JP2023020060A - Content management system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a content management technique for improving convenience of a service for providing or using content.SOLUTION: A content management system includes a terminal device 1 and a management server 2. The management server 2 presents a plurality of viewing rights to be purchased through the terminal device 1, to a user via the terminal device 1. A first viewing right, which is one of the viewing rights, includes (1) a right to view content of live performance of a predetermined performer which is held once or more within a predetermined period in a predetermined place, in the predetermined place, (2) a right to view new content related to the predetermined performer including content of live performance, online for a predetermined period, and (3) a right to view past content related to the predetermined performer online.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to techniques for managing performer content.

Conventionally, performers such as musicians perform live performances, and live venues are used for people to watch the live performances.

That is, it was common for performers to perform live performances at live venues and for people to view the live performances.

However, due to the influence of infectious diseases such as the new coronavirus, it is sometimes difficult for performers to perform live at live venues and for people to go to live venues.

In this regard, conventionally, it can be said that the convenience of services for providing or using content such as live performances is low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a content management system and method that improve the convenience of services for providing or using content.

A content management system according to one aspect of the present invention is a content management system including a management server and a terminal device capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the management server manages a plurality of viewing rights that can be purchased using the terminal device. , presented to the user via the terminal device, and the first viewing right, which is one of a plurality of viewing rights, is (1) a live performance of a predetermined performer performed at a predetermined place and within a predetermined period at least once; (2) new content for a given performer, including live performance content, available online for a given period of time; and (3) and the right to view past content related to a predetermined performer online, and when the user purchases viewing rights, the terminal device transmits information about the purchased viewing rights to the management server, The management server transmits information about contents that can be viewed online by the user to the terminal device based on the information about the purchased viewing rights.

According to the present invention, the convenience of services for providing or using content becomes higher than before.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a content management system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the processing procedure of the content management method. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a computer.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In the drawings, constituent parts having the same function are denoted by the same numbers, and redundant explanations are omitted.

[Content management system and method]
The content management system includes, for example, a terminal device 1 and a management server 2, as shown in FIG.

The terminal device 1 is an information terminal such as a smart phone, tablet terminal, PDA, smart watch, or PC.

The management server 2 is a server for providing a content management service for managing content. The management server 2 stores content related to performers.

The terminal device 1 and the management server 2 are connected to a network such as the Internet, and can communicate with each other and transmit and receive data.

Performers are musicians, dancers, actors, actors, storytellers, comedians, comedians, street performers, magicians, pantomimeists, jugglers, Chinese acrobats, performance art, etc., who perform on stage.

The content related to the performer may be, for example, video content such as live video of the performer's performance, music video of the performer, promotional video of the performer, chat of the performer, entertainment video, etc., or music, voice, chat of the performer, etc. may be sound content.

A performer's performance is, for example, playing, singing, chorusing, etc. when the performer is a musician.

<Step S1>
The management server 2 presents a plurality of viewing rights that can be purchased using the terminal device 1 to the user via the terminal device 1 (step S1).

For example, a user uses the terminal device 1 to operate a web browser installed in the terminal device 1 to access the management server 2 and register as a member of the content management service provided by the management server 2 . In this member registration, for example, personal information such as an e-mail address as a login ID, a password, and a settlement method is registered. After that, when the user operates the web browser of the terminal device 1, logs in to the content management service, and moves to the viewing right purchase page, a plurality of viewing rights that the user can purchase are displayed. . In this way, a plurality of viewing rights that can be purchased by the user of the terminal device 1 are presented to the user via the web browser of the terminal device 1, for example.

The plurality of viewing rights are composed of, for example, a first viewing right, a second viewing right, and a third viewing right described below.

The first viewing right consists of (1) the right to view, at a specified place, the content of a specified performer's live performance performed at least once within a specified period at a specified place; and (2) the right to view the live performance. includes the right to view new content online for a given performer, including content, within a specified period of time; and (3) the right to view historical content about a given performer online. .

The predetermined place is a place where performances are performed, such as live houses, concert halls, event venues, theaters, small theaters, entertainment halls, and the like.

The predetermined period is a predetermined period such as one week, one month, or one year.

(1) The right to view, at a specified location, the content of a live performance of a specified performer, which is performed at a specified location once or more within a specified period of time, in other words, the right to view the live performance of It is the right to directly watch in real time at the place where the event is held. For example, if the performer is a musician and the predetermined place is a live house, this right is the right to watch a live performance performed by the musician at the live house.

(2) The right to view new content relating to a given performer, including content of said performer's live performance, online within a given period of time is, in other words, the right to view new content online, including the performer's live performance. It is a right that can be viewed in real time. "Real-time" here is not real-time in the strict sense of no delay. There may be some delay based on network delays, video editing, etc.

Performers may create new content such as chats, entertainment videos, and the like, in addition to live performances performed at predetermined locations. New content such as this chat, entertainment video, etc. is an example of new content.

In other words, it is the right to view the performer's new content in real time, but to view the performer's past content online.

New content may be, for example, new content that has not been previously available to viewers on any medium or platform, or has been previously provided to viewers on other media or other platforms. However, it may be new content in the sense that it is provided for the first time in this content management service.

(3) Examples of "past content related to a specified performer" in the right to view past content related to a specified performer online are videos of performances performed by a specified performer in the past, and the performer is a musician. In some cases, it is the sound source of the music of that musician.

Secondary viewing rights include (1) the right to view new content online for a specified period of time and (2) the right to view historical content of a given performer online. I'm in.

The second viewing right "(1) The right to view new content online within a predetermined period" The right to view the content of In addition, the second viewing right "(2) The right to view past content of the specified performer online" is the first viewing right "(3) The right to view past content related to the specified performer online. the right to do so”.

That is, the second viewing right is the first viewing right, and the first viewing right's "(1) the content of the live performance of a predetermined performer performed at a predetermined place and within a predetermined period at least once at a predetermined place. It can be said that it is a right excluding the right to view.

Since more content can be viewed with the first viewing right than with the second viewing right, the price of the first viewing right may be set higher than the price of the second viewing right.

Each viewing right may consist of multiple rights, such as the first viewing right and the second viewing right.

The third viewing right is the right to view live performance content of a given performer at a given location online.

With the third viewing right, not only is it possible to view the content of a live performance of a given performer at a given location online in real time, but the archived content of that live performance can also be viewed by that live performance. You may be able to watch it online for a certain period of time after it is released.

<Step S2>
The user operates the terminal device 1 to purchase the viewing right when there is the viewing right to be purchased among the plurality of viewing rights presented by the management server 2 . For example, when a plurality of viewing rights are presented via the web browser of the terminal device 1, the viewing right is purchased by selecting the desired viewing right with an input device such as a touch pad or mouse pad. .

When the viewing rights are purchased, the terminal device 1 transmits information on the purchased viewing rights. That is, when the user purchases the viewing right, the terminal device 1 transmits information on the purchased viewing right to the management server 2 (step S2).

<Step S3>
Information relating to the viewing rights purchased by the user is input to the management server 2 .

The management server 2 transmits information about content that the user can view online to the terminal device 1 based on the information about the viewing rights purchased by the user (step S3). At that time, the management server 2 may further transmit to the terminal device 1 information about the date and time when each content can be viewed.

These pieces of information are provided to the user via the web browser of the terminal device 1, for example.

When the user selects the content that the user wants to view using the terminal device 1 , information about the selected content is transmitted to the management server 2 . In addition, when information about the date and time when each content can be viewed is provided, each content may be selectable only on the date and time when each content is available for viewing.

The management server 2 transmits data of the selected content to the terminal device 1 . The management server 2 may transmit data to the terminal device 1 in a streaming format, or may transmit data to the terminal device 1 in a download format.

The terminal device 1 reproduces content based on the data received from the management server 2 . In this way, content is provided to the user.

When the user selects the content of the live performance, the data of the content of the live performance photographed by the photographing device 3 is transmitted to the terminal device 1 . The captured live performance content data may be transmitted to the terminal device 1 via the management server 2 . The content data of the live performance captured by the camera 3 may be edited in a predetermined manner.

In this way, by presenting a plurality of viewing rights including the first viewing right to the user, in other words, by providing the viewer with a wide range of options, the convenience of services for providing or using content has improved in the past. higher than

[Modification 1]
The management server 2 determines whether or not the first viewing right has been purchased based on the information about the viewing right purchased by the user. You may transmit purchase proof information indicating that the person has purchased the first viewing right.

The purchase proof information may be an image of a membership card in which a membership number is described, or may be electronic information such as a two-dimensional bar code.

In this case, the user can enter the predetermined location to view the content of the live performance by showing the proof of purchase information. For example, if the predetermined place is a live house, the user can enter the live house by presenting the proof of purchase information at the entrance of the live house.

The user can show the purchase certificate information on the screen of the terminal device 1, for example. The user may print the proof of purchase information on paper and show the proof of purchase information printed on the paper.

When the proof of purchase information is an image, the user can show the proof of purchase information to the manager of the live house at the entrance of the live house. In this case, the operator of the live house visually confirms the purchase proof information, and if it is confirmed that the user can enter the live house, the user is permitted to enter the live house.

When the purchase proof information is electronic information such as a two-dimensional bar code, the user can present the purchase proof information to the confirmation terminal 4 at the entrance of the live house. In this case, the confirmation terminal 4 confirms whether or not the purchase proof information is valid, and if it can be confirmed that the purchase proof information is valid, the user is not allowed to enter the live house. is allowed. The confirmation terminal 4 is an information terminal for confirming whether or not electronic information such as a two-dimensional barcode is valid. . The confirmation terminal 4 may be an information portable terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, or a PDA in which an application for confirming whether or not electronic information such as a two-dimensional barcode is valid is installed. .

The management server 2 determines whether or not the first viewing right has been purchased based on the information on the viewing right purchased by the user. A request message may be sent to the terminal device 1 requesting that the user's face image be sent. The destination of the user's face image requested by the request message is, for example, the management server 2 or an operator of a predetermined place such as a live house. If the operator acquires the face image of the user via the management server 2 or directly, the operator, in addition to confirming the above-mentioned purchase certificate information, confirms the face of the visiting user and the acquired user The user may be allowed to enter the live house when it is confirmed that the face image matches the face image of the user.

[Modification 2]
The management server 2 counts the number of purchases of the first viewing rights based on the information on the viewing rights purchased by the user, and the counted number of purchased first viewing rights exceeds a predetermined number. In some cases, the user may not be able to purchase the first viewing right.

For example, the predetermined number is a number greater than the maximum number of people Nmax who can view and listen at a predetermined location. When the predetermined place is a live house, the maximum number of people Nmax who can view and listen at the predetermined place is the capacity of the live house. The predetermined number is, for example, the largest integer that does not exceed Nmax×k, where k is a number of 1<k≦1.5.

In this case, the content management system may have a reservation server 5 .

The reservation server 5 accepts a reservation for viewing the content of the live performance at a predetermined location based on the first viewing right.

When the user wants to view the content of the live performance at a predetermined place based on the first viewing right, the user makes a reservation for that purpose to the reservation server 5.例文帳に追加

The reservation server 5 is a mail server that receives reservations by e-mail, for example. In this case, the user sends a reservation mail to the reservation server 5 for viewing the contents of the live performance at a predetermined place. This reservation mail may contain information on the membership number and name of the user.

If the number of reservations exceeds the number of people Nmax, there is a high possibility that some users will not be able to view the content of the live performance at the specified location. Therefore, if the number of reservations exceeds the number of persons Nmax, the reservations may not be accepted.

For example, the reservation server 5 counts the number of reservations made by users, and if the counted number of reservations exceeds the maximum number of people Nmax that can be viewed at a predetermined place, the reservation is not accepted. You can do it. The count of reservations and the comparison with the maximum number of people Nmax are performed for each live performance performed at a predetermined location on the same date and time, in other words, for each event.

It is rare that all of the users who purchased the primary viewing rights will be in place at the same time and date to view the live performance. In other words, some users who have purchased the first viewing rights may not be in place to view the live performance. Also, the number of people who come to a given location can be controlled by accepting reservations.

Therefore, there is no problem even if the "predetermined number", which is the number of sold first viewing rights, is set to a number larger than the maximum number of people Nmax who can view and listen at a predetermined place. By doing so, the number of first viewing rights sold can be increased, and the number of users of the content management system and method can be increased.

The reservation server 2 that has accepted the reservation transmits the face image of the user who purchased the first viewing right if the operator has not yet acquired the face image of the user who purchased the first viewing right. You may transmit the request message to the effect that it wants you to carry out to the terminal device 1. FIG. The destination of the user's face image requested by the request message is, for example, the management server 2 or an operator of a predetermined place such as a live house.

[Modification 3]
As the amount of content increases, the storage capacity of the management server 2 may run short. Therefore, content data may be moved from the management server 2 to the external server 6 . For example, when the amount of content data stored in the management server 2 exceeds a predetermined amount, the content data is moved from the management server 2 to the external server 6 .

Content data may be moved manually or automatically by the management server 2 .

For example, the management server 2 determines whether the amount of content data stored in the management server 2 has exceeded a predetermined amount. When it is determined that the amount of content data stored in the management server 2 exceeds a predetermined amount, the management server 2 moves all or part of the content data to the external server 6.例文帳に追加

It should be noted that the method for viewing the content may change due to the movement of the data of the content. For example, the website URL for accessing content may change.

In this case, information for viewing the content is transmitted to the terminal device 1 . An example of information for viewing content is the website URL for accessing the content. Information for viewing content may be transmitted from the management server 2 to the terminal device 1 or may be transmitted from the external server 6 to the terminal device 1 .

The user can view the content transferred to the external server 6 based on the received information for viewing the content.

[Other variations, etc.]
The embodiments and modified examples 1 to 3 of the present invention have been described above, but the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments and modified examples, and may be modified as appropriate within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, even if there is a change in design, etc., it is included in the present invention.

For example, the plurality of viewing rights may not include at least one of the second viewing right and the third viewing right. Also, the plurality of viewing rights may include viewing rights other than the first viewing right, the second viewing right, and the third viewing right.

Also, the content management system may further include at least one of the photographing device 3 , the confirmation terminal 4 , and the external server 6 .

Also, the administrator of the content management system accesses the management server 2 and asks users (this user may be all users or a user who has purchased any viewing rights). ) may be acquired. An example of user information is information such as an e-mail address registered as a member in the management server 2 .

Also, the administrator of the content management system may be able to access the management server 2 and send or notify the user of a message by e-mail or the like. For example, when the administrator of the content management system accesses the management server 2 and obtains the user's e-mail address as user information, an e-mail is sent to the obtained user's e-mail address through the management server 2. It may be transmittable.

The various processes described in the embodiments are not only executed in chronological order according to the described order, but may also be executed in parallel or individually according to the processing capacity of the device that executes the processes or as necessary.

For example, data and information may be exchanged directly or via a server (not shown).

[Program, recording medium]
The processing of each part of each device described above (terminal device 1, management server 2, photographing device 3, confirmation terminal 4, reservation server 5, external server 6) may be realized by a computer. The processing content of the power function is described by the program. By loading this program into the storage unit 1020 of the computer 1000 shown in FIG. Realized.

A program describing the contents of this processing can be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium is, for example, a non-temporary recording medium, specifically a magnetic recording device, an optical disc, or the like.

Also, distribution of this program is carried out by selling, assigning, lending, etc. portable recording media such as DVDs and CD-ROMs on which the program is recorded, for example. Further, the program may be distributed by storing the program in the storage device of the server computer and transferring the program from the server computer to other computers via the network.

A computer that executes such a program, for example, first stores a program recorded on a portable recording medium or a program transferred from a server computer once in the auxiliary recording unit 1050, which is its own non-temporary storage device. Store. When executing the process, this computer reads the program stored in the auxiliary recording section 1050, which is its own non-temporary storage device, into the storage section 1020, and executes the process according to the read program. As another execution form of this program, the computer may read the program directly from the portable recording medium into the storage unit 1020 and execute processing according to the program. It is also possible to execute processing in accordance with the received program each time the is transferred. In addition, the above processing is executed by a so-called ASP (Application Service Provider) type service, which does not transfer the program from the server computer to this computer, but realizes the processing function only by executing the execution instruction and obtaining the result. may be It should be noted that the program in this embodiment includes information that is used for processing by a computer and that conforms to the program (data that is not a direct instruction to the computer but has the property of prescribing the processing of the computer, etc.).

Moreover, in this embodiment, the device is configured by executing a predetermined program on a computer, but at least a part of these processing contents may be implemented by hardware.

In addition, it goes without saying that appropriate modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 terminal device 2 management server 3 imaging device 4 confirmation terminal 5 reservation server 6 external server

Claims (5)

A content management system including a management server and a terminal device capable of communicating with the management server,
The management server presents a plurality of viewing rights purchasable using the terminal device to the user via the terminal device,
The first viewing right, which is one of the plurality of viewing rights, is to (1) view, at a predetermined place, the content of a live performance of a predetermined performer performed at least once within a predetermined period at a predetermined place; (2) the right to view new content related to said given performer, including content of said live performance, online within a specified period of time; and (3) past content related to said given performer. and the right to view the
When the user purchases the viewing rights, the terminal device transmits information on the purchased viewing rights to the management server,
The management server transmits information about content that the user can view online to the terminal device based on the information about the purchased viewing rights.
Content management system. The content management system of claim 1,
The second viewing right, which is the other one of the plurality of viewing rights, includes (1) the right to view the new content online within a predetermined period, and (2) the past performance of the predetermined performer. including the right to view the content of the
The third viewing right, which is the other one of the plurality of viewing rights, is a right to view online the content of the live performance of a predetermined performer performed at a predetermined place.
Content management system. The content management system according to claim 1 or 2,
The management server determines whether or not the first viewing right has been purchased based on the information about the viewing right purchased by the user, and if the first viewing right has been purchased, the terminal device: transmitting purchase proof information indicating that the user has purchased the first viewing right;
By showing the proof of purchase information, the user can enter the predetermined location to view the content of the live performance.
Content management system. The content management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The management server counts the number of purchases of the first viewing right based on the viewing rights purchased by the user, and the counted number of purchases of the first viewing right is a predetermined number. is exceeded, the user is prevented from purchasing the first viewing right,
The predetermined number is a number larger than the maximum number of people Nmax who can view at the predetermined place,
further comprising a reservation server that accepts a reservation for viewing the content of the live performance at the predetermined location based on the first viewing right;
If the number of reservations exceeds the number of people Nmax, the reservations are not accepted.
Content management system. a step in which a management server presents a plurality of viewing rights purchasable using a terminal device capable of communicating with the management server to the user via the terminal device;
The first viewing right, which is one of the plurality of viewing rights, is to (1) view, at a predetermined place, the content of a live performance of a predetermined performer performed at least once within a predetermined period at a predetermined place; (2) the right to view new content related to said given performer, including content of said live performance, online within a specified period of time; and (3) past content related to said given performer. and the right to view the
a step in which, when the user has purchased the viewing right, the terminal device transmits information on the purchased viewing right to a management server;
a step in which the management server transmits information about content that can be viewed online by the user to the terminal device based on the information about the purchased viewing rights;
content management methods, including;

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