered users, and the image contents are carded at the terminal 1. Is to be printed on. The feature is that the user does not directly specify the image content for which distribution is requested, but the user performs a predetermined operation on the terminal 1 so that the server 2 can perform advance operation based on a predetermined selection rule. This is to select one from a plurality of registered image contents and deliver the selected image contents. Each user can acquire the image content while enjoying whether or not the desired image content is hit.

(Terminal 1) Next, the configuration of the terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal 1 includes an operation display unit 11 including a CRT display (not shown) and a touch panel, a data control unit 12 including an MPU (not shown), a main memory, and peripheral devices thereof, and data storage such as a hard disk. A network control unit 1 for controlling communication between the unit 13 and the LAN or the public line 3.
4 and a printing unit 15 for printing the image content. The data storage unit 13 includes the operation display unit 1 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the server 2 and receiving data.
A program such as a web browser for displaying and outputting the image content 1 and a printer driver for generating print data of the image content and outputting the print data to the printing unit 15 to print the image content is installed. These programs are expanded in the main memory of the data control unit 12 as needed and executed by the data control unit 12.

(Server 2) Next, the configuration of the server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The server 2 is
It is composed of an HTTP server 21 and a data storage unit 22. The HTTP server 21 is a device having a function of a so-called web server, receives a URL or the like transmitted from the terminal 1 and reads HTML data or image content corresponding to the URL from the data storage unit 22 to obtain the terminal. Send to 1. Further, in response to a request transmitted from the terminal 1, according to a CGI program registered in the data storage unit 22 in advance, the data registered in the data storage unit 22 is updated and the image content transmitted to the terminal 1 is updated. Processing such as selection of is also executed. The data storage unit 22 (corresponding to the content storage unit, the content selection specifying information storage unit, the user identification information storage unit, the content selection delivery record information storage unit),
It is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores various data handled by the HTTP server 21, such as a plurality of image contents to be distributed and information about each user who uses this system.

The users of this content distribution system A are
Members are registered in advance, and a user ID and a password for identifying each user are given to each user. The user ID and the password are registered in advance in the data storage unit 22 of the server 2 as a user information database. FIG. 7 shows an example of the user information database related to a certain one of the users. In the user information database, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the user ID 71 and the password 72, 1000 types (content No.
For each of the image contents whose (73) is “1” to “1000”), whether or not the image content has hit the user (selected by the server 2) in the past 74 Information, a date 75 when the image content hits, a print record 76 indicating whether the image content was printed in the past, and that the image content hits the user (performed by the server 2). Winning No. specifying the selection of the image content). (77) Information related to (corresponding to the content selection specifying information) is registered. The winning / non-winning 74, the date 75, the printing record 76, and the winning number. (77) is the HTT
The information is updated by the CGI program executed by the P server 21 each time according to the actual results. The 1000 types of image contents are the contents N
o. In association with (73), the data storage unit 22
Registered in.

Next, the processing procedure of the content distribution system A will be described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, S101,
S102, ... Represents processing procedure (step) numbers. Further, it is assumed that each of the terminal 1 and the server 2 is activated and the processing from the start to the end of FIG. 3 is repeatedly executed. First, S101 of the terminal 1 side
When a URL for calling the initial screen is input from the operation display unit 11, the URL is displayed on the server 2
Sent to. On the other hand, on the server 2 side, the URL is received, and the initial screen designated by the URL is transmitted to the terminal 1 by the HTTP server (S3).
01). The initial screen is a screen for inputting the user ID 71 and the password 72. Hereinafter, the screen including the initial screen, when the screen is referred to as transmission or reception, all refer to the screen data described in HTML, Javascript, or the like.

On the other hand, on the side of the terminal 1, the initial screen is received in S302 and displayed on the operation display unit 11 by the web browser. Furthermore, when the user ID 71 and the password 72 are input by the user on the initial screen, the information is transmitted to the server 2.

On the other hand, on the server 2 side, only when the user ID 71 and the password 72 are received in S102, and the same information as these exists in the user information database stored in the data storage unit 13. After the predetermined menu screen is transmitted to the terminal 1,
The process proceeds to S302. Here, when the user ID 71 and the password 72 received from the terminal 1 do not exist in the user information database, a predetermined error message is transmitted to the terminal 1 and the processing is interrupted (not shown). In addition, for the user information database in which the user ID 71 and the password 72 match,
After that, the update registration of the performance data is performed.

On the other hand, in the terminal 1, in S103, the menu screen is received and displayed on the operation display unit 11 by the web browser. FIG. 4 is an example of the menu screen. There are roughly two options for the user on the menu screen. Part 1
One is to execute a game for hitting image contents (to receive distribution), and the other is to print the image contents hit by a game played in the past on a card.

The case where the game is executed will be described below. There are two options for executing the game, a user information reference mode and a normal mode. The user information reference mode is a mode in which an image content that the user has hit in the past does not hit again. As a result, it is possible to avoid unnecessary investment, and if the desired image content has not hit in the past, the probability of hitting the desired image content increases. On the other hand, the usage fee is set higher. Further, the normal mode is a mode that does not have the restriction like the user information reference mode. Furthermore, three levels of usage charges are set for each of the user information reference mode and the normal mode. The higher the usage fee, the higher the probability of winning a popular (or expensive) image content, a so-called premium content. In the example of Figure 4,
In the user information reference mode, 100 yen (p1), 2
There are three levels of usage of 00 yen (p2) and 500 yen (p3), and in the normal mode, three levels of usage charges of 10 yen (p4), 20 yen (p5) and 50 yen (p6) are provided as options. There is. When the usage charges p1 to p6 of any of the games are selected from the menu screen (S103), predetermined request information including information on the selected mode and the usage charges p1 to p6 is transmitted to the server 2. (S10
After 3), since it is determined in S104 that the execution of the game has been selected, the process proceeds to S105.

On the other hand, on the server 2 side, the request information is received in step S303, and it is determined in step S304 that the execution of the game has been selected because the request information includes the information on the mode for executing the game. Then, the process proceeds to S305. In S305, the probability that each image content is selected is set based on the information of the usage charges p1 to p6 included in the request information. The server 2 randomly selects one image content from a plurality of image contents registered in advance, but the selection probability is different for each image content. FIG. 8 shows the content No. (7
3) shows an example of a content selection probability database having information on the selection probability 80 for each of the usage charges p1 to p6 for each image content of "1" to "1000". The database is registered in the data storage unit 22 of the server 2 in advance. In the example of FIG. 8, when the game is executed in the normal mode and the usage fee is 10 yen (p4), the content No. For the image contents whose (73) is “1” and “2”, the selection probability 80 is 3.00%, Three
For 3.30%, the same No. 0.01 is 0.01%, and the content number. The image content having a larger value of (73), that is, the more popular (or more expensive) content, the lower the selection probability 80 is set. Further, these selection probabilities 80 are set so that the total for all image contents is 100.00% in one usage fee. As a result, content worth more than the usage fee can be provided, which increases the enjoyment of acquiring high-value content with a small investment. The usage fee is 10
The higher the yen (p4) → 20 yen (p5) → 50 yen (p5), the more the content No. The selection probability 80 of the image content having a large value of (73) (that is, the popular content) is set high. As a result, users will be motivated to purchase a premium product even if they pay a high price. Also, the usage fee is p1
~ P3, that is, in the user information reference mode, the user information database (FIG. 7) is referred to, and the remaining images excluding the image content with the winning presence / absence 74 being "present" The contents are reset so that the total of the selection probabilities 80 is 100.00%. That is, with respect to the image content whose winning / absence status 74 is “none”, the ratio of each of the original selection probabilities 80 to the total of the original selection probabilities 80 is set to the new selection probability 80.

Next, in S306, a game screen for executing a predetermined game is transmitted to the terminal 1.
The game screen is, for example, for executing a game such as a slot machine, and an operation equivalent to pulling a slot, for example, an operation of touching a predetermined position on the touch panel included in the operation display unit 11 Every time the operation is performed, the information indicating the operation is transmitted to the server 2.

On the other hand, the server 2 receives the information indicating the operation of the game transmitted from the terminal 1, and selects the image content based on the information and the content selection probability database (FIG. 8). For example, a random number that changes in the range of 0 to 9 is continuously generated in advance, and each time the game operation is received, the random number generated at that time is temporarily stored, and the temporarily stored random number is 4 digits. Minute (000
Any one of 0 to 9999), the image content is selected based on the content selection probability database. (This processing corresponds to the processing of the content selection means) In the example of FIG. 8, when the usage fee is 10 yen (p1), the 4-digit numerical value is from 0000 to 0299 (000
(3.00% of all numerical values from 0 to 9999)), the content No. If the image content of (73) is “1”, if the content is 0300 to 0599 (3.00%), the content No. The image content of (73) is “2”, the content is 0600 to 0929 (3.30%).
Minutes), the content No. If the image contents of (73) are "3", the image contents are selected in accordance with the selection probabilities 80. In addition to this, it is also conceivable that a score is set by operating the game and the selection probability is changed according to the score. Further, when the image content is selected in this way, the winning number for identifying the selection of the image content is selected. (77) is generated (S
307). Furthermore, the selected image content and the winning number. A predetermined content screen including (77) is transmitted to the terminal 1 (S307). (This processing corresponds to the processing of the content selection specifying information generation / transmission means) Next, the process proceeds to S308, and the record information regarding the selection of the image content performed in S307 is updated and registered in the user database (FIG. 7). To be done. That is, the winning presence / absence 74 corresponding to the selected image content is updated to “present”, and the date / time 75 at which the selection is made and the generated winning number. (77) is registered.

On the other hand, in the terminal 1, the content screen is received and displayed on the operation display unit 11 by the web browser in S106. Figure 5
Is an example of the content screen. As shown in FIG. 5, together with the selected image content 50, the content number. (73) and the winning No. (77) is displayed. "Print" on the content screen
When (51) is selected, "print" in S107.
And the print data of the image content 50 is sent to the printing section 15 by the printer driver.
Printing on a predetermined card by the printing unit 15 (S108)
After that, the process proceeds to S109. On the other hand, if "end" (52) is selected on the content screen, S10
In step 7, the process moves to the "end" side, and then the process directly proceeds to step S109. At this time, the user can select the winning number displayed on the content screen. If 77 is stored, it will be described later (S103 → S104 → S201 → S20).
2) Separately, only the image content 50 can be printed. Further, in S109, predetermined print record information indicating whether or not the image content 50 has been printed is transmitted to the server 2, and then the process ends.

On the other hand, when the server 2 receives the print record information in S309 and includes the information indicating that the image content 50 is printed, it corresponds to the user information database (FIG. 7). After the information of the print record 75 is updated to "printed", the process ends. The above is the processing relating to the execution of the game.

Next, a case where the execution of the printing is selected on the menu screen (FIG. 4) displayed in S103 on the terminal 1 side will be described. There are two options for executing the printing, a single-sheet printing mode and a list display / printing mode. The one-sheet print mode is a mode in which one image content hit in the past is designated and printed on the card. At this time, in order to specify the image content to be printed, the content screen (FIG. 5) is displayed in S106.
The winning No. displayed (notified) by Input (77) from the menu screen. The list display / print mode is a mode for receiving all image contents hit in the past from the server 2, displaying them in a list, and then collectively printing. The usage fee for each of these printings is 50 yen per sheet, which is provided separately from the usage fees p1 to p6 for executing the game. In S103, from the menu screen,
When either the sheet print mode or the list display / print mode is selected, a predetermined information including information about the selected mode (including the information when the winning number (77) is input) After the request information is transmitted to the server 2 (S103, corresponding to the processing of the content selection specifying information input / transmitting means), it is determined in S104 that execution of the printing has been selected, so the process proceeds to S201.

On the other hand, on the server 2 side, the request information is received in S303, and in S304, the request information includes information on each of the modes selected for execution of the printing. Is determined to have been selected, and the process proceeds to S401. Further, in S401, the mode information regarding the execution of the printing included in the request information and the winning number.
Based on (77), a predetermined content screen including the corresponding image content is transmitted to the terminal 1. That is,
In the case of the one-sheet printing mode, the winning number included in the request information. (77) is used to refer to the user information database (FIG. 7), and the content screen shown in FIG. 5 including the corresponding image content is transmitted.
Further, in the case of the list display / print mode, the user information database (FIG. 7) is referred to, and the contents shown in FIG. 6 including all the image contents whose winning / non-winning information 73 is “present” The screen (list display) is sent. In FIG. 6, the rectangle displayed at the bottom of each image content is filled in, and has already been printed (the information of the print record 76 is “printed”).
Indicates that this is image content. To execute printing from this screen, "print all" (61), which prints all image contents hit in the past, and "print only unprinted", which prints only image contents that have not been printed yet ( 62) and two options. After the content screen (FIG. 5 or 6) is transmitted in S401, the process proceeds to S309.

On the other hand, on the side of the terminal 1, in S201, the content screen is received and the operation display unit 1
Display in 1. Furthermore, in S201, when "Print" (51) is selected from the content screen shown in FIG. 5, or "Print all" (61) or "Not yet" from the content screen (list screen) shown in FIG. If "print only print" (62) is selected, the process moves to the "print" side in S202, and the print data of the corresponding image content is printed by the printer unit 1 by the printer driver.
5, the printing unit 15 prints on a predetermined card (S203), and the process proceeds to S109. On the other hand, in each content screen, "end" (52, 63)
If is selected, the process directly proceeds to S109. Finally,
In S109, predetermined print record information indicating which image content has been printed is transmitted to the server 2,
Based on this, after the information of the print record 76 of the user information database is updated in S309 of the server 2 side, the processing is completed on both the terminal 1 side and the server 2 side.

As a method of charging each user in the contents distribution system A, for example, the usage fee p input from the menu screen (FIG. 4) of the terminal 1 is used.
It is configured that the server 2 manages a database relating to billing information for each user based on the information of 1 to p4 and the information of the printing record 76, and the database for each user is managed based on the database. A method of performing a billing process, or a depositing device is provided in each of the terminals 1, and the usage fee p1
It is conceivable that each processing is executed only when the payment corresponding to the printing fee is printed. When the terminal 1 does not execute the printing, the terminal 1 may be an information terminal having the function of the web browser, and the selection of the image content (execution of the game) and the printing of the image content are independent of each other. Since it is executed and charged, for example, it is possible to execute the game only by a mobile terminal or a home personal computer in which the web browser is installed, and separately execute only the printing by the terminal 1.

[0034]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The content distribution system A is a system for distributing image contents. For example, the printing unit 15 is a device for reproducing music data such as MPEG3 or M.
A device that reproduces moving image data such as PEG, a game device, or the like, or by adding these devices, distributes digital contents such as music or moving image contents or game contents (game software). Conceivable. In the content distribution system A, the distributed content is printed (reproduced) by the printing unit 15. For example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a writable CD, or the like can be attached to and detached from the terminal 1. It is also conceivable that a device for writing data to such a storage medium is provided and the content to be distributed is written to each of the media when the write fee for each of the media is input.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By making the content distribution (sales) process entertaining, it is possible to provide a content distribution system that encourages users to purchase.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a content distribution system A according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a terminal and a server included in the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on a terminal which constitutes the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on a terminal which constitutes the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on a terminal which constitutes the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a database in the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a database in the content distribution system A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Terminal 2 ... Server 3 ... LAN or public line 11 ... Operation display part 12 ... Data control part 13, 22 ... Data storage part 14 ... Network control part 15 ... Printing part 21 ... HTTP server p1-p6 ... Usage fee 50 ... Image content 51 ... Print 52, 63 ... End 61 ... Print all 62 ... Print only unprinted 71 ... User ID 72 ... Password 73 ... Content No. 74 ... Win / No Win 75 ... Date 76 ... Printing Results 77 ... Win No. 80 ... Selection probabilities S101, S102, ... Number of processing procedure (step)

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. In a content distribution system for distributing content from a server to a terminal via a communication line, the server stores a content according to a predetermined content request from the content storage means for storing the content. A content distribution system comprising: a content selection means for selecting the content from the content storage means based on the content selection rule of 1. and a content distribution means for distributing the selected content to the terminal. . 2. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content selection rule is to select the content by using a random number. 3. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the content selection rule makes the probability that each content is selected different for each content or each type of the content. 4. The terminal includes usage fee information input / transmission means for inputting usage fee information regarding a usage fee for content distribution and transmitting the usage fee information to the server, wherein the content selection rule includes the usage fee information. The content distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the probability that each content is selected is changed based on the above. 5. The content selection specifying information generating / transmitting means for generating, when the content selecting means selects the content, the server generating content selection specifying information for specifying the selection and transmitting the selected information to the terminal. Content selection specific information storage means for storing the content selection specific information in association with the selected content, wherein the terminal inputs the content selection specific information and transmits the content selection specific information to the server. An input transmission unit, wherein the content distribution unit refers to the content selection specification information storage unit based on the content selection specification information transmitted from the terminal, and distributes the corresponding content to the terminal The content distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is provided. 6. The server or the terminal comprises a game providing means for providing a service of playing a game to a user of the terminal, and the server provides the content according to an input made from the terminal in the game. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects the content. 7. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal includes a content writing unit that writes the content distributed from the server in a removable storage medium. 8. The terminal comprises means for inputting media writing fee payment information relating to payment of a fee necessary for writing the content in the storage medium, and the content data writing means pays the medium writing fee. The content distribution system according to claim 7, which is configured to write the data of the content to the storage medium in response to input of information. 9. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal includes content reproduction means for reproducing the content distributed from the server. 10. The content distribution system according to claim 9, wherein the reproducing means is a printing means for printing the image content. 11. The terminal comprises means for inputting reproduction fee payment information regarding payment of a fee required for reproducing the content, and the content reproduction means is responsive to the input of the reproduction fee payment information. The content distribution system according to claim 10, wherein the content distribution system is configured to reproduce the content. 12. The server comprises user identification information storage means for storing in advance user identification information for identifying each user of the content distribution system, and the terminal inputs the user identification information. , The user identification information input / transmission means for transmitting the same to the server, wherein the content selection means and the content distribution means have the same user identification information as the user identification information transmitted from the terminal in the previous term. 12. A structure configured to select and deliver the content only when it exists in the storage means.
Content distribution system according to any one of. 13. The content distribution system according to claim 12, wherein the server includes a content selection distribution record information storage unit that stores content selection distribution record information regarding selection and distribution of the content for each user. 14. The content distribution system according to claim 13, wherein the content selection rule does not select the same content for the same user. 15. The terminal comprises means for transmitting to the server a batch delivery request for already selected content requesting delivery of all the content selected in the past, and the content delivering means of the server is It is configured to select all the contents selected in the past on the basis of the distribution record information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the terminal in response to a request for batch distribution of already-selected contents, and distribute the contents to the terminal. 15. The content distribution system according to claim 13 or 14.