JP2011217143A - Content distribution system, terminal, server device, content distribution method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To view the same charged contents by a plurality of different terminals.SOLUTION: A content distribution system is configured by including: the terminals; a first server device (a distribution); and a second server device (a rightful person). In the content distribution system, the first server device transmits distribution-demand discriminating information, content-discriminating information, distribution-server discriminating information and authentication-server information to the terminals when the distribution demands of contents are received from the terminals. In the content distribution system, the terminals store user-discriminating information, and transmit user-discriminating information, distribution-demand discriminating information, content-discriminating information and distribution-server discriminating information to the second server device when distribution-demand discriminating information or the like is received. In the content distribution system, the second server device authenticates a user, and transmits the result of an authentication and distribution-demand discriminating information to the first server device when user-discriminating information or the like is received. In the content distribution system, the first server transmits contents to the terminals on the basis of the result of the authentication when the result of the authentication or the like is received.

Description

  The present invention relates to a content distribution system, a terminal device, a server device, a content distribution method, and a program used for content distribution.

  Digital contents can be viewed by various types of terminal devices such as a television receiver, a PC (personal computer), and a mobile phone. For this reason, for example, when watching a TV broadcast, the terminal device is used properly at home, for example, with a TV receiver with a large screen, and while on the go, with a mobile phone that is easy to carry. It has been broken. Therefore, there is a need to view content in the same environment even when different types of terminal devices are used.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, by using a storage device that stores a viewing history of a television broadcast, even when a television broadcast is viewed by a different type of terminal device, viewing that reflects the viewing history can be performed. A method is disclosed.

JP 2010-16623 A

  Among digital contents, there are contents distributed for a fee. When viewing such content, the user signs a contract with a distribution company that distributes the content, and receives distribution of the content from the contracted distribution company.

  However, a distribution company that distributes content may be different for each type of terminal device. That is, for example, when distributing a movie, a distribution company that distributes the movie to a PC may be different from a distribution company that distributes the movie to a mobile phone. In such a case, when it is desired to receive the same content distribution by a plurality of types of terminal devices, the user needs to make a contract with a distribution company for each terminal device to be used.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a content distribution system, a terminal device, a server device, a content distribution method, and a program capable of viewing the same pay content on a plurality of different terminal devices. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, a content distribution system according to the present invention includes a plurality of terminal devices, a plurality of first server devices storing a plurality of contents, and a plurality of second servers that perform user authentication for the plurality of contents. A content distribution system configured to include a server device, wherein the first server device transmits one content of the plurality of contents from one terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices. When receiving a distribution request, distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request, content identification information for identifying the content for which the distribution request has been received, distribution server identification information for identifying its own device, and the distribution request The authentication server information that is the information of the second server device that performs user authentication for the received content, and the terminal device that issued the distribution request And the terminal device stores user identification information for identifying a user of the device itself, and the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication from the first server device. When the server information is received, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution server identification information are transmitted to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information. The second server device is identified by the user identification information when receiving the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution server identification information from the terminal device. Authenticate whether the user is permitted to distribute the content identified by the content identification information, and And the distribution request identification information are transmitted to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information, and the first server device transmits the authentication result and the authentication result from the second server device. When receiving the distribution request identification information, the result of the authentication is that the user of the terminal device that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information If the user is permitted to distribute the content, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is transmitted to the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. It is characterized by.

  The content distribution system according to the present invention includes a plurality of terminal devices, a plurality of first server devices that store a plurality of contents, and a plurality of second servers that perform user authentication for one of the plurality of contents. The first server device is a content from one terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices to one content of the plurality of contents. When the distribution request is received, the distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request, the distribution server identification information for identifying the own device, and the second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request Authentication server information, which is information, is transmitted to the terminal device that issued the distribution request, and the terminal device identifies a user of the device itself When the distribution request identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information are received from the first server device, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, Distribution server identification information is transmitted to the second server device indicated by the authentication server information, and the second server device transmits the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, and the distribution from the terminal device. When the server identification information is received, it is authenticated whether the user identified by the user identification information is a user permitted to distribute the content, and the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are , Transmitted to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information, and the first server device sends a result of the authentication from the second server device. When the distribution request identification information is received, the result of the authentication is that the user of the terminal device that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information receives the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. If the user is permitted to distribute the content, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is transmitted to the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. It is characterized by that.

  In addition, the terminal device according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores user identification information for identifying a user of the own device, a transmission unit that transmits distribution request information for requesting distribution of content to the first server device, Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request information; content identification information for identifying the content; distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device that has transmitted the distribution request; Receiving means for receiving authentication server information that is information of a second server that performs user authentication for content, and the sending means uses the receiving means to send the distribution request identification information and the content identification information. And the distribution server identification information and the authentication server information, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, and the content And said distribution server identification information and identification information, and transmits to the second server device shown in the authentication server information.

  The terminal device according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores user identification information for identifying a user of the device, a transmission unit that transmits distribution request information for requesting distribution of the content to the first server device, Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request information from the first server device, distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device that has transmitted the distribution request, and second user authentication for the content Receiving means for receiving authentication server information that is server information, and the sending means receives the delivery request identification information, the delivery server identification information, and the authentication server information by the receiving means. The authentication server information indicates the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution server identification information. And transmits to the second server device.

  The server device according to the present invention stores a plurality of contents, and distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request when receiving a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents from the terminal device. Content identification information that identifies the content that has received the distribution request, distribution server identification information that identifies the device itself, and authentication that is information on a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request Server information is transmitted to the terminal device that issued the distribution request, and when the user authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server device, the user authentication result is: The user of the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information receives the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. If the user is authorized to distribute the content, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is transmitted to the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. It is characterized by.

  The server device according to the present invention stores a plurality of contents, and distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request when receiving a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents from the terminal device. Distribution server identification information for identifying the own device, and authentication server information that is information of a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request, to the terminal device that issued the distribution request A terminal that transmits and receives the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information when the user authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server device If the user of the apparatus is a user permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the distribution request identification information And transmitting more content which has received the distribution request identified, the terminal apparatus that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information.

  The server device according to the present invention is a server device that performs user authentication for a plurality of contents. The terminal device includes user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal device, and the terminal device is connected to the first server device. Receiving distribution request identification information for identifying a distribution request for issued content, content identification information for identifying content for which the terminal device has issued a distribution request, and distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device And authenticating whether the user identified by the user identification information is a user permitted to distribute the content identified by the content identification information, and the authentication result and the distribution request identification information Is transmitted to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information.

  The server device according to the present invention is a server device that performs user authentication for content, and the terminal device outputs user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal device from the terminal device to the first server device. When the distribution request identification information for identifying the content distribution request and the distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device are received, the user identified by the user identification information is permitted to distribute the content. Authentication is performed to determine whether the user is an authorized user, and the result of the authentication and the distribution request identification information are transmitted to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information. .

  The content distribution method according to the present invention includes distribution request identification information for identifying a distribution request when a first server apparatus receives a distribution request for one of a plurality of contents from a terminal device; Content identification information for identifying the content that has received the distribution request, distribution server identification information for identifying the device itself, and authentication server information that is information on a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request Are transmitted to the terminal device that has issued the distribution request, and when the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information are received by the terminal device. User identification information for identifying a user of the device, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution Transmitting the server identification information to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information from the terminal device by the second server device, and the When the content identification information and the distribution server identification information are received, authentication is performed as to whether the user identified by the user identification information is a user permitted to distribute the content identified by the content identification information. Transmitting the authentication result and the distribution request identification information to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information; and from the second server device by the first server device. When the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received, the authentication result is identified by the distribution request identification information. If the user of the terminal device that issued the distribution request is a user who is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is received. Transmitting the received content to the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information.

  The program according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal device, and a transmission unit that transmits distribution request information for requesting distribution of content to the first server device. , Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request information from the first server device, content identification information for identifying the content, and distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device that has transmitted the distribution request. And authentication server information that is information of a second server that performs user authentication for the content, and the transmission unit is configured to receive the distribution request identification information and the content identification by the reception unit. When receiving the information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information, the user identification information and the distribution request identification The broadcast and the content identification information and the distribution server identification information, and transmits to the second server device shown in the authentication server information.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention identifies the distribution request when the server device receives a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents from a storage unit that stores the plurality of contents and the terminal device. Distribution request identification information, content identification information for identifying the content for which the distribution request has been received, distribution server identification information for identifying the own device, and a second server device for performing user authentication for the content for which the distribution request has been received Authentication server information, which is information, is transmitted to the terminal device that issued the distribution request, and when the user authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server device, the user authentication The user of the terminal device that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is identified by the distribution request identification information. If the user is permitted to distribute the content that has received the communication request, the terminal that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. It functions as a transmission means for transmitting to the apparatus.

  Further, the program according to the present invention provides a server device, a distribution request for identifying user identification information for identifying a user of the terminal device from the terminal device, and a content distribution request issued by the terminal device to the first server device. When identification information, content identification information for identifying content for which the terminal device has issued a distribution request, and distribution identification information for identifying the first server device are received, the identification information is identified by the user identification information. The user is authenticated whether or not the user is permitted to distribute the content identified by the content identification information, and the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are identified by the distribution server identification information. It functions as means for transmitting to the first server device.

  According to the present invention, the same pay content can be viewed on a plurality of different terminal devices.

It is a figure which shows the example of a situation using this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the content delivery system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing operation example in the content delivery system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of this invention.

  Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Examples of situations in which the present invention is used>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a situation where the present invention is used. In FIG. 1, for example, content X2 of a content right holder X1 is distributed to different types of terminal devices A2 and B2 by a plurality of distribution companies A1, B1, and B′1, and a plurality of contents Y2 of the content right holder Y1 are distributed. The distribution companies A1, B1, and C1 show different types of terminal devices A2, B2, and C2, respectively.

  In FIG. 1, the distribution company A1 distributes the content X2 and the content Y2 to the terminal device A2, and the server device of the distribution company A1 stores the content X2 and the content Y2 for the terminal device A2. The distribution company B1 distributes the content X2 and the content Y2 to the terminal device B2, and the server device of the distribution company B1 stores the content X2 and the content Y2 for the terminal device B2. Also, the distribution company B′1 distributes the content X2 to the terminal device B2, and the server device of the distribution company B′1 stores the content X2 for the terminal device B2. The distribution company C1 distributes the content Y2 to the terminal device C2, and the server device of the distribution company C1 stores the content Y2 for the terminal device C2.

  The user U owns a plurality of different types of terminal devices A2, B2, and C2, and makes a contract with the distribution company A1 to receive distribution of the content X2 by the terminal device A2. For this reason, the distribution company A1 has user identification information for identifying the user U, and stores the user identification information of the user U in the server device of the distribution company A1. The content right holder X1 also has the user identification information of the user U, and the server device of the content right holder X1 stores the user identification information of the user U. Here, various user identification information may be considered. For example, the user identification information may be a credit card number used for payment when the user U contracts with the distribution company A1.

  User U has not contracted with any distribution company to receive distribution of content Y2. For this reason, the content right holder Y1 who is the right holder of the content Y2 does not have the user identification information of the user U.

  That is, the situation example shown in FIG. 1 shows a situation in which only the distribution company with which the user U has contracted to receive the content and the right holder of the content have the user identification information of the user U. Yes.

  In such a situation, for example, the present invention is used so that the user U can receive the distribution of the content X2 by the terminal device B2 without newly making a contract with the distribution company B1 or the distribution company B′1. .

<Configuration Example of Content Distribution System According to Embodiment of the Present Invention>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the content distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal device 100, a plurality of distribution server devices 200, and a plurality of authentication server devices 300X, 300Y,. The terminal device 100, the plurality of distribution server devices 200, and the plurality of authentication server devices 300X,... Are connected via a network.

  The terminal device 100 is a terminal device used when a user receives content distribution. The terminal device 100 is, for example, the terminal devices A2, B2, and C2 in FIG.

  The terminal device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and an authentication request information generation unit 130.

  The communication unit 110 transmits / receives information to / from the distribution server device 200 and the authentication server device 300X.

  The storage unit 120 stores user identification information 121 that is information for identifying the user of the terminal device 100. The user identification information 121 is, for example, user identification information of the user U in FIG.

  The authentication request information generation unit 130 performs authentication based on the return information and the user identification information stored in the storage unit 120 when the communication unit 110 receives the return information transmitted from the distribution server device 200. Generate request information. The reply information and authentication request information will be described later.

  The distribution server device 200 is a server device that distributes content. Distribution server device 200 is, for example, a server device of distribution companies A1, B1, and C1 in FIG.

  The distribution server device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, and a reply information generation unit 230.

  The communication unit 210 transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 100 and the authentication server device 300.

  The storage unit 220 stores a plurality of contents X, Y,. Here, the plurality of contents X,... Are, for example, the contents X2 and the contents Y2 in FIG. The distribution server devices 200 connected to the distribution system according to the present embodiment all have the same configuration, but the number and content of the contents stored in the storage unit 220 may be different in each distribution device 200. .

  When the distribution request information is received from the terminal device 100 by the communication unit 210, the reply information generation unit 230 generates reply information based on the distribution request information. The reply information will be described later.

  The authentication server device 300X,... Is a server device that performs user authentication when the distribution server device 200 distributes content. The authentication server device is provided for each content type. For example, here, the authentication server device 300X performs user authentication of the content X, and the authentication server device 300Y performs user authentication of the content Y. Similarly, there is a server device that performs user authentication for other contents. The authentication server device is, for example, the server device of the content right holders X1 and Y1 in FIG.

  The authentication server device 300X includes a communication unit 310X, a storage unit 320X, and an authentication unit 330X. Here, a configuration example of the authentication server device 300X will be described, but the other authentication server devices 300Y,... Have the same configuration.

  The communication unit 310X transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 100 and the distribution server device 200.

  The storage unit 320X stores user identification information 321X of a plurality of users who are permitted to distribute the content X. When the authentication server device 300X performs user authentication for content other than the content X, the storage unit 320X stores user identification information of a plurality of users permitted to distribute the content.

  The authentication unit 330X performs user authentication based on the user identification information 321X stored in the storage unit 320X. A user authentication method will be described later.

<Example of Processing Operation in Content Distribution System According to Embodiment of Present Invention>
FIG. 3 illustrates the above configuration example when the user of the terminal device 100 uses the terminal device 100 to receive distribution of the content X from one distribution server device 200 of the plurality of distribution server devices 200. It is a figure which shows the processing operation performed in a content delivery system.

  First, the terminal device 100 indicates a distribution request indicating that the terminal device 100 requests distribution of the content X in order to request distribution of the content X to one distribution server device 200 among the plurality of distribution server devices 200. Information is transmitted by the communication unit 110 (S101).

  The distribution server device 200 that has received the distribution request information from the terminal device 100 receives the distribution request information by the communication unit 210 (S102). Then, the distribution server device 200 generates reply information based on the distribution request information using the reply information generation unit 230 (S103). Then, the distribution server device 200 transmits this reply information to the terminal device 100 by the communication unit 210 (S104).

  The reply information transmitted to the terminal device 100 includes distribution request identification information, content identification information, distribution server identification information, and authentication server information.

  The distribution request identification information is information for identifying distribution request information transmitted by the terminal device 100. In this embodiment, the user authentication for the content distribution request is performed by the authentication server device 300X,..., Not the distribution server device requested for distribution. Therefore, as will be described later, when the distribution server device 200 receives authentication result information that is a result of user authentication from the authentication server device 300X, the distribution server device 200 needs to know which distribution request information the authentication result information is for. There is. Therefore, in this embodiment, this distribution server identification information is included in the reply information, and when the terminal device 100 requests user authentication from the authentication server device 300X,..., This distribution request identification information is also transmitted. Then, the authentication server device 300X,... Can transmit this distribution request identification information to the distribution server device 200 together with the authentication result information. By doing so, the distribution server device 200 can know to which distribution request information the authentication result information corresponds. As the distribution request identification information, for example, a session number for a connection established when the distribution request information is transmitted from the terminal device 100 to the distribution server device 200 may be used.

  The content identification information is information for identifying content. As described above, the authentication server device 300X,... May perform user authentication for only one content, or may perform user authentication for a plurality of contents. When the authentication server apparatus 300X performs user authentication of a plurality of contents, the authentication server apparatus 300X,... Needs to know which content is requested for user authentication when performing user authentication. There is. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the content identification information is included in the reply information, and when the terminal device 100 requests user authentication from the authentication server device 300X,. To. In this way, it is possible to inform the authentication server device 300X,... Which content user authentication is requested. If all the authentication server devices 300X,... Perform user authentication for only one content, this content identification information is not necessary. In this processing operation example, since the terminal device 100 requests distribution of the content X, that is, the authentication server device 300X requests user authentication for the content X, the content identification information of the content X is returned as the return information. Included in

  The distribution server identification information is information for identifying the distribution server device 200. As described above, in the present embodiment, the same content is distributed by a plurality of distribution server devices 200. Therefore, when the authentication server device 300X,... Receives a request for user authentication, it is necessary to know which distribution server device 200 the user authentication is for. That is, the authentication server device 300X,... Needs to know which distribution server device 200 is the distribution server device 200 that should notify the authentication result. Therefore, in the present embodiment, this distribution server identification information is included in the reply information, and when the terminal device 100 requests user authentication from the authentication server device 300X,..., This distribution server identification information is also transmitted. To do. Thereby, it is possible to inform the authentication server device 300X,... Which distribution server device 200 is the user authentication for the distribution request. Distribution server device 200 includes its own distribution server identification information in the reply information.

  The authentication server information is information indicating the authentication server device 300X,. As described above, user authentication is performed not by the distribution server device 200 but by the authentication server device 300X,. As described above, the authentication server device 300X for performing user authentication differs depending on the content. Therefore, it is necessary to notify the terminal device 100 which authentication server device 300X,... Therefore, in the present embodiment, the authentication server information is included in the reply information, the authentication server device 300X,... For requesting user authentication is designated and notified to the terminal device 100. For example, as the authentication server information, information indicating the position of the authentication server device 300X on the network, for example, a URL (uniform resource locator) may be used. In this processing operation example, since the terminal device 100 requests distribution of the content X, information of the authentication server device 300X that is the authentication server device 300X that authenticates the content X, for example, the authentication server device 300X. Is included in the reply information.

  The terminal device 100 receives the reply information transmitted from the distribution server device 200 by the communication unit 110 (S105). The terminal device 100 adds the user identification information 121 stored in the storage unit 120 to the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the server identification information among the information included in the received reply information. The authentication request information generator 130 generates the authentication request information (S106). Then, the generated authentication request information is transmitted by the communication unit 110 to the authentication server device 300X notified by the authentication server information included in the received reply information (S107). That is, the terminal device 100 requests the authentication server device 300X to perform user authentication for the content X.

  The authentication server device 300X receives this authentication request information by the communication unit 310 (S108). In this way, the authentication server device 300X receives the authentication request information, whereby the user identified by the user identification information 121 is identified by the server identification information to deliver the content X identified by the content identification information. The distribution server 200 can be notified of the request.

  Then, the authentication server device 300X determines that the user identified by the user identification information 121 is based on the user identification information 121 included in the received authentication request information and the content identification information included in the received reply information. The authentication unit 330X authenticates whether the user is permitted to distribute the content X identified by the content identification information (S109). For example, the authentication server device 300X checks whether or not the user identification information 121 exists in the user identification information 321X of the user permitted to distribute the content X stored in the recording unit 320. The user identified by the user identification information 121 authenticates that the user is permitted to distribute the content X.

  Then, the authentication server device 300 distributes the authentication result information describing the result of the authentication and the distribution request identification information included in the authentication request information by the server identification information included in the authentication request information. It transmits to the server apparatus 200 (S110).

  The distribution server device 200 receives the authentication result information and the distribution request identification information transmitted from the authentication server device 300 (S111).

  When the authentication result described in the authentication result information indicates that the user identified by the user identification information 121 is a user who is permitted to distribute the content X (S112, Yes), the message is received. Based on the distribution request identification information, the content X is transmitted to the terminal device 100 (S113).

  On the other hand, when the authentication result described in the authentication result information indicates that the user identified by the user identification information 121 is not a user permitted to distribute the content X (S112, No), for example, the content A message notifying that the distribution of X is not permitted is transmitted to the terminal device 100 (S114). At this time, a message that prompts a contract for obtaining permission to distribute the content X may be transmitted to the terminal device 100.

  In this way, in this embodiment, user authentication is performed by the authentication server device 300X,. A request for user authentication from the distribution server device 200 requested to distribute the content to the authentication server device 300X,... Is not directly sent from the distribution server device 200 to the authentication server device 300X,. 100. For this reason, the terminal device 100 receives user authentication for content distribution without receiving user identification information, that is, information about a user required for user authentication, to the distribution server device 200, and receives content distribution. be able to.

  In FIG. 2, there is one terminal device 100 configuring the content distribution system, but a similar effect can be obtained by a similar processing operation even in a configuration having a plurality of terminal devices 100. In the present embodiment, the distribution server device 200 also receives distribution request identification information when receiving authentication result information. For this reason, the distribution server device 200 can know from the distribution request identification information which authentication result the received authentication result is for which distribution request, that is, which content device has received a distribution request from which terminal device 100. Therefore, it is possible to transmit the content or message that has received the distribution request to the terminal device 100 that has received the distribution request.

<Application example of the present invention>
In the situation shown in FIG. 1, an example of processing operation when the user U receives the distribution of the content X2 from the distribution company B1 by the terminal device B2 using the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. At this time, it is assumed that the contract signed by the user U with the distribution company A1 is a contract that allows the distribution of the content X2 of the content right holder X1 not only through the distribution company A1 but also through other distribution companies. . That is, the user U enters into a contract for receiving the content X2 distribution with the content right holder X1 through the distribution company A1. For this reason, the content right holder X1 also has the user identification information of the user U.

  The user U transmits distribution request information for requesting distribution of the content X2 from the terminal device B2 to the server device of the distribution company B1 (S201: processing operation of step S101 in FIG. 3).

  The server device of the distribution company B1 that has received the distribution request information from the terminal device B2 transmits reply information (distribution request identification information + content identification information + distribution server identification information + authentication server identification information) (S202: step in FIG. 3). Processing operation of S102 to S104).

  At this time, since the terminal device B2 of the user U transmits a distribution request for the content X2 to the server device of the distribution company B1, the transmitted content identification information is information for identifying the content X2, and is transmitted. The distributed server identification information is information for identifying the distribution company B1. In the example shown in FIG. 4, since the server device of the content right holder X1 who is the right holder of the content X2 authenticates the user, the authentication server information includes the server information of the content right holder X1, for example, the content The URL of the server device of the right holder X1 is described.

  The terminal device B2 stores user identification information of the user U and includes the authentication request information generation unit 130 described above. Upon receiving the reply information, the terminal device B2 performs authentication request information (distribution request identification information + content identification information + distribution) by the authentication request information generation unit 130 based on the reply information and the stored user identification information. Server identification information + user identification information). Then, the terminal device B2 knows from the received authentication server information that the server device that authenticates the content X2 is the server device of the content right holder X1, and sends the generated authentication request to the server device of the content right owner X1. Information is transmitted (S203: processing operations in steps S105 to S107 in FIG. 3).

  The server device of the content right holder X1 includes the authentication unit 330 described above. When the authentication request information is received, the authentication unit 330 authenticates the user based on the authentication request information, and the result of the authentication. The authentication result information and the distribution request identification information are transmitted to the server device of the distribution company B1 identified by the distribution server identification information (S204: processing operations in steps S108 to S110 in FIG. 3).

  At this time, in the example shown in FIG. 4, as described above, the user U contracts with the distribution company A1 to distribute the content X2 of the content right holder X1 only through the distribution company A1. It is also a contract that can be received through other distribution companies. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the user U is a user who is permitted to receive the distribution of the content X2 by the content right holder X1. Therefore, the server device of the content right holder X1 records the user identification information of the user U as the user identification information of the user who is permitted to distribute the content X2. Therefore, the server device of the content right holder X1 authenticates that the user U is a user who is permitted to distribute the content X2. For this reason, the authentication result information transmitted from the server device of the content right holder X1 to the server device of the distribution company B1 indicates that the user U is a user who is permitted to distribute the content X2 as a result of the authentication. Information is described.

  When the server device of the distribution company B1 receives the authentication result information and the distribution request identification information, information indicating that the user U is a user permitted to distribute the content X2 is described in the authentication result information. Therefore, based on the distribution request information identified by the received distribution request identification information, the content X2 is transmitted to the terminal device B2 of the user U (S205: processing operations in steps S111 to S113 in FIG. 3). Thereby, the user U receives distribution of the content X2 from the distribution company B1 by the terminal device B2.

  Thus, by using the present invention, the user U can receive the distribution of the content X2 by the terminal device B2 without newly making a contract with the distribution company B1.

  That is, in the content distribution system using the present invention, the user does not have to make a contract for receiving content distribution for each type of terminal. For this reason, according to the present invention, it is possible to save the user from having to make a contract for each terminal. In the present invention, the user can receive distribution of contents from various distribution companies without newly providing user identification information. Therefore, the user does not need to inform the other person of the user identification information more than necessary.

  Further, in the content distribution system using the present invention, the user can select a distribution company to enter into a contract from among a plurality of distribution companies. Accordingly, for example, the user can select a favorite distribution company, a reliable distribution company, or the like as a distribution company that concludes a distribution contract, regardless of the type of terminal device that the user wants to receive distribution.

  By the way, when each distribution company performs user authentication, the content right holder needs to provide the user identification information necessary for user authentication to these distribution companies. However, according to the Personal Information Protection Law, user identification information that is personal information cannot be provided to a third-party distribution company unless the user's consent is obtained in advance. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the content right holder performs user authentication, the distribution company does not need to perform user authentication. Therefore, the content right holder need not provide the user identification information to the distribution company. That is, by using the present invention, the content right holder can use various distribution companies to distribute content without performing a time-consuming procedure of obtaining consent from the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, even if a contract for distribution of the content X2 is made with the distribution company B1, the distribution of the content X2 is performed through authentication by the server device of the content right holder X1. To do. Therefore, the content right holder X1 can grasp the distribution status of the content X2 of all distribution companies. Therefore, it is possible to grasp how much the content X2 has been distributed, and it is possible to grasp how much the content X2 has been distributed for each type of terminal device and for each distribution company. That is, it becomes possible to obtain statistics on the sales status of the content X2 from various angles. The obtained statistics can be used for the sales plan of the content X2 and the sales plan of other content.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a processing operation example when the user U requests the distribution company B1 to distribute the content Y2 by the terminal device B2 using the present invention in the situation illustrated in FIG. At this time, since the user U has not contracted with any distribution company to receive distribution of the content Y2, the content right holder Y1 who is the right holder of the content Y2 does not have the user identification information of the user U.

  In the processing operation example shown in FIG. 5, after the processing operations similar to those in steps S201 to S202 in FIG. 4 are performed in steps S301 to S302, the terminal device B2 of the user U starts from the server device of the distribution company B1. Receive sent reply information. In FIG. 5, since the delivery request for the content Y2 is requested, the authentication server information of the reply information includes information on the server device of the content right holder Y1, for example, the URL of the server device of the content right owner Y1. . Therefore, similarly to step S203, the terminal device B2 generates the authentication request information, and then uses the information on the server device of the content right holder Y1 described in the authentication server information to use the content request. Is transmitted to the server device of the user Y1 (S303: processing operations in steps S105 to S107 in FIG. 3).

  Then, the server device of the content right holder Y1 receives the authentication request information (distribution request identification information + content identification information + distribution server identification information + user identification information) from the terminal device B2 of the user U. At this time, the distribution request information received from the terminal device B2 by the distribution company B1 identified by the distribution request identification information includes information indicating that the terminal device B2 requests the content Y2. The content identification information is content identification information of the content Y2, and the distribution server identification information is distribution server identification information of the server device of the distribution company B1.

  The server device of the content rights holder Y1 also includes the authentication unit 330 described above. Upon receiving the authentication request information, the authentication unit 330 authenticates the user based on the authentication request information, and the result of the authentication. The authentication result information and the distribution request identification information are transmitted to the server device of distribution company B1 identified by the distribution server identification information (S304: processing operations in steps S108 to S110 in FIG. 3). At this time, since the server device of the content right holder Y1 does not store the user identification information of the user U, the authentication result information includes the user U who is permitted to distribute the content Y2 as a result of authentication. Information indicating that there is no information is included.

  When the server device of the distribution company B1 receives the authentication result information and the distribution request identification information, the authentication result information includes information indicating that the user U is not a user permitted to distribute the content X2. Therefore, based on the distribution request information identified by the received distribution request identification information, a message notifying that the distribution of the content Y2 is not permitted is transmitted to the terminal device B2 of the user U (S305: Step S111 in FIG. 3, S112, S114). At this time, at the same time, for example, a message for prompting a contract for obtaining permission for distribution of the content Y2 is transmitted to the terminal device B2.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing operation when the user U requests the distribution company C1 to distribute the content Y2 by the terminal device C2 in the situation illustrated in FIG. At this time, since the user U has not contracted with any distribution company to receive distribution of the content Y2, the content right holder Y1 who is the right holder of the content Y2 does not have the user identification information of the user U.

  Therefore, after the processing operations similar to the example shown in FIG. 5 (S401 to S404) are performed, the server device of the distribution company C1 receives, as a result of authentication, the user U from the server device of the content right holder Y1, A user who receives authentication result information in which information indicating that the user is not permitted to distribute the content Y2 and the distribution request identification information are received and based on the distribution request information identified by the received distribution request identification information A message notifying that the distribution of the content Y2 is not permitted and a message prompting a contract for obtaining permission for the distribution of the content Y2 are transmitted to the terminal device C2 of U (S405: Steps S111, S112, and S114 in FIG. 3). ).

  In this way, for example, a message for prompting a new contract can be transmitted to a user who is not permitted to distribute contents, that is, a user who has not yet contracted.

  In the above processing operation, the reply information and the authentication request information may include distribution request information as well as distribution request identification information. That is, the distribution request information describing the information indicating that the server device of the content right holder Y1 requests the content Y2 from the terminal device B2 and the information indicating that the terminal device C2 requests the content Y2. It is good to be able to receive. In this way, the content right owner Y1 can grasp that a content distribution request has been received from a user who has not signed a contract. For this reason, the content right owner Y1 can also urge the user to make a contract directly.

  The processing operation in the above-described embodiment can be executed by hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both.

  When processing by software is executed, the program is loaded from a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a program recording a processing sequence to a memory (RAM) in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. The program can be read and executed, or the program can be installed and executed on a general-purpose computer capable of executing various processes.

  For example, the program can be recorded in advance on a hard disk or ROM as a recording medium. Alternatively, the program is stored on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, an optical disk such as a CD (Compact Disc) or DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a magneto-optical disk such as an MO (Magneto Optical) disk. It is possible to store (record) temporarily or permanently.

  Such a removable recording medium can be provided as so-called package software.

  The program is installed on the computer from the above-described removable recording medium, transferred wirelessly from the download site to the computer, or transferred to the computer via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. On the other hand, the computer can receive the transferred program and install it on a recording medium such as a built-in hard disk.

  In addition to being executed in time series in accordance with the processing operations described in the above embodiment, the processing capability of the apparatus that executes the processing, or a configuration to execute in parallel or individually as necessary Is also possible.

  In addition, the system described in the above embodiment can be configured to have a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices or to mix the functions of each device.

  The present invention has been described above by the preferred embodiments of the present invention. While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof, various modifications and changes can be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Terminal device 110 Communication part 120 Storage part 121 User identification information 130 Authentication request information generation part 200 Distribution server apparatus 210 Communication part 220 Storage part 300 Authentication server apparatus 310 Communication part 320 Storage part 330 Authentication part

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A content distribution system comprising a plurality of terminal devices, a plurality of first server devices storing a plurality of contents, and a plurality of second server devices that perform user authentication for the plurality of contents. There,
The first server device is
When a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents is received from one of the plurality of terminal devices, the distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request and the distribution request are received. Content distribution information that identifies content, distribution server identification information that identifies the device itself, and authentication server information that is information of a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request, Sent to the terminal device that issued the request,
The terminal device
Stores user identification information for identifying the user of the device,
When the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information are received from the first server device, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, and the content identification information And the distribution server identification information are transmitted to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information,
The second server device is
When the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution server identification information are received from the terminal device, the user identified by the user identification information is identified by the content identification information. Authenticating whether the user is permitted to distribute the content, transmitting the result of the authentication and the distribution request identification information to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information;
The first server device is
When the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server device, the user of the terminal device that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is the authentication result. If the user is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is identified by the distribution request identification information. A content distribution system for transmitting to a terminal device that has issued a distribution request. A plurality of terminal devices, a plurality of first server devices that store a plurality of contents, and a plurality of second server devices that perform user authentication for one of the plurality of contents. A content distribution system,
The first server device is
Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request and distribution for identifying the own device when a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents is received from one of the plurality of terminal devices. Transmitting server identification information and authentication server information, which is information of a second server device that performs user authentication on the content that has received the distribution request, to the terminal device that has issued the distribution request;
The terminal device
Stores user identification information for identifying the user of the device,
When the distribution request identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information are received from the first server device, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, and the distribution server identification information are Transmitted to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information;
The second server device is
Whether the user identified by the user identification information is a user permitted to distribute the content when the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, and the distribution server identification information are received from the terminal device Transmitting the authentication result and the distribution request identification information to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information,
The first server device is
When the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server device, the user of the terminal device that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is the authentication result. If the user is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is identified by the distribution request identification information. A content distribution system for transmitting to a terminal device that has issued a distribution request. Storage means for storing user identification information for identifying a user of the device;
Transmission means for transmitting distribution request information for requesting distribution of content to the first server device;
Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request information from the first server device, content identification information for identifying the content, and distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device that has transmitted the distribution request. Receiving means for receiving authentication server information, which is information of a second server that performs user authentication for the content,
The transmission means includes
When the receiving means receives the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the A terminal device, wherein distribution server identification information is transmitted to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information. Storage means for storing user identification information for identifying a user of the device;
Transmission means for transmitting distribution request information for requesting distribution of the content to the first server device;
Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request information from the first server device, distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device that has transmitted the distribution request, and second user authentication for the content And receiving means for receiving authentication server information that is server information of
The transmission means includes
When the receiving means receives the distribution request identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution server identification information, Is transmitted to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information. I remember multiple contents,
When receiving a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents from the terminal device, distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request, content identification information for identifying the content that has received the distribution request, Transmitting distribution server identification information for identifying a device and authentication server information, which is information of a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request, to the terminal device that has issued the distribution request;
The user of the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information when the user authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server apparatus Is a user who is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is represented by the distribution request identification information. A server device that transmits to a terminal device that has issued a distribution request identified by. I remember multiple contents,
When a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents is received from a terminal device, the distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request, the distribution server identification information for identifying the own device, and the distribution request are received. Authentication server information that is information of a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has been sent to the terminal device that issued the distribution request,
The user of the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information when the user authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server apparatus Is a user who is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is represented by the distribution request identification information. A server device that transmits to a terminal device that has issued a distribution request identified by. A server device that performs user authentication for a plurality of contents,
From the terminal device, user identification information for identifying the user of the terminal device, distribution request identification information for identifying a content distribution request issued by the terminal device to the first server device, and the terminal device issuing a distribution request. Content that identifies the user identified by the user identification information when receiving the content identification information for identifying the content and the distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device Authentication is performed to determine whether the user is permitted to distribute, and the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are transmitted to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information. Server device. A server device that performs user authentication for content,
User identification information for identifying a user of the terminal device from the terminal device, distribution request identification information for identifying a content distribution request issued by the terminal device to the first server device, and identification of the first server device When the distribution server identification information to be received is received, it is authenticated whether the user identified by the user identification information is a user permitted to distribute the content, and the authentication result and the distribution request identification And transmitting information to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information. By the first server device,
A distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request when receiving a distribution request for one of a plurality of contents from a terminal device; a content identification information for identifying the content that has received the distribution request; Transmitting the distribution server identification information for identifying the authentication server information and the authentication server information, which is information of a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request, to the terminal device that issued the distribution request; ,
According to the terminal device,
When the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information are received, user identification information that identifies a user of the device, the distribution request identification information, and the content identification Transmitting information and the distribution server identification information to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information;
According to the second server device,
When the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the distribution server identification information are received from the terminal device, the user identified by the user identification information is identified by the content identification information. Authenticating whether or not the user is permitted to distribute content, and transmitting the authentication result and the distribution request identification information to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information; ,
According to the first server device,
When the authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server device, the user of the terminal device that has issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is the authentication result. If the user is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information is identified by the distribution request identification information. And a step of transmitting to the terminal device that has issued the distribution request. Terminal device
Storage means for storing user identification information for identifying a user of the device;
Transmission means for transmitting distribution request information for requesting distribution of content to the first server device;
Distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request information from the first server device, content identification information for identifying the content, and distribution server identification information for identifying the first server device that has transmitted the distribution request. And authentication server information that is information of a second server that performs user authentication for the content, and functions as a receiving unit.
The transmission means includes
When the receiving means receives the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, the distribution server identification information, and the authentication server information, the user identification information, the distribution request identification information, the content identification information, and the A program for transmitting distribution server identification information to the second server device indicated in the authentication server information. Server device
Storage means for storing a plurality of contents;
When receiving a distribution request for one of the plurality of contents from the terminal device, distribution request identification information for identifying the distribution request, content identification information for identifying the content that has received the distribution request, Transmitting distribution server identification information for identifying a device and authentication server information, which is information of a second server device that performs user authentication for the content that has received the distribution request, to the terminal device that issued the distribution request; The user of the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information when the user authentication result and the distribution request identification information are received from the second server apparatus Is a user who is permitted to distribute the content that has received the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information, the distribution request identification information includes A program that functions as a transmission unit that transmits content that has received a distribution request identified by the distribution request to the terminal device that issued the distribution request identified by the distribution request identification information. Server device
From the terminal device, user identification information for identifying the user of the terminal device, distribution request identification information for identifying a content distribution request issued by the terminal device to the first server device, and the terminal device issuing a distribution request. When the content identification information for identifying the received content and the distribution identification information for identifying the first server device are received, the user identified by the user identification information is identified by the content identification information. It authenticates whether or not the user is permitted to distribute, and functions as means for transmitting the authentication result and the distribution request identification information to the first server device identified by the distribution server identification information. program.

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