JP2003044389A - Method and system for distributing contents - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide multiple chances for distributing a contents without being limited by a case when a specified site such as a peculiar site by a music company and a site for music distribution is accessed. SOLUTION: A contents distribution system is provided with a data server having a file recording means recording a contents file being the object of distribution and a web server having a contents tool generating means. The contents tool generating means is provided with seal source DB 9 and a means by a source file information notice processing 10. Seal source DB 9 displays information on the contents, selects the contents and generates a program realizing the down loading function of the contents file. Storage destination information of the program generated by the means by the source file information notice processing 10 is extracted and the contents file recorded in the file recording means is distributed through the site to which storage destination information of the generated program is attached.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a content distribution method and a content distribution system, and more particularly to a content distribution method and a content distribution system using music, moving images and the like.

[0003]

[Prior art]

Conventionally, for example, distribution of music contents has been performed by a user directly accessing a unique site by a music company, an artist, or the like, or a music distribution site in which a plurality of music companies or the like are gathered.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

[0006] However, the conventional content distribution method is such that a unique site by a music company or an artist,
Content is distributed only when you access a specific site such as a music distribution site, so it matches the wishes of music companies and artists who want to distribute content with as many opportunities as possible. Was not. Therefore, the object of the present invention is not limited to access to a specific site such as a music company or an artist or a specific site such as a music distribution site, and to provide many opportunities for music content distribution, for example. It is in.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

Means for solving the problems of the present invention are as follows.

Firstly, a file recording means for recording a content file to be distributed and a content sticker generating means are provided, and the content sticker generating means displays information about the content, selects the content, and writes the content file. A program for realizing the download function is generated, and the storage location information of the generated program is extracted, and the content file recorded in the file recording means is transferred via the site where the storage location information of the generated program is pasted. Characterized by delivering,
Content delivery method. Secondly, it is provided with a file recording means for recording the content file to be distributed and a content sticker generating means, and the content sticker generating means,
It creates a program that displays the information about the content, selects the content, and downloads the content file, and extracts the storage location information of the generated program. Paste the storage location information of the generated program. A content distribution system characterized in that the content file recorded in the file recording means is distributed via the site.

Although the content distribution method and the content distribution system of the present invention distribute through a large number of sites which are not limited to unique sites by music companies, artists, etc., the sites to be distributed are not limited, Unique sites by music companies, artists, etc.
In addition to music distribution sites, etc., distribution is performed via all sites that want to distribute.

As the file recording means in the present invention, a data server having a data warehouse for recording content files to be distributed can be used. Here, the content files to be distributed are combined with those with a large number of times of distribution and those with a small number of times of distribution so that the access from users is not concentrated in a specific data warehouse, and the distribution frequency of the entire content file is averaged as much as possible. As described above, it is possible to provide a plurality of data warehouses that store the content files in a distributed manner. That is, it is also possible to provide a plurality of data warehouses, analyze the request status of content download while ensuring data redundancy, and disperse the optimum content data amount to each data warehouse. By performing such distributed processing, it is possible to prevent network traffic and system load due to centralized processing during content distribution (download), and to create an efficient and reliable system environment with a small investment. Can be provided.

A web server having the content seal generating function can be used as the content seal generating means in the present invention. Here, the web server according to the present invention displays information about the content and selects the content to a site owner who wants to display content such as music on his or her site.
1 shows one having a content sticker generating means for creating a program that realizes a content file downloading function.

It should be noted that the file recording means and the content sticker generating means do not necessarily have to be provided in separate servers, but may be provided in one server.

The programs generated by the content seal generating means in the present invention are JAVA (registered trademark) and JA.
It is generated using a creation program of various languages such as VASCRIPT (registered trademark) and FLASH, and a script is also included. That is, the programs generated by the content seal generating means in the present invention include programs in various languages, client execution programs, script programs, and the like.

The contents in the present invention are not limited to various kinds of music such as jazz, popular and classical, sounds such as waves, winds and crowds, animations, moving pictures and the like.

[0016]

【Example】

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

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

The content distribution system of this embodiment comprises a data server having a file recording means for recording a content file for music to be distributed and a web server having a content sticker generating means.

The content sticker creating means in this embodiment uses the JAVASCRIPT (registered trademark) creating program to display the information about the content, select the content, and to download the content file for music. Trademark)
The program (script) according to is generated.

The content sticker generating means is a customer DB 2 which records the e-mail address of the site owner who wants to use the music contents and the URL information of the site owner's site, and the contents related to the song selected by the site owner and the designed sound sticker. A content DB 4 for recording information, a sticker editing DB 5 for recording design information of a sound sticker, and a means by an editing content processing 6 for generating a confirmation sticker from the content information and the sticker design information concerning the extracted sound sticker and the like. , Seal Source Maker 8 and Seal Source DB9
And a means by the source file information notification processing 10.

The seal source maker 8 is JAVASCR
Using the IPT (registered trademark) creation program, JAVAS
It is for generating a program (script) based on CRIPT (registered trademark). That is, the seal source maker 8 uses the JAVA-based content information and the seal design information related to the confirmed sound seal, etc.
By executing the SCRIPT (registered trademark) creation program, JAVA is a seal source dedicated to the site owner.
A program (script) based on ASCRIPT (registered trademark) is generated. Seal Source DB9 is
The seal source generated by the seal source maker 8 is recorded. The source file information notification processing 10 extracts the program storage destination information so that the seal source recorded in the seal source DB 9 can be referred to, and shows the program storage destination information by e-mail to the site owner who has completed user registration. The mail text of the content seal is created and notified.

The data server in this embodiment uses three (ABC) distributed data warehouses 17 to distribute and record contents.

The data server analyzes the request status of content download while ensuring the redundancy of the data, and distributes the optimum content data amount in the distributed data warehouse. The data master DB 12 and
Data warehouse DB13, means by data transfer processing 14, transfer log DB15, schedule DB16, distributed data warehouse 17, means by monitoring processing 18, monitoring log DB19, means by analysis processing 20, analysis log DB21 And a distributed arrangement data DB 22, a means for automatically distributing data 23, and a usage log DB 24.

The data master DB 12 registers / manages the data source of the content file. The data warehouse DB 13 registers / manages a data warehouse, which is a distribution destination of content files. The data transfer processing 14 refers to the data warehouse DB 13 and transfers the data of the content file from the data master DB 12 to each distributed data warehouse 17. Transfer log DB
Reference numeral 15 stores the transfer result log. The schedule DB 16 registers / manages a schedule such as maintenance of each distributed data warehouse 17. The distributed data warehouse 17 uses three (ABC) distributed data warehouses to distribute and record content files. The monitoring process 18 monitors the network traffic status of the distributed data warehouse 17 and the contents of the arranged content data. The monitoring log DB 19 stores monitoring logs. The analysis process 20 is the monitoring log 1
9 are analyzed and processed. Analysis log DB21
Stores the log of the result of analysis by the analysis processing 20 in order to consider the enhancement of the distributed data warehouse 17 and the like. The distributed arrangement DB 22 manages the status of data arranged in each distributed data warehouse 17. The automatic data distribution processing 23 refers to the distributed arrangement data status, the analysis log content, and the data storage status of the data master, and specifies the distributed data warehouse suitable for the data distribution destination.
The usage history DB 24 stores the URL of the content seal source used by the user and the usage content data performance log.

Next, an embodiment of the content distribution method according to the present invention will be described.

First, a site owner who wants to use music contents on his own site is a customer D of the web server.
In B2, the URL information of the site owner's site and the e-mail address of the site owner are registered as a user 1. In the customer DB 2, the e-mail address of the site owner who wants to use the music content and the URL information of the site owner's site are recorded.

The site owner selects a song to be used by the content / seal edit 3 and designs a sound sticker that matches the design of his / her site. Content information related to the song selected by the site owner, the designed sound sticker, etc. can be found in the content DB4.
Recorded in. The sticker edit DB 5 records the design information of the sound sticker. In the edit content processing 6, a confirmation sticker is generated from the extracted content information related to the sound sticker and the seal design information.

The generated confirmation sticker is previewed / confirmed 7 by the site owner, and the change / decision of the contents of the generated seal is judged. After completion of the confirmation, the seal source maker 8 executes the creating program of JAVASCRIPT (registered trademark) based on the confirmed content information and the seal design information related to the sound seal and the like, so that the seal source is exclusive for the site owner. A program (script) based on JAVASCRIPT (registered trademark) is generated. The seal source generated by the seal source maker 8 is the seal source DB 9
Recorded in. Then, the source file information notification process 1
0 extracts the program storage destination information so that the seal source recorded in the seal source DB 9 can be referred to. After that, a mail text of a content sticker indicating the program storage destination information is created, and a mail notification 11 addressed to the owner is sent by e-mail to the site owner who has completed user registration.

The site owner who receives the mail inserts the received program storage destination information into the source of the site owner's site to paste the storage destination information of the program generated on his or her site, and the owner WE
The use environment setting of the music content is completed for the B site.

In the data server, first, the data source of the content file is registered / managed in the data master DB 12. Here, the data warehouse DB 13 registers / manages the distributed data warehouse 17 that is the storage destination of the content files. Then, the data transfer processing 14 refers to the data warehouse DB 13 and transfers the data of the content file from the data master DB 12 to each distributed data warehouse 17. The transfer result log is accumulated in the transfer log DB 15. Registration / management of a schedule such as maintenance of each distributed data warehouse 17 is performed based on the schedule DB 16.

The distributed data warehouse 17 uses three (ABC) distributed data warehouses to disperse and record content files. Music file provided in advance by a music company or artist desired to be distributed. To MP3
It is recorded in the format. The network traffic status of the distributed data warehouse 17 and the contents of the placed content file are monitored by the monitoring process 18, and the monitoring log is recorded in the monitoring log DB 19. The analysis and processing of the monitoring log 19 is performed by the analysis processing 20, and the log of the result analyzed by the analysis processing 20 is registered in the analysis log DB 21.
It will be referred to when considering the expansion of the distributed data warehouse 17.

On the other hand, the data status arranged in each distributed data warehouse 17 is managed by the distributed arrangement DB 22. Then, the automatic data distribution processing 23 refers to the distributed arrangement data status, the analysis log contents, and the data storage status of the data master, and specifies the distributed data warehouse 17 suitable for the data distribution destination. The URL of the content seal source used by the user and the content data record log used are stored in the use record DB 24.

Therefore, when a user visits a site to which music contents are pasted and downloads the music introduced on the site, the distributed data can be distributed without imposing a system load on the server of the site. By directly downloading from the warehouse 17, the music content will be distributed to the user.

[0035]

【The invention's effect】

The content distribution method and the content distribution system of the present invention are not limited to the case of accessing a specific site such as a music company or an artist or a specific site such as a music distribution site. Many opportunities can be offered.

In the present invention, the program storage destination information by the content sticker generating means is inserted into the source of the site of the site owner to provide the environment for displaying and downloading the content. Therefore, the recording of the content file and the execution of the content providing program are executed. It does not need to consider the environment and can be used without imposing any load on the system. This makes it possible to deploy the content download environment on multiple (unspecified) sites,
It is possible to promote the content usage / distribution mode and bring about a multi-to-many composite market of content users who are users and content providers such as music companies. Specifically, a user who has accessed an unspecified site will be provided with an opportunity to listen to music, for example, by accessing the site, but the same can occur at many other sites. Opportunities for content distribution will spread even more dramatically.

It should be noted that, by using the content sticker generating means of the web server, even if the user conventionally wants to play music on his / her own site, due to the trouble of creating the site, data capacity, system operation problem, etc. Even site owners who could not realize it can easily use the contents such as music, and can easily introduce music of their favorite genre and change the design of songs and content stickers. In addition, it is possible to obtain various effects such as extension of visitor's site usage (browsing) time, improvement of site loyalty and repeat rate.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

8 Seal Source Maker 17 distributed data warehouse

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A file recording means for recording a content file to be distributed, and a content sticker generating means, the content sticker generating means displaying information about the content, selecting the content, and downloading the content file. A program that realizes the above is generated and the storage location information of the generated program is extracted, and the content file recorded in the file recording means is distributed through the site where the storage location information of the generated program is pasted. A content distribution method characterized by the following. 2. A file recording means for recording a content file to be distributed, and a content sticker generating means, the content sticker generating means displaying information about the content, selecting the content, and downloading the content file. A program that realizes the above is generated and the storage location information of the generated program is extracted, and the content file recorded in the file recording means is distributed through the site where the storage location information of the generated program is pasted. A content distribution system characterized by the following.