JP2005196606A - Information processing system, server device, information processor, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system capable of providing a comfortable environment to a multiplicity of users by clearly showing or controlling an amount of necessary resources, or an amount of resources provided to a terminal device when using contents, and promoting creation of proper contents to the user. <P>SOLUTION: By using an information processor provided with a contents editing part composing contents on the basis of a contents creation command, a resource used amount calculating part calculating a resource used amount which is an amount of resources of a computer used by the contents composed by the contents editing part, and a resource information display part displaying a stored resource usable amount, and/or the resource used amount calculated by the resource used amount calculating part, the user can create contents while looking at usable resources, and grasping resources used by the contents that is being created. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system that creates and uses content.

  As an example of a conventional system for handling content, there is the following content usage control system. This system is a content usage control system in a system for distributing information content, and includes a usage control module storage means that stores at least one usage control module for determining usage conditions and charge amount for the content, At least one external information resource such as a database in which information used in execution of the usage control module exists, usage control information acquisition means for referring to the external information resource in accordance with a request from the usage condition determination means, Usage control module execution means for executing the usage control module stored in the usage control module storage means, and the usage control module execution means and the usage control module storage provided in the usage condition means together with the usage control module Between the means And communication means for performing communication between the usage control module executing means and the usage control information acquisition means, respectively, and requesting the usage condition determination means to determine usage conditions, A content usage control system comprising usage control processing means for performing usage control of content on a user based on the usage conditions of the content determined by the condition means (see Patent Document 1).

In other words, the conventional system is a system that provides content based on the usage conditions when using the content. At the time of using the external information in the usage control for the content usage request from the user, It is a system that makes it possible to easily perform more flexible usage control by determining usage conditions according to the situation.
JP 2001-167188 A (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, in a conventional system, there is a case where content that requires an extremely large amount of computer resources exists in the server device in order to use the content. In such a case, because the server device that can be accessed from a plurality of terminal devices, or because the content is used in the terminal device, the server device or the terminal device goes down, or a lot of computer resources of the server device or the terminal device are used. In some cases, other processes could not be performed properly.

  In addition, there is no mechanism to appropriately specify information about the author who created the content, or to objectively evaluate and output the contribution to the use of the content, and motivation to create high-quality content will not improve There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional problems. By clearly specifying or controlling the amount of resources necessary for using content and the amount of resources given to the terminal device, the present invention can be used. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system that promotes creation of appropriate contents and can provide a comfortable environment for a large number of users.
Another object of the present invention is to increase the motivation to create high-quality content by providing a mechanism for managing and evaluating the degree of contribution when the content is used.

  The information processing system according to the first aspect of the present invention is an information processing system comprising a first terminal and a server device, wherein the first terminal is a content creation instruction for creating content composed of the one or more objects, And an input receiving unit that receives a transmission command for transmitting the content to the server device, a resource available amount holding unit that holds a resource available amount that is an amount of computer resources that can be used, and the input When the accepting unit accepts the content creation command, a content editing unit that configures content based on the content creation command, and a resource usage that is the amount of computer resources used by the content configured by the content editing unit Resource usage calculation unit for calculating the resource usage and the resource usage held by the resource available amount holding unit A resource information display unit that displays the resource usage calculated by the available amount or / and the resource usage calculation unit, and the content indicated by the transmission command when the input reception unit receives the transmission command, A content transmission unit configured to transmit content configured by the content editing unit to a server device, wherein the server device accesses a content from a server-side content storage unit storing at least one content and the first terminal; A server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction; a server-side content acquisition unit that acquires content from the server-side content storage unit based on an access instruction of the server-side access instruction receiving unit; and the server-side content acquisition unit A server-side content transmission unit that transmits the acquired content to the first terminal; A server-side content receiving unit that receives content from the first terminal, and a server-side content storage unit that stores the content received by the server-side content receiving unit in the content storage unit. In the above configuration, the information processing system includes a second command receiving unit that receives an instruction to access content, and an access instruction that transmits an access instruction to the server device based on the access instruction received by the second command receiving unit A second terminal comprising: a transmission unit; a second content reception unit that receives content based on transmission of the access instruction; and a second content output unit that outputs the content received by the second content reception unit. May be.

  With this configuration, the user can create content while viewing available resources and grasping resources used by the created content. As a result, it is possible to prevent improper contents such as contents with a huge amount of data and contents that do not operate smoothly due to too many polygons from being registered in the server device, and this does not bother a third party. Such technology contributes to the appropriate distribution of content.

The information processing system according to the second aspect of the present invention is the information usage system according to the first aspect, wherein the resource usage amount holding unit holds the resource usage amount calculated by the resource usage amount calculation unit. The content editing unit cannot edit the content, or the content transmission unit does not transmit the content, or the server-side content storage unit of the server device Is an information processing system that does not store the content.
With this configuration, inappropriate content is not registered in the server device, and a comfortable content creation and distribution environment can be provided.

  The information processing system according to the third aspect of the present invention is the first terminal for identifying the content and the first terminal with respect to the information processing system according to the first and second aspects. The server device receives the identifier as a pair, and the server device uses the received content and / or the resource available amount of the first terminal based on the degree to which the content is accessed by the second terminal or another first terminal. A resource usable amount determining unit that determines the resource usable amount determining unit, and a resource usable amount transmitting unit that transmits the resource usable amount determined by the resource usable amount determining unit to the first terminal, A resource availability receiving unit that receives information about resource availability from the server device, and a resource availability received by the resource availability receiving unit. About it based on the information, an information processing system comprising more resources available quantity storage section for storing the resource availability amount to the resource availability amount holding unit.

  With this configuration, it is possible to create content according to the user's competence, etc. by determining the resource available amount according to the user's content registration contribution level, user level, etc. Therefore, it is possible to use appropriate shared computer resources (server device resources in the above).

  An information processing system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a first terminal and a server device, and the first terminal receives content composed of one or more objects from the server device. A content acquisition command, a content creation command for creating content, and an input reception unit that receives a transmission command for transmitting the content to the server device; and when the input reception unit receives the content acquisition command, A content access instruction based on the content acquisition command is transmitted to the server device, and a content receiving unit that receives content corresponding to the content acquisition command from the server device 12, and the input receiving unit receives the content creation command The content creation instruction based on the content creation instruction. The content editing unit that uses the content received by the receiving unit or that newly constitutes the content, and the content that the transmission command indicates when the input receiving unit receives the transmission command, the content editing unit A content transmitting unit that transmits the content configured by the server device, and a tool change information receiving unit that receives from the server device tool change information that is information for changing processing that can be performed by the content editing unit. The content editing unit changes processing to be provided to the user based on the tool change information received by the tool change information receiving unit, and the server device stores server-side content in which one or more contents are stored. A storage unit; and a server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives a content access instruction from the first terminal; Based on the access instruction received by the server-side access instruction receiving unit, a server-side content acquisition unit that acquires content from the server-side content storage unit, and the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the first terminal A server-side content transmission unit for transmitting, a server-side content reception unit for receiving content from the first terminal, a server-side content storage unit for storing the content received by the server-side content reception unit in the content storage unit, A tool change information determination unit that determines tool change information based on the content received by the server-side content reception unit and / or the degree to which the content is accessed by another first terminal, and the tool change information determination unit The tool change information determined by the tool is transmitted to the first terminal. An information processing system comprising a Le change information transmitting unit. The information processing system may further include a second terminal that accesses the server device and outputs content.

  With this configuration, a tool (function that creates content according to the user's skill (here, this skill is determined from the data amount of the content registered by the user), the contribution degree of the content registered by the user, etc.) ) Can be increased. With such a mechanism, the use of the user's system and the provision of content by the user are promoted, which can contribute to the creation and distribution of content. In addition, this information processing system can create high-quality good content and provide a widely provided infrastructure.

  Further, the information processing system of the fifth invention is an information processing system comprising one or more first terminals and a server device, wherein the first terminal is content composed of one or more objects, A content reception command that is a command for receiving content having copyright information as an attribute value, which is information related to the author of the content, from the server device, a content creation command that is a command for creating the content, and the server device An input reception unit that receives a transmission command that is a command to be transmitted to the server, and when the input reception unit receives the content reception command, the content reception command corresponding to the content reception command is transmitted to the server device, In response to the transmission of the access instruction, the content receiving device receives content from the server device. A content receiving unit; and a content editing unit that forms new content using the content received by the content receiving unit based on the content creating command when the input receiving unit receives the content creating command; For new content edited by the content editing unit, new copyright information that is information relating to the editor of the content and copyright information that is an attribute value of the content received by the content receiving unit are attributed to the new content. Content transmission for transmitting the new content having the new copyright information and the copyright information as attribute values to the server device when the copyright information adding unit to be added as a value and the input receiving unit have received the transmission command The server device has one or more copyright information as attribute values. Content on the basis of the access instruction of the server-side content storage unit storing content, the server-side access instruction receiving unit receiving the content access instruction from the first terminal, and the server-side access instruction receiving unit A server-side content acquisition unit acquired from a server-side content storage unit, a server-side content transmission unit that transmits content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the first terminal, and a server that receives content from the first terminal An information processing system comprising a side content receiving unit and a server side content storage unit that stores content received by the server side content reception unit in the content storage unit.

  With this configuration, when the content is displayed, the copyright information that created the content is output, and it is obvious at a glance who the content was created. In addition, by displaying the copyright information of the content that was used when the content was created (hierarchical copyright information is displayed), people who contributed to the content creation can easily grasp the history of the content creation. Is properly grasped. Such display of copyright information improves the motivation of content creators for content creation, and provides high-quality content. In other words, this information processing system can contribute greatly to providing and distributing high-quality content and maintaining and developing Japan's world-class content creation capabilities.

  The information processing system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is the content in which the server device in the information processing system according to the fifth aspect is stored in the server-side content storage unit from the first terminal or the second terminal. An access information acquisition unit that acquires information related to access to the content; an access information storage unit that stores information related to access to the content in association with content in the server-side content storage unit and / or copyright information of the content; and the content This is an information processing system further comprising an access information output unit that outputs a report based on information related to access.

  With this configuration, information related to content access can be managed by the server device, and for example, the usage ranking can be calculated. The terminal can output information related to access, for example, the usage ranking. Such processing improves the user's motivation for content creation and provides high-quality content. In other words, this information processing system can provide and distribute high-quality content and contribute greatly to maintaining and developing Japan's world-class content creation capabilities.

  According to the information processing system of the present invention, a suitable content creation environment can be provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing system, a server device, and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.
(Embodiment 1)

  Hereinafter, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This information processing system prompts the user to create appropriate content by specifying or controlling the amount of computer resources required to use the content and the amount of computer resources given to the terminal device, This is an information processing system that can provide a comfortable environment for a large number of users.

  FIG. 1 shows a conceptual diagram of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of this invention. The information processing system includes one or more first terminals 11 (reference numerals 11 (1), 11 (2)... 11 (n) are assigned to a plurality of first terminals), server devices 12 and 1. The second terminal 13 described above (reference numerals 13 (1)... 13 (m) are attached to a plurality of second terminals). The first terminal 11 is, for example, a personal computer, a notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal (including a PDA, a mobile phone, etc.) installed in each home. The server device 12 is a high-performance information processing device installed in a museum, for example, and includes a hard disk having a huge recording capacity. The second terminal 13 is, for example, a personal computer installed in a museum. In this information processing system, for example, the user creates high-quality content at the home first terminal 11 that is not so high in performance and uploads it to the server device 12 operated in a museum or the like. Then, the user outputs the high-quality content from the second terminal 13 installed in a museum or the like. A plurality of users compete for content quality.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information processing system. The first terminal 11 includes an input receiving unit 1101, a content receiving unit 1102, a content display unit 1103, a content editing unit 1104, a resource available amount holding unit 1105, a resource usage amount calculating unit 1106, a resource information display unit 1107, and resource availability. An amount receiving unit 1108, a resource available amount accumulating unit 1109, a content transmitting unit 1110, and a content accumulating unit 1111 are provided.

The server device 12 includes a server-side content storage unit 1201, a server-side access instruction reception unit 1202, a server-side content acquisition unit 1203, a server-side content transmission unit 1204, a server-side content reception unit 1205, a server-side content storage unit 1206, and history information. An acquisition unit 1207, a history information storage unit 1208, a resource available amount determination unit 1209, and a resource available amount transmission unit 1210 are provided.
The second terminal 13 includes a second command reception unit 1301, an access instruction transmission unit 1302, a second content reception unit 1303, and a second content output unit 1304.

  The input receiving unit 1101 receives input from a user or an external device. Input includes, for example, a content acquisition command for receiving content composed of one or more objects from the server device 12, a transmission command for transmitting content to the server device 12, an end command that is a command to end processing, and creating content An editing command for performing or editing, a storage command for storing edited content, and the like. In addition, the edit command includes a cut command for cutting out an object from one or more contents, a compositing command for combining cut out objects, a new object, and adding a new object to the cut out object or / and combined object There are orders.

  The content is, for example, a character that performs a three-dimensional motion, an animation content using the character, a still image of the character, or the like. The content may include sound information or a script for moving the character. The content includes, for example, a three-dimensional object, a script, and a texture. Further, the content is not necessarily three-dimensional data. Furthermore, an object refers to the entire content or a part of the content. When the content is, for example, an animal character, the object is, for example, data constituting a part of the animal's face or a part of the limb.

  The input means for inputting the above-described command may be anything such as a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a mouse, or a menu screen. The input receiving unit 1101 can be realized by a device driver of an input unit such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, menu screen control software, or the like.

  When the input reception unit 1101 receives a content acquisition command, the content reception unit 1102 receives content corresponding to the content acquisition command from the server device 12. The content receiving unit 1102 transmits an access instruction for receiving content corresponding to the content acquisition command to the server device 12 and receives the content based on the access instruction. The content acquisition command and the access instruction usually include a content identifier that is information for identifying the content. The content receiving unit 1102 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by a means for receiving a broadcast.

  The content display unit 1103 displays the content received by the content receiving unit 1102. The content display unit 1103 may be considered to include a display or not. The content display unit 1103 can be realized by display driver software or display driver software and a display.

  The content editing unit 1104 edits the content based on the editing command received by the input receiving unit 1101 with respect to one or more contents displayed by the content display unit 1103, and creates new content. Specifically, when the input receiving unit 1101 receives a cut command, the object is cut out from the content based on the cut command, and when the input receiving unit 1101 receives the composite command, When the input receiving unit 1101 receives an additional command, the new object is added based on the additional command to configure the new object. The content editing unit 1104 is means for realizing the function of an authoring tool that creates new content from one or more content, for example. The content editing unit 1104 has a visual programming function that can add an action script to a character that is an example of content. Since visual programming and content authoring functions are conventional techniques, a detailed description thereof is omitted here. The content editing unit 1104 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory or the like. The processing procedure of the content editing unit 1104 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The resource available amount holding unit 1105 holds a resource available amount that is the amount of computer resources that can be used. The resource available amount is the amount of computer resources that can be used by the first terminal 11 or the user of the first terminal 11. Computer resources include memory, recording media, CPU capability, and the like. The amount of computer resources means the size of the memory required for displaying and operating content, the capacity of the recording medium, the number of content polygons, and the script attached to the content. CPU capacity (units: FLOPS, FPS (Frame per second), etc.), CPU capacity for physical calculation, and specific processor (for example, processor for physical calculation) And the size of a specific memory (such as a memory for drawing operation). The resource available amount holding unit 1105 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The resource usage calculation unit 1106 calculates a resource usage that is the amount of computer resources used by the content configured by the content editing unit 1104. The “computer resource” here is the same as the “computer resource” of the available resource amount. Since the technology for calculating the amount of resource data size such as the number of polygons of the content and the CPU capacity required when the content such as animation is operated is a known technology, detailed description thereof is omitted here. . The resource usage calculation unit 1106 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the resource usage calculation unit 1106 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The resource information display unit 1107 displays the resource use amount held by the resource use amount holding unit 1105 and / or the resource use amount calculated by the resource use amount calculation unit 1106. Preferably, the resource information display unit 1107 displays the resource available amount and the resource usage amount in a corresponding form. This is because the user who is creating the content can create the content while determining whether the resource usage of the created content does not exceed the available resource amount. The resource information display unit 1107 may be considered as including or not including a display. The resource information display unit 1107 can be realized by display driver software or display driver software and a display. The resource information display unit 1107 and the content display unit 1103 are usually realized by one means.

  The resource available amount receiving unit 1108 receives information related to the resource available amount from the server device 12. The resource available amount receiving unit 1108 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by a means for receiving a broadcast.

  The resource available amount accumulating unit 1109 accumulates the resource available amount received by the resource available amount receiving unit 1108 in the resource available amount holding unit 1105. The resource available amount accumulated by the resource available amount accumulating unit 1109 may be the same information as the resource available amount received by the resource available amount receiving unit 1108 or may be configured based on the information concerning the resource available amount. The resource available amount may be sufficient. The resource available amount accumulating unit 1109 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the resource available amount storage unit 1109 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  When the input reception unit 1101 receives a transmission command, the content transmission unit 1110 is the content indicated by the transmission command, and the content editing unit 1104 edits and transmits the configured content to the server device 12. The content transmission unit 1110 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a broadcasting unit.

  The content storage unit 1111 stores the content indicated by the storage command when the input reception unit 1101 receives the storage command. The recording medium in which the content storage unit 1111 stores content is the recording medium of the first terminal 11 (not shown). The content stored by the content storage unit 1111 may be read and then edited by the content editing unit 1104 or transmitted to the server device 12. The content storage unit 1111 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the content storage unit 1111 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The server-side content storage unit 1201 stores one or more contents. The server-side content storage unit 1201 stores, for example, a content identifier for identifying content and a content as a pair. This content is usually content transmitted from one or more first. The server-side content storage unit 1201 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The server-side access instruction receiving unit 1202 receives a content access instruction from the first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13. The access instruction includes a content identifier that identifies content requested by the first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13. The server-side access instruction receiving unit 1202 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by a means for receiving a broadcast.

  The server-side content acquisition unit 1203 acquires content from the server-side content storage unit 1201 based on the access instruction from the server-side access instruction reception unit 1202. Specifically, for example, the content that is paired with the content identifier included in the access instruction is acquired from the server-side content storage unit 1201. The server-side content acquisition unit 1203 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the server-side content acquisition unit 1203 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The server-side content transmission unit 1204 transmits the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit 1203 to the first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13 that transmitted the access request. In addition, when the content transmitted to the 1st terminal 11 or the 2nd terminal 13 is an animation and the content to which the script was added, for example, the content of the result of having performed the said script is set to the 1st terminal 11 or the 2nd terminal 13 may be transmitted. In such a case, the server device 12 executes the script.

  The server-side content receiving unit 1205 receives content from the first terminal 11. The server-side content receiving unit 1205 normally receives a content and a first terminal identifier that identifies the first terminal 11 or / and the user of the first terminal 11 as a pair. The first terminal identifier is a user name for identifying a user, a MAC address or IP address for identifying the first terminal 11, a group name for identifying a group of users, and the like. The server-side content transmission unit 1204 and the server-side content reception unit 1205 are usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for transmitting and receiving broadcasts.

  The server-side content accumulation unit 1206 accumulates the content received by the server-side content reception unit 1205 in the server-side content storage unit 1201. Note that the server-side content storage unit 1206 normally stores the content and the first terminal identifier in pairs. The server-side content storage unit 1206 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the server-side content storage unit 1206 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The history information acquisition unit 1207 acquires information related to reception of content from the first terminal 11 and information related to access status when content is accessed from the first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13. The information related to reception of content is, for example, information such as the number of contents registered in the server apparatus 12 by the user of the first terminal 11 and the data size of the contents registered in the server apparatus 12 by the user of the first terminal 11. Moreover, the information regarding an access condition is information which shows the number, frequency, etc. with which the server apparatus 12 was accessed from the 1st terminal 11 or the 2nd terminal 13. FIG. The history information acquisition unit 1207 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the history information acquisition unit 1207 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The history information accumulation unit 1208 accumulates history information that is information acquired by the history information acquisition unit 1207. The history information storage unit 1208 acquires the history information in association with the first terminal identifier, the user identifier, or the content. That is, for example, the number of times content is accessed from the second terminal 13 is stored for each first terminal identifier or for each content. By using the information stored in the history information storage unit 1208, it is possible to determine the degree of use of the server device 12 by the user of the first terminal 11 and the degree of contribution of content provision to other users. The recording medium in which the history information storage unit 1208 stores information is the recording medium of the server device 12. The history information storage unit 1208 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the history information storage unit 1208 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The resource available amount determination unit 1209 accesses the received content or / and the content to the first terminal 11 (usually the first terminal 11 of a third party other than the user who registered the content) or the second terminal 13. The resource available amount of the first terminal 11 is determined based on the degree of The algorithm for determining the resource available amount of the first terminal 11 does not matter. A specific example of the method for determining the resource available amount of the first terminal 11 will be described later. The resource available amount determination unit 1209 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the resource available amount determination unit 1209 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The resource available amount transmitting unit 1210 transmits the resource available amount corresponding to the first terminal 11 determined by the resource available amount determining unit 1209 to the first terminal 11. There is no limitation on the timing and frequency at which the resource available amount transmitting unit 1210 transmits the resource available amount to the first terminal 11. The resource available amount transmitting unit 1210 may periodically transmit the resource available amount to the first terminal 11, and manages the resource available amount for each first terminal 11. Only when a change occurs in the resource available amount determined by the determination unit 1209, the determined resource available amount may be transmitted to the first terminal 11 that has changed. The resource available amount transmitting unit 1210 is normally realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a broadcasting unit.

  The second command receiving unit 1301 receives an instruction to access content. The access instruction usually includes a content identifier. The access instruction input means may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. The second command receiving unit 1301 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like.

  The access instruction transmission unit 1302 transmits an access instruction to the server device 12 based on the access instruction received by the second command reception unit 1301. For example, the access instruction transmission unit 1302 holds the IP address of the server device 12 in advance, and accesses the server device 12 based on the IP address.

  Second content receiving section 1303 receives content based on the transmission of the access instruction. The access instruction transmitting unit 1302 and the second content receiving unit 1303 are usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for transmitting and receiving broadcasts.

The second content output unit 1304 outputs the content received by the second content receiving unit 1303. The term “output” generally means display on a display or sound output, but is a concept including printing on a printer, transmission to an external device, and the like. The second content output unit 1304 may be considered as including or not including an output device such as a display or a speaker. The second content output unit 1304 can be implemented by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.
Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing system will be described. First, operation | movement of the 1st terminal 11 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S301) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not an input has been received. If an input is accepted, the process goes to step S302, and if no input is accepted, the process goes to step S316.

  (Step S302) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not the input received in step S301 is a content acquisition command. If it is a content acquisition command, the process proceeds to step S303, and if it is not a content acquisition command, the process jumps to step S309.

(Step S303) The content receiving unit 1102 determines whether or not the input receiving unit 1101 transmits a reception or content acquisition command to the server device 12 and receives content corresponding to the content acquisition command from the server device 12. If the content is received from the server device 12, the process goes to step S304, and if the content is not received from the server device 12, the process returns to step S303. Note that the content acquisition command usually includes a content identifier for identifying the content to be acquired.
(Step S304) The content display unit 1103 displays the content received in step S303.
(Step S <b> 305) The resource information display unit 1107 acquires the resource available amount held by the resource available amount holding unit 1105.
(Step S306) The resource information display unit 1107 displays the resource available amount acquired in step S305.

  (Step S307) The resource usage calculation unit 1106 calculates the resource usage of content. The content for which the resource usage is calculated may be the resource usage of all displayed content, or may be the resource usage of a specific content that is focused. Moreover, the resource usage of one or more contents selected by the user may be used. The resource usage calculation target content is, for example, the content displayed in step S304 or the content edited in step S310.

(Step S308) The resource information display unit 1107 displays the resource usage calculated in step S307. Normally, the resource information display unit 1107 displays the resource available amount and the resource usage amount in association with each other. That is, the resource information display unit 1107 preferably displays in a manner that clearly indicates whether or not the resource usage amount of the content exceeds the resource usable amount. The process returns to step S301.
(Step S309) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not the input received in step S301 is an editing command. If it is an edit command, the process goes to step S310, and if it is not an edit command, the process jumps to step S311.

  (Step S310) The content editing unit 1104 edits the content corresponding to the received editing command. As described above, the edit command includes various commands such as a cut command for cutting out an object from one or more contents, and a composite command for combining cut objects. Go to step S307.

  (Step S311) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not the input received in step S301 is a transmission command. If it is a transmission command, the process goes to step S312, and if it is not a transmission command, the process jumps to step S313. The transmission command usually has a content identifier that identifies the content to be transmitted.

  (Step S312) The content transmission part 1110 transmits a content based on a transmission command. That is, for example, the content transmission unit 1110 transmits the content identified by the content identifier included in the transmission command and the first terminal identifier to the server device 12 as a pair. The first terminal identifier may be stored in the first terminal 11 in advance, or may be input before the user uses the system. The first terminal identifier may be a global IP address assigned to the router on the first terminal 11 side (as viewed from the server device 12). The first terminal identifier is, for example, a user name or the IP address of the first terminal 11. The process returns to step S301.

  (Step S313) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not the input received in step S301 is an accumulation command. If it is an accumulation instruction, the process proceeds to step S314, and if it is not an accumulation instruction, the process jumps to step S315. The storage instruction usually has a content identifier that identifies the content to be stored.

(Step S314) The content storage unit 1111 stores content based on the storage command. That is, for example, the content accumulation unit 1111 accumulates the content identified by the content identifier included in the accumulation command in a predetermined recording medium. The content to be stored is, for example, content that is currently focused. The process returns to step S301.
(Step S315) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not the input received in step S301 is an end command. If it is an end command, the process ends. If it is not an end command, the process returns to step S301.

  (Step S316) The resource available amount receiving unit 1108 determines whether or not information on the resource available amount has been received from the server device 12. If the information on the resource available amount is received, the process goes to step S317, and if the resource available amount is not received, the process returns to step S301.

(Step S317) The resource available amount accumulation unit 1109 accumulates the resource available amount in the resource available amount holding unit 1105 based on the information related to the resource available amount received in step S316. The process returns to step S301.
Next, operation | movement of the server apparatus 12 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.

(Step S <b> 401) The server-side access instruction receiving unit 1202 determines whether or not a content access instruction has been received from the first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13. If an access instruction is received, the process proceeds to step S402, and if no access instruction is received, the process jumps to step S406. The access instruction usually includes a content identifier and a first terminal identifier or / and a user identifier.
(Step S402) The server-side content acquisition unit 1203 acquires content from the server-side content storage unit 1201 based on the access instruction received in step S401.
(Step S403) The server-side content transmission unit 1204 transmits the content acquired in step S402 to the first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13 that transmitted the access instruction.

(Step S404) The history information acquisition unit 1207 acquires information related to reception of content from the first terminal 11 and information related to access status when content is accessed from the first terminal 11 and / or the second terminal 13. .
(Step S405) The history information storage unit 1208 stores the information acquired in Step S404. The process returns to step S401.

  (Step S <b> 406) The server-side content receiving unit 1205 determines whether content has been received from the first terminal 11. If the content is received, the process goes to step S407, and if the content is not received, the process jumps to step S408. The server-side content receiving unit 1205 normally receives information on a pair of content and first terminal identifier.

  (Step S407) The server-side content storage unit 1206 receives the content received in step S406, the content-first terminal identifier pair, the content-user identifier pair, or the content-first terminal identifier-user identifier pair. Accumulate information. The process jumps to step S404.

(Step S408) The resource available amount determining unit 1209 determines whether it is time to change the resource available amount of the first terminal. If it is time to change the resource available amount of the first terminal, go to step S409, and if it is not time to change the resource available amount of the first terminal, return to step S401. Note that the condition for determining whether or not it is the time to change the resource available amount of the first terminal does not matter. The resource available amount determination unit 1209 determines that the timing is, for example, once a month and in a predetermined time zone.
(Step S409) The resource available amount determination unit 1209 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S410) The resource available amount determination unit 1209 acquires the i-th first terminal identifier. In this specific example, the history information includes a first terminal identifier and usage information. The usage information is, for example, information indicating the number of times the content created by the user of the first terminal 11 identified by the first terminal identifier is accessed from the other first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13, This is information such as the total number of contents registered from one first terminal 11 and the total data amount of all contents registered from one first terminal 11.

  (Step S411) The resource available amount determination unit 1209 determines whether or not the i-th first terminal identifier exists. That is, in step S410, it is determined whether or not the i-th first terminal identifier has been acquired. If the i-th first terminal identifier exists, the process proceeds to step S412. If the i-th first terminal identifier does not exist, the process returns to step S401.

(Step S412) The resource available amount determination unit 1209 determines the resource available amount corresponding to the i-th first terminal identifier. For example, the resource available amount determination unit 1209 determines the resource available amount corresponding to the i-th first terminal identifier based on the usage information corresponding to the i-th first terminal identifier.
(Step S413) The resource available amount transmitting unit 1210 transmits the resource available amount determined in step S412 to the first terminal 11 identified by the i-th first terminal identifier.
(Step S414) The counter i is incremented by one. The process returns to step S410.
In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends.
Next, operation | movement of the 2nd terminal 13 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.

(Step S501) The second command receiving unit 1301 determines whether an instruction to access content is received. If an access instruction is accepted, the process goes to step S502, and if no access instruction is accepted, the process returns to step S501.
(Step S502) The access instruction transmission unit 1302 transmits an access instruction to the server device 12 based on the access instruction received in step S501.
(Step S503) The second content receiving unit 1303 receives content from the server device 12 based on the transmission of the access instruction in Step S502.
(Step S504) The second content output unit 1304 outputs the content received in step S503. The process returns to step S501.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends. In the second terminal 13, content that is processed by the server device 12 and transmitted from the server device 12 may be simply output.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing system in the present embodiment will be described. A conceptual diagram of the information processing system is shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, the server device 12 and the second terminal 13 exist in a museum or a public hall where many children gather. The first terminal 11 is a computer at home. The server apparatus 12 is a high-performance information processing apparatus, and can reproduce, for example, contents such as animation (contents having moving images and audio information) constructed in 3D with natural movement. On the other hand, it is assumed that the first terminal 11 has a lower performance than the server device 12 (low computing capacity, image processing capacity, memory amount, recording capacity, etc.).

  In addition, the usage environment of the information processing system will be briefly described below. A large number of users including children construct the content with the first terminal 11 owned by each person and the first terminal 11 having lower performance than the server device 12. And many users transmit the content constructed | assembled with each person's 1st terminal 11 to the server apparatus 12. FIG. And many users gather in a museum, a public hall, etc., access the server apparatus 12 from the 2nd terminal 13, and compete for the quality of the content which each user created.

  Now, the resource available amount holding unit 1105 of the first terminal 11 holds the resource available amount management table shown in FIG. The resource available amount management table is a table for managing the resource available amount, and holds one or more records having “resource” and “upper limit value”. The “resource” indicates a computer resource used by the content created by the first terminal 11 and transmitted to the server device 12. The “upper limit value” is an upper limit value of a value corresponding to “resource”. That is, in FIG. 6, the upper limit of the data size of the content is “1 Mbyte”, the upper limit of the number of polygons of the content is “10,000” polygons, and the upper limit of the CPU capacity required when the content operates is “10 FPS”. (Frame per second) ".

  FIG. 7 is a content management table held by the server-side content storage unit 1201 of the server device 12. The content management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “content”, and “first terminal identifier”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for a request in table management. “Content” is data of content that is a set of one or more objects, and includes “3D data”, “script”, and “sound information”. “3D data” is data such as a three-dimensional character constituting the content. The “script” is a program for operating an object defined by “3D data”. “Sound information” is information such as sound and music output when content is reproduced. The data structure of “3D data” and “sound information” and the program language of “script” are not limited. The content is a set of one or more objects. The “first terminal identifier” is information for identifying the user of the first terminal 11.

  FIG. 8 is a history information management table stored in the history information storage unit 1208 of the server device 12. The history information management table manages the content received by the server device 12 from the first terminal 11 for each first terminal identifier, and / or the degree to which the content is accessed by the second terminal 13 or another first terminal 11. It is a table. The history information management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “first terminal identifier”, “access count”, “use count”, and “registration count”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for a request in table management. The “first terminal identifier” is information for identifying the first terminal 11, and here is information for identifying the user of the first terminal 11. The “number of accesses” is information indicating the number of times the content registered by the user identified by the “first terminal identifier” is accessed from another person (another first terminal 11 or the second terminal 13). “Number of times of use” is the number of times that the user identified by the “first terminal identifier” accesses the server device 12 and uses the registered content. “Number of registrations” is the number of times the content created by the user identified by the “first terminal identifier” is registered in the server device 12. It can be said that as the “number of registrations” and the “number of accesses” increase, the user identified by the “first terminal identifier” contributes to others. In addition, it can be said that the user identified by the “first terminal identifier” is using the server device 12, and thus the information processing system, as the “number of uses” increases. Therefore, in this example, as the “registration count”, “access count”, and “use count” increase, the resource available amount determination unit 1209 determines the resource available amount so as to increase the resource available amount. , And.

  Now, the user A uses the first terminal 11 (1) to access the server device 12 and receives the content of “ID = 1” and the content of “ID = 2” in the content management table of FIG. And Also, the user A cuts out and combines the character of the object constituting the content of “ID = 1” and the soccer ball of the object constituting the content of “ID = 2” with the input means of the first terminal 11 (1). Suppose that Furthermore, it is assumed that the user A has added a soccer goal by the content editing unit 1104 of the first terminal 11 (1). Then, it is assumed that the user A finally configures content such that a character included in the content of “ID = 1” plays soccer. The content editing unit 1104 configures the content.

  In such a case, the resource usage calculation unit 1106 of the first terminal 11 (1) calculates the resource usage of the configured content. For example, it is assumed that the resource usage calculation unit 1106 calculates “data size = 800 Kbyte”, “number of polygons = 7,680”, and “required CPU capacity = 8 FPS”. That is, the new content created by user A (the content of FIG. 9 where the character is playing soccer) has a data size of “800 KBytes”, the number of polygons is “7,680”, and a necessary CPU necessary for operating the content It is assumed that the resource usage calculation unit 1106 calculates that the capability is “8FP”.

  Further, it is assumed that the resource available amount held by the resource available amount holding unit 1105 of the first terminal 11 (1) is as shown in the resource available amount management table of FIG. In such a case, the resource information display unit 1107 of the first terminal 11 (1) displays the resource available amount and the resource usage amount in a form that can be compared (see FIG. 9).

  FIG. 9 shows a screen display example of the first terminal 11 (1) in such a case. In FIG. 9, two contents received from the server device 12 (contents of “ID = 1” and “ID = 2”), the configured contents, the resource available amount, and the resource usage amount are displayed. In the screen display example, a group of tools for editing content is displayed in the form of buttons. The buttons on the left and lower sides of the screen are tools. In FIG. 9, the resource available amount is a value that is 100 when the three indexes (“data size”, “number of polygons”, “necessary CPU capacity”) are all upper limit values. . In FIG. 9, the resource usage is a ratio indicating how much of the resource is used by the three index values calculated by the resource usage calculation unit 1106 with respect to the available resource. ing. The display of the resource available amount and the resource usage amount is not limited to the display in FIG. 9, but may be the display shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, the above three indicators, the respective resource usable amounts are clearly shown, and the resource usage amounts of the three indicators are displayed by shading.

  Then, the user A can transmit to the server device 12 after confirming that the resource usage amount of the configured content is within the range of the resource available amount. In order to transmit the content to the server device 12, the user A presses the “Send” button in FIG. 9 with a mouse or the like, for example.

  Next, a process in which the server device 12 determines the resource available amount of the first terminal 11 and transmits it to the first terminal 11 to change the resource available amount of the first terminal 11 will be described. It is assumed that the user A configures many contents other than the contents in FIG. 9 and transmits them to the server device 12. The server device 12 receives a large number of contents from the first terminal 11 (1) of the user A. An example of a data structure transmitted from the first terminal 11 (1) to the server device 12 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 11, a first terminal identifier, an IP address, and content are provided. The first terminal identifier is data input by the user A from the first terminal 11 (1). The IP address is the IP address of the first terminal 11 (1). The content is entity data (which may include script and sound information) of the content configured by the user A on the first terminal 11 (1).

Next, the server device 12 accumulates the received content in the server-side content storage unit 1201. In addition, each time the content is received, the history information acquisition unit 1207 increments the “registration count” in the history information management table corresponding to the first terminal identifier for identifying the first terminal 11 (1) by one. Now assume that the history information management table of FIG. 8 has been updated as shown in FIG. In other words, it is assumed that the “access count”, “use count”, and “registration count” of user A have increased significantly.
Needless to say, the server device 12 stores the received content in the server-side content storage unit 1201.

  Next, the server device 12 calculates the resource available amount of the first terminal identified by the first terminal identifier based on the history information management table of FIG. The resource available amount determination unit 1209 calculates “data size”, “number of polygons”, and “required CPU capacity” by “function f (number of accesses, number of uses, number of registrations)”, and the calculation formula (f) Does not matter. For example, ““ data size ”= a1 × access count + b1 × use count + c1 × registration count (a1, b1, and c1 are constants)” is calculated. Also, for example, ““ number of polygons ”= a2 × access count + b2 × use count + c2 × registration count (a2, b2, and c2 are constants)” is calculated. Further, for example, ““ required CPU capacity ”= a3 × access count + b3 × use count + c3 × registration count (a3, b3, and c3 are constants)” is calculated. Here, the resource available amount determination unit 1209 may calculate “data size”, “number of polygons”, and “required CPU capacity” using the access count, usage count, and registration count as parameters.

  Next, an operation of accessing the server device 12 from the second terminal 13 present in the museum and outputting the content registered in the server device 12 at the second terminal 13 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the second terminal 13 displays a screen for selecting content registered in the server device 12. The screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed by the following processing. In response to an instruction from the second terminal 13, the server device 12 configures a selection button based on “3D data” in the server-side content storage unit 1201 and constructs a screen illustrated in FIG. 13. Then, the server device 12 transmits the screen to the second terminal 13. Next, the second terminal 13 receives and outputs the screen.

  Next, it is assumed that the user of the second terminal 13 selects one selection button with an input means such as a mouse. Next, information for identifying the selected content is transmitted from the second terminal 13 to the server device 12, and the server device receives the information for identifying the content. Then, the server device 12 selects the content from the server-side content storage unit 1201 and outputs it. Here, the output includes transmitting stream data that is a result of executing a script corresponding to the content. As a result of the processing and operation described above, the content stored in the server device 12 can be output to the second terminal 13 in the museum. As a result, a contest or a product review of the content created and registered in the first terminal 11 becomes possible. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a user can create content while viewing available resources and grasping resources used by the created content. As a result, it is possible to prevent improper contents such as contents with a huge amount of data and contents that do not operate smoothly due to too many polygons from being registered in the server device, and this does not bother a third party. Such technology contributes to the appropriate distribution of content.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to create content according to the user's competence and the like by determining the resource available amount based on the contribution degree of the user's content registration, the user's level, etc. Satisfaction can be increased and appropriate shared computer resources (server device resources described above) can be used.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, for example, content created on a home computer having a low capacity is uploaded to a server device having a considerably higher capacity than the home computer, the content is operated on the server device, and the second terminal ( For example, an information processing system that is output at a museum terminal) can provide and distribute high-quality content, and can greatly contribute to maintaining and developing Japan's world-class content creation capabilities.

  According to the present embodiment, the second terminal is not essential in the information processing system. The content may be output only at the first terminal or the server device. That is, the information processing system may be configured by only one or more first terminals and server devices. Even in an information processing system including only one or more first terminals and a server device, the above-described content distribution can be realized. The same applies to other embodiments.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the first terminal displays both the resource available amount and the resource usage amount, but may display either one of the information. Displaying either one of the information has an effect of prompting appropriate content creation.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the server device determines the resource available amount of the first terminal and transmits it to the first terminal, but such a configuration is not necessarily required. Further, the first terminal does not need to edit the content received from the server device and create new content. The first terminal may create new content from the beginning. That is, the first terminal holds a content creation command for creating content and an input reception unit that receives a transmission command for transmitting content to the server device, and a resource available amount that is the amount of computer resources that can be used. Used by the content editing unit that configures the content based on the content creation command and the content configured by the content editing unit when the resource available amount holding unit and the input reception unit receive the content creation command A resource usage calculation unit that calculates a resource usage that is the amount of a computer resource, a resource usage amount held by the resource usage amount holding unit, and / or a resource usage amount calculated by the resource usage amount calculation unit When the resource information display unit that displays the message and the input reception unit receives a transmission command, Is content shown, it may be provided a content transmission unit for transmitting the content to the content editing unit is configured in the server device. The server device also includes a server-side content storage unit that stores one or more contents, a server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives a content access instruction from the second terminal, and an access instruction of the server-side access instruction receiving unit The server-side content acquisition unit for acquiring the content from the server-side content storage unit, the server-side content transmission unit for transmitting the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the second terminal, and the content from the first terminal. A server-side content receiving unit that receives the content and a server-side content storage unit that stores the content received by the server-side content receiving unit in the content storage unit may be provided.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the resource usage amount of the content calculated by the resource usage amount calculation unit of the first terminal is only displayed on the first terminal, although the resource usage amount and the resource usage amount are displayed. When a certain condition is satisfied with respect to the resource available amount held by the resource available amount holding unit (for example, when the resource available amount holding unit exceeds 80% or more), the content editing unit deletes the content. The content cannot be edited or the content transmission unit may not transmit the content to the server device. In such a case, the first terminal includes a determination unit that determines whether the resource available amount and the resource usage amount satisfy a predetermined condition, and the content editing unit determines that the determination unit determines that the condition is satisfied. When the content cannot be edited, or when the determination unit determines that the condition is satisfied, the content transmission unit does not transmit the content to the server device. Further, the server device is provided with such a determination unit, and the server device has, for the received content, the resource available amount allocated to the first terminal or user who transmitted the content and the resource usage amount of the content. The server device may be configured not to accumulate the content when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. Such processing by the server device is preferable because inappropriate content is not registered.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the first terminal may operate stand-alone without communicating with the server device. Even in such a case, it is significant to display the resource available amount and the resource usage amount. This is because the content created by the stand-alone first terminal is transported by being recorded on an optical disc and loaded into the server device, so that the content is suitable for operation. The first terminal in such a case is an information processing apparatus as follows. That is, the information processing apparatus holds an input reception unit that receives a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects, and a resource available amount that is the amount of computer resources that can be used. Of the computer that is used by the content editing unit that configures the content based on the content creation command and the content that the content editing unit uses Displays the resource usage calculation unit that calculates the resource usage, which is the amount of resources, and the resource usage amount held by the resource usage amount holding unit and / or the resource usage amount calculated by the resource usage calculation unit An information processing apparatus including a resource information display unit.

  This stand-alone information processing device is used when the resource usage amount calculated by the resource usage calculation unit satisfies a certain condition for the resource usage amount held by the resource usage amount holding unit. It is further preferable that a predetermined process cannot be performed on the content. Here, the predetermined processing refers to content accumulation, editing, transmission, and the like.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, although the server apparatus demonstrated the process which determines the resource available amount of a 1st terminal, the process which determines the resource available amount of a 1st terminal is performed by the 1st terminal. May be. Such an information processing device includes a resource available amount determining unit that determines a resource available amount based on a usage time of the information processing device or content edited by the content editing unit, and a resource available amount determined by the resource available amount determination An information processing apparatus further comprising a resource available amount storage unit that stores an amount in a resource available amount holding unit.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the component of an information processing system is not restricted to said structure. That is, when creating the content, the first terminal uses the resource usage that is the amount of the computer resource used by the content, or the resource usage and the resource that is the amount of the computer resource that can be used. Any information processing device that displays the available amount may be used. In addition, the first terminal can also prevent a predetermined process from being performed on the content when the resource usage amount satisfies a certain condition with respect to the resource available amount. The first terminal may further have a function of transmitting the created content to the server device. Further, the first terminal may receive information on the resource available amount from the server device and determine the resource available amount based on the information.

  In addition, the server device is a server device that transmits information on the resource available amount to the first terminal, and based on the content received from the first terminal and / or information on access to the content, the resource of the first terminal Any server device that determines the available amount may be used.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the server device calculates and accumulates the user's contribution to content creation and content usage ranking based on the history information management table of FIG. 8 or FIG. Also good. Then, each terminal may output the ranking. For example, the degree of contribution of the user to content creation is calculated based on the “number of times of use”. It is assumed that the greater the “use count”, the higher the contribution to content creation.

  Furthermore, the processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Further, this software may be recorded and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This also applies to other embodiments in this specification. In addition, the software which implement | achieves the 1st terminal in this Embodiment is the following programs. That is, this program receives a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects in a computer, an input reception step for receiving a transmission command for transmitting content to the server device, and a content creation command in the input reception step. A content editing step for configuring the content based on the content creation instruction, and a resource usage calculating step for calculating a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured in the content editing step. A resource information display step for displaying the resource available amount held and / or the resource usage calculated at the resource usage calculation step, and the transmission command when the transmission command is received at the input reception step. Conte A tree, a program, for executing a content transmission step of transmitting the content which is constituted by the content editing step to the server device. In addition, when the first terminal is a stand-alone program, the computer receives an input reception step for receiving a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects, and when the content creation command is received at the input reception step. A content editing step for configuring the content based on the content creation instruction, a resource usage calculating step for calculating a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured in the content editing step, and A program for executing a resource information display step for displaying the resource available amount or / and the resource usage calculated in the resource usage calculation step.

  The program stores a resource available amount based on the resource available amount receiving step for receiving information on the resource available amount from the server device and the information on the resource available amount received in the resource available amount receiving step. It may be a program for further executing the resource available amount accumulation step.

Moreover, the program which implement | achieves a server apparatus is the following programs. That is, this program is a server for acquiring content on the basis of a server-side access instruction receiving step for receiving a content access instruction from the first terminal or the second terminal and an access instruction for the server-side access instruction receiving step. Side content acquisition step, server side content transmission step for transmitting content acquired in server side content acquisition step to first terminal or second terminal, server side content reception step for receiving content from first terminal, server side The server side content accumulation step for accumulating the content received in the content reception step, and the resource usage of the first terminal based on the received content and / or the degree to which the content is accessed by the second terminal or another first terminal Possible amount And resource availability amount determining step constant to a program, for executing the resource availability amount transmitting step of transmitting a resource availability amount determined by resource availability amount determining step to the first terminal.
(Embodiment 2)

  Hereinafter, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this information processing system, the server device configures information for increasing the number of tools for creating content according to the skill of the user of the first terminal, the usage time of the system, the degree of contribution to the content, and the like. This is a system for transmitting to one terminal device.

  The conceptual diagram of the information processing system of this embodiment is the same as the conceptual diagram shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the information processing system. The information processing system includes one or more first terminals 141, a server device 142, and one or more second terminals 13. The first terminal 141 includes an input reception unit 1101, a content reception unit 1102, a content display unit 1103, a content editing unit 14104, a content transmission unit 1110, a content storage unit 1111, and a tool change information reception unit 14101. The content editing unit 14104 includes a symbol holding unit 141041, a symbol displaying unit 141042, an editing process executing unit 141043, an applied symbol managing unit 141044, and a content editing / updating unit 141045.

  The server device 142 includes a server-side content storage unit 1201, a server-side access instruction reception unit 1202, a server-side content acquisition unit 1203, a server-side content transmission unit 1204, a server-side content reception unit 1205, a server-side content storage unit 1206, a tool change An information determination unit 14201 and a tool change information transmission unit 14202 are provided.

  The tool change information receiving unit 14101 receives, from the server device 142, tool change information that is information for increasing or decreasing the processing that can be performed by the content editing unit 14104. The tool change information is information indicating all tools that can be used in the first terminal 141, information indicating additional tools that can be used in the first terminal 141, or a program for executing the added tool. Information including information, information including programs corresponding to all tools (programs of upgraded tools), and the like. A tool is a tool for editing content. For example, “a tool for adding animation” “a tool for setting a texture” “a tool for setting the number of polygons” “object color” Tool for setting ". The tool change information is usually information for increasing the editing tool of the first terminal 141, but may be information for decreasing the tool. For example, if the user has not used the system for a long time, the number of editing tools available may be reduced. The format and language of the program for executing the tool are not limited. The program for executing the tool is, for example, in the form of a library or an execution module, and the program is used by the content editing unit 14104 by dynamically linking or calling it. The tool change information receiving unit 14101 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by a means for receiving a broadcast.

  The content editing / updating unit 14102 performs processing for increasing or decreasing the processing to be provided to the user of the first terminal 141 based on the tool change information received by the tool change information receiving unit 14101. Specifically, here, the information (for example, use tool information described below) of the applied symbol management unit 141044 is changed based on the tool change information. The content editing / updating unit 14102 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the content editing / updating unit 14102 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The symbol holding means 141041 holds one or more symbols corresponding to one or more commands (editing commands) received by the input receiving unit 1101. The instructions here correspond to the above tools. The symbol is, for example, a so-called icon. The symbol holding means 141041 is usually a non-volatile recording medium.

  The symbol display means 141042 displays a part or all of the symbols of one or more symbols held by the symbol holding means 141041. The symbol display unit 141042 displays a part or all of the one or more symbols held by the symbol holding unit 141041 based on the information held by the applied symbol management unit 141044. The symbol display means 141042 may or may not include a display. The symbol display means 141042 can be realized by display driver software or display driver software and a display.

  The editing process execution unit 141043 executes a process corresponding to the symbol when receiving the symbol instruction. Programs for executing symbol processing are managed in association with each other. The edit processing execution unit 141043 can be realized typically as an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the edit processing execution unit 141043 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The applied symbol management means 141044 holds use tool information which is information relating to symbols displayed by the symbol display means 141042 and / or symbols not to be displayed. The usage tool information includes, for example, all symbols and a flag indicating whether the symbols are displayed or not. The applied symbol management means 141044 is usually a non-volatile recording medium.

  The tool change information determination unit 14201 determines whether the content editing unit 14104 of the first terminal 141 is based on the received content or / and the degree to which the content is accessed by the other first terminal 141 or / and the second terminal 13. Determine possible processing. And tool change information is comprised. An example of an algorithm with which the tool change information determination unit 14201 configures the tool change information will be described later. The tool change information determination unit 14201 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the tool change information determination unit 14201 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

The tool change information transmission unit 14202 transmits the tool change information configured by the tool change information determination unit 14201 to the first terminal 141. The timing and frequency at which the tool change information transmission unit 14202 transmits the tool change information to the first terminal 141 are not limited. For example, the tool change information transmission unit 14202 transmits the tool change information to the first terminal 141 when it is determined that the tool that can be used by one first terminal 141 has changed. The tool change information transmission unit 14202 is normally realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a broadcasting unit.
Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing system will be described. First, operation | movement of the 1st terminal 141 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S1501) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not an input has been received. If an input is accepted, the process goes to step S1502, and if no input is accepted, the process goes to step S1506.

(Step S1502) The input receiving unit 1101 determines whether or not the input received in step S1501 is a start command. If it is an activation command, the procedure goes to step S1503, and if it is not an activation command, the procedure goes to step S302. The activation command is an activation command for an application that creates content or transmits content to the server device 12.
(Step S1503) The symbol display means 141042 acquires the use tool information held by the applicable symbol management means 141044.
(Step S1504) The symbol display means 141042 acquires some or all of the one or more symbols held by the symbol holding means 141041 based on the use tool information acquired in step S1503.

  (Step S1505) This application is activated, and the symbol display means 141042 activates an editing tool including the symbol acquired in step S1504. That is, the symbol acquired in step S1504 is displayed by starting the editing tool. The process returns to step S1501.

  (Step S1506) The tool change information receiving unit 14101 determines whether or not the tool change information, which is information for increasing or decreasing the processing that can be performed by the content editing unit 14104, has been received from the server device 142. If tool change information is received, the process proceeds to step S1507. If tool change information is not received, the process returns to step S1501.

(Step S1507) The content editing / updating unit 14102 performs processing for changing processing to be provided to the user of the first terminal 141 based on the tool change information received in step S1506. In this process, the tool information used by the applied symbol management means 141044 is changed based on the tool change information. However, the process provided to the user of the first terminal 141 does not always change due to the reception of the tool change information.
Next, the operation of the server apparatus 142 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

(Step S1601) The tool change information determination unit 14201 determines whether it is time to change the tool change information of the first terminal. If it is time to change the tool change information of the first terminal, go to step S1602, and if it is not time to change the tool change information of the first terminal, return to step S401. Note that the condition for determining whether or not it is time to change the tool change information of the first terminal does not matter. For example, it is determined that the timing is once a day at a predetermined time.
(Step S1602) The tool change information determination unit 14201 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S1603) The tool change information determination unit 14201 acquires the i-th first terminal identifier. In this specific example, the history information includes a first terminal identifier and usage information. The usage information includes, for example, information indicating the number of times the content created by the user of the first terminal 141 identified by the first terminal identifier is accessed from the other first terminal 141 or the second terminal 13, The total number of contents registered from one first terminal 141, the total amount of data, the cumulative number of accesses to the server device 142 from one first terminal 141, and the like.

  (Step S1604) The tool change information determination unit 14201 determines whether or not the i-th first terminal identifier exists. That is, in step S1604, it is determined whether or not the i-th first terminal identifier has been acquired. If the i-th first terminal identifier exists, the process goes to step S1605, and if the i-th first terminal identifier does not exist, the process returns to step S401.

  (Step S1605) The tool change information determination unit 14201 determines tool information corresponding to the i-th first terminal identifier based on the usage information of the i-th first terminal identifier. The tool information is information for specifying a tool that can be used in the first terminal identified by the i-th first terminal identifier, and the data structure or the like is not limited.

  (Step S1606) The tool change information determination unit 14201 determines whether or not the previous tool information corresponding to the i-th first terminal identifier matches the tool information configured in step S1605 (whether or not the tool information has been changed). ). If there is a change, the process goes to step S1607, and if there is no change, the process jumps to step S1608.

(Step S1607) The tool change information determination unit 14201 configures tool change information based on the previous tool information corresponding to the i-th first terminal identifier and the tool information configured in step S1605, and transmits the tool change information. The unit 14202 transmits the configured tool change information to the first terminal 141 identified by the i-th first terminal identifier.
(Step S1608) The counter i is incremented by one. The process returns to step S410. The process returns to step S1603.
In the flowchart of FIG. 16, the process is terminated by power-off or a process termination interrupt.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing system in the present embodiment will be described. A conceptual diagram of the information processing system is shown in FIG. The usage environment of the information processing system will be briefly described. A large number of users including children construct the content with the first terminal 141 owned by each person and the first terminal 141 having lower performance than the server device 142. Then, a large number of users transmit the content constructed on the first terminal 141 of each person to the server device 142. And many users gather in a museum, a public hall, etc., access the server apparatus 142 from the 2nd terminal 13, and compete for the quality of the content which each user created. In the present embodiment, the more the user of the first terminal 141 accesses the server device 142, the more high-quality content registered in the server device 142 and the more the user contributes to a third party, The content editing tool of the first terminal 141 can be enhanced.

  Now, the first terminal 141 holds the symbol management table shown in FIG. The symbol management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “symbol”, “execution module”, and “available user level”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for a request in table management. The “symbol” is an icon corresponding to each tool for realizing the editing function displayed on the content editing tool. The “execution module” is a program for realizing an editing function displayed on the editing tool. Here, the execution module is an execution format program for realizing the editing function. The format of the execution module does not matter. The execution module may be a message in a library or an object-oriented program. “Available user level” indicates a user level at which an editing tool corresponding to a symbol can be used. As for the user level, 1 is the lowest (1 is a beginner), and the higher the numerical value, the higher the user level. A high-level user is a user who is accustomed to using the tool and can create high-quality and high-quality content. In the symbol management table, a tool that is paired with the user level “2” (for example, a tool of “ID = 3” in the symbol management table) is a user of the user level 2 or lower (that is, the user level “1” “2”). Is available.

  FIG. 18 is a content management table stored in the server-side content storage unit 1201 of the server device 142. The content management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “content”, “first terminal identifier”, “content usage count”, and “content size”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for a request in table management. The “content” is substance data of the content, and any data structure such as 3D animation, audio information, stream data, still image data, text information, and combinations thereof may be used. The “first terminal identifier” is information for identifying the first terminal 141 that has sent the content, and here is a user name for identifying the user of the first terminal. The “content usage count” indicates the number of times the content is accessed and used from the first terminal 141 or the second terminal 13. “Content size” is the size of content, and its unit is Mbyte (megabyte). Needless to say, the server device 142 holds the first terminal identifier and the corresponding password, and may perform user authentication from the first terminal identifier and password information transmitted from the first terminal 141. . As a result of the user authentication, the content can be transmitted only to the first terminal 141 that is permitted for authentication.

  FIG. 19 is a user management table held by the tool change information determination unit 14201 of the server device 142. In the user management table, information indicating the usage level of content provided by the user, information indicating the number of times the user has accessed the server device 142 (the usage level of the information processing system of the user), and user level information are stored. . Specifically, the user management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “first terminal identifier”, “server access count”, “registered content size”, “content usage count”, and “user level”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for a request in table management. Here, the “first terminal identifier” is the name of the user, which is information for identifying the user. The “server access count” indicates the cumulative number of times the user has accessed the server device 142. “Registered content size” is the total data size of all the content registered by the user in the server device 142. The “content usage count” is the total usage count of all contents registered by the user in the server device 142. The number of uses is the number of times content is accessed from the first terminal 141 or the second terminal 13, and includes reference and use for content creation. The “user level” is a level of the user determined based on the content registered by the user and / or the degree to which the content is accessed by the first terminal 141 and the second terminal 13. Here, the “user level” is determined by three values of “server access count”, “registered content size”, and “content usage count”. That is, “user level = f (server access count, registered content size, content usage count)”. The algorithm for determining the “user level” from the three values of “server access count”, “registered content size”, and “content usage count” does not matter. For example, the “user level” is calculated from the value of “A” obtained by “A = a1 × server access count + b1 × registered content size + c1 × content usage count (a1, b1, c1 are constants)”. For example, a correspondence table of A value ranges and user levels is held, and the user level is calculated from the correspondence table. Various functions “f” are conceivable. Normally, the user level increases as the user accesses the server device, the user registers a large amount of content, and the user's content is used.

  In this case, when an instruction for starting a content editing tool is input at the first terminal of Mr. Taro Inoue at “user level = 1”, the content editing tool shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the first terminal. That is, Taro Inoue's first terminal holds its own user level “1” inside. Then, only symbols of “available user level = 1” from the symbol management table of FIG. 17 and the own user level “1” are selected and displayed. As a result, the content editing tool shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the first terminal of Mr. Taro Inoue. In FIG. 20, the content editing tool is a content editing tool having the smallest set of tools (functions).

  Further, in the first terminal of Mr. Hanako Ota at “user level = 3”, when a content editing tool activation command is input, the content editing tool shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the first terminal. In FIG. 21, the content editing tool is a content editing tool having the most full set of tools (functions).

  Now, Mr. Ichiro Yamada has registered more contents from his / her first terminal in the server device 142, and for the contents registered by Mr. Ichiro Yamada from the other first terminal and the second terminal 13. There is a large number of accesses, and Ichiro Yamada also accesses the server device 142 in large numbers, and the values of “server access count”, “registered content size”, and “content usage count” in the record of “ID = 1” in FIG. Suppose that Further, it is assumed that the server device 142 determines that it is time to change the tool change information of the first terminal. In such a case, the server device 142 first acquires values of “server access count”, “registered content size”, and “content usage count” of the record of “ID = 1” in FIG. Next, the server apparatus 142 calculates a user level from the acquired three values. Assume that the user level of Mr. Ichiro Yamada has been calculated as “3”. Then, the server device 142 compares the calculated user level “3” with the user level “2” of the record “ID = 1” in FIG. 19 and determines that they do not match. Then, the server apparatus 142 calculates the tool change information as “1”. Here, the user level “3” calculated from the current “server access count”, “registered content size”, and “content usage count” values is the above-described tool information. Further, “1” which is the difference between the tool information “3” and the managed user level “2” is the tool change information. The server apparatus 142 transmits the tool change information “1” to the first terminal of Mr. Ichiro Yamada who can be identified by the first terminal identifier “123.5.6.11” of the record “ID = 1” in FIG. .

  Next, Ichiro Yamada's first terminal receives the tool change information “1”. And the first terminal of Mr. Ichiro Yamada updates the user level currently managed from “2” to “3”. In other words, the numerical value of the tool change information “1” is added to the numerical value of the current user level to make a new user level. With this process, when the content editing tool is started next time, the first terminal of Mr. Ichiro Yamada displays the full set of symbols shown in FIG. 21 and can use the full set function.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the content depends on the user's skill (here, the skill is determined from the data amount of the content registered by the user), the contribution degree of the content registered by the user, and the like. You can increase the tools (functions) to create. With such a mechanism, the use of the user's system and the provision of content by the user are promoted, which can contribute to the creation and distribution of content. In addition, this information processing system can create high-quality good content and provide a widely provided infrastructure.

  Note that, according to the present embodiment, the server device configures the tool change information, transmits the tool change information to the first terminal, and receives the tool change information at the first terminal, so that it can be used at the first terminal. Increased tool functionality. However, as the user uses the tool and contributes to the provision of content, as long as the functions of the available tool increase, other methods may be used. For example, the first terminal may determine a change (mainly increase) in the function of the available tool. Specifically, the accumulation of the startup time of the content editing tool on the first terminal, the data size of the content to be transmitted to the server device, and the cumulative number of transmissions are accumulated. The function may be changed. In addition, when there is an access request for the content of the server device from the second terminal or the first terminal, the server device notifies the first terminal that provided the content that there is an access request, and Based on the notification, a change in the function of the tool that can be used by the first terminal may be determined.

Further, in the present embodiment, the structure of the tool change information does not matter. The tool change information may be information indicating all tools that can be used by the first terminal. Further, the tool change information may be information having a program that realizes the function of the tool.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the user level is divided into three stages, but it goes without saying that the user level may be divided into any number of stages.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the component of an information processing system is not restricted to said structure. That is, the first terminal is an information processing apparatus having a function of creating content, and has a function of creating content based on information on the created content and / or information on access from a third party of the content. Any information processing device that changes can be used. The first terminal may further have a function of transmitting the created content to the server device. The server device is a server device that receives and accumulates content from the first terminal, and changes the processing that can be performed by the first terminal based on the accumulated content or / and the degree to which the content is accessed. Any server device may be used as long as it determines tool change information, which is information for the purpose, and transmits the tool change information to the first terminal.

  In addition, the software which implement | achieves the 1st terminal in this Embodiment is the following programs. That is, the program receives a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects and a transmission command for sending the content to the server device, and a content creation command at the input reception step. When received, the content editing step that configures the content based on the content creation command, and the transmission command when the transmission command is received at the input receiving step is the content indicated by the transmission command, and the content configured in the content editing step is the server A content transmission step for transmitting to the device, a tool change information receiving step for receiving tool change information from the server device, and a step for changing processing to be provided to the user based on the tool change information received in the tool change information receiving step. Program for executing a.

Moreover, the program which implement | achieves a server apparatus is the following programs. That is, this program is a server-side access instruction receiving step for receiving content access instructions from the first terminal, and a server-side content acquiring step for acquiring contents based on the access instructions of the server-side access instruction receiving step. A server-side content transmission step for transmitting the content acquired in the server-side content acquisition step to the first terminal, a server-side content reception step for receiving content from the first terminal, and a content received in the server-side content reception step. A tool that is information for changing processing that can be performed by the first terminal based on the content received in the server-side content accumulation step and the content received in the server-side content reception step and / or the degree to which the content is accessed. A tool change information determining step of determining a change information, a program, for executing the tool change information transmitting step of transmitting a tool change information determined by the tool change information determination step in the first terminal.
(Embodiment 3)

Hereinafter, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The information processing system includes a first terminal that creates content and a server device that manages the content. The first terminal uses the content downloaded from the server device to create new content and upload it to the server device. This is an information processing system. Further, the content has copyright information, which is information regarding the author of the content, as an attribute value. Then, when editing and creating new content using the downloaded content on the first terminal, the new content information that is information about the editor of the content is received for the edited new content. The information processing system adds the copyright information, which is the attribute value of the content, as the attribute value of the new content, and uploads the content having the new copyright information as the attribute value to the server device. The information processing system has one or more second terminals that output content.
FIG. 22 is a block diagram of the information processing system. The information processing system includes one or more first terminals 221, a server device 222, and one or more second terminals 223.

  The first terminal 221 is, for example, a personal computer, a notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal (including a PDA, a mobile phone, etc.) installed in each home. The server device 222 is a high-performance information processing device installed in a museum, for example, and includes a hard disk having a huge recording capacity. The second terminal 223 is, for example, a personal computer installed in a museum. In this information processing system, for example, a user creates high-quality content at a home first terminal 221 that is not so high in performance, and uploads the content to a server device 222 operated in a museum or the like. Then, the user outputs the high-quality content from the second terminal 223 installed in a museum or the like. A plurality of users compete for content quality.

  The first terminal 221 includes an input reception unit 1101, a content reception unit 1102, a content display unit 22103, a content editing unit 1104, a copyright information addition unit 22102, a content transmission unit 1110, and a content storage unit 1111. The copyright information addition unit 22102 includes new copyright information storage means 221021, copyright information composition means 221022, and copyright information addition means 221023.

The server device 222 includes a server-side content storage unit 1201, a server-side access instruction reception unit 1202, a server-side content acquisition unit 1203, a server-side content transmission unit 1204, a server-side content reception unit 1205, and a server-side content storage unit 1206. .
The second terminal 223 includes a second command reception unit 1301, an access instruction transmission unit 1302, a second content reception unit 1303, and a second content output unit 22304.

The copyright information adding unit 22102 is, for new content edited by the content editing unit 1104, new copyright information that is information related to the editor of the content, and copyright information that is an attribute value of the content received by the content receiving unit 1102. Is added as an attribute value of the new content. The copyright information and new copyright information are information relating to the content editor and author, and the data structure thereof is not limited. However, the copyright information is usually hierarchized. This hierarchy also indicates the content that has been used and / or the author of the content that has been used when the content is created. One piece of copyright information may be information corresponding to one piece of content, or may be information corresponding to one or more objects constituting the piece of content. When one piece of copyright information is information corresponding to one or more objects (for example, a bear face or a bear's foot which is one object of bear content), the copyright information for each object which is a component constituting the content Is added. Specific examples of copyright information and new copyright information will be described later.
The new work information storage unit 221021 stores new work information. The new copyright information storage unit 221021 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but may be a volatile recording medium.

  The copyright information composition unit 221022 relates to the copyright information of the new content based on the new copyright information stored in the new copyright information storage unit 221021 and the copyright information that is the attribute value of the content received by the content receiver 1102. Configure attribute values.

  The work information adding unit 221023 adds the work information formed by the work information forming unit 221022 to the content as an attribute value of the new content. The copyright information constituting unit 221022 and the copyright information adding unit 221023 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedures of the copyright information constituting unit 221022 and the copyright information adding unit 221023 are usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit). Note that the copyright information composing means 221022 and the copyright information adding means 221023 are not indispensable, and finally, the new copyright information and the copyright which is the attribute value of the content received by the content receiving unit 1102 as the attribute value of the edited new content. Information only needs to exist.

  The content display unit 22103 displays the content received by the content reception unit 1102 and copyright information that is an attribute value thereof. The content display unit 22103 may be considered to include or not include a display. The content display unit 22103 can be realized by display driver software or display driver software and a display.

  When the input receiving unit 1101 receives a transmission command, the content transmitting unit 1110 transmits new content information having new copyright information and copyright information as attribute values to the server device 222. That is, the content may have two or more pieces of copyright information as attribute values.

  The second content output unit 22304 outputs the content received by the second content receiving unit 1303 and copyright information that is an attribute value thereof. The term “output” usually means display on a display or sound output, but is a concept including printing on a printer, transmission to an external device, and the like. Moreover, the output mode of content and copyright information may be different. That is, for example, the second content output unit 22304 may display the content on a display and output the copyright information as audio. The second content output unit 22304 may be considered as including or not including an output device such as a display or a speaker. The second content output unit 22304 can be implemented by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing system will be described. First, the operation of the first terminal 221 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 23, the description of the same processes as those in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is omitted.
(Step S2301) The copyright information constituting unit 221022 acquires new copyright information from the new copyright information storage unit 221021.

  (Step S2302) Based on the new copyright information acquired in Step S2301 and the copyright information that is the attribute value of the content received by the content receiver 1102, the copyright information constituting unit 221022 is an attribute value related to the copyright information of the new content. Configure.

(Step S2303) The copyright information adding means 221023 adds the copyright information formed by the copyright information forming means 221022 to the content as an attribute value of the new content. The new content is content that is edited by the content editing unit 1104 and transmitted to the server device 222.
In this flowchart, the display of the content in step S304 also displays the copyright information that is the attribute value of the content.
Next, the operation of the server device 222 will be described. The server device 222 transmits the stored content to the first terminal 221 or the second terminal 223 in response to an access instruction from the first terminal 221 or the second terminal 223.

Furthermore, the operation of the second terminal 223 will be described. The second terminal 223 receives an access instruction to the content from the user, acquires the content of the server device 222, and outputs it. At that time, the second terminal 223 outputs content and copyright information.
Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing system in the present embodiment will be described. The conceptual diagram of the information processing system is the same as FIG. Further, the information processing system has a usage environment as described in the first embodiment.

  Now, the server device 222 holds a content management table as shown in FIG. The content management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “content”, “first terminal identifier”, and “parent content ID”. Attributes other than “parent content ID” are the same as those in the content management table of FIG. The “parent content ID” is information for identifying the used content when the content is created. The “parent content ID” is an “ID” in the content management table, and may have two or more “IDs”. That is, in the content management table of FIG. 24, for example, the content used when creating the content with “ID = 2” is the content with “ID = 8” and the content with “ID = 3”. Note that content whose parent content ID value is “-(horizontal line)” is content that has no content used at the time of creation. The “first terminal identifier” is information (copy information) indicating the author who created the content here. In the content management table of FIG. 24, the content of “ID = 2” is created by “user X” and uploaded to the server device 222.

  In the above situation, it is assumed that the user of the first terminal 221 downloads the content with “ID = 1” and the content with “ID = 2” from the server device 222 and displays them on the screen. The user interface for the user of the first terminal 221 to download the content of the server device 222 is not limited. A display example of content and copyright information on the first terminal 221 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 25, the content of “ID = 1” and its copyright information are displayed. In FIG. 25, the content of “ID = 2” and its copyright information are displayed. Here, the copyright information of the content of “ID = 1” includes a still image of the content (content of “ID = 5”) used to create the content and copyright information (user Y) indicating the author. . Also, the copyright information of the content of “ID = 2” includes the still image of the content used to create the content (content of “ID = 11”) and the copyright information (user B) indicating the author, “ID = The still image of the parent content (content of “ID = 10”) and the copyright information thereof, and the still image of the content (“content of ID = 50”) used to create the content of “ID = 2” It has copyright information (user X) indicating the author. The structure of data downloaded from the server device 222 to the first terminal 221 is shown in FIG. The data in FIG. 26 is information (including copyright information) of content with “ID = 2”. In FIG. 26, the content information of “ID = 2” includes “ID” “content (including 3D data, script, sound information)” “first terminal identifier” and two pointers. In the destination indicated by the point, content information used when the content of “ID = 2” is created is stored. A part of the content of “ID = 11” and pointer information are stored ahead of the first pointer. The part of the content of “ID = 11” is “ID”, “3D data (representative still image)”, “first terminal identifier”, and “ID = 11” at the end of the pointer. The information of the content (ID = 10) used when the content is created is stored. That is, the usage information of the content when the content is created is included in the copyright information of the content. In addition, the copyright information of such content is hierarchized.

The user of the first terminal 221 is “user P”, and the first terminal identifier “user P” is stored in the first terminal 221. Then, it is assumed that “user P” has created the content shown in FIG. 27 using the content of “ID = 1” and the content of “ID = 2”. Then, it is assumed that the user P has transmitted the new content in FIG. In such a case, the data shown in FIG. 28 is transmitted from the first terminal 221 to the server device 222. The data in FIG. 28 includes content created by “user P” (including 3D data, script, and sound information), a first bullet identifier (user P), and a parent content ID (“1” “2”). . The first bullet identifier (user P) is automatically read and added when the user P presses a “send” button for instructing transmission of content. The parent content ID (“1” “2”) is added by the following processing. That is, when the first terminal 221 creates content, the original content ID is recorded. When the user P presses a “send” button for instructing content transmission, the recorded parent content ID is automatically read and added.
Next, the server apparatus 222 receives the content shown in FIG. 28, adds the next ID “92” to the content, and inserts it into the content management table as shown in FIG.

  Next, it is assumed that a certain user inputs an instruction to acquire content with “ID = 92” from the second terminal 223. In such a case, the second terminal 223 acquires the content with “ID = 92” from the server device 222. That is, the server device 222 searches the content management table of FIG. 29 for the content with “ID = 92” and transmits it to the second terminal 223. An example of the data structure to be transmitted in such a case is shown in FIG. In FIG. 30, the data structure of the content includes “ID”, “content (substance)”, “first terminal identifier”, and “pointer”. “Pointer” is a pointer to the copyright information of the parent content. The parent content information includes “3D data”, “copy information (first terminal identifier)”, and “pointer”. The “pointer” is arbitrary.

  Then, the second terminal 223 displays the received information of FIG. 30 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 30, content and copyright information are displayed. The copyright information includes information (user P) indicating the author of the content and copyright information of the content that is the source of the content. The copyright information of the content that is the source of the content is hierarchized.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when content is displayed, the copyright information that created the content is output, and it is obvious at a glance who created the content. In addition, by displaying the copyright information of the content that was used when the used content was created (displaying the copyright information hierarchically), the content creation process can be easily grasped, and the person who contributed to the content creation Is properly grasped. Such display of copyright information improves the motivation of content creators for content creation, and provides high-quality content. In other words, this information processing system can contribute greatly to the provision and distribution of high-quality content, and to maintain and develop Japan's world-class content creation capabilities even today.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the display of the copyright information is accompanied by the display of the content, but it is also possible to display only the first terminal identifier (copy information). Moreover, the structure which displays copyright information by a user's instruction | indication may be sufficient.
Note that the second terminal is not essential in the information processing system of the present embodiment.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when content edited from the first terminal is transmitted to the server device, the new copyright information (first terminal identifier in the above example) is automatically added. The user may input new copyright information.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the copyright information is managed for each content, but may be managed for each object constituting the content. In such a case, the content management table of the server device has a structure as shown in FIG. 32, for example. The content management table includes one or more records having “content ID”, “object information”, and “content copyright information”. “Content ID” is information for identifying content. “Object information” is information relating to objects (parts) constituting the content. “Content copyright information” is information relating to the author who created the content. The “object information” includes “object ID”, “3D data”, “script”, “sound information”, “copy information”, and “parent object ID”. “Object ID” is information for identifying an object. “3D data”, “script”, and “sound information” are data elements constituting the object and have been described. The data elements constituting the object are not limited to these three types of information. “Copyright information” is information about the author who created the object. The “parent object ID” is information for identifying an object used when creating an object. In the above content management table, copyright information is managed for each object.

  FIG. 33 shows an example in which content is received and output by the first terminal or the second terminal in such a content management method. In FIG. 33, content and copyright information are displayed. The copyright information includes the copyright information of the content and the copyright information of the object used when creating the content. The copyright information of the object may be hierarchized into two or more layers. When the copyright information of an object is hierarchized into two or more layers, it indicates that there is an object used when the object is created. That is, in FIG. 33, the user B's object is used when the user E's soccer ball object is created.

  Note that the following processing is performed in order to perform the display as shown in FIG. 33 on the first terminal or the second terminal. First, the user of the first terminal or the second terminal gives an instruction to output the content with “content ID = 4”. Next, the server device receives the output instruction of the content of “ID = 4”, and configures data as shown in FIG. And a server apparatus transmits the data shown in FIG. 34 to a terminal. The terminal receives and outputs the data shown in FIG. Note that the data in FIG. 34 includes “synthesized 3D data”, “all scripts”, “all sound information”, “content copyright information”, and “pointer to object”. “Combined 3D data” is 3D data obtained by combining 3D data of objects included in content. “All Scripts” and “All Sound Information” are all “Scripts” and all “Sound Information” of objects included in the content. “Pointer to object” is pointer information to information of an object constituting the content. The object information includes “3D data”, “object copyright information”, and “pointer to parent object”. If there is no object used when creating the object, there is no “pointer to the parent object”.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the 1st terminal in this Embodiment is the following programs. That is, this program is a content reception instruction that is an instruction for receiving content having copyright information as an attribute value, which is content including one or more objects, and is information related to the author of the content, on the computer. A content creation command that is a command to create a content, an input reception step that receives a transmission command that is a command to transmit the content, and the content reception command when the content reception command is received in the input reception step A content access instruction is transmitted to the server device, and in response to the transmission of the access instruction, a content reception step of receiving content from the server device, and when the content creation instruction is received in the content reception step, Content A content editing step that constitutes new content using the content received in the content receiving step, and information regarding the editor of the content for the new content edited in the content editing step The new copyright information and the copyright information addition step for adding the copyright information, which is the attribute value of the content received in the content reception step, as the attribute value of the new content, and the transmission command is accepted in the input acceptance step. In this case, a program for executing a content transmission step of transmitting the new copyright information and the new content having the copyright information as attribute values to the server device.

The program may include a display step for displaying the content received in the content receiving step. Moreover, this display step may display copyright information that is an attribute value of the content. Furthermore, the copyright information may be hierarchized as described above.
(Embodiment 4)

Hereinafter, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The information processing system includes a first terminal that creates content and a server device that manages the content. The first terminal uses the content downloaded from the server device to create new content and upload it to the server device. This is an information processing system. The information processing system is an information processing system in which the usage frequency of content is managed by the server device, and the usage frequency ranking is calculated and output. Furthermore, this information processing system is a system in which when content is used, the score of the content used when the content is created (information that is the basis for ranking calculation) is also increased.
FIG. 35 is a block diagram of the information processing system. The information processing system includes one or more first terminals 351, a server device 352, and one or more second terminals 223.

  The first terminal 351 includes an input reception unit 1101, a content reception unit 1102, a content display unit 22103, a content editing unit 1104, a content transmission unit 1110, a content storage unit 1111, and a terminal side access information output unit 35101.

The server device 352 includes a server-side content storage unit 1201, a server-side access instruction reception unit 1202, a server-side content acquisition unit 1203, a server-side content transmission unit 1204, a server-side content reception unit 1205, a server-side content storage unit 1206, and access information. An acquisition unit 35201, an access information storage unit 35202, and an access information output unit 35203 are provided. The access information accumulation unit 35202 includes an access information writing unit 352021 and an access information configuring unit 352022.
The second terminal 353 includes a second command reception unit 1301, an access instruction transmission unit 1302, a second content reception unit 1303, a second content output unit 22304, and a terminal side access information output unit 35101.

  The terminal-side access information output unit 35101 outputs information related to content access. The information related to access is information indicating the number of accesses for each content, the above ranking information, and the like. The output here is mainly a display, but is a concept including sound output, printing, transmission, and the like. The terminal side access information output unit 35101 may be considered as including or not including an output device such as a display or a speaker. The terminal-side access information output unit 35101 can be realized by output device driver software or output device driver software and an output device.

  The access information acquisition unit 35201 acquires information related to access to content stored in the server-side content storage unit 1201. Content access is content access from the first terminal 351 or the second terminal 353. For example, the access information acquisition unit 35201 receives a request to access the content stored in the server-side content storage unit 1201 from the first terminal 351 or the second terminal 353, and receives the content from the first terminal 351 or the first terminal 351. When transmitted to the second terminal 353, the number of times of accessing the content is incremented by 1, and so on.

  The access information writing unit 352021 accumulates information related to access to the content acquired by the access information acquisition unit 35201 in association with the content in the server-side content storage unit 1201 and / or copyright information of the content.

  The access information configuration unit 352022 calculates a ranking regarding the content usage for each content and / or for each user based on the information regarding the access written by the access information writing unit 352021, and ranking information which is information regarding the ranking. Is calculated.

  The terminal-side access information output unit 35101 and the access information storage unit 35202 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedures of the terminal-side access information output unit 35101 and the access information storage unit 35202 are usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The access information output unit 35203 outputs information related to content access. The information related to access is information indicating the number of accesses for each content, the above ranking information, and the like. The information regarding the access of the content output by the access information output unit 35203 and the information regarding the access of the content acquired by the access information acquisition unit 35201 are not necessarily the same information. The information regarding the access to the content output by the access information output unit 35203 may be information obtained by statistically processing the information acquired by the access information acquisition unit 35201 (for example, the following ranking information). Output is a concept that includes display on a display, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, and the like. There is no limitation on the timing at which the access information output unit 35203 outputs the access information. The access information output unit 35203 may transmit access information in response to a request from the first terminal 351 or the second terminal 353, accepts an instruction from the user, and transmits access information based on the instruction. Also good. Further, the access information output unit 35203 may periodically transmit access information. The access information output unit 35203 may or may not include an output device such as a network card. The access information output unit 35203 can be realized by output device driver software or output device driver software and an output device.

  Note that the input receiving unit 1101 and the second command receiving unit 1301 also receive an instruction to output information related to content access. The server-side access instruction receiving unit 1202 also receives an instruction to output information related to content access. The information related to content access is, for example, ranking information indicating content usage. Further, the content receiving unit 1102 and the second content receiving unit 1303 also receive information regarding content access from the server device 352.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing system will be described. First, the operation of the first terminal 351 will be described. The operation of the first terminal 351 is the same as that of the first terminal 221 in Embodiment 3 except for the processing for outputting information related to content access. The first terminal 351 receives an instruction to output information related to content access from the user, and receives and outputs information related to content access from the server device 352 based on the instruction. The operation of the second terminal 353 is the same as that of the second terminal 223 in the third embodiment except for the processing for outputting information related to content access. The second terminal 353 also receives an instruction to output information related to content access from the user, and receives and outputs information related to content access from the server device 352 based on the instruction.
Next, the operation of the server device will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S3601) The access information writing unit 352021 acquires access information which is information indicating that the content has been accessed. Here, the access information is information for identifying the accessed content, for example.

  (Step S3602) The access information writing unit 352021 accumulates the access information acquired in Step S3601. Note that the access information acquired in step S3601 and the access information stored in step S3602 may not be the same information. The access information acquired in step S3601 is information for identifying the content, and the access information stored in step S3602 may be the total access count of the content (number of times of adding 1 to the recorded access count). Further, the access information here is included in information related to content access. The process returns to step S401.

  (Step S3603) The server-side access instruction receiving unit 1202 determines whether or not an instruction to output information related to content access has been received. If an output instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to step S3604. If an output instruction is not accepted, the process jumps to step S3606.

(Step S3604) The access information output unit 35203 acquires information related to content access. The information related to content access is the ranking information accumulated in step S3608 and the access information accumulated in step S3602 (such as the number of times the content is accessed).
(Step S3605) The access information output unit 35203 outputs the access information acquired in step S3604. Here, “output” refers to transmission to the first terminal 351 and the second terminal 353, for example.

  (Step S3606) The access information constituting unit 352022 judges whether or not to constitute ranking information that is a ranking of content usage. The timing which comprises ranking information is not ask | required. For example, the server device 353 configures ranking information periodically (once a month and at the end of the month). If it is determined that the ranking information is to be configured, the process proceeds to step S3607. If it is determined that the ranking information is not to be configured, the process returns to step S401.

(Step S3607) The access information constituting unit 352022 constitutes ranking information. The access information configuring unit 352022 configures ranking information based on, for example, the number of accesses to each content. Further, the access information configuring unit 352022 configures ranking information for each user, for example, based on the total number of accesses of all contents created by each user.
(Step S3608) The access information configuration unit 352022 stores the access information configured in step S3607.
Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing system in the present embodiment will be described. The conceptual diagram of the information processing system is the same as FIG. Further, the information processing system has a usage environment as described in the first embodiment.

  Now, the server device 352 holds a content management table as shown in FIG. The content management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “content”, “first terminal identifier”, “parent content ID”, “access count”, and “point”. The record of the content management table in FIG. 37 has new attribute values of “access count” and “point” as compared with the record of the content management table in FIG. “Number of accesses” is the number of times content is accessed from the first terminal 351 and the second terminal 353. “Point” is a value calculated based on the number of times the content is accessed. It can be said that the larger this point is, the higher the utilization of content. Points are not only increased when only the content corresponding to “Point” is accessed, but also when content (child content) created using the content is accessed To do. For example, when a certain content having one parent content is accessed once, a point “0.2” is added to the parent content, and a point “0.8” is added to the accessed content. Suppose that they are added. That is, 20% of the number of accesses is added as a point of the used content.

  Further, for example, there is one child content (such content is referred to as “child content 1”) for two parent contents (such content is referred to as “parent content 1” and “parent content 2”). Suppose that the one grandchild content (this content is referred to as “grandchild content 1”) exists. In this case, “child content 1” is created using “parent content 1” and “parent content 2”, and “grandchild content 1” is created using “child content 1”.

  In the above case, it is assumed that “grandchild content 1” is accessed by the user. In this case, the number of accesses of “grandchild content 1” increases by one. Further, the point of “grandchild content 1” increases by “0.8”. Then, the number of accesses of “child content 1” does not increase, and the point of “child content 1” increases by “0.2 × 0.8 = 0.16”. Further, the number of accesses of “parent content 1” and “parent content 2” does not increase, and the points increase by “0.2 × 0.2 ÷ 2 = 0.02”, respectively.

  As described above, in a content group that is used hierarchically and created, when lower content (content created using other content) is accessed, higher content (used for other content) The point of (content) has been increased.

  Next, it is assumed that the server device 352 configures ranking information regarding content usage once a month. Here, the ranking information is information in which points in the content management table of FIG. 37 are arranged in descending order (from the top). FIG. 38 is a ranking information management table showing such ranking information. The ranking information management table holds one or more records having “rank”, “point”, “3D data”, “first terminal identifier (copying information)”, and “content ID”. “Content ID” is “ID” of the content management table.

  Next, for example, it is assumed that the user inputs an instruction to output information related to access to the second terminal 353. Next, the second terminal 353 transmits an output instruction to the server device 353. The server device 353 acquires the ranking information management table in FIG. 38 and transmits it to the second terminal 353. Next, the second terminal 353 receives the ranking information management table and outputs it as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, information related to content access can be managed by the server device, and for example, the usage ranking can be calculated. The terminal can output information related to access, for example, the usage ranking. Such processing improves the user's motivation for content creation and provides high-quality content. In other words, this information processing system can provide and distribute high-quality content and contribute greatly to maintaining and developing Japan's world-class content creation capabilities.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when information related to access of one content is acquired, information related to access can be accumulated in association with the content to be used used in the content creation stage. Therefore, when one content is accessed, the content used when creating the content is also evaluated. Therefore, the user will endeavor to create high-quality content that can be used by others, contributing to providing and distributing high-quality content.
Note that the second terminal is not essential in the information processing system of the present embodiment.
Further, in the present embodiment, the access information managed by the server device, the structure of the ranking information, etc. are not questioned. The server device may acquire, store, and output information related to content access.

  In the present embodiment, the output mode of information related to content access is not limited. In the present embodiment, ranking information of content usage is output as information related to content access, but content contribution information for each user may be output. In such a case, the server device totals points of all contents created by the same user, calculates a ranking based on the points for each user (generates content contribution information), and accumulates the information.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the server apparatus in this Embodiment is the following programs. That is, this program is a server-side content acquisition step for acquiring content based on a server-side access instruction reception step for receiving a content access instruction from a terminal device to a computer and the access instruction received in the server-side access instruction reception step. A server-side content transmission step for transmitting the content acquired in the server-side content acquisition step to the terminal device that transmitted the access request, a server-side content reception step for receiving content from the terminal device, and the server-side content reception A server-side content accumulation step for accumulating the content received in the step, an access information acquisition step for acquiring information relating to access to the content, and an access to the content acquired in the access information acquisition step An access information accumulating step for accumulating information related to stored content and / or copyright information of the content, and an access information output step for outputting information related to access of the content accumulated in the access information accumulating step It is a program to make it.

  As described above, the information processing system or the information processing apparatus according to the present invention can create appropriate content or contribute to improvement of content creation motivation, etc. Useful.

Conceptual diagram of information processing system in Embodiment 1 Block diagram of an information processing system according to Embodiment 1 Flowchart for explaining the operation of the first terminal in the first embodiment Flowchart for explaining the operation of the server device in the first embodiment Flowchart for explaining the operation of the second terminal in the first embodiment The figure which shows the resource availability management table in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the content management table | surface in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the log | history information management table | surface in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the example of a display of the editing tool in Embodiment 1 The figure which shows the example of a display of the resource usage-amount and resource usage-amount in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the example of the data structure transmitted in Embodiment 1 The figure which shows the log | history information management table | surface in Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the example of a screen of the 2nd terminal in Embodiment 1. Block diagram of an information processing system in the second embodiment Flowchart explaining the operation of the first terminal in the second embodiment Flowchart for explaining the operation of the server device in the second embodiment The figure which shows the symbol management table | surface in Embodiment 2. The figure which shows the content management table | surface in Embodiment 2. The figure which shows the user management table | surface in Embodiment 2. The figure which shows the content editing tool in Embodiment 2 The figure which shows the content editing tool in Embodiment 2 Block diagram of an information processing system according to Embodiment 3 Flowchart explaining the operation of the first terminal in the third embodiment The figure which shows the content management table | surface in Embodiment 3. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of copyright information in the third embodiment The figure which shows the example of the structure of the data downloaded by the server apparatus in Embodiment 3 FIG. 10 illustrates an example of content in Embodiment 3 The figure which shows the example of the data transmitted to the server apparatus in Embodiment 3. The figure which shows the content management table | surface in Embodiment 3. The figure which shows the example of the structure of the data downloaded from the server apparatus in Embodiment 3. The figure which shows the example of a display of the content and copyright information in Embodiment 3 The figure which shows the content management table | surface in Embodiment 3. The figure which shows the example of a display of the content and copyright information in Embodiment 3 The figure which shows the example of the structure of the data downloaded from the server apparatus in Embodiment 3. Block diagram of an information processing system in Embodiment 4 Flowchart for explaining the operation of the server device in the fourth embodiment The figure which shows the content management table | surface in Embodiment 4. The figure which shows the ranking information management table | surface in Embodiment 4. The figure which shows the example of an output of the ranking information in Embodiment 4

Explanation of symbols

11, 141 First terminal 12, 142 Server device 13 Second terminal 1101 Input receiving unit 1102 Content receiving unit 1103, 22103 Content display unit 1104 Content editing unit 1105 Resource available amount holding unit 1106 Resource usage calculating unit 1107 Resource information display Unit 1108 resource available amount receiving unit 1109 resource available amount accumulating unit 1110 content transmitting unit 1111 content accumulating unit 1201 server side content storing unit 1202 server side access instruction receiving unit 1203 server side content obtaining unit 1204 server side content transmitting unit 1205 server Side content reception unit 1206 server side content storage unit 1207 history information acquisition unit 1208 history information storage unit 1209 resource available amount determination unit 1210 Available amount transmission unit 1301 second command reception unit 1302 access instruction transmission unit 1303 second content reception unit 1304, 22304 second content output unit 14101 tool change information reception unit 14102 content editing update unit 14104 content editing unit 14201 tool change Information determination unit 14202 Tool change information transmission unit 141043 Editing processing execution unit 141044 Applied symbol management unit 141045 Content editing update unit 22102 Copyright information addition unit 35101 Terminal side access information output unit 35201 Access information acquisition unit 35202 Access information storage unit 35203 Access information output Section 221021 New work information storage means 221022 Work information composition means 221023 Work information addition means 352021 Access information writing means 35 022 access information configuration means

Claims (43)

An information processing system comprising a first terminal and a server device,
The first terminal is
A content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects, and an input reception unit for receiving a transmission command for transmitting the content to the server device;
A resource available amount holding unit holding a resource available amount that is the amount of computer resources that can be used;
A content editing unit that configures content based on the content creation command when the input reception unit receives the content creation command;
A resource usage calculating unit that calculates a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured by the content editing unit;
A resource information display unit for displaying the resource available amount held by the resource available amount holding unit and / or the resource usage calculated by the resource usage calculating unit;
When the input reception unit receives the transmission command, the content transmission unit includes a content transmission unit that transmits the content indicated by the transmission command and the content configured by the content editing unit to a server device.
The server device
A server-side content storage unit storing one or more contents;
A server-side content receiver that receives content from the first terminal;
An information processing system comprising a server-side content accumulation unit that accumulates content received by the server-side content reception unit in the content storage unit. An information processing system comprising a first terminal, a server device, and a second terminal,
The first terminal is
A content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects, and an input reception unit for receiving a transmission command for transmitting the content to the server device;
A resource available amount holding unit holding a resource available amount that is the amount of computer resources that can be used;
A content editing unit that configures content based on the content creation command when the input reception unit receives the content creation command;
A resource usage calculating unit that calculates a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured by the content editing unit;
A resource information display unit for displaying the resource available amount held by the resource available amount holding unit and / or the resource usage calculated by the resource usage calculating unit;
When the input reception unit receives the transmission command, the content transmission unit includes a content transmission unit that transmits the content indicated by the transmission command and the content configured by the content editing unit to a server device.
The server device
A server-side content storage unit storing one or more contents;
A server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives an access instruction for content from the second terminal;
A server-side content acquisition unit that acquires content from the server-side content storage unit based on an access instruction of the server-side access instruction reception unit;
A server-side content transmission unit that transmits the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the second terminal;
A server-side content receiver that receives content from the first terminal;
A server-side content storage unit that stores the content received by the server-side content reception unit in the content storage unit;
The second terminal is
A second command receiving unit that receives an instruction to access content;
An access instruction transmission unit that transmits an access instruction to the server device based on the access instruction received by the second command reception unit;
A second content receiver that receives content based on the transmission of the access instruction;
An information processing system comprising a second content output unit for outputting content received by the second content receiving unit. When the resource usage amount calculated by the resource usage amount calculation unit satisfies a certain condition with respect to the resource usage amount held by the resource usage amount holding unit, the content editing unit The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the content transmission unit does not transmit the content, or the server-side content storage unit of the server device does not store the content. The server-side content receiver of the server device receives a pair of a first terminal identifier for identifying the content and the first terminal,
The server device
A resource availability determination unit that determines the resource availability of the first terminal based on the received content or / and the degree to which the content is accessed by the second terminal or another first terminal;
A resource usable amount transmitting unit that transmits information on the resource usable amount determined by the resource usable amount determining unit to the first terminal;
The first terminal is
A resource available amount receiving unit for receiving information on the resource available amount from the server device;
The resource available amount storage unit that accumulates the resource available amount in the resource available amount holding unit based on information about the resource available amount received by the resource available amount receiving unit. Item 4. The information processing system according to any one of Items 3 to 4. An information processing system comprising a first terminal and a server device,
The first terminal is
An input receiving unit that receives a content acquisition command that is a command to receive content composed of one or more objects from the server device, a content creation command to create content, and a transmission command to transmit the content to the server device;
When the input reception unit receives the content acquisition command, the content reception instruction is transmitted to the server device based on the content acquisition command, and the content corresponding to the content acquisition command is received from the server device 12. And
When the input reception unit receives the content creation command, based on the content creation command, a content editing unit that uses the content received by the content reception unit or newly configures content, and
A content transmission unit that transmits the content configured by the content editing unit to the server device when the input reception unit receives the transmission command;
A tool change information receiving unit that receives from the server device tool change information that is information for changing processing that can be performed by the content editing unit;
The content editing unit changes processing to be provided to the user based on the tool change information received by the tool change information receiving unit,
The server device
A server-side content storage unit storing one or more contents;
A server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives an access instruction for content from the first terminal;
A server-side content acquisition unit that acquires content from the server-side content storage unit based on the access instruction received by the server-side access instruction reception unit;
A server-side content transmission unit that transmits the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the first terminal;
A server-side content receiver that receives content from the first terminal;
A server-side content storage unit that stores the content received by the server-side content reception unit in the content storage unit;
A tool change information determination unit that determines tool change information based on the content received by the server-side content reception unit and / or the degree to which the content is accessed by another first terminal;
An information processing system comprising a tool change information transmission unit that transmits tool change information determined by the tool change information determination unit to the first terminal. An information processing system comprising a first terminal, a server device, and a second terminal,
The first terminal is
An input receiving unit that receives a content acquisition command that is a command to receive content composed of one or more objects from the server device, a content creation command to create content, and a transmission command to transmit the content to the server device;
When the input reception unit receives the content acquisition command, the content reception instruction is transmitted to the server device based on the content acquisition command, and the content corresponding to the content acquisition command is received from the server device 12. And
When the input reception unit receives the content creation command, based on the content creation command, a content editing unit that uses the content received by the content reception unit or newly configures content, and
A content transmission unit that transmits the content configured by the content editing unit to the server device when the input reception unit receives the transmission command;
A tool change information receiving unit that receives from the server device tool change information that is information for changing processing that can be performed by the content editing unit;
The content editing unit changes processing to be provided to the user based on the tool change information received by the tool change information receiving unit,
The server device
A server-side content storage unit storing one or more contents;
A server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives an access instruction for content from the first terminal or the second terminal;
A server-side content acquisition unit that acquires content from the server-side content storage unit based on an access instruction of the server-side access instruction reception unit;
A server-side content transmission unit that transmits the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the first terminal or the second terminal;
A server-side content receiver that receives content from the first terminal;
A server-side content storage unit that stores the content received by the server-side content reception unit in the content storage unit;
A tool change information determination unit that determines tool change information based on the content received by the server-side content reception unit, and / or the degree to which the content is accessed by another first terminal or / and the second terminal;
A tool change information transmission unit for transmitting the tool change information determined by the tool change information determination unit to the first terminal;
The second terminal is
A second command receiving unit that receives an instruction to access content;
An access instruction transmission unit that transmits an access instruction to the server device based on the access instruction received by the second command reception unit;
A second content receiver that receives content based on the transmission of the access instruction;
An information processing system comprising a second content output unit for outputting content received by the second content receiving unit. The server-side content receiver of the server device receives a pair of a first terminal identifier for identifying the content and the first terminal,
The server device
A tool change information determination unit that determines tool change information based on the received content or / and the degree to which the content is accessed by another first terminal or / and the second terminal;
A tool change information transmitter for transmitting the tool change information to the first terminal;
The first terminal is
A tool change information receiving unit for receiving the tool change information;
The content editing unit
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a process provided to a user is changed based on tool change information received by the tool change information receiving unit. The tool change information is information indicating an instruction to increase possible processing,
The content editing unit
A symbol holding means holding one or more symbols corresponding to one or more commands received by the input receiving unit;
A symbol display means for displaying a part or all of one or more symbols held by the symbol holding means;
An editing process executing means for executing a process corresponding to the symbol when receiving the symbol instruction;
The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the symbol display means displays a symbol based on the tool change information. The 1st terminal which comprises the information processing system in any one of Claims 1-8. The server apparatus which comprises the information processing system in any one of Claims 1-8. The 2nd terminal which comprises the information processing system in any one of Claim 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8. An input receiving unit that receives a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects;
A resource available amount holding unit holding a resource available amount that is the amount of computer resources that can be used;
A content editing unit that configures content based on the content creation command when the input reception unit receives the content creation command;
A resource usage calculating unit that calculates a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured by the content editing unit;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a resource information display unit that displays a resource usage amount held by the resource usage amount holding unit and / or a resource usage amount calculated by a resource usage amount calculation unit. When the resource usage amount of the content calculated by the resource usage amount calculation unit satisfies a certain condition for the resource usage amount held by the resource usage amount holding unit,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein predetermined processing cannot be performed on the content. A resource use amount determination unit that determines a resource use amount based on a use time of an information processing device or content edited by the content editing unit;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a resource available amount storage unit that stores the resource available amount determined by the resource available amount determination in the resource available amount holding unit. When creating content, the resource usage, which is the amount of computer resources used by the content, and / or the resource usage, and the resource available amount, which is the amount of computer resources that can be used, are displayed. Information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein when the resource usage amount satisfies a certain condition with respect to the resource available amount, predetermined processing cannot be performed on the content. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a function of transmitting the created content to a server apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein information regarding the resource available amount is received from a server device, and the resource available amount is determined based on the information. A server device that transmits information related to resource availability to the information processing device according to claim 18,
A server device that determines a resource available amount of the information processing device based on content received from the information processing device and / or information related to access to the content. An information processing apparatus having a function of creating content,
An information processing apparatus in which a function for creating the content changes based on information on the created content and / or information on access from a third party of the content. 21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising a function of transmitting the created content to a server apparatus. A server device that receives and accumulates content from the information processing device according to claim 21,
Based on the accumulated content and / or the degree to which the content is accessed, tool change information that is information for changing processing that can be performed by the information processing apparatus is determined, and the tool change information is determined as the information processing. Server device that sends to the device. On the computer,
An input reception step for receiving a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects, and a transmission command for transmitting the content to the server device;
A content editing step of configuring content based on the content creation command when a content creation command is received in the input reception step;
A resource usage calculating step for calculating a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured in the content editing step;
A resource information display step for displaying the resource available amount held and / or the resource usage calculated in the resource usage calculation step;
A program for executing a content transmission step of transmitting the content indicated by the transmission command and transmitting the content configured in the content editing step when the transmission command is received in the input reception step. A resource availability receiving step for receiving information about resource availability;
24. The program according to claim 23, further causing a resource available amount accumulating step for accumulating a resource available amount based on information on the resource available amount received in the resource available amount receiving step. On the computer,
An input receiving step for receiving a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects;
A content editing step of configuring content based on the content creation command when a content creation command is received in the input reception step;
A resource usage calculating step for calculating a resource usage that is an amount of a computer resource used by the content configured in the content editing step;
A program for executing a resource information display step for displaying a resource available amount held and / or a resource usage amount calculated in the resource usage amount calculation step. On the computer,
A server-side access instruction receiving step for receiving a content access instruction from the first terminal or the second terminal;
A server-side content acquisition step of acquiring content based on the access instruction of the server-side access instruction reception step;
A server-side content transmission step of transmitting the content acquired in the server-side content acquisition step to the first terminal or the second terminal;
A server-side content reception step of receiving content from the first terminal;
A server-side content storage step for storing the content received in the server-side content reception step;
A resource availability determination step for determining the resource availability of the first terminal based on the received content or / and the degree of access to the content by the second terminal or the first terminal;
A program for executing a resource available amount transmitting step of transmitting the resource available amount determined in the resource available amount determining step to the first terminal. On the computer,
An input reception step for receiving a content creation command for creating content composed of one or more objects, and a transmission command for transmitting the content to the server device;
A content editing step of configuring content based on the content creation command when a content creation command is received in the input reception step;
A content transmission step of transmitting the content configured by the content editing step to the server device when the transmission command is received in the input reception step;
A program for executing a tool change information receiving step for receiving tool change information from the server device,
A program for changing processing to be provided to a user based on the tool change information received in the tool change information receiving step. On the computer,
A server-side access instruction receiving step of receiving a content access instruction from the first terminal;
A server-side content acquisition step of acquiring content based on the access instruction of the server-side access instruction reception step;
A server-side content transmission step of transmitting the content acquired in the server-side content acquisition step to the first terminal;
A server-side content reception step of receiving content from the first terminal;
A server-side content storage step for storing the content received in the server-side content reception step;
Tool change information for determining tool change information, which is information for changing processing possible in the first terminal, based on the content received in the server-side content reception step and / or the degree of access to the content. A decision step;
A program for executing a tool change information transmission step of transmitting tool change information determined in the tool change information determination step to the first terminal. An information processing system comprising one or more first terminals and a server device,
The first terminal is
A content reception instruction that is an instruction to receive from the server device content that includes copyright information that is information relating to an author of the content, and is an instruction that creates the content. An input receiving unit that receives a content creation command and a transmission command that is a command to transmit the content to the server device;
When the input reception unit receives the content reception command, the content reception command corresponding to the content reception command is transmitted to the server device, and the content is received from the server device in response to the transmission of the access command. A content receiver to receive;
When the input receiving unit receives the content creation command, a content editing unit that forms new content using the content received by the content receiving unit based on the content creation command;
For new content edited by the content editing unit, new copyright information that is information relating to the editor of the content and copyright information that is an attribute value of the content received by the content receiving unit are attributed to the new content. A copyright information adding part to be added as a value;
When the input receiving unit receives the transmission command, the content receiving unit includes the new content information and the new content having the copyright information as attribute values, and transmits the new content to the server device.
The server device
A server-side content storage unit storing one or more contents having one or more copyright information as attribute values;
A server-side access instruction receiving unit that receives an access instruction for content from the first terminal;
A server-side content acquisition unit that acquires content from the server-side content storage unit based on an access instruction of the server-side access instruction reception unit;
A server-side content transmission unit that transmits the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit to the first terminal;
A server-side content receiver that receives content from the first terminal;
An information processing system comprising a server-side content accumulation unit that accumulates content received by the server-side content reception unit in the content storage unit. The information processing system further includes a second terminal,
The server side access instruction receiving unit of the server device,
Receiving a content access instruction from the first terminal or the second terminal;
The server-side content transmitter of the server device is
Based on the access instruction, the content acquired by the server-side content acquisition unit is transmitted to the first terminal or the second terminal,
The second terminal is
A second command receiving unit for receiving a content receiving command;
An access instruction transmission unit that transmits an access instruction to the server device based on the content reception command received by the second command reception unit;
A second content receiver that receives content based on the transmission of the access instruction;
30. The information processing system according to claim 29, further comprising a second content output unit that outputs the content received by the second content receiving unit. The copyright information adding unit is
New copyright information storage means for storing new copyright information;
Copyright information constructing means for constructing an attribute value related to the copyright information of the new content from the new copyright information stored in the new copyright information storage means and the copyright information which is the attribute value of the content received by the content receiving unit; ,
31. The information processing system according to claim 29, further comprising copyright information adding means for adding copyright information constituted by the author information constituting means to the content as an attribute value of the new content. 32. The information processing system according to claim 29, wherein the copyright information is hierarchized information. The information processing system according to any one of claims 29 to 32, wherein the first terminal and / or the second terminal also outputs copyright information that is an attribute value of the content when the content is output. 34. The information processing system according to claim 29, wherein one piece of copyright information is information corresponding to one piece of content. 34. The information processing system according to claim 29, wherein the one piece of copyright information is information corresponding to one or more objects constituting the content. The server device
An access information acquisition unit for acquiring information related to access to content stored in the server-side content storage unit;
36. The information processing system according to any one of claims 29 to 35, further comprising an access information output unit that outputs information based on information related to content access acquired by the access information acquisition unit. The server device
An access information acquisition unit for acquiring information related to access to content stored in the server-side content storage unit;
An access information storage unit that stores information relating to access to the content in association with content in the server-side content storage unit and / or copyright information of the content;
36. The information processing system according to any one of claims 29 to 35, further comprising an access information output unit that outputs information related to usage for each content based on information related to access to the content. The copyright information is layered, and the layered copyright information indicates use in content creation,
The access information storage unit
When the access information acquisition unit acquires information related to access of one content, the access information is associated with the used content used at the stage of creating the content and / or the copyright information of the used content. 38. The information processing system according to claim 36 or 37, wherein the information processing system is stored. A first terminal constituting the information processing system according to any one of claims 29 to 38. A server device constituting the information processing system according to any one of claims 29 to 38. The 2nd terminal which comprises the information processing system in any one of Claims 30-38. On the computer,
A content reception instruction that is an instruction to receive content that is composed of one or more objects and has copyright information that is information about the author of the content as an attribute value, and a content creation instruction that is an instruction to create the content And an input reception step for receiving a transmission command that is a command for transmitting the content;
When the content reception command is received in the input reception step, a content access instruction corresponding to the content reception command is transmitted to the server device, and content is received from the server device in response to the transmission of the access command. Content receiving step,
A content editing step of configuring new content using the content received in the content reception step based on the content creation command when the content creation command is received in the content reception step;
For new content edited in the content editing step, new copyright information that is information related to the editor of the content and copyright information that is an attribute value of the content received in the content receiving step are attributed to the new content. A copyright information addition step to be added as a value;
A program for executing a content transmission step of transmitting the new content having the new copyright information and the copyright information as attribute values to the server device when the transmission command is received in the input reception step. A server-side access instruction receiving step of receiving a content access instruction from the terminal device to the computer;
A server-side content acquisition step of acquiring content based on the access instruction received in the server-side access instruction reception step;
A server-side content transmission step of transmitting the content acquired in the server-side content acquisition step to the terminal device that transmitted the access request;
A server-side content receiving step for receiving content from the terminal device;
A server-side content storage step for storing the content received in the server-side content reception step;
An access information acquisition step for acquiring information related to content access;
A program for executing an access information output step for outputting information based on information related to access to the content acquired in the access information acquisition step.

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