JP2003255960A - Information distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce risk resulting from small-quantity, many-kind production for reselling songs, which are already sold as LP records, as rereleased CDs. <P>SOLUTION: Music data of songs of an LP record which is already sold are stored as a database on a server device 1 and music data of a requested LP record are distributed at a request sent from an information terminal 2 and recorded on a rewritable CD, which is provided for the user. Consequently, the need to previously produce many identical media like sound-recorded CDs sold at stores is eliminated to reduce the risk of a producer or seller which provides rereleased CDs of a variety of LP records which are possibly produced by small quantities. <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 an information distribution system, and more particularly to music of LP records already on sale.
It is suitable for use in a system that distributes information such as jackets and lyrics cards from a server on a network to terminals at remote locations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, attempts have been made to provide LP records released before the appearance of CDs (compact discs) as reprinted versions of CDs.

[0003]

However, such reprinted CDs are often produced in small quantities and in a wide variety of products. Therefore, not only the production cost becomes high, but also it is difficult to predict the sales and the like to determine the production amount, and the risk for the producer and the seller becomes great.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and can reduce the risk of production of a small amount of a wide variety of products when re-selling a song already released as an LP record as a reprint of a CD. The purpose is to do so. It is another object of the present invention to not only reduce the risk of production in small lots of various types, but also provide a reprinted CD that is more entertaining to users.

[0005]

The information distribution system of the present invention is a system for distributing information from a server on a network to terminals, and the server uses music of an already released LP record as music data. Depending on the database to be stored and the request sent from the above terminal,
An information distribution unit that retrieves music data of a requested LP record from the database and transmits it to the terminal, and the terminal performs an operation for a user to select a desired LP record and request the server. Operation means of
And a disc providing unit for recording the music data sent by the information distributing unit on a writable optical disc and providing the user with the disc.

[0006] In another aspect of the present invention, the terminal includes a jacket providing means for printing a jacket of an LP record corresponding to the music data sent by the information distributing means and providing the user with the jacket. And Here, the jacket providing unit prints the jacket of the LP record corresponding to the music data sent by the information distribution unit in the size of the case of the optical disc, for example.

[0007] In another aspect of the present invention, the disc providing means sets at least one of an image and a character on a non-recording surface of the optical disc before or after recording the requested music data of the LP record on the optical disc. It is characterized by printing. For example, on the entire non-recording surface of the optical disc, a spiral pattern scanned by a record needle,
Characters such as title name, song name, artist name, lyricist name, composer name, etc. near the center of the record,
Print similar to the previously released LP records.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the information distribution system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information distribution system according to the present embodiment includes a server device 1 that stores a variety of content data in addition to music and images in a database, and business information laid in a plurality of stores or the like. A terminal (so-called kiosk type terminal) 2 is provided, and one or a plurality of server devices 1 and one or a plurality of information terminals 2 are connected via a network 3.

The server device 1 is installed in, for example, an information distribution company or a relay place of the network 3, and shares content data with each other or performs distributed processing to respond to a distribution request from the information terminal 2. It is possible to carry out quick processing. The network 3 is
It is composed of the Internet, ISDN (Integrated Digital Communication Network), optical fiber network, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the server device 1. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a transmission / reception unit, which communicates with other server devices 1 and information terminals 2 via the network 3. A CPU 12 controls the entire server device 1. A storage unit 13 includes a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, etc., and temporarily stores a program for controlling the server device 1, a process of various processes, and data obtained as a result.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a modulation / demodulation unit, which is another server device 1
When transmitting and receiving data to and from the information terminal 2, the transmission data is encrypted and the reception data is decrypted. Reference numeral 15 denotes a search unit, which uses the information database 16 to store music data of the music of the LP record requested by the user operating the information terminal 2, image data such as the jacket of the LP record, and text data of the lyrics card. Search for.

The information database 16 stores the music of the LP record that has already been released as music data, and the appearance of the jacket of the LP record and the recording surface of the record board (the spiral pattern scanned by the record needles and the record). The title name drawn near the center of the board,
The whole image including characters such as a song name, an artist name, a lyricist name, a composer name, and a pattern) is accumulated as image data. Further, the characters on the lyrics card of the LP record are stored as text data.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information terminal 2. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a transmission / reception unit, which communicates with the server device 1 via the network 3. A CPU 22 controls the entire information terminal 2. 23 is R
The storage unit includes an OM, a RAM, a hard disk, and the like, and temporarily stores a program for controlling the information terminal 2, a process of various processes, and data obtained as a result. A modulation / demodulation unit 24 encrypts transmission data and decrypts reception data when transmitting / receiving data to / from the server device 1.

25 is a display controller,
An image signal is supplied to the display 26 to control the screen display. When the user touches and operates the operation panel displayed on the display 26, the display controller 25 detects the operated content and supplies it to the CPU 22. As a result, the display 26 has a touch panel function. On this touch panel, the user can select a desired LP record or specify the presence or absence of a jacket or lyrics card to enable the server device 1 to operate.
You can perform the operations you request.

Reference numeral 27 denotes an audio reproducing unit, which supplies an audio signal to an audio output device such as a speaker 28 or headphones (not shown). For example, when the touch panel of the display 26 is operated to instruct the trial listening of the LP record, the music data for trial listening sent from the server device 1 is supplied to the voice reproducing unit 27, and the voice signal reproduced here is supplied to the speaker 28. Is output from. The music data for audition is
A part of the music data recorded in the information database 16 may be cut out in real time when requested, or may be prepared in advance in a database (not shown) different from the information database 16. good.

A recording unit 29 records the music data of the LP record sent from the server device 1 in response to a user's request on a recording medium such as a writable CD (including a write-once CD). Reference numeral 30 denotes a medium inserting / ejecting unit, which inserts an unrecorded CD into the information terminal 2 for recording music data, or ejects a CD on which music data is recorded from the information terminal 2. Reference numeral 31 is a medium storage unit for storing a large number of unrecorded CDs in advance.

The recording section 29 automatically carries in (loads) the CD stored in the medium storage section 31, records the music data of the music of the LP record requested by the user on the CD, and inserts / ejects the medium. Output via the unit 30. However, the media insertion / ejection section 30 can insert a CD owned by the user, and when the user's CD is inserted, the recording section 29
Records the music data on the CD of the user, and then outputs the music data again via the medium insertion / ejection unit 30.

A printing unit 32 prints the LP record jacket and lyrics card sent from the server device 1 in response to a user request. At this time, the printing unit 32
Print the LP record jacket in the CD case size. The image data and text data necessary for printing the jacket and the lyrics card are sent from the server device 1 together with the music data requested by the user. Reference numeral 33 denotes a jacket or the like ejecting section, which ejects a jacket or lyrics card of a printed LP record from the information terminal 2.

The printing unit 32 also has an appearance of the recording surface of the LP record before or after the recording unit 29 records the music data of the LP record sent from the server device 1 in response to the user's request. Is printed on the non-recording side (back side of the recording side) of the CD. That is, the swirl pattern scanned by the record needles on the entire non-recording surface of the CD and the characters and pictures such as the title name, song name, artist name, lyricist name, and composer name drawn near the center of the record board. Etc. are printed in a manner similar to LP records already on sale. The image data required for this external appearance printing is also sent from the server device 1 together with the music data requested by the user.

Next, the operation of the information distribution system configured as described above will be described. First, when the user operates the touch panel constituted by the display 26 of the information terminal 2 to select a desired LP record and makes a request for downloading the music of the LP record for a fee, the requested information is transmitted through the network 3. It is sent to the server device 1.

After confirming that the predetermined amount of money has been paid, the server device 1 makes an information database of music data representing the requested music of the LP record and image data representing the appearance of the recording surface of the record board. 16 to retrieve and deliver to the information terminal 2 through the network 3. Information terminal 2
Records the sent music data on a CD and prints the appearance image of the record board on the non-recording surface of the CD from the image data. Then, the media insertion / ejection section 3
The CD is output from 0 and provided to the user.

When the user selects the LP record and specifies the purchase request of the jacket or the lyrics card at the same time, the server device 1 receiving the request information confirms that the predetermined amount of money has been paid, and then requests the request. In addition to the music data representing the music of the recorded LP record and the image data representing the appearance of the recording surface of the record board, the information database 16 is searched for image data or text data representing the jacket or lyrics card relating to the LP record, It is distributed to the information terminal 2 through the network 3.

The information terminal 2 records the sent music data on a CD. Further, the appearance image of the record board is printed on the non-recording surface of the CD from the sent image data, and the jacket is printed in the size of the CD case. Furthermore, the lyrics card is printed from the sent text data. If the background or cover of the lyrics card is sent as image data, the background or the like is also printed from the image data. Then, the CD is output from the media inserting / ejecting unit 30, and the jacket and the lyrics card are output from the ejecting unit 33 such as a jacket and provided to the user.

According to the information distribution system of the present embodiment configured as described above, if the music data of the music of the LP record is uploaded to the information database 16,
This can be downloaded to an unrecorded CD and sold as many times as required by the user. Therefore, it is not necessary to produce a large number of the same media in advance like the pre-recorded CDs sold at the store, and it is possible to reduce the production cost and to avoid unnecessary inventory. . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk to the producer or the seller who provides the reprinted CD of the LP record, which is often produced in a small quantity and in a large variety.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user desires to purchase a jacket along with the music of the LP record, this can be downloaded from the information database 16 and printed and sold at the request of the user.
At that time, since the LP record jacket is printed in the size of the CD case, the image of the already released LP record can be directly left on the CD package.

Further, in the present embodiment, not only the music data is recorded on the CD, but also the spiral pattern scanned by the record needle and the title name, song name, artist name, lyricist name, song composition near the center of the record board. Characters such as house names and pictures are printed on the non-recording side of the CD in a manner similar to the LP records already on sale, so not only the CD package but also the CD itself has the image of the already released LP records. You can leave it directly.

The server device 1 and the information terminal 2 which compose the information distribution system of the present embodiment described above are each a CPU of a computer or MPU, RAM, R.
It can be realized by operating a program stored in a RAM or a ROM, which includes an OM or the like. Therefore, it can be realized by recording a program that causes a computer to perform the functions of the above-described embodiment in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and reading the program by the computer.

As the recording medium for recording the program, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a DVD, a non-volatile memory card, etc. can be used in addition to the CD-ROM. It can also be realized by downloading the above program to a computer via a network such as the Internet.

Further, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the supplied program, but also the OS (operating system) or other application software in which the program is operating in the computer. In the case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized in cooperation with the above, or all or part of the processing of the supplied program is performed by the function expansion board or function expansion unit of the computer, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized. However, such a program is also included in the embodiment of the present invention.

The above embodiment is merely an example of the implementation of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be limitedly interpreted by this. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or the main features thereof.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the music data of the music of the LP record that has already been released is stored in the server as a database, and the request is sent in response to the request sent from the terminal. Since the music data of the recorded LP record is distributed and recorded on the optical disc to be provided to the user, it is necessary to produce a large number of identical media in advance such as recorded CDs sold at the store. It is possible to reduce the risk to the producer and the seller who provide the reprinted disc of the LP record which is often produced in a small quantity and in a large variety.

Further, according to another feature of the present invention, the jacket of the requested LP record is printed on the size of the case of the optical disc and provided to the user. Also,
According to another feature of the present invention, at least one of the image and the character is printed on the non-recording surface of the optical disc so as to look like the appearance of the already-released LP record.
The image of the record can be left directly on the optical disc itself and its package, and a more entertaining reprint disc can be provided to the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an information distribution system according to this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a server device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 server device 2 information terminals 3 network 11 Transmitter / receiver 12 CPU 13 Storage 14 Modulator / demodulator 15 Search Department 16 Information database 21 Transmitter / receiver 22 CPU 23 Memory 24 Modulator / Demodulator 25 display controller 26 display 27 Audio playback unit 28 speakers 29 Recording section 30 Media insertion / ejection section 31 Media storage 32 Printing department 33 Discharge part for jackets, etc.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A system for distributing information from a server on a network to a terminal, wherein the server sends a database for accumulating music pieces of LP records that have already been released as music data, and is sent from the terminal. Requested L, on demand
An information distribution means for retrieving music data of a P record from the database and transmitting it to the terminal, the terminal operating means for performing an operation for a user to select a desired LP record and request the server. And an optical disk providing means for recording the music data sent by the information distributing means on a writable optical disk and providing the user with the disk. 2. The terminal is provided with a jacket providing means for printing a jacket of an LP record corresponding to the music data sent by the information distributing means and providing it to the user. Information distribution system described. 3. The jacket providing means prints the jacket of the LP record corresponding to the music data sent by the information distributing means, in the size of the case of the optical disk. Information distribution system. 4. The disc providing means prints at least one of an image and a character on a non-recording surface of the optical disc before or after recording the requested music data of the LP record on the optical disc. The information distribution system according to claim 1. 5. A spiral pattern scanned by a record needle and characters such as a title name, song name, artist name, lyricist name, and composer name near the center of the record disc over the entire non-recording surface of the optical disc. The information distribution system according to claim 4, wherein the design and the like are printed in a manner similar to the already-released LP record.