JP2003122820A - Program production support method, program distribution system, server device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system suitable for efficient program production. SOLUTION: A server 100 of a program production company presents program plan proposal information with program plan proposals displayed in a list, to terminals 200 through the Internet 10. A user of each terminal 200 reads the program plan proposal information, and if there is a program plan proposal which the user wants to invest, the user informs the server 100 of information showing to the effect and the amount of investment. The server 100 accepts the applications of investment from the terminals 200 for a prescribed period of time. The server 100 compares the total of the accepted amounts of investment with the predetermined production cost and determines whether the program is producible or not. In the case the program is producible, prescribed charging processing is performed to the investors. The program production company produces the program with the collected capital and distributes the program to the terminals 200 from the server 100 through the Internet 10. The server 100 transmits a prescribed page for the participation of the program plan to the terminal 200 of the investor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program production support method, a program distribution system, a server device, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In program production in conventional program broadcasting (eg, television broadcasting) including terrestrial broadcasting, a program production company produces a program, and the program is generally broadcast by a broadcasting station such as a television station. Target. In this case, the copyright of the program, the broadcasting right, etc. almost belong to the broadcasting station.

For this reason, the program production company cannot utilize the characters and logos created in the program production process by the program production company for secondary use. Further, in many cases, the sponsor fee, the broadcast fee, etc. are not returned to the program production company, and the production cost is simply paid.

On the other hand, the demand for program production companies supplying programs is expanding with the increase in broadcasting formats such as digital multi-channel broadcasting and cable television. Therefore, it is desirable to establish a method for these program production companies to collect profits more reasonably. Under such circumstances, Internet broadcasting is being established as a form of broadcasting due to recent rapid progress in Internet technology. In Internet broadcasting, it is possible to broadcast (distribute) even from an inexpensive device such as a personal computer. In other words, program broadcasting is possible without the expensive broadcasting equipment used by conventional broadcasting stations.
It is also possible to broadcast the program produced by the program production company by itself. In this case, the copyrights and broadcasting rights that were previously attributed to the broadcasting station are also attributed to the program production company. For this reason, the program production company itself must collect the costs associated with program production and its broadcasting. Therefore, establishing such a method of cost recovery becomes more important.

Further, the number of requested programs tends to increase due to the diversification of broadcast formats and the increase in the number of channels. Therefore, there may be a shortage of ideas for creating new programs only with a limited number of program production companies. In addition, as the number of channels increases, the programs and channels to be provided become more specialized, and therefore program production in response to viewers' requests is required. However, it is difficult to produce a program that can cope with such a situation while following the conventional program creation process in terrestrial broadcasting, and a new program creation method is desired.

[0006]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a program production support method, a program distribution system, a server device, and a program suitable for efficient program production. And

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a program production support method according to a first aspect of the present invention is
A plan proposal acquisition step of acquiring plan proposal information indicating a program proposal, a plan presentation step of presenting information indicating the plan proposal acquired by the plan proposal acquisition step through a communication network, and a plan presentation step Producing the program from the investor recruiting step of recruiting the investor who invests the production cost of the program shown in the plan proposal through the communication network and the investor who applied for the recruitment in the investor recruiting step. Using a production cost collecting step of collecting and collecting expenses through the communication network, a privilege giving step of giving a predetermined privilege to the investor, and a production cost collected in the production cost collecting step, A program production step of producing the program indicated by the plan proposal information.

With such a configuration, for example, a program production company or the like presents a program plan plan via a communication network such as the Internet, and accepts an investment application from an applicant for investment. The program production company collects the investment by performing a predetermined charging process through the Internet to the investment applicant thus recruited, and produces the program with the collected investment. Therefore, the program production company itself can present the program plan to an unspecified large number of people and collect the investment from the applicant for investment, so that the program production cost can be easily and efficiently collected. it can.

Furthermore, since the investors are provided with a privilege such as the right to participate in the program planning, it is possible to contribute to the increase of the investors.

As a charging method in the program production support method, the investor recruiting step presents a predetermined unit investment amount, and the production cost collecting step presents the predetermined unit investment amount to each investor. You may charge and collect.

Alternatively, the method further comprises a fixed amount charging step of registering an investor in advance and periodically charging a predetermined amount of money from the registered investor by a fixed amount charge, wherein the investor recruiting step comprises the registered investment. Information indicating the program and investment amount desired to be invested from the investor, and in the production cost collecting step, the desired investment amount collected in the investor recruiting step from the amount charged in the fixed amount charging step. May be allocated to the production cost of the program for which investment is desired.

Alternatively, in the production cost collecting step, information indicating the desired investment amount of the investor is collected, and the program is produced based on the total investment amount indicated in the collected desired investment amount information. If it is determined whether or not to produce the program, the investor may collect the desired investment amount by charging the desired investment amount.

In the program production support method, the privilege granting step may be solicited from the investor for an opinion on the plan proposal presented in the plan presenting step.

With such a structure, the investor can send an opinion to the program production company or the like regarding the project. By reflecting the opinions received in the program production, the program production company can allow the investors to participate in the program planning, expect the increase in the number of investors, and promote the program production more efficiently. You can

In the plan proposal acquisition step, a program proposal may be acquired from the investor.

With such a configuration, as the above-mentioned privilege, the investor can be allowed to participate in the program production, an increase in the investor can be expected, and the program production can be advanced more efficiently. Also, since a program production company or the like can collect various program plan proposals from the outside, it is possible to obtain ideas for new program production, and it is possible to produce new and varied program production.

In the above program production support method, the plan presenting step may present information indicating candidate elements (for example, performer candidates) related to the production of the planned program. The privilege giving step may be solicited from the investor for information designating a desired element among the candidates.

With such a configuration, when presenting a program plan to the investor, for example, candidates for the program performers, directors, screenwriters, etc. are presented to the investor. You can choose who to do it. Then, by summing up these and adopting a popular person to perform program production, the program desired by the viewer can be produced. Then, by granting this privilege only to the investors, the number of investors can be expected to increase, and the program production can be proceeded more efficiently.

The communication network is preferably the Internet. In this case, in the program creating step, the created program is created as program information in a format that can be distributed on the Internet, and the program information is sent via the Internet. A program distribution step of distributing may be further provided.

With such a configuration, for example, a program production company or the like can broadcast a program by itself,
The program production company can own various rights relating to the program production, and the collected investment can be directly applied to the cost of the program production company. Further, by using the Internet broadcasting, it is possible to easily perform distribution control such as distributing the program only to the sponsor.

In order to achieve the above object, a program distribution system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a program distribution system for distributing a program from a center to a plurality of terminals via a communication network, wherein the center comprises: The plan information acquisition unit that acquires plan plan information indicating the plan plan of the program, and the plan information acquired by the plan information acquisition unit together with recruitment information that recruits investors who invest in the plan, the communication network Via the communication network, the plan information transmitting unit for transmitting to the plurality of terminals, and the application information indicating that the plan proposal information transmitted by the plan information transmitting unit is to be applied for from the terminal via the communication network. And the application information receiving section
The application information receiving unit receives the application information received by the application information receiving unit and the additional information transmitting unit that transmits information indicating a predetermined input form via the communication network to the destination terminal of the application information received by the application information receiving unit. A billing processing unit that performs billing processing of the program production cost for the transmitted investor via the communication network, and program information indicating a program produced using the program production cost collected by the billing process of the billing processing unit. And a program information storage unit for storing the program information created by the program information creation unit, and a program for delivering the program information stored in the program information storage unit via the communication network. And a delivery unit.

In the above program distribution system, the application information may include information indicating a desired investment amount of the investor. In this case, the desired investment amount indicated in the application information received by the application information receiving unit. Further comprising a production deciding unit for deciding whether or not to produce the program based on the total amount of the program, and the billing processing unit performs the billing process when the production deciding unit decides to produce the program. Can be

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a server device according to a third aspect of the present invention is a connection means for connecting to a communication network, a plan proposal acquisition means for acquiring and accumulating a program plan, and the plan. Plan proposal means for presenting plan proposal information indicating the plan proposal acquired by the plan acquisition means via the communication network by controlling the connection means, and the plan indicated in the plan proposal information presented by the plan presenting means Recruitment information presenting means for producing the investor recruitment information for recruiting investors to invest in, and presenting the created investor recruitment information via the communication network by controlling the connection part, and the recruitment information Application information receiving means for receiving application information indicating an application request for investor recruitment information presented by the presenting means via the communication network by controlling the connection unit; Additional information transmitting means for transmitting information indicating a predetermined input form to the sender of the application information via the communication network by controlling the connection part, and presenting to the investor with the plan presenting means Billing processing means for performing the billing processing of the production cost of the program shown in the proposed plan via the communication network by controlling the connection unit.

In the above server device, the application information may include information indicating a desired investment amount of the investor, and in this case, the application information receiving means indicates the desired investment amount indicated in the received application information. Further comprising: total amount calculating means for calculating the total amount of the program, and production determining means for determining whether or not to produce the program based on the total amount of the desired investment amount calculated by the total amount calculating means. When the production decision means decides to produce the program, the billing process can be performed.

The server device may further include a mail server means for creating a predetermined electronic mail and controlling the connection unit to control the transmission / reception of the electronic mail through the communication network. In this case, the mail server means may create an e-mail showing the decision result of the production decision means and notify the investor.

In the above server device, the plan proposal information presented by the plan presenting means may include information indicating a candidate (for example, a cast candidate) of an element relating to the production of the program, in this case. , The application information includes information designating a program that the investor desires to invest in, and the additional information transmission means is one of the candidates corresponding to the program shown in the application information received by the application information receiving means. It is desirable to send information indicating an input form for the investor to select a desired element.

In the server device, the additional information transmitting means may transmit information indicating an input form for inputting an opinion on the plan proposed by the plan presenting means.

In the server device, the plan proposal acquisition means may acquire the plan proposal information from the outside via the communication network by controlling the connection unit.

In the server device, investment history storage means for storing information indicating investment history by the investor,
The investment history storage means may further include investment tendency analysis means for analyzing the investment tendency of each investor based on the investment history information stored in the investment history storage means. A program plan proposal may be selected and presented based on the analysis result of the investment tendency analysis means.

In the above server device, it is desirable that the communication network is the Internet. In this case, the communication network is the Internet showing the program created by using the production cost collected based on the billing process of the billing unit. Program information creating means for creating program information in a distributable format, program information storing means for storing the program information created by the program information creating means, and program information stored in the program information storing means, It is possible to further include a program distribution unit that distributes via the Internet by controlling the connection unit.

In the above server device, the program delivery means may deliver the program information to the sponsor.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to a fourth aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as the server device.

[0033]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of a program production cost collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the program production support system 1 includes an Internet 1
0, a server 100 of a program production company, and a plurality of terminals 200 ₁ to 200 _n .

The Internet 10 is a communication network that interconnects the server 100 and a plurality of terminals 200 and mediates information transmission between them. Internet 10
Is, for example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Pro
It is a communication network based on a predetermined communication protocol such as tocol / Internet Protocol. In this case, the server 100 is connected to the Internet 10 by, for example, a dedicated line. In addition, the plurality of terminals 200 are connected to the Internet 10 via a gateway device (not shown) that performs a predetermined protocol conversion. The gateway device includes, for example, a leased line, a public line network, an ISDN line network,
Connection is made via any one of a mobile communication network, a cable television (CATV) network, a cable broadcasting network, a wireless communication network, or a combination thereof.

The server 100 is composed of an information processing device such as a mainframe, a workstation, or a personal computer. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the server 100 is installed in a program production company. This program production company is a video program production company, and the produced program is broadcast (distributed) via the Internet 10.

The configuration of the server 100 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown, the server 100
Control unit 110, communication unit 120, web server unit 130,
Mail server unit 135, plan proposal information database 14
0, investment information database 150, program information database 160, input unit 170, and output unit 180.

The control unit 110 is, for example, a CPU (Centra).
l Processing Unit: Central processing unit) and controls each unit of the server 100. In addition, a predetermined program stored in a memory (not shown) or the like is executed to perform each processing described later.

The communication unit 120 is composed of, for example, a communication device such as a router, and includes the server 100 and the Internet 1.
0 is connected to transmit and receive various information.

The web server unit 130 is provided with a storage device such as a hard disk device (not shown), for example, and a program corresponding to an operating mechanism such as CGI (Common Gateway Interface) (hereinafter referred to as "CGI program").
I remember). By executing this CGI program by the control unit 110, web page data indicating a predetermined web page according to a request or response from the terminal 200 is dynamically created. Control unit 11
0 controls the communication unit 120 to send the created web page data to, for example, HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).
ol) and TCP / IP (Transfer Control Protocol / Inte
It is appropriately transmitted to the terminal 200 based on a predetermined communication protocol such as rnet protocol). Further, the information corresponding to the transmitted web page data is accepted from the terminal 200, and the accepted information is processed.

The mail server unit 135 creates a predetermined electronic mail based on an instruction from the control unit 110, and
For example, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
The created e-mail is transmitted to a predetermined destination based on a predetermined communication protocol such as.

The plan plan information database 140 is composed of, for example, a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk device, and stores plan plan information indicating a program plan plan. This plan proposal information includes, as a program plan proposal, for example, text information indicating a title, a work time, a performer, a program structure, a program content, and a storyboard for explaining a program development or a performer. It is assumed that image information indicating a photograph or the like is included. In addition, the plan proposal information database 140
The related information of the accumulated proposal information is recorded in
A plan proposal information reference table as shown in FIG. 3 is stored. As shown in FIG. 3, in the plan proposal information reference table, the “identification number” assigned to each plan proposal, the deadline date for application of investment for each plan proposal, the title of the planned program, and the planned program Information indicating the planned production cost, a code indicating the applicable investment method, etc., and the file name (“contents” in the figure) that specifies the corresponding plan proposal information,
Etc. are recorded.

The investment information database 150 is, for example,
It is composed of a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk device. FIG. 4 shows an example of information accumulated in the investment information database 150. As shown in the figure, the investment information database 150 includes an investment amount distribution reference table (see FIG. 4).
(A)) and the applied investment amount information table (FIG. 4 (b)) are recorded.

In the investment amount distribution reference table, the investment amount unit price calculated according to the program production cost is recorded for each investment method described later. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the investment unit price is determined based on the program production cost. Also,
It is assumed that multiple types of investment methods are prepared, and the investment unit price differs depending on each investment method. The investment amount distribution reference table is a table for calculating the unit price of each investment method based on the program production cost.

In the applied investment amount information table, information indicating the investment amount applied by the applicant for investment for each program plan is recorded. As shown in FIG. 4B, a table is created with the identification number of the program planning information as a key, and each table has a record with an ID (an investor ID) for identifying an investor as a key. It In each record, information indicating the e-mail address of the investor, a code indicating the investment method selected by the investor, the desired investment amount, etc. is recorded, and information indicating the total investment amount for each record is recorded. Is recorded.

The program information database 160 is, for example,
It is composed of a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk device, and stores data (program information) indicating a produced video program. Here, the program information is information described in a format that can be distributed via the Internet 10. The program information is distributed by a method such as streaming distribution.

The input section 170 is composed of, for example, an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and is used for inputting or updating proposal information or program information accumulated in the plan proposal information database 140 or the program information database 160.

The output unit 180 is composed of an output device such as a display device or a printer, and the control unit 11
The processing result of 0 and the like are output as necessary.

The terminal 200 is composed of an information processing device such as a personal computer having at least a control unit, a storage unit, an input unit, and an output unit.
Further, the terminal 200 may be, for example, a modem or a TA (Terminal).
A predetermined gateway device (for example, ISP (Intern)
etService Provider: provider) or the like). The storage unit of the terminal 200 stores a predetermined browser program that interprets various web page data transmitted via the Internet 10 and outputs the web page to the output unit as a web page.
A web page can be browsed by the control unit executing this browser program.

Next, the server 100 according to the present embodiment
The investor recruitment process by will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the web server unit 130 of the server 100 has established a website accessible via the Internet 10.

The communication unit 120 of the server 100 makes the terminal 20
When 0 receives the request for access to the program plan browsing page transmitted by 0 (step S101: Yes), the web server unit 130 acquires the program plan information accumulated in the plan plan information database and is shown in FIG. Web page data indicating such a program plan browsing page is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal 200 (step S102).

More specifically, the web server unit 130
Upon receiving the access request, the plan proposal information database 140 is accessed to refer to the plan proposal information reference table, and all the plan proposal information is acquired. Then, the web page data including the acquired plan proposal information is created and transmitted to the requesting terminal 200 via the communication unit 120.

The terminal 200 and the web server unit 130
When a session with is established, the web server unit 130
Creates identification information for identifying the terminal 200 (for example, a cookie file or the like: hereinafter referred to as “terminal identification information”) and stores the identification information in the storage unit of the terminal 200. The communication partner is to be recognized. Therefore, the “terminal 20
“0” means the terminal 200 that has transmitted the access request in step S101.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the program plan browsing page, text information and image information are arranged for each plan, and a "contribute" button is prepared. Information for identifying the corresponding plan (hereinafter referred to as “plan identification information”) is invisiblely assigned to the “fund contribution” button.

That is, in the terminal 200, the program plan browsing page is displayed by the browser program, and the "contribution" button corresponding to the program plan for which investment is desired is selected (clicked, etc.) to identify the terminal identification information and the plan. Identification information (a combination of these pieces of information is hereinafter referred to as “contribution application information”) is transmitted to the server 100.

The communication section 120 of the server 100 uses the terminal 20
When investment application information is received from 0 (step S103:
Yes), the web server unit 130 creates an investment method registration page as shown in FIG. 7 corresponding to the selected program plan proposal based on the project identification information included in the investment application information, and sends it to the terminal 200. (Step S104).

More specifically, the web server unit 130
The plan proposal information database 140 is accessed, the plan proposal information reference table corresponding to the plan identification information is referenced, and the recorded information is acquired. Also, the web server unit 13
0 accesses the investment information database 150, refers to the investment amount distribution reference table, and acquires each investment unit price information corresponding to the production cost of the program. Then, the plan proposal information database 140 and the investment information database 15
Create web page data indicating the investment method registration page including the information acquired from 0.

As shown in FIG. 7, the investment method registration page shows a plan proposal identification number and title based on the information acquired from the plan proposal information database 140, information indicating the planned production cost, and the program concerned. Information that shows how to invest in the plan is displayed in a list. The information indicating each investment method includes related information acquired from the investment information database 150, for example, information indicating the investment unit price, and is provided with a selection unit such as a radio button. Further, a text box for inputting the email address of the applicant for investment, a “send” button for transmitting the information indicating the selected investment method and the input email address to the server 100 are arranged.

Here, as an investment method, for example, a small amount investment, a fixed amount investment, a term contract investment, or the like is prepared, and is selected by an applicant for investment. What is a small investment?
For example, the program production company sets a predetermined unit price calculated based on the planned total production cost as one unit, and the desired investor specifies the number of units. The fixed amount (monthly) investment, for example, shows the investment amount per person calculated based on the planned total production cost by the program production company, and if it is decided to broadcast the program, it will be charged on a monthly basis during the program broadcasting period. To do. Further, the term contract investment is one in which the investor makes a contract (member registration) with the program production company in advance, accumulates the investment amount for a predetermined period, and specifies how much the accumulated investment amount is allocated to which plan proposal. Is.

The applicant for investment operates the terminal 200 to select a desired investment method, and inputs information indicating the investment amount and the number of investment units (hereinafter referred to as "additional information") as necessary. Note that the selection method such as the radio button shown on the investment method registration page is invisiblely attached with information designating the corresponding investment method (hereinafter referred to as "investment method code"), and the "send" button By selecting
Information indicating the project identification information, the investment method code, the additional information, and the email address (these are collectively referred to as “investment determination information” below) is transmitted to the server 100.

The communication unit 120 of the server 100 makes the terminal 20
When the investment decision information is received from 0 (step S105:
Yes), the web server unit 130 delivers the received information to the control unit 110. The control unit 110 accesses the investment information database 150 and registers the received investment determination information in the applied investment amount information table (step S10).
6).

Here, as shown in FIG. 4B, since the application investment amount information table is prepared for each program plan,
Based on the received plan identification information, various information is registered in the program planning table. The information indicating the investment amount is calculated and registered according to the investment method selected by the applicant. For example, when the selected investment method is “small investment”, a value obtained by multiplying the unit number and unit price input by the investor as additional information is registered as the investment amount.

The information indicating the investment amount recorded in the applied investment amount information table is added up at any time to calculate the total investment amount. In the example of FIG. 4B, a numerical value indicating the total investment amount is recorded at the bottom of each table.

As shown on the program plan browsing page shown in FIG. 6, the investment application possible deadline is set. The control unit 110 determines whether or not the application deadline has passed for the program plan (step S107).

If it is within the application period (step S1)
07: No), by repeatedly executing the processing of steps S101 to S106 described above, the application of a further investor is accepted.

On the other hand, when the application deadline is reached (step S107: Yes), the control unit 110 instructs the web server unit 130 to delete the information indicating the program plan proposal from the program plan proposal browsing page (step S107). S108).

Upon the deletion of the program plan information in step S108, the control unit 110 causes the investment information database 1
By accessing 50, information indicating the total investment amount is acquired from the applied investment amount information table corresponding to the program plan proposal (step S109).

The control unit 110 compares the total investment amount obtained in step S109 with the planned production cost of the program,
It is determined whether the total investment amount satisfies a predetermined amount of the planned production cost (step S110).

Here, when the total investment amount does not satisfy the predetermined amount (step S110: No), it is determined that the program cannot be produced, and the progress of the program plan is stopped.
In this case, the control unit 110 controls the investment information database 15
0 to get the investor's email address information from the application investment amount information table corresponding to the program plan,
By controlling the mail server 135, an electronic mail as shown in FIG. 8 indicating that the program production has been stopped and that the application will not be charged is created and transmitted to the investor (step S111). Upon completion of the notification to all the investors, the control unit 110 deletes the applied investment amount information table corresponding to the program from the investment information database 150.

On the other hand, when the total investment amount satisfies the production cost, the program production can be realized, and therefore a predetermined charging process for each investor is executed (step S112), and the process ends.

Here, the method used for the billing process in step S112 is arbitrary. For example, the mail server unit 1
35 sends to the investor an e-mail as shown in FIG. 9 stating that program production has become possible due to the sufficient investment. Here, for example, a URL (Unifor
m Resource Locator) information is described in a predetermined link format such as a hyperlink.

The investor accesses the deposit form page based on the URL information described in the received e-mail. Here, for example, by inputting a credit card number or the like and transmitting it to the server 100, the charging process is completed.

After that, the program is produced using the investment funds collected in the billing process in step S112, and stored in the program information database 160 in a format that can be distributed via the Internet 10.

The program information stored in the program information database 160 is distributed via the Internet 10 based on a predetermined distribution schedule.

Here, the form of program distribution is arbitrary. For example, the program information may be distributed only to the sponsor's terminal 200 by user authentication or the like. In addition, when the viewers are not limited, a predetermined privilege may be given to the investor. By giving a privilege to the investors, it is possible to increase the number of investors and realize efficient program production.

In this case, for example, participation in program planning may be a privilege to the investor. For example, a page that can be viewed only by the investor may be prepared as the program plan proposal page presented in step S102, for example, a candidate for appearance may be displayed, and a desired performer may be selected from the candidates. . FIG. 10 shows a display example of the program plan proposal presentation page in this case.

As shown in the figure, the program plan proposal presentation page in this case is similar to the normal program plan proposal presentation page.
Text and images showing the contents of the project are displayed,
Information showing the photograph and name of the cast candidate is displayed. Each cast candidate information is provided with a selection means such as a check box, for example, and a person who wishes to contribute to the program plan should select a desired performer from the presented cast candidates. You can In addition, a text box, etc., in which an opinion etc. regarding the plan proposal can be input, shall be prepared.

That is, the person who wants to invest can notify the server 100 of the desired performer and opinion when notifying the server 100 of that fact. When the production of the program is decided, the information of the desired performers received from each investor is aggregated and analyzed, and the program can be produced based on the cast candidates who have received many requests and the opinions received. it can.

As a result, the program desired by the viewer can be produced. Further, by giving such a privilege only to the investors, it is possible to promote the increase in the number of applicants for investment. In the above example, the appearance candidate is shown as an example, but the information to be presented is arbitrary, and the candidate such as the director or the scriptwriter may be presented.

Further, in the case where the program proposal is presented only to the investors as described above, it is also effective in the case where the proposal is not disclosed to the general public. That is, it is possible to give a presentation of the program plan proposal only to a specific prospective investor. In this case, for example, by performing user registration in advance and performing user authentication at the time of browsing the program plan, it is possible to limit who can browse.
Alternatively, the terminal 200 of the prospective investor may be connected to the closed network so that the program plan proposal information can be browsed only via the closed network.

In this case, the server 100 may store the past investment history of the investor and analyze the tendency of the favorite program for each investor. Then, when the investor accesses the server 100 and browses the program plan information, the program plan that suits the taste of the investor may be selected and presented. With such a configuration, the investment ratio for program planning can be improved.

Further, the program plan proposal itself may be collected from investors and viewers. In this case, the server 100 may be configured, for example, to prepare a page of a predetermined input form as shown in FIG. 11 and input / send the program plan from the terminal 200.

In the above embodiment, the case where the produced program is distributed on the Internet 10 has been described as an example, but the means used for distributing (broadcasting) the program is not limited to the Internet. For example, it may be broadcast in a conventional broadcasting format such as terrestrial broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, cable television. Even in such a form, as described above, the server 100, the Internet 10, and the terminal 200 are used to present a plan proposal, collect investment, select a desired performer, collect opinions, etc. Programs can be produced efficiently.

The server 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be realized by using a normal computer system instead of a dedicated system. For example, a medium (flexible disk, CD-RO) in which a program for executing any of the above is stored in a general-purpose computer.
By installing the program from M or the like), the server 100 that executes the above-described processing can be configured.

The means for supplying the program to the computer is arbitrary. For example, it may be supplied via a communication line, a communication network, a communication system, or the like.
In this case, for example, a bulletin board (BB of the communication network
The program is posted in S), and this program is superposed on a carrier wave via a network and distributed. Then, the above process can be executed by starting this program and executing it under the control of the OS in the same manner as other application programs.

[0086]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a system suitable for efficient program production.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a program production cost collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information recorded in a plan proposal information database shown in FIG.

4 is a diagram showing an example of information recorded in the investment information database shown in FIG. 2, (a) showing an example of an investment amount distribution reference table, and (b) showing an example of an applied investment amount information table. Show.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an investor recruiting process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram showing a display example of a program plan proposal presentation page transmitted in the investor recruiting process shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of an investment method registration page transmitted in the investor recruiting process shown in FIG.

8 is a diagram showing a display example of an electronic mail transmitted in the investor recruiting process shown in FIG.

9 is a diagram showing another display example of the electronic mail transmitted in the investor recruiting process shown in FIG.

10 is a diagram showing another display example of the program plan proposal presentation page transmitted in the investor recruiting process shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of an input form page according to a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Program Production Support System 100 Servers 200 ₁ to 200 _n Terminals

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A plan proposal acquisition step of acquiring plan proposal information indicating a plan proposal of a program, a plan presentation step of presenting information indicating the plan proposal acquired by the plan proposal acquisition step through a communication network, From the investor recruiting step of recruiting the investor who invests the production cost of the program shown in the proposal presented in the plan presenting step through the communication network, and the investor who applied for the recruitment in the investor recruiting step. , A production cost collecting step of collecting and collecting the production cost of the program through the communication network, a privilege granting step of granting a predetermined privilege to the investor, and a production cost collected in the production cost collecting step. Spending money
And a program production step of producing a program indicated by the plan plan information. 2. The investor recruiting step presents a predetermined unit investment amount, and the production cost collecting step charges and collects the predetermined unit investment amount for each investor. The program production support method according to claim 1, characterized in that 3. A pre-registered investor, further comprising a flat-rate charging step of regularly charging a predetermined amount from the registered investor by a flat-rate charging, wherein the investor recruiting step comprises the registered contribution. Information indicating the program and the desired investment amount to be invested from the investor, and the production cost collecting step includes the desired investment amount collected in the investor recruiting step from the amount charged in the fixed amount charging step. The program production support method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an amount equivalent to is allocated to the production cost of the program for which investment is desired. 4. The production cost collecting step collects information indicating a desired investment amount of the investor, and produces the program on the basis of the total investment amount indicated in the collected desired investment amount information. The program production support according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, when it is determined whether or not to produce the program, a desired investment amount is charged to the investor and collected. Method. 5. The claim according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the privilege giving step, an opinion is invited from the investor for the plan proposal presented in the plan presenting step. Program production support method. 6. The program production support method according to claim 1, wherein the plan proposal acquisition step acquires a program proposal from the investor. 7. The plan presenting step presents information indicating candidate elements for production of a planned program, and the privilege giving step specifies a desired element among the candidates from the sponsor. The program production support method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein information is solicited. 8. The communication network is the Internet, and the program creating step creates the created program as program information in a format that can be distributed on the Internet, and distributes the program information via the Internet. 8. The program production support method according to claim 1, further comprising a step. 9. A program distribution system for distributing a program from a center to a plurality of terminals via a communication network, wherein the center includes a plan information acquisition unit for acquiring plan plan information indicating a program plan. A plan information transmitting unit that transmits the plan proposal information acquired by the plan information acquiring unit to the plurality of terminals via the communication network, together with recruitment information for recruiting investors who invest in the plan. An application information receiving unit that receives application information from the terminal via the communication network, the application information indicating that the application is indicated in the plan proposal information transmitted by the transmitting unit, and transmission of the application information received by the application information receiving unit. An additional information transmitting unit that transmits information indicating a predetermined input form via the communication network, and the application information received by the application information receiving unit to the destination terminal. A billing processing unit that charges a program production cost to an investor via the communication network, and program information indicating a program produced using the program production cost collected by the billing process of the billing processing unit is created. A program information creation unit, a program information storage unit that stores the program information created by the program information creation unit, and a program distribution unit that distributes the program information stored in the program information storage unit via the communication network. A program distribution system comprising: 10. The application information includes information indicating a desired investment amount of the investor, and the program is produced based on the total desired investment amount indicated in the application information received by the application information receiving unit. 10. The production determining unit that determines whether or not the production determining unit determines whether to produce a program, and the billing processing unit performs the billing process when the production determining unit determines production of a program. Program distribution system. 11. A connection means for connecting to a communication network, a plan proposal acquisition means for acquiring and accumulating a plan proposal for a program, and plan connection information indicating the plan proposal acquired by the plan proposal acquisition means for the connection means. By creating a plan presenting means for presenting via the communication network by controlling, and creating the investor recruitment information to recruit those who will invest in the plan shown in the plan proposal information presented by the plan presenting means,
Recruitment information presenting means for presenting the created investor recruitment information via the communication network by controlling the connection part, and application information indicating an application request for the investor recruitment information presented by the recruitment information presenting means. , Application information receiving means for receiving via the communication network by controlling the connection unit, and information for indicating a predetermined input form to the sender of the application information, by controlling the connection unit to perform the communication Additional information transmitting means for transmitting via a network, and charge the production cost of the program shown in the plan presented by the plan presenting means to the investor, by controlling the connection part to perform the communication. A server device, comprising: a billing processing unit that is performed via a network. 12. The application information includes information indicating a desired investment amount of the investor, and the application information receiving means includes a total amount calculating means for calculating a total amount of desired investment amount indicated in the received application information. Production determining means for deciding whether or not to produce the program based on the total amount of the desired investment amount calculated by the total amount calculating means, the charging processing means, the production determining means, the production determining means, The server device according to claim 11, wherein the billing process is performed when the production of is determined. 13. A mail server means for controlling transmission / reception of an electronic mail through the communication network by creating a predetermined electronic mail and controlling the connection unit, wherein the mail server means comprises the production. The server device according to claim 12, wherein an e-mail indicating the determination result of the determination means is created and notified to the investor. 14. The plan proposal information presented by the plan presenting means includes information indicating candidates for elements involved in production of the program, and the application information is information for designating a program for which an investor desires to invest. The additional information transmitting means includes information indicating an input form for selecting an element desired by the sponsor among the candidates corresponding to the program indicated by the application information received by the application information receiving means. It transmits, The server apparatus of any one of Claim 11 thru | or 13 characterized by the above-mentioned. 15. The additional information transmitting means transmits information indicating an input form for inputting an opinion on the plan proposed by the plan presenting means, according to any one of claims 11 to 14. The server device according to item 1. 16. The plan proposal acquiring means acquires the plan proposal information from the outside through the communication network by controlling the connection unit, according to any one of claims 11 to 15. The server device according to 1. 17. An investment history accumulating means for accumulating information indicating an investment history by the investor, and an investment for analyzing an investment tendency of each investor based on the investment history information accumulated in the investment history accumulating means. 17. A trend analysis means is further provided, and the plan presentation means selects and presents a program plan proposal based on an analysis result of the investment tendency analysis means. The server device according to the item. 18. The communication network is the Internet, and program information in a format distributable on the Internet is created, which shows a program created using the production cost collected based on the billing process of the billing processing unit. Program information creating means, program information accumulating means for accumulating the program information created by the program information creating means, and program information accumulated in the program information accumulating means by controlling the connection unit to the Internet. 18. The server device according to claim 12, further comprising: a program distribution unit that distributes via a program. 19. The server device according to claim 18, wherein the program distribution means distributes the program information to the sponsor. 20. A program for causing a computer to function as the server device according to claim 12.