JP2003187095A - Mail magazine issuing device, mail magazine issuing system, mail magazine issuing method and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mail magazine issuing device, a mail magazine issuing system, a mail magazine issuing method, and its program for preventing an illegal copy, having a high degree of freedom of acquiring time and a place, and providing a mail magazine of an easily browsable layout for a subscriber. <P>SOLUTION: A space converter 7 makes space data by combining mail magazine information on the basis of registering information. A data encoder 11 encodes the space data, and transmits the data to a one's home exclusive terminal 5a. The one's home exclusive terminal 5a writes the received encoded data in an IC chip 5b. A store terminal 12a is connected with the IC chip 5b, and decodes the encoded data in the IC chip 5b when inputting a charge, and prints and outputs a mail magazine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail magazine issuing device, a mail magazine issuing system, a mail magazine issuing method, and a program therefor, and in particular, arranges a mail magazine desired by a subscriber in a layout that is easy to browse. The present invention relates to an e-mail newsletter issuing device, an e-mail newsletter issuing system, an e-mail newsletter issuing method, and a program thereof, which are encrypted and transmitted to a subscriber's terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mail magazines are not in a format that takes printing into consideration, and it is difficult for subscribers to browse them. Also, it is necessary to print for each e-mail magazine,
Printing is time-consuming and costly, so it was not suitable for individual subscribers to print e-mail newsletters. The above problem was particularly great for subscribers who subscribed to multiple e-mail magazines.

As a conventional technique for solving the above-mentioned problems, there is an Internet newspaper (hereinafter referred to as conventional example 1) disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-265723. In Conventional Example 1, information from a news distribution company or the like was edited according to the category and sent on the Internet.

Further, in a user customizable newspaper production system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-272077 (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 2), a newspaper is produced based on information of a category desired by a subscriber, Offered to subscribers.

[0005]

However, the conventional example 1 has a problem that it is easy to illegally copy the information edited according to the category. Further, in Conventional Example 2, the time and place where the subscriber acquires the information are limited.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an e-mail newsletter with a layout that prevents unauthorized copying, has a high degree of freedom in time and place of acquisition, and is easy for subscribers to browse. A magazine issuing device, a mail magazine issuing system, a mail magazine issuing method, and a program therefor are provided.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 is a mail magazine issuing device connected to a subscriber terminal device, and when receiving a mail magazine issuing request, A predetermined number of e-mail newsletter information items are extracted from one or more e-mail newsletter information items that are stored based on the received issuance request, and the page layout for printing out the e-mail newsletter information is set based on the extracted e-mail newsletter information items. It is characterized in that the created paper data is created, the paper data is encrypted, and the encrypted paper data is transmitted to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who has issued the request.

The invention according to claim 2 is an e-mail newsletter issuing device connected to a subscriber terminal device, and an e-mail newsletter information storage means for storing one or more e-mail newsletter information, Issuing request receiving means for receiving the issuing request; and extracting predetermined email magazine information from one or more email magazine information stored by the email magazine information storage means based on the issuing request received by the issuing request receiving means, According to the layout information of the e-mail magazine included in the issuance request, the paper surface data creating means for arranging the extracted e-mail newsletter information and creating paper surface data indicating the mail magazine, and the paper surface data created by the paper surface data creating means are encrypted. Data encryption means to be encrypted and the paper surface data encrypted by the data encryption means. The motor is characterized by having an encrypted data transmission unit that transmits to the subscriber terminal device subscribers that issued the request mail magazine, the.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in the mail magazine issuing device according to claim 2, the encrypted data transmitting means is based on the information indicating the issuing time of the mail magazine included in the issuing request. It is characterized in that the encrypted page data is transmitted to the subscriber terminal device.

According to the invention of claim 4, in the mail magazine issuing device of claim 2 or 3,
Based on the advertisement information storage means for storing advertisement information indicating one or more advertisements, and the one or more advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage means, based on the subscriber's personal information included in the issuance request. Advertising information insertion means for extracting the advertising information and inserting the extracted advertising information into the page data.

The invention according to claim 5 has a mail magazine issuing device, a subscriber terminal device connected to the mail magazine issuing device, and a store terminal device installed in a store. In the system, the e-mail newsletter issuing device extracts a predetermined number of e-mail newsletter information from one or more stored e-mail newsletter information based on the received issuance request when the e-mail newsletter issuing request is received, Create the page data with the page layout for printing out the e-mail magazine based on the extracted e-mail newsletter information, encrypt the page surface data, send it to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who issued the request, and subscribe The personal terminal device records the encrypted page data received from the mail magazine issuing device on the connected recording medium and Terminal device, when the recording medium is connected to decode the page data that has been encrypted is recorded on the recording medium, wherein the printing out mail magazine.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is connected to the mail magazine issuing device, the subscriber terminal device connected to the mail magazine issuing device, and the subscriber terminal device, and collects the subscription fee of the mail magazine. A mail magazine issuing system having a terminal device of a money collecting company installed in a money collecting company, wherein the mail magazine issuing device stores an e-mail magazine issuing request upon receipt of the e-mail magazine issuing request 1 A predetermined number of e-mail newsletter information items are extracted from one or more e-mail newsletter information items, and the page layout data is created based on the extracted e-mail newsletter information. And send it to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who issued the issue request, and the subscriber terminal device is a mail magazine issuing device. The received encrypted page data is recorded on the connected recording medium, the data recorded on the recording medium is decrypted, the e-mail magazine is printed out, and the e-mail magazine is printed out on the terminal device of the collection company. It is characterized by transmitting information related to the subscription fee of.

Further, the invention according to claim 7 issues a mail magazine using a mail magazine issuing device, a subscriber terminal device connected to the mail magazine issuing device, and a store terminal device installed in a store. In the method, the e-mail newsletter issuing device extracts a predetermined number of e-mail newsletter information from one or more stored e-mail newsletter information based on the received issuance request when the e-mail newsletter issuing request is received, Create the page data with the page layout for printing out the e-mail magazine based on the extracted e-mail newsletter information, encrypt the page surface data, send it to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who issued the request, and subscribe The personal terminal device records the encrypted page data received from the mail magazine issuing device on the connected recording medium and Device, when the recording medium is connected to decode the page data that has been encrypted is recorded on the recording medium, wherein the printing out mail magazine.

Further, the invention according to claim 8 is connected to the mail magazine issuing device, the subscriber terminal device connected to the mail magazine issuing device, and the subscriber terminal device, and collects the subscription fee of the mail magazine. A method of issuing a mail magazine using a terminal device of a money collecting company installed in a money collecting company, wherein the mail magazine issuing device stores a mail magazine issuing request upon receipt of the request 1 A predetermined number of e-mail newsletter information items are extracted from one or more e-mail newsletter information items, and the page layout data is created based on the extracted e-mail newsletter information. Sent to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who issued the issue request, and the subscriber terminal device receives it from the mail magazine issuing device. Was encrypted page data has been,
Record on the connected recording medium, decrypt the data recorded on the recording medium, print out the e-mail newsletter, and send the information related to the subscription fee of the e-mail newsletter printed out to the terminal device of the collection company. Is characterized by.

Further, in the invention according to claim 9, when receiving the issuance request of the mail magazine, a predetermined number of mail magazine information is extracted from one or more stored mail magazine information based on the received issuance request. Then, based on the extracted e-mail newsletter information, create paper surface data for which the paper surface layout for printing out the e-mail newsletter is set,
It is characterized in that the computer is caused to execute a process of encrypting and outputting the page data.

The invention according to claim 10 records the received encrypted page data, decrypts the recorded data to print out the mail magazine, and relates to the subscription fee of the printed mail magazine. It is characterized by causing a computer to execute a process of outputting information.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment) A mail magazine issuing system is a mail magazine publishing system that combines one or more mail magazines selected by a subscriber into a layout suitable for browsing. It is a system for transmitting to the terminal of and storing it in the IC chip of the subscriber. It is possible for subscribers to subscribe to an e-mail newsletter that suppresses illegal information leakage and that is in line with their tastes.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mail magazine issuing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The configuration and operation of the mail magazine issuing system according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

The manager of the mail magazine issuing system is
Administrator terminal 1a used by the e-mail magazine, publisher terminal 2a used by the e-mail magazine publisher 2, and e-mail magazine registration device 3
And the display device 4 and the home-use dedicated terminal 5 used by the subscriber 5
a, the IC chip 5b, the purchaser registration device 6, the page conversion device 7, the database 8, the billing information device 9, the issuance management device 10, the data encryption device 11, and the store 12.
And a store terminal 12a installed in the store.

The publisher terminal 2a operates the mail magazine publisher 2 to create mail magazine information, which is information constituting a mail magazine provided to the subscriber 5. The mail magazine information is usually information provided by the publisher terminal 2a as a mail magazine on a predetermined network (Internet). Further, the mail magazine information may be provided on the network free of charge.

The mail magazine registration device 3 registers the mail magazine information issued by the issuer terminal 2a.

The mail magazine registration device 3 transmits magazine content information, which is information relating to the contents of the registered mail magazine information, to the display device 4. The magazine contents information is, for example, a brief explanation about the contents of the mail magazine information,
Alternatively, it indicates the frequency of issuing the mail magazine information.

Upon receiving the magazine content information, the display device 4 displays a list of mail magazine information that the subscriber 5 can subscribe to. The subscriber 5 selects the e-mail newsletter information desired to be subscribed from the displayed list. The display device 4 is
By the operation of the subscriber 5, the registration information including the mail magazine information name for which the above-mentioned subscription is desired is input. In addition to personal information such as the subscriber's 5 name or e-mail address, the registered information includes the type of subscription e-mail newsletter information, topics priority, frequency of publication (interval between subscribers 5 receiving e-mail newsletter), and publication of e-mail newsletter. Methods, payment methods for subscription fees, etc. are included. It should be noted that topics priority means that subscribers 5
Is information for setting the layout position of each of the selected one or more pieces of mail magazine information, and the mail magazine information having a higher topic priority order is laid out at a position that is easier to recognize. The display device 4 transmits the input registration information to the subscriber registration device 6. Further, the display device 4 can change the subscription mail magazine information or the page layout at any time by newly inputting the registration information by the operation of the subscriber 5.

Upon receipt of the registration information input to the display device 4, the subscriber registration device 6 registers the received registration information.

The paper surface conversion device 7 receives mail magazine information from the mail magazine registration device 3 based on the registration information registered in the subscriber registration device 6 and creates paper data including paper layout information of the mail magazine. For example, the page conversion device 7 has the e-mail newsletter information (article) set to the highest priority in the topics priority order.
Create the page data that is laid out in the top article.
Further, one or more pieces of advertisement information are recorded in the paper surface conversion device 7, and paper surface data is created so as to post the advertisement information based on the registration information. The paper surface conversion device 7 transmits the created paper surface data to the database 8.

The database 8 registers the received paper surface data. Further, the database 8 transmits the basic information of the created paper surface data (such as the number of papers when printed out) to the issuance management device 10.

The billing information device 9 is based on the information registered in the subscriber registration device 6 and the issue management device 10.
Calculate the billing information indicating the subscription fee for the mail magazine.
The billing information device 9 sends the calculated billing information to the display device 4 and displays the billing information to notify the subscriber 5 of the subscription fee of the mail magazine.

The issuance management device 10 issues paper surface data based on the registration information (issue frequency etc.) of the purchaser registration device 6 and the basic information of the paper surface data, and the data encryption device 1
Send to 1.

The data encryption device 11 encrypts the received page data and sends it to the home-specific terminal 5a.

The home dedicated terminal 5a is an information processing device operated by the subscriber 5 and is installed at the subscriber 5's home or the like. In addition, the IC chip 5b is the home dedicated terminal 5a.
It is removable and stores data (paper data / encrypted data). The dedicated terminal 5a for home is the IC chip 5
When the encrypted data is received from the data encryption device 11 when the device b is connected, the received encrypted data is sent to the IC chip 5b and recorded. The IC chip 5b
May be another recording medium as long as it has the above function.

The store terminal 12a is installed in a large number of existing stores 12 such as convenience stores or station stores. In addition, the store terminal 12a is the IC chip 5
When reading the encrypted data in, decrypt the encrypted data. The shop terminal 12a may decrypt the encrypted data when the subscriber 5 inputs a predetermined password. Subscriber 5 is an IC with encrypted data recorded
When the chip 5b is connected to the store terminal 12a and the subscription fee for the mail magazine is put into the store terminal 12a, the store terminal 1
2a decrypts the encrypted data in the IC chip 5b into information indicating a mail magazine and prints it out. Subscriber 5
Acquires an e-mail newsletter based on the registration information of the subscriber 5.

The store 12 remits a part / whole of the subscription fee of the mail magazine collected by the store terminal 12a to the manager 1 of the mail magazine issuing system. Further, the store terminal 12a transmits information relating to the remittance subscription fee to the administrator terminal 1a.

The administrator 1 is a part of the received subscription fee /
The entire money is remitted to the mail magazine issuer 2 who created the mail magazine information that constitutes the mail magazine as the article price. In addition, the administrator 1 collects the advertisement fee based on the advertisement information posted in the printed and printed e-mail newsletter from the advertiser (not shown) who provided the above advertisement information.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the flow of the paper surface data output operation by the mail magazine issuing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a paper surface data output operation by the mail magazine issuing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and along FIG.

First, the mail magazine registration device 3 receives and registers the mail magazine information created by the issuer terminal 2a (step S101).

The display device 4 is the mail magazine registration device 3
The magazine content information related to the mail magazine information registered in is received, and a list of the mail magazine information registered in the mail magazine registration device 3 is displayed (step S
102). The display device 4 may display a simple content of each piece of mail magazine information as well as the list of mail magazine information.

Next, the display device 4 determines whether or not the registration information related to the subscriber 5 has been input by the operation of the subscriber 5 (step S103). When it is determined that the registration information has not been input (step S103 / No), the operation of step S103 is repeated.

When it is determined that the registration information has been input (step S103 / Yes), the subscriber registration device 6
The display unit 4 receives the registration information input, and registers the registration information in its own device (step S104).

The page conversion device 7 receives the mail magazine information from the mail magazine registration device 3 based on the registration information received from the subscriber registration device 6. Paper conversion device 7
Creates page data by combining the received mail magazine information. Further, the paper surface conversion device 7 inserts the advertisement information into the paper surface data based on the registration information (step S105).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mail magazine based on paper surface data created by the paper surface converting apparatus 7 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, using FIG.
The layout of the mail magazine in this embodiment will be described.

The mail magazine 20 includes mail magazine information 21, 22, 23 and advertisement information 24. In addition, topics priority order is mail magazine information 21, mail magazine information 22, mail magazine information 2
It is assumed that they are set in the order of 3. In the e-mail newsletter 20 shown in FIG. 3, the e-mail newsletter information 21, the e-mail newsletter information 22, and the e-mail newsletter information 23 are arranged in this order from the top in the order of the topics priority. Also, based on topics priority
Differences may be provided in the size or thickness of the characters in each mail magazine information.

The paper surface conversion device 7 also inserts the advertisement information 24 based on the registration information into the mail magazine 20. As the advertisement information 24, for example, when the paper conversion device 7 prints out the mail magazine 20, the advertisement information 24 having the content related to the mail magazine information displayed on the same page as the advertisement information 24 is inserted. Further, the page conversion device 7 may insert the advertisement information 24 having contents related to the mail magazine information having the highest topics priority into the mail magazine 20.

The description will proceed again with reference to FIG. The database 8 receives and stores paper surface data from the paper surface conversion device 7. Further, the database 8 transmits the basic information of the page space data to the issuance management device 10 (step S1).
06).

The billing information device 9 calculates the subscription fee of the mail magazine, the number of sheets at the time of issuance, etc. from the received registration information and basic information of the page data.
The billing information device 9 determines the subscriber 5 based on the calculated information.
Output the billing information related to. Next, the billing information device 9
The subscription fee of the mail magazine subscribed by the subscriber 5 based on the output billing information is transmitted to the display device 4 and displayed (step S107).

Next, the issuance management device 10 determines whether or not the e-mail magazine issuance time set by the registration information has been reached (step S108). If it is determined that the issue time has not yet come (step S108 / N
o), the operation of step S108 is repeated.

When it is determined that the e-mail magazine is about to be issued (step S108 / Yes), the issuance management device 10 outputs the page data based on the registration information and the basic information of the page data (step S109).

The data encryption device 11 is the issue management device 1
The paper surface data output from 0 is received, and the received paper surface data is encrypted. Next, the data encryption device 11
Sends the encrypted data to the home-specific terminal 5a (step S110).

Upon receiving the encrypted data, the home-only terminal 5a determines whether or not the IC chip 5b is connected to the own terminal (step S111). IC chip 5b
Is determined not to be connected (step S11)
1 / No), the operation of step S111 is repeated.

When it is judged that the IC chip 5b is connected (step S111 / Yes), the home-specific terminal 5a records the received encrypted data in the IC chip 5b (step S112). With the above, the operation of the mail magazine issuing system is completed.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of the mail magazine issuing operation by the store terminal 12a in the first embodiment of the present invention. The mail magazine issuing operation by the store terminal 12a in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 and along FIG.

First, the store terminal 12a determines whether or not the IC chip 5b is connected to its own terminal (step S201). When it is determined that the IC chip 5b is not connected (step S201 / No), step S2
The operation of 01 is repeated.

When it is determined that the IC chip 5b is connected (step S201 / Yes), the store terminal 12
The a determines whether or not the subscription fee for the mail magazine requested to be printed out has been put in (step S20).
2). If it is determined that the subscription fee for the mail magazine has not been paid (step S202 / No), the operation of step S202 is repeated.

When it is determined that the subscription fee for the mail magazine has been put in (step S202 / Yes), the store terminal 12a reads and decrypts the encrypted data recorded in the connected IC chip 5b, The mail magazine is printed out (step S203).

The store 12 remits a part / whole of the collected subscription fee to the manager 1 and also stores terminal 12a.
Transmits information relating to remittance from the store 12 to the manager 1 to the manager terminal 1a (step S204). Thus, the store terminal 12a ends the operation.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the data of the mail magazine is encrypted, transmitted to the home-only terminal 5a, and recorded in the IC chip 5b. Therefore, unlike the case of performing normal data distribution, it is possible to suppress illegal browsing such as copying.

Further, according to this embodiment, the layout of the mail magazine is determined based on the registration information of the subscriber 5. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the discomfort of the subscriber 5 in browsing the mail magazine and increase the willingness to subscribe.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the e-mail newsletter that the subscriber 5 wishes to subscribe is divided into pages at once to create page data. Therefore, it is possible to suppress excessive printing and reduce the number of sheets of paper at the time of printing.

Further, according to this embodiment, the process from subscription registration to printing of the mail magazine is automated. Therefore,
The subscriber 5 can change the mail magazine to which he / she subscribes at any time.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the store terminals 12a installed in many existing stores 12 are I
The data in the C chip 5b is printed out. Therefore, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom regarding the time and place where the subscriber 5 prints out the mail magazine.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the mail magazine issued to the subscriber 5 is created by combining the existing mail magazines. Therefore, the administrator 1 does not need to newly prepare the data constituting the mail magazine, and can reduce the number of processes relating to the magazine issuance.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the mail magazine information used for the mail magazine issued to the subscriber 5 is a mail magazine that is normally issued free of charge. Therefore, the price for the original data can be kept low, and the subscriber 5 can obtain a paper mail magazine at a price close to only the printing fee for issuing the magazine.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the paper surface conversion device 7 inserts the advertisement information based on the registration information including the personal information of the subscriber 5 into the mail magazine when the paper surface data is created. Therefore, it is possible to provide the advertisement information according to the taste of the subscriber 5 and enhance the advertising effect. Further, the administrator 1 can obtain the advertisement income from the advertiser.

(Second Embodiment) Unless otherwise specified below,
It is assumed that the configuration and operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention are similar to those of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mail magazine issuing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration and operation of the mail magazine issuing system according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

The manager of the e-mail magazine issuing system is
Administrator terminal 1a used by the e-mail magazine, publisher terminal 2a used by the e-mail magazine publisher 2, and e-mail magazine registration device 3
And the display device 4 and the home-use dedicated terminal 5 used by the subscriber 5
c, an IC chip 5b, a printing device 5d, a purchaser registration device 6, a paper surface conversion device 7, a database 8, a billing information device 9, an issuance management device 10, a data encryption device 11, and a bill collection. Collection company terminal 1 installed in company 13
3a and.

The mail magazine issuing system according to the present embodiment, instead of the store terminal 12a according to the first embodiment, a collection company terminal 13a installed in the collection company 13.
Have. In addition, in the present embodiment, the home dedicated terminal 5c
The printer 5d is connected to the printer.

The home-only terminal 5c is operated by the subscriber 5, and like the home-only terminal 5a in the first embodiment, when the IC chip 5b is connected, the data encryption device 1 is connected.
When the encrypted data is received from 1, the received encrypted data is sent to the IC chip 5b and recorded. Further, the home-specific terminal 5c reads the encrypted data in the IC chip 5b and decrypts it when the IC chip 5b is connected. In addition,
The decryption of the data may be permitted by inputting the password in the dedicated home terminal 5c. The home dedicated terminal 5c transmits the decrypted data (data indicating the mail magazine) to the connected printing device 5d. Upon receiving the decrypted data, the printing device 5d prints out a mail magazine based on the decrypted data.

The home-only terminal 5c reads the data in the IC chip 5b, and sends the information about the subscription fee of the mail magazine based on the read data to the collection company terminal 13a.

The collection company 13 collects money from the subscriber 5 according to the information about the subscription fee received by the collection company terminal 13a. Note that the subscriber 5 may pay the subscription fee to the collection company 13 by card payment, bank transfer, or the like, or can select other payment methods. The collection company 13 passes a part / whole of the collected subscription fee to the manager 1. Further, the collection company terminal 13a displays information relating to a part / whole of the remitted subscription fee to the administrator terminal 1a.
Send to.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of the mail magazine issuing operation by the home-use dedicated terminal 5c in the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the mail magazine issuing operation by the home dedicated terminal 5c in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and with reference to FIG.

First, the home-only terminal 5c determines whether or not encrypted data has been received from the data encryption device 11 (step S301). When it is determined that the encrypted data has not been received (step S301 / No), the operation in step S301 is repeated.

When it is determined that the encrypted data is received (step S301 / Yes), the home-use dedicated terminal 5c
Determines whether the IC chip 5b is connected to its own terminal (step S302). When it is determined that the IC chip 5b is not connected (step S302 / N
o), the operation in step S302 is repeated.

When it is determined that the IC chip 5b is connected (step S302 / Yes), the home-specific terminal 5c records the received encrypted data in the IC chip 5b (step S303).

Next, the home-only terminal 5c determines whether or not a mail magazine print request based on the received encrypted data has been input (step S304). When it is determined that the print request for the mail magazine has not been input (step S304 / No), the operation in step S304 is repeated.

When it is determined that the print request for the mail magazine has been input (step S304 / Yes), the home-only terminal 5c reads and decrypts the encrypted data related to the print-requested mail magazine. Next, the home-only terminal 5c sends the decrypted page data to the printer 5d to print out the mail magazine (step S).
305).

The home-only terminal 5c collects the subscription fee from the subscriber 5 for the information relating to the subscription fee of the e-mail newsletter for which the printing device 5d is instructed to print (amount of subscription fee and personal information of the subscriber 5). To the collection company terminal 13a installed in the collection company 13 (step S30)
6). The collection company 13 deducts the subscription fee from the financial institution account of the subscriber 5 and collects it. Thus, the home dedicated terminal 5c ends the operation.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the home-specific terminal 5c reads the data in the IC chip 5b and causes the printer 5d to print out the data.
Information relating to the subscription fee for the printed and printed mail magazine is transmitted to the collection company terminal 13a. Therefore, the subscriber 5 can print out the e-mail newsletter and pay the subscription fee without being limited in time and place.

Further, the administrator terminal 1a performs a process of receiving the information relating to the subscription fee of the printed and printed mail magazine. The issuer terminal 2a performs a process of creating mail magazine information. The mail magazine registration device 3 performs processing for registering mail magazine information. The display device 4 performs a process of inputting registration information and a process of displaying information related to the contents of the mail magazine. The home dedicated terminal 5a performs a process of receiving the encrypted data, a process of determining whether the IC chip 5b is connected, and a process of recording the encrypted data in the IC chip 5b. The dedicated home terminal 5c receives the encrypted data, determines whether the IC chip 5b is connected, records the encrypted data in the IC chip 5b, and stores the encrypted data in the IC chip 5b. A process to decrypt and output encrypted data,
I do. The printing device 5d performs a process of printing out the decrypted data. The subscriber registration device 6 performs a process of storing registration information and a process of outputting registration information. The paper surface conversion device 7 performs processing for creating paper surface data based on the registration information. The database 8 performs a process of storing paper surface data. The billing information device 9 performs processing for displaying the billing information on the display device based on the registration information. The issuance management device 10 performs a process of outputting paper surface data based on the registration information. The data encryption device 11 performs a process of encrypting the page data and the encrypted private data of the home-use terminal 5
a) and a process of transmitting to 5c. Store terminal 12a
Performs the process of decrypting the encrypted data in the IC chip and printing it out, and the process of transmitting the information related to the subscription fee of the printed out mail magazine. Collection company terminal 13
The a performs a process of transmitting and receiving the information related to the subscription fee of the printed and printed mail magazine.

The above-described processing is performed by the administrator terminal 1a, the issuer terminal 2a, the mail magazine registration device 3, the display device 4, the home dedicated terminals 5a, 5c, the printing device 5d, the purchaser registration device 6, the paper surface conversion device 7, The database 8, the billing information device 9, the issuance management device 10, the data encryption device 11, the store terminal 12a, or the collection company terminal 13a is executed by a computer program, which is recorded on an optical disk or a magnetic disk. It may be recorded on a medium and loaded from the above recording medium, or may be loaded from an external device connected via a predetermined network.

The above embodiment is an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It becomes possible to carry out.

[0081]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The mail magazine issuing device encrypts the data of the mail magazine, transmits it to the subscriber terminal device, and records it in a recording medium. Therefore, unlike the case of performing normal data distribution, it is possible to suppress illegal browsing such as copying.

Further, according to the present invention, the mail magazine issuing device determines the paper layout of the mail magazine based on the registration information of the subscriber. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the discomfort of the subscriber in browsing the mail magazine and increase the willingness to subscribe.

Further, according to the present invention, the e-mail newsletter issuing device divides the e-mail newsletter that the subscriber desires to subscribe into pages to create page data. Therefore, it is possible to suppress excessive printing and reduce the number of sheets of paper at the time of printing.

Further, according to the present invention, the process from subscription registration to printing of the mail magazine is automated. Therefore, the subscriber can change the mail magazine to which he / she subscribes at any time.

Further, according to the present invention, the store terminal device installed in a large number of existing stores prints out the data in the recording medium. Therefore, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom regarding the time and place where the subscriber prints out the mail magazine.

Further, according to the present invention, the mail magazines issued to the subscribers are created by combining the existing mail magazines. Therefore, the e-mail newsletter issuing device does not need to newly create e-mail newsletter data, and it is possible to reduce the number of steps for issuing a newsletter.

Further, according to the present invention, the mail magazine information used for the mail magazine issued to the subscriber is:
It is a mail magazine that is usually issued free of charge. Therefore, the price for the original data can be kept low, and the subscriber can obtain a paper mail magazine at a price close to the printing fee related to the magazine issue.

Further, according to the present invention, the mail magazine issuing device inserts the advertisement information based on the registration information including the personal information of the subscriber into the mail magazine when creating the page data. Therefore, it is possible to provide the advertisement information according to the taste of the subscriber and enhance the advertising effect.

Further, according to the present invention, the subscriber terminal device reads the data in the recording medium, prints it out, and sends the information about the subscription fee of the mail magazine printed out to the collection company terminal device. Therefore, the subscriber
It is possible to print out the e-mail newsletter and pay the subscription fee without being limited in time and place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mail magazine issuing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of a paper surface data output operation by the mail magazine issuing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mail magazine based on paper surface data created by the paper surface conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a mail magazine issuing operation by the store terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mail magazine issuing system according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a mail magazine issuing operation by a home-specific terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 manager 1a Administrator terminal 2 Publisher of e-mail magazine 2a Issuer terminal 3 E-mail magazine registration device 4 display device 5 subscribers 5a, 5c Home dedicated terminal 5b IC chip 5d printing device 6 Purchaser registration device 7 Paper conversion device 8 database 9 Billing information device 10 Issue management device 11 Data encryption device 12 stores 12a store terminal 13 Collection companies 13a Collection company terminal 20 e-mail magazine 21, 22, 23 Mail magazine information 24 Advertising information

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A mail magazine issuing device connected to a subscriber terminal device, and when receiving a mail magazine issuing request, one or more mail magazine information stored based on the received issuing request. Extract a predetermined number of mail magazine information from, to create paper surface data set the paper layout when printing out the mail magazine based on the extracted mail magazine information, encrypt the paper surface data, An e-mail newsletter issuing device, which transmits to the subscriber terminal device of a subscriber who has issued a request. 2. An e-mail newsletter issuing device connected to a subscriber terminal device, and an e-mail newsletter information storage means for storing at least one e-mail newsletter information, and an issuance request reception for receiving an e-mail newsletter issuance request. Means for extracting predetermined mail magazine information from one or more pieces of mail magazine information stored by the mail magazine information storage means based on the issue request received by the issue request receiving means, and included in the issue request. Paper surface data creating means for creating the paper surface data indicating the mail magazine by arranging the extracted mail magazine information according to the layout information of the mail magazine, and encrypting the paper surface data created by the paper surface data creating means. And a data encryption unit that is encrypted by the data encryption unit. The page data, mail magazine issuing apparatus characterized by having a encoded data transmitter for transmitting to said subscriber terminal subscribers that issued requesting the mail magazine. 3. The encrypted data transmitting means transmits the encrypted page data to the subscriber terminal device based on the information indicating the issuance time of the mail magazine included in the issuance request. The mail magazine issuing device according to claim 2, which is characterized in that. 4. An advertisement information storage unit for storing advertisement information indicating one or more advertisements, and 1 stored in the advertisement information storage unit based on personal information of the subscriber included in the issuance request. 4. The mail magazine issuing device according to claim 2, further comprising: advertisement information insertion means for extracting predetermined advertisement information from one or more pieces of advertisement information and inserting the extracted advertisement information into the paper surface data. . 5. A mail magazine issuing system having a mail magazine issuing device, a subscriber terminal device connected to the mail magazine issuing device, and a store terminal device installed in a store, wherein the mail When the magazine issuing device receives the e-mail magazine issuing request, the magazine issuing device extracts a predetermined number of e-mail magazine information from one or more stored e-mail magazine information based on the received issuing request, and extracts the extracted e-mail. Create paper surface data in which the paper surface layout when printing out the mail magazine is set based on magazine information, encrypt the paper surface data,
It transmits to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who issued the issue request, and the subscriber terminal device records the encrypted page data received from the e-mail magazine issuing device in a connected recording medium, The store terminal device, when the recording medium is connected, decrypts the encrypted page data recorded on the recording medium and prints out the email magazine. 6. An e-mail newsletter issuing device, a subscriber terminal device connected to the e-mail newsletter issuing device, and a subscriber company connected to the e-mail newsletter issuing device and installed in a collection company that collects a subscription fee for the e-mail newsletter. A mail collection company terminal device that is installed, wherein the mail magazine issuing device receives one or more mail magazine issuing requests, and stores one or more of the stored mail magazine issuing devices based on the received issuing request. Extracting a predetermined number of mail magazine information from the mail magazine information, creating paper surface data with a paper layout for printing out the mail magazine based on the extracted mail magazine information, and encrypting the paper surface data. Turn into
The subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who has issued the issue request, and the subscriber terminal device records the encrypted page data received from the e-mail magazine issuing device in a connected recording medium, Issuing an e-mail newsletter characterized by decrypting data recorded on a recording medium, printing out the e-mail newsletter, and transmitting information related to the subscription fee of the printed out e-mail newsletter to the terminal device of the collection company system. 7. A mail magazine issuing method using a mail magazine issuing device, a subscriber terminal device connected to the mail magazine issuing device, and a store terminal device installed in a store, wherein the mail When the magazine issuing device receives the e-mail magazine issuing request, the magazine issuing device extracts a predetermined number of e-mail magazine information from one or more stored e-mail magazine information based on the received issuing request, and extracts the extracted e-mail. Create paper surface data in which the paper surface layout for printing out the mail magazine is set based on magazine information, encrypt the paper surface data,
It transmits to the subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who issued the issue request, and the subscriber terminal device records the encrypted page data received from the e-mail magazine issuing device in a connected recording medium, The store terminal device, when the recording medium is connected, decrypts the encrypted page data recorded on the recording medium, and prints out the email magazine. 8. An e-mail newsletter issuing device, a subscriber terminal device connected to the e-mail newsletter issuing device, and a subscriber company connected to the e-mail newsletter issuing device and installed at a collection company that collects a subscription fee for the e-mail newsletter. And a mail collection company terminal device, wherein the mail magazine issuing device receives one or more of the mail magazine issuing requests, and stores one or more of the stored mail magazine issuing devices based on the received issuing requests. Extracting a predetermined number of mail magazine information from the mail magazine information, creating paper surface data with a paper layout for printing out the mail magazine based on the extracted mail magazine information, and encrypting the paper surface data. Turn into
The subscriber terminal device of the subscriber who has issued the issue request, and the subscriber terminal device records the encrypted page data received from the e-mail magazine issuing device in a connected recording medium, Issuing an e-mail newsletter characterized by decrypting data recorded on a recording medium, printing out the e-mail newsletter, and transmitting information related to the subscription fee of the printed out e-mail newsletter to the terminal device of the collection company Method. 9. When receiving an e-mail newsletter issuance request, a predetermined number of e-mail newsletter information is extracted from one or more stored e-mail newsletter information based on the received issuance request, and the extracted e-mail newsletter is extracted. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of creating paper surface data in which a paper surface layout for printing out the mail magazine is set based on information, and encrypting and outputting the paper surface data. 10. A process of recording the received encrypted page data, decrypting the recorded data to print out the mail magazine, and outputting information related to the subscription fee of the printed mail magazine. A program that causes a computer to execute.