JP2003091476A - Contents managing device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate any input mistake due to a manual operation, and to reduce a labor, and to uniformly manage the distribution of contents data or the preparation and disclosure of information related with the distribution of the contents data by a computer in a plurality of distribution services with a plurality of user terminals as targets. SOLUTION: A master data base 103 stores an information table including various time information related with contents data to be distributed. A Web page preparing means 105 and a mobile page preparing means 107 prepare a page including the information related with the contents data by referring to the time information. Also, a streaming server 110a stores only the contents data whose distribution is permitted according to the time information. Thus, the configurations of every information related with the contents data and the configurations of the information distribution can be managed according to the time information stored in the master data base.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content management apparatus and a content management method in a content distribution system for distributing content data such as music and video to various types of user terminals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a content distribution system for distributing (selling) content data to a user terminal via a network, mainly for the purpose of selling. In such a content distribution system, music and video are distributed as digital data, and in particular, with the recent development of the Internet and mobile phone networks, PCs (personal computers:
Personal Computer) and PDA (Perso: Perso)
nal Digital Assistant) and various types of user terminals such as high-performance mobile phones.
Content data can be acquired.

While there are various types of user terminals, the methods of delivering content data to those user terminals are also diversifying. For example, there are a method of supplying content data in a highly compressed file, a method of supplying content data as streaming, a method of supplying content data as digital data or analog audio data to a mobile phone, and the like. Further, there are still methods of selling CDs (Compact Disk) at stores and methods of presenting content data to customer users through media such as radios and televisions.

When the content data is supplied to various types of user terminals, the method of processing the content data and the method of introducing the content of the content data are different for each type of user terminal. In particular, a display page for downloading the content data when the content data is supplied to a user terminal such as a PC via the Internet and when the content data is supplied to a mobile phone via a mobile phone network. The grammar of the content is very different, and moreover, there are multiple companies that provide distribution services that distribute content data to mobile phones, so content data management is different for each user terminal type and distribution service. Is going.

On the other hand, there is a part where unified management must be performed under different management for each user terminal. For example, for content data related to newly announced songs, the release date and time called the ban date is set,
The song will not be released at all before the ban date, and after the ban date, the song will be in any media,
I am trying to release it at the same time.

[0006] The date and time of the content data in the content distribution system is also managed in accordance with the ban date. In this case, at the same time as the date and time of the ban date, the content data and web pages and mobile pages that enable the download of the content data are released to the customer users.

[0007]

However, the work on the content distribution side, which uploads the content data and various pages related to the content data to the server for each type of user terminal and publishes it, is performed manually. Therefore, for example, an input error may occur, such as mistakenly posting information that introduces another song or making a mistake in the link destination of the page.

[0008] The date and time called the ban date is, for example,
It is set in conjunction with other media such as TV and radio, and is often in the middle of the night. Therefore, it is a very labor-intensive task to publish the content data to a plurality of types of user terminals at the same time, and the publication of information may be delayed.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention eliminates manual input errors, reduces labor, and distributes content data and contents in a plurality of distribution services targeting a plurality of types of user terminals. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content management device and a content management method in a content distribution system that enables unified management of creation and disclosure of information related to data distribution by a computer.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, an information table containing various time information relating to content data is stored and the time information described in the information table is referred to. Therefore, the information related to the content data displayed on the user terminal and the distribution of the content data are managed.

That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a content distribution side content management device for managing content data distributed to a user terminal side and information related to the content data, and including time information related to the content data. An information storage unit for storing an information table; an information creating unit for creating information related to the content data by referring to the time information in the information table;
An information providing unit that allows information related to the content data to be viewed from the user terminal, and a distribution server that distributes the content data, with reference to the time information, to enable distribution of the content data to the user terminal. There is provided a content management device having a content management means for determining whether or not.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a content management method on the content distribution side for managing content data distributed to the user terminal side and information related to the content data, the information including time information relating to the content data. Storing a table, creating information related to the content data by referring to the time information and providing the information to the user terminal, and distributing the content data by referring to the time information And a step of determining whether or not the distribution server can distribute the content data to the user terminal.

Further, in the above invention, when the distribution of the content data is impossible, the content data is deleted from the distribution server which distributes the content data to the user terminal, and the content is deleted. It is a preferable aspect of the present invention that the information indicating the content data on the distribution server is deleted from the information related to the data.

Further, in the above invention, the time information is an information disclosure start date and time indicating the date and time of the beginning of the time when the disclosure of the information on the content data is permitted,
Information disclosure end date and time indicating the end date and time of permitting the disclosure of information related to the content data, distribution start date and time indicating the beginning date and time of permitting the distribution of the content data, and time permitting the distribution of the content data One of a distribution end date and time indicating the end date and time, a audition start date and time indicating the start date and time of the time when the content data is allowed to be audited, and a audition end date and time indicating the end date and time of allowing the content data to be auditioned One or a combination thereof is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the content management apparatus and content management method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a content distribution system that realizes a content management device and a content management method of the present invention. The content distribution system shown in FIG. 1 basically includes a content data distribution side (content distribution side) 10, a content data reception side (customer user side) 20, and a network 30 connecting these distribution side and reception side. It can be different.

The customer user side 20 receiving the content data is a portable communication terminal 20 such as a PC 201a or PDA.
1b, a user terminal 201 such as a mobile phone 201c can be connected to a network 30 such as the Internet 301 or a telephone network 302. When connecting from the mobile phone 201c to the network 30, the mobile phone network 303 and the GW (gateway: Gate) are connected.
Way) 304 to connect to the network 30.

On the other hand, the content distribution side 10 for distributing the content data includes a content database 101, a data input device 102, a master database (information storage means) 103, a web database 104, a web page creation means 105, and a mobile database 10.
6, mobile page creation means 107, sound source server 10
8, image server 109, streaming server 110
a, a Web server 110b, each distribution server (information providing means) 110 such as a mobile server 110c compatible with a plurality of mobile data distribution services, and a mobile phone voice streaming system 111. Note that three mobile servers 110c are illustrated in FIG. 1 as mobile servers 110c that support a plurality of mobile data distribution services.

The content database 101 is means for storing content data such as music and video, content data additional information in which a title name of the content data and an artist name are described. The data input device 102 introduces each content data (music introduction, etc.)
It is a means for creating and entering promotional data such as sales promotion information and event information. The master database 103 is means for collectively storing content data, content data additional information, an information table in which promotion data and time information are described, and the like.

The Web database 104 is a Web database among the data stored in the master database 103.
It is a means for storing the data disclosed above. The web page creation means 105 converts the data stored in the web database 104 into web data (web page).
It is a means of processing into.

The mobile database 106 is means for storing data that can be browsed from the mobile phone 201c among the data stored in the master database 103. The mobile page creation unit 107 is a unit that processes data stored in the mobile database 106 into mobile data (mobile page) that can be browsed by the mobile phone 201c.

The sound source server 108 is a means for processing the content data (particularly, music data) stored in the master database 103 into streaming data.
The image server 109 stores content data (especially image / video data) stored in the master database 103.
Is a means for processing so that it can be published on the Web.

The distribution server 110 is means for distributing the content data to the customer user side 20 via the network 30. The streaming server 110a is a PC 201a equipped with a streaming application.
And means for delivering content data as streaming to the mobile communication terminal 201b. Web server 110
b is a means for delivering content data to the PC 201a equipped with a Web browser or the mobile communication terminal 201b. The mobile server 110c is means for delivering content data to a highly functional mobile phone 201c capable of transmitting and receiving digital data.

The distribution servers 110 are operated by different operating companies, and have different tags for browsing pages (the grammars describing the browsing pages are different). Since the amount of data per page that can be transferred to the user terminal 201 is different (especially, the amount of data per page that can be transferred to the mobile phone 201c is limited), there are a plurality of distribution servers 110. It will be.

In particular, the PC 201a and the portable communication terminal 201
Since the functions of b and the mobile phone 201c are largely different, the web for the PC 201a and the mobile communication terminal 201b is different.
Page and the mobile page for the mobile phone 201c are preferably created separately. In the configuration of the content distribution system shown in FIG. 1, the web database 104 and the web page corresponding to the web page. The creating unit 105, the mobile database 106 corresponding to the mobile page, and the mobile page creating unit 107 are individually provided. On the other hand, the information table contains both the information used for the mobile page and the information used for the Web page, and each information is used in accordance with the distribution mode of the Web page or the mobile page. Page is created.

The web page creating means 105, mobile database 106, mobile page creating means 107, sound source server 108, image server 109, etc. are stored in the master database 103, web database 104, mobile database 106, etc. It is also an information management means for determining which information to provide to the customer user side 20 by referring to the information table stored therein.

Next, how the content data is managed based on the time information based on the content distribution system shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, a case where the information tables stored in the master database 103, the Web database 104, and the mobile database 106 are updated based on the content data stored in the content database 101 will be described.

When the content data newly stored in the content database 101 is to be distributed to the customer user side 20, first, the content data to be distributed is copied from the content database 101 to the master database 103. In this case, data for trial listening related to the content data (for example, data in which only the chorus portion is recorded or data in which a predetermined time is recorded) is also created and stored in the streaming server 110a via the sound source server 108. At the same time, the master database 103 stores a link to the preview data.

On the other hand, in the data input device 102, for example, music introduction, artist introduction, event information relating to the announcement of a new song, etc. are input and stored in the master database 103 in association with the content data. Further, various time information is set from the data input device 102 in association with the stored content data and information such as title information and artist information thereof, and this time information is also stored in the master database 103.

As the time information related to the content data, for example, the information disclosure start date and time and the information disclosure end date and time when the information such as the title is disclosed on the Web page or the mobile page, and the audition start at which the audition data can be auditioned Examples include the date and time, the audition end date and time, the distribution start date and time and the distribution end date and time of content data distribution (sales).

Such time information is set mainly on the basis of a sales strategy for songs and the like. For example, when the content data to be newly distributable is a new song or the like, generally, the release date and time of the song (so-called date when the ban is released) is set. By setting such a ban date, making sure that the song will not be released at any time before the ban date, and that the song will be released at the same time regardless of media after the ban date,
It becomes possible for the customer user side 20 to improve the willingness to purchase the music piece. 2 to 4, an example of an information table including time information stored in the master database 103 is shown.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an artist information table stored in the master database. Regarding this artist information table, for example, one table is set for one (or one) artist. In the artist information table, the artist identification code for identifying the artist,
It includes an artist name, profile, artist introduction information (for Web and mobile) that introduces music of the artist, information disclosure start date and time, information disclosure end date and time, and the like.

As the artist introduction information, a mobile phone having a limited number of display bytes is prepared by preparing the introduction information for the Web to be posted on the Web page and the introduction information for the mobile to be posted on the mobile page. In 201c, it is preferable to create a mobile page using the mobile introduction information. Although not shown, information such as a label (record company) to which the artist belongs, a music genre, a search keyword (full-width and half-width) can be described.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a product information table stored in the master database. Regarding this product information table, for example, one table is set for one CD. The product information table includes a CD identification code for identifying a product (CD), a product title name indicating a CD title name, an artist identification code indicating an artist of the CD, a CD release date, a CD price, and a recording included in the CD. It includes the number of songs, CD introduction information (for Web and mobile), information disclosure start date and time, information disclosure end date and time, and the like.

As with the above-mentioned artist introduction information, it is preferable that the introduction information for the Web and the introduction information for the mobile be separately prepared as the CD introduction information. Although not shown, it is also possible to describe information such as a label to which the CD is released, a genre of music included in the CD, a keyword for search (full-width and half-width).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a distribution music information table stored in the master database. Regarding this distribution music information table, for example, one table is set for one music. The distributed music information table includes a music identification code for identifying a music, a music title name indicating a music title, an artist identification code for identifying an artist of the music, a CD identification code for identifying a CD on which the music is recorded, and one music. The price of the music per hit, the distribution start date and time of the content data related to that music, the distribution end date and time of the content data related to that music,
The start date and time of the listening / listening data of the song and the end date / time of the trial listening of the listening data of the song are included. It is also preferable to provide information such as the name of the lyricist and the name of the composer, and a flag indicating whether or not the content data can be distributed regardless of the presence or absence of the distribution start date and time.

As described above, the information table set regarding the information related to the content data is stored in the master database 103. Then, these information tables are further copied to the Web database 104 and the mobile database 106. At this time, for example, the ringing melody information table is preferably copied to only the mobile database 106, and the information table is preferably set to be copied to each database according to each application. . By the above, We which is disclosed to the customer user side 20
Preparation for creating pages for b and pages for mobile is completed.

The web page creating means 105 and the mobile page creating means 107 refer to the information in the web database 104 and the mobile database 106 periodically (every predetermined time), respectively, to create a web page,
Create a mobile page. The web page creation means 105 and the mobile page creation means 107 have timing means (not shown), and compare the time information indicated by this timing means with the time information set in each information table, Create a web page or mobile page.

Various types are set for the Web page and the mobile page created by the Web page creating unit 105 and the mobile page creating unit 107. For example, TOP pages that introduce services and updates, new music page that introduces the contents of new content data (music), artists that introduce artist information, event information of that artist, concert information, TV appearance information, etc. An introduction page, a trial listening music page that publishes a list of songs that can be listened to, and a search page that allows the user to search for a desired song by artist name or song name. The mobile page creating unit 107 creates a mobile page by referring to the mobile introduction information in the information table, and creates a mobile page having a capacity corresponding to the number of characters displayed on the mobile phone 201c. Also, mobile page creation means 10
7 also creates a ringtone melody page that enables downloading of the ringtone melody.

The web page creation means 105 or the mobile page creation means 107 refers to each field in the information table and inserts the information existing in each field to automatically create the web page or mobile page. To create. That is, for example, when creating a web page or a mobile page that introduces a CD album of an artist, the title name, release date, recorded song name, and content introduction information of the CD album listed in the information table. Etc., and inserts these pieces of information into a predetermined position of the Web page or the mobile page in a predetermined format to create the Web page or the mobile page.

Next, based on the updated information table, the web page or mobile page newly created by the web page creating means 105 or the mobile page creating means 107 can be browsed by the user terminal 201 on the customer user side 20. A case of creating a page will be described. Web
Since the operations of the business page creation unit 105 and the mobile page creation unit 107 are almost the same, the operation of the Web page creation unit 105 will be described below as an example.

For example, a case will be described in which the artist with the artist name "AAA" releases the CD album "BBB" with the title name. The album "AAA"
Contains music pieces of "BBB-1", "BBB-2" ...

The information disclosure start date and time is described in the product information table. The web page creation means 105
Referring to this information disclosure start date and time, information disclosure end date and time,
Create a web page. If the current date and time when the Web page is created has passed the information disclosure start date and time, it is determined that the information of the CD album "BBB" described therein can be disclosed, and the Web page that covers the contents Is created. Further, when the current date and time when the Web page is created has passed the information disclosure end date and time, the Web page corresponding to the CD album “BBB” is not published at all.

Further, in the artist introduction page and the new music introduction page of the artist "AAA" which is the artist of the CD album "BBB", the description contents and link pages are updated in accordance with the introduction of the CD album "BBB". It For example, if the information disclosure start date and time of the CD album "BBB" has passed, the artist "AAA"
The artist introduction page of "CD album" BB
"The release of B" will be released on the ******** CD album "BBB" will be released ", and a link to a web page introducing the CD album" BBB "will be posted on the artist introduction page. Will be updated.

Further, for example, the new music introduction page is a Web page of "praise on sale" which further classifies the CD albums and introduces the already released CD albums. W of "close to release" introducing CD albums from 1 week ago to just before release)
A link is attached to each web page of the eb page and the "release bulletin" web page that introduces a CD album whose release date is set before a predetermined period.

Then, the introduction information of the CD album "BBB" is made public according to the release date and the current date and time of the CD album "BBB". That is, the introduction information of the CD album "BBB" can be viewed from the "praise on sale" web page after the release date, and from the "soon to be released" web page within a predetermined period immediately before the release date. , "Release Bulletin" on the website before that date
Create a web page so that it can be browsed from the web page.

The Web page creating means 105 is
"BBB-" recorded in the CD album "BBB"
Reference is also made to the distribution song start date and time, the distribution song end date and time, the audition start date and time, and the audition end date and time in the distribution song information table in which information about each song such as "1", "BBB-2", etc. is described. Is between the distribution music start date and time and the distribution music end date or time, or if it is the audition start date and time and the audition end date and time, the customer user 20 side can acquire the distribution content data or the audition data. Therefore, a link that enables the download of the content data or the trial listening data from the Web page published to the customer user side 20 is pasted.

The Web page created in this manner is stored in the Web server 110b, and the customer user side 2
Web page creation means 1 while being viewable from 0
05 refers to the information disclosure end date and time described in the information table, and refers to the content and We related to the information past that date and time.
Delete the link in the page for b.

As described above, various Web pages and their links are automatically created or deleted by the computer according to the time information described in the information table, and the Web pages can be managed according to the time information. It will be possible. As a result, the content distribution side 10 can manage the information disclosed to the customer user side 20 according to time.

On the other hand, the content data and trial listening data distributed to the customer user side 20 are also streamed according to the time information described in the information table.
0a, the Web server 110b, or the like. Web
The page creating means 105 We only distributes the content data and the preview data which are at the deliverable date and time (that is, the date and time between the delivery song start date and the delivery song end date and time).
b server 110b.

Further, the sound source server 108 also periodically refers to the information table stored in the master database 103, and stores only the content data or the trial-listenable data at the distributable date and time in the streaming server 110a. . In this way, it is possible to publish the content data to the customer user side 20 at the same time regardless of the distribution medium, simply by describing and setting the ban date on the distribution music start date and time in the information table. Become.

Further, in this way, the sound source server 108 and W
The eb page creating means 105 stores the content data or the trial listening data on the deliverable date and time in the streaming server 110a or the Web server 110b, while
Regarding the content data or the trial listening data that has passed the deliverable date and time (that is, the content data or the trial listening data that has passed the distribution music end date or the trial listening possible date and time), the streaming server 110a or the Web server 11
Delete from 0b.

As described above, the content distribution side 10
Refers to the information table in which the time information related to the content data is described and refers to the streaming server 1 for the content data to be distributed and the preview data for a desired period.
Each distribution server 11 such as 10a or Web server 110b
It becomes possible to automatically store in 0. As a result, the content distribution side 10 can manage the content data or the trial-listenable data distributed to the customer user side 20 according to time.

In the above description, the operation of the web page creating means 105 has been mainly described, but the mobile page creating means 107, the image server 109, etc. are also stored in the mobile database 106 and the master database 103. Periodically referring to the time information in the information table, the mobile page is created / stored / deleted and the content data or the preview data is stored / deleted.

Further, W provided to the customer user side 20
Management of content data on the content distribution side 10 will be described with reference to an example of an eb page. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen when a customer user browses a Web page provided from the content distribution side.

In FIG. 5, the CD of the artist "AAA"
The album "BBB" is about to be released, and the customer user side 2
0 shows an example of browsing a Web page provided when the first song content data of the CD album "BBB" can be heard via the streaming server 110a.

On the TOP page shown in FIG. 5A, links such as the new music introduction page, artist introduction page, and search page are displayed. The T shown in FIG.
When the “New music information” link on the OP page is selected, the new music introduction page shown in FIG. 5B is displayed.

On the new music introduction page shown in FIG. 5 (b), the above-mentioned "praise on sale", "soon to be released", and "release bulletin" are mentioned.
Is displayed. Here, the desired information is the information of the CD album "BBB" of the artist "AAA", and the CD album "BBB" is just before the release.
Select the "Soon to be released" link. In this case,
A near-release page containing information about the near-release album shown in (c) is displayed.

On the upcoming release page shown in FIG. 5C, for example, a list of CD albums to be released within a predetermined period such as one week from the current date and time is displayed. Figure 5
In (c), it can be seen that, for example, in addition to the CD album "BBB" of the artist "AAA", the CD album "DDD" of the artist "CCC" is released on the same day (* month * day). Here, when the CD album "BBB" of the artist "AAA" is selected, the introduction page of BBB shown in FIG. 5D is displayed.

Incidentally, in the TOP page shown in FIG.
Select artist introduction information and select artist "AA
Select "A" or use the artist "AA" on the search page.
It is also possible to display the BBB introduction page introducing the CD album "BBB" by searching for "A" or the CD album "BBB".

On the BBB introduction page shown in FIG. 5 (d),
In addition to information on the release date and price of the CD album "BBB", a list of song titles "BBB-1", "BBB-2", etc. recorded in the CD album "BBB" is displayed.

At present, the content distribution side 10 uses this CD
Only the first song "BBB-1" of the album "BBB" is set so that the customer user side 20 can download the content data as streaming data. That is, the current date and time is the data input device 10
It is a date and time between the distribution start date and time and the distribution end date and time in the distribution music information table related to the first music "BBB-1" set from No. 2, but it is impossible to distribute the content data for other music. Is set to.

It is preferable to display a specific mark on the music piece to which the content data is distributed so that the customer user side 20 can clearly understand that the music piece can be downloaded. In FIG. 5D, the song "BBB-1"
A musical note mark is added to the content data of the above. By selecting this musical note mark, the music "BBB-
1 ”content data can be downloaded.

The customer user side 20 can download the music "BBB-1" from the streaming server 110a. For example, the music "BB" can be downloaded.
When the distribution end date and time in the distribution music information table corresponding to B-1 "is set to a predetermined date and time, when the predetermined date and time has passed, the Web page creation means 105
The note mark added to "BBB-1" is removed, and the link to the content data is deleted.

The sound source server 108 also refers to the distribution music information table of "BBB-1" stored in the master database 103, and this music "BBB-".
The delivery end date and time of "1" is detected, and at the same time when the date and time has passed, the streaming server 110a sends the song "BBB-
The content data corresponding to 1 "is deleted. In this way, the note mark that is the link to the content data is deleted (the link is deleted), and at the same time, the link is stored in the corresponding streaming server 110a. The content data itself is also stored in the streaming server 11
It is deleted from 0a.

As a result, as in the case where only the content data is deleted, the link remains in the Web page, the linked content data does not exist, and the error message is not displayed. ,
The content data does not remain in the streaming server 110a, and the content data is not downloaded to the customer user who stores the link destination due to a bookmark or the like.

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention, the master database stores the information table including various time information relating to the content data to be distributed, and the web page creating means and the mobile device are provided. The page creating means creates a page including information related to the content data while referring to the time information, while the streaming server stores only the content data that is permitted to be distributed according to the time information. Therefore, the time information stored in the master database can be used to manage all aspects of information related to content data and aspects of information distribution, eliminate manual input errors, reduce labor, and reduce In multiple distribution services targeting different types of user terminals,
It is possible to uniformly manage distribution of content data and creation and disclosure of information related to distribution of content data by a computer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a content distribution system that realizes a content management device and a content management method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an artist information table stored in a master database.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a product information table stored in a master database.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a distribution music information table stored in a master database.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of a display screen when a customer user browses a Web page provided from the content distribution side.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Content Distribution Side 20 Customer User Side 30 Network 101 Content Database 102 Data Input Device 103 Master Database (Information Storage Means) 104 Web Database 105 Web Page Creation Means (Information Creation Means, Information Management Means) 106 Mobile Database 107 Mobile Page creating means (information creating means, information managing means) 108 sound source server (information managing means) 109 image server (information managing means) 110 distribution server (information providing means) 110a streaming server 110b web server 110c mobile server 111 mobile phone Voice streaming system 201 for users User terminal 201a PC 201b Mobile communication terminal 201c Mobile phone 301 Internet 302 Telephone network 303 Mobile telephone network 30 4 GW

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Seiko             2-21, Jingumae 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo             Inside Kuta Entertainment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yuichi Kato             2-21, Jingumae 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo             Inside Kuta Entertainment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideyuki Otaka             2-21, Jingumae 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo             Inside Kuta Entertainment Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B017 AA00 AA03 BB10 CA16

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A content management device on a content distribution side for managing content data distributed to a user terminal side and information related to the content data, wherein the information stores an information table including time information related to the content data. Storage means, information creating means for creating information related to the content data by referring to the time information in the information table, and information provision for making information related to the content data viewable from the user terminal A content management device comprising: a unit and a content management unit that refers to the time information and determines whether or not the content data can be distributed from the distribution server that distributes the content data to the user terminal. 2. When the distribution of the content data is impossible, the content data is deleted from the distribution server that distributes the content data to the user terminal, and the content data is related to the content data. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information indicating the content data on the distribution server is deleted from the information. 3. The information indicating the information disclosure start date and time indicating the start date and time of the time when the disclosure of the information regarding the content data is permitted, and the information indicating the end date and time of the permission of disclosure of the information regarding the content data. Publishing end date / time, delivery start date / time indicating the start date / time of the content data delivery permission, delivery end date / time indicating the end date / time of the content data delivery permission, and auditioning of the content data 3. The audition start date and time indicating the start date and time of the time, and the audition end date and time indicating the end date and time of the time when the audition of the content data is permitted, or a combination thereof. The content management device described in 1. 4. A content management method on a content distribution side for managing content data to be distributed to a user terminal side and information related to the content data, the method including a step of storing an information table including time information related to the content data. A step of creating information related to the content data with reference to the time information and providing the information to the user terminal; and a user from a distribution server that distributes the content data with reference to the time information. Determining whether or not the content data can be distributed to the terminal. 5. When the distribution of the content data is impossible, the content data is deleted from the distribution server that distributes the content data to the user terminal, and the content data is related to the content data. The content management method according to claim 4, wherein information indicating the content data on the distribution server is deleted from the information. 6. The information indicating the information disclosure start date and time indicating the start date and time of the time when the disclosure of the information regarding the content data is permitted, and the information indicating the end date and time of the permission of disclosure of the information regarding the content data. Publishing end date / time, delivery start date / time indicating the start date / time of the content data delivery permission, delivery end date / time indicating the end date / time of the content data delivery permission, and auditioning of the content data 6. The audition start date and time indicating the start date and time of the time, the audition end date and time indicating the end date and time of the time when the audition of the content data is permitted, or a combination thereof. Content management method described in.