JP2008234530A - Information delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information delivery system enabling an optional user to easily contribute information and achieving effective advertisement based on the information. <P>SOLUTION: The information delivery system comprises an image database 38 storing a plurality of pieces of contributed image information; an advertisement database 40 storing a plurality of pieces of advertisement information registered beforehand; an image information delivery control means 90 for delivering image information stored in the image database 38 in response to a delivery request; an advertisement information detection means 92 for detecting whether registered advertisement information is included in the image information delivered by the image information delivery control means 90; and a jump information display control means 94 for displaying jump information for displaying a Web site registered beforehand when the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detection means 92. When the pre-registered advertisement information is included in the image information concerning the delivery, guidance to a Web site corresponding to the advertisement information can be given. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system that distributes information to a plurality of communication terminal devices via a predetermined communication line, and more particularly to improvement of information advertising technology by video distribution.

  An information distribution system that distributes information to a plurality of communication terminal devices via a predetermined communication line is known, and further development is expected as the core of the content business with the recent improvement of communication technology. As an example of such an information distribution system, an information advertising system using video distribution has been proposed. For example, the advertisement distribution system described in Patent Document 1 is that. In such a technique, advertisement videos to be distributed are accumulated in a database of a predetermined server device, and the server device is accessed by a communication terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, whereby the database is stored in the database. The accumulated advertisement video is distributed to the plurality of communication terminal devices.

JP 2005-128478 A

  However, in the conventional technology as described above, it is necessary to shoot or edit the advertisement video to be distributed in advance, and there is a disadvantage that it takes a lot of time and money. By the way, in recent years, a video information distribution service that accepts posting of video information by an arbitrary user and enables browsing of the posted video information by an arbitrary user has been put into practical use. Because of its ease of use, users are steadily increasing. The present inventor conceived of using such a video information distribution service for the promotion of information on predetermined products and the like, and realizes an effective advertising system without impairing the advantages such as ease of posting and ease of browsing. As a result, the present invention has been accomplished.

  The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to allow any user to easily post information and to realize effective advertising based on the information. To provide a distribution system.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gist of the present invention is an information distribution system for distributing information to a plurality of communication terminal devices via a predetermined communication line, which is posted from the communication terminal device. A video database for storing a plurality of video information, an advertisement database for storing a plurality of advertisement information registered in advance corresponding to predetermined images, and a video database in response to a distribution request from the communication terminal device. Video information distribution control means for distributing stored video information, and an advertisement for detecting whether or not the advertising information registered in the advertisement database is included in the video information distributed by the video information distribution control means When predetermined advertisement information is detected by the information detection means and the advertisement information detection means, the WWW registered in advance corresponding to the advertisement information A jump information display control means for displaying the jump information for displaying a predetermined web sites present on over server, it is characterized in that it comprises.

  In this case, a video database that stores a plurality of video information posted from the communication terminal device, an advertisement database that stores a plurality of advertisement information registered in advance corresponding to predetermined images, and the communication Video information distribution control means for distributing video information stored in the video database in response to a distribution request from a terminal device, and video information distributed by the video information distribution control means are registered in the advertisement database. Advertising information detecting means for detecting whether or not the advertising information is included, and when predetermined advertising information is detected by the advertising information detecting means, a WWW server registered in advance corresponding to the advertising information Jump information display control means for displaying jump information for displaying a predetermined website existing above is provided. Even if special video is not captured or edited, if the pre-registered advertising information is included in the video information related to distribution, the video information can be directed to a website corresponding to the advertising information. it can. That is, it is possible to provide an information distribution system that allows any user to easily post information and realize effective advertising based on the information.

  Here, preferably, the jump information display control means displays a hyperlink corresponding to the URL of the website as the jump information. In this way, when the pre-registered advertisement information is included in the video information related to distribution, guidance to a website corresponding to the advertisement information can be realized in a practical manner.

  Preferably, the jump information display control means displays a two-dimensional code corresponding to the URL of the website as the jump information. In this way, when the pre-registered advertising information is included in the video information related to the distribution, it corresponds to the advertising information particularly intended for a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone with an imaging device. The guidance to the website can be realized in a practical manner.

  Preferably, the video database stores the plurality of video information in association with identification information of a poster of each video information, and when the predetermined video information is distributed by the video information distribution control means. When predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detection means, a point management means for adding a predetermined point to the poster of the video information is provided. If it does in this way, a more suitable information distribution system is realizable by encouraging a contribution person's willingness to contribute.

  Preferably, the video database stores the plurality of video information in association with identification information of a poster of each video information, via a hyperlink displayed by the jump information display means. When the website is displayed, a point management unit is provided for adding a predetermined point to the poster of the video information in which the advertisement information corresponding to the hyperlink is detected. In this way, a more suitable information distribution system can be realized by encouraging the posters to post.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of an information distribution system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information distribution system 10 of this embodiment includes a server device 12 operated by an information distribution service provider and a plurality of communication terminal devices (two are illustrated in FIG. 1). Personal computer 14 (hereinafter referred to as PC 14), a plurality of (two are exemplified in FIG. 1) mobile telephones 16 which are also communication terminal devices, and a predetermined communication line 18 wired or wirelessly. , And is configured. The server device 12 and the PC 14 are both connected to the communication line 18 and can communicate information with each other via the communication line 18. The mobile phone 16 is connected to the communication line 18 via the relay base station 20 so that information can be communicated between the server device 12 and the mobile phone 16.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the server device 12. The server device 12 is a so-called Neumann type which performs signal processing according to a program stored in advance in a ROM 24 which is a read-only memory while using a temporary storage function of a RAM 26 which is a read / write memory by a CPU 22 which is a central processing unit. The computer is a server that performs various controls such as file management, input / output control, management of access via the communication line 18, communication control via the communication line 18, and the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a video display device 28 such as a CRT (Cathode-ray Tube) or a TFT (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal), and a video display control for controlling the video display by the video display device 28. A video board 30 which is a device, an input device 32 such as a keyboard, an input interface 34 for processing input by the input device 32, and a modem 36 for connecting the CPU 22 and the like to the communication line 18. It is prepared for. In addition, various databases such as a video database 38, an advertisement database 40, and a contributor database 42 provided in a storage device such as a hard disk are provided. In this embodiment, an example in which the video database 38, the advertisement database 40, and the contributor database 42 are provided in different storage devices will be described. However, these databases are provided in the same storage device. Also good.

  The video database 38 stores a plurality of video information posted from the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 that is a communication terminal device, that is, uploaded via the communication line 18. The video information is, for example, a moving image file such as mpeg (Moving Picture Experts Group) format or avi (Audio Video Interleaved) format, and is stored in the video database 38 with a predetermined identification number determined in the order of posting as an index. ing. Also, in the video database 38, the title of the video set (input) by the contributor before and after the posting, the identification information (ID) of the contributor, the name of the contributor (nickname), the time of posting (posting year) (Month / day), comment of the poster, password for deletion, and the like are stored in association with the video information for each video information. Moreover, you may comprise the separate image | video database 38 by the image | video containing the advertisement information registered into the advertisement database 40 mentioned later, and the image | video which is not included, respectively.

  The advertisement database 40 stores a plurality of advertisement information registered in advance corresponding to predetermined images. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the advertisement database 40. As shown in FIG. 3, in the advertisement database 40, for example, one or a plurality of products bundled by an advertiser's identification information (advertiser ID) are defined by the identification information (product ID), and the product One or more contents bundled by the identification information are defined by the identification information (content ID). In this embodiment, information determined for each content ID corresponds to advertisement information. That is, in the advertisement database 40, the target advertisement and the site URL are registered using each content ID as an index. This target advertisement is information corresponding to an image defining advertisement information. For example, an image (still image) file in bmp (bitmap) format or jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format corresponding to an advertisement as a design or a mark. Or a text file corresponding to an advertisement as a mark mainly composed of characters. Further, the site URL defined for each advertisement information is the URL of a predetermined information promotion site provided on the WWW server corresponding to the advertisement information.

  The contributor database 42 stores information of a contributor who has posted a video to the video database 38 from the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 that is a communication terminal device. For example, using a predetermined identification number (poster ID) determined in the order of registration as an index, information such as the name of the contributor (nickname), the time of registration (registration date), and points, etc. for each contributor It is stored in association with. This point is preferably stored separately for each advertiser ID defined in the advertisement database 40, and more preferably stored separately for each product ID.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the PC 14. The PC 14 is a so-called Neumann computer that performs signal processing in accordance with a program stored in advance in a ROM 46 that is a read-only memory while using a temporary storage function of a RAM 48 that is a read / write memory by a CPU 44 that is a central processing unit. The home personal computer is generally called a desktop personal computer or a notebook personal computer. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, a video display device 50 such as a CRT or a TFT that functions as a video display unit, and a video board 52 that is a video display control device for controlling video display by the video display device 50, An input device 54 such as a keyboard; an input interface 56 for processing input by the input device 54; a modem 58 for connecting the CPU 44 and the like to the communication line 18; and a hard disk 60 as a storage device. , And is configured.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the mobile phone 16. As shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 16 includes a CPU 62 that is a central processing unit, a ROM 64 that is a read-only memory, a RAM 66 that is a write / read memory as needed, a storage unit 68 such as a flash ROM, Display unit 70, operation unit 72, imaging unit 74, antenna 76, transmission / reception unit 78, modem unit 80, voice codec unit 82, analog front end 84, speaker 86, and microphone 88, It is prepared for.

  The CPU 62 is a so-called microcomputer that performs signal processing in accordance with a program stored in advance in a ROM 64 that is a read-only memory while using a temporary storage function of the RAM 66 that is a write / read memory as needed, and includes predetermined character buttons and the like. In accordance with the input from the operation unit 72, control is performed so that character input is executed, or communication or a call channel is established according to the telephone number input from the operation unit 72, and mutual communication or call is enabled. Basic control such as control, access to a predetermined website according to the URL input from the operation unit 72, and control of creation and transmission / reception of mail is executed. For example, in a call state of the mobile phone 16, a call signal received by the transmission / reception unit 78 via the antenna 76 is converted from a digital code signal to a voice signal by the voice codec unit 82 via the modem unit 80. The speaker 86 is driven by the front end 84 to output sound. At the same time, a voice signal converted from voice by the microphone 88 is sent to the voice codec unit 82 via the analog front end 84 and converted into a digital signal there, and the modem unit 80, the transmission / reception unit 78, and the antenna 76. Sent through. In the communication state, the CPU 62 controls the display unit 70 to display the signal received from the communication destination at the same time as transmitting the signal input from the operation unit 72 to the communication destination. If it is determined that there is an incoming call from another communication terminal, the incoming melody information stored in advance in the storage unit 68 is read out, and a predetermined melody (not shown) is read out by a sound source unit (not shown) based on the incoming melody information. A ringing tone) is generated and output from the speaker 86, or in a ringing tone non-output mode, a vibrator (not shown) is driven to generate vibration.

  The imaging unit 74 is a so-called digital camera that includes an imaging element such as a CCD (charge coupled device) and a lens, detects an image incident from the lens by the CCD, and acquires the image as electronic information (video data). is there. When the mobile phone 16 takes an image or video, a predetermined operation is performed by the operation unit 72 in a state where the video captured from the lens and converted into electronic information by the CCD is displayed on the display unit 70. The image is captured and stored in the storage unit 68 or the like in a predetermined image file format.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram for explaining the main part of the control function provided in the CPU 22 of the server device 12. The video information distribution control means 90 shown in FIG. 6 distributes the video information stored in the video database 38 in response to a distribution request from the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 which is a communication terminal device. For this distribution request, for example, the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 accesses a predetermined website (video distribution site) managed by the information distribution service provider, and the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 or the like according to the website. It is executed by performing a predetermined input operation. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a predetermined video is distributed via the WWW browser 98 displayed on the video display device 50 of the PC 14 and the display unit 70 of the mobile phone 16. As shown in FIG. 7, the video information distribution control means 90 is preferably used when an input operation as a predetermined video distribution request is performed by the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 according to the website. The corresponding video information is read out from the video database 38 and the video 100 output based on the video information is streamed via the communication line 18. Also, the contributor's name, the posting time, the contributor's comment, etc. registered in correspondence with the video information are read out and additionally displayed on the video 100 distributed as shown in FIG.

  The advertisement information detecting unit 92 detects whether or not the video information distributed by the video information distribution control unit 90 includes the advertising information registered in the advertisement database 40. Preferably, a well-known image detection technique (image analysis technique) is used to analyze a screen (still image) at predetermined time intervals in the video for distribution based on brightness, color, contrast, etc. It is determined whether or not an image approximate to the image corresponding to the advertisement information is included. The image corresponding to the advertisement information is the image itself when the target advertisement registered in the advertisement database 40 is an image file. When the target advertisement is a text file, the image is a predetermined value from the text file. It is a character image (telop) generated based on a font. Note that this font may be a single predetermined font applied, or a plurality of prepared fonts may be uniformly applied. In this case, an image is detected for each character image to which the plurality of types of fonts are applied. For example, considering the case where a text file of “JOYSOUND” is registered as the target advertisement, as shown in FIG. 7, the video 100 related to the distribution by the video information distribution control means 90 corresponds to the characters “JOYSOUND”. If the logo type 102 as a mark to be included is included, the advertisement information detecting unit 92 performs image analysis based on a character image corresponding to the characters “JOYSOUND”, and includes “JOYSOUND” in the image 100. It is determined that the advertisement information for the target advertisement is included in the text file.

  When the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detection unit 92, the jump information display control unit 94 selects a predetermined website existing on the WWW server registered in advance corresponding to the advertisement information. Display jump information for display. Preferably, as such jump information, as shown in FIG. 8, a hyperlink 104 corresponding to the URL of the website stored in the advertisement database 40 corresponding to the detected advertisement information is displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, an image corresponding to the advertisement information detected by the advertisement information detection unit 92 (a part of the video 102 related to distribution) may be displayed together with the hyperlink 104. When a predetermined operation is performed with the cursor positioned on the hyperlink 104 on the screen displayed on the WWW browser 98 of the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16, for example, the display of the WWW browser 98 is switched, or another A website corresponding to the hyperlink 104 is displayed by launching the WWW browser 98 in the window.

  Further, the jump information display control means 94 preferably corresponds to the URL of the website stored in the advertisement database 40 corresponding to the detected advertisement information as the jump information, as shown in FIG. The two-dimensional code 106 to be generated is generated and displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, an image corresponding to the advertisement information detected by the advertisement information detecting unit 92 may be displayed together with the two-dimensional code 106. The two-dimensional code is an information expression code composed of a two-dimensional (planar) figure such as a QR code (DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED trademark) defined in Japanese Industrial Standard “JIS X 0510”. The two-dimensional code 106 displayed in this manner is captured and captured by the imaging unit 74 of the mobile phone 16, and the two-dimensional code 106 is analyzed by the CPU 62. Access to the website corresponding to the two-dimensional code 106 is performed.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detecting unit 92 when the video information distribution control unit 90 distributes the predetermined video information, the point management unit 96 stores the video information. Predetermined points are added to the poster. Specifically, the update is performed by adding a predetermined point to the points stored for each contributor in the contributor database 42 of the server device 12. This point addition is preferably performed in units of advertiser IDs defined in the advertisement database 40, and when predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detection means 92, the advertisement information corresponds to the advertisement information. A predetermined point is added to the points stored in association with the advertiser ID. Preferably, the points are added in units of product IDs defined in the advertisement database 40, and when predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detection unit 92, the advertisement information corresponds to the advertisement information. A predetermined point is added to the points stored in association with the product ID.

  In addition, when the website is displayed via the hyperlink displayed by the jump information display means 94, the point management means 96 is a video in which advertisement information corresponding to the hyperlink is detected. Predetermined points are added to the information poster. That is, the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detection means 92 when the predetermined video information is distributed, and the jump information display means 94 corresponds to a URL for displaying a website corresponding to the advertisement information. After the hyperlink 104 is displayed, when the website corresponding to the advertisement information is displayed by clicking the hyperlink 104 or the like, the poster who posted the video information related to the distribution is notified. Predetermined points are added. This point addition is preferably performed in units of the advertiser ID determined in the advertisement database 40, and a predetermined point is added to the point stored in association with the advertiser ID corresponding to the target advertisement information. Is added. Preferably, the addition of the points is performed in units of product IDs defined in the advertisement database 40, and a predetermined point is added to the points stored in relation to the product ID corresponding to the target advertisement information. Is added.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a main part of the video posting management control by the CPU 22 of the server device 12, and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

  First, in step (hereinafter, step is omitted) SA1, it is determined whether or not video information has been posted (uploaded) from the communication terminal device such as the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16. When the determination of SA1 is negative, the processing after SA5 is executed. When the determination of SA1 is affirmative, the posting of SA1 is registered in the contributor database 42 in SA2. It is determined whether or not the posting is from a person. When the determination of SA2 is affirmed, the processing after SA4 is executed. However, when the determination of SA2 is negative, in SA3, to the poster database 42 of the user related to the posting of SA1. In step SA4, the video posted in SA1 is associated with the poster identification information (poster ID) and stored in the video database 38. Next, in SA5, it is determined whether or not an operation for deleting a video has been performed by the communication terminal device such as the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16. If the determination at SA5 is negative, the routine is terminated accordingly. If the determination at SA5 is affirmative, the entered password is stored in the video database 38 at SA6. It is determined whether or not they match. If the determination of SA6 is negative, the routine is terminated after processing for displaying an error screen on the communication terminal device such as the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 is performed in SA7. If this determination is affirmed, the corresponding video information is deleted from the video database 38, and then this routine is terminated.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a main part of the information distribution control by the CPU 22 of the server device 12 and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

  First, in SB1, it is determined whether or not there is a video information distribution request from a communication terminal device such as the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16. If the determination at SB1 is negative, the routine is terminated accordingly. If the determination at SB1 is affirmative, the routine is requested in SB2 corresponding to the operation of the video information distribution control means 90. The video information is read from the video database 38, and video distribution based on the video information is started. Next, in SB3 corresponding to the operation of the advertisement information detecting means 92, the advertisement database 40 is referred to and a process for detecting advertisement information included in the video related to distribution is performed. Next, in SB4, it is determined whether or not predetermined advertisement information is detected in the video for distribution. When the determination at SB4 is negative, the processing after SB8 is executed. When the determination at SB4 is affirmative, the detection at SB5 corresponding to the operation of the jump information display control means 94 is detected. The URL of the website stored corresponding to the advertisement information is read from the advertisement database 40, and the hyperlink 104 and / or the two-dimensional code 106 is displayed as jump information for jumping to the website. Processing is performed. Next, in SB6, it is determined whether or not the website corresponding to the hyperlink 104 is displayed by clicking the hyperlink 104 displayed in SB5. If the determination in SB6 is affirmative, in SB7, after 1 point is added to the points (number of clicks) stored in the poster database 42 corresponding to the poster of the video being distributed, Although this routine is terminated, if the determination in SB6 is negative, it is determined in SB8 whether or not the distribution of video has ended. When the determination of SB8 is denied, the processing after SB3 is executed again, but when the determination of SB8 is affirmed, predetermined advertisement information is detected during video distribution in SB9, It is determined whether the hyperlink 104 and / or the two-dimensional code 106 corresponding to the advertisement information has been displayed. If the determination at SB9 is negative, the routine is terminated accordingly. If the determination at SB9 is affirmative, at SB10, the contributor corresponds to the poster of the distributed video. After 1 point is added to the points (number of distributions) stored in the database 42, this routine is terminated. In the above control, SB 7 and SB 10 correspond to the operation of the point management means 96.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a main part of another example of the video posting management control by the CPU 22 of the server device 12, and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. In the control shown in FIG. 12, the same steps as the control shown in FIG. 10 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In this control, when the above-described determination of SA2 is affirmed, in SA9 corresponding to the operation of the advertisement information detecting means 92, the advertisement database 40 is referred to and the advertisement information included in the posted video is displayed. A detection process is performed. Next, in SA10, it is determined whether or not predetermined advertisement information is detected in the posted video. If the determination in SA10 is affirmative, the posted video is stored in the video database 38 associated with the video with advertisement in association with the identification information of the poster in SA11, and then described above. If the process of SA5 or lower is executed, but the determination of SA10 is negative, a video database provided in association with the advertisement-free video in SA12 in which the posted video is associated with the poster's identification information After being stored in 38, the above-described processing of SA5 and below is executed.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a main part of the information distribution control performed by the CPU 22 of the server device 12 corresponding to the control of FIG. 12, and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. In the control shown in FIG. 13, the same steps as the control shown in FIG. 11 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In this control, when the above-described determination of SB1 is affirmed, it is determined in SB11 whether or not the requested video is stored in the video database 38 provided corresponding to the video with advertisement. . When the determination of SB11 is affirmed, the requested video information is read from the video database 38 provided corresponding to the video with advertisement in SB12, and video distribution based on the video information is started. After that, the above-described processing from SB5 is executed. However, if the determination at SB11 is negative, the requested video information is read from the video database 38 provided corresponding to the advertisement-free video at SB13. This routine is terminated after the video distribution based on the video information is started. In the above control, SB12 and SB13 correspond to the operation of the video information distribution control means 90.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the video database 38 for storing a plurality of video information posted from the communication terminal device such as the PC 14 or the mobile phone 16 and the predetermined database are registered in advance. An advertisement database 40 for storing a plurality of advertisement information, and video information distribution control means 90 (SB2, SB12, SB13) for distributing the video information stored in the video database 38 in response to a distribution request from the communication terminal device The advertisement information detecting means 92 (SB3, SA9) for detecting whether or not the advertisement information registered in the advertisement database 40 is included in the image information distributed by the image information distribution control means 90; When the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detecting means 92, the WWW server registered in advance corresponding to the advertisement information Since it has jump information display control means 94 (SB5) for displaying jump information for displaying an existing predetermined website, distribution is possible without taking or editing a special video. If the pre-registered advertising information is included in the video information related to the video information, it can be guided to a website corresponding to the advertising information. That is, it is possible to provide an information distribution system 10 that allows any user to easily post information and realize effective advertising based on the information.

  Further, since the jump information display control means 94 displays the hyperlink 104 corresponding to the URL of the website as the jump information, advertisement information registered in advance is included in the video information related to distribution. In such a case, guidance to a website corresponding to the advertisement information can be realized in a practical manner.

  Further, since the jump information display control means 94 displays the two-dimensional code 106 corresponding to the URL of the website as the jump information, the advertisement information registered in advance in the video information related to the distribution is displayed. In the case where it is included, guidance to a website corresponding to the advertisement information can be realized in a practical manner, particularly for a communication terminal device such as the mobile phone 16 with the imaging unit 74 as an imaging device.

  The video database 38 stores the plurality of video information in association with identification information of the posters of each video information, and the video information distribution control means 90 distributes the advertisement when the predetermined video information is distributed. When the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the information detection means 92, the point management means 96 (SB10) for adding a predetermined point to the poster of the video information is provided. As a result, a more suitable information distribution system 10 can be realized.

  The video database 38 stores the plurality of video information in association with identification information of the posters of each video information, and the hyperlink 104 displayed by the jump information display means 94 is used to store the video information. When the website is displayed, a point management means 96 (SB7) is provided for adding a predetermined point to the poster of the video information in which the advertisement information corresponding to the hyperlink 104 is detected. Therefore, a more suitable information distribution system 10 can be realized by encouraging the posters to post.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and may be implemented in other modes.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the jump information display control means 94 is a text-format hypertext that includes the URL of the website as a character string as jump information for jumping to the website corresponding to the detected advertisement information. Although the link 104 is displayed, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an image (video 100) corresponding to the detected advertisement information displayed together with the hyperlink 104 in FIG. A hyperlink may be provided with a part) as a button. Further, hyperlinks may be provided using texts and images that are not exclusively related to URLs corresponding to advertisement information and images related to the advertisement information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the point management unit 96 accesses the corresponding website when the advertisement information is detected and the jump information is displayed during the distribution of the video, or when the jump information is traced. In this case, a predetermined point is added to the poster of the video related to distribution, but the point may not be added uniformly, for example, advertisement information is displayed in the video related to distribution. A gradient may be applied to the points according to the time that has been set. Of course, different points may be added depending on the advertiser ID, the product ID, and the content ID.

  Further, although not particularly mentioned in the above-described embodiment, a reward may be paid to each contributor according to the points stored in the contributor database 42. In this case, preferably, a payee (for example, a bank account number) is stored in the poster database 42 for each poster.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the information delivery system which is one Example of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the server apparatus with which the information delivery system of FIG. 1 was equipped. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the advertisement database with which the server apparatus of FIG. 2 was equipped. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of a personal computer as a communication terminal device with which the information delivery system of FIG. 1 was equipped. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of a mobile telephone as a communication terminal device with which the information delivery system of FIG. 1 was equipped. It is a functional block diagram explaining the principal part of the control function with which CPU of the server apparatus of FIG. 2 was equipped. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a predetermined video is distributed by a video display device of the personal computer of FIG. 4 or a WWW browser displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which hyperlinks as jump information are displayed on a video display device of the personal computer of FIG. 4 and a WWW browser displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a two-dimensional code as jump information is displayed on a video display device of the personal computer of FIG. 4 or a WWW browser displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 5. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of the image | video contribution management control by CPU of the server apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of the information delivery control by CPU of the server apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of another example of the image | video posting management control by CPU of the server apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of another example of the information delivery control by CPU of the server apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10: Information distribution system 14: Personal computer (communication terminal device)
16: Mobile phone (communication terminal device)
18: Communication line 38: Video database 40: Advertisement database 90: Video information distribution control means 92: Advertisement information detection means 94: Jump information display control means 96: Point management means 100: Video 102: Logo type (corresponding to advertisement information) image)
104: Hyperlink 106: Two-dimensional code

Claims (5)

An information distribution system for distributing information to a plurality of communication terminal devices via a predetermined communication line,
A video database for storing a plurality of video information posted from the communication terminal device;
An advertisement database for storing a plurality of advertisement information registered in advance corresponding to each predetermined image;
Video information delivery control means for delivering video information stored in the video database in response to a delivery request from the communication terminal device;
Advertising information detection means for detecting whether or not the video information distributed by the video information distribution control means includes advertising information registered in the advertising database;
When the predetermined advertisement information is detected by the advertisement information detecting means, jump information for displaying a predetermined website existing on the WWW server that is registered in advance corresponding to the advertisement information is displayed. An information distribution system comprising jump information display control means.   The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the jump information display control means displays a hyperlink corresponding to the URL of the website as the jump information.   The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the jump information display control means displays a two-dimensional code corresponding to the URL of the website as the jump information.   The video database stores the plurality of video information in association with identification information of the posters of each video information, and the advertisement information detecting unit performs distribution of predetermined video information by the video information distribution control unit. 4. The information distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising point management means for adding a predetermined point to a poster of the video information when the predetermined advertisement information is detected.   The video database stores the plurality of video information in association with identification information of a poster of each video information, and the website can be displayed via a hyperlink displayed by the jump information display means. 3. The information distribution system according to claim 2, further comprising point management means for adding a predetermined point to a poster of video information in which advertisement information corresponding to the hyperlink is detected.