JP2003157086A - Individual sales method for music cd by using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sales method capable of eliminating a sold-out state being apt to occur on the release data of a music CD, producing the music CDs matching with the preferences of respective consumers and reducing the cost required for music CD production and sales on a supply side. SOLUTION: A virtual CD file (4) is placed in a server (5), music piece data (1) of the music CD are stored and lyric card data (2) and CD jacket data (3) are individually stored in the server (5) as well. The consumer is made to be able to connect a homepage using the sales method by the Internet from a personal computer (6) of the consumer, download only desired file and data from the individually stored respective data, personally bake them on a CD-R/ RW (7) inserted in a CD-R drive (not shown in the figure) connected and loaded on the personal computer (6) of the consumer and prepare the music CD matching with the preference.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method for individually selling a music CD album or a single CD via the Internet. [0002] Music CD album or single C
The method of obtaining the main body of D is that the consumer goes directly to the music CD store, searches for the desired music CD, and purchases it.
Songs, CD jackets, and lyrics cards are all sold in complete sets. [0003] If it is anticipated that the music CD will be sold out before the release date, it is necessary to make a reservation in advance by an individual. Since the user has to wait and purchase, it is possible to eliminate the sold-out state by distributing and selling through the Internet. [0004] Also, the purpose of purchase differs depending on the consumer, and there are those who obtain only songs and do not need a lyrics card and a CD jacket, and others who purchase only a CD jacket or lyrics card. By selling them individually, it is possible to carry out sales that suit each consumer's preference. [0005] Even if it is desired to purchase a music CD album body or a single CD body that has been released in the past, it is difficult to obtain it if the production has already been discontinued. If the supply side that produces and sells is not expected to have much hope for the number of purchasers, the consumer will not re-produce and sell the music CD album or single CD itself. It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a music CD album body or a single CD body music data (1) (hereinafter referred to as "music data"), a text file and a PDF file on an Internet homepage. Card data (2) (hereinafter referred to as "lyric card data") and CD jackets (3) (hereinafter referred to as "CD jacket data") based on JPEG images are stored in the server (4) and distributed and sold individually. By doing so, it becomes possible to obtain a music CD in a purchase method that suits the purpose and taste of the consumer, and the above-mentioned problem has been solved. [0007] In addition, a consumer who wishes to purchase can freely download it on the consumer's personal computer (6),
The producers and sellers of music CDs can reduce the labor and cost of producing large numbers of CDs. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the present invention, a method for individually selling a music CD album body and a single CD body via the Internet, a virtual CD file (4) is placed on a server (5) as shown in FIG. The song data of the album CD and the single CD released at the time are stored, and the lyrics card data (2) and the CD jacket data (3) are stored separately in the server (5). [0009] The consumer connects from the consumer's personal computer (6) to the homepage for carrying out the sales method according to the present invention via the Internet, and the broadband infrastructure has been set up. As it is, only the music data (1), the lyrics card data (2), and the CD jacket data (3) of the virtual CD file (4) which are desired to be purchased are downloaded as desired. The downloaded song data (1), lyrics card data (2), and CD jacket data (3) are stored in a CD-ROM mounted or connected to a consumer's personal computer (6).
Burn it to a CD-R / RW (7) with an R drive (not shown) and manage it individually. According to the present invention, the consumer can purchase immediately on the release date without going to a music CD store, and no reservation is required in anticipation of a sold out. According to the present invention, it is possible to greatly reduce the cost of pressing the album body and the single CD body of a music CD as the production cost of the planned sales volume, and the printing cost of the CD jacket and the lyrics card for the planned sales volume. Become. For music CDs that were sold in the past but are now discontinued, a virtual CD file (4) storing music data (1) of the music CD is placed on the server (5), and the lyrics are also stored. By accumulating card data (2) and CD jacket data (3) in the server (5), it is necessary to produce and sell for a small number of purchasers with production costs exceeding the supply side profits. As a result, consumers will no longer have to stop production, and they will be able to purchase music CDs that have been released for years.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flow until each data reaches a personal computer (6) of a consumer in a method of selling music CDs individually via the Internet. [Description of Signs] 1 Song data 2 Lyric card data 3 CD jacket data 4 Virtual CD file 5 Server 6 Consumer's personal computer 7 CD-R / RW for burning data

Claims (1)

[Claim 1] Music C on an Internet homepage
Song data (1) of D album main body, lyrics card data (2) by text file and PDF file, JP
By selling individual CD jackets (3) using EG image data, consumers can download as much as they want and burn them to CD-R / RW to create their own favorite music CDs.
Create a sales method.