JP2004310362A - Charged content registration situation management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charged content registration situation management method capable of prevent generation of a wasteful charge by facilitating updating or cancellation of a charged Web content. <P>SOLUTION: A charged content management function 107 manages the name, URL, updating date or the like of a registered contents in association with each other. When the updating date of a certain contents comes, the present date is acquired, data of the updating date of the registered contents are retrieved to determine whether or not the present date is matched with the updating date of the contents. When the matching is determined, the updating date of the contents is reported to a user. At that time, since the access frequency to the contents is also reported to the user, the user can determine the necessity of the contents based on the frequency. The user who confirmed the updating date and determined that the contents is unnecessary starts a Web browser 106 based on its URL to access the contents, and displays and cancels it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a paid content registration status management method, and more particularly to a paid content registration status management method for a mobile phone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, web content for wireless portable mobile devices is increasing and diversifying. Among them, there are innumerable ones that provide content for a fee (hereinafter referred to as “paid content”), and it becomes difficult for a user to grasp them when registering for a plurality of paid content. ing.
[0003]
In this regard, the content of the mobile phone company that provides the service has a page that manages the information of the paid content registered by the user, but the web browser must be started to confirm it. And communication fees are incurred. In some cases, paid content cannot be directly accessed from this page.
[0004]
Further, the web browser has a function of registering the URL of the content. However, since a URL other than the paid content can be registered therein, it is not suitable for managing only the paid content. However, on the other hand, if you do not register here, you have to follow many links to the target paid content.
[0005]
In addition, the user must remember the update date of the paid content, and the content that he / she wants to cancel has passed its update date, causing unnecessary charges for the user or registering for multiple paid content. In such a case, the infrequently used content is forgotten to be registered, and is updated without knowing it.
[0006]
In this regard, a pre-registered user is provided with an opportunity to confirm whether or not to obtain a specific paid information service each time it is provided, and only when it is confirmed that he / she earns, There is a system in which a service is transmitted and billed (for example, see Patent Document 1). Indeed, according to this system, the user can prevent unnecessary charges from being generated.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-288554
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above system relies heavily on negotiation of contract terms with the service provider. In addition, due to such a property, the above-mentioned system is only a means for saving a fee in advance before a user registers for paid content, and a method for saving a fee after the user has already registered for a plurality of paid contents. Not be.
[0009]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention manages the registration status, URL, update date, and the like of the pay content in association with each other, thereby easily updating or canceling the pay content. An object of the present invention is to provide a paid content registration status management method capable of preventing occurrence of charging.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paid content registration status management method, comprising the steps of updating a web content name, a web content URL, and a web content registered by a user. The date is managed in association with the date.
[0011]
According to the invention described in claim 2, the paid content registration status management method includes a step of selecting a web content to be canceled, a step of activating a web browser, a step of displaying the web content, and a step of canceling the web content. And a pay content registration status management method according to claim 1.
[0012]
According to the invention described in claim 3, the paid content registration status management method includes a step of obtaining a current date when an update date of the web content is reached, a step of searching data of an update date of the registered web content, Determining whether the current date and the update date of the web content match; and determining that the current date and the update date of the web content match, the user is notified of the update date of the web content. A pay content registration status management method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:
[0013]
According to the invention described in claim 4, the paid content registration status management method accesses the web content by starting a web browser based on the URL of the web content when canceling the web content after confirming the update date. It is a paid content registration status management method described in Item 3.
[0014]
According to the invention described in claim 5, the paid content registration status management method further includes a step of notifying a user of the number of accesses to the web content, and the user determines whether the web content is necessary based on the number of accesses. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paid content registration status management method.
[0015]
According to the invention described in claim 6, the paid content registration status management method further comprises a step of displaying the number of times the web content has been used, wherein the paid content registration status management method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprises: It is characterized by having.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of a paid content registration status management method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0017]
A feature of the present invention is that, in a wireless portable mobile device such as a mobile phone or a PHS having a web browser function, the registration status of paid content in web content is managed, and the registration status of paid content can be easily confirmed and updated / cancelled. What you can do.
[0018]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a paid content registration status management method according to the present invention.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal configuration of the wireless portable mobile device 100. The operation unit 101, the control unit 102, the display unit 103, the wireless unit 104, the transmission / reception unit 105, the web browser function 106, And a content management function 107.
[0020]
The pay content management function 107 can be activated independently and can be called by the web browser function 106.
[0021]
The pay content management function 107 manages data as shown in FIG. 2, and has the same data for each registered pay content. Then, the pay content management function 107 makes it possible to easily access the pay content based on the data as shown in FIG. Further, the paid content management function 107 has a scheduling function, and can notify an update date.
[0022]
When the user accesses the web content from the web browser function 106 of the wireless portable mobile device 100 using the operation unit 101 and the display unit 103 and registers the paid content, the user registers the paid content in the wireless portable mobile device 100 at the time of registration. Is registered in the paid content management function 107.
[0023]
By registering in the pay content management function 107 in this way, it becomes possible for the user to easily manage the charged pay content.
[0024]
Hereinafter, the operation of the paid content registration status management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0025]
When the user registers for the pay content from the web browser 106, the pay content management function 107 is called and data as shown in FIG. 2 is registered. That is, for categories such as a pay content title, a pay content URL, a registration date, and a registration update date, for example, content A, http: // www. contents_a. com, 2003/01/10, 30th of every month.
[0026]
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the pay content cancellation process in the paid content registration status management method according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0027]
For example, it is assumed that the user is currently registered for a plurality of pay contents. When the user attempts to cancel the registered pay content, the pay content management function 107 is activated as in step S301.
[0028]
Next, by selecting the content to be canceled from the registered pay contents (step S302), the pay contents management function activates the web browser (step S303) and displays the pay contents (step S304). The user cancels the paid content (step S305), and the cancellation of the paid content is completed (step S306).
[0029]
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a pay content update / cancellation process in one embodiment of the pay content registration status management method according to the present invention.
[0030]
For example, suppose that the content A has been updated. The paid content management function 107 having a scheduling function is started periodically (step S401), and acquires the current date (step S402).
[0031]
Next, the paid content management function 107 searches for a plurality of “registration update date” data (step S403), determines whether the date of today matches the update date of the content A (step S404), The user is notified that the content A is the update date (step S405).
On the other hand, if the update dates of the registered data do not match (No in step S404), the pay content management function 107 ends (step S408).
[0032]
When the user notified of the update date of the content A wants to cancel the content A, if the user selects to cancel the notification (step S406), the pay content management function 107 performs the processing shown in FIG. A web browser is activated based on the “paid content URL” to access the content A (step S407).
On the other hand, if the user does not cancel at this time (No in step S406), the pay content management function 107 ends (step S408).
[0033]
According to the present embodiment, first, there is an effect that the pay content currently registered by the user can be easily confirmed. Second, paid content can be canceled without the user having to launch the web browser and search for the desired paid content from the vast amount of content. This has the effect of reducing time and fees. is there. Third, the notification of the update date of the pay content is performed, so that the update date can be confirmed without forgetting.
[0034]
Next, the operation of another embodiment of the paid content registration status management method according to the present invention will be described.
[0035]
As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the number of accesses to the pay content is added to the data of the pay content management function 107. By activating the paid content management function 107, the user can check the access frequency of the registered paid content.
[0036]
In addition, when accessing a registered pay content with a web browser, the access frequency can be confirmed by notifying the number of accesses. These can be used as renewal or cancellation decision materials.
[0037]
FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the pay content cancellation processing in the present embodiment.
[0038]
As shown in the figure, by notifying the number of accesses when notifying the update date by the scheduling function (step S606), the notified paid content has low access frequency and is registered by the user. Even if you forget that, you can definitely cancel.
[0039]
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the number of times of using the pay content is added to the data of the pay content management function 107. Thus, by counting the number of uses each time an image or audio file is downloaded, it is possible to grasp the number of uses of the pay content charged by the number of downloads.
[0040]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, first, since the access frequency of the registered pay content can be confirmed, the user can use it as a judgment material for update or cancellation, and Even if the pay content is infrequently accessed and the user forgets that he / she has registered, the user can be surely canceled. Second, it is possible to ascertain the number of usages of the pay content charged by the number of downloads.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, the user can easily check the currently registered pay content. In addition, the user can cancel the paid content without starting the web browser and searching for the paid content to be canceled from the vast amount of content, thereby reducing time and charges.
[0042]
According to the third to sixth aspects of the present invention, since the notice is given on the update date of the pay content, the user can confirm the update date without forgetting it.
[0043]
According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, the user can check the access frequency of the registered pay content. Therefore, the user can use it as a judgment material for updating or canceling, and even if the notified paid content has low access frequency and forgets that the user has registered, the user can be sure that the content is registered. Can be canceled.
[0044]
According to the invention described in claim 6, the user can grasp the number of times of using the pay content charged by the number of downloads.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a paid content registration status management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a table showing registration data in a paid content registration status management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a pay content cancellation process in a paid content registration status management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a paid content registration status management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a table showing registration data in another embodiment of the paid content registration status management method according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart in another embodiment of a paid content registration status management method according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a table showing registration data in another embodiment of the paid content registration status management method according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 wireless portable mobile device 101 operation unit 102 control unit 103 display unit 104 wireless unit 105 transmission / reception unit 106 web browser 107 paid content management function

Claims (6)

The name of the paid web content registered by the user,
The URL of the web content,
An update date of the web content;
A paid content registration status management method characterized by managing the contents in association with each other. Selecting the web content to be canceled;
Launching a web browser;
Displaying the web content;
Canceling the web content;
2. The paid content registration status management method according to claim 1, further comprising: Obtaining a current date when the update date of the web content is reached;
Searching for the update date data of the registered web content;
Determining whether the current date and the update date of the web content match,
When it is determined that the current date and the update date of the web content match, a step of notifying the user of the update date of the web content,
3. The paid content registration status management method according to claim 2, further comprising: When canceling the web content after confirming the update date,
4. The paid content registration status management method according to claim 3, wherein the web content is accessed by launching the web browser based on the URL of the web content. Notifying the user of the number of accesses to the web content,
The paid content registration status management method according to claim 3, wherein the necessity of the web content is determined by the user based on the access count. The paid content registration status management method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a step of displaying the number of times the web content has been used.

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