JP2006313557A - User terminal unit and method, service providing apparatus and method, and providing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide total information corresponding to the desire of an information providing apparatus or a user terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The information providing apparatus 1 supplies provided information to a service providing apparatus 3. The user terminal 6 requests the service providing apparatus 3 to supply information, and the service providing apparatus 3 receiving the request supplies information to the user terminal 6. Additionally, the information providing apparatus 1 requests the service providing apparatus 3 to supply information on a hot-selling item/popularity. The service providing apparatus 3 receiving the request supplies the working aggregate information corresponding to the request of the information providing apparatus 1 to the information providing apparatus 1. Similarly, the user terminal 6 requests the service providing apparatus 3 to supply hit chart information, and the service providing apparatus 3 receiving the request supplies the working aggregate information corresponding to the request of the user terminal 6 to the user terminal 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a user terminal device and method, a service providing device and method, and a providing device and method, and in particular, a user suitable for use when providing database information such as video and music or mail order information, for example. The present invention relates to a terminal device and method, a service providing device and method, and a providing device and method.

  In an information providing service system that provides conventional database information, a plurality of information providers transmit each piece of information to the service provider, and the service provider stores and manages the information in the service providing apparatus. The user accesses the service providing apparatus by operating the user terminal and receives desired information.

  The service providing apparatus counts the number of accesses for each user and, when requested by the user, transmits the number of accesses to the user terminal. In the user terminal, the number of times of access transmitted is displayed as a number or the like. Thereby, the user confirms, for example, billing.

  In addition, the conventional service providing apparatus counts the number of times the user has used for each information provided by each information provider, and notifies the information providing apparatus of the number of times the information is used. The information provider charges the user based on the number of uses.

  However, since the conventional service providing apparatus only counts the number of accesses for each user and the number of uses for each information, it has the following problems.

  For example, a predetermined information provider can know the number of times of use of information provided by himself / herself, but cannot know the frequency of use of all information managed by the information providing service system.

  In addition, the user can know the number of times of use, but cannot know which information is being used more by other users (cannot know the information hit chart).

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, and it aims at providing the total result corresponding to the needs of a user or an information provider.

  A user terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a user terminal device connected to a service providing device that provides a count result of the number of accesses to information, and a plurality of recording media received in advance. Reading means for reading a list of recorded information, display means for displaying the list read by the reading means, and selection for selecting information included in the list from the list displayed on the display means Storage means for associating and storing information, an information identifier for identifying information selected by the selection means, and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier, and stored in the storage means, The information identifier and the number of accesses corresponding to the information identifier are transmitted to the service providing apparatus, and transmitted from the service providing apparatus. Receiving means for receiving the result of counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier, wherein the display means receives the result of counting the number of accesses to the information received by the receiving means. Further, the total number of times of access is the result of the access to the information identified by the information identifier for each of the plurality of user terminal devices transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices to the service providing device. Generated by counting the number of accesses.

  The information can be music information.

  The information may be game software.

  The information may be online shopping catalog information.

  A receiving method according to a first aspect of the present invention is a receiving method of a user terminal device connected to a service providing device that provides a result of counting the number of accesses to information, and a plurality of recording media that have been provided in advance From the reading step in which the reading means reads the list of information recorded on the display, the first display step for displaying the list read by the reading means on the display means, and the list displayed in the display means, A selection step of selecting information included in the list through a selection unit, an information identifier for identifying the information selected by the selection unit, and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier are associated with each other A storage step to be stored in the storage means, and the information identifier and the number of accesses corresponding to the information identifier stored in the storage means A transmission step of transmitting to the service providing apparatus via the communication means, and a totaling result of the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier transmitted from the service providing apparatus via the communication means A receiving step for receiving, and a second display step for causing the display means to further display a result of counting the number of accesses to the information received by the communication means. It is generated by counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier for each of a plurality of user terminal devices transmitted from each of the user terminal devices to the service providing device.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, a list of information recorded in a plurality of recording media received in advance is read, the read list is displayed, and the list is displayed from the displayed list. And the information identifier for identifying the selected information and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier are stored in association with each other, and the stored information identifier and its information The number of accesses corresponding to the information identifier is transmitted to the service providing apparatus, and the total result of the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier transmitted from the service providing apparatus is received. And the total result of the access count to the received information is further displayed, and the total count of the access count is transmitted to the service providing apparatus from each of the plurality of user terminal apparatuses. And generating the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier. Therefore, it is possible to provide aggregate information corresponding to the user's needs.

  The service providing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is a total of the number of accesses to information recorded in a plurality of recording media read by each of a plurality of user terminal apparatuses connected via a communication network. A service providing apparatus for providing a result, wherein the information selected from a list of information recorded in the plurality of previously distributed recording media transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal apparatuses is identified. A receiving means for receiving an information identifier for receiving the information identifier and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier, and the receiving means identifies the information identifier received from each of the plurality of user terminal devices. Control means for generating a totaling result of the number of accesses for each piece of information by counting the number of accesses to the information, and the use In response to a request from the terminal device, and transmitting means for transmitting the counting result of the access count for each of the information generated by the control unit to the user terminal device.

  The information can be music information.

  The information may be game software.

  The information may be online shopping catalog information.

  The service providing method according to the second aspect of the present invention is a totalization of the number of accesses to information recorded in a plurality of recording media read by each of a plurality of user terminal devices connected via a communication network. A service providing method of a service providing apparatus for providing a result, wherein the method is selected from a list of information recorded in the plurality of recording media distributed in advance and transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices. A receiving step of receiving, via communication means, an information identifier for identifying information and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier; and from each of the plurality of user terminal devices in the communication means By counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the received information identifier, the control means performs the access for each piece of information. A totaling step of generating a totaling result of the number of access times, and in response to a request from the user terminal device, the totaling result of the number of times of access for each piece of information generated by the control unit via the communication unit Transmitting to the terminal device.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, information for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded in a plurality of pre-distributed recording media transmitted from each of a plurality of user terminal devices An identifier and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier are received, and the total number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier received from each of the plurality of user terminal devices Is performed to generate a count result of the access count for each piece of information, and in response to a request from the user terminal device, the tabulation result of the generated access count for each piece of information is the user terminal device. Sent to. Therefore, it is possible to provide aggregate information corresponding to the user's needs.

  A providing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a providing apparatus that provides a total result of the number of accesses to information recorded in a recording medium read by an information processing apparatus connected via a communication network. An information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on a pre-distributed recording medium transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and the information identified by the information identifier. A receiving means for receiving the number of accesses; and by counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier received from the information processing apparatus in the receiving means, Aggregating means for generating an aggregation result, and the aggregation result of the information generated by the aggregation means, the age, gender, job of the user who uses the information processing device Or processing means for generating the best selling / popularity information by processing by address item, and the result of counting the number of access times of the information generated by the counting means, or the best selling / popularity generated by the processing means Transmission means for transmitting information in response to a request.

  The information can be music information.

  The information may be game software.

  The information may be online shopping catalog information.

  The providing method according to the third aspect of the present invention provides a providing apparatus that provides a total result of the number of accesses to information recorded in a recording medium read by an information processing apparatus connected via a communication network. An information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on a pre-distributed recording medium transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and the information identified by the information identifier A reception step of receiving the number of accesses to the information via the communication means; and by counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier received from the information processing apparatus in the communication means A counting step in which the counting means generates a counting result of the number of accesses of the information; and a processing means that counts the information generated by the counting means. Are processed according to the age, sex, type of job, or address of the user who uses the information processing apparatus to generate hot selling / popularity information, and the number of accesses of the information generated by the counting means And a transmitting step of transmitting the selling / popularity information generated by the processing means via the communication means.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, an information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on a pre-distributed recording medium transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and the information identifier The number of accesses to the information identified is received, and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier received from the information processing apparatus is aggregated to obtain the number of accesses to the information The total result of the information is generated, and the total result of the generated information is processed according to the age, gender, job type, or address item of the user who uses the information processing device to generate hot selling / popularity information, The total result of the access count of the generated information or the generated selling / popularity information is transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to provide aggregate information corresponding to the user's needs.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide aggregate information corresponding to the needs of the user.

  Moreover, according to the 2nd side surface of this invention, the total information corresponding to a user's needs can be provided.

  Furthermore, according to the 3rd side surface of this invention, the total information corresponding to a user's needs can be provided.

  Embodiments of a service providing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing apparatus 1 (1A to 1D) sends each piece of information (for example, online shopping catalog information, music information) to the service providing apparatus 3 via the communication network 2 (2A to 2D) based on the integrated digital communication service (ISDN). Or game software). Although four information providing apparatuses 1A to 1D are shown in the figure, in practice, an arbitrary number of information providing apparatuses are connected.

  The service providing device 3 is connected to the user terminal 6 via the ISDN communication network 4. In the figure, only one user terminal 6 is shown, but in actuality, many units are connected.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the information providing apparatus 1 of FIG. A CPU 15, an information storage device 11, an encryption / decryption circuit 12, a ROM 17 and a RAM 16 are connected to a system bus 18 constituted by a data bus, an address bus, a control bus, and the like. Information (for example, online shopping catalog information, music information, game software, etc.) provided by the information providing device 1 is stored in the information storage device 11 including a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like.

  The ROM 17 stores an execution program executed by the CPU 15 and management information for managing the information storage device 11. Further, the RAM 16 temporarily stores the current state of the information providing apparatus 1.

  The CPU 15 controls the entire information providing apparatus 1 via the system bus 18.

  The encryption / decryption circuit 12 encrypts information transmitted by the information providing apparatus 1 and outputs the encrypted information to the converter 13 or decrypts the encrypted information and outputs it to the system bus 18. The converter 13 converts the information sent from the information providing apparatus 1 into a data format corresponding to the communication network 2 and outputs the data format to the communication interface 14 or vice versa. The communication interface 14 connects the information providing apparatus 1 and the communication network 2, outputs a signal sent from the converter 13 to the communication network 2, and inputs a signal sent from the service providing apparatus 3. Or output to the converter 13.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the service providing apparatus 3 of FIG. A CPU 26, information storage devices 20 and 21, an encryption / decryption circuit 22, a converter 23, a ROM 28, and a RAM 27 are connected to a system bus 29 including a data bus, an address bus, a control bus, and the like. The information storage device 20 including a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, etc. receives information from the information providing device 1 (1A to 1D) and provides it to the user (for example, online shopping catalog information, music information). , Game software, etc.) are accumulated. Similarly, the information storage device 21 including a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like stores user management information and information management information necessary for tabulating information access frequency. .

  This user management information is information necessary for customer management, such as a user's address, gender, age, occupation, user ID, and billing information for each user.

  The ROM 28 stores an execution program executed by the CPU 26 and management information for managing the information storage device 20. In addition, the RAM 27 is configured to appropriately store the temporary charging status or access status of each user so that the CPU 26 can perform various calculations.

  The CPU 26 is configured to control the entire service providing apparatus 3 and perform various calculations via the system bus 29.

  The communication interface 25 inputs information output from the information providing apparatus 1 via the communication network 2 or information from the user terminal 6 via the communication network 4 and outputs the information to the converter 23 or a service providing apparatus. Information to be sent out from 3 is output to the communication network 2 or the communication network 4.

  The converter 23 converts the information sent from the service providing apparatus 3 into a data format corresponding to the communication network 2 or the communication network 4 and outputs the data format to the communication interface 25 or vice versa. ing. The encryption / decryption circuit 22 encrypts information sent from the service providing apparatus 3 and conversely decrypts the encrypted information.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the user terminal 6 of FIG. A CPU 36, an encryption / decryption circuit 33, a ROM 34, a RAM 35, an operation device 37, a CD-ROM reading device 38 and a display circuit 39 are connected to a system bus 42 composed of a data bus, an address bus, a control bus, and the like. Yes.

  The communication interface 31 connects the communication network 4 and the converter 32, inputs a signal sent from the service providing apparatus 3 via the communication network 4, and outputs the signal to the converter 32 or a user terminal. 6 is output to the communication network 4.

  The converter 32 converts the signal sent from the communication network 4 into a signal that can be processed by the CPU 36 and outputs the signal to the encryption / decryption circuit 33, or executes the reverse conversion process. . The encryption / decryption circuit 33 decrypts the encrypted signal and outputs it to the system bus 42, or encrypts the signal sent from the user terminal 6 and outputs it to the converter 32.

  The ROM 34 is configured to store a control program configured to control the user terminal 6 and management information of the user terminal 6. The RAM 35 is configured to store temporary information such as user billing information or CD-ROM usage information read by the CD-ROM reader 38. An information storage device 41 including a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like stores information sent from the service providing device 3.

  The CD-ROM reader 38 reads information stored in a CD-ROM purchased by the user and outputs it to the system bus 42.

  The CPU 36 controls the entire user terminal 6. The user can send an instruction to the CPU 36 by operating the operation device 37. The display circuit 39 converts the information supplied via the system bus 42 into a signal that can be displayed by the display device 40, and outputs this signal to the display device 40. This information is displayed.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are time charts for explaining operations performed in the information providing apparatus 1, the service providing apparatus 3, and the user terminal 6 shown in FIG. In the figure, a solid line indicates the flow of processing of each device over time, and a dotted line indicates a transmission path of information between the devices.

  In step S100, the information providing apparatus 1 encrypts the information stored in the information storage apparatus 11 in the encryption / decryption circuit 12, converts the information into a data format that can be sent to the communication network 2 in the converter 13, and performs communication. The data is output to the communication network 2 via the interface 14. When this information is received by the communication interface 25 of the service providing apparatus 3, in step S200, the converter 23 converts this information into a signal that can be read by the CPU 26. Further, the encryption / decryption circuit 22 Decrypt encrypted information. This information is stored in the information storage device 20.

  Next, in step S300, the user operates the operation device 37 of the user terminal 6 to connect the line with the service providing device 3. Then, the CPU 26 of the service providing device 3 recognizes the connection of the line with the user terminal 6, reads the user ID from the user management information stored in the information storage device 21 in step S201, In S202, it is determined from the user ID read in step S201 whether or not the user who has connected the line is an authorized user of the information service system. If it is determined that the user is not an authorized user, the CPU 26 disconnects the line connection and does not provide the service.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the user is a legitimate user, in step S301, the user operates the operation device 37 to transmit a desired information designation signal to the service providing device 3. When the service providing device 3 receives this desired information designation signal, the charge amount of the user is tabulated in step S203. In step S <b> 204, the CPU 26 extracts information desired by the user from the information received from the information providing apparatuses 1 </ b> A to 1 </ b> D stored in the information storage apparatus 20, and transmits the user via the communication network 4. Transmit to the terminal 6. When the user terminal 6 receives this information, the CPU 36 displays the received information in step S302.

  In the service providing apparatus 3, after the operation in step S204 is completed, the process proceeds to step S205. In step S205, the CPU 26 searches for the information identification ID of the desired information from the information identification ID group for each information stored in the information storage device 21, and in step S206, accumulates the number of accesses to the information identification ID of the desired information. Thus, the number of accesses of this information is totaled, and the process proceeds to step S207.

  In step S <b> 207, the CPU 26 accumulates in the information storage device 21 the total result of the charge amount of the user totaled in step S <b> 203 and the total result of the information access count totaled in step S <b> 206.

  On the other hand, in the user terminal 6, after the reception information is displayed in step S302, in step S303, the CPU 36 determines whether or not the user desires other information. If it is determined that other information is desired, the process returns to step S301 to specify the desired information.

  If it is determined that no other information is desired, the process proceeds to step S304 in FIG. 6, and a hit chart information request command is sent to the service providing apparatus 3. Upon receiving this hit chart information request command, the service providing device 3 extracts the total information stored in the information storage device 21 in step S208, and proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, the CPU 26 adds a graphical interface for the user to the total information extracted in step S208 so that it can be graphed when displayed. In step S210, the CPU 26 processes the tabulated information into hit chart information. In step S211, the user is charged. This billing information is stored in the information storage device 21, and the process proceeds to step S212.

  In step S212, the CPU 26 sends the hit chart information processed in step S210 to the user terminal 6 from the communication interface 25 via the communication network 4. When receiving the hit chart information, the user terminal 6 displays the hit chart information on the display device 40 in step S305.

  The user can know the current fashion by viewing this hit chart information.

  On the other hand, in step S <b> 101, the information providing apparatus 1 sends a command for a request for selling information / popularity information by genre to the service providing apparatus 3. When the service providing device 3 receives a command for requesting the selling information / popularity information by genre of this information, in step S213, the service providing device 3 extracts the total information stored in the information storage device 21. Statistical processing is performed, and the process proceeds to step S215.

  In step S <b> 215, the CPU 26 processes the total information into hot selling / popularity information (described later). In step S216, the information provider is charged, and the charging information is stored in the information storage device 21. In step S 217, the selling / popularity information is sent from the communication interface 25 to the information providing apparatus 1 via the communication network 2. When the information providing apparatus 1 receives this hot selling / popularity information, the CPU 15 reads it. Further, the operations from step S208 to step S217 may be performed at a constant cycle.

  This hot selling / popularity information is organized by items such as the age, gender, job type, address, etc. of the users who use the information. It can be performed.

  By doing in this way, the user and the information provider can know the desired total information.

  In the above embodiment, the case where ISDN is used as the communication network has been described. Alternatively, an analog telephone network, LAN, B-ISDN, or the like may be used.

  Furthermore, a telephone line is used as a communication network from the user terminal 6 to the service providing apparatus 3, and a communication satellite is used as a reverse communication network when a large amount of data is transmitted. Can use a telephone line. In this case, the communication speed between the user terminal 6 and the service providing device 3 is asymmetric.

  The above is summarized as follows. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining exchange of information performed between the information providing apparatus 1, the service providing apparatus 3, and the user terminal 6 illustrated in FIG. 1. The information providing apparatus 1 supplies provision information to the service providing apparatus 3. The user terminal 6 makes a request for information supply to the service providing apparatus 3, and the service providing apparatus 3 that receives the request supplies information to the user terminal 3.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 1 requests the service providing apparatus 3 for hit chart information, and the service providing apparatus 3 that has received the request supplies the hit chart information.

  Similarly, the user terminal 6 makes a request for hot selling / popularity information to the service providing apparatus 3, and the service providing apparatus 3 that has received the request supplies the hot selling / popularity information.

  In the above embodiment, the information providing apparatus 1 (1A to 1D) transmits information to the service providing apparatus 3 via the communication network 2, and the service provider transmits these information to the user terminal 6. However, it is also possible to provide information using a CD-ROM.

  For example, a service provider stores information transmitted by the information providing apparatus 1 (1A to 1D) in a CD-ROM and sells the CD-ROM to the user. When receiving the provision of information, the user purchases this CD-ROM and sets it in the CD-ROM reader 38 of the user terminal 6. The CD-ROM reader 38 reads a list of information stored in the CD-ROM, and the CPU 36 causes the display device 40 to display the list of information.

  The user views the list of information displayed on the display device 40 and operates the operation device 37 to select desired information. The CD-ROM reading device 38 reads the selected information from the CD-ROM, and the CPU 36 causes the display device 40 to display this information. At this time, the CPU 36 stores the usage status of the CD-ROM in the RAM 35.

  When the use of the information is finished, the CPU 36 connects the line with the service providing apparatus 3 and transmits the usage status of the CD-ROM stored in the RAM 35 to the service providing apparatus 3 via the communication network 4. The service providing apparatus 3 totals the charge amount of the user and the number of times the information is used from the received CD-ROM usage status information, and stores the total in the information storage apparatus 20.

  When a request for hit chart information is received from the user terminal 6, the total information is processed into hit chart information and sent to the user terminal 6. On the other hand, a request for hot selling / popularity information is received from the information providing device 1. Then, the total information is processed into hot selling / popularity information and sent to the information providing apparatus 1.

  By doing as described above, the user terminal 6 can search for currently popular information, or know hit charts of music, game software, and the like. In addition, the information providing apparatus 1 can grasp which information is used by which age group, sex, and occupation.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the total information including the number of accesses is processed, the total information corresponding to the needs of the user can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structure of one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision apparatus 1 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the service provision apparatus 3 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the user terminal 6 of FIG. It is a time chart explaining operation | movement of the service provision apparatus of this invention. It is a time chart explaining operation | movement of the service provision apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transmission / reception of the information between the information provision apparatus 1, the service provision apparatus 3, and the user terminal 6 which are shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  1, 1A to 1D information providing device, 2, 2A to 2D communication network, 3 service providing device, 4 communication network, 6 user terminal, 11 information storage device, 12 encryption / decryption circuit, 13 converter, 14 communication interface , 15 CPU, 16 RAM, 17 ROM, 18 system bus, 20, 21 information storage device, 22 encryption / decryption circuit, 23 converter, 25 communication interface, 26 CPU, 27 RAM, 28 ROM, 29 system bus, 31 Communication interface, 32 converter, 33 encryption / decryption circuit, 34 ROM, 35 RAM, 36 CPU, 37 operation device, 38 CD-ROM reader, 39 display circuit, 40 display device, 41 information storage device, 42 system bus

Claims (15)

In the user terminal device connected to the service providing device that provides the total number of times of access to information,
Reading means for reading a list of information recorded in a plurality of recording media provided in advance;
Display means for displaying the list read by the reading means;
Selecting means for selecting information included in the list from the list displayed in the display means;
Storage means for storing information identifiers for identifying information selected by the selection means and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifiers in association with each other;
Transmitting means for transmitting the information identifier and the access count corresponding to the information identifier stored in the storage means to the service providing apparatus;
Receiving means for receiving a count result of the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier transmitted from the service providing device;
The display means further displays a total result of the number of accesses to the information received by the receiving means,
The access count counting result counts the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier for each of a plurality of user terminal devices transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices to the service providing device. A user terminal device characterized by being generated. The user terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information is music information. The user terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information is game software. The user terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information is online shopping catalog information. In the receiving method of the user terminal device connected to the service providing device that provides the total number of times of access to information,
A reading step in which the reading means reads a list of information recorded in a plurality of recording media provided in advance;
A first display step for causing the display means to display the list read by the reading means;
A selection step of selecting information included in the list from the list displayed on the display means via a selection means;
A storage step of associating and storing the information identifier for identifying the information selected by the selection unit and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier in the storage unit;
A transmission step of transmitting the information identifier and the number of accesses corresponding to the information identifier stored in the storage unit to the service providing apparatus via a communication unit;
A receiving step of receiving, via the communication means, a total result of the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier transmitted from the service providing device;
A second display step for causing the display means to further display a result of counting the number of accesses to the information received by the communication means;
The access count counting result counts the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier for each of a plurality of user terminal devices transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices to the service providing device. A receiving method characterized by being generated by: In a service providing apparatus that provides a total result of the number of accesses to information recorded in a plurality of recording media read by each of a plurality of user terminal apparatuses connected via a communication network,
An information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on the plurality of previously distributed recording media transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices, and identified by the information identifier Receiving means for receiving the number of times to access the information;
By generating the number of accesses to each piece of information generated by counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier received from each of the plurality of user terminal devices in the receiving unit. Control means to
A service providing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit a totaling result of the number of accesses for each piece of information generated by the control unit to the user terminal device in response to a request from the user terminal device. . The service providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the information is music information. The service providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the information is game software. The service providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the information is online shopping catalog information. In a service providing method of a service providing apparatus that provides a total result of the number of accesses to information recorded in a plurality of recording media read by each of a plurality of user terminal devices connected via a communication network,
An information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on the plurality of previously distributed recording media transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices, and identified by the information identifier A receiving step of receiving, via communication means, the number of times the information is accessed;
By counting the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier received from each of the plurality of user terminal devices in the communication means, the control means counts the number of accesses for each piece of information. An aggregation step to generate the results;
A transmission step of transmitting a totaling result of the number of accesses for each piece of information generated by the control unit to the user terminal device via the communication unit in response to a request from the user terminal device. A characteristic service providing method. In a providing apparatus that provides a total result of the number of accesses to information recorded in a recording medium read by an information processing apparatus connected via a communication network,
An information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on a pre-distributed recording medium transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier Receiving means for receiving
Totaling means for generating a totaling result of the number of accesses of the information by counting the number of times of access to the information identified by the information identifier received from the information processing device in the receiving unit;
Processing means for generating the best selling / popularity information by processing the total result of the information generated by the totaling means according to the age, gender, occupation, or address of the user who uses the information processing device;
A providing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit, in response to a request, a totaling result of the number of access times of the information generated by the totaling unit or the hot selling / popularity information generated by the processing unit. . The providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the information is music information. The providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the information is game software. The providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the information is online shopping catalog information. In a providing method of a providing apparatus that provides a total result of the number of accesses to information recorded in a recording medium read by an information processing apparatus connected via a communication network,
An information identifier for identifying the information selected from a list of information recorded on a pre-distributed recording medium transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and the number of accesses to the information identified by the information identifier Receiving step via communication means;
An aggregation step in which the aggregation means generates the aggregation result of the access count of the information by performing aggregation of the access count to the information identified by the information identifier received from the information processing apparatus in the communication means. When,
A process in which a processing unit processes the tabulation result of the information generated by the tabulation unit according to an item of age, sex, job type, or address of a user who uses the information processing device to generate hot selling / popularity information. Steps,
A transmission step of transmitting, via the communication unit, a totaling result of the number of access times of the information generated by the totaling unit or the selling / popularity information generated by the processing unit. Method.

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