JP2010129067A - Management device and network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To connect users with creators in a form by which information is bidirectionally exchanged, to raise concern, contribution consciousness of the users to the creators, to further, connect fans with one another by smoothly performing information exchange among the fans, to enhance the interest of the world with respect to the activities of the creators as a whole and attain activation of the industry as a whole. <P>SOLUTION: This management device is provided with: a point calculation part 20g which calculates EP to be stored in a point DB 18 when object actions to the creators are performed by the users; a ranking calculation part 20h which associates the EP stored in the point DB 18, with the creators to calculate ranking of the creators according to the point; and a whole control part 20j which determines a placing order of the fans in a fan club name list according to the predetermined point to be stored in a fan club DB 15 as a part of fan club information. In addition, the management device is further provided with an earning distribution part 20i which distributes earnings, according to the predetermined point. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a management apparatus and a network system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, with the development of the Internet, various types of information transmission are quickly performed at low cost via the Internet. In view of the convenience of the Internet, for example, information about affiliated members from fan clubs is generally notified via the Internet (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-229275 A

  However, in the prior art, fan club information is simply notified via the Internet, and no consideration is given to connecting the user and the creator and thereby making the user a fan. In addition, there is nothing that activates contribution activities for creators among fans.

  Therefore, in view of the above technical problems, the present invention connects the user and the creator in a manner that allows two-way information exchange, enhances the user's interest in the creator and contributions, and facilitates information exchange between fans. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management device and a network system that can be performed, connect fans together, raise public interest in creator activities as a whole, and activate the entire industry.

  In order to solve the above technical problem, the management device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a fan information registration management unit that accepts and manages registration of fan information in a management device that can communicate with a user terminal and a creator terminal. Creator information registration management means for receiving and managing registration of creator information, and fan club information registration for receiving and managing fan club information registration and registering the user information in the fan club information storage means when the user joins the fan club Management means, fan information storage means for storing the fan information, creator information storage means for storing the creator information, fan club information storage means for storing the fan club information, and browsing of creator content by the user , Vote for ratings, post reviews, become a fan of My Page Point information storage means for storing predetermined points given according to the contribution degree to the creator defined by the target action including at least one of the introduction of the creator content to the other, by the user When the target action for the creator is performed, the predetermined point is calculated and stored in the point information storage unit, and the predetermined point stored in the point information storage unit is associated with the creator , Ranking calculating means for calculating the ranking of the creator according to the points, and determining the order of the fans in the fan club list according to the predetermined points, and storing the fan club information as a part of the fan club information And overall control means stored in the means. In addition, you may further have a profit distribution means to distribute a profit according to the said predetermined point.

  In addition, the network system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes at least one of browsing the creator's content, voting for evaluation, posting a review, and introducing the creator's content that has become a fan through My Page. A network system in which a user terminal capable of taking a target action, a creator terminal capable of registering and updating at least the content of the creator, and a management device are connected to each other so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. Fan information registration management means for accepting and managing fan information registration, creator information registration managing means for accepting and managing creator information registration, and fan club information registration and management. When a user joins a fan club, Fans that register user information in the fan club information storage means Love information registration management means, fan information storage means for storing the fan information, creator information storage means for storing the creator information, fan club information storage means for storing the fan club information, and the object by the user Point information storage means for storing a predetermined point given according to the contribution degree to the creator defined by the action, and the predetermined point when the user performs the target action for the creator Point calculating means for calculating and storing in the point information storage means, ranking calculation means for associating a predetermined point stored in the point information storage means with the creator, and calculating the ranking of the creator according to the points, and Depending on the given point, the fan club roster of fans Listings order to determine and store in the fan club information storage means as a part of the fan club information, and having a main control device. In addition, you may further have a profit distribution means to distribute a profit according to the said predetermined point.

  According to the management device and the network system according to the present invention, the user and the creator are connected in a manner that allows information to be exchanged in both directions, the user's interest in the creator and the awareness of contribution are increased, and information exchange between fans is also performed smoothly. As a result, it is possible to connect fans with each other, raise public interest in creator activities as a whole, and revitalize the industry as a whole.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to a management device and a network system of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the management apparatus of this invention is not limited to the following description, In the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it can change suitably.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and a network system using the management apparatus, and will be described. As shown in the figure, this network system includes cellular phones 2a, 2b ... (hereinafter collectively referred to as reference numeral 2) as user terminals, an information terminal 6, an information terminal 3 as a creator terminal, a cellular phone A telephone 4 and the like are configured to be communicably connected to the management apparatus 1 via a network 5 such as the Internet. The management device 1 is realized by a server or the like.

  The management apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10 that performs overall control, a communication control unit 11, a storage unit 12 including a memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), various databases (Date Base; (Abbreviated as DB) 13 to 19, 21 at least. More specifically, this DB includes a fan DB 13 for storing fan information, a creator DB 14 for storing creator information, a fan club DB 15 for storing fan club information, a mail DB 16 for storing mail information, and a bulletin board for storing bulletin board information. The DB 17 includes a point DB 18 that stores evangelist points (hereinafter abbreviated as EP), which will be described later, a revenue distribution DB 19 that stores revenue distribution information, and a circle DB 21 that stores circle information. The control unit 10 exhibits various functions by reading and executing the control program 20 stored in the ROM or the like of the storage unit 12. That is, the control unit 10 includes a fan information registration management unit 20a, a creator information registration management unit 20b, a fan club information registration management unit 20c, a circle information registration management unit 20d, a mail transmission / reception control unit 20e, a bulletin board control unit 20f, a point calculation unit. 20g, ranking calculation unit 20h, revenue distribution unit 20i, and overall control unit 20j. The features of each part will be described below.

  The fan information registration management unit 20a receives registration of fan information and stores it in the fan DB 13 for management. The creator information registration management unit 20b receives registration of creator information and stores it in the creator DB 14 for management. The fan club information registration management unit 20c accepts registration of fan club information and stores it in the fan club DB 15 for management. The circle information registration management unit 20d accepts registration of circle information and stores it in the circle DB 21 for management. The mail transmission / reception control unit 20e controls the exchange of electronic mail between fans or between fans and creators, and stores and manages mail information in the mail DB 16. The bulletin board control unit 20f controls posting on the bulletin board and stores bulletin board information in the bulletin board DB 17. The point calculation unit 20g calculates a point EP given to the creator according to the degree of contribution of the user (for example, a fan) to the creator, and stores it in the point DB 18. The ranking calculation unit 20h determines the ranking of content according to the number of browsing and evaluation. The revenue distribution unit 20i distributes the royalties received every month according to the points stored in the point DB 18, and stores the calculation result in the revenue distribution DB 19. The overall control unit 20j implements overall control, that is, other functions.

  Here, fan information refers to identification information of a user who became a fan, profile information such as an e-mail address, diary, friends list, identification information of a subscribed circle, identification information of a subscribed fan club, etc. including. The creator information includes work information and profiles related to the creator's work. The fan club information includes information on a fan club list, fan club newsletter, and the like. The circle information includes all information related to the circle including information on a list of participants in the circle. Each DB is associated based on identification information of the user or creator.

  With regard to membership in the fan club, when a user who is not a fan of the displayed writer browses the writer introduction page, the user can join the fan club through the “become a fan” link. As for the withdrawal of the fan club, when the fan user of the displayed writer browses the writer introduction page, the fan club can be withdrawn from the “stop fan” link. The fan information registered (updated) upon re-enrollment or withdrawal from the fan club is managed by the fan club information registration management unit 20c.

  A user who has entered the fan club can view the fan club newsletter. When the fan club newsletter from the creator arrives, it is notified to the fan club member's user My Page. A comment can be attached to the newsletter, and the comment is stored even when the user who wrote the comment leaves. The notification of the fan club newsletter and the sending of comments are controlled by the mail transmission / reception control unit 20e.

  In addition, a fan who has joined the fan club can send a message to the writer. Any replies from the author on the management screen will be posted on the message board. The display items include the posting date and time, the sender's avatar, the sender's name, the message body, the writer's avatar, the writer's name, the reply from the writer, and the like. When a replies are received from the writer, a user who is allowed to receive mini-mail notifications is notified by mini-mail. The exchange of messages between the writer and the fan is also controlled by the mail transmission / reception control unit 20e.

  The user can obtain a predetermined point, in this case, an evangelist point (EP), through support activities to the writer (for example, transmission of the message described above). EPs are counted in units of authors, and the total number of EPs possessed by the current user is displayed on the author introduction page. This calculation of EP is performed by the point calculation unit 20g. Actions that can be earned by EP include: “Introduce an app to a friend and the referee plays”, “Review post”, “Send cheer message”, “Fan registration”, “App launch (up to once a day)”, “ Like “voting”, “evaluation for review”, “read newsletter”, “support message”. When these target actions are performed, points are calculated by the point calculation unit 20g, stored in the point DB 18 in association with fan information, and managed. As for the EP history, the fan club member can view the past EP acquisition history. That is, it can be browsed from the point display link of the affiliated fan club list.

  In addition, a bulletin board that only fan club members can write and browse will be implemented. Non-members can view only the thread list. This bulletin board is a thread-generated bulletin board, and is prepared for each writer. Thread generation can be performed from the “Create thread” link on the thread list page. In thread writing, a thread to be written is selected from the thread list, displayed, and written. In this example, the maximum number of written display is five, but is not limited to this. The thread list and the number of writes are displayed in the thread list. Any fan club member can create a thread. Only the user who created the thread, the user who created the thread, and the author can delete the content written on the bulletin board. The above bulletin board is realized by the bulletin board control unit 20f.

  The ranking calculation unit 20h performs ranking based on the total number of EPs acquired by creators (writers). Aggregation may be performed separately for all authors and newcomers (writers registered within one month). The ranking calculation unit 20h calculates and updates the ranking in real time, and records, for example, a snapshot as of 24:00 at the end of every month as a back number. The ranking order is displayed on the artist introduction page.

  The mail transmission / reception control unit 20e also realizes an autoresponder function. This is to automatically deliver a thank-you message (mini-mail) specified by the creator (writer) at the specified timing, and the writer can register the message from the writer management screen of the information terminal 3. It is like that. In this example, a selection item can be selected by a combination of action and time. The actions include predetermined “user downloaded the app”, “user downloaded the app”, “user downloaded the app”, “user introduced the app to another user”, “user “You voted and reviewed the app” can be selected, and the time can be selected from “immediately”, “after 3 days”, “after 1 week”, or the like.

  In addition to the above functions, an access analysis is also performed by the overall control unit 20j. For example, a creator (writer) can browse information such as “number of downloads for each application”, “download user list for each application”, and “fan list” from the author management screen of the information terminal 3. . At this time, only the hosted application may be browsed. The overall control unit 20j also realizes page screen design customization. The creator can customize the design of the artist introduction page, the application introduction page, etc. from the patterns prepared in advance by the management side by using the gold (G) given according to the activity. Moreover, a content management system (CMS; Contents Management System) is also realized by the overall control unit 20j. The creator can freely add pages for each app from the author management screen. The page design is the same as the one selected for design customization.

  Hereinafter, a characteristic processing procedure by the network system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The creator can urge the user to invite the user and join the fan club through the author introduction page (S1). When the user joins the fan club from the mobile phone 2 via the author introduction page or the other person's My Page, information is registered in the fan club DB 15 by the fan club information registration management unit 20c (S2). The fan club list can be viewed by the creator using the information terminal 3 or the mobile phone 4 (S3). After this browsing, the creator can send fan club newsletters and content distribution information to all fans (S4), or send individual emails to the fans. Access restriction is made so that the e-mail can be transmitted only to the fans (S5). Distribution of the fan club newsletter and transmission of e-mail are realized by the mail transmission / reception control unit 20e.

  On the other hand, the fan who has joined the fan club can browse the content of the creator who has become a fan, vote for evaluation, and post a review by operating the mobile phone 2 (S6). Furthermore, the content of the creator who has become a fan can be introduced to others from My Page (S7), or the fan club newsletter and content distribution information can be viewed using the mobile phone 2 (S8). The ranking calculation unit 20h determines the ranking of the content according to the number of viewers viewing the author introduction page and the evaluation (S9). This is expected to increase access to content by fans (S10). The creator is given a point EP calculated by the point calculation unit 20g, and the EP is registered in the point DB 18 (S11). The fan control unit 20j determines the fan club name order in the order of contribution to the creator (for example, in the order of assigned EPs) (S13). Thereby, the contribution activity to the creator by the fan can be activated (S14). The creator can receive monthly royalties according to the granted points EP (S12). This royalties, that is, the distribution of revenue, is performed by the revenue distribution unit 20i.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the user can view the content of the creator, vote for the evaluation, post the review, and the content of the creator who has become a fan of My Page by using the mobile phone 2 or the information terminal 6 as the user terminal. It is possible to take a target action including at least one of introductions to other people. On the other hand, the creator can register and update at least the contents of the creator by using the information terminal 3 and the mobile phone 4 as creator terminals. The mobile phone 2, the information terminals 3 and 6, and the mobile phone 4 are connected to the management device 1 so as to be capable of two-way communication, thereby realizing a network system.

  The management device 1 includes a fan information registration management unit 20a as a fan information registration management unit that receives and manages registration of fan information, a creator information registration management unit 20b as a creator information registration management unit that receives and manages registration of creator information, and a fan. A fan club information registration management unit 20c as a fan club information registration management means for registering and managing club information and registering the user information in the fan club DB 15 as a fan club storage means when a user joins a fan club. Prepare. Further, a fan DB 13 as a fan information storage means for storing fan information, a creator DB 14 as a creator information storage means for storing creator information, a fan club DB 15 as a fan club information storage means for storing fan club information, a target by a user A point DB 18 is provided as point information storage means for storing an EP, which is a predetermined point given according to the contribution degree to the creator defined by the action.

  Then, when the user performs a target action for the creator, the EP is calculated, and the point calculation unit 20g as a point calculation means for storing the EP in the point DB 18, the EP stored in the point DB 18 is associated with the creator, and according to the point And a ranking calculation unit 20h as a ranking calculation means for calculating the ranking of the creator. An overall control unit 20j as overall control means is provided for determining the posting order of the fans in the fan club list according to predetermined points and storing the order in the fan club DB 15 as part of the fan club information. It further has a revenue distribution unit 20i as a revenue distribution means for distributing revenue according to the predetermined point.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure will be described in detail according to the transition of the screen configuration example.
FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the user's My Page. As shown in the figure, the My Page screen 100 includes an area 100a for displaying a menu, an area 100b for displaying related to the latest circle posting, an area 100c for displaying related to the latest diary of friends, and a display related to the history menu. A region 100d for performing a display related to a manga read by a friend, a region 100f for performing a display regarding a manga voted by a friend, a region 100g performing a display regarding a manga reviewed by a friend, and a display related to the author's latest information Area 100h for performing the display, and area 100i for performing display relating to other menus.

  Each region will be described in further detail. In the area 100a, items such as my profile, diary, mini-mail, friend list, item back, circle, fan club, bookshelf, and after are set, and it is possible to move to each detail page by link information. ing. In the area 100b, a date, a circle name, and a headline are posted as the latest circle post. In the area 100c, a date, a user name, and a headline are posted on a friend's latest diary. In the area 100d, items such as a diary comment history, a review history, a passbook, and an author registration are set as a history menu, and the screen can be shifted to each detail screen by link information. In the area 100e, the date, the user name, and the read manga name are posted on the manga read by the friend. If you select an item for each manga name, you can move to the manga introduction page using the link information. In the area 100f, the voting date, the user name, and the voting manga name are listed for the manga voted by the friend. Again, if you select an item for each manga name, you can move to the manga introduction page using the link information. The review date, manga name, and comment text are posted in the area 100g for the manga reviewed by the friend. Again, if you select an item for each manga name, you can move to the manga introduction page using link information. In the area 100h, the fan club newsletter distributed by the writer is notified as the latest information of the writer on the My Page of the user who has registered as a fan. In this example, date, author name, introduction text, etc. are posted. In addition to the above, in the area 100i, it is possible to shift to a detailed screen such as an email notification setting, a blacklist management, and a mobile phone model change as other menus by link information.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the screen 101 displaying the affiliated fan club. When “Fan Club” is selected on the screen 100, the screen transitions to the screen 101 by link information. On this screen 101, the name of the author, the EP acquired by the author, and the ranking are listed for the fan club to which he belongs. On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the author name EP history screen 102. When an EP displayed in association with the author name on the screen 101 is selected, an author name EP history screen 102 is displayed. In this screen 102, the date, the target action contributed by the fan, and the acquired acquired EP are posted. When “View points from last month” is selected, the screen transitions to the screen 103, and EP history month selection becomes possible.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of a manga introduction page screen 104 and an author introduction page screen 105. First, on the screen 104 of the manga introduction page, a display image, a writer name, an evaluation score, the number of views, a comment, and a story of the introduced manga are posted. In addition, the read status for each number of stories (in the case of read, ○ is displayed) is posted. When an artist name is selected on the screen 104 of the manga introduction page, the manga introduction page is shifted to by the link information. The author introduction page 105 includes an area 105a for displaying a menu, an area 105b for displaying a fan club newsletter, an area 105c for displaying a work list, an area 105d for displaying a message board, and writing a new thread. An area 105e for performing the display, an area 105f for displaying the circle related to the author, and an area 105g for performing the display related to the list. Specifically, in the area 105a, items such as EP ranking, viewing works, fan club newsletter, fan list, fan registration, and profile are displayed as menus. When each item is selected, each detail screen is displayed by link information. Migrate to In the area 105b, the updated information of the fan club newsletter is posted as a headline. The title and story are posted in the area 105c. When each work name is selected, the link information will take you to the manga introduction page for the corresponding manga. In the area 105d, commenter names, comment dates, and comments are listed. When each commenter name is selected, the link information moves to each commenter's My Page. In the area 105e, a new arrival thread is posted together with the date. When each thread is selected, the details screen is displayed by link information. In the area 105f, a circle related to the author is posted.

  Here, when “fan club newsletter” is selected in the menu in the area 105a of the screen 105 of the author introduction page, the screen changes to a fan club newsletter browsing screen. Items such as “Comment” and “Write a diary” can be selected on the fan club newsletter viewing screen. When “Comment” is selected, the comment entry screen is displayed. You can send comments. Further, when “Send cheer message” on the screen 105 of the author introduction page is selected, the screen shifts to a cheer message input screen so that the cheer message can be sent. These actions are recognized as target actions, and EP, which is a predetermined point, is given to the creator. This point calculation is performed by the point calculation unit 20g as described above. Further, when “chat” in the area 105e of the screen 105 of the author introduction page is selected, it is possible to transition to the bulletin board browsing screen, and to make a new thread or to post. These bulletin boards are comprehensively controlled by the bulletin board control unit 20f.

  FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the fan club name list screen 106. When “fan list” is selected from the menu on the author introduction page 105, the screen shifts to this screen 106 by link information. On the screen 106, the fans are ranked based on the EP given according to the degree of contribution to the creator, and the user name, member number, and message of the fan are posted according to the ranking. The EP is calculated by the point calculation unit 20g and managed in the point DB 18 every time the user (fan) takes a target action such as browsing the creator's content (for example, the author introduction page), voting for evaluation, posting a review, etc. The The order of posting in the fan club list is determined in order of contribution to such creators. Therefore, contribution activities to the creator within the fan are activated.

  FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the author ranking screen 107. In this screen 107, the author names are listed in the order of the total number of EPs granted by the contribution activities by the fans. When a desired author name is selected on this screen 107, the link information makes a transition to the author introduction page of the author. This ranking is performed every time, for example, a point is updated by the ranking calculation unit 20h. As will be described in detail later, the number of acquired EPs, that is, the ranking, is also related to revenue distribution by the revenue distribution unit 20i.

  FIG. 9 shows the transition of the creator from the creator page to my page. The screen 108 is a my page, and the screen 109 is a creator page. The My Page screen 108 includes an area 108a for displaying various menus, an area 108b for displaying related to the latest circle posting, an area 108c for displaying related to the latest diary of a friend, and an area 108d for displaying a history menu. . On the other hand, the creator page screen 109 includes an area 109a for displaying a menu, an area 109b for displaying related to a cheering message browsing, and an area 109c for displaying related to thread writing of a new fan club. The display at the beginning of “My Page | Creator” is displayed when the user registers as a writer. When “creator page” is selected on this screen 109, the screen shifts to the artist introduction page 105.

  FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show an example of the configuration of the author's My Page that can be browsed by the information terminal 3. The top page changes at every login. This creates fun to access. My page screen 200 includes an area 200a for displaying an image such as an avatar, an area 200b for displaying a list of friend writers, an area 200c for displaying notification information, and an area for displaying acquired EPs and rankings determined by the number of views and the number of votes. 200d has an area 200e for displaying the latest information of the manga being distributed. Furthermore, it has the area | region 200f which displays the writer community which has participated, the area | region 200g which displays the latest information of a friend writer, and the area | region 200h which displays a reader's history. Hereinafter, each of the areas 200a to 200h will be further described.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the area 200a, an avatar image and a writer name, the number of fans, the latest login date and time, and the latest manga distribution date and time are displayed. In the area 200b, a friend writer's avatar image, a writer name, and the number of fans are displayed as a friend writer list. The display order may be changed randomly each time. When “See All” is selected, the screen changes to a screen related to a list of all friend writers. In the area 200c, notification information is displayed regarding changes from the previous login, such as an increase in the number of fans, the number of new fan letters, and the number of new reviews. In the area 200d, the number of views, the number of votes, the number of reviews, the acquired fans, and the acquired EP are displayed as yesterday's information and this month's information. Furthermore, each ranking is also displayed. The acquired EP is calculated by the point calculation unit 20g, and stored and managed in the point DB 18. In the area 200e, a predetermined number (5 in this example) of the latest information on the manga being distributed is displayed in the ranking order. In this example, the display image, the ranking, the manga title, the latest number of stories of each manga, the number of views yesterday and this month, the number of votes, and the number of reviews are displayed together. In addition, it will be displayed how many votes will be evaluated if there are more votes. In the case of 1st place, the number of votes that can be caught up is displayed as “difference from 2nd place is a difference of 32 votes”.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the area 200f, information on participating writer communities is listed together with a circle headline, date, user name, and introduction comment. When a headline of a circle is selected, the link information is used to move to the top of each circle. In the area 200g, as the latest information of the friend writer, the display image, the time, the name of the writer, the headline of the latest information, the introduction comment, the number of views this month, the number of votes, and the number of reviews are displayed. The same manga of the same creator is not displayed twice. When a writer name is selected, the manga artist profile screen is displayed by link information. In the area 200h, time, an avatar image and a manga title, a user (fan, writer, reader) name, and profile are introduced as a reader history. If the user is a fan, a fan club member number is also posted. When the writer selects the user name (fan), the writer shifts to a mini-mail transmission screen by link information, and can send a mini-mail to the fan. The mini-mail transmission / reception is controlled by the mail transmission / reception control unit 20e. If the user is not a fan or writer, but just a reader, the link will not be made and mini-mails cannot be sent.

  In addition to the above, a manga list, story list, latest review list, manga-by-manga review list, fan club member list, etc. can also be displayed. In addition, as an access log, a list of recent readers, a total browsing number graph, a browsing number by comics, an EP graph, and user attributes by comics can be browsed by the information terminal 3. When registering manga on this page, register at least the manga title, manga introduction, catch phrase, cover image, icon image, exclusive distribution conditions, distribution method, registration tag, default language, and manga title (English name) Is done. These are reflected in the manga list screen. When registering a story, at least a story number, a story title, an opening direction, and a story introduction are registered. These are reflected in the story list screen. The registered information can be temporarily stopped and released, and the registered contents can be edited at any time.

  Next, a processing procedure by the circle information registration management unit 20d will be described. The circle information registration management unit 20d accepts registration of circle information, and stores and manages it in the circle DB 21. Circle information to be registered includes: circle name, circle category, circle tag, circle outline, circle detailed explanation, presence / absence of member notification, recruitment area, recruitment age, participation limit, maximum number of participants, presence / absence of bulletin board to non-members At least someone who can create tricks will be registered. In this network system, registered circles can also be searched. In addition, the created topics are published on the top screen of the circle as needed. When creating a topic, the title, text, and facial expression are registered, and files can be uploaded. The circle information registration management unit 20d also supervises these controls.

Next, the profit distribution processing procedure by the profit distribution unit 20i will be described. The revenue distribution unit 20i determines the distribution amount based on the creator's acquired EP. For example, the distribution amount is
Distribution amount = Distribution resource x (Principal acquisition EP of the month ÷ Total EP of all artists of the month)
Calculated by Revenue can be confirmed from the revenue distribution list. In this list, year, month, status, total advertisement distribution amount, total subtotal payment, total withholding amount, total number of transfers, total transfer amount, and scheduled transfer date are displayed in association with each other. In addition, in the profit sharing inquiry, the author name, advertisement distribution amount, payment subtotal, withholding amount, and transfer amount can be displayed in order of ranking. In this way, the royalty that can be received by the creator is distributed based on the EP that is a point given in accordance with the degree of contribution of the user (fan) to the creator.

  As described above in detail, according to the management device and the network system according to this embodiment, the creator can urge the user to invite the user and join the fan club through the author introduction page. Also, the creator can send fan club bulletins and content distribution information to all fans, or send individual e-mails to the fans. On the other hand, a fan who joins a fan club can browse the content of creators who have become fans, vote for evaluations, and post reviews. Furthermore, the content of creators who have become fans can be introduced to other people from the My Page, or fan club newsletters and content distribution information can be viewed. In particular, since the EP is given to the creator and the ranking of the content is determined in accordance with the number of viewers viewing and evaluating the author introduction page, the access to the content by the fan is expected to increase. On the other hand, since the fan club list order is determined according to the order of contribution to the creator (in the order of the EPs given), the fan's contribution activities to the creator can be activated. In addition, creators can receive monthly royalties based on EP, which can increase motivation for creative activities. In addition, the friend's writer's activities are “visualized”, which stimulates his willingness to create. Furthermore, creative ideas will be aroused by exchanging opinions in the writer community.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be variously improved and changed. For example, in the above embodiment, a manga is targeted, but the present invention is not limited to this.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and a network system using the same. It is a flowchart explaining the characteristic process sequence by the network system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a user's my page. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen which displays an affiliation fan club. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen of author name EP log | history. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a manga introduction page and an author introduction page. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen of a fan club list. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen of an author ranking. It is a figure which shows the transition from the creator page of a creator to my page. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the writer's my page which can be browsed with an information terminal. It is a figure which follows the structural example of FIG. 10, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the structural example of the writer's my page which can be browsed with an information terminal.

Explanation of symbols

1 Management Device 2 Mobile Phone 3 Information Terminal 4 Mobile Phone 5 Network 11 Communication Control Unit 12 Storage Unit 13 Fan DB
14 Creator DB
15 Fan Club DB
16 Mail DB
17 Bulletin board DB
18 point DB
19 Revenue distribution DB
20 control program 20a fan information registration management unit 20b creator information registration management unit 20c fan club information registration management unit 20d circle information registration management unit 20e mail transmission / reception control unit 20f bulletin board control unit 20g point calculation unit 20h ranking calculation unit 20i revenue distribution unit 20j Overall control unit 21 Circle DB

Claims (4)

In a management device that can communicate with user terminals and creator terminals,
Fan information registration management means for receiving and managing fan information registration;
Creator information registration management means for receiving and managing registration of creator information;
Receiving and managing fan club information registration, and when a user joins a fan club, fan club information registration managing means for registering the user information in the fan club information storage means;
Fan information storage means for storing the fan information;
Creator information storage means for storing the creator information;
Fan club information storage means for storing the fan club information;
The degree of contribution to the creator defined by the target action, including at least one of the above-mentioned user's viewing of creator content, voting of evaluation, posting of reviews, and introduction of creator content that became a fan through My Page Point information storage means for storing predetermined points given according to
A point calculating means for calculating the predetermined point when the user performs the target action on the creator, and storing the calculated point in the point information storage means;
A ranking calculation unit that associates a predetermined point stored in the point information storage unit with a creator, and calculates a ranking of the creator according to the point;
An overall control means for determining a posting order of the fans in the fan club list according to the predetermined point and storing the order in the fan club information storage means as part of the fan club information;
A management apparatus comprising:   The management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a profit distribution unit that distributes profit according to the predetermined point. A user terminal capable of taking a target action including at least one of browsing the creator's content, voting for evaluation, posting a review, and introducing the creator's content that became a fan through My Page, and at least the creator A network system in which a creator terminal capable of registering and updating the content and a management device are connected to each other in a bidirectional manner,
The management device
Fan information registration management means for receiving and managing fan information registration;
Creator information registration management means for receiving and managing registration of creator information;
Receiving and managing fan club information registration, and when a user joins a fan club, fan club information registration managing means for registering the user information in the fan club information storage means;
Fan information storage means for storing the fan information;
Creator information storage means for storing the creator information;
Fan club information storage means for storing the fan club information;
Point information storage means for storing predetermined points given in accordance with the degree of contribution to the creator defined by the target action by the user;
A point calculating means for calculating the predetermined point when the user performs the target action on the creator, and storing it in the point information storage means;
A ranking calculation unit that associates a predetermined point stored in the point information storage unit with a creator, and calculates a ranking of the creator according to the point;
An overall control means for determining a posting order of the fans in the fan club list according to the predetermined point and storing the order in the fan club information storage means as part of the fan club information;
A network system comprising:   The management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a profit distribution unit that distributes profit according to the predetermined point.