JP2008071238A - Content distribution server, content distribution method, and content distribution program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to receive also the evaluation for a content distributed just before only by making a user perform an operation for a content browsing request. <P>SOLUTION: A content distribution server 1 stores the contents of each content while associating it with content ID and evaluation for the content. Then the content distribution server 1 prepares a list of contents to be distributed to a browsing terminal 3, prepares picture configuration information including the contents of a first content included in the list and two or more buttons capable of notifying the browsing request of the succeeding content and transmits the picture configuration information to the browsing terminal 3. When selection information is received from the browsing terminal 3, the server 1 prepares picture configuration information including the contents of the succeeding second content and two or more buttons capable of notifying a browsing request of the succeeding content and transmits the prepared information to the browsing terminal 3. Further the server 1 updates the evaluation for the first content on the basis of selection information of the received button. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content distribution server, a content distribution method, and a content distribution program for distributing content such as articles in response to a browsing request transmitted from a terminal, and in particular, for a content on the server side only by performing a browsing request operation on the terminal side. The present invention relates to a content distribution server, a content distribution method, and a content distribution program that can also obtain evaluations.

  Conventionally, in order to collect evaluations on content such as articles described on a web page, the impression that a person (user) who viewed the content sends an “interesting” impression or an “interesting” impression It has been necessary to input an evaluation for the content by depressing a “boring” button for transmitting (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Also, let the user evaluate the web page content and enter the number of evaluation points within the number of points, and the server aggregates the number of evaluation points and offers a discount service fee for the web page content provider with a high evaluation point number. The technique which provides is also disclosed (for example, refer patent document 2).

  In addition, a technique for encouraging transmission of evaluation for Web page content and totaling evaluation points is also disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Further, a technique for determining the importance of each data based on an operation for organizing the bulletin board data and reflecting the importance on the display of the bulletin board is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 4).
JP 2003-30105 A JP 2005-258550 A JP 2004-318404 A JP 2006-18646 A

  In a conventional content browsing system, etc., in order to display unread Web page content, it is necessary to click the “Next” button etc. displayed on the screen on which the read Web page content is displayed. It was. In addition to the operation of switching from read content to unread content like this, in order to have the viewer send an evaluation of the read web page content, an “interesting” button or a “dull” button can be used. I had to click. In other words, since an operation for evaluation is necessary in addition to the operation of switching from the read content to the unread content, the viewer feels that the operation for the evaluation is troublesome, and as a result, even if the number of being viewed is large The number of evaluations was small. In other words, the response rate for evaluation was low.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a content distribution server, a content distribution method, and a content distribution program capable of collecting evaluations for Web page contents without requiring the user to perform independent operations for collecting evaluations for Web page contents. For the purpose.

  A first feature of the present invention is a content distribution server that is connected to a network and can communicate with a terminal, and associates the content of each content with a content ID that can identify the content and an evaluation of the content. First storing means for storing the contents, list creating means for creating a content ID list of contents to be distributed to the terminal, and contents of the first content corresponding to the content IDs included in the content ID list. Screen configuration information for displaying on the terminal screen the contents of the read first content and two or more options capable of notifying the next content browsing request. Selection information indicating which one of the two or more options has been selected, When receiving the selection means and the receiving means for receiving from the end, the content of the second content corresponding to the next content ID is read from the first storage means based on the content ID list and read Second transmission means for transmitting, to the terminal, screen configuration information for displaying the content of the second content and two or more options capable of notifying the next content browsing request on the screen of the terminal; Evaluation update means for updating the evaluation of the first content based on the received selection information.

  The “terminal” means, for example, a mobile phone having a web browsing function, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a personal computer.

  “Two or more options that can notify a content browsing request” is displayed on a terminal screen, for example, and can be sent to a content distribution server when clicked using a pointing device such as a mouse. This can be achieved with simple buttons. The number of options is not limited to “2”. The number of options may be “3” or more. If the number of options increases, detailed evaluation becomes possible. That is, when the number of options is “2”, the content is evaluated in two stages, but when the number of options is “3”, the content can be evaluated in three stages.

  “Screen configuration information” refers to HTML (HyperText Markup Language), CHTML (Compact HTML), etc. for displaying “content details” and two or more “options capable of notifying content browsing requests” on the terminal screen. Means.

  One transmission unit may function as a “first transmission unit” and may function as a “second transmission unit”.

  The second feature of the present invention is that the content distribution server can communicate with a plurality of terminals via the network, and the evaluation update unit evaluates the content every time selection information is received from the terminal. The list creation means is to determine the distribution order of the contents according to the evaluation for the contents, and to create a content ID list based on the determined distribution order.

  The content distribution server can receive information (selection information) indicating which of two or more options that can be notified of a browsing request is selected from a plurality of terminals on which the same content is displayed on the screen. is there. For example, selection information indicating which option is selected from the terminal a on which the content a is displayed on the screen can be received, and which option is selected from the terminal b on which the content a is displayed on the screen. It is also possible to receive selection information indicating. For example, when the content distribution server receives selection information indicating that the first option of two or more options has been selected, the content distribution server increases the evaluation points for the content a. On the other hand, when receiving the selection information that the second option has been selected, the content distribution server decreases the evaluation points for the content a.

  The third feature of the present invention is that the second storage means for storing the read list in which the content ID of the read content of each user is associated with each user ID that can identify the user, and the selection information by the receiving means. And a read update means for adding the content ID of the first content to the read list when the information is received, the list creation means reads the read list of the user of the terminal from the second storage means, The object is to create an unread content ID list of each user including content IDs obtained by removing the content ID of the read content from all the content IDs stored in the first storage means.

  One storage unit may function as a “first storage unit” and may function as a “second storage unit”.

  “Unread content of each user consisting of content IDs obtained by reading the read list of each user from the second storage unit and excluding the content ID of the read content from all content IDs stored in the first storage unit For example, if all content IDs are c00 to c05 and the content IDs of the read content associated with the user ID of the terminal user are c00, c02, and c04, the “ID list” is c01, c03. , c05.

  According to a fourth feature of the present invention, when the content ID list is created, the list creation means extracts content including a predetermined keyword in the text or title, and creates the content ID list based on the extracted content. There is.

  According to a fifth feature of the present invention, the first storage means further stores a genre ID indicating a genre based on the content content corresponding to each content ID, and the list creation means creates a content ID list. In other words, content including a predetermined genre ID is extracted, and a content ID list is created based on the extracted content.

  According to a sixth feature of the present invention, the first storage means further stores a user ID of a user who describes content corresponding to each content ID, and the list creation means associates with the user of the terminal in advance. The content described by other users is extracted, and a content ID list is created based on the extracted content.

Here, “description” means posting or updating content.
For example, it is assumed that the second user, the fourth user, and the sixth user among the first user to the ninth user are associated with the first user in advance. In such a case, when receiving the browsing request from the terminal of the first user, the content distribution server extracts only the content (for example, diary) described by the second user, the fourth user, or the sixth user, and the content ID Create a list. Content described by the third user, the fifth user, the seventh user, or the ninth user is not included in the content ID list.

  According to the present invention, the first content and two or more options capable of notifying the next content browsing request are displayed on the terminal screen, and when one of the options is selected on the terminal, the option is selected. Selection information indicating the selected option is notified from the terminal to the content distribution server. When the content distribution server receives the selection information, the content distribution server updates the evaluation according to the type of the operated option. This eliminates the need to separately perform an operation for requesting browsing of the next content and an operation for evaluating the content currently displayed on the terminal screen. By simply performing an operation for evaluating the currently displayed content, it is possible to send a next content browsing request to the content distribution server. Alternatively, it is possible to send an evaluation for the content currently displayed on the terminal screen to the content distribution server simply by performing an operation for requesting browsing of the next content.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. In the content distribution system according to the present embodiment, when a content distribution server receives a content browsing request via the Internet from a browsing terminal that is a terminal capable of browsing a Web page, the content distribution server sends the content to the browsing terminal that is a request source. Send screen configuration information including. On the screen of the browsing terminal that has received the screen configuration information, two types of first buttons and second buttons are displayed as options having both a content evaluation function and a next content browsing request function. A user who has browsed the content displayed on the screen of the viewing terminal clicks the first button or the second button. When the first button or the second button is clicked, which button is clicked is notified from the browsing terminal to the content distribution server via the Internet. When it is notified which button is clicked, the content distribution server transmits the screen configuration information including the next content to the mobile terminal and either the first button or the second button notified from the viewing terminal. Is stored in the storage means.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a content browsing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The browsing terminal 3 is, for example, a mobile phone owned by a user, performs wireless communication with the packet network 5 through a base station (not shown), and is an article as a content distribution server via the gateway server 4 and the Internet 2. It is possible to access the distribution server 1 and request browsing of articles (contents). The storage unit of the browsing terminal 3 stores an article browsing program for realizing article browsing processing. The article browsing program includes Web browsers such as Opera Mobile (registered trademark) and Internet Explorer Mobile (registered trademark). Articles are written in CHTML. The browsing terminal 3 includes a liquid crystal screen 31 that can display received articles and the like, and a key group 32 that is operated to select and click a button displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the article distribution server 1 in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the article distribution server 1 records the storage unit 11, the processing unit 12, the communication unit 13, and the date and time when the article was posted or updated (hereinafter collectively referred to as “description”). For example, a clock unit 14 is used.

  The storage unit 11 stores an OS (Operating System) 110, an article distribution program 111, user information 112, an article DB 113, and a read list 114. The storage unit 11 is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like.

  The article distribution program 111 is a program for distributing an article in response to a request from the viewing terminal 3, and the processing unit 12 executes the following processing according to the article distribution program 111. That is, (1) When an article browsing request transmitted from the browsing terminal 3 is received, a user ID included in the article browsing request is extracted. (2) Then, with reference to the read list 114, the article ID of unread content related to the extracted user ID is specified. (3) Further, an article corresponding to the identified article ID is read from the article DB 113 and transmitted to the browsing terminal 3 via the communication unit 13 and the Internet 2.

  Further, as user information 112, registration information such as a user name, an e-mail address and an age, a friend's user ID, and the like are registered in association with the user ID.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the article DB 113 in the embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the article DB 113 includes an article ID, an article content, an evaluation for the article, a description date of the article, and an ID of the user who describes the article (reporter ID). The evaluation is a two-step evaluation of “interesting” or “normal”. The article may be registered for each genre or for each user (diary) who wrote the content. Specifically, for example, a unique genre ID may be assigned in advance to each genre such as “news”, “sports”, and “music”, and an article may be registered in association with the genre ID corresponding to the content. .

  In the article DB 113 shown in FIG. 3, the evaluation is recorded regardless of whether the evaluation is “interesting” or “normal”. However, only the number of times evaluated as “interesting” may be recorded in the article DB 113. That is, if it is evaluated as “interesting”, points are added to the evaluation column, and if it is evaluated as “normal”, the evaluation on the article may not change.

  Moreover, evaluation is not limited to two steps. The evaluation may be in three or more stages. For example, in the case of a three-level evaluation, the evaluation may be updated by adding 3 points for “interesting”, 1 point for “normal”, and −1 point for “not good”.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the read list 114 in the embodiment of the present invention. The read list 114 is created for each user. As shown in FIG. 4, the read list 114 includes a user ID and an article ID of a read article. By removing the article ID stored in the read list 114 related to the user A from all the article IDs stored in the article DB 113, an unread list related to the user A can be created.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process flow in the article distribution server 1 and the browsing terminal 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The article distribution server 1 performs article distribution processing according to the article distribution program 111, and the browsing terminal 3 performs article distribution. Article browsing processing is executed according to the browsing program. As shown in FIG. 5, when an article browsing start operation is performed on the browsing terminal 3, an article browsing request is notified from the browsing terminal 3 to the article distribution server 1 (step S101).

  Upon receiving the article browsing request, the article distribution server 1 creates an unread list related to the user ID notified together with the article browsing request (step S201). Then, the article distribution server 1 reads the article corresponding to the uppermost article ID of the created unread list from the article DB 113, and browses the read article and a button that is an option that can notify the next content browsing request. The screen configuration information to be displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 that has notified the request is distributed to the browsing terminal 3 (step S203).

  When the browsing terminal 3 receives the screen configuration information from the article distribution server 1, the browsing terminal 3 displays a screen including the article on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 using a web browser (step S103), and the next article is displayed by a button on the screen. Accept operations for browsing. If accepted (YES in step S104), the process proceeds to step S105. If an operation for browsing the next article is not accepted (NO in step S104), the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S105, the browsing terminal 3 notifies the article distribution server 1 of a browsing request for the next article together with the type of the operated button and the article ID being browsed. The button operated for the next article browsing request is a button displayed on the screen of the browsing terminal 3, and is used to transmit an evaluation of the article displayed on the screen to the article distribution server 1. It is. In the case of two-level evaluation (“interesting” or “normal”), two types of buttons operated for browsing requests are displayed. When the evaluation is performed in three stages, three types of buttons operated for the browsing request are displayed.

  In step S205, the article distribution server 1 reads the next article from the article DB 113 according to the unread list, and notifies the article browsing request of the read next article and a button that can notify the next content browsing request. The screen configuration information to be displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the viewing terminal 3 is distributed to the viewing terminal 3. More specifically, the article distribution server 1 follows the article ID in the unread list related to the user ID based on the user ID of the viewer notified together with the next article browsing request and the article ID of the article being browsed. The article corresponding to the article ID listed is read from the article DB 113 and transmitted to the browsing terminal 3 that has notified the article browsing request. The article distribution server 1 receives the request for browsing the next article and the type of button operated for the request for browsing the next article. As described above, when the content of an article is evaluated in two stages, there are two types of buttons.

  In step S207, the evaluation of the corresponding article is updated based on the notified button type and article ID. Specifically, if the notified button type is a button associated with an evaluation of “interesting” (hereinafter referred to as “interesting” button), 1 point is added to the “interesting” column of the corresponding article in the article DB 113. Is done. On the other hand, if the notified button type is a button associated with an evaluation of “normal” (hereinafter referred to as “normal” button), 1 point is added to the “normal” column of the corresponding article in the article DB 113.

  In step S209, the read list 114 of the user is updated. Specifically, the notified article ID is added to “read article ID” of the already-read list 114 corresponding to the notified user ID.

  Then, when the browsing end 3 is notified from the browsing terminal 3 (YES in step S211), the article distribution process is terminated. On the other hand, if the browsing terminal 3 does not notify the end of browsing, it waits for a browsing request for the next article.

  In step S107, when the browsing terminal 3 receives the article distributed from the article distribution server 1, the browsing terminal 3 displays the received article on the screen of the browsing terminal 3 using a Web browser.

  When the browsing end operation is performed on the browsing terminal 3 in step S109, the browsing termination is notified from the browsing terminal 3 to the article distribution server 1 in step S111.

  FIG. 6 is a first example for explaining the transition of the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 in the present embodiment. It is assumed that the article to be browsed is stored as “A child's diary” as the user information 112 of the user a in the storage unit 11 of the article distribution server 1.

  Then, when the user a notifies the article distribution request to the article distribution server 1 using the browsing terminal 3a, the article distribution server 1 is “A child's diary”, and a list of articles that the user a has not yet browsed. (First unread list) is created. Further, the article distribution server 1 displays a screen 611 including the content of the uppermost article “a” of the created first unread list and the “interesting” button 613 and the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3a. A CTMML file is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 611 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the source code of the screen 611. As shown in the figure, an example of the source code 913 of the “interesting” button 613 is as follows.
<A href="http://www.yyy.zzz/reader/eid/4e8ffca2dea6610919e3e1b424850998?read=ae2356d74285e9895fa415b520991405&omoshiro=1"> Interesting </a>

  When the user a moves the cursor to the “interesting” button 613 and clicks it, the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked.

  When the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked, the content of the article b listed next to the article a in the first unread list of the user a and the “interesting” button 613 A CHTML file for displaying the screen 621 including the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 a is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3 a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 621 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Then, the article distribution server 1 adds points to the “interesting” portion of the evaluation column regarding the article a in the article DB 113.

  Next, the user a browses the article b, moves the cursor to the “normal” button 615, and when clicked, notifies the article distribution server 1 that the “normal” button 615 has been clicked.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the source code of the screen 621. As shown in the drawing, an example of the source code 915 of the “normal” button 615 is as follows.
<A href="http://www.yyy.zzz/reader/eid/4e8ffca2dea6610919e3e1b424850998?read=ae2356d74285e9895fa415b520991405&futsu=1"> Normal </a>

  When the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “normal” button 615 has been clicked, the article c listed next to the article a in the first unread list of the user a, the “interesting” button 613, and the “usually” "CHMML file for displaying the screen 631 including the button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3a is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 631 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Then, the article distribution server 1 adds points to the “normal” portion of the evaluation column regarding the article b of the article DB 113.

  FIG. 7 is a second example for explaining a transition example of the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 in the present embodiment. Assume that the storage section 11 of the article distribution server 1 stores, as the user information 112 of the user a, the article to be viewed as “article including the keyword“ fireworks ””.

  Then, when the user a notifies the article distribution server 1 of the article browsing request using the browsing terminal 3a, the article distribution server 1 is an article including the keyword “fireworks” in the title or the text, and the user a still browses. Create a list of articles that have not been posted (second unread list). Further, the article distribution server 1 displays a screen 711 including the content of the uppermost article d of the created second unread list and the “interesting” button 613 and the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3a. A CTMML file is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 711 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Here, for example, when the user a moves the cursor to the “interesting” button 613 and clicks it, the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked.

  When the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked, the contents of the article e listed next to the article d in the second unread list of the user “a” and the “interesting” button 613 A CHTML file for displaying the screen 721 including the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 a is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3 a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 721 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Then, the article distribution server 1 adds points to the “interesting” portion of the evaluation column related to the article d in the article DB 113.

  Next, the user a browses the article b, moves the cursor to, for example, an “interesting” button 613, and when clicked, notifies the article distribution server 1 that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked.

  When the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked, the content of the article f listed next to the article e in the second unread list of the user “a” and the “interesting” button 613 A CHTML file for displaying the screen 731 including the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 a is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3 a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 731 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Then, the article distribution server 1 adds points to the “interesting” portion of the evaluation column related to the article e in the article DB 113.

  FIG. 8 is a third example for explaining a transition example of the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3 in the present embodiment. When the article is described, the clock unit 14 of the article distribution server 1 stores the date and time. When the browsing of the article is requested from the browsing terminal 3 to the article distribution server 1, an article posted (described) by a friend and the latest date and time of posting (updated) is distributed. As the user information 112 of the user a, the article to be viewed is stored as “friend diary” in the storage unit 11 of the article distribution server 1, and at least “D man”, “E child” and “F man” are stored as friends. Assume that a user with a handle name is already stored.

  Specifically, when the user a notifies the article distribution server 1 of an article browsing request using the browsing terminal 3a, the article distribution server 1 is a diary written by a user registered as a friend in the user information 112 of the user a. Then, a list of articles not yet browsed by the user a (third unread list) is created. Then, the article distribution server 1 sorts the articles in the unread list based on the posting or update (description) date. Furthermore, the article distribution server 1 displays the screen 811 including the contents of the article g at the top of the created third unread list, the “interesting” button 613, and the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3a. A CTMML file is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 811 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Here, for example, when the user a moves the cursor to the “interesting” button 613 and clicks it, the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked.

  When the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “interesting” button 613 has been clicked, the content of the article h listed next to the article g in the third unread list of the user “a” and the “interesting” button 613 A CHTML file for displaying the screen including the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3a is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 821 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Then, the article distribution server 1 adds points to the “interesting” portion of the evaluation column regarding the article g in the article DB 113.

  Next, the user a browses the article h, moves the cursor to, for example, a “normal” button 615, and when clicked, notifies the article distribution server 1 that the “normal” button 615 has been clicked.

  When the article distribution server 1 is notified that the “normal” button 615 has been clicked, the contents of the article i listed next to the article h in the third unread list of the user “a” and the “interesting” button 613 A CHTML file for displaying the screen including the “normal” button 615 on the liquid crystal screen 31 of the browsing terminal 3a is transmitted to the browsing terminal 3a. When the browsing terminal 3 a receives this CHTML file, a screen 831 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 31.

  Then, the article distribution server 1 adds points to the “normal” portion of the evaluation column related to the article h in the article DB 113.

  As described above, the evaluation made at the terminal 3 is accumulated in the article DB 113 of the storage unit 11 of the article distribution server 1. Further, only the browsing terminal 3a used by the user a has been described so far. However, the browsing terminal 3b used by the user b, the browsing terminal 3c used by the user c, and the like are similarly evaluated and stored in the article DB 113. The The evaluation accumulated in this way may be used to determine the list order of articles in the unread list. That is, when creating an unread list for each user, the rank of each article in the unread list may be determined based on the evaluation of other users.

For example,
The article b of “A child's diary” was written after the article c of “A child's diary”. That is, the article b of “A child's diary” is newer than the article c of “A child's diary”.
-Before the user a browses the article b of "A child's diary", the user b and the user c browsed and evaluated the articles b and c of "A child's diary".
User b rated article b as “interesting” and user c rated article b as “normal”
・ User b and user c rated article c as “interesting,”
And That is, article b has one evaluation of “interesting”, but article c has two evaluations of “interesting”. Therefore, the article c that has a high evaluation of “interesting” in the unread list of the user a is ranked higher than the new article b. Then, after the user “a” browses the article “a” of “A child's diary” which is ranked higher in the unread list, the “interesting” button 613 or the “normal” button 615 is clicked, and a request for viewing the next article is made. Is transmitted to the article distribution server 1, the article c, which is ranked higher in the unread list, may be distributed to the browsing terminal 3 a as the next article.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the article, the “interesting” button 613 for requesting browsing of the next article, and the “normal” button 615 for requesting browsing of the next article are displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the browsing terminal 3. 31. The article distribution server 1 receives the information of the pressed button that the “interesting” button 613 is clicked or the “normal” button 615 is clicked. There is no need to require the user to perform the operation and the operation for requesting browsing of the next article separately. As a result, the evaluation for the article can be reliably received from the user.

  The evaluation obtained in this way may be fed back to the user for reference in article selection. For example, a ranking of articles evaluated as “interesting” may be created so that each user can view the ranking. Also, ranking may be performed by genre and by keyword. Furthermore, articles evaluated as interesting by each user can be stored in the article DB 113, and an identification display (social bookmark) of articles evaluated as interesting by the user can also be performed. For example, when the user a and the user b evaluate the article a as “interesting”, if the user tries to browse the article a after such an evaluation, the user who has evaluated the article a as “interesting” Handle names of “user a” and “user b” are displayed.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the whole structure of the content browsing system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the article delivery server (content delivery server) in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of article DB in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the already-read list | wrist in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process in the article delivery server and browsing terminal in this Embodiment. It is a 1st example for demonstrating the transition of the liquid crystal screen of the browsing terminal in this Embodiment. It is a 2nd example for demonstrating the transition example of the liquid crystal screen of the browsing terminal in this Embodiment. It is a 3rd example for demonstrating the transition example of the liquid crystal screen of the browsing terminal in this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a source code. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a source code.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Article distribution server 2 ... Internet 3 ... Reading terminal 4 ... Gateway server 5 ... Packet network 11 ... Communication part 12 ... Processing part 13 ... Memory | storage part 14 ... Clock part 31 ... Liquid crystal screen 32 ... Key group

Claims (13)

A content distribution server connected to a network and capable of communicating with a terminal,
First storage means for storing the content of each content in association with a content ID that can identify the content and an evaluation of the content;
List creation means for creating a content ID list of content to be distributed to the terminal;
2 or more capable of reading the content of the first content corresponding to the content ID included in the content ID list from the first storage means and notifying the read content of the first content and a request for browsing the next content First transmission means for transmitting screen configuration information for causing the terminal to display the screen configuration information for displaying on the terminal screen;
Receiving means for receiving, from the terminal, selection information indicating which of the two or more options has been selected;
When the selection information is received, the content of the second content corresponding to the next content ID based on the content ID list is read out from the first storage means, and the content of the read second content; Second transmission means for transmitting to the terminal screen configuration information for displaying on the screen of the terminal two or more options capable of notifying a next content browsing request;
Evaluation updating means for updating the evaluation of the first content based on the received selection information;
A content distribution server comprising: The content distribution server can communicate with a plurality of terminals via the network,
The evaluation update means updates the evaluation for the content every time selection information is received from the terminal,
The content distribution server according to claim 1, wherein the list creation unit determines a distribution order of the content according to an evaluation of the content, and creates a content ID list based on the determined distribution order. A second storage unit that stores a read list in which a content ID of each user's read content is associated with each user ID that can identify the user;
A read update unit that adds a content ID of the first content to the read list when selection information is received by the reception unit;
With
The list creation means reads the read list of each user from the second storage means, and from the content ID obtained by removing the content ID of the read content from all the content IDs stored in the first storage means. The content distribution server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an unread content ID list of each user is created.   2. The list creation means, when creating a content ID list, extracts content including a predetermined keyword in the text or title, and creates a content ID list based on the extracted content. The content delivery server as described in any one of thru | or 3. The first storage means further stores a genre ID indicating a genre based on the content content corresponding to each content ID,
5. The list creation unit, when creating a content ID list, extracts content including a predetermined genre ID, and creates a content ID list based on the extracted content. The content distribution server according to any one of the above. The first storage means is means for storing content details described by a user of a terminal connected via the network, and the user ID of the user who describes the corresponding content details for each content ID is further stored. Remembered,
The list creation unit extracts content described by another user previously associated with the user of the terminal, and creates a content ID list based on the extracted content. The content distribution server according to any one of claims 5 to 6. A content distribution server connected to a network and capable of communicating with a terminal, wherein a first storage unit stores contents of each content in association with a content ID that can identify the content and an evaluation of the content A content distribution method for distributing content using a content distribution server comprising:
Creating a content ID list of content to be distributed to the terminal;
2 or more capable of reading the content of the first content corresponding to the content ID included in the content ID list from the first storage means and notifying the read content of the first content and a request for browsing the next content Transmitting screen configuration information for displaying the options on the terminal screen to the terminal;
Receiving selection information indicating which one of the two or more options has been selected from the terminal;
When the selection information is received, the content of the second content corresponding to the next content ID based on the content ID list is read out from the first storage means, and the content of the read second content; Transmitting to the terminal screen configuration information for displaying on the screen of the terminal two or more options capable of notifying a next content browsing request;
Updating an evaluation of the first content based on the received selection information;
A content distribution method comprising: A content distribution server connected to a network and capable of communicating with a terminal, wherein a first storage unit stores contents of each content in association with a content ID that can identify the content and an evaluation of the content A content distribution server computer comprising:
List creation means for creating a content ID list of content to be distributed to the terminal;
2 or more capable of reading the content of the first content corresponding to the content ID included in the content ID list from the first storage means and notifying the read content of the first content and a request for browsing the next content A first transmission means for transmitting to the terminal screen configuration information for displaying the options of
Receiving means for receiving selection information indicating which one of the two or more options is selected from the terminal;
When the selection information is received, the content of the second content corresponding to the next content ID based on the content ID list is read out from the first storage means, and the content of the read second content; Second transmission means for transmitting to the terminal screen configuration information for displaying on the screen of the terminal two or more options capable of notifying a next content browsing request;
Evaluation updating means for updating the evaluation of the first content based on the received selection information;
Content distribution program to function as The content distribution server can communicate with a plurality of terminals via the network,
Each time the evaluation update means receives selection information from the terminal, the computer functions to update the evaluation of the content,
9. The content according to claim 8, wherein the list creation means determines the distribution order of the content in accordance with the evaluation of the content, and causes the computer to function to create a content ID list based on the determined distribution order. Delivery program. The content distribution server includes a second storage unit that stores a read list in which a content ID of each user's read content is associated with each user ID that can identify the user,
When the selection information is received by the reception unit, the computer functions as a read update unit that adds a content ID of the first content to the read list,
The list creation means reads the read list of each user from the second storage means, and from the content ID obtained by removing the content ID of the read content from all the content IDs stored in the first storage means The content distribution program according to claim 8 or 9 for causing the computer to function to create an unread content ID list of each user.   When the list creation means creates a content ID list, it extracts the content including a predetermined keyword in the text or title, and causes the computer to function so as to create a content ID list based on the extracted content The content delivery program as described in any one of Claims 8 thru | or 10. The first storage means further stores a genre ID indicating a genre based on the content content corresponding to each content ID,
A request for causing the computer to function so that the list creation means extracts content including a predetermined genre ID when creating the content ID list and creates the content ID list based on the extracted content. Item 12. The content distribution program according to any one of Items 8 to 11. The first storage means is means for storing content details described by a user of a terminal connected via the network, and the user ID of the user who describes the corresponding content details for each content ID is further stored. Remembered,
The list creation means extracts the contents described by other users previously associated with the user of the terminal, and causes the computer to function to create a content ID list based on the extracted contents The content delivery program as described in any one of Claims 8 thru | or 12.

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