JP2014126953A - Content provision system, service provision server, information terminal and application program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to freely leave a memo etc. to original data and freely browse it on various information terminals by storing additional data such as the memo independently from the original data on the server, while protecting copyright.SOLUTION: When receiving a request from a member's information terminal, a service provision server reads original data of corresponding content from a content database and transmits the data, and reads corresponding additional data from an additional information database and transmits the data. The information terminal stores the received original data and its additional data in buffer means and overlappingly outputs the original data and its additional data after synchronizing them. The additional data such as a memo added at the information terminal side is transmitted to the service provision server and stored in the additional information database.

Description

  The present invention relates to a content providing system, a service providing server, an information terminal, and an application program. For example, synthesizing images such as writing to electronic books, synthesizing speech such as inserting BGM (background music), or reading aloud content. The present invention relates to a content providing system, a service providing server, an information terminal, and an application program suitable for performing processing on various types of content on a network.

  In recent years, Internet lines have been speeded up by optical fibers and the like, and various contents can be distributed. On the other hand, portable information terminals such as smart phones and electronic book terminals are also rapidly spreading.

  By the way, most of the various contents provided on the Internet are mostly prohibited to be modified for reasons such as copyright, and may have a file structure that cannot be modified. . However, there is a desire on the side using the content to add various kinds of information to the content, such as adding a memo or underlining. For example, Patent Document 1 listed below discloses an electronic book device intended to draw a line in a sentence or to write a memo or graffiti.

JP 2005-141488 A

  However, when information such as a memo input at an information terminal is stored at that terminal, the contents cannot be viewed at another information terminal. For example, information such as a memo when browsing an electronic book with a smartphone when going out cannot be viewed on a personal computer at home, which is not convenient. Moreover, it is not preferable to add a memo or the like to the original data from the viewpoint of respecting the copyright. Furthermore, there is a demand for sharing (providing) additional data with other users. Furthermore, if the electronic book can be read aloud during commuting, it is not necessary to look at the screen of the information terminal, which is very convenient.

  The present invention pays attention to the above points, and an object thereof is to reduce the trouble of managing additional data for various contents provided on the Internet and to improve convenience. Another object is to easily share additional data with other users. Yet another object is to perform various processes such as audio conversion and listening to content with high accuracy without imposing a burden on the terminal side.

  In the present invention, a service providing server is connected to a network that provides content from a Web site to an information terminal. The service providing server includes an additional data database in which additional data is accumulated, and a member data database in which member data is accumulated. , A management data database indicating a correspondence relationship between the Web site and content, and information management means for managing reading and writing of information in each database, wherein the information management means is the information terminal of the member When requested, the management data database is referenced to request transmission of the original data of the corresponding content to the corresponding Web site, and the corresponding additional data is read from the additional data database and transmitted. Receive additional data from the member's information terminal. When this is done, it is stored in the additional data database, and the information terminal outputs the original data received from the Web site and the additional data received from the service providing server in response to a member request. In addition, there is provided a content processing means for displaying the additional data after the processing when the additional data is subjected to some processing and transmitting it to the service providing server.

  In another invention, a service providing server is connected to a network that provides content from a Web site to an information terminal. The service providing server is a database for additional data in which additional data is collected, and for member data in which member data is collected. A database, a management data database indicating a correspondence relationship between the Web site and the content, information management means for managing reading and writing of information in each database, and corresponding additional data based on a request from the information terminal Additional data generating means for generating, and when requested by the information terminal of the member, the information managing means refers to the management data database and stores the content corresponding to the corresponding website. Requests transmission of original data and sends corresponding additional data before When the additional data is read from the additional data database, or generated and transmitted by the additional data generation means and received from the member information terminal, it is stored in the additional data database, and the information terminal The original data received from the Web site and the additional data received from the service providing server are output in response to the request of the member, and when any processing is performed on the additional data, Content processing means for displaying the additional data and transmitting it to the service providing server and notifying the service providing server when the member requests generation of the additional data is provided. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, since additional data such as a memo is stored on the server side separately from the original data, it is possible to leave a memo etc. freely on the original data while protecting the copyright. Since the additional data is managed on the side, the additional data can be referred to by various information terminals, and convenience is improved. Furthermore, since processing such as voice conversion and translation is performed on the server side, accurate processing is possible without imposing a burden on the terminal side.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a member menu. It is a figure which shows an example of original data and additional data. It is a figure which shows the whole operation | movement of the said Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data arrangement | sequence of additional data. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of Example 2 of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the main operation | movement of Example 2, (B) is a figure which shows the main operation | movement of Example 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the original data of Example 2 of this invention, and audio | voice output range display data.

  Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail based on an Example.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a content providing system 100 according to the present embodiment is configured around a service providing server 200 that is a center server connected to the Internet 102. A large number of information terminals 300 such as various websites 104 and smart phones, personal computers, tablet terminals, and electronic book terminals are connected to the Internet 102. An IP telephone 302 is also connected.

  If the user requests desired content from the information terminal 300, it is notified to the service providing server 200 via the Internet 102. Based on the notification, the service providing server 200 requests the website 104 having the corresponding content to transmit the content, and the website 104 transmits the data of the corresponding content to the requested information terminal 300. . Some contents are stored in the service providing server 200 and are provided from the service providing server 200 to the information terminal 300. The service providing server 200 can also be considered as one of the Web sites 104. The provided content is displayed as an image on the information terminal 300 or output as audio. Such a basic content distribution mechanism is publicly known.

  Next, the service providing server 200 will be described. The service providing server 200 stores a content database 202 storing original content, an additional data database 204 storing additional data such as a memo added by a user, and member data that can receive this service. A member data database 206, and a management data database 208 storing management data indicating the relationship between the Web server 104 and the content. Management of data input / output, addition, change, and the like in these databases 202, 204, 206, and 208 is performed by the information management unit 210. The information management unit 210 is connected to a menu screen generation unit 220 that generates a menu screen in the information terminal 300. A transmission / reception unit 230 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the Internet 102 is also connected.

  Among these, the content database 202 is a collection of various original content data such as movies, TV dramas, electronic books, games, news, sports, music, and the like. Each content is given a code. Many of the original contents exist on the Web site 104, but unique contents for members who receive this service are accumulated in the contents database 202.

The additional data database 204 is a collection of additional data such as a memo added by a member to content together with a member code representing the member, a content code representing the content, and a position (page) on the content. is there. As additional data,
a, memos in electronic books, markings, underlines, fonts, sticky notes b, subtitles c such as movies, information d regarding newspaper clipping and image clipping, BGM in image display and voice calls
e, and various kinds of information added to the original data such as converted voice data for content reading.

  The member data database 206 is a collection of member data such as member codes (ID), names, and addresses of users registered as members who can receive the service of this embodiment. The management data database 208 is for managing the contents on the website 104, and management data indicating the correspondence between the website 104 and the contents on the site is accumulated.

  Next, the information terminal 300 will be described. Each member is provided with content processing application software (hereinafter referred to as “content processing application”) 310 for receiving this service. The content processing application 310 is provided according to the information terminal 300 such as a personal computer, a smart phone, or an electronic book terminal, and the member installs in advance on the information terminal 300 owned by the member. When the content processing application 310 is executed on the information terminal 300 and the member is authenticated by the ID or password, a menu screen is first displayed. This screen is a menu screen generation unit of the service providing server 200. The information is generated for each member in 220 and provided to the information terminal 300 of the corresponding member.

  FIG. 2A shows an example of a menu screen. In the illustrated example, menus such as “reading”, “music”, “movie”, “news”, “sports”, “TV”, “radio”, “phone”, “mail”,. Yes. The menu is generated for each member with reference to the member data database 206, and has a hierarchical structure from a large classification item to each content. For example, if the member selects “Reading”, a list of electronic books purchased by the member is displayed. These member authentication methods and menu display are generally known methods.

  Next, returning to FIG. 1, the content processing application 310 described above is executed by a processor (not shown) such as a CPU, and functions as an output data processing unit 312 and an input data processing unit 314. On the input side of the output data processing unit 312, an original data buffer 322 that stores original data received by the transmission / reception unit 320 and an additional data buffer 324 that stores additional data received by the transmission / reception unit 320 are connected. Further, an output unit 330 for images and sounds is connected to the output side of the output data processing unit 312. The output unit 330 displays an image on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and outputs sound using a speaker or a receiver. The output data processing unit 312 takes in the original data stored in the original data buffer 322 and the additional data stored in the additional data buffer 324 in synchronization or in correspondence with each other, and superimposes or synthesizes them to output them. It has a function.

On the other hand, an image and audio input unit 332 is connected to the input side of the input data processing unit 314. The input unit 332 inputs an image using, for example, a touch panel or a keyboard, and inputs sound using a microphone. The input data processing unit 314 has functions such as requesting various types of processing from the service providing server 200 and changing additional data in the additional data buffer 324 in accordance with an input from the input unit 332. As a mode of changing the additional data in the additional data buffer 324,
a. When adding additional data to original data having no additional data,
b. When adding additional data to original data that already has some additional data,
c. When deleting additional data in original data that already has some additional data,
d. In the original data that already has some additional data, when deleting the additional data and adding new additional data,
e. When original data that already has some additional data is added with additional data but then deleted
Various forms such as these are assumed.

  The output side of the input data processing unit 314 is connected to the output data processing unit 312 and the transmission / reception unit 320. When the additional data in the additional data buffer 324 is changed by the input data processing unit 314, additional data such as a memo input by the member is displayed on the screen. In addition, transmission / reception and input / output of data other than the processing by the content processing application 310 are performed by a known method, neither of which is illustrated.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of original data and additional data. Figure (A) is an example of original data. FIG. 4B shows a state in which additional data is added to the original data. Additional data F10 is “Kikaze” reading pseudonym “Okikaze”, and additional data F12 is “Koi” reading pseudonym “ko”. , The additional data F14 is “Mitsukushi” kanji notation “mark” and the like. The additional data F20 is a memo written while reading the page, and indicates a content such as “Waiting in front of Shibuya Hachiko at 6:00 pm on December 24”. The additional data may be content not necessarily related to the content. FIG. 6C shows only the additional data, and is obtained by excluding the original data of FIG.

  Next, the overall operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When the member selects the content processing application 310 on the information terminal 300, the fact is received by the transmission / reception unit 230 of the service providing server 200 via the transmission / reception unit 320 and the Internet 102, and sent to the information management unit 210. The information management unit 210 refers to the member data database 206, confirms the member ID and password, and transmits the menu screen data generated by the menu screen generation unit 220 to the information terminal 300. As a result, the menu screen shown in FIG. 2A is displayed on the display screen of the information terminal 300.

  Here, it is assumed that the member requests some content (FIG. 4, step S10). For example, if the “reading” menu is selected, and “old and modern collections” is selected, the service providing server 200 is notified to that effect via the input data processing unit 314. Then, in the service providing server 200, the information management unit 210 refers to the management data database 208 to check the Web site 104 having the corresponding content, and requests the corresponding Web site 104 to transmit the original data (step S12). ). In response to this request, the website 104 transmits the corresponding original data to the information terminal 300 (step S14). When the original data is in the original data database 202 of the service providing server 200, it is read by the information management unit 210 and transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 230 to the information terminal 300.

  In addition, in the service providing server 200, the additional data database 204 is referred to by the information management unit 210, and when there is additional data corresponding to the content, the corresponding additional data is extracted from the additional data database 204, It transmits to the information terminal 300 (step S16). The information terminal 300 stores the original data of the received content in the original data buffer 322 and stores the additional data in the additional data buffer 324.

  Next, the output data processing unit 312 reads the content from the original data buffer 322, reads the corresponding additional data from the additional data buffer 324 synchronously, and outputs / displays it on the output unit 320 (step S18). For example, the reading of the original data in FIG. 3 (A) and the additional data in FIG. 3 (C) are read in synchronism, and superimposed and displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 3 (B). In this way, the original data of the electronic book and additional data such as a memo are displayed on the screen at the same time.

  Next, assuming that the member adds / modifies a memo with the input unit 332, the input data processing unit 314 changes the additional data in the additional data buffer 324 according to the input content (step S20). The updated additional data is output to the output unit 330 by the output data processing unit 312 and displayed on the screen.

  When the above operation is repeated and the member finishes reading, the input data processing unit 314 displays a selection screen as to whether or not to store additional data in the output unit 330. Here, if the member selects save (Yes in step S22), the input data processing unit 314 sends additional data after processing in which the member performs processing such as addition and deletion during reading from the additional data buffer 324. The data such as the read-out, member code, content code, corresponding page and the like are transmitted to the service providing server 200 (step S24). In the service providing server 200, the information management unit 210 stores the received additional data in the additional data database 204 (step S28). When there is previous additional data, it is updated or rewritten. When the member does not select saving of additional data (No in step S22), the stored data in the additional data buffer 324 is discarded (step S30).

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a data array stored in the additional data database 204. The example of FIG. 5A shows a member code indicating a member who is a user, a data code which is an ID of additional data, a content code indicating the corresponding content, an additional page indicating a page to which additional data is added, and its addition It consists of data and data indicating whether or not it is open to the public. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when there are additional data FD10, FD12, and FD54 in the content data pages P10, P12, and P54, there are three combinations of the additional page and the additional data. On the other hand, in the case where BGM is played along with the display of content data or a background image is displayed, the combination of the additional page P100 and the additional data FD100 is as shown in FIG. The additional data is stored in the additional data database 204 as such a structure. As described above, the stored additional data is output to the member information terminal 300 in synchronization with the reproduction of the corresponding page of the corresponding content.

By the way, in this embodiment, the additional data is stored not in the member information terminal 300 but in the service providing server 200, and the presence / absence of disclosure can be set for each additional data. That is, when a member permits the disclosure of his / her additional data, other members can refer to the additional data. By using such a function, different ways of enjoying the content can be achieved. For example,
a. For example, when there are a plurality of annotations for the original data as additional data, compare them.
b. When there are a plurality of foreign language translations of the original data, they are selectively referred to.
c. When there are a plurality of BGMs for the original data, listen and compare them.
And so on.

As described above, this embodiment has the following advantages.
a. Additional data such as a memo added by the member to the original data is stored on the server side separately from the original data, so that the original data is not altered and the rights of the author are protected. In other words, the additional data functions as a shadow file (shadow file) for the table file that is the original data, and does not affect the original data.
b. The member can refer to the additional data and add it to any information terminal, and can leave a memo etc. freely on the original data. For example, it is possible to view the contents of a memo added when reading an electronic book with a smartphone when going out on a personal computer at home.
c. By publishing the additional data, it is possible to enjoy the content while referring to other people's notes.
d. When the information terminal is a portable terminal such as a smart phone, it is not necessary to store additional data in its own memory, and the storage capacity can be effectively used.

  Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the above-described embodiment, the additional data stored in advance is output in synchronization with the original data. However, in this embodiment, the additional data is generated and output together with the original data. Hereinafter, the case of voice conversion such as reading news or reading an electronic book aloud will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the service providing server 500 is provided with a voice conversion unit 502, which performs voice conversion processing of text data. On the other hand, the content processing application 610 of the information terminal 600 is provided with the function of the data extraction unit 612, whereby data to be subjected to voice conversion is extracted and transmitted to the service providing server 500. ing. The audio output range display data 700 will be described later.

  For example, in the information terminal 600, when a content of a character string is displayed on the output unit 330, when the content is output as a voice, the member performs a corresponding input on the information terminal 600. Then, this is notified to the service providing server 500, and a menu for voice output as shown in FIG. 2B is generated by the menu screen generating unit 220, transmitted to the information terminal 600, and displayed on the output unit 330. The The member selects the audio output range and output method from the menu screen. In the example shown in the figure, as the output range, any of the entire content, the page being displayed, and the range specified on the screen can be selected. Also, as an output method, only the content image, its sound, and sound can be selected.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, when the member selects the audio output range and output method (step S100), the data extraction unit 612 is notified to that effect, and the data extraction unit 612 receives the data buffers 322, 324. The original data to be voice-converted is extracted according to the member's selection (step S102). The extracted original data is transmitted to the information management unit 210 of the service providing server 500 by the transmission / reception unit 320, the Internet 102, and the transmission / reception unit 230 (step S104).

  In the information management unit 210 of the service providing server 500, the voice conversion unit 502 performs voice conversion processing on the received original data to obtain voice data. At this time, if necessary, character recognition processing is performed on the original data. The converted audio data is transmitted as additional data of the content to the information terminal 600 as in the first embodiment (step S106). In the information terminal 600, the audio data is stored in the additional data buffer 324 by the output data processing unit 312 as in the first embodiment. The stored audio data is output as audio from the output unit 330 by a method designated by the member (step S108).

  Audio conversion of content data requires a large amount of processing, and if it is performed on the information terminal side, a large load is temporarily applied. However, in this embodiment, only the target range of voice conversion is specified on the information terminal side, and character recognition and voice conversion processing are performed on the service providing server side. High quality sound can be obtained. As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the original data can be output as voice without imposing a burden on the information terminal, when it is difficult to see the screen, the news etc. can be output in a crowded train. It can be used in various ways, such as listening, listening while driving, and visually impaired people. In addition, the original data on the website is not altered and the rights of the author are protected.

  Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7B and 8 in addition to FIG. In the second embodiment, the original data in the range specified by the user is extracted on the terminal side, and this is converted into voice on the server side and sent back to the terminal side. You may make it set to. For example, it is assumed that there is a Web site that provides a news screen 800 as shown in FIG. 8A, and a site name 801, a headline 802, a news body 804, and advertisements 810 and 812 are displayed. The parts to be read aloud are, for example, the site name 801, the headline 802, the news body 804, and the advertisements 810 and 812 are out of scope. Therefore, the audio output range display data 700 shown in FIG. 5B is displayed superimposed on the screen of FIG. 6A so that the audio output range is shown as shown in FIG. . In the illustrated example, the audio output range is indicated by diagonal lines, but may be indicated by various methods such as surrounding lines and background coloring.

  Such audio output range display data 700 is stored in the additional data database 204 of the service providing server 500 as additional data corresponding to the news screen 800. The audio output range display data 700 may be generated in any way, but is prepared as a template for designating a predetermined area for each Web site, for example. Since the position of the headline 802 and the like on the screen and the position of the advertisement 810 and the like are generally determined, by using an appropriate template, the position of the site name 801, the headline 802, and the news body 804 are grasped. The audio output range display data 700 can be used.

  Next, the overall operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. If the member requests access to the news site of the XX newspaper using the information terminal 600, the fact is notified to the service providing server 500 via the input data processing unit 314. Then, in the service providing server 500, the information management unit 210 refers to the management data database 208 to check the corresponding Web site 104, and transmits the news screen 800 (see FIG. 8A) to the corresponding Web site 104. Request. Then, the Web site 104 transmits the corresponding news screen 800 to the information terminal 300 as original data.

  In addition, the service providing server 500 refers to the additional data database 204 by the information management unit 210, extracts the audio output range display data 700 (see FIG. 8B) corresponding to the news screen as additional data, It transmits to the information terminal 600. The information terminal 600 stores the received news screen 800 of the news site in the original data buffer 322 and stores the audio output range display data 700 in the additional data buffer 324. Each stored data is read out synchronously by the output data processing unit 312 and output / displayed on the output unit 320. Thereby, the display as shown in FIG. 8C is performed (step S200 in FIG. 7B). The above operation is basically the same as that of the first embodiment in which the original data and the additional data are combined and displayed.

  Here, when the member performs an appropriate operation such as click and tap to instruct voice conversion, the data extraction unit 612 displays the original data in the range indicated by the voice output range display data 700 in the news screen 800. Is extracted (step S202) and transmitted to the service providing server 500 (step S204). In the information management unit 210 of the service providing server 500, the voice conversion unit 502 performs voice conversion processing on the received original data to obtain voice data (step S206). At this time, if necessary, character recognition processing is performed on the original data. The converted audio data is transmitted as additional data of the content to the information terminal 600 as in the first and second embodiments. In the information terminal 600, the audio data is stored in the additional data buffer 324 by the output data processing unit 312 as in the first embodiment. The stored audio data is output as audio from the output unit 330 (step S208). At this time, whether the sound is output together with the display of the news screen 800 or only the sound is output may be specified by the member as in the above embodiment.

  Even in this embodiment, although the method for specifying the range of the original data to be converted is different, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained, and the sound conversion is performed without modifying the original data.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the following are also included.
(1) Although a plurality of databases are provided in the service providing server 200 in the above-described embodiment, this does not prevent one database from being integrated.
(2) As original data, in addition to data displayed as an image such as an electronic book, a movie, a photograph, or a picture, music or a call may be used, or a combination of an image and sound may be used. As the additional data, in addition to adding a background image or BGM, various data such as adding 1 / f fluctuation, writing a comment, or adding a photograph or a moving image may be added.
(4) In the second embodiment, the case where the original data is voice-converted has been described as an example.
a. Translate to another language.
b. Voice conversion is performed after the translation into another language.
c. Reversely convert the audio data into characters and display the images.
d. Convert the subtitles of the movie into sound.
Various processes such as these may be performed. Not only the original data but also the additional data may be output by voice conversion or the like.
(5) The above embodiment is a system using the Internet, but can be applied to various networks.

  According to the present invention, the trouble of managing additional data for various contents provided on the Internet is reduced and the convenience is improved, which is useful for providing an electronic book.

100: Content providing system 102: Internet 104: Web site 200: Service providing server 202: Content database 204: Additional data database 206: Member data database 210: Information management unit 220: Menu screen generation unit 230: Transmission / reception unit 300 : Information terminal 310: content processing application 312: output data processing unit 314: input data processing unit 320: transmission / reception unit 322: original data buffer 324: additional data buffer 330: output unit 332: input unit 340: input / output data buffer 500: Service providing server 502: Audio conversion unit 600: Information terminal 610: Content processing application 612: Data extraction unit 700: Audio output range display data 800: News screen 801: Site name 802: Headline 804: News Text 810, 812: Advertising F10~F20: additional data

Claims (10)

A service provision server is connected to a network that provides content from a website to an information terminal.
The service providing server includes:
Additional data database with additional data accumulated,
Member data database that accumulates member data,
A database for management data indicating the correspondence between the website and content;
Information management means for managing reading and writing of information in each database;
With
The information management means includes
When requested by the member information terminal, the management data database is referred to request transmission of original data of the corresponding content to the corresponding Web site, and the corresponding additional data is used for the additional data. When reading and transmitting from the database and receiving additional data from the member information terminal, it is stored in the additional data database,
The information terminal
The original data received from the Web site and the additional data received from the service providing server are output in response to a request from the member. Content processing means for displaying data and transmitting the data to the service providing server;
A content providing system characterized by comprising: A service provision server is connected to a network that provides content from a website to an information terminal.
The service providing server includes:
Additional data database with additional data accumulated,
Member data database that accumulates member data,
A database for management data indicating the correspondence between the website and content;
Information management means for managing reading and writing of information in each database;
Additional data generation means for generating corresponding additional data based on a request from the information terminal;
With
The information management means includes
When requested by the member information terminal, the management data database is referred to request transmission of original data of the corresponding content to the corresponding Web site, and the corresponding additional data is used for the additional data. Read from the database, or generate and send by the additional data generating means, when receiving additional data from the member information terminal, save it in the additional data database,
The information terminal
The original data received from the Web site and the additional data received from the service providing server are output in response to a request from the member, and when some processing is applied to the additional data, the additional data after the processing is added. Content processing means for displaying the data and transmitting the data to the service providing server, and notifying the service providing server to that effect when the member requests generation of additional data;
A content providing system characterized by comprising: A service providing server included in the content providing system according to claim 1,
Additional data database with additional data accumulated,
Member data database that accumulates member data,
A database for management data indicating the correspondence between the website and content;
Information management means for managing reading and writing of information in each database;
With
The information management means includes
When requested by the member information terminal, the management data database is referred to request transmission of original data of the corresponding content to the corresponding Web site, and the corresponding additional data is used for the additional data. A service providing server, which reads and transmits from a database and stores the additional data in the additional data database when the additional data is received from the member information terminal. A service providing server included in the content providing system according to claim 2,
Additional data database with additional data accumulated,
Member data database that accumulates member data,
A database for management data indicating the correspondence between the website and content;
Information management means for managing reading and writing of information in each database;
Additional data generation means for generating corresponding additional data based on a request from the information terminal;
With
The information management means includes
When requested by the member information terminal, the management data database is referred to request transmission of original data of the corresponding content to the corresponding Web site, and the corresponding additional data is used for the additional data. A service providing server that reads from a database or generates and transmits by the additional data generation means and stores the additional data from the member information terminal when the additional data is received from the member information terminal . An information terminal included in the content providing system according to claim 1,
The original data received from the Web site and the additional data received from the service providing server are output in response to a request from the member, and when some processing is applied to the additional data, the additional data after the processing is added. Content processing means for displaying data and transmitting the data to the service providing server;
An information terminal comprising: An information terminal included in the content providing system according to claim 2,
The original data received from the Web site and the additional data received from the service providing server are output in response to a request from the member, and when some processing is applied to the additional data, the additional data after the processing is added. Content processing means for displaying the data and transmitting the data to the service providing server, and notifying the service providing server to that effect when the member requests generation of additional data;
An information terminal comprising:   7. The information terminal according to claim 6, wherein when the member requests generation of additional data, the member specifies a range of original data for which additional data is generated. First buffer means for storing original data received from the Web site;
Second buffer means for storing additional data received from the service providing server;
With
The content processing means includes
The original data and the additional data stored in the first and second buffer means are synchronously superimposed and output,
When any processing is performed on the additional data by the member, the additional data stored in the second buffer means is changed, and the changed additional data is transmitted to the service providing server. The information terminal as described in any one of Claims 5-7.   The information terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the information terminal is a portable terminal, and the content processing unit is operated by application software.   An application program which is executed by the information terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8 and functions as the content processing unit.

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