JP2003316964A - Literary work distributing method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new literary work distributing method and system capable of widely advertising and inexpensively providing produced literary work, namely, works of an author even if the author is known or unknown or has no economic base such as a self-publishing fund, and at the same time, providing the author with unprecedented profit. <P>SOLUTION: In the method, the literary work is provided by using the Internet, and it is composed so that the literary work uploaded by the author or sent to a contents provider company from the author is registered in a storage medium incorporated in a computer system of the contents provider, a portion of the registered literary work can be downloaded for free to a customer side computer in response to a request of a customer, and the rest can be downloaded for a fee to a customer desiring to download portions exceeding the portion posted for free. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a copyrighted material distribution method and system for distributing a copyrighted material on the Internet to generate a large number of writers and generate a huge personal economy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various information has been provided on various Internet sites. However, copyright matters such as comics, computer graphics, computer games, photo books, paintings, music, and novels are subject to copyright issues. As a result, the greatest feature of the Internet, the degree of freedom, was limited, making it difficult to distribute on the Internet. For this reason, the existing site only sells what is sold at ordinary stores on the Internet, which is far from a fundamental improvement.

Publishers and the like sell the works such as comics and novels created by anonymous authors who have all the possibilities but are unknown, for example, writers who are not well known or amateur writers. Can not be expected, or even if it can be expected, sales can not be expected to supplement the publishing cost, so it is rarely picked up and never published, so writers who want to publish will bear the publishing cost themselves In many cases, they do so-called self-published publications, and before they see the light of day in media such as magazines, they not only spend a considerable amount of time and effort, but also have no opportunity to be evaluated.

[Problems of Prior Art] Generally, the author has a desire to see, read, or use his / her work by others. However, in self-publishing such as self-publishing, the author himself Since we bear the cost, we can not prepare a large amount of funds like publishers, computer companies or major software companies, most of them are difficult to bear the cost, and even the author can bear the cost. Only a limited number of people can make it widely available. For this reason, an author who cannot afford his own expense cannot publish a work created by himself, and thus has almost no chance to see the work by others.

Although it is conceivable to post one's own work on the home page owned by the author himself, even in this case, unless the home page of the author is known to others, the work cannot be seen, and Even if it is known, very few readers access the author's home page just for that reason.

From the consumer's point of view, the fact is that only a limited number of authors have the opportunity to see the work, and regardless of whether the author is famous or not, he or she really wants it, or has an excellent work. In many cases, I cannot find a variety of works, such as new works that have not yet become famous, and I do not have the pleasure of finding new attractive works. For this reason, the existing site is easily ruined, and customers are separated from each other over time, which makes management difficult.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art in distributing the above-mentioned copyrighted work, regardless of whether the name is famous or not, and the economic foundation such as self-published funds. A new work that allows even an author who does not have it to widely inform the created work, that is, the work can be provided at a cheap price, and at the same time, to allow the creator to earn unprecedented profits. It is to provide a distribution method and its system.

[0008]

As a concretely configured means capable of effectively solving the above-mentioned problems, the copyrighted material distribution method according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a copyrighted material using the Internet. A method of registering a copyrighted work uploaded by the author himself or a copyrighted work sent from the author to a content provider company in a storage medium incorporated in the computer organization of the content provider, and registering the registered copyrighted work by the customer. Allows customers to download a part of the copyrighted work to their computer free of charge upon request, and for those customers who wish to download the balance beyond the free content, the balance can be downloaded for a fee. It is characterized by doing so.

[0009] With this configuration, regardless of whether it is famous or unnamed, or even if there is no economic foundation such as self-published funds for publication, publicly soliciting works from a large number of unspecified writers for publication and sale, and publishing the free public parts, At the request of an unspecified number of consumers who have confirmed the information of the posted work, the work can be downloaded onto the consumer's computer and viewed or saved, and the work is provided at a cheap price. In addition to being able to do so, it also has the effect of making it possible to earn unprecedented profits for the author who provided the work, especially to the unknown author.

In the method for distributing a literary work according to claim 2, the distribution price of the literary work is displayed in points based on 1 point / yen conversion, and a customer who wishes to purchase the literary work is
Pre-purchased more than the required number of points from the content provider by payment method such as credit card, bank transfer, convenience store payment, etc., and set it for the work when you download the work for a fee The feature is that points are consumed and settled. With this configuration, when the paid portion of the work is downloaded, the set number of points are consumed and the payment is settled. Therefore, financial troubles such as unpaid charges can be prevented and credibility of commercial transactions can be maintained. Play.

The copyrighted material distribution system according to claim 3 is
A system for providing a copyrighted work using the Internet, wherein a storage medium incorporated in a computer organization of a content provider and a copyrighted work are uploaded by the author himself or input from the author through a content provider company. A literary work registration means for registering in a storage medium, and a part of the literary work that has been registered can be downloaded free of charge to a customer's computer in response to a customer's request. For customers who also want to download
And a download control means for a copyrighted work which allows the remaining portion to be downloaded for a fee. With this configuration, not only is the content provider company inputting it, but the author can also upload the work by himself, and the work can be registered in the storage medium easily. It has an effect of being able to download effectively and efficiently.

The copyrighted material distribution system according to claim 4 is
The customer who wishes to purchase the copyrighted work is notified in advance that the required number of points is purchased from the content provider by a payment method such as credit card, bank transfer, or convenience store payment, and the selected payment method is selected. Payment payment processing means having a payment document creation means for creating a document suitable for the above and a point settlement means for paying for the copyrighted work by consuming the number of points set in the copyrighted work It is characterized by having. With this configuration, prepaid payment can be effectively performed, and each of the customer, the author, and the content provider can participate in the distribution of copyrighted works with peace of mind.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below. However, this embodiment is specifically described for better understanding of the gist of the invention, and does not limit the content of the invention unless otherwise specified.

[Structure] The method of distributing copyrighted material in this embodiment is as follows. The copyrighted material (hereinafter, referred to as "collected in a hard disk" incorporated in a computer organization (hereinafter referred to as a server) of a content provider company (hereinafter simply referred to as a provider) is incorporated. This is a method of distributing copyrighted works in which personal works (hereinafter referred to as personal computers) of an unspecified number of customers are downloaded via the Internet communication network, and the works arbitrarily selected by the customers are introduced. It is a copyrighted material distribution method having a free browsing step of downloading a free published portion prepared for use, and a paid browsing step of downloading the rest of the work for a fee at the request of a viewer of the free published portion.

The author either uploads the newly created work online from his or her personal computer to the hard disk of the server, or posts it offline by mail and inputs it to the hard disk of the server by the provider. Register by. When posting, the author sets the price of the work within the range indicated by the provider, and when the customer inquires to move to the paid browsing stage from the free browsing stage, the number of points according to the set price of the work is displayed By doing so, specify the cost of the work required when paying.

In order to pay the price of the work indicated by the number of points, the customer purchases the number of points set by the provider in advance by a payment method such as credit card, bank transfer, or convenience store approval, and holds it at the time of downloading. Payment is made by a prepaid method in which the price of the viewed work is paid by subtracting the number of points of the work from the number of points.

As shown in FIG. 1, a copyrighted material distribution system for realizing this method is provided with a server 2 of a provider and a computer organization of a credit company or a bank computer which mediates point purchase via an Internet communication network 1. , Or a computer organization for purchasing points such as a computer organization of a convenience store (hereinafter referred to as a point purchasing machine) 4, personal computers 5, ..., 5 owned by an unspecified number of customers, and a copyright registration means owned by each author. , Personal computers 6, ..., 6 are connected. The server 2 is connected to a small computer organization for work registration (hereinafter referred to as an input device) 3 that inputs a work posted offline to the server 2 and registers it in the work database in the hard disk 2a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hard disk 2a, which is a storage medium of the server 2, includes a work database 2b, a product information database 2c, a general management information database 2d, a point number database 2e, a collection information database 2f, and the like. Various databases are provided. Further, each processing means 2g, ..., 2k for inputting / outputting necessary data to / from various databases in the server 2.
, And 2k, and service information input / output means 2m for exchanging necessary data with each processing means 2g, ..., 2k and for inputting / outputting various service information with the customer or author via the Internet communication network 1. .

The processing means includes a work acceptance processing means 2g as an upload control means for processing an online posting of a work to the work database 2b as well as a manuscript for offline posting, and a pay download means which functions as a pay download means. A paid offer processing means 2h (which is a paid download control means) that outputs according to the customer's request having the required number of points for the published portion, a work database 2b, a product information database 2c, and a general management information database. Based on the materials of 2d and the collected information database 2f, the free publication processing means 2i (which is a download control means for the free portion) that outputs the free published portion of the work according to the customer's request, and the data material to be stored in the collected information database 2f Process collection The information collection processing means 2j and the customer who wishes to purchase the copyrighted work are notified in advance that a required number of points or more are purchased in advance from the provider by a payment method such as credit card, bank transfer, or convenience store payment. With the payment document creation means that creates and outputs a document suitable for the selected payment method, and when downloading the work for a fee, reduce the number of points set for the work and settle the payment. The payment and payment processing means 2k and the like having point payment means for processing and point data management means for processing the input and output of the number of points to the point number database 2e and collecting the sales record of the number of points and the usage history. .

In the work database 2b, in addition to a work storage area (not shown), various data directly related to works is collectively stored by a customer ledger 2n, an author ledger 2o, a work ledger 2p, and the like. In the product information database 2c, information related to download of works is collectively stored by the free page access history 2q, the sales ledger 2r, and the like.

In the general management information database 2d, information required between the customer and the provider is collectively stored in the site description 2s, the company profile 2t, the inquiry content 2u, and the like. In the point number database 2e, records relating to the use of points are collectively stored in a point use history 2v, a point sales record and the like. The collection information database 2f collectively stores miscellaneous information such as opinions from customers regarding works, requests from creators, and notifications to users.

[Registration (Upload)] The author uploads the work from the personal computer 6 owned by the author to the server 2 or the work sent by the author to the provider is input by the provider via the input device 3 to the server of the provider. 2 to register it in the work database 2b of the hard disk 2a built in the server 2.
The works registered by the author are classified into predetermined categories and subcategories so that they can be displayed so that the customer can easily use them.

The content of the work registered by the author is examined by the provider in advance, and if the work is against public order and morals, it is not posted, and the computer virus is checked for infection. A usable environment is prepared. Furthermore, the download record of registered works, consumer evaluation, access record of free parts, evaluation and record for each author, etc. are classified and recorded in the free page access history 2q of the product information database 2c and the sales ledger 2r. Then, the contents are classified into works or authors based on the records, and the contents of the work ledger 2p and the author ledger 2o of the work database 2b are updated, and the results for each work and each author are accumulated.

[Sales / Payment] The provider specifies the upper limit and the lower limit of the selling price of the work, and the selling price decided by the author within that range is posted free of charge, and 50% of the sales of the work is equivalent. Basically, it is operated by dividing it between the author and the provider.

The selling price of the work is, for example, 1 point = 1
Basically, points are converted into yen (or 1 US dollar, 1 euro, etc.), and customers who wish to purchase the work can pay points above the required amount in advance by credit card, bank transfer, convenience store payment. By the payment method such as the above, the point set in the work is consumed and settled by the pay providing processing means 2h when the work is purchased through the point purchase machine 4 and the work is downloaded.

The record of point purchase is recorded in the point sales record 2w of the point number database 2e through the consideration receiving and payment processing means 2k, and the point consumption is recorded in the point use history 2v of the point number database 2e. The content of the customer ledger 2n of the work database 2b is updated based on the above.

[Browse (Download)] The download of a work is performed at a free browsing stage in which a free publication portion prepared for introducing the work selected by the customer is downloaded, and at the request of the viewer of the free publication portion. It consists of a paid browsing stage in which the balance is downloaded for a fee.

In the free browsing stage, when the customer arbitrarily selects a work, the free publication processing means 2i is activated via the service information input / output means 2m, and the corresponding work is searched from the work ledger 2p of the work database 2b. The searched work is selected from the work storage area, and the free listing of the work is unconditionally downloaded. Then, the content of the free page access history 2q of the product information database 2c is updated for the downloaded work.

If the customer desires to view a work browsed in the free browsing stage further and desires a paid browsing, the processing of the server 2 shifts to the paid browsing stage, and the service information input / output means 2m.
The pay providing processing means 2h is activated via the, the corresponding work is searched from the work register 2p of the work database 2b, the searched work is selected from the work storage area,
The rest of the work, excluding the free listing, is downloaded for a fee.

Prior to downloading for a fee, the number of points of the work recorded in the work ledger 2p is subtracted from the number of points recorded in the customer ledger 2n of the work database 2b to complete or deduct the fee. If the result is negative, a display indicating insufficient points is output, the customer is urged to purchase points, and paid browsing is stopped.

If the point purchase is not made by credit card payment, online payment is not possible and the procedure for pay browsing is canceled to return to the initial state. If payment by credit card is made, payment is made online and pay browsing is performed. The procedure continues and the rest of the work, which is available for paid viewing, is downloaded. Then, the contents of the point use history 2v and the point sales record 2w of the point number database 2e are updated, and the contents of the sales ledger 2r of the product information database 2c are updated. Based on the update of these records, the contents of the customer ledger 2n of the work database 2b are updated.

In addition to the information on the distribution status of this work,
For the customer who opened this site for the first time, when opening the site description, the site description 2 of the general management information database 2d
The contents of s can be displayed and the contents of the site can be known. Also, when the company profile is opened, the contents of the company profile 2t of the general management information database 2d are displayed and the outline of the company can be known. . Furthermore, when a customer inquires about a site or a work, the general management information database 2d
The inquiry content 2u is recorded together with the answer.

If necessary, some of these contents are used or disclosed, and the download record of registered works, consumer evaluation, free part access record, and evaluation and record for each author are posted. It is possible to browse the outline and the current status of the works by the distribution status information displayed for each work or by the author, and it is also possible to send each other as e-mails such as fan letters and complaints from the customer to the author, and between the customers. , It functions as a bulletin board that enables communication between authors and between customers and authors.

Furthermore, the author registers all basic information such as address, name, date of birth, e-mail address, transaction financial institution, profile, etc., and records it in the author's ledger 2o of the work database. , Register as a member of this provider. Then, the registered person will be sent the latest information such as the posted information of the new work or the like by e-mail at regular or irregular intervals so as to make it convenient for the members.

[0035]

[Embodiment] In the following, a case of functioning as a sales of an electronic image information magazine mainly dealing with comics, photo books and the like having abundant image data will be described. [Top page display screen] Top page 1 of this site
0 is at the top of the displayed screen, as shown in FIG.
Name indicating this site www.4646net.com
A title 11 consisting of characters and characters indicating O., LTD. (Hereinafter simply referred to as "yomuyomu net") is displayed,
A menu bar 12 in which a plurality of menus are arranged to fill the width of the screen is displayed below the menu bar 12, and a display screen 13 of a browsing menu is provided below the menu bar 12.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the menu bar 12 and the browsing menu display screen 13 have independent screen configurations, and even if the display contents of the browsing menu are switched, the menu The bar 12 is displayed without any change. In the display screen in such a case, the same menu bar 12 is always displayed, and below the menu bar 12, a display screen 13 of a browsing menu whose display content is switched depending on the content of the menu is displayed.

The screen display of the menu bar 12 is, as shown in FIG. 4, in the menu provided in the menu bar 12, a "TOP" button 12a for returning to the top page, and this site "Site description" button 12b for transitioning to the overview introduction, and "Point purchase" button 12c for transitioning to the procedure for purchasing the points required to download the work through this net
And "Read Manga" button 12d for watching manga
And "View photobook" button 12e to see the photobook
And a "view CG" button 12 for moving to a page for viewing computer graphics (hereinafter abbreviated as CG)
f, a “Post work” button 12g for moving to a page that displays the work submission procedure and allows the author to upload the work, and as a mail from the customer to the author, such as a fan letter or complaint, To enable sending, enable communication between customers, authors, customers and authors, etc., deliver customer service by e-mail, and move to a page that supports registered members "Member Support"
Button 12h and "Company Profile" button 12i to move to a page that introduces the outline of the company that operates this site (Reference: Yomuyomu Net Co., Ltd.)
And, "Inquiry" button 12j to move to a page that allows you to receive answers to various inquiries from customers and authors, and record your favorite pages so that you can quickly reach the page you want to see. By displaying the "Add favorite" button 12k that performs the function equivalent to adding "Favorites" in Internet Explorer or "Bookmarks" in Netscape Navigator, which enables short-circuiting by specifying the page, Display the functions provided by the site.

The display screen 13 of the browsing menu for the top page of the site is, as shown in FIG.
In the center of 3, the characters that show the features of this site are displayed, and a plurality of books in which the letters indicating the contents of the menu are written are placed visually and aesthetically around it, for viewing. Buttons 13 showing the main menu of
c, 13d, 13e, 13f are displayed to clearly indicate the operation content.

On each of the buttons 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f provided on the display screen 13 of the browsing menu, the character "Purchase points" is displayed on the display screen of the button 13c, and the procedure proceeds to the point purchase procedure. Button 13d is displayed on the display screen of the button 13d to indicate that it is a button for transitioning to comic viewing, and the display screen of the button 13e displays It is a button for displaying the character "See" to indicate that it is a button for shifting to the photo album browsing, and displaying the character "Look at CG" on the display screen of the button 13f to shift to browsing CG. It shows that there is a distinctiveness of the main menu on this site and improves the operability.

When the person who opened the "Yumyomu Net" for the first time is interested and wants to know more and clicks the site explanation button 12b of the menu bar 12, the site explanation screen 14 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. To be displayed. On the site description screen 14, a notice 14a for the subscriber displayed as "Yumuhito" and a window 1 for displaying the terms of use for the subscribers below the notice 14a.
4b is provided, and by operating the display moving button 14c provided on the side edge of the window 14b, the line of the agreement contents is moved up and down so that all the agreement contents can be displayed.

Below the window 14b, a notice 14d for the contributor displayed as "A person to put on" is provided, and below the notice 14d is a window 14e for displaying the terms of use for the person who wants to publish. By operating the display movement button 14f provided on the side edge of the window 14e, the line of the agreement contents is moved up and down so that all the agreement contents can be displayed.

[Point purchase] When the point purchase button 12c on the menu bar 12 is clicked or the point purchase button 13c on the display screen 13 is clicked, the point purchase screen 15 is opened. As shown in FIG. 7, the point purchase screen 15 displays an introductory explanation 15a related to point purchase, a purchase method that defines a plurality of payment methods, a number of points that can be purchased, and an amount of money corresponding to the points (consumption). The purchase point that defines (including tax) is displayed, and to the left of the position where the payment method and the number of points for that point purchase are displayed,
Frames 15b to 15g for putting check marks are provided, and below these, there are provided entry fields 15h and 15i for the email address and password of the person who opened this screen, and notes for entry, and further below that. Is provided with a "purchase" button 15j for instructing purchase.

On the point purchase screen 15, make a bank transfer,
For payment methods such as credit card payment or payment at a convenience store (hereinafter referred to as convenience store payment), put a check mark in any one of the frames 15b to 15d, and further specify the points (that is, the amount of money) to be purchased specifically at 1000 points. , 3000, 5000, etc., and a check mark is placed in one or more of the frames 15e to 15g of the value corresponding to the points and the amount of money, and the entry fields 15h and 15i for the email address and the password are provided.
If you enter your e-mail address and password in and click the "Buy" button 15j, the bank transfer request screen 16, credit card payment confirmation screen 17, and credit card payment procedure screen 1
8 or the convenience store payment screen 19 is displayed.

Bank transfer request screen 1 that is switched by specification
As shown in FIG. 8, 6 displays a document in which necessary items for bank transfer are described. For bank transfer requirements,
A column 16a for a bank name, branch name, account name, savings account number, payment amount, reception number, etc. is provided, and these are specifically displayed. Then, the notes regarding the transfer are described below the position where they are displayed.

These contents can be printed out or
Or, write it down on your own notebook so that you can transfer it, and then click the "Close" button (x mark) provided in the upper right corner of the window to close this screen If it is inside, return to the free browsing screen. In this case, when the bank informs the provider of the payment after the transfer, it means that the preparation for viewing the pay page is completed, and therefore the provider can open the pay page after confirming the payment. Therefore, the paid page cannot be opened until the bank makes a deposit notification to the provider.

When the credit card payment is designated on the point purchase screen 15, the confirmation screen 17 for confirming the purchase method / purchased points of the input item is displayed before switching to the credit card payment procedure screen 18. Switch. As shown in FIG. 9, the confirmation screen 17 to be displayed is provided with an input item confirmation field 17a in which input items are displayed below the title, and the contents input on the point purchase screen 15 are displayed. The "Yes" button 17b and the "No" button 17c below the confirmation column 17a.
Place and so that you can decide whether to proceed or stop the credit card payment work after confirming the contents.

If the contents of the confirmation screen 17 match the specified contents, click the "Yes" button 17b to move to the credit card payment procedure screen 18,
If the content of the confirmation screen 17 is different from the content you want to specify, click the "No" button 17c to return to the previous screen, or if you want to cancel the purchase, the "Close" button provided in the upper right corner of the window. Click the (x) to return to the top page 10 so that you can return to the initial state where you are not ready to view paid pages.

On the designated credit card payment procedure screen 18, as shown in FIG. 10, a credit card number entry field 18a and an expiration date entry field 18b of the card are entered.
And the card user's name entry field 18c and "Purchase"
Button 18d is provided. When the necessary items are entered and the "buy" button 18d is clicked, the screen returns to the original screen during the operation, the operation can be continued, and the pay page can be immediately opened. Also, the "Close" button (x
Click the mark) to display the credit card payment procedure screen 1
When 8 is closed, it returns to the top page 10 or the free browsing screen if it is being browsed for free.

On the convenience store payment screen 19 which is switched when the convenience store payment is designated, as shown in FIG. 11, the product name (for example, a read ticket), the amount, the slip number,
Payment (transfer) slip 19 with bar code etc.
Display a. This displayed payment (transfer) slip 19a
After confirming the payment amount specified in, print it out so that you can go to the convenience store for payment. Also,
When the convenience store payment screen 19 is closed by clicking the "Close" button (x) provided in the upper right corner of the window, return to the top page 10 or the free browsing screen if free browsing is in progress. To do. In the case of this convenience store payment, the paid page can be opened after receiving the payment of the payment amount from the paid store and the notification to the provider.

[Work Browsing Page] From the top page 10 to the menu bar 12 when purchasing free points or after purchasing points in preparation for browsing a paid page
Click on any of the buttons 12d, 12e, 12f of No. or click any of the buttons 13d, 13e, 13f provided on the display screen 13 of the browsing menu to read the comic book or see the photo album. , CG
Switch to the display screen of the desired browsing menu, such as.

In the case of "Reading Manga", as shown in FIG. 12, a "category list" screen 21a is provided under the browsing title page 21 provided with the title "Reading Manga". 21b for children, 21c for boys, 21d for girls, 21e for adults, etc. are provided in each column, and each column has a type of cartoon, for example, in the case of 21b for children, picture books, children's books, games, study books, etc. Is displayed. At the bottom of the category list, there is a “work by name” column 21f when searching for works by artist name, and a “work by name” column 21g that searches for works by work name, and the selected work. "Access ranking" column 2 that displays the number of accesses
1h and a "point ranking" column 21i for displaying the number of points of the selected work are provided.

Each column 21b, ... Shown in the category list
If any of 21e is clicked, the screen of the designated category is displayed. For example, if a click for boys is clicked, a list 22 of comics for boys is displayed as shown in FIG. Each cartoon 22a listed on the list screen 22 describes a title, an author, an evaluation of the work, a comment from the author, and the like, and provides reference information when a prospective viewer selects a work.

Specifically, when one of the listed works is selected and clicked, the free browsing screen 2 of the work is displayed.
3 is displayed and can be browsed. Free browsing screen 2
As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, No. 3 has a screen configuration such that the contents are displayed in the spread pages of the book. The first page of the two-page spread is an introduction page of the author, which describes the profile 23a, the second page displays the cover image 23b of the work, and the third and subsequent pages display the content 23c of the work. These image data are compressed and stored in the JPEG format.

Below the double-page spread type display unit,
As control buttons for moving pages, a "to next page" button 23d, a "to category list" button 23e, a "to previous page" button 23f, etc. are provided. The structure of these display screens is as follows:
4 and the title page 2 for viewing "See CG" shown in FIG.
5 and the respective browsing screens (not shown) shifted from these have the same screen configuration.

On the free browsing screen 23, since the content displayed as the free browsing portion is only a part of the desired browsing work,
When all the free browsing portions have been opened, the pay migration screen 26 for inquiring the migration to the paid browsing is displayed as shown in FIG. On the pay transfer screen 26, a message 26a indicating that payment will be made from now on and a point number 26b required for the desired work to be browsed are displayed. Furthermore, below these displays, an e-mail address entry field 26c and a password entry field 26d of the person who wishes to browse are provided, and below these, an OK button 26e is provided, and an OK button 26e is provided.
When the button 26e is clicked, the point confirmation screen 27 is displayed (see FIG. 19). At this point, if the user does not pay for browsing, clicking the “close” button (x mark) provided in the upper right corner of the window returns to the list screen 22.

As shown in FIG. 19, the point confirmation screen 27 displays the number of points 27a owned by the person who desires to browse and the number of points 27b required for browsing the work, and Y is displayed below the points.
An ES button 27c and a NO button 27d are provided. YE
When the S button 27c is clicked, when the number of remaining points 27a of the viewer is larger than the number of points 27b of the work, paid browsing is displayed, and conversely, the number of remaining points is 2
When 7a is smaller than the number of points 27b of the work, the point purchase screen 15 is displayed so that points can be purchased. If you click the NO button 27d,
Return to top page 10. These display screens and procedures are similarly configured for free browsing of "View photobook" and "View CG".

[Posting a work] When the author posts a work on the Internet, in addition to sending the work to the provider and registering it, the work posting button 12g provided on the menu bar 12 of the top page 10 Allow posting by uploading online by clicking. In the work submission, when the work submission button 12g is clicked, first, the recruitment requirement display screen 31 is displayed.

On the recruitment guideline display screen 31, as shown in FIG. 20, the regulations of each image information such as reward, manga, photo album, CG, etc., posting method and notes are described, and in the explanation of the posting method. Include your work submission and online submission so that you can submit from either. For this reason, a "work reception center" button 31a is provided for sending works, and a "file transfer" button 31b is provided for online posting, and either button 31a or 31b is clicked to select either one. Move to the screen that matches the contents of the selected menu. "Work reception center" button 3
If you click 1a, the work reception center will be displayed. When the "file transfer" button 31b is clicked, the agreement display screen 32 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 21, the terms and conditions display screen 32 shows the terms and conditions for those who want to publish, and after the terms, there are an "I agree" button 32a and an "I do not agree" button 32b. Set up. When the “I agree” button 32a is clicked, the posting screen is continuously displayed, and when the “I do not agree” button 32b is clicked, the top page 10 is returned to. The writer registration screen 33 is displayed on the screen after agreeing to the terms of use.

On the writer registration screen 33, as shown in FIG. 22, an e-mail address entry field 33a and a send button 33 are displayed.
b is provided. When the e-mail address is entered and the send button 33b is clicked, as shown in FIG. 22,
As a response 34 to the transmission, a URL transmission notification and its U
Display an instruction from the RL to continue posting work. The URL of the writer registration page is sent by e-mail 35 to the sent mail address so that the registration work can be continued.

As shown in FIG. 24, the e-mail 35 that reaches the writer's own e-mail address has a URL for registering the writer.
35a is operably described, and this writer registration URL
By clicking 35a to open the writer registration page, a detailed registration screen 3 for registering detailed writers again
Allow 6 to open.

As shown in FIG. 25, the detailed registration screen 36 is for registering the information of the writer himself / herself as a member and registering as a member. Therefore, as the writer information, the name, sex, date of birth, zip code, address, telephone number, An entry field will be provided to allow registration of fax numbers, mobile phone numbers, pen names, passwords, etc. In addition, an entry field will be provided so that the bank name, bank code, branch name, branch code, account type, account number, account name, etc. can be registered as the payee. Then, a send button 36a is provided below these description fields so that the detailed registration information of the writer can be sent.

When the writer registration transmission button 36a is clicked to transmit the detailed registration information, the input information confirmation screen 37 is displayed as shown in FIG. The input information confirmation screen 37 is provided with a writer information column 37a for displaying the detailed registration information input on the detailed registration screen 36 and a "send" button 37b arranged below this column. After confirming the contents of this writer information column 37a, "send" button 37b
By clicking, the upload posting screen 38 is displayed.

The upload posting screen 38 displayed is
As shown in FIG. 27, a notice "Please click the following button to install the upload tool for the first time" is displayed, and an "upload tool" button 38a is provided below this. Below these,
"Your E-mail" for entering the author's email address
"Email" input field 38b, "Address" input field 38c,
"Name" input field 38d and "Date of birth" input field 38e
And a "TEL" input field 38f for entering a telephone number
And "WIN" to identify the OS model.
The characters "DOS (registered trademark)" and "MAC" are provided,
Frames 38g and 38h for putting check marks on the left side of these characters are provided respectively, and an "OK" button 38i and a "cancel" button 38j are provided side by side at the lower right of these.

When the "Upload Tool" button 38a is clicked on the upload posting screen 38, the screen is switched to the upload tool screen 39 as shown in FIG.
The message that software that automatically creates a folder called "46upload" was sent to the root level of the internal hard disk is displayed, and the upload tool is sent to the writer's email address. Install the upload tool on the screen of the author's own email address. The upload tool attached to the email delivered to the writer's own email address is installed and set up so that uploading is possible, and the upload posting screen 38 is returned to.

When the writer information and the machine information are entered on the upload / post screen 38 and the OK button 38i is clicked, the screen is switched to the upload instruction screen 40. In the upload instruction screen 40, as shown in FIG. 29, "Your work is displayed on the hard disk" 46 upload "
Please copy it inside and click the button below. ”, Indicate the input destination of the work and the upload instruction, and provide the“ upload ”button 40a below this text. , Make it possible to issue upload instructions.

When the work is copied into "46 upload" of the hard disk and the upload button 40a of the displayed upload instruction screen 40 is clicked, the work is uploaded to the side of the internet, and as shown in FIG. 30, the progress display screen 41 is displayed. The text "Uploading now" is displayed to show the progress, and when the upload is completed,
As shown in 1, the completion notification screen 42 displays “Completed.
Display the text "Thank you" to inform you when uploading is complete.

[Operation] Clicking any button on the menu bar 12 displayed on the top page 10 after viewing becomes possible, or buttons 13c, 13d, 13e provided on the viewing menu display screen 13 , 13
By clicking any of f, the display screen of the desired menu is switched. For example, if you want to see manga, the "Read Manga" button 1 on the menu bar 12
2d or "Read Manga" button 1 on the display screen 13
Click on 3d to open the page for viewing comics.

If you want to see the photobook, click the "View photobook" button 12e on the menu bar 12 or the "View photobook" button 13e on the display screen 13 to view the photobook. open. Similarly,
When the user wants to see the CG, he / she clicks the "View CG" button 12f of the menu bar 12 or the "Read CG" button 13f of the display screen 13 to open the CG page.

In the middle of opening the above pages, or when purchasing new points, the menu bar 12
Click the "Purchase points" button 12c or the "Purchase points" button 13c on the display screen 13
Click to open the point purchase screen 15. When the point purchase screen 15 is opened, the payment method such as bank transfer, credit card or convenience store payment is frame 15b.
Put a check mark in any of ~ 15d and specify the points (amount of money) to purchase by putting a check mark in one or more of the frames 16e to 16g of the value corresponding to the amount shown by 1000, 3000, 5000, In addition, enter the user's own email address and password in the respective entry fields 15h and 15
Purchase the necessary points by inputting in i and clicking the "Purchase" button 15j.

When the bank transfer is designated on the point purchase screen, the screen is switched to the bank transfer request screen 16 so that necessary items are recorded and transferred to the bank. However, in this case, the paid page cannot be opened until the bank notifies the provider of the deposit.

When the credit card payment is designated on the point purchase screen and the input item confirmation screen 17 is displayed, if there is no mistake, click the "Yes" button 17b to issue an instruction to confirm the contents. If "No"
Press the button 17c to specify the point purchase again.
After confirming the input items for credit card payment, click "Yes
Since the credit card payment procedure screen 18 is switched by clicking the "s" button 17b, the necessary items for credit card payment are input and the "purchase" button 18d is clicked. In this case, return to the original screen during operation,
The operation can be continued and the paid page can be opened immediately.

When the convenience store payment is designated on the point purchase screen, the screen is switched to the display screen of the payment (transfer) slip 19a. Print the displayed payment (transfer) slip 19a,
Be able to go to a convenience store for payment. In the case of the convenience store payment, the paid page can be opened after the provider receives the payment amount and the notification from the paid store.

Next, a browsing operation is performed to read a comic, a photo book or C
When viewing G, "Read Manga" button 13d, "View Photographs" button 13e, or "C" on the display screen 13
Click any of the "G" buttons 13f to open the page to be viewed. For example, when a page for viewing comics is opened, first, a "reading comics" screen 21 is displayed. And in the category list 21a, 2 for children
1b, 21c for boys, 21d for girls, 21 for adults
Since the object-specific fields classified into e are displayed, clicking on one of them, for example, the field for boys 21c, changes to the screen of the specified item.

List screen 22 of designated manga for boys
Is displayed, and one comic work 22a is arbitrarily selected and clicked, and a free browsing screen 23 is displayed. Therefore, a "next page" button 23d provided on this free browsing screen 23 is required. By operating "Go to previous page" 23f according to the
You can read the contents displayed in.

When all the free browsing screens 23 are viewed,
The screen automatically shifts to the pay shift screen 26, and the shift to pay browsing is requested. When the user's own e-mail address and password are entered in the e-mail address entry field 26c and the password entry field 26d on the pay transfer screen 26 and the OK button 26e is clicked, the point confirmation screen 27 is displayed.

When the point confirmation screen 27 is displayed, the number of purchased points and the number of points of the work are displayed.
If you click the button and the number of purchased points is sufficient to see the work,
After shifting to the pay browsing screen, the contents of the pay screen are displayed, and when the number of purchased points is less than the number of points of the required work, the point purchasing screen 15 is opened. When the point purchase screen 15 is opened, the point purchase procedure is performed according to the same procedure as in the case of a new purchase. These procedures are the same even when viewing a photo album or CG.

[Uploading works] When the creator himself uploads works online on the Internet, he clicks the "Post work" button 12g provided on the menu bar 12 of the top page 10 to display the recruitment guidelines. Screen 31 is displayed, and the recruitment guideline display screen 3 is displayed.
"File transfer" button 3 of the posting method provided in 1
Click 1b to display the agreement display screen 32, and "I agree" provided on the agreement display screen 32.
The button 32a is clicked to display the writer registration screen 33, and the upload / post mode is set.

When the e-mail address is entered in the entry field 33a on the writer registration screen 33 and the "send" button 33b is clicked, a message indicating that the URL of the registration page has been sent is displayed, and the provider's e-mail address is displayed. The URL of the registration page is sent to. When the URL of the received registration page is clicked, the writer's detailed registration screen 36 is displayed for the first posting, and the upload posting screen 38 is displayed for the second and subsequent postings.

In the case of the first posting, author information such as name, gender, date of birth, postal code, address, telephone number, fax number, mobile phone number, pen name, password, etc., provided on the detailed registration screen 36, Bank name, bank code, branch name,
The detailed information of the writer is registered by inputting the reward transfer account information such as the branch code, the account type, the account number, and the account name, and clicking the "send" button 36a.

After that, when the upload posting screen 38 is displayed, the "upload tool" button 38a is clicked to proceed to the upload tool installation procedure. When you move to the upload tool installation procedure, the upload tool screen 39 displays the message "Install software that automatically creates a folder called" 46upload "in the root layer of the internal hard disk", and the upload instruction screen 40 appears when the installation is complete. The screen changes.

After the installation of the upload tool for the first time is completed or after the second and subsequent postings, the e-mail address, address, name, date of birth, telephone number of the author provided on the upload posting screen 38, and
After putting a check mark on the left side of one of the characters "WINDOWS (registered trademark)" and "MAC" for identifying the OS model, click the "OK" button 38i to display the upload instruction screen 40. After that, the displayed content "Your work on the hard disk" 46uploa
Online upload of the copied work in "46 upload" on the hard disk by entering the work and clicking the "Upload" button 40a according to "Please copy it in d" and click the button below. To start.

When the upload is started, the message "currently being uploaded" is displayed on the progress display screen 41, and when the upload is completed, the completion notification screen 42 is displayed.
Display the message "Completed and thank you" to inform you that the upload is complete.

[0084]

As described above, according to the present invention, claim 1
In the copyrighted material distribution system pertaining to (1), regardless of whether it is famous or unnamed, and even if there is no economic foundation such as self-published funding, publicly soliciting works that you want to publish and sell from an unspecified number of writers, and publish the free public part, At the request of an unspecified number of consumers who have confirmed the information of the posted work, it becomes possible to download the work on the consumer's computer for viewing or saving, and the work at a cheap price. In addition to being able to provide the work, it is possible to make unprecedented profits even for the author who provided the work, especially for the unknown author.

Therefore, the registered works and the download results of the registered works, the evaluation of the consumer, the access record of the free part, the evaluation status of each author, the distribution status displayed by the author or by the author. A large number of unspecified consumers can browse information on the Internet and download works selected based on the browsing contents at a cheap price.

Further, in the copyrighted work distribution system according to claim 2, when the paid part of the copyrighted work is downloaded,
Set points are consumed and settled, financial troubles such as unpaid charges can be prevented, and credibility of commercial transactions can be maintained.

In the copyrighted work distribution system according to claim 3, the copyrighted work can be registered not only by the content provider company but also by the uploader by the creator himself, and the work can be easily registered in the storage medium. Efficiency is much higher, and paid copyrighted works can be downloaded effectively and efficiently.

Further, in the copyrighted work distribution system according to the fourth aspect, prepaid method settlement can be effectively executed, and each of the customer, the author, and the content provider can participate in the distribution of the copyrighted work with peace of mind. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system explanatory view showing a copyrighted material distribution system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram showing a copyrighted material distribution system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen showing a top page of a site in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of operation buttons showing a menu bar of the top page of the above.

FIG. 5 is an operation button explanatory diagram showing a display screen of a browsing menu of the top page of the above.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen for displaying a site description and a usage agreement in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a point purchase screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a bank transfer request screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a confirmation screen of input items in credit card payment in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a credit card payment procedure screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a convenience store payment screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating a browsing title page screen according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 13 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating a comic list screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating the first page of the free browsing screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating the second and subsequent pages of the free browsing screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating a photo album list screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating a CG list screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating a pay transition screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a point confirmation screen at the time of pay transfer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a recruitment essential point display screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a convention display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing an e-mail address input screen at the time of writer registration in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a URL transmission notification screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating a URL reception screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a detailed registration screen for writer registration in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing a confirmation screen of writer registration information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing an upload posting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a display screen explanatory diagram illustrating the content description of the upload tool according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing an upload instruction screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a display screen explanatory diagram showing an upload progress display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen showing an upload completion notification in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Internet communication network 2 Server (computer organization) 2a Hard disk (storage medium) 2b Work database 2c Product information database 2d General management information database 2e Point number database 2f Collected information database 2g Work acceptance processing means (upload control means) 2h Paid provision processing Means (paid download control means) 2i Free disclosure processing means (free download control means) 2k Value receipt payment processing means (payment document preparation means, point settlement means) 3 Input machine 4 Point purchase machine 5 (owned by the customer ) PC 6 PC (owned by the author) (copyright registration method)

Front page continuation (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) G06F 15/00 310 G06F 15/00 310A

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method of providing a copyrighted work by using the Internet, wherein the copyrighted work is uploaded by the author himself to a storage medium incorporated in the computer organization of the content provider or sent from the author to the content provider company. Register the copyrighted work, make it possible to download the registered copyrighted work to the customer's computer at no charge to the customer's computer, and download the rest of the copyrighted work. A method of distributing copyrighted works, characterized in that the remaining part can be downloaded for a fee to a customer who desires to. 2. The distribution price of the copyrighted work is displayed as points based on the conversion of 1 point to 1 yen, and a customer who wishes to purchase the copyrighted work receives a required number of points or more from a content provider in advance by a credit card or a bank. It is characterized in that it is purchased by payment method such as transfer or convenience store payment in advance, and when the work is downloaded for a fee, the number of points set for the work is consumed and the work is settled. The copyrighted material distribution method according to claim 1. 3. A system for providing a literary work using the Internet, wherein a storage medium incorporated in a computer organization of a content provider and a literary work can be uploaded by the author himself or via the content provider company. The copyrighted work registering means for inputting and inputting in the storage medium and registering the registered copyrighted work to the customer's computer according to the customer's request so that a part of the copyrighted work can be downloaded free of charge. A copyrighted work distribution system comprising a download control means for a copyrighted work so that a customer who desires to download the remaining balance exceeding the published amount can also download the remaining balance for a fee. 4. The customer who wishes to purchase the copyrighted work is notified in advance that a required number of points or more are purchased in advance from a content provider by a payment method such as credit card, bank transfer, or convenience store payment. It has a payment document creating means for creating a document suitable for the selected payment method, and a point settlement means for consuming the points set in the copyrighted work and making a payment when the copyrighted work is downloaded for a fee. 4. The copyrighted work distribution system according to claim 3, further comprising a payment receipt / payment processing means.