JP2017004122A - Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that compensation for a literary work must be paid twice or more when a consumer buys a plurality of contents of different formats created from one and the same literary work, and that relations of right need to be adjusted or a contract be concluded separately with a right proprietor such as a publisher or an author when a content creator creates a content from a literary work, requiring time and labor for the processing thereof.SOLUTION: Provided is an information processing device that manages rights to the purchasing of a publication the contents of which can be utilized in a plurality of formats, the device having: first registration means for registering a content created from a literary work; approval means for approving the utilization of the content by rights to the purchasing of a publication on the basis of information pertaining to the approval of the right proprietor of the literary work; and authentication means for authenticating, on the basis of information pertaining to payment by a consumer, that the consumer owns the rights to the purchasing of the publication.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that manages a book subscription right that allows content to be used in a plurality of formats.

  In recent years, in addition to printed publications such as books and magazines printed on paper, electronic books subscribed using a smartphone or a tablet terminal have become widespread.

  Electronic books include content created in various formats such as PDF (registered trademark) and EPUB, depending on the terminal used for subscription and the browsing software.

  In some cases, a consumer purchases and reads an easy-to-read printed publication, and then purchases an electronic book with the same content that does not take up space for the collection. In addition, since a consumer purchases an electronic book in a certain format and then purchases a terminal to be subscribed, the consumer purchases an electronic book having the same content in a different format.

  Currently, charges are set for each content, so when consumers buy multiple content of different formats created from the same work, as in the above two cases, the price for the same work is given multiple times. Will pay. However, printed publications are also a type of format.

  Furthermore, there are rights in the works that are individually concluded between publishers and authors, and the information is individually managed by publishers and authors. For this reason, content creators must individually coordinate and contract rights with publishers, authors, and other rights holders when creating content from copyrighted works, which requires time and effort to process them. Become.

  Patent Document 1 is known as a conventional technique for selling electronic books at a discount to consumers who have already purchased printed publications. In Patent Document 1, when a consumer purchases a printed publication book at a bookstore, a “purchase certificate” is issued to the IC card. Thereafter, when a consumer buys an electronic book, the service is switched depending on the presence or absence of a purchase certificate. Further, Patent Document 2 is known as a prior art that gives a privilege when repurchasing content of a different format. In Patent Document 2, the first content and the content license which are the first format are sold to the user. This content license is stored, and when selling the second content in the second format, the content license is analyzed to affect the sale.

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  However, since Patent Document 1 manages whether or not a consumer has purchased a printed publication book, when purchasing multiple types of electronic books of different formats created from the same copyrighted work, There is a problem that the compensation for must be paid multiple times.

  Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 both have a description of the rights relationship between the consumer and the content creator (same as the seller in these documents), but the content creator and the copyright holder of the copyrighted work. There is no description of the policy regarding the adjustment of the rights relationship and the contract. Therefore, when the copyright holder of the copyrighted work and the content creator are different, the content creator must individually adjust the rights and contract with the rights holder such as the publisher or author when creating the content from the copyrighted work. There is a problem that time and labor are required for the processing.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to improve convenience when a consumer purchases contents of a plurality of different formats created from the same copyrighted work.

  An information processing apparatus for managing a book subscription right capable of using content in a plurality of formats, the first registration means for registering content created from a copyrighted work, and the rights holder of the copyrighted work An approval means for approving the use of the content by the book subscription right based on the approval information, and an authentication means for authenticating that the consumer possesses the book subscription right based on the payment information of the consumer. It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve convenience when a consumer purchases contents of a plurality of different formats created from the same copyrighted work.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a book subscription right management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a book subscription right and the registration process of a content. It is a flowchart which shows the registration process of a book subscription right. It is a flowchart which shows the registration process of content. It is an example of the item stored in book subscription right DB. It is an example of the item stored in content information DB13. It is an example of the item stored in consumer possession book subscription right DB14. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a book subscription right registration unit 102. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the purchasing apparatus using a book subscription right. It is a flowchart which shows the purchasing process using a book subscription right. It is an example of the item stored in user information DB11. It is an example of the right clause of a book subscription right. It is the schematic of the purchasing process using a book subscription right. It is an example of the item stored in content price DB91. It is a figure showing the content linked | related with the book subscription right.

Example 1
In this embodiment, a consumer purchases a right to subscribe to content created from the same work regardless of the format (hereinafter referred to as a book subscription right), and manages the right. It is characterized by that.

  In addition, the rights holder of the copyrighted work registers the conditions for creating content from the copyrighted work for which copyright subscription rights are set, and the conditions are centrally managed.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a book subscription right management apparatus (information processing apparatus operated by a computer program) of the present embodiment. The book subscription right management apparatus 10 may be connected to or include a user information DB 11, a book subscription right DB 12, a content DB 13, and a consumer possession book subscription right DB 14 via a network.

  The book subscription right management apparatus 10 includes a user information registration unit 101, a book subscription right registration unit 102, a content registration unit 103, a content approval unit 104, a consumer-owned book subscription right management unit 105, an authentication unit 106, and a copyright fee settlement. Part 107. The user information registration unit 101 is a functional part for registering information of individuals and corporations who use the book subscription right management apparatus as shown in the figure. Here, an individual or a corporation that uses the book subscription right management device refers to a copyright holder of a copyrighted work, a content creator who creates content based on the copyrighted work, and a consumer who subscribes to the content. The book subscription right registration unit 102 is a functional part for the copyright holder of a copyrighted work to register the book subscription right of the copyrighted work. The content registration unit 103 is a functional part for registering content created by a content creator based on a copyrighted work. The content approval unit 104 is a functional part for approving the registered content by the copyright owner. The consumer possession book subscription right management unit 105 is a functional part that manages the book subscription right possessed by the consumer. The authenticating unit 106 is a functional part having a function for authenticating that the content is approved for possession of the copyright of the copyrighted work and a function for authenticating that the consumer has a book subscription right. The copyright fee settlement unit 107 is a functional part that performs a settlement process such as a transfer of a copyright fee to a copyright owner of a copyrighted work when a consumer purchases a book subscription right.

  The user information DB 11 is a functional part that stores information registered in the user information registration unit 101. The book subscription right DB 12 is a functional part that stores information on book subscription rights registered in the book subscription right registration unit 102. The content DB 13 is a functional part that stores information on the content registered by the content registration unit 103. The consumer-owned book subscription rights DB 14 is a functional part that stores information on book subscription rights held by consumers.

  Next, a book subscription right and content registration process will be described, and then a purchase process using the book subscription right will be described.

(Book subscription and content registration process)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of book subscription rights and content registration processing in this embodiment. First, the user information registration unit 101 registers the copyright holder information and the content creator information and stores them in the user information DB 11 (S201). The information on the copyright holder of the copyrighted work includes items such as a rights holder ID, a password, a name, and an E-mail address as shown in FIG. Further, the content creator information includes items such as a content creation ID, a password, a name, and an E-mail address as shown in FIG. Once the copyright holder information and the content creator information are registered, it can be substituted by entering the ID and password for the second and subsequent times.

  Next, in the book subscription right registration unit 102, the right holder of the copyrighted work registers the book subscription right of the copyrighted work and stores it in the book subscription right DB 12 (S202). The process of S202 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 5 is an example of items stored in the book subscription right DB. First, information on a copyrighted work such as a book subscription right ID 501, a copyrighted work name 502 and a copyrighted work summary 503 is input (S 301). The book subscription right ID 501 may be automatically allocated when input is started. Next, the book subscription right clause 504 is input (S302). Here, the book subscription rights right clause 504 is a clause that describes the rights given to the consumer from the rights held by the right holder of the copyrighted work (such as copyrights and neighboring rights). This item may be set freely by the copyright holder of the copyrighted work, or may be set by the industry group in order to avoid confusion for consumers. FIG. 12 shows a part of the rights clause. One or more of these right items are selected. In addition, restrictions may be set in the rights clause. Here, restrictions are set to prevent the rights of copyright holders of copyrighted works from being infringed. Consumer IDs and passwords are leaked and unspecified number of people can view the copyrighted works. Set to prevent. For example, in the case of an electronic book, even if a plurality of contents having different formats created from the same copyrighted work are possessed, a restriction is set such that browsing is impossible at the same time. In addition, in the case of a printed publication book, in order to prevent it from being cheaply purchased and resold, a maximum of two books can be purchased. Next, the content creation condition 505 is input (S303). Here, the content creation condition 505 is a condition when the content creator creates content from this copyrighted work. Advertisements such as e-books, printed books, read aloud books, simple printed books, acceptable content categories, whether or not advertisements can be attached, the field of advertisements, the consideration for the right holder when attaching advertisements, etc. Enter the condition. Here, the voice-reading book is a text file that is read out into a voice file, and the simple print book is a book printed directly from electronic data such as an electronic book without using a version. Next, the book subscription right price 506 is input (S304). Here, the book subscription right fee is the income of the owner of the copyrighted work when the content is sold for the first time. In other words, it is a price for giving a book subscription right to a consumer. Next, the rights holder ID 507 and the consideration ratio 508 are input (S305). The rights holder may be a single author, such as a novel or a manga author, or if it is a publication, the author and publisher, and if the publication includes photographs, the author, photographer, and publisher. There may be multiple cases. The consideration ratio is determined and entered by agreement between rights holders. Next, it is determined whether there are a plurality of right holders (S306). If there are not a plurality of right holders, registration of the book subscription right is completed by the above processing. If there are a plurality of right holders, an approval request is sent to all right holders (S307). As a method for sending an approval request, for example, there is a method for sending an approval request mail to an E-mail address registered in the user information DB. Next, it is determined whether or not all right holders have approved (S308). If all rights holders approve, book subscription right registration is completed. If all the right holders have not approved, the process returns to S301 again, the input items are corrected, and the process is repeated until the approval of all right holders is obtained.

  Next, in the content registration unit 103, the content creator registers content information and stores it in the content information DB 13 (S203). The process of S203 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 and FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of items stored in the content information DB 13. First, a book subscription right ID 606 to be used when creating content is selected (S401). Next, content information such as a content ID 601, a content name 602, a content summary 603, a content category 604, and a content creator ID 605 is input (S 402). The content ID 501 may be automatically assigned when input is started. Next, the contract condition 607 with the right holder is input (S403). Here, the contract condition 607 with the right holder may adopt the condition defined in the content creation condition inputted when the right holder of the copyrighted work registers the book subscription right as it is, Conditions may be entered.

  Next, the content approval unit 104 approves the registered content by the copyright holder (S204). If there are multiple rights holders of the work, everyone will approve. The copyright holder of the copyrighted work determines whether or not to approve by looking at information when the content creator registers the content. In addition, at the time of approval, content data created by the content creator may be sent to the right holder, and approval may be made after the right holder confirms the contents. When the content is approved, an authentication code is issued and registered in the authentication code 608 of the content information DB 13. This authentication code can be used for distributing contents to consumers. The content ID is registered in the approved content ID 509 of the book subscription right DB 12.

  With the above processing, book subscription rights and content registration are completed. Thereafter, the content registration process in S203 and the content approval process in S204 are repeated, and a plurality of contents are registered and linked to one book subscription right as shown in FIG.

  By performing the processing control described above, it becomes possible for content creators to smoothly coordinate and contract rights with publishers, authors, and other rights holders when creating content from copyrighted works. .

(Purchase processing using book subscription rights)
Next, purchase processing using the book subscription right will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, a book subscription right management device 10, a purchase device 90 using a book subscription right, and a consumer terminal 1301 are connected via a network, and a consumer purchase device Web using a book subscription right. An example of purchasing a printed publication book from the page will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a purchasing apparatus using a book subscription right according to the present embodiment. The purchase device 90 using the book subscription right may be connected to the content price DB 91 via a network or may be configured to include them. Further, the purchase device 90 using the book subscription right may be connected to or include the book subscription right management device 10 described above via a network. A purchasing device 90 using a book subscription right includes a purchase content selection unit 901, a consumer information input unit 902, a book subscription right confirmation unit 903, and a price determination unit 904. The purchase content selection unit 901 is a functional part for selecting a content that a consumer wants to purchase. The consumer information input unit 902 is a functional part for inputting consumer information used by the book subscription right management apparatus 10 to identify a consumer. The book subscription right confirmation unit 903 is a functional part for confirming with the book subscription right management apparatus 10 whether or not the book subscription right of the content selected by the consumer is possessed. The price determination unit 904 is a functional part for determining a content price depending on whether or not a consumer has a book subscription right. As shown in FIG. 14, the content price DB 91 stores a book subscription right price 1401 and a format price 1402 of content linked to the book subscription right.

  In order to use the book subscription right management apparatus 10, the consumer registers consumer information in the user information registration unit 101 and stores it in the user information DB 11. The consumer information includes items such as a consumer ID, a password, a name, and an E-mail address as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the purchasing process using the book subscription right in this embodiment. First, the purchase content selection unit 901 selects content that the consumer wants to purchase (S1001). At this time, the purchase content selection unit 901 displays the content name, content outline, content format, and the like so that the consumer can easily select the content. Next, in the consumer information input unit 902, the consumer inputs the consumer ID and password registered in the user information registration unit 101 (S1002). Next, in the book subscription right confirmation unit 903, the purchase apparatus 90 using the book subscription right confirms with the book subscription right management apparatus 10 whether or not the book subscription right of the content selected by the consumer is possessed (S1003). . At that time, the book subscription right ID, consumer ID, and password of the content selected by the consumer are transmitted to the book subscription right management apparatus 10. Next, the book subscription right management apparatus 10 uses the authentication unit 106 to authenticate whether the consumer has a book subscription right for the content selected by the consumer. (S1004). The authentication unit 106 identifies the consumer using the consumer ID and password, searches the consumer-owned book subscription right DB 14, and authenticates whether or not the book subscription right for the content selected by the consumer is possessed. . As shown in FIG. 7A, the consumer possession book subscription right DB 14 stores a consumer ID 701 and a book subscription right ID 702 held by the consumer. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, when restrictions are set for the book subscription right, management information 703 necessary for performing the restrictions may be stored. For example, in the case of a printed publication book, the number of purchases and the date and time of purchase of the printed publication book are managed in order to prevent the book from being purchased at a low price. For example, in the case of an electronic book, even if a user has multiple contents with different formats created from the same copyrighted work, a consumer browses the electronic content in order to restrict it from being viewed at the same time. Information about whether or not there is. This limitation can be realized by using a commonly used DRM (Digital Rights Management Technology). Next, in the price determination unit 904, the purchasing apparatus 90 using the book subscription right repeats the process depending on whether or not the consumer has the book subscription right of the content selected by the consumer (S1005). When the consumer has the book subscription right, only the format price of the content stored in the content price DB 91 is displayed (S1006). When the consumer does not have the book subscription right, a value obtained by adding the price of the book subscription right stored in the content price DB 91 and the format price of the content is displayed (S1007). Next, the consumer inputs whether or not to agree to purchase (S1008). If the purchase is agreed, the process proceeds to S1010. If the purchase is not agreed, the process returns to S1001. Next, the book subscription right management apparatus 10 updates the information stored in the consumer possession book subscription right DB 14 in the consumer possession book subscription right management unit 105. For example, when a consumer newly purchases a book subscription right, the newly purchased book subscription right ID is added to the book subscription right ID 702 in FIG. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7B, when restrictions are set for the book subscription right, the management information 703 is updated. For example, in the case of a printed publication book, the number of purchases and the date and time of purchase of the printed publication book are updated. Next, the purchasing apparatus 90 using the book subscription right sends out the purchased content to the consumer (S1011).

  By performing the processing control described above, it is possible to eliminate the need to pay multiple times for the same copyrighted work when consumers purchase multiple contents of different formats created from the same copyrighted work. It becomes.

  In the present embodiment, the book subscription right management apparatus 10 and the purchase apparatus 90 using the book subscription right are connected via a network. However, the book subscription right management apparatus 10 has the book subscription right. The same effect can be obtained as a configuration included in the purchasing apparatus 90 using the.

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The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus for managing a book subscription right capable of using content in a plurality of formats,
A first registration means for registering content created from a copyrighted work;
An approval means for approving the use of the content by a book subscription right based on the approval information of the copyright holder of the copyrighted work;
An information processing apparatus comprising: authentication means for authenticating that the consumer possesses the book subscription right based on information on payment by the consumer.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of formats include any one of a printed publication book, an electronic book, an audio reading book, and a simple printed book. A first input means for inputting a right clause of the book subscription right;
Second input means for inputting conditions for creating content from the copyrighted work;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising third input means for inputting a right holder of the copyrighted work. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second registration unit that registers information of a user of the information processing apparatus. The user information includes
Information on the right holder of the copyrighted work;
Information about the creator of the content;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: consumer information.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines a price of purchase of content to be shown to the consumer based on authentication by the authentication unit. The determining means includes
If the consumer has a book subscription right, the price of the content format is the price of the content; if the consumer does not have a book subscription right, the price of the book subscription right and the price of the content format The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a price obtained by adding together is determined as a price of the content. An information processing method for managing a book subscription right in which content can be used in a plurality of formats,
A first registration method in which a first registration means registers content created from a copyrighted work;
An approval step in which an approval means approves the use of the content by the book subscription right based on the approval information of the copyright holder of the copyrighted work;
An information processing apparatus comprising: an authenticating step for authenticating that the consumer possesses the book subscription right based on information on payment by the consumer. Computer
An information processing apparatus for managing a book subscription right capable of using content in a plurality of formats,
A first registration means for registering content created from a copyrighted work;
An approval means for approving the use of the content by a book subscription right based on the approval information of the copyright holder of the copyrighted work;
A computer program for functioning as an information processing apparatus comprising: authentication means for authenticating that the consumer possesses the book subscription right based on payment information of the consumer.

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