JP2019168859A - Management device, management method and management program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable the visualization of a profit which a user can acquire by using a fixed-amount use service of content.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a management device 1 includes: an attribute specification unit 111 for allowing a first user joining a service which enables the use of a plurality of object contents during a prescribed period by joining specifies use contents used during the prescribed period among the plurality of object contents; an individual price acquisition unit 112 for allowing a second user who does not join the service to acquire an individual price required to use the use contents; and an output unit 114 for outputting the total price obtained by totalizing individual prices and attributes of the use contents in association with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a management apparatus, a management method, and a management program for managing the usage status of electronic content.

  A flat-rate usage service that allows users to use a plurality of electronic contents (e.g., electronic books, moving images, music, etc.) by paying a flat fee to businesses has been spreading. Patent Document 1 describes a system for determining a flat fee distribution to content right holders based on information related to content selected by a user from a plurality of contents in a flat-rate usage service.

JP 2014-123318 A

  Since the system described in Patent Document 1 determines the profit for the right holder of the content, the user cannot be notified of the profit obtained by using the flat-rate use service. Because users do not have the opportunity to know monetary information other than flat-rate charges for flat-rate usage services, they may cancel the flat-rate usage services even though they actually earn more than the flat-rate charges. .

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a management device, a management method, and a management program that allow a user to visualize profits obtained by using a content flat-rate use service.

  In the management device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a first user who subscribes to a service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during a predetermined period by subscribing, is the predetermined period among the plurality of target contents. The specific unit for identifying the used content used during the acquisition, the acquisition unit for acquiring the individual price necessary for the second user who has not subscribed to the service to use the used content, and the individual price are totaled And an output unit that outputs the total price and the attribute of the used content in association with each other.

  The first user subscribes to the service by paying a flat-rate charge corresponding to the predetermined period to an operator providing the service, and the output unit includes a difference between the total price and the flat-rate charge. May be output.

  The output unit may output at least one of identification information, classification, title, author name, and provider name of the used content as the attribute.

  The output unit may output, as the total price, a value obtained by summing the individual prices of the content selected by the first user among the usage contents.

  The output unit may output, as the total price, a value obtained by totaling the individual prices of contents satisfying a condition of a value indicating a usage situation designated by the first user among the usage contents.

  The output unit may output, as the total price, a value obtained by summing the individual prices of the content that satisfies the attribute condition specified by the first user among the used content.

  The output unit may output the future total price estimated based on the usage content.

  The output unit may output the total price and the attribute of the usage content in association with each other when the first user leaves the service.

  The acquisition unit may acquire, as the individual price, a price when a provider providing the service causes the second user to use the usage content.

  The acquisition unit may acquire, as the individual price, a price when a provider different from the provider providing the service causes the second user to use the usage content.

  The output unit may output the total price and the attribute in association with the terminal used by the first user.

  The management method according to the second aspect of the present invention provides a method in which a first user who subscribes to a service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during a predetermined period of time when a processor subscribes is selected from among the plurality of target contents. A step of specifying the used content used during the predetermined period, a step of acquiring an individual price necessary for a second user not subscribed to the service to use the used content, and a sum of the individual prices And a step of outputting the total price thus obtained and the attribute of the content to be used in association with each other.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management program comprising: a first user who subscribes to a service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during a predetermined period by subscribing to a computer; A step of specifying the used content used during the predetermined period, a step of acquiring an individual price necessary for a second user not subscribed to the service to use the used content, and a sum of the individual prices A step of associating and outputting the total price thus obtained and the attribute of the usage content.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that a user can visualize profits obtained by using a content flat-rate use service.

It is a mimetic diagram of a management system concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram of the management apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the management method which the management system which concerns on this embodiment performs. It is a front view of the communication terminal which is displaying the information which the management apparatus concerning this embodiment output. It is a front view of the communication terminal which is displaying the information which the management apparatus concerning this embodiment output. It is a front view of the communication terminal which is displaying the information which the management apparatus concerning this embodiment output. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the management method which the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment performs.

[Outline of Management System S]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a management system S according to the present embodiment. The management system S includes a management device 1 and a communication terminal 2. The number of communication terminals 2 included in the management system S is not limited. The management system S may include other devices such as servers and terminals.

  The communication terminal 2 is a communication device that can perform wired or wireless communication. The communication terminal 2 is a terminal used by a user who uses electronic content (hereinafter referred to as content) provided by a business operator. The content is, for example, an electronic book, a moving image, music or the like. The communication terminal 2 causes the user to use the content by downloading the content data via the network N and displaying or reproducing the content data. The use of the content is to display the content of the electronic book and to play back the content of the moving image and the music.

  The communication terminal 2 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays various types of information to the user, an audio output unit such as a speaker that outputs various types of audio to the user, and operations such as a touch panel and a keyboard that accept user operations. And a communication unit that performs communication with the outside. The communication terminal 2 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The communication terminal 2 communicates with the management device 1 via the network N.

  The management device 1 is a computer that manages the usage status of content. The management apparatus 1 may be configured integrally with a content providing server that provides content data to the user, or may be a server different from the content providing server. The management device 1 outputs information including the total price calculated based on the individual price of the content used by the user as described later to the communication terminal 2. The management device 1 is connected to the network N by wire or wireless.

[Configuration of Management System S]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, arrows indicate main data flows, and there may be data flows not shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, each block represents a functional unit configuration, not a hardware (device) unit configuration. Therefore, the blocks shown in FIG. 2 may be implemented in a single device, or may be separately implemented in a plurality of devices. Data exchange between the blocks may be performed via any means such as a data bus, a network, a portable storage medium, or the like.

  The management device 1 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a storage unit 13. The control unit 11 includes an attribute specifying unit 111, an individual price acquisition unit 112, a total price calculation unit 113, and an output unit 114.

  The communication unit 12 is a communication interface for communicating with the communication terminal 2 via the network N. The communication unit 12 includes a processor, a connector, an electric circuit, and the like for executing communication. The communication unit 12 performs predetermined processing on a communication signal received from the outside to acquire data, and inputs the acquired data to the control unit 11. The communication unit 12 performs a predetermined process on the data input from the control unit 11 to generate a communication signal, and transmits the generated communication signal to the outside.

  The storage unit 13 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, and the like. The storage unit 13 stores a program executed by the control unit 11 in advance. In addition, the storage unit 13 stores in advance the attributes of the content used by the user during the flat-rate service period. In addition, the storage unit 13 stores in advance an individual price that is charged when a user who has not subscribed to the flat-rate service uses the content. The storage unit 13 may be provided outside the management apparatus 1, and in that case, data may be exchanged with the control unit 11 via the communication unit 12.

  The control unit 11 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example, and by executing a program stored in the storage unit 13, an attribute specifying unit 111, an individual price acquisition unit 112, a total price calculation unit 113, and an output It functions as the unit 114. Functions of the attribute specifying unit 111, the individual price acquisition unit 112, the total price calculation unit 113, and the output unit 114 will be described later with reference to FIGS. At least a part of the function of the control unit 11 may be executed by an electric circuit. Moreover, at least a part of the functions of the control unit 11 may be executed by a program executed via a network.

  The management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the specific configuration illustrated in FIG. The management device 1 is not limited to a single device, and may be configured by connecting two or more physically separated devices in a wired or wireless manner.

[Description of management method]
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a management method executed by the management system S according to the present embodiment. The provider provides the user with a flat-rate service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during the predetermined period by receiving payment of a flat-rate charge corresponding to a predetermined period (for example, one month) from the user. The flat fee may be paid before the predetermined period or after the predetermined period. A user (first user) subscribes to a flat-rate service by paying a flat-rate charge to a business operator, and uses desired content from among a plurality of target contents that can be used as a flat-rate service (a).

  The storage unit 13 of the management device 1 stores the attribute of the usage content used by the user as a flat-rate service and the usage time when the user used the usage content. The attributes of used content include identification information (ISBN (International Standard Book Number), ID, etc.), title (title), author name, provider name (publisher name, etc.) and genre (classification).

  The attribute specifying unit 111 specifies the attribute of one or more used contents (that is, used contents having a use time during the predetermined period) used by the user during a predetermined period from the storage unit 13. The attribute specifying unit 111 may specify an attribute every time a user uses a new usage content, or may specify an attribute at a predetermined time interval (for example, every day).

  The individual price acquisition unit 112 acquires the individual price of the usage content indicated by the attribute specified by the attribute specification unit 111 (b). The individual price is a fee required for a user who has not subscribed to the flat-rate service (second user) to use the same content as the usage content. Since the first user and the second user are words that define whether or not they are persons who subscribe to the flat-rate service, the first user and the second user may be the same person or different persons. The individual price acquisition unit 112 may acquire the individual price by reading the individual price stored in advance in the storage unit 13 for each content, or may acquire the individual price by receiving the individual price from the outside using the communication unit 12. Good.

  The individual price acquisition unit 112 may acquire, as an individual price, a price when an operator providing a flat-rate service causes a user who has not subscribed to the flat-rate service to use content. As a result, the business operator that provides the flat-rate service can inform the user of the profits when the user subscribes to the flat-rate service compared to the case where the user does not subscribe to the flat-rate service.

  Further, the individual price acquisition unit 112 may acquire a price when an operator different from the operator providing the flat-rate service causes the user to use the used content as an individual price. Specifically, the management device 1 searches for content of an external service provided by the different operator using an attribute (identification information, title, etc.) that identifies the used content via the communication unit 12, and the external device Identify the same content as the content used in the service. Then, the price of the specified content in the external service is stored in the storage unit 13 as the individual price of the used content. The management device 1 may periodically specify the individual price in the external service, or may specify the individual price in the external service when the individual price acquisition unit 112 acquires the individual price. As a result, the business operator that provides the flat-rate service can inform the user of the profit of the company's flat-rate service over the service of other companies.

  The individual price acquisition unit 112 uses the price when the user downloads the usage content (for example, when the user presses the download button on the screen or when the download is completed) and when the user uses the usage content (for example, the user At the timing when the content is displayed or started to be reproduced) and the latest price at the time of acquisition of the individual price. Which individual price to use is set in the management apparatus 1 in advance or may be set by the user. Thereby, the individual price acquisition unit 112 can acquire the individual price at a specific time even when the individual price of the content changes with time.

  The total price calculation unit 113 calculates the total price for the usage content indicated by the attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111 by summing up the individual prices acquired by the individual price acquisition unit 112 (c).

  Then, the output unit 114 associates the attribute of the used content specified by the attribute specifying unit 111 with the total price calculated by the total price calculation unit 113 and outputs it to the user (d). 4, 5 and 6 are front views of the communication terminal 2 displaying information output from the management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, the communication terminal 2 displays the usage status screen A on the display unit based on the information received from the output unit 114. The usage status screen A includes the number of usages A1, the total amount A2, the payment amount A3, and the difference A4 (the amount of money read). In the example of FIG. 4, the output unit 114 sets the predetermined period to be displayed for 3 months, but is not limited thereto.

  The usage number A1 is the number of used contents indicated by the attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111, that is, the number of used contents used by the user during a predetermined period. The total amount A2 is the total price calculated by the total price calculation unit 113. The total amount A2 may be the total price itself calculated by the total price calculation unit 113, or may be a value obtained by rounding the total price calculated by the total price calculation unit 113 according to a predetermined rule (for example, rounding off). In the example of FIG. 4, the usage number A1 during a predetermined period to be displayed is 40, and the total amount A2 is 25000 yen.

  The output unit 114 may output the transition of the total price during the predetermined period as the total amount A2. In this case, the output unit 114 calculates a cumulative total price every predetermined time (for example, one day or one week) from the start to the end of the predetermined period, and outputs it to the communication terminal 2. The communication terminal 2 displays a list or graph indicating a time-series change (transition) of the accumulated total price as the total amount A2.

  The payment amount A3 is a flat fee that the user pays to the operator in order to use the flat-rate service for a predetermined period. The difference A4 is an amount obtained by subtracting the flat fee for the flat fee service from the total price. That is, the difference A4 is a value that directly indicates the profit obtained by the user by subscribing to the flat-rate service. In the example of FIG. 4, since the flat fee is 500 yen per month, the three-month payment A3 is 1500 yen, and the difference A4 is 23500 yen.

  Further, the usage status screen A includes a breakdown A5 in which the number of used contents is tabulated for each attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111. In the example of FIG. 4, the breakdown A5 is the number of contents used for each genre among the attributes. Not only this but breakdown A5 may be the number of use contents totaled for every title or every author name among attributes. By outputting such a breakdown A5, the output unit 114 can inform the user what attributes the used content constituting the total price has.

  Furthermore, the usage status screen A includes a link A6 to the usage status screen B. When the user presses the link A6, the communication terminal 2 transitions to the usage status screen B in FIG. In FIG. 5, the communication terminal 2 displays a usage status screen B on the display unit. The usage status screen B includes, for each usage content indicated by the attribute specified by the attribute specification unit 111, a genre B1, a title B2, a usage period B3, an individual price B4, a usage rate B5, and related content B6. . In addition to this, the usage status screen B may include other information related to usage content such as identification information, author name, and provider name. If the usage status screen B cannot display all the usage content at once, the usage status screen B may display all the usage content by making the screen scrollable.

  The genre B1 is the genre (field) of the attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111. The title B2 is the title (title) of the attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111.

  The usage period B3 is a period during which the user uses the usage content. The output unit 114 specifies a period from the date when the user starts using the usage content to the completion date as the usage period B3, and outputs the period to the communication terminal 2. If the user has not completed the use of the used content, the output unit 114 outputs a period from the date when the user starts using the used content to the final date of the predetermined period to be displayed as the use period B3. May be. The individual price B4 is an individual price acquired by the individual price acquisition unit 112.

  The usage rate B5 is a ratio of the amount of usage content used by the user. When the usage content is an electronic book, the output unit 114 calculates, as the usage rate B5, the ratio of the number of pages that have been read to the total number of pages, and outputs it to the communication terminal 2. Further, the output unit 114 calculates the ratio of the viewing time with respect to the total time as the usage rate B5 when the usage content is a moving image or music, and outputs it to the communication terminal 2. Further, the output unit 114 may output the ratio of the data amount that has been used to the total data amount of the usage content as the usage rate B5. The output unit 114 may output the number of pages used, time, or the data amount itself as the utilization rate B5. When the user has used the used content to the end, or when the user clearly indicates the completion of the usage of the used content, the usage rate B5 is 100%.

  The related content B6 is a title of the target content of the flat-rate service related to the usage content. The storage unit 13 of the management device 1 stores in advance the attributes of the target content for the flat-rate service. The output unit 114 determines the target content having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the used content from the storage unit 13 as the related content B6 and outputs it to the user. More specifically, the output unit 114 determines, as related content B6, target content having an attribute that matches at least part of the attributes of the used content among the target content stored in the storage unit 13. For example, the output unit 114 determines, as the related content B6, target content that is a sequel to the same series as the used content, target content of the same author as the used content, or target content of the same genre as the used content. The related content B6 may include the individual price of the target content related to the usage content. The related content B6 may be a link to target content related to the usage content.

  The usage status screen B includes a delete button B7, a total condition column B8, and a link B9 to the usage status screen A. The delete button B7 is a virtual button that receives an input from the user for excluding the usage content from the total target. When the user presses the delete button B7 for any of the used contents, the used contents are excluded from the total target.

  The total condition column B8 is a column for accepting setting of conditions to be totaled from the user. In the example of FIG. 5, the total condition column B <b> 8 accepts input of a reference value for the utilization rate to be summed. The total condition column B8 is not limited to the utilization rate, and may accept designation of other values (the number of pages used, the time, the amount of data, etc.) indicating the usage status for each used content. In addition, the total condition column B8 may accept designation of attributes (genre, author name, provider name, etc.) of usage content to be totaled. When the user sets conditions regarding the usage status and content attributes in the total condition column B8, the usage contents that satisfy the conditions are included in the total.

  In this way, the management device 1 accepts the setting of the usage content conditions to be totaled by the user, so that, for example, the usage price with a low usage rate is excluded from the calculation of the total price. Can be output to the user.

  When the user presses the link B9, the communication terminal 2 transitions to the usage status screen A in FIG. At this time, the communication terminal 2 transmits information indicating the pressing state of the delete button B7 and the setting of the total condition column B8 to the management apparatus 1. The total price calculation unit 113 extracts the used content selected by the user as a total object according to the pressed state of the delete button B7 and the setting in the total condition column B8. Then, the total price calculation unit 113 recalculates the total price by totaling the individual prices of the extracted usage contents to be summed. The output unit 114 associates the attribute of the usage content to be summed with the total price recalculated by the total price calculation unit 113 and outputs it to the communication terminal 2 to display the usage status screen A of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 2 switches between the usage status screen A in FIG. 4 and the usage status screen B in FIG. 5, but integrates the information contained in both screens as one screen. It may be displayed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the output unit 114 associates the total price of individual prices when a user who has not yet subscribed to the flat-rate service uses the same content with the attribute of the used content, to the user. Output. Thereby, the management apparatus 1 can visualize the profit obtained by the user using the content flat-rate use service. Further, the output unit 114 may output similar information not only to the communication terminal 2 used by the user, but also to the communication terminal 2 used by a business operator (for example, a business operator's oleator or administrator). As a result, the business operator can easily investigate the usage status of users who subscribe to the flat-rate service.

  The output unit 114 may notify the user that the total price calculated by the total price calculation unit 113 satisfies a predetermined condition. In FIG. 6A, the communication terminal 2 displays a notification screen C representing a notification transmitted by the output unit 114 for a user whose total price exceeds a predetermined threshold (here, 5000 yen) on the display unit. Yes. The notification screen C includes a message C1 indicating that the total price has exceeded a predetermined threshold and an estimated price C2 indicating the estimated future total price. Since the management apparatus 1 notifies the message C1 to that effect to the user whose total price exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is possible to actively inform the user of the profit from the flat-rate service.

  The output unit 114 estimates the total price in a predetermined future period (for example, the next month) and outputs it to the communication terminal 2. For example, the output unit 114 extracts the usage content that is a periodicals out of the usage content during the predetermined period to be displayed as being used in a future predetermined period. Then, the output unit 114 estimates, as the future total price, a value obtained by summing the individual prices of the content that can be used during a predetermined future period based on the distribution schedule of the extracted periodicals, and sends it to the communication terminal 2. Output. The communication terminal 2 displays the estimated total price as the estimated price C2. Thereby, the management apparatus 1 can raise the motivation for a user to continue subscribing to a flat-rate service.

  In FIG. 6B, the communication terminal 2 displays a notification screen D representing a notification transmitted by the output unit 114 to a user whose total price calculated by the total price calculation unit 113 is less than a predetermined threshold (a flat fee in this case). Is displayed on the display. The notification screen C includes a message D1 indicating that the total price is less than a predetermined threshold, and information D2 indicating recommended content.

  The output unit 114 extracts content having an individual price that is equal to or higher than the flat fee of the flat-rate service, and outputs the content to the communication terminal 2. The communication terminal 2 displays the link to the extracted content as information D2 indicating recommended content. The communication terminal 2 may display a list listing the extracted content titles as information D2 indicating recommended content. As a result, the management apparatus 1 can recommend content that can be used for a flat-rate service for the flat-rate service to the user, and suppress the withdrawal of the user from the flat-rate service.

  The output unit 114 may determine an incentive for the user based on the attribute of the usage content and notify the user. In FIG.6 (c), the communication terminal 2 is displaying the notification screen E showing the information which shows the incentive which the output part 114 transmitted on the display part. The notification screen E includes information E1 indicating an incentive.

  For example, when the number of genres of the attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111 is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold (or lower than the predetermined threshold), the output unit 114 determines an incentive for the user and transmits the incentive to the communication terminal 2. The incentive is, for example, a discount for a flat-rate service. The output unit 114 may determine an incentive based on other information indicated by the attribute of the used content, not limited to the number of genres.

  The communication terminal 2 displays information E1 indicating the determined incentive. Thereby, the management apparatus 1 can notify provision of an incentive to a user based on the attribute of use content, and can suppress withdrawal from the user's flat-rate service.

  The output unit 114 may notify the user of the total price when the user intends to withdraw from the flat-rate service. In FIG. 6D, the communication terminal 2 displays a withdrawal screen F on the display unit. The communication terminal 2 displays the withdrawal screen F in the process in which the user applies for withdrawal from the flat-rate service to the business operator.

  The withdrawal screen F includes a message F1 including the total price and a link F2 to the usage status screen A. The communication terminal 2 may display a value obtained by rounding the total price calculated by the total price calculation unit 113 as shown in FIG. 6D as the message F1, and the total price itself calculated by the total price calculation unit 113 may be displayed. It may be displayed. When the user presses the link F2, the communication terminal 2 transitions to the usage status screen A in FIG. Thereby, the management apparatus 1 can inform the user of the profits obtained by the flat-rate service when the user intends to withdraw from the flat-rate service, and can suppress the user's withdrawal from the flat-rate service.

[Management method flowchart]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of a management method executed by the management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 7 may be started each time a user uses new usage content, or may be started at a predetermined time interval (for example, every day). The storage unit 13 of the management device 1 stores in advance usage content attributes used by the user as a flat-rate service.

  The attribute specifying unit 111 specifies the attribute of one or more used contents used by the user during a predetermined period by reading from the storage unit 13 (S11). The individual price acquisition unit 112 acquires the individual price of the usage content indicated by the attribute specified by the attribute specification unit 111 in step S11 (S12). The individual price acquisition unit 112 may acquire the individual price by reading the individual price from the storage unit 13, or may acquire the individual price by receiving the individual price from the outside using the communication unit 12.

  The total price calculation unit 113 calculates the total price for the usage content indicated by the attribute specified by the attribute specifying unit 111 in step S11 by summing up the individual prices acquired by the individual price acquisition unit 112 in step S12 (S13). .

  When the predetermined output condition is not satisfied (NO in S14), the management device 1 ends the process without outputting the total price and the attribute. The output condition is, for example, that the user has performed a predetermined operation on the communication terminal 2, that the total price is larger or smaller than a predetermined threshold, or that a predetermined time has come.

  When the predetermined output condition is satisfied (YES in S14), the output unit 114 associates the attribute of the used content specified by the attribute specifying unit 111 with the total price calculated by the total price calculating unit 113, and And output (S15). The output unit 114 displays, for example, any one of the screens shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 described above.

[Effect of this embodiment]
The management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment outputs a total price obtained by summing up individual prices when a user who has not subscribed to the flat-rate service uses the same content to the user in association with the attribute of the content. Thereby, the management apparatus 1 can visualize the profit obtained by the user using the content flat-rate use service. Furthermore, since the management apparatus 1 outputs the total price and the content attributes in association with each other, the management apparatus 1 notifies the user of the content attributes (identification information, title, author name, provider name, genre, etc.) constituting the total price. it can. Thereby, since the user can know that the content having various attributes as well as the monetary total price can be used, the motivation to continue using the flat-rate service can be enhanced.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary. is there. For example, the specific embodiments of device distribution / integration are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and all or a part of them may be configured to be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units. Can do. In addition, new embodiments generated by any combination of a plurality of embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment produced by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment.

  The processor of the management apparatus 1 is the main body of each step (process) included in the management method shown in FIG. That is, the processor of the management apparatus 1 reads out a program for executing the management method shown in FIG. 7 from the storage unit 13, executes the program, and controls each part of the management apparatus 1, thereby managing the management shown in FIG. Execute the method. Some steps included in the management method illustrated in FIG. 7 may be omitted, the order between steps may be changed, and a plurality of steps may be performed in parallel.

S management system 1 management device 11 control unit 111 attribute identification unit 112 individual price acquisition unit 114 output unit 2 communication terminal

Claims (13)

A first unit that subscribes to a service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during a predetermined period by subscribing; ,
An acquisition unit that acquires an individual price necessary for a second user who has not subscribed to the service to use the usage content;
An output unit that associates and outputs a total price obtained by totaling the individual prices and the attribute of the usage content;
A management device. The first user subscribes to the service by paying a flat-rate charge corresponding to the predetermined period to an operator providing the service;
The management device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs a difference between the total price and the flat fee.   The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs at least one of identification information, classification, title, author name, and provider name of the usage content as the attribute.   The said output part outputs the value which totaled the said individual price of the content selected by the said 1st user among the said usage content as a said total price, The management as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3 apparatus.   5. The output unit according to claim 4, wherein the output unit outputs, as the total price, a value obtained by totaling the individual prices of content satisfying a value condition indicating a usage status designated by the first user among the usage content. Management device.   The management device according to claim 4, wherein the output unit outputs a value obtained by summing the individual prices of content satisfying the attribute condition specified by the first user among the usage content as the total price.   The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the output unit outputs the future total price estimated based on the usage content.   The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the output unit outputs the total price and the attribute of the usage content in association with each other when the first user leaves the service.   The management according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the acquisition unit acquires, as the individual price, a price when a provider providing the service causes the second user to use the usage content. apparatus.   The said acquisition part acquires the price in case the provider different from the provider which provides the said service makes the said 2nd user use the said utilization content as said individual price. The management device according to item.   The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the output unit outputs the total price and the attribute in association with a terminal used by the first user. Processor
A first user who has subscribed to a service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during a predetermined period by subscribing;
Obtaining an individual price necessary for a second user not subscribed to the service to use the usage content;
A step of associating and outputting a total price obtained by totaling the individual prices and an attribute of the usage content;
Management method to execute. On the computer,
A first user who has subscribed to a service that allows a plurality of target contents to be used during a predetermined period by subscribing;
Obtaining an individual price necessary for a second user not subscribed to the service to use the usage content;
A step of associating and outputting a total price obtained by totaling the individual prices and an attribute of the usage content;
Management program to execute.

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