JP2007122623A - Digital content providing system, digital content providing method, management device and digital content providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information of digital contents to be sold exclusively to a user who visited so that the user can conveniently purchase the digital contents using a terminal owned by the user. <P>SOLUTION: In various service facilities in a store for commodity sales or various service facilities for leisure activities, information related to a user is read from a noncontact information medium owned by the user, and the read information is transmitted to a member reception server 41 that is a management terminal of a service agent. The member reception server 41 assigns, upon receipt of the information read from the noncontact storage medium, a right for purchasing digital contents to be specially sold by the read store or the like to the user. The member reception server 41 provides information and sales the commodity via the Internet based on the assigned purchase right. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital content providing system, a digital content providing method, a management apparatus, and a digital content providing method for providing digital content related to a place visited by a user.

  With the spread of the Internet, users can purchase e-commerce sites from personal computers and mobile phones by using Internet shopping, even if they do not actually go to stores, for example, local specialty products. it can. However, stores that provide products can sell more products through e-commerce sites, but tourism-related service providers have more tourists visiting tourist facilities, transportation facilities and accommodation facilities. Expect to eat at a restaurant and buy actual products at a souvenir shop.

  In addition, in order to obtain the effect of attracting customers, service providers may set up their own Internet sites and provide information to users. However, on Internet sites that can be accessed by anyone, provision of information serving as privilege services There is a request to limit.

  In addition, service providers often have information that can be provided for a fee, and if such information can be converted into digital contents, recognized as products and sold to customers, new revenue sources can be obtained. Is also possible.

  For example, there is a vending machine described in Patent Document 1 as a technique for distinguishing and selling product information provided for each use. The vending machine described in Patent Document 1 is a vending machine that distinguishes users using a non-contact medium such as a non-contact type IC card, and is purchased in the non-contact medium simultaneously with settlement of the non-contact medium. Information is stored, and at the time of the next purchase, a list of sales products based on the purchased product information is displayed in a menu in a non-contact medium. The owner of the non-contact medium can purchase the product by selecting the product to be purchased from the menu by touch operation on the touch panel.

JP 2004-227067 A (paragraphs 0007, 0012)

  However, in the vending machine described in Patent Document 1, although it is possible to provide and sell product information according to the person actually visited, the person who provided the product information operates in front of the vending machine. Without that, you can't buy the item.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide digital content related to a visited place visited by a user so that the user can purchase the digital content without any time and place restrictions.

  A digital content providing system according to the present invention is a digital content providing system that provides digital content related to a user's visit destination, and is a visitor terminal installed at the user's visit destination and the right for the user to purchase the digital content. A non-contact storage device that stores user identification information for identifying a user, and a distribution device that distributes digital content corresponding to the visited terminal. Reading means for reading the user identification information from the type information medium (for example, realized by a CPU provided in the RFID reader 11), and identification information transmission means for transmitting the user identification information read by the reading means to the management apparatus. (For example, it is realized by a CPU provided in the store terminal 10). The management device is realized by a content purchase right granting unit (for example, a CPU provided in the member reception server 41) that grants a content purchase right to the user based on the user identification information received from the identification information transmission unit. The distribution apparatus is realized by a distribution means (for example, a CPU provided in the content server 44) for distributing digital content to a user terminal based on the content purchase right granted by the management apparatus. It is characterized by having.

  Here, “digital content related to a visited place” refers to digital contents having limited value or place characteristics at a visited shop, facility, or place. For example, a video peculiar to a region, a video peculiar to a facility, a video recording a lecture content, a voice, or the like is applicable. “Granting content purchase right” means that information indicating that the user can purchase digital content can be confirmed at any time.

  The identification information transmitting means transmits user identification information read by the reading means and visited identification information for identifying a predetermined visited terminal to the management apparatus, and the content purchase right granting means , Based on the user identification information and the visit destination identification information received from the identification information transmission means, the content purchase right for the digital content corresponding to the visited terminal is granted to the user, and the distribution means includes the management The device may distribute digital content targeted for the content purchase right to the user terminal.

  The management apparatus is realized by a purchase right storage means (for example, a member information database provided in the database server 42) that stores purchase right information indicating whether or not the user can purchase digital content corresponding to the visited terminal. And the content purchase right granting unit receives the user identification information and the visit destination identification information from the identification information transmission unit, the user specified based on the user identification information is included in the visit destination identification information. Purchase right information indicating that digital content corresponding to the visited terminal specified based on the purchase destination terminal can be purchased is stored in the purchase right storage unit, and the distribution unit stores the stored content stored in the purchase right storage unit Based on the above, the digital content may be distributed to the user terminal.

  The distribution means opens a dedicated distribution site on the Internet for distributing digital content corresponding to the visited terminal, distributes the digital content in response to a user operation at the dedicated distribution site, and the management device includes: When the content purchase right granting unit grants the content purchase right, an e-mail including the URL of a dedicated distribution site corresponding to the visited site that can be purchased by the content purchase right in the body is sent by the content purchase right. Distribution site notification mail transmission means (for example, a CPU included in the member reception server 41 and a CPU included in the mail server 43) that transmits to the e-mail address of the user terminal of the user who can purchase the previous digital content. And the user terminal sends the distribution site notification mail. Even if it has site access means (for example, realized by a CPU provided in the mobile phone 30 or a CPU provided in the user terminal 20) for accessing a dedicated delivery site included in the body of the e-mail received from the transmission means. Good.

  A management apparatus according to the present invention is a management apparatus for managing a content purchase right, which is a right for a user to purchase digital content, in a digital content providing system that provides digital content related to a user's visit destination. Content purchase right granting means for granting a content purchase right to the user based on user identification information for identifying a user received from a previously visited terminal, and content purchase right by the content purchase right granting means Purchase right information transmitting means for transmitting purchase right information indicating whether or not the user can purchase the digital content to a distribution device that distributes digital content corresponding to the visited terminal based on It is characterized by having.

  Further, the present invention has purchase right storage means for storing purchase right information indicating whether or not the user can purchase digital content corresponding to the visited terminal, and the content purchase right granting means receives user identification information and Upon receiving the visit destination identification information for identifying the visited terminal, the user specified based on the user identification information purchases digital content corresponding to the visited terminal specified based on the visited identification information The purchase right information indicating that the purchase right is stored in the purchase right storage unit, and the purchase right information transmission unit transmits the purchase right information stored in the purchase right storage unit in response to an inquiry from the distribution device. May be.

  A digital content providing method according to the present invention is a digital content providing method for providing digital content related to a user's visited place, wherein a visited terminal installed at the visited place of the user identifies the user. The user identification information is read from a contactless information medium storing information, the read user identification information is transmitted to a management device, and the management device receives the user identification information based on the user identification information received from the visited terminal. A content purchase right, which is a right to purchase digital content, is granted to the distribution device, and the distribution device delivers the digital content to the user terminal based on the content purchase right granted by the management device.

  A digital content providing program according to the present invention is a digital content providing program for providing digital content related to a user's visited place, and identifies a user from a visited terminal installed in the user's visited place on a computer. When receiving the user identification information for the user and the visit destination identification information for identifying the visited terminal, the user specified based on the user identification information is changed to the visited terminal identified based on the visited identification information. Processing stored in the storage device indicating that the corresponding digital content can be purchased, and the purchase stored in the storage device in response to an inquiry from the distribution device that distributes the digital content corresponding to the visited terminal A process for transmitting the right information is executed.

  According to the present invention, by reading a non-contact type information medium, the owner is given the right to purchase a limited product specific to the location read, and the limited product via the Internet based on the granted purchase right For users, it is possible to conveniently purchase limited products that are special services, and for service providers, special services are provided to users who have visited Information on limited items can be recognized, and the user can be motivated to visit the next time and purchase further items. Also, by using digital content as a product, a service provider can sell a resource having a location and a limited value as a new income source.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The digital content providing system according to the present invention is a digital content providing system capable of purchasing digital content related to a visited place visited by a user at any time and anywhere using a user terminal owned by the user. The digital content providing system according to the present invention reads information related to a user from a non-contact information medium owned by the user at a store for the purpose of selling products or at various service facilities for leisure activities. A purchase right is given, and location-specific and limited-value information is provided as digital content via the Internet based on the purchase right. Users can download digital content using their mobile phones or home terminals, so they can purchase digital content related to the place they visited without being limited by time or place. it can.

  In the present invention, the non-contact type information medium is a medium for storing information read / written in a non-contact manner in the RFID technology, and refers to an information medium having any shape such as a label type, a coin type, and a card type. Information stored in the non-contact type information medium is read and written by a reader / writer compatible with RFID technology. In addition, the non-contact information medium in the present invention may have any shape such as a label type, a coin type, or a card type. Examples of the non-contact type information medium include an RF tag and a non-contact type IC card. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, a non-contact type information medium may be expressed as an RFID medium, and information stored in the non-contact type information medium may be expressed as RFID data.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a digital content purchasing system according to the present invention. The digital content purchasing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a store terminal 10 and an RFID reader 11 installed in a store 1, a user terminal 20 owned by a user at home, a mobile phone 30 owned by the user, and an RFID issuer 5. An RFID issuing terminal 50 and an RFID printer 51 owned by the content provider 4, a WWW server 40 owned by the content provider 4, a member reception server 41, a database server 42, a mail server 43, and a content server 44 are provided. Note that the user (home) 2 and the user (outing) 3 in FIG. 1 indicate the same user. Further, FIG. 1 shows that the WWW server 40 serves as a window for accessing the content provider 4 via the Internet. That is, a terminal connected to the Internet accesses a website published by the WWW server 40, and the WWW server 40 performs a process incorporated in advance in each web page of the website, thereby allowing other terminals in the content provider 4 to Communication with a server (for example, a member reception server 41).

  Store 1 represents a store owned by the service provider of the present system or a store affiliated with the service provider. The store 1 corresponds to, for example, a souvenir shop, an accommodation facility, a tourist facility, a sales office in a large shopping center, a chain store that has a chain, and the like that are affiliated with a certain tourism association. In addition, the store 1 is not limited to stores that actually sell goods, but is used as a condition for selling digital contents by corporations and organizations that have digital contents worth providing for a fee. It may be an arbitrary place determined to go to the person.

  The store terminal 10 is connected to the RFID reader 11 and is a member to which information including RFID data read by the RFID reader 11 and store ID for identifying the read store is connected via a network (for example, the Internet). It is a terminal having a function of transmitting to the reception server 41. The store terminal 10 is a personal computer, for example. The functions of the store terminal 10 are realized by a CPU that operates according to a program. In the present embodiment, the shop terminal 10 communicates with the member reception server 41 via the WWW server 40 connected to the Internet. The store terminal 10 and the member reception server 41 may be connected by a dedicated line.

  Further, when the user has paid the price in advance, the store terminal 10 can transmit the paid amount as payment information to the member reception server 41 together with the RFID data.

  The RFID reader 11 is a device that reads RFID data from an RFID medium issued by the RFID issuer 5. In the present embodiment, the RFID data stored in the RFID medium is information including at least a member ID for identifying a registered user. The store terminal 10 and the RFID reader 11 may be accommodated in the same housing.

  The user terminal 20 is a terminal that can be connected to the Internet owned by a user at home, and is a personal computer, for example. In addition, the user terminal 20 preferably has a playback function for multimedia contents such as moving images, still images, and music. The mobile phone 30 is a portable terminal having an Internet connection function and an e-mail reception function owned by the user. Although FIG. 1 shows a mobile phone as an example, the mobile phone is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be a PDA, for example.

  The RFID issuer 5 represents a business operator that issues an RFID medium used in this system. The RFID issuing terminal 50 receives RFID data corresponding to the user from the member reception server 41 connected via a network (for example, the Internet) and controls the RFID printer 51 in response to a user request. Thus, the terminal issues an RFID medium unique to the user. The RFID issuing terminal 50 is a personal computer, for example. The function of the RFID issuing terminal 50 is realized by a CPU that operates according to a program. In the present embodiment, the RFID issuing terminal 50 can communicate with the member reception server 41 via the WWW server 40 connected to the Internet. The RFID issuing terminal 50 and the member reception server 41 may be connected by a dedicated line. Further, the RFID issuing terminal 50 includes a display device and an input device so that the user can input information necessary for membership registration on the spot, and transmits the information input by the user to the member reception server 41 so as to become a member. You may have a member registration function which requires registration.

  When a plurality of settlement methods can be selected at the time of purchasing digital contents, the RFID issuing terminal 50 may be provided with a depositing device. For the settlement method, for example, cash advance payment, electronic money, post-pay, mobile phone fee, credit card, etc. are possible options. For example, when cash advance payment or electronic money is selected as the settlement method, the RFID issuing terminal 50 may receive payment from the user and transmit the payment information to the member reception server 41. Further, the RFID issuer 5 may be the same company as the content provider 4, and the RFID issue terminal 50 may be connected to the local network of the content provider 4.

  The RFID printer 51 is a device that writes RFID data into a storage area of an RFID medium that is held in advance in accordance with an instruction from the RFID issuing terminal 50 and then carries out the RFID medium. Printers, card printers, and IC card issuing machines. Note that the RFID issuing terminal 50 and the RFID printer 51 are terminals that are accommodated in the same housing and can be input with a touch panel, and may be disposed in a store, a convenience store, or the like.

  The content provider 4 represents a service provider who performs user management, store management, etc., and operates and manages this system. The content provider 4 corresponds to, for example, a tourist association of a sightseeing spot, a large shopping center, or a business that develops a chain in a plurality of regions. The WWW server 40 is a device connected to the member reception server 41, the mail server 43, and the content server 44 via the local network (for example, LAN) of the content provider 4, and connected to the Internet. This is a server that serves as an access window for another server (for example, the member reception server 41) of the content provider 4 via. The WWW server 40 is an information processing apparatus that publishes the website of the content provider 4 on the Internet and performs an operation according to a process incorporated in advance in each page in the website. The WWW server 40 serves as a digital content sales service site, at least a member application page for using this system, a PC content sales page for transmitting digital content to PC (personal computer) users, and a mobile phone user. And a content sales page for mobile phones that transmit digital content to the Internet.

  The member reception server 41 is a device that mainly performs member registration, granting of a right to purchase content (hereinafter, content purchase right), and sales permission authentication based on the content purchase right. The member reception server 41 can communicate with the WWW server 40, the database server 42, the mail server 43, and the content server 44 via the local network of the content provider 4. Specifically, the member reception server 41 has a function of receiving and processing member application data from the user terminal 20 and the mobile phone 30 through the member application site, and an RFID medium in response to an RFID issue request from the RFID issuer terminal of the RFID issuer 5 A function for transmitting RFID data stored in a store, a function for receiving a content purchase right application message from a store terminal, a function for notifying a member who applied for the URL of a digital content sales site identified for each store, and a member through a content sales site It has a function of receiving content purchase application data and determining whether or not the purchase is possible by checking with the content purchase right, and a function of receiving content purchase information from the content server 44 and closing the account. The function of the member reception server 41 is realized by a CPU that operates according to a program.

  Note that the member reception server 41 not only determines whether or not the content purchase right is granted when performing the sales permission authentication based on the content purchase right, but also determines a predetermined condition (for example, a deposit amount, a purchase deadline, It is possible to determine whether or not the number of purchases is satisfied, and to make the purchase impossible unless the condition is satisfied. In other words, the user can purchase digital content any number of times within the condition range.

  The database server 42 includes a store information database that stores store information that provides digital content, and a member information database that stores information about members who are service users, and stores store information and member information upon request, An information processing apparatus that performs reading. The database server 42 is connected to the member reception server 41 via the local network of the content provider 4. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the database server 42 and the member reception server 41 are configured as separate devices, the member reception server 41 and the database server 42 may be the same device. That is, when the member reception server 41 includes the store information database and the member information database as storage devices, the database server 42 can be omitted.

  The store information database stores, as store information, the store ID of each store managed by the content provider 4, the URL of the mobile phone and PC content sales page of the store, and the content information in association with each other. Content information is information necessary for settlement when digital content is purchased, and includes the name, content ID, and price of the digital content. The content sales page is, for example, a terminal suitable for downloading digital content that can be directly downloaded to a mobile phone as mobile phone content and downloading large-volume digital content that is not suitable for direct download to the mobile phone as PC content. It is desirable to display so that

  The member information database includes, as member information, at least a member ID that is information for identifying the member, a member's mobile mail address, a mail address of a user terminal owned by the member (hereinafter referred to as a PC mail address), and digital content purchase. Information (for example, card number, etc.) necessary for the settlement of accounts is stored in association with each other. Further, the member information database may store the store ID and the purchase condition in association with the member ID as the content purchase right information when the content purchase right is given to the member. Further, the member information database may store the member purchase history, the total purchase amount for a predetermined period, and the like.

  The mail server 43 is an information processing apparatus that transmits an electronic mail addressed to the user's mobile mail address and PC mail address.

  The content server 44 is an information processing apparatus that transmits instructed digital content in response to a download request requested through a content sales page. The content server 44 also includes a content database that stores digital content provided by each store. The content server 44 can communicate with the WWW server 40, the member reception server 41, and the mail server 43 via the local network of the content provider 4. The content server 44 also has a function of transmitting the fact to the member receiving server 41 when the digital content transmission is completed. The function of the content server 44 is realized by a CPU that operates according to a program.

  The content database may store not only the digital content body but also a content ID for identifying the digital content and information (for example, price) necessary for the settlement of the digital content in association with the store ID.

  Next, member registration and RFID medium issuance operations will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example of member registration and RFID medium issuance in the present embodiment. First, the user accesses, from the user terminal 20, a member application page in the digital content sales service site that the content provider 4 has established on the Internet by the WWW server 40 (step S101). The member application page is a Web page including a member application form as shown in FIG. 3, and is a Web page provided by the member reception server 41 via the WWW server 40. For example, when the URL of the member application page is input, the user terminal 20 transmits information indicating that the page information of the member reception page is requested to the member reception server 41 via the Internet. A member application form is made from the member reception server 41 (step S102). For example, the member reception server 41 may store the page information of the member application page including the member application form in advance and transmit the page information of the member application page via the Internet. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a member application form. As shown in FIG. 3, the member application form may have, for example, a user's name, a mobile mail address, a PC mail address, and a payment method as input items.

  When the user terminal 20 receives the page information of the member application page, the user terminal 20 displays the member application page. The user terminal 20 transmits member application data input by the user according to the member application page (referred to as information entered in the input items on the member application page) to the member reception server 41 (step S103).

  When receiving the member application data from the user terminal 20, the member reception server 41 newly creates member information based on the member application data, and registers the created member information in the member information database (steps S104 and S105). For example, the member reception server 41 newly assigns a member ID, associates the member ID with the assigned member ID, and registers member information including a settlement condition desired by the user, a mobile mail address, and a PC mail address. Is sent to the database server 42. The database server 42 registers the received member information in the member information database. The member ID can be assigned by the database server 42 when it is registered in the member information database. Here, for example, the member reception server 41 transmits page information having necessary information (for example, a card number) as an input item according to the settlement method of the received member application data and further according to the settlement method. Is also possible.

  In addition, the member reception server 41 creates a member password used for authentication when issuing an RFID medium when newly registering member information. The member reception server 41 transmits the created member password to the mobile phone 30 (step S106). The member password may be information unique to each member and can be input to the RFID issuing terminal 50.

  When the user terminal 20 receives the member password from the member reception server 41, the user terminal 20 displays the member password. For example, the member reception server 41 may transmit page information of a member registration confirmation page that displays the member password, and the user terminal 20 may display the member registration confirmation page based on the received page information.

  Here, the user visits the RFID issuer 5 in order to obtain the RFID medium. The RFID issuing terminal 50 may display a member password input screen provided from the member reception server 41 in advance at the normal time. The member password input screen is a screen having at least a member password as an input item. When the member password is input from the user, the RFID issuing terminal 50 transmits the member password to the member receiving server 41 via the communication network and makes an RFID issuing request (step S107).

  When the member reception server 41 receives a member password as an RFID issuance request from the RFID issuance terminal 50, the member reception server 41 checks the member information database to confirm whether matching member information is registered. For example, the member reception server 41 transmits a request for reading member information that matches the member password to the database server 42 (step S108), and the database server 42 sends the member information that matches the member password in accordance with the request to the member information database. Read from and reply. Alternatively, if the matching member information is not registered, a message to that effect is returned (step S109).

  When the matching member information is registered, the member reception server 41 creates RFID data based on the read member information, and transmits the created RFID data to the RFID issuing terminal 50 via the communication network ( Step S110). As already described, the RFID data is information including at least a member ID that is information for identifying a user. When collating with the member information database, for example, a member ID can be derived from the received member password, and it can be confirmed whether member information that matches the derived member ID is registered.

  Upon receiving the RFID data from the member reception server 41, the RFID issuing terminal 50 issues an RFID medium storing the RFID data (step S111). Specifically, the RFID issuing terminal 50 transmits the received RFID data to the RFID printer 51 and instructs the RFID printer 51 to print the RFID medium. The RFID printer 51 writes RFID data in the storage area of the RFID medium held in advance in accordance with an instruction from the RFID issuing terminal 50 and then carries out the RFID medium.

  By such an operation, the user acquires the RFID medium used for the content purchase system. Although the case where member registration is performed using the user terminal 20 has been described with reference to FIG. 2, the terminal that performs member registration is not limited to the user terminal 20, but can be performed from the mobile phone 30 owned by the user. In addition, since the RFID issuing terminal 50 has a function of accessing a member application page on the digital content sales service site, member registration can be performed on the spot without issuing member registration in advance, and the RFID medium can be issued as it is. Is also possible.

  Next, the content purchase right granting operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example according to the present embodiment for granting a content purchase right. Here, it is assumed that the user is going to the store 1 that sells digital contents using this system. First, the user holds the RFID medium issued by the RFID issuing terminal 50 over the RFID reader 11 installed in the store 1. The RFID reader 11 reads RFID data from the RFID medium and transmits it to the store terminal 10 (step S201). The store terminal 10 stores a store ID for identifying the store 1 in advance. When receiving the RFID data from the RFID reader 11, the store terminal 10 sends a content purchase right application message including the received RFID data and the store ID to the communication network. To the member reception server 41 (step S202). The content purchase right application message may include information on the read date and time.

  When the member reception server 41 receives the content purchase right application message from the store terminal 10, based on the RFID data and the store ID included in the content purchase right application message, the member's mobile mail address holding the RFID medium and the RFID medium And the URL of the content sales page dedicated to the store. For example, the member reception server 41 derives a member ID from RFID data included in the content purchase right application message, member information (at least a mobile phone mail address) that matches the derived member ID, and store information that matches the store ID. (At least the URL of the mobile phone content sales page) is transmitted to the database server 42 (step S203), and the database server 42 reads the member information with the matching member ID from the member information database according to the request, Further, store information with the matching store ID is read from the store information database and returned (steps S204 and S205). Alternatively, if matching member information or store information is not registered, a message to that effect is returned.

  When the member information and the store information are correctly read from the content purchase right application message, the member reception server 41 gives the member the content purchase right of the store. For example, the member reception server 41 transmits to the database server 42 a request for registering content purchase right information including a store ID and purchase conditions in the member information database, and sells digital content of the store. Notify the URL of the page. The URL of the content sales page is, for example, an e-mail including the URL of the content sales page in the body (hereinafter referred to as a content sales page notification email), and the created content sales page notification email is sent using the mail server 43. Notification is made by transmitting to the mobile mail address (steps S206 and S207).

The content sales page is a web page for downloading digital content stored in the content database, and is a web page provided by the content server 44 via the WWW server 40. In addition, each store has a unique URL on the content sales page. On the content sales page, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a list of digital contents sold by the store may be displayed in a selectable manner. When displaying a list of digital contents, not only the name but also the price and size may be included. In the case of a digital content sales page for a mobile phone, the page may be classified and displayed so that the mobile phone and the PC (PC in the figure) can be understood.

  In the content sales page, it is assumed that processing for inputting and transmitting a member ID is specified in advance in order to identify the user when the user accesses the content sales page. When the content sales page is first accessed, for example, an authentication screen having a member ID as an input item may be displayed. Alternatively, it is possible to notify a URL in which a member ID having the same data format (URL encoding format) as that of the authentication screen is added to the URL of the content sales page in advance by a content sales page notification mail, and transmit it simultaneously with the access. .

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the text of a content sales page notification email and a screen example of a mobile phone content sales page. For example, when the content sales page notification mail is transmitted to a mobile mail address, in addition to the URL of the mobile phone content sales page (shown as content URL in the figure), the date and time when the content purchase right is acquired (see FIG. Among them, the ID acquisition date and time display) and the store name may be included.

  The mobile phone 30 receives the content sales page notification mail. The cellular phone 30 is a cellular phone owned by the user who holds the RFID medium over the RFID reader 11 in step S201 and has a cellular mail address registered at the time of member registration. The cellular phone 30 accesses the content sales page included in the text of the received content sales page notification mail in accordance with the operation of the owner (step S208).

  As described above, the user receives the URL of the content sales page where the digital content sold by the store can be purchased by e-mail by holding the RFID medium over the visited store. By notifying the URL of the content sales page to the user terminal (in this case, the mobile phone 30) owned by the user, the user can access the content sales page and purchase digital content at any time. . Moreover, as long as it is within the range of the right conditions, it is possible to purchase any number of times without going to the store again.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an operation for purchasing digital contents will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of digital content purchase in the present embodiment. The operation up to step S208 is the same as in FIG. The mobile phone 30 accesses the mobile phone content sales page included in the text of the received content sales page notification email in accordance with the operation of the owner (step S208). In response to an access request from the mobile phone 30, the content server 44 transmits page information on the mobile phone content sales page of the store specified by the URL. The mobile phone 30 receives the page information and displays the content sales page.

  Here, the user selects mobile phone digital content (for example, standby screen 1). The mobile phone 30 requests the download of the selected digital content according to the user's operation (step S301). The mobile phone 30 transmits, for example, the selected content ID to the content server 44 via the Internet according to the process incorporated in advance in the content sales page. Here, you may transmit including the member ID input at the time of access, and store ID specified by URL.

  When the content server 44 is requested to download from the mobile phone 30, the content server 44 transmits the designated digital content to the mobile phone 30 (step S302). Here, the content server 44 may inquire of the member reception server 41 whether the requested content matches the purchase condition of the content purchase right. The purchase conditions may include not only whether or not the content purchase right is available, but also, for example, whether it is within the deposit balance or within the expiration date of the purchase right. In response to the inquiry from the content server 44, the member reception server 41 checks the member information database, determines whether or not the purchase conditions are met, and responds. The content server 44 may transmit the digital content to the mobile phone 30 only when it is determined that the purchase condition of the content purchase right is met. Further, when it is only necessary to determine whether or not the content purchase right is acquired as a purchase condition, it is possible to make an inquiry when the content sales page is accessed.

  The mobile phone 30 receives digital content from the content server 44. Further, when the transmission of the digital content is completed, the content server 44 transmits information necessary for payment to the member reception server 41 as content purchase information, and requests a payment process (step S303). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of content purchase information. As shown in FIG. 7, the content purchase information may include the user's name, mobile e-mail address, use store ID, payment method, use content, and purchase date and time.

  In response to a request from the content server 44, the member reception server 41 performs settlement based on the received content purchase information. The member reception server 41 transmits, for example, a request for registering purchase history information including the store where the content was purchased, the date and time of download, and the downloaded content ID to the database server 42, and the database server 42 receives the received purchase History information is registered in the member information database (steps S304 and S305). In addition, when the member information includes payment information as purchase conditions for the content purchase right, it may be requested to update the payment information based on the purchase amount.

  By such an operation, the user can directly download the digital content unique to the store 1 to the mobile phone 30.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the operation when the user selects digital content for PC will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example at the time of purchasing digital contents in the present embodiment. The operation up to step S208 is the same as in FIG. The mobile phone 30 accesses the mobile phone content sales page included in the text of the received content sales page notification email in accordance with the operation of the owner (step S208). In response to an access request from the mobile phone 30, the content server 44 transmits page information on the mobile phone content sales page of the store specified by the URL. The mobile phone 30 receives the page information and displays the content sales page.

  Here, the user selects digital content for PC (for example, wallpaper X). The cellular phone 30 requests the download of the selected digital content according to the user's operation (step S401). The mobile phone 30 performs, for example, the selected content ID, the member ID input at the time of access, and the store ID specified by the URL according to the processing previously incorporated in the content sales page, via the Internet, as a member reception server 41. Send to. Here, it is assumed that, in response to the selection of the digital content for PC from the mobile phone digital content sales page, it is incorporated in advance so as to be transmitted to the member reception server 41 instead of the content server 44.

  When a request for downloading from the mobile phone 30 is received, the member reception server 41 determines whether the request matches the purchase conditions of the content purchase right, and if so, the designated digital content is stored in the PC. The PC content purchase password for downloading from the mobile phone 30 is transmitted to the mobile phone 30 (step S402). The mobile phone 30 displays the received PC content purchase password. For example, the member reception server 41 transmits an e-mail including a PC content purchase password in the body to a mobile mail address, and the mobile phone 30 displays the received e-mail. In addition, an electronic mail (hereinafter referred to as a PC content sales page notification mail) including the URL of the PC content sales page is created and transmitted to the PC mail address registered in the member information data pace 412. Also good.

  After returning home, the user uses the user terminal 20 to access the PC content sales page (step S403). It is assumed that the PC content sales page is pre-installed with a process for inputting and transmitting a PC content purchase password when the user accesses the PC content sales page. The user terminal 20 inputs a PC content purchase password in response to a user operation, and requests download (step S404). The user terminal 20 transmits, for example, a PC content purchase password to the content server 44 via the Internet in accordance with processing incorporated in advance in the PC content purchase page.

  When requested to download from the user terminal 20, the content server 44 identifies the requested digital content based on the PC digital content purchase password, and transmits the identified digital content to the user terminal 20 (step S405). The digital content can be inquired of the member reception server 41.

  The user terminal 20 receives digital content from the content server 44. In addition, when the transmission of the digital content is completed, the content server 44 transmits the content purchase information to the member reception server 41 and requests a settlement process (step S406). In response to a request from the content server 44, the member reception server 41 performs settlement based on the received content purchase information. The member reception server 41 transmits, for example, a request for registering purchase history information including the store where the content was purchased, the date and time of download, and the downloaded content ID to the database server 42, and the database server 42 receives the received purchase History information is registered in the member information database (steps S407 and S408). In addition, when the user purchases digital content with the PC digital content purchase password, the member reception server 41 requests the database server 42 to acquire the service fee, and mails the acquired service fee to the user terminal 20. Can also be notified (step S409).

  By such an operation, the user can directly download the digital content unique to the store 1 not only to the mobile phone 30 but also to the user terminal 20. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily access a site for selling products with limited characteristics or limited products using an RFID medium and a mobile phone owned by the user. A product sold as an electronic medium such as CDROM or DVD can be obtained on the spot using a mobile phone, or can be obtained slowly using a PC at home.

  In addition, when a user visits a store or facility, it is also possible to obtain photos and video images that cannot be viewed by anyone other than related events or events that could not be seen on the spot due to time. is there.

  In addition, service providers who sell goods as products can not only provide information on products and services but also sell digitalized data to increase sales channels as high-value-added products. Space for displaying media can also be reduced.

  In addition, by holding an RFID card over an RFID reader placed in a store or facility, it is possible to trace when, where, and what information the service was used with interest by the owner of the RFID medium. You can analyze your preferences.

  In addition, once registered as a member, a user can access a desired paid content site with a simple method by simply holding the RFID medium over the RFID reader. is there. Also, once you register as a member, you can purchase digital content from different stores in the same way, so you don't have to register as a member at each store. It can be used with confidence because it can be restricted so that it can be purchased only within the range of the amount.

  The digital content purchasing system according to the present invention not only sells digital content unique to tourist facilities and stores that stop at a travel destination, but also, for example, in daily life, in each shopping mall, shopping mall, department store, It can also be applied to a service that sells unique content and sells paid content together with store information when a customer is shopping. In the field of education and learning, the present invention can also be applied to services for selling content such as video and audio recording documents and lecture contents provided for a fee.

  The digital content purchasing system according to the present invention can be used for a service that provides information having location characteristics and information that is desired to be provided by limiting the location, and a service that sells the information as paid content.

It is the block diagram which showed the example of a structure of the digital content purchasing system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of member registration and RFID medium issue. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a member application form. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example concerning provision of the content purchase right. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example at the time of digital content purchase. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a text of content URL notification mail, and the example of a screen of the content sales page for mobile telephones. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of content purchase information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example at the time of the purchase of digital content for PC.

Explanation of symbols

1 store 10 store terminal 11 RFID reader 20 user terminal 30 mobile phone 4 content provider 41 member reception server 42 database server 43 mail server 44 content server 5 RFID issuer 50 RFID issuing terminal 51 RFID printer

Claims (8)

A digital content providing system for providing digital content related to a user's destination,
A visiting terminal installed at the user's destination;
A management device for managing a content purchase right that is a right for a user to purchase digital content;
A distribution device for distributing digital content corresponding to the visited terminal,
The visited terminal is
Reading means for reading the user identification information from a non-contact type information medium storing user identification information for identifying the user;
Identification information transmitting means for transmitting the user identification information read by the reading means to the management device;
The management device has content purchase right granting means for granting a content purchase right to the user based on user identification information received from the identification information transmitting means,
The distribution apparatus includes a distribution unit that distributes digital content to a user terminal based on a content purchase right granted by the management apparatus. The identification information transmission means transmits the user identification information read by the reading means and the visit destination identification information for identifying a predetermined visit destination terminal to the management device,
The content purchase right granting unit grants the user a content purchase right for digital content corresponding to the visited terminal based on the user identification information and the visited site identification information received from the identification information transmitting unit,
2. The digital content providing system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution unit distributes the digital content, which is the target of the content purchase right, to the user terminal. The management device has purchase right storage means for storing purchase right information indicating whether or not the user can purchase digital content corresponding to the visited terminal,
When the content purchase right granting unit receives the user identification information and the visit destination identification information from the identification information transmission unit, the user specified based on the user identification information is identified based on the visit destination identification information Storing purchase right information indicating that digital content corresponding to the destination terminal can be purchased in the purchase right storage means;
The digital content providing system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution unit distributes the digital content to the user terminal based on the storage content stored in the purchase right storage unit. The distribution means establishes a dedicated distribution site on the Internet for distributing digital content corresponding to the visited terminal, distributes the digital content in accordance with a user operation at the dedicated distribution site,
When the content purchase right granting unit grants the content purchase right, the management device sends an e-mail containing the URL of a dedicated distribution site corresponding to the visited site that can be purchased by the content purchase right in the body. A delivery site notification email sending means for sending to the email address of the user terminal of the user who can purchase the visited digital content by the right,
The digital terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the user terminal has site access means for accessing a dedicated delivery site included in a body of an e-mail received from the delivery site notification mail transmission means. Content purchase system. In a digital content providing system that provides digital content related to a user's destination,
A management device for managing a content purchase right, which is a right for a user to purchase digital content,
Content purchase right granting means for granting the user a content purchase right based on user identification information for identifying a user received from a visited terminal installed at the user's visited destination;
A purchase indicating whether or not the user can purchase the digital content to a distribution device that distributes the digital content corresponding to the visited terminal based on the content purchase right granted by the content purchase right granting unit. And a purchase right information transmitting means for transmitting the right information. Purchase right storage means for storing purchase right information indicating whether the user can purchase digital content corresponding to the visited terminal;
When the content purchase right grant means receives the user identification information and the visit destination identification information for identifying the visit terminal from the visit terminal, the user specified based on the user identification information Storing in the purchase right storage means purchase right information indicating that digital content corresponding to the visited terminal specified based on can be purchased;
6. The management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the purchase right information transmitting means transmits the purchase right information stored in the purchase right storage means in response to an inquiry from the distribution apparatus. A digital content providing method for providing digital content related to a user's destination,
A visited terminal installed at a user's visited location reads the user identification information from a non-contact type information medium storing user identification information for identifying the user, and transmits the read user identification information to the management apparatus. ,
Based on the user identification information received from the visited terminal, the management device gives the user a content purchase right that is a right to purchase digital content,
A digital content providing method, wherein a distribution device distributes digital content to a user terminal based on a content purchase right granted by the management device. A digital content providing program for providing digital content related to a user's destination,
On the computer,
When receiving the user identification information for identifying the user from the visited terminal installed at the visited place of the user and the visited identification information for identifying the visited terminal, the user specified based on the user identification information , Processing for storing in a storage device indicating that digital content corresponding to the visited terminal specified based on the visited destination identification information can be purchased, and distribution device for distributing the digital content corresponding to the visited terminal A digital content providing program for executing processing for transmitting purchase right information stored in the storage device in response to an inquiry from the storage device.

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