JP4746775B2 - Content distribution system, content distribution method, content distribution program, and computer-readable recording medium recording the content distribution program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a content distribution system, a content distribution method, a content distribution program, and a computer-readable recording medium on which a content distribution program is recorded that appropriately transmits information and advertisement information to at least a recipient.
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[0002]
[Prior art]
As information technology advances, obtaining the latest information efficiently is an important issue in corporate activities.
[0003]
Typical media for quickly acquiring changes in social conditions, incident occurrence, etc. include newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet. Among them, newspapers are widespread in our daily lives, and many articles are efficiently posted on limited paper, are highly portable, and can be read even during commuting.
[0004]
Furthermore, it has excellent recordability, such as cutting out and storing necessary articles. In addition, newspapers have the advantages that they are delivered to the subscriber's home, and that it is easy to list the page and easily understand the article summary.
[0005]
Also, newspapers that are currently purchased have advertisements printed on paper with articles, and flyer advertisements by region are included.
[0006]
In addition to being able to provide newspaper readers with information about the products that the company wants to advertise, advertising fees paid by the company bear a portion of the price of the newspaper, Can be made inexpensive.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, currently sold newspapers have articles and advertisements that are determined by the region where the subscriber purchases the newspaper. It is not necessarily distributed to articles that subscribers want to read or subscribers that advertisers want to see.
[0008]
On the other hand, recently, with the spread of the Internet, newspaper companies, portal sites, etc. distribute articles on the Internet for free or for a fee.
[0009]
For example, in the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-50441, a mechanism is proposed in which information on a company advertisement selected according to a customer attribute or the like is posted on a screen together with a newspaper article.
[0010]
However, even if the above-described mechanism is used, for example, articles, advertisements, and the like in regions where subscribers often shop outside the region where they currently reside are not necessarily posted.
[0011]
In addition, advertisements related to economic articles can be related to investments in stocks, bonds, etc., job changes, corporate seminars, business magazines, etc., but people who read economic articles are not necessarily trading stocks. I don't always want to change jobs.
[0012]
As described above, even if the above-described method is used, articles and advertisements are not efficiently distributed according to the intention of both the advertising company and the subscriber depending on the subscriber's action area, action content, and preferences. .
[0013]
That is, the attribute classification on the distributor side alone does not necessarily publish the article desired by the subscriber efficiently, and the advertisement effect for the advertisement to purchase is not necessarily maximized.
[0014]
Also, since the conventional electronic newspaper is supposed to be viewed on a display like the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-64976, an article that a subscriber wants to see when more information is posted. You can't find the articles you need in a short period of time, such as the number of clicks to view the URL increases, or the search for a keyword is required.
[0015]
In addition, to carry an electronic newspaper like a normal newspaper, it is necessary to view it on a portable terminal or print it with a printer. However, many articles cannot be viewed, and if printed and carried, the number of prints will increase, and the printing cost, time, and inconvenience will be inconvenient to carry.
[0016]
The present invention is for solving the above-described problems individually or collectively, and records a content distribution system, a content distribution method, a content distribution program, and a content distribution program that enable efficient transmission of information and advertisement information. An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium.
[0017]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a content distribution system according to the present invention provides a predetermined communication line to a client terminal of a subscriber who receives a first content and a second content provided by a first distributor and a second distributor, respectively. In a content distribution system comprising at least one server that is redistributed via the server, the server is a combination of a target area set for the first content and an application area set by the receiving contractor And a distribution means for distributing the second content to the client terminal used by the reception contractor, and when the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution means, Charge processing is performed for a certain second distributor.
[0018]
Further, the application area is a plurality of application areas, and a content type can be set for each of the plurality of application areas.
[0019]
In addition, the server includes a first management unit for managing the redistributed first content or the second content, more detailed content than the redistributed content or related content, and the server receives the content The details or related contents are distributed based on a distribution request from a contractor.
[0020]
Further, a distribution base point set for the first content or the second content and a distribution desired area range that is a peripheral area thereof, a collection point of the content set by the reception contractor, and a peripheral area range for the collection point, A second management means for managing the content, and a desired delivery area range set for the first content or the second content, which is managed by the second management means. And / or whether or not the distribution base point set for the first content or the second content is included for the surrounding area range set by the receiving contractor. In response, the first content or the second content is distributed.
[0021]
The second management unit further includes a specifying unit that manages a use place set by the client terminal, and specifies a place and a content type according to the use place information. Content is extracted according to the location and content type specified by the specifying means, and the extracted content is distributed to the receiving contractor.
[0022]
Further, the second management means includes a type of content desired to be distributed for each desired distribution area range and a content desired to be received for each desired reception area range in each of the first content and the second content. The distribution means manages the content in which the desired distribution area and the reception desired range match, and / or the type of content desired to be distributed and the type of content desired to be received. The content that matches is extracted from the first content and / or the second content and distributed.
[0023]
Also, a determination means for determining whether or not to distribute the content based on a combination of the distribution intensity for each content type set by the distributor and the desired reception intensity for each content type set by the reception contractor. The distribution unit distributes the content to the subscriber based on the determination, and the content is the first content and / or the second content.
[0024]
In addition, the determination means may receive the information according to the distribution time set for the first content and the second content by the first distributor and the second distributor according to the information on the use place for each reception contractor. Means for managing the setting of the time, and determining whether or not the delivery time set by the distributor and the desired reception time for each use place information of the receiving contractor match, the server, Based on the determination, the contents are distributed to the receiving contractor for each use place.
[0025]
Further, as the parameters set by the receiving contractor, it is possible to set the collection point and the surrounding area range, use place, information type, desired reception strength, desired reception time for the collection point, and based on the parameters And a means for changing a selection criterion of at least a part of the content to be redistributed.
[0026]
In addition, the information processing apparatus further includes a changing unit that updates the setting of the desired reception strength according to the content distribution request log received from the reception contractor.
[0027]
The distribution by the distribution means is performed via the Internet.
[0028]
In addition, the first content provided from the first distributor and the second content provided from the second distributor, the first content to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via the predetermined communication line, and / Alternatively, in a content distribution system including at least one server that redistributes second content, the server includes a target area set for the first content and an application area set by the reception contractor. Based on the determination, the server distributes the content to the subscriber, and the distribution unit distributes the second content to the client terminal. And at least one means out of billing means for executing the billing process for the second distributor.
[0029]
Furthermore, the content distribution method according to the present invention redistributes the first content and the second content provided by each of the first distributor and the second distributor to the client terminal of the reception contractor via a predetermined communication line. In a content distribution method applied to a content distribution system including at least one or more servers, the distribution means of the server is set by a target area set for the first content and the receiving contractor The second content is distributed to the client terminal used by the reception contractor in accordance with the combination with the application area, and the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution means; The billing process is performed for the second distributor who is the provider.
[0030]
Further, the application area is a plurality of application areas, and a content type can be set for each of the plurality of application areas.
[0031]
In addition, the server includes a step of managing, for the redistributed first content or second content, content that is more detailed than the redistributed content or related content. Is provided with a step of distributing the details or related contents based on a distribution request from a reception contractor.
[0032]
Further, the second management means includes a distribution base point set for the first content or the second content, a distribution desired area range that is a peripheral range thereof, a content collection point set by the reception contractor, The process of managing the surrounding area range for the collection point, and the desired distribution area range set for the first content or the second content managed by the second management means, by the receiving contractor Whether the set collection point is included and / or whether the distribution base point set for the first content or the second content is included for the surrounding area range set by the subscriber The method includes the step of distributing the first content or the second content depending on how.
[0033]
The specifying unit of the second management unit further includes a step of managing a use place set by the client terminal, and specifying a place and a content type according to the use place information, The distribution unit includes a step of extracting content based on the location specified by the specifying unit and the type of content, and distributing the extracted content to the subscriber.
[0034]
Further, the second management means includes a type of content desired to be distributed for each desired distribution area range and a content desired to be received for each desired reception area range in each of the first content and the second content. The content is managed by the distribution means, the content in which the desired distribution area and the desired reception range match, and / or the type of content desired to be distributed and the type of content desired to be received The method includes the step of extracting and distributing the content with the same content from the first content and / or the second content.
[0035]
Further, whether or not the determination unit distributes the content by a combination of the distribution intensity for each content type set by the distributor and the desired reception intensity for each content type set by the reception contractor. A step of determining, wherein the distribution means includes a step of distributing content to the subscriber based on the determination, wherein the content is first content and / or second content. And
[0036]
In addition, the determination means receives according to the distribution time set for the first content and the second content by the first distributor and the second distributor, and the usage place information for each reception contractor. Managing the setting of a desired time, and determining whether or not the delivery time set by the distributor and the desired reception time for each use place information of the receiving contractor match; And a step of delivering contents to the receiving contractor for each use place based on the determination.
[0037]
Also, the means for changing the selection criteria can set the collection point and the surrounding area range, usage location, type of information, desired reception strength, desired reception time for the collection point as parameters set by the subscriber. The method further includes a step of changing a selection criterion of at least a part of the content to be redistributed based on the parameter.
[0038]
The changing means further includes a step of updating the setting of the desired reception strength according to the content distribution request log received from the reception contractor.
[0039]
The distribution by the distribution means is performed via the Internet.
[0040]
In addition, the first content provided from the first distributor and the second content provided from the second distributor, the first content to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via the predetermined communication line, and / Alternatively, in a content distribution method applied to a content distribution system including at least one server that redistributes second content, the server includes a target area set for the first content and the subscriber A step of determining whether or not the application area set in step S1 is coincident, a step in which the distribution unit of the server distributes the content to the reception contractor based on the determination, and a charging unit includes the distribution unit At least among the steps of executing a billing process for the second distributor in response to the distribution of the second content to the client terminal It has one or more processes.
[0041]
Furthermore, the content distribution program according to the present invention provides a computer via a predetermined communication line to a client terminal of a subscriber who receives the first content and the second content provided by the first distributor and the second distributor, respectively. A content distribution program for causing a computer to function as the server in a content distribution system including at least one or more servers to be redistributed, the target area set for the first content, and the reception When the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution unit that distributes the second content to the client terminal used by the reception contractor according to the combination with the application area set by the contractor, Billing for the second distributor who is the provider of the second content Characterized in that to serve as a means for performing.
[0042]
In addition, the first content provided from the first distributor and the second content provided from the second distributor are connected to the client terminal of the reception contractor via the predetermined communication line. And / or a content distribution program for functioning as the server in a content distribution system comprising at least one server for redistributing second content, wherein the computer is set for the first content Means for determining whether or not the target area set and the application area set by the reception contractor match, a distribution means for distributing content to the reception contractor based on the determination, and the distribution means comprising the client Execute billing process for the second distributor according to the distribution of the second content to the terminal It functions as at least one of the charging means.
[0043]
Furthermore, the computer-readable recording medium recording the content distribution program according to the present invention includes a computer that receives the first content and the second content provided by the first distributor and the second distributor, respectively. A computer-readable recording medium recording a content distribution program for causing a client terminal to function as the server in a content distribution system including at least one server that redistributes via a predetermined communication line, the computer Means for distributing the second content to the client terminal used by the subscriber in accordance with the combination of the target area set for the first content and the application area set by the subscriber , The second content is forwarded by the distribution means Recording a content distribution program for causing the functions to be delivered to the client terminal intended for the second distributor is a provider of the second content as a means for performing a billing process.
[0044]
In addition, the first content provided from the first distributor and the second content provided from the second distributor are connected to the client terminal of the reception contractor via the predetermined communication line. And / or a computer-readable recording medium recording a content distribution program for causing the server to function as a server in a content distribution system comprising at least one server for redistributing second content, the computer comprising: , Means for determining whether or not the target area set for the first content matches the application area set by the receiving contractor, and distributes the content to the receiving contractor based on the determination In response to the delivery means, the delivery means delivering the second content to the client terminal A content distribution program for causing the second distributor to function as at least one of the charging means for executing the charging process is recorded.
[0045]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to those unless otherwise specified. Absent.
[0046]
Moreover, in the following drawings, the same number is attached | subjected to the member similar to the member described in above-mentioned drawing. In addition, the following description of each embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention includes a description of each embodiment of the content distribution method, the content distribution program, and the computer-readable recording medium recording the content distribution program according to the present invention. I also serve.
[0047]
(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the type of content in the present invention can be applied to various forms such as an e-mail magazine having a predetermined content, content related to hobbies, etc., but in the present embodiment, an explanation is given using an electronic newspaper as an example. Shall be done.
[0048]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic newspaper system with advertisements as a first embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, an electronic newspaper system with advertisement will be described as an example of an embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention.
[0049]
The electronic newspaper system with an advertisement according to the present embodiment is a system that distributes and manages an electronic newspaper customized for each reception subscriber on the Internet, and performs subscriber registration, article reception distribution, and subscriber management procedures.
[0050]
A TotalProvider of News Contents (hereinafter referred to as TPNC) server 101 as a server described in the claims of the present application shown in FIG. 1 is a client computer 112 as a client terminal described in the claims of the present application. Then, the information and advertisement information are edited and distributed (transmitted).
[0051]
The client computer 112 is a client computer operated by a reception contractor 111 as a user who receives information. The present invention corresponds to an apparatus that is a main body that receives (receives) content for displaying content, that is, information for displaying the content. Further, the internal block diagram has the same mechanism as that of FIG. 2 described later, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.
[0052]
The reception contractor 111 is a reception contractor who has signed a reception contract for information transmission from the TPNC server 101.
[0053]
The client computer 112 is a terminal used by the reception contractor 111.
[0054]
The printer 113 is a printer connected to the client computer 112 used by the reception contractor 111.
[0055]
The news servers 121 to 126 are servers that distribute articles (information) to the TPNC server 101 and provide news sources.
[0056]
The advertisement servers 131 to 133 are servers that distribute (provide) advertisement information to the TPNC server 101.
[0057]
The TPNC server 101, the client computer 112, each news server, and each advertisement server are connected to each other via a network (Internet).
[0058]
However, the network used in the present invention is not limited to the Internet, and any other network may be substituted or used together.
[0059]
Moreover, it does not matter whether the network is wired or wireless, and these wired and wireless may be combined.
[0060]
Furthermore, a mobile terminal (mobile phone, PDA (personal digital assistants)) or the like can be used instead of or in combination with the client computer 112 shown in FIG.
[0061]
Further, the number of the TPNC server 101, the client computer 112, each news server, and each advertisement server is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and may be any other one or more.
[0062]
The TPNC server 101 holds in advance attribute information such as an IP address related to a news server and an advertisement server, a mail address for electronic mail transmission / reception, and the like.
[0063]
Here, the internal structure of the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an internal block diagram of the TPNC server 101 used in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG.
[0064]
As shown in FIG. 2, the TPNC server 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, an input device 202, a main storage device 203, an output device 204, an auxiliary storage device 205, a clock device 206, and a communication. Device 209.
[0065]
The CPU 201 is a member considered as an alias processing device, and includes a control device 207 that sends instructions to each device in the system and controls its operation, and an arithmetic device 208 that performs digital data arithmetic processing at the central part of the server. Consists of.
[0066]
Here, the CPU 201 cooperates with a program stored in the main storage device 203 or the auxiliary storage device 205, a management unit, a determination unit that performs various determinations, as described in the claims of the present application, It functions as a means for changing.
[0067]
Note that the management unit, the determination unit that performs various determinations, and the change unit described in the claims of the present application may be configured integrally with the TPNC server 101 by the CPU 201 as described above. Alternatively, it may be connected to the TPNC server 101 via a network and configured independently of the TPNC server 101.
[0068]
Further, the CPU 201 functions as a storage unit that stores information in the main storage device 203 and the auxiliary storage device 205 and an update unit that updates information stored in the storage unit.
[0069]
Here, the functions of the extraction unit, the transmission unit, the calculation unit, the storage unit, and the update unit may be realized by the CPU 201 in cooperation with a program stored in the main storage device 203 or the output device 204. .
[0070]
When the internal block diagram shown in FIG. 2 is applied to the client computer 112, the CPU 201 serves as a receiving unit that receives information and advertisement information in cooperation with the communication device 209.
[0071]
The control device 207 reads data input from the input device 202 and a predetermined procedure (for example, a program or software) into the main storage device 203 in accordance with the timing of the clock generated by the clock device 206, and based on the read content. An instruction is sent to the arithmetic unit 208 to perform arithmetic processing. The result of this arithmetic processing is transmitted to internal devices such as the main storage device 203, the output device 204, and the auxiliary storage device 205, external devices, and the like based on the control of the control device 207.
[0072]
The input device 202 is a member for inputting various data. For example, a keyboard, a mouse, a pointing device, a touch panel, a mouse pad, a CCD camera, a card reader, a paper tape reader, a magnetic tape device, and the like can be considered.
[0073]
The main storage device 203 is a member that is considered as an alias memory, and is a member that indicates all of the addressable storage space used for executing instructions in the processing device and the internal storage device. The main storage device 203 is mainly composed of semiconductor storage elements, stores and holds input programs and data, and reads out the stored and held data to, for example, a register in accordance with an instruction from the control device 207.
[0074]
The semiconductor memory elements constituting the main memory device 203 are composed of RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like.
[0075]
The output device 204 is a member for outputting the calculation result of the calculation device 208, and corresponds to, for example, a CRT, a plasma display panel, a liquid crystal display or other display device, a printing device such as a printer, an audio output device, or the like. .
[0076]
The auxiliary storage device 205 is a member for supplementing the storage capacity of the main storage device 203. For example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic disk device, an optical disk device, a semiconductor disk device, etc. CD-RW, MO, etc. are applicable. The auxiliary storage device 205 can be a database.
[0077]
The communication device 209 is a device for communicating with an external network, and performs data transmission / reception, digital-analog conversion, and the like as appropriate according to the connected network.
[0078]
Here, the above devices are connected to each other by an address bus or a data bus.
[0079]
The number of the main storage device 203 and the auxiliary storage device 205 is not limited to one each, and may be any number. As the number of the main storage device 203 and auxiliary storage device 205 increases, the fault tolerance of the server is improved accordingly.
[0080]
Note that various programs for causing the TPNC server 101 according to the present invention to execute processing are stored (recorded) in at least one of the main storage device 203 and the auxiliary storage device 205.
[0081]
Therefore, at least one of the main storage device 203 and the auxiliary storage device 205 corresponds to a computer-readable recording medium that records a program according to the present invention for causing the server to execute processing. However, CD-ROM, FD, CD-R, CD-RW, and the like can also be used as computer-readable recording media on which the program according to the present invention is recorded.
[0082]
The computer-readable recording medium in the present invention and this embodiment includes a server-readable recording medium and a client-readable recording medium.
[0083]
Here, in the present invention, the program applied to the system is an individual program applied to each of the computer, server, database, and apparatus constituting the system, and any of such individual programs applied to the respective systems. And any of the programs applied to each of these combinations.
[0084]
Further, even when the program for realizing the system processing is composed of a plurality of steps, one apparatus may be provided with a recording medium on which all the steps are recorded, or any one of the plurality of steps. The recording medium on which some of the steps are recorded is provided in an arbitrary apparatus that constitutes the system, so that the recording medium on which any part of the plurality of steps is recorded in the arbitrary apparatus. A program that implements the system processing as a whole may be configured.
[0085]
In the above description, only the internal configuration of the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 has been described. However, the internal configuration of the client computer 112, each news server, and each advertisement server shown in FIG. The same explanation is valid.
[0086]
Next, the operation of the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an operation conceptual diagram of the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG.
[0087]
Between the TPNC server 101 and the newspaper company providing information (corresponding to the first distributor of the present invention), the TPNC server 101 receives content (documents, images) from the newspaper company as the first content that is a component of the present invention. , A program, data (music data, etc.) or information including any combination thereof (hereinafter the same applies)) and paying a content distribution contract fee. Of course, the information provider is not limited to a newspaper company, but may be, for example, a magazine company or others. The second content described in the claims of the present application includes, for example, an advertisement and a questionnaire.
[0088]
The distribution of content from the newspaper company to the TPNC server 101 is actually performed by the information processing apparatus used in the newspaper company via a predetermined communication line (for example, a communication line using an Internet communication network such as TPNC). It is assumed that the content information is transmitted to the server 101 by being executed. Further, since the internal configuration of the information processing apparatus used in the newspaper company is the same as that described above with reference to FIG. 2, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
[0089]
Here, as a method for collecting / paying various charges in the present embodiment (the present invention), a mechanism using the Internet or the like that is already used for electronic commerce can be considered.
[0090]
For example, here, an example of electronic settlement processing (billing processing) accompanying billing between a newspaper company and the TPNC server 101 will be described.
[0091]
In a server having an electronic settlement function (hereinafter referred to as an electronic settlement server), authentication data (for example, a card number of a TPNC credit card, and the authentication data received from a partner terminal device (for example, an information processing apparatus used by a newspaper company) Approval information including the PIN (corresponding to the card number) and the amount charged to the financial company (credit company) (product price) is acquired. Then, an examination based on the acquired authentication data is performed.
[0092]
For example, when it is confirmed that the card is not a theft report, this result is generated as approval result notification information.
[0093]
Then, the payment according to the billed amount (transfer instruction to a predetermined account) is made from the electronic settlement server to the newspaper company.
[0094]
If it is confirmed that an illegal card is used or payment is not possible, payment is not made and approval result notification information indicating approval rejection is generated. Processing for transmitting the generated approval result notification information to an information processing apparatus used by a newspaper company is performed. It should be noted that the card company collects the payment paid by the card company from the customer at the responsibility of the card company.
[0095]
In addition, when collection / payment of charges using the Internet or the like cannot be performed, the distribution amount of content (the number of contents or the contents) to each distribution destination recorded in the TPNC server 101 (accumulation in storage means) Depending on the amount of content information, etc., the charge will be withdrawn through a financial institution, or the amount of charge through the financial institution according to the amount of content information received from each distribution source (number of contents or amount of content information, etc.) A form using a mechanism realized by payment or the like is also assumed in the present invention.
[0096]
Between the TPNC server 101 and the advertiser (corresponding to the second distributor of the present invention), the TPNC server 101 receives an advertisement request from the advertiser, requests and receives an advertisement fee, and transmits information related to the subscriber. Etc. As shown in FIG. 3, the exchange with the advertiser may be performed through an advertising agency. The advertiser in the present invention (the embodiment) actually corresponds to an information processing apparatus used by each advertiser, and the internal configuration of the information processing apparatus is shown in FIG. Therefore, the detailed description is omitted here.
[0097]
That is, the distribution of various content information from the advertiser is such that the information processing device used by the advertiser displays the content on the TPNC server 101 via a predetermined communication line (for example, a communication line using an Internet communication network such as). It is assumed that the information for performing the transmission processing is executed.
[0098]
Between the TPNC server 101 and the receiving contractor, the TPNC server 101 distributes the content to the receiving contractor, and requests / receives a subscription fee from the receiving contractor and requests for updating customer information.
[0099]
Next, in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. 1, the operation when the reception contractor 111 makes a reception contract with the TPNC server 101 will be described with reference to FIG. Also, in the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the operation processed by the client computer 112 is processed by the CPU of the client computer 112 cooperating with the program, and the operation processed by the TPNC server 101 is TPNC. Processing is performed by the CPU 1001 of the server 101 cooperating with the program.
[0100]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an operation when the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 makes a reception contract with the TPNC server 101 in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. In other words, it is a flowchart of an operation for a reception contractor who will make a reception contract from now on (however, in the description of FIG. 4, it means a person who will make a reception contract in the future, not a person who has completed a reception contract).
[0101]
First, in step S401, the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 activates a web browsing program (hereinafter also simply referred to as a browser) of the client computer 112 used by the reception contractor 111.
[0102]
Then, the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 who will make a reception contract accesses the URL of the site for the reception contract of the TPNC server 101 by using a web browsing program.
[0103]
The TPNC server 101 detects access to the URL.
[0104]
In step S402, the TPNC server 101 transmits form data for registering a new reception contract to the client computer 112 used by the reception contractor 111.
[0105]
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the form based on the form data has a format that prompts the user to input the name, address, etc. of the subscriber. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a new registration screen displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on an instruction from the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
[0106]
The client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 inputs data necessary for the registration form, for example, data such as the name and address of the reception contractor 111 and transmits them to the TPNC server 101.
[0107]
In step S <b> 403, the TPNC server 101 confirms whether there is registration data such as a name and an address overlapping with the reception contractor 111 in the database of the registered reception contractor in the received data.
[0108]
If there is duplicate registration data, the TPNC server 101 transmits error information to the client computer 112 in step S410 and ends the operation.
[0109]
If the received data is new, in step S404, the TPNC server 101 issues a reception contract ID.
[0110]
Then, the TPNC server 101 transmits to the client computer 112 reception contract authentication, that is, data that prompts the reception contractor 111 to set a password (authentication information) for accessing a specific URL of the TPNC server with restricted access. To do.
[0111]
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the reception contractor 111 inputs the password on the screen that is the received form and transmits it to the TPNC server 101. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a password input screen for registration confirmation transmitted from the client computer 112 shown in FIG. 1 to the TPNC server 101.
[0112]
In step S404, the TPNC server 101 receives the password of the reception contractor 111.
[0113]
Next, in step S405, the TPNC server 101 transmits form data that prompts input of contract information related to news content desired to be distributed to the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111.
[0114]
As the form for prompting the input of the contract information, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the delivery number setting and connection form shown in FIG. 8, the delivery conditions such as the newspaper company and the genre desired to be delivered, shown in FIG. There is a form that prompts for data input such as billing / payment conditions, distribution start date / distribution conditions.
[0115]
7, 8, and 9 are schematic diagrams of the contract information input screen displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on the instruction of the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1. In this way, the user can set the type of content for each of a plurality of application areas by using the form as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the TPNC server 101 manages the information input from the form as shown in FIG. 8 and transmitted from the user destination, thereby distributing the types of contents for each application area for each user. It becomes possible. Further, in FIG. 8, the collection point (base point), the surrounding area range (applicable area) to the collection point, the type of information (genre), the desired reception strength (reception strength), and the desired reception start date (FIG. 9). In this case, it is possible to set detailed parameters such as the distribution start date), and the TPNC server 101 that manages the set information can perform the distribution of the content more in line with the user's wishes. Further, in the setting form of FIG. 9, the form in which the delivery start date is set has been described. However, a form in which the delivery end date is also set is assumed in the present invention.
[0116]
The reception contractor 111 describes a desired distribution condition, a distribution method, etc. in the received form, and transmits it to the TPNC server 101 (step S405).
[0117]
Next, in step S406, the TPNC server 101 extracts items related to the advertisement option from the data such as the distribution conditions received from the reception contractor 111.
[0118]
If the option of layout with advertisement is selected, the TPNC server 101 transmits form data for obtaining questionnaire information regarding the advertisement to the client computer 112 in step S407.
[0119]
If the receiving contractor 111 has selected the option of layout with advertisement, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the form data for describing the questionnaire regarding the advertisement is transmitted from the TPNC server 101. The reception conditions for the advertisement layout are described and transmitted to the TPNC server 101. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an information input screen such as a reception condition for advertisement layout displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on the instruction of the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
[0120]
Note that the “base point” shown in FIG. 10 is the advertisement base point designated by the client. Similarly, “application area” corresponds to the advertisement reception range, and “genre” corresponds to the type. As described above, the type of content can be set for each of a plurality of application regions regarding the advertisement. In FIG. 10, it is possible to set detailed parameters such as a collection point (base point), a peripheral area range (applicable area), a type of information (genre), a desired reception strength (reception strength), and the like. Thus, the TPNC server 101 that manages the setting information can distribute the content more in line with the user's request to the terminal device used by the user.
[0121]
Then, the TPNC server 101 receives the reception condition for the advertisement layout transmitted from the reception contractor 111.
[0122]
Then, the TPNC server 101 stores the received reception condition in the database as advertisement information regarding the reception contractor 111. This database may be configured by an auxiliary storage device 1005 such as a hard disk of the TPNC server 101, or may be configured by a database server connected to the TPNC server 101. The database also stores article information.
[0123]
Here, the distribution contract information related to the reception contractor 111 stored in the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are schematic diagrams of distribution contract information related to the reception contractor 111 stored in the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
[0124]
FIG. 11 shows notation data, user ID, number of delivery settings, etc. for each user.
[0125]
In FIG. 11, the address is the place where the user resides, but this address may be the location of the client computer 112 at the same time. This is because the user's address and the location of the client computer 112 usually match. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when “home” is set in the “base point” setting, the home address is set in “base point” in FIG. 11. Become. In addition, in FIG. 8, for example, when a home (other work place, shopping, etc. is assumed) is set, this is not used only for specifying an address, but the TPNC server 101 is used for a place of use. It is also used to specify Detailed description will be given later with reference to FIG.
[0126]
Further, FIG. 12 shows information on advertisement options, a base point related to advertisement information, an application area, and the like.
[0127]
Next, in step S <b> 408 of FIG. 4, the TPNC server 101 creates an electronic mail account dedicated to the reception contractor 111 in the TPNC server 101.
[0128]
Then, the TPNC server 101 transmits this electronic mail account information to the reception contractor 111.
[0129]
Further, the TPNC server 101 transmits an automatic reception program for transferring the electronic mail to the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 based on the electronic mail account.
[0130]
Next, in step S409, the TPNC server 101 transmits an electronic mail to the news server side based on the distribution information shown in FIG. 11 and the reception setting shown in FIG.
[0131]
For example, the TPNC server 101 transmits electronic mail to the distribution manager of the news server 121 managed by the A newspaper company or the distribution management system based on the distribution information shown in FIG. 11 and the reception setting shown in FIG. .
[0132]
The electronic mail in this example is an electronic mail that prompts the TPNC server 101 to distribute an article whose application area is World Wide and whose genre is political at 3 am.
[0133]
Similarly, the TPNC server 101 includes a news server 122 managed by B newspaper company, a news server 123 managed by C newspaper company, a news server 124 managed by D newspaper company, a news server 125 managed by E newspaper company, and an F newspaper. An electronic mail for urging article distribution to each news server 126 managed by the company is transmitted to the manager of each news server or the distribution management system.
[0134]
For example, the distribution manager of the news server 121 or the distribution management system that has received the electronic mail prompting the distribution setting checks the distribution condition list to be distributed to the TPNC server 101, and the application area and genre are newly distributed. If it is an item, it is added to the article distribution condition to the TPNC server 101.
[0135]
Although not shown in the figure here, the distribution information shown in FIG. 11 is not limited to one for one newspaper company, and there may be a plurality of distribution information.
[0136]
In this case, for each newspaper company, an electronic mail for urging article distribution under all conditions is transmitted to the manager of each news server or the distribution management system.
[0137]
Next, in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. 1, an operation of receiving and storing an article and an advertisement distributed by the TPNC server 101 will be described with reference to FIG. Of the processes in the flowchart shown in FIG. 13, the operations processed by the TPNC server 101 are processed by the CPU 1001 of the TPNC server 101 cooperating with the program.
[0138]
The articles and advertisements are articles distributed from the news servers 121 to 126 and advertisements distributed from the advertisement servers 131 to 133, respectively.
[0139]
13, the TPNC server 101 in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. 1 receives and stores articles distributed from the news servers 121 to 126 and advertisements distributed from the advertisement servers 131 to 133. It is a flowchart of operation | movement.
[0140]
First, in step S1301, the news servers 121 to 126 transmit articles to the TPNC server 101 based on the article distribution request transmitted from the TPNC server 101.
[0141]
For example, an article transmitted from the news server 121 is article data whose application area is World Wide and whose genre is politics at 3 am.
[0142]
The article is transmitted to the TPNC server 101 by electronic mail according to the form shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of article data transmitted from the news server 121 shown in FIG. 1 to the TPNC server 101. Here, the “distribution intensity” shown in FIG. 14 is information attached to each content, and the distribution intensity set here and the distribution intensity set via FIG. 8 or FIG. TPNC server 101 determines whether or not to distribute the content.
[0143]
Similarly, the news servers 122 to 126 also transmit article data to the TPNC server 101 by electronic mail.
[0144]
The TPNC server 101 receives the article transmitted from the news server.
[0145]
In step S1302, the TPNC server 101 checks electronic mail of article data transmitted from the news server at a predetermined time, for example, 4 am, and stores all article data in the article database.
[0146]
For example, the article data of the form shown in FIG. 14 is stored in the article database by the TPNC server 101 according to the form shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram when the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 stores article data.
[0147]
Next, in step S1303, the TPNC server 101 receives advertisement data.
[0148]
First, the advertisement servers 131 to 133 transmit update information to the TPNC server 101 based on the advertisement distribution request transmitted from the TPNC server 101.
[0149]
For example, the advertisement server 131 transmits update information to the TPNC server 101 according to the form shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of update information data transmitted from the advertisement server 131 shown in FIG. 1 to the TPNC server 101.
[0150]
When there is no advertisement information to be updated, the update information is transmitted to the TPNC server 101 by electronic mail in the form of non-update only the update flag (corresponding to No in FIG. 16) and updated. If there is advertisement information to be updated, update information is transmitted to the TPNC server 101 by electronic mail.
[0151]
The TPNC server 101 checks the electronic mail of the advertisement data transmitted from the advertisement server at a predetermined time, for example, 4 am.
[0152]
Here, the “receiving subscriber base address” shown in FIG. 16 will be described. This indicates the setting information for the advertiser to desire the usage location that the advertiser wants to deliver. , Or home or office.
[0153]
That is, in FIG. 16, if the desired area where the advertiser's advertisement is distributed is Tokyo XX Ward, it is a place used for home, company, or shopping (sales). And in the case of Tokyo XXX, this means that distribution is desired.
[0154]
Here, the information of “home”, “company”, and “shopping” corresponds to the setting of “base point” in FIG. 8 (home in FIG. 8). That is, when “home” is set in the “base point” setting of FIG. 8, the TPNC server that manages the set information manages the address (location) and the usage of the location from the setting information of “home”. In addition, by comparing the managed information with the content setting information set via FIG. 16, the type of content to be distributed is specified, and the specified content is sent to the customer. Can be distributed.
[0155]
Next, the TPNC server 101 determines whether there is advertisement data to be updated in step S1304.
[0156]
If there is data to be updated, the TPNC server 101 stores all the advertisement data to be updated in the advertisement database in step S1305.
[0157]
For example, the TPNC server 101 stores the advertisement data of the form shown in FIG. 16 in the database according to the form shown in FIG. 18 using the advertiser number of the advertiser database shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram of advertiser data stored in the database of the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a storage format of advertisement data in the database in the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. FIG.
[0158]
Next, the operation when the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 distributes the article based on the contract contents of the reception contractor 111 to the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 will be described with reference to FIG. explain. FIG. 19 is a flowchart of an operation when the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 distributes an article based on the contract contents of the reception contractor 111 to the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111.
[0159]
Of the processes in the flowchart shown in FIG. 19, the operations processed by the TPNC server 101 are processed by the CPU 1001 of the TPNC server 101 cooperating with the program.
[0160]
In step S1901, the TPNC server 101 extracts articles (information) to be distributed from the article database according to predetermined conditions based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111.
[0161]
As the predetermined condition, for example, the information distributor sets the distribution base point and the desired distribution area range that is the peripheral area, and the reception contractor on the client computer 112 also sets the collection point and the peripheral area range of the point. And “when the collection point set by the receiving contractor is included in the desired distribution area range” and / or “when the distribution base address is included in the peripheral area range set by the receiving contractor” be able to.
[0162]
"When the collection point set by the subscriber" is included in the desired distribution area range, and "When the distribution base address is included in the surrounding area range of the collection point set by the subscriber" is as follows: Is the case. Here, in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. 1, the TPNC server 101 extracts an article (information) to be distributed from an article database according to a predetermined condition based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111. The concept will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 20 to 24 show the article (information) to be distributed from the article database according to a predetermined condition based on the distribution information of the receiving contractor 111 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram at the time of doing.
[0163]
As shown in FIG.
1. The second distributor (advertiser) sets the base point A (ex.
2. The second distributor sets the desired area range AA (ex. XX city).
[0164]
Next, as shown in FIG.
3. The reception contractor sets a collection point B (ex. Own address, work place, transit station on the way to commuting).
4). a. The peripheral range BB (ex. XX town) of the collection point B is automatically set based on a predetermined condition.
[0165]
Or b. The peripheral range BB of the collection point B is set by the input of the reception contractor.
[0166]
With the above settings,
I. “The case where the collection point set by the reception contractor is included in the desired distribution area” is a case where B is included in the range of AA as shown in FIG.
[0167]
B. “When the distribution base address is included in the peripheral area range of the collection point set by the reception contractor” is when A is included in the range of BB as shown in FIG.
[0168]
It should be noted that when both the “desired collection area set by the receiving contractor includes the collection point set by the receiving contractor” and the “peripheral area range set by the receiving contractor include the distribution base address” are satisfied. As shown in 24, it is assumed that B is included in the range of AA and A is included in the range of BB.
[0169]
The information relating to the distribution area corresponds to, for example, “application area” shown in FIG.
[0170]
In addition, as the predetermined condition, for example, the information type that is set in the client computer 112 and the information type that is set in the information stored in the TPNC server 101 matches or is received. The condition that the type of information to be transmitted is included in the type can be set.
[0171]
As the type of information set in the information stored in the TPNC server 101, for example, “genre” shown in FIG. Examples of this genre include politics, economy, society, life, lodging, and baseball, but other types (genres) can also be included.
[0172]
The type of information to be transmitted includes the type of information to be transmitted when the information to be received is “politics” and the type of information to be transmitted is the same as when the information to be transmitted is “prime” This is the case where the information type is higher.
[0173]
Further, as the predetermined condition, for example, when receiving information to be set in the client computer 112 and when transmitting information (also referred to as distribution) set in information stored in the TPNC server 101 It is possible to set a condition that the information transmission time is included when the received information is received.
[0174]
Here, the fact that the information transmission time is included in the reception of the information to be received is received when the date and time of the information to be received is January, when the date and time of the information to be transmitted is January 1. The date and time of information may be higher than the date and time of information to be transmitted.
[0175]
As a unit at the time of reception and transmission, any one of second, minute, hour, day, day of the week, week, month, and year can be used.
[0176]
The time of distribution of information set in the information stored in the TPNC server 101 is not shown in FIG. However, the distribution date and time related to the advertisement information is described in FIG. 12, and the same date and time as this distribution date and time can be set as the distribution time of the information set in the information stored in the TPNC server 101.
[0177]
Further, as the predetermined condition, for example, a condition is set such that the reception strength of information to be received set in the client computer 112 is equal to or higher than the distribution strength of information set in the information stored in the TPNC server 101 can do.
[0178]
As the reception strength of information set in the information stored in the TPNC server 101, for example, “reception strength” shown in FIG. For example, there are strong, medium, and weak reception strengths. When expressed in numerical values, the stronger the strength, the higher the numerical value. On the other hand, “distribution intensity” has, for example, strong, medium, and weak, and can be expressed as a numerical value that is smaller as the intensity is higher.
[0179]
By doing in this way, when the reception intensity is x and the distribution intensity is y, it can be expressed that the reception intensity x satisfies x ≧ y in the actually received information. Of course, the intensity classification is not limited to three levels, but may be other levels of intensity classification.
[0180]
Next, in step S1902, the TPNC server 101 assigns a unique 1 to n number (custom content code) unique to the receiving contractor 111 for each of the n articles extracted from the first to the nth article. assign. This custom content code is managed by the TPNC server 101 with a data address unique to the receiving contractor, which is an arbitrary combination of any one of the receiving contractor code, delivery date and time, and content number.
[0181]
The TPNC server 101 stores the assigned numbers 1 to n as custom content codes in the article number conversion table / log of the reception contractor 111 in the reception contractor information database.
[0182]
Further, the TPNC server 101 assigns and stores the original content code of the article corresponding to each allocated custom content code in the article number conversion table / log of the reception contractor 111 in the reception contractor information database.
[0183]
FIG. 25 is a conversion table of assigned custom content codes and original content codes used in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG.
[0184]
This conversion table is created for each reception contractor and is held as distribution log information. According to this conversion table, for example, the article of the custom content code 1 is associated with the original content code 00-20000702-000103-0001.
[0185]
Next, in step S1903, the TPNC server 101 determines whether the layout has an advertisement.
[0186]
If there is no advertisement, the TPNC server 101 lays out the custom content code assigned in step S1902 and the extracted article data corresponding to the custom content code in step S1904 based on the contract information of the reception contractor 111. I do.
[0187]
The layout method is not the gist of the present invention. However, for example, as a layout method, the technique described in the embodiment of “Electronic Newspaper Display Device and Electronic Newspaper Distribution System” described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-062688, that is, a technique for displaying structured information, etc. Can be used.
[0188]
If the advertisement option is selected in step S1903, in step S1905, the TPNC server 101 obtains the number of advertisements that can be distributed from the advertisement layout ratio and the number of distributions.
[0189]
In step S1906, the TPNC server 101 determines whether the advertisement satisfies a predetermined condition (predetermined condition for extracting advertisement information) for each of all advertisements in the advertisement database. To create a list of candidate advertisements.
[0190]
That is, as the predetermined condition, [Condition 1] The base address of the receiving contractor 111 (advertising base point specified by the client) is included in the desired distribution area (advertisement transmission range) of the advertiser. [Condition 2] Incoming contract [Condition 3] The desired genre (type of advertisement information) of the receiving contractor 111 includes the advertiser's base address (predetermined advertisement base point) in the distribution desired area (advertisement reception range) of the advertiser 111. [Condition 4] The base attribute of the receiving contractor 111 (the attribute of the advertising base point specified by the client) that matches or is included in the advertising genre (the type set in the advertising information) is the advertiser's distribution base point attribute (advertisement [Condition 5] The distribution date and time of the receiving contractor 111 (advertising information) that matches or is included in the information) [Condition 5] The receiving strength of the receiving contractor 111 is equal to or higher than the distribution strength of the advertiser. [Condition 7] The user attribute (user attribute) of the receiving contractor 111 is the same as or included in the distribution date and time of the advertiser (at the time of transmission of the advertisement information). [Condition 8] Current advertisement distribution number + 1 that is equal to or included in the advertisement information attribute set by the server) is extracted. In order to hold the extracted advertisement, storing the advertisement number and the distribution strength in the distribution candidate list can be cited as an example.
[0191]
However, in the above description, advertisement information that satisfies all the above conditions is extracted. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and for example, some of the above conditions are arbitrarily selected and combined. Things can be a condition.
[0192]
Here, the base attribute of the receiving contractor 111 is included in the distribution base point attribute of the advertiser. For example, when the base point attribute of the receiving contractor is an amusement park, the distribution base point attribute of the advertiser is a leisure destination. As in the case, the base attribute of the receiving contractor 111 is a subordinate concept of the advertiser's distribution base attribute.
[0193]
The distribution date and time of the reception contractor 111 is included in the distribution date and time of the advertiser, for example, when the reception time of the reception contractor 111 is January 1 and the distribution time of the advertiser is January. In some cases, the date and time of the information to be received is lower than the date and time of the information to be transmitted.
[0194]
The user attribute of the receiving contractor 111 is included in the distribution target user attribute of the advertiser. For example, the age 30 is set as the user attribute of the receiving contractor 111 and the age is set as the distribution target user attribute of the advertiser. Includes the case of setting 25-35 years old. Further, as the user attribute of the reception contractor 111 and the distribution target user attribute of the advertiser, for example, age, sex, birthplace, occupation, educational background, and the like can be raised.
[0195]
Here, the concepts of [Condition 1] and [Condition 2] are shown in FIG. 27, and the concept of [Condition 5] is shown in FIG.
[0196]
26 and 27 are conceptual diagrams of conditions for extracting advertisement data in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. Further, in FIG. 27, the star is the base address of the receiving contractor or the base address of the advertiser.
[0197]
At this time, if each condition is set to “ALL”, this condition is skipped.
[0198]
In addition, it is possible to prioritize the delivery desired area of the advertiser over the desired delivery area of the receiving subscriber. In this case, the condition of [Condition 2] is skipped.
[0199]
In addition, there are cases where an advertisement requires a large amount of advertising fee but is desired to be distributed to a larger number of people, and there are cases where it is desired to target and distribute to a person who is interested in advertising without spending too much advertising fee. As a delivery method that enables various selections according to the demands of such distributors, and the receiving subscribers can receive advertisements that are more like their interests and interests. Is set, and the receiving subscriber sets the receiving strength, and determines whether to deliver or not by the combination for each advertisement and each receiving subscriber.
[0200]
The delivery strength here is an index that determines how much the advertiser will target the ads to be delivered according to the preferences and interests of the receiving subscribers. Conversely, if you want to target people who are more interested in it, it will be weaker. The reception strength is an index for determining how much interest and interest a genre a receiving subscriber has. The stronger the preference and interest, the weaker the strength.
[0201]
As shown in FIG. 26 regarding the condition 5, the reception strength of the advertisement information includes, for example, strong, medium, and weak, and when expressed in numerical values, the stronger the strength, the larger the numerical value. On the other hand, “distribution strength” has, for example, strong, medium, and weak, and when expressed in numerical values, the higher the strength, the smaller the numerical value. Of course, the intensity classification is not limited to three levels, but may be other levels of intensity classification.
[0202]
By setting conditions numerically in this way, the TPNC server 101 determines that the received information x satisfies x ≧ y when the received signal strength is x and the distribution strength is y. Add to the distribution list for each incoming subscriber. Otherwise, it is determined that the information is not received and is not added to the distribution list.
[0203]
Next, in step S1907, when the number of advertisements in the distribution candidate list obtained in step S1906 is smaller than the number of deliverable cases, the TPNC server 101 determines the distribution candidate list as a distribution list, and determines the determined advertisement. The number of advertisement distribution actual customers in the database shown in FIG. 18 is updated.
[0204]
That is, the TPNC server 101 inputs a predetermined condition set in the advertisement information, and calculates the number of client computers 112 to which the advertisement information is transmitted.
[0205]
If the number of advertisements in the distribution candidate list obtained in step S1906 is greater than the number of deliverables, the TPNC server 101 assigns advertisement numbers corresponding to the number of deliverables in order from the advertisement with the highest desired reception strength of the reception contractor 111. The distribution list is determined, and the number of advertisement distribution actual customers in the determined advertisement database is updated.
[0206]
In step S1908, the TPNC server 101 performs layout arrangement based on the contract information of the reception contractor 111 for the article data extracted together with the custom content code assigned in step S1902.
[0207]
Further, the TPNC server 101 performs layout arrangement based on the contract information of the reception contractor 111 for the advertisement data extracted based on the distribution list obtained in step S1907.
[0208]
As the layout method, as described above, for example, the technology of the embodiment of “Electronic Newspaper Display Device and Electronic Newspaper Distribution System” described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-062688, that is, structured information is displayed. Technology can be used.
[0209]
In step S1909, the TPNC server 101 creates a distribution data file to be distributed to the reception contractor 111 laid out in step S1904 or step S1908.
[0210]
Then, the TPNC server 101 arranges the created distribution data file in the form of an attached file in the spooler of the electronic mail account dedicated to the reception contractor 111 in the TPNC server 101.
[0211]
In step S1910, the automatic reception program installed in the hard disk of the client computer 112 used by the reception contractor 111 activates the client computer 112 and the printer 113 used by the reception contractor 111 at a set time, for example, 5:00 am. To do.
[0212]
The automatic reception program receives the article data spooled in the electronic mail account dedicated to the reception contractor 111 in the TPNC server 101 as an electronic mail.
[0213]
Then, the automatic reception program extracts the attached article data file from the received electronic mail and outputs it to the printer 113.
[0214]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the TPNC server 101 selects, edits, and transmits the article or advertisement to be distributed according to the location or preference arbitrarily set by the receiving contractor to the receiving contractor 111. Can do.
[0215]
Therefore, the receiving contractor 111 can obtain articles and advertisements that match his / her wishes, and the advertiser can make an advertisement to a more appropriate and effective receiving contractor.
[0216]
(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention will be described. The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment described above. In the present embodiment, an electronic newspaper system with advertisement will be described as an example of an embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention.
[0217]
In the first embodiment described above, the custom content code is only allocated. By using this code, the receiving contractor 111 can more easily refer to detailed articles and related article information ( Receive).
[0218]
The configuration of the entire system of this embodiment, the structure of the TPNC server 101, the client computer 112, each news server, each advertisement server, etc. constituting this system are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0219]
The operation is the same as that of the first electronic newspaper system with advertisement described above, except for the operation when the reception contractor 111 refers to the detailed article. Therefore, in the following description, differences from the above-described first embodiment will be described.
[0220]
The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the operation of the electronic newspaper system with advertisements as the second embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention. Of the processes in the flowchart shown in FIG. 28, the operations processed by the TPNC server 101 are processed by the CPU 1001 of the TPNC server 101 cooperating with the program.
[0221]
When the TPNC server 101 receives a predetermined URL (uniform resource locator) as a server site address from the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111, the TPNC server 101 receives data prompting the user ID and password to be input. Send to.
[0222]
The predetermined URL includes, for example, a URL dedicated to article reference from the reception contractor 111 and a URL obtained by adding a character string of a custom content code to the end.
[0223]
As an example of such a URL, a URL dedicated to article reference is http: // www. × △△△. If the custom content code of the reference article is 2, http: // www. × △△△. There is a URL that takes the form jp / 2.
[0224]
The predetermined URL as described above is created by the client computer 112.
[0225]
That is, when the reception contractor inputs a custom content code (for example, 2), the client computer 112 creates a URL dedicated to article reference (for example, http: //www.×ΔΔΔ.jp/2).
[0226]
Then, the browser of the client computer 112 accesses the file of the TPNC server 101 indicated by the created URL.
[0227]
Accordingly, the receiving contractor 111 generally does not need to input a URL consisting of several tens of characters, and can access a desired site only by inputting a custom content code.
[0228]
Next, as a user authentication operation, the TPNC server 101 receives a user ID and a password from the reception contractor 111 (user authentication).
[0229]
Then, the TPNC server 101 compares the registered reception contractor 111 with the database.
[0230]
If the TPNC server 101 is illegal received data, the operation ends.
[0231]
If the received data is valid, the TPNC server 101 acquires the custom content code from the URL to which the custom content code is added at the end. In this case, it is 2.
[0232]
Then, based on the user ID and the custom content code (2), the TPNC server 101 extracts the latest distributed / output article history in the item of the reception contractor 111 from the registered reception contractor 111 database.
[0233]
That is, since the original content corresponding to the custom content code is uniquely determined for each reception contractor 111, the reception contractor 111 can extract the original content using the custom content code.
[0234]
Then, the TPNC server 101 transmits the original content data corresponding to the custom content code in the article history to the reception contractor 111.
[0235]
As described above, according to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment of the electronic newspaper system with advertisement according to the present invention described above can be obtained, and the reception contractor 111 uses a custom content code. Thus, it is possible to easily access the detailed article of the desired article.
[0236]
(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention will be described. The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments described above. In the first embodiment described above, there is no association between articles in articles distributed from the news server and stored in the TPNC server 101. In the present embodiment, an electronic newspaper system with advertisement will be described as an example of an embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention.
[0237]
However, if there is an association with an article distributed in the past, the associated distribution data may be in the article data format described in the article data.
[0238]
In the third embodiment, when there is an association with an article distributed in the past, the associated distribution data is an article data format described in the article data.
[0239]
The configuration of the present embodiment, the structure of the TPNC server 101, the client computer 112, the news server, the advertisement server, and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0240]
Further, in the present embodiment, when there is an association with an article distributed in the past, the first electronic newspaper with advertisement described above except for the operation that the associated distribution data is described in the article data. It is the same as the operation of the system. Therefore, in the following description, differences from the above-described first embodiment will be described.
[0241]
For example, as shown in FIG. 29, an article data format including items related to related articles is distributed from the news server to the TPNC server 101. FIG. 29 shows the concept of an article data format to which items relating to related articles distributed from the news server to the TPNC server 101 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisements as the third embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention. FIG.
[0242]
In FIG. 29, the number of related articles 2401 corresponding to the distribution source number 121, first related article information 2402, and second related article information 2403 are described. Of course, the number of related articles is not limited to two as shown in FIG. 29, and may be any other number.
[0243]
The TPNC server 101 builds an article in a format in which items related to the distributed related articles are added.
[0244]
Then, the TPNC server 101 distributes article data including items related to related articles to the reception contractor 111.
[0245]
The operation of this embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. First, the reception contractor accesses the self-dedicated site from the client computer 112 ((a) of FIG. 30). Each item is listed as a menu on this dedicated site. FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram of a screen displayed on the client computer 112 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement as the third embodiment of content distribution according to the present invention.
[0246]
Then, the desired content (information) is accessed using the technique described in the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the access operation according to the technique of the second embodiment will be described again.
[0247]
In other words, “Customer House Dissolution” is assigned custom content code 1, “XX Company Profit” is assigned custom content code 2, “Human Genome Decoding Complete” is assigned custom content code 3, and “Tokyo Custom content code 4 is assigned to “Recording heavy rain”.
[0248]
Therefore, the receiving contractor who wishes to investigate “completion of human genome decoding” in more detail inputs the custom content code 3.
[0249]
Then, the client computer 112 accesses the TPNC server 101 with a URL obtained by adding 3 to the URL of the site shown in FIG.
[0250]
When the TPNC server 101 receives the URL to which the custom content code 3 is added, the TPNC server 101 authenticates the user (receiving contractor).
[0251]
If the user authentication result shows that the user is a valid user, the TPNC server 101 transmits detailed information of information specified by the custom content code to the client computer 112. The above is the operation of the portion according to the second embodiment described above.
[0252]
And this embodiment is characterized in that related articles are posted in the transmitted information.
[0253]
That is, the information received by the client computer 112 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), not only the “complete human genome decoding” article, but also “press conference video”, “past related articles”, “ Links to related articles such as “Ministry of Health and Welfare hp (homepage)”, “Expert comments”, and “in-house hp” are provided. Therefore, the user can easily access related articles.
[0254]
Therefore, in this embodiment, the same effects as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above can be obtained, and not only desired information can be appropriately obtained but also information related to the information can be obtained. It can be obtained as a formula.
[0255]
(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention will be described. The present invention is not limited to the first to third embodiments described above. In the present embodiment, an electronic newspaper system with advertisement will be described as an example of an embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention.
[0256]
The configuration of the present embodiment, the structure of the TPNC server 101, the client computer 112, the news server, the advertisement server, and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0257]
Further, this embodiment is the same as the operation of the first electronic newspaper system with advertisement described above, except for the operation of the portion described below. Therefore, in the following description, differences from the above-described first embodiment will be described.
[0258]
In the first embodiment described above, the advertisement option only pays a part of the subscription fee of the receiving contractor 111 by the advertisement.
[0259]
However, depending on the output layout conditions of the receiving contractor 111 to the output printer 113, for example, the paper size, the maximum number of output paper sheets, the color ratio, etc., the advertisement burden is not only part of the subscription fee but also received. For example, it is possible to expand to additional services related to the printer 113 of the contractor 111 such as provision of a predetermined number of consumables such as toner, ink, and paper, discount sales of consumables, and provision of money and securities.
[0260]
Furthermore, the reception strength related to the advertisement information shown in FIG. 12 may be changed in accordance with the response to the advertisement of the reception contractor 111, for example, the access history to the link destination URL of the advertisement. For example, when there is an access history more than a predetermined number of times, it is assumed that the distribution strength is automatically changed to be increased.
[0261]
In other words, the TPNC server 101 records an access log that is information related to access from the reception contractor 111 to the TPNC server 101. When the information recorded in the access log becomes predetermined information, the TPNC server 101 includes advertisement information. Change the set conditions.
[0262]
For example, if the reception intensity is not strong because the number of accesses to the link destination URL exceeds 20, it is changed to strong.
[0263]
However, the condition to be changed according to the access history is not limited to the reception intensity, and the distribution intensity and other conditions can be arbitrarily changed as necessary.
[0264]
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a service more suitable for the user's needs.
[0265]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide online article transmission that enables detailed settings for different needs of each customer.
[0266]
Further, from the custom content code, it is possible to easily provide further detailed information such as related articles about the original article by using the unique code of the receiving contractor.
[0267]
Further, when the user accesses the link to the advertisement, a service such as a discount on the subscription fee can be easily provided.
[0268]
Moreover, since the extraction conditions of information and advertisement information are changed based on the access log, it is possible to transmit information more in line with user preferences and advertiser intentions.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic newspaper system with advertisements as a first embodiment of a content distribution system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an internal block diagram of a TPNC server 101 used in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an operation concept diagram of the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a flowchart of an operation when the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111 makes a reception contract with the TPNC server 101 in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG.
5 is a schematic diagram of a new registration screen displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on an instruction from the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
6 is a schematic diagram of a password input screen for registration confirmation transmitted from the client computer 112 shown in FIG. 1 to the TPNC server 101. FIG.
7 is a schematic diagram of a contract information input screen displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on an instruction from the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
8 is a schematic diagram of a contract information input screen displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on an instruction from the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
9 is a schematic diagram of a contract information input screen displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on an instruction from the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
10 is a schematic diagram of an information input screen such as a reception condition for an advertisement layout displayed on the screen of the client computer 112 based on an instruction from the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
11 is a schematic diagram of distribution contract information related to a reception contractor 111 stored in the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG.
12 is a schematic diagram of distribution contract information related to a reception contractor 111 stored in the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
13 receives and stores articles distributed from news servers 121 to 126 and advertisements distributed from advertisement servers 131 to 133 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of operation | movement.
14 is a schematic diagram of article data transmitted from the news server 121 shown in FIG. 1 to the TPNC server 101. FIG.
FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram when the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 stores article data.
16 is a schematic diagram of update information data transmitted from the advertisement server 131 shown in FIG. 1 to the TPNC server 101. FIG.
17 is a conceptual diagram of advertiser data stored in the database of the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
18 is a schematic diagram of a format for storing advertisement data in a database in the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart of an operation when the TPNC server 101 shown in FIG. 1 distributes an article based on the contract contents of the reception contractor 111 to the client computer 112 of the reception contractor 111;
FIG. 20 shows a case where the TPNC server 101 extracts articles (information) to be distributed from the article database according to predetermined conditions based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 21 shows a case where the TPNC server 101 extracts articles (information) to be distributed from the article database according to predetermined conditions based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 22 shows a case where the TPNC server 101 extracts articles to be distributed (information) from the article database according to predetermined conditions based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. FIG.
23 shows a case where the TPNC server 101 extracts articles (information) to be distributed from the article database in accordance with predetermined conditions based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. FIG.
24 shows a case where the TPNC server 101 extracts articles (information) to be distributed from the article database according to predetermined conditions based on the distribution information of the reception contractor 111 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement shown in FIG. FIG.
25 is a conversion table between an assigned custom content code and an original content code used in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG.
26 is a conceptual diagram of conditions when extracting advertisement data in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG.
27 is a conceptual diagram of conditions when extracting advertisement data in the electronic newspaper system with an advertisement shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the operation of the electronic newspaper system with advertisements as the second embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention.
FIG. 29 is a concept of an article data format to which items relating to related articles distributed from a news server to a TPNC server 101 are added in an electronic newspaper system with advertisements as a third embodiment of the content distribution system according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram of a screen displayed on the client computer 112 in the electronic newspaper system with advertisement as the third embodiment of content distribution according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 TPNC server
111 Subscribers
112 Client computer
113 Printer
121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 News server
131, 132, 133 Advertising server
201 CPU
202 Input device
203 Main memory
204 Output device
205 Auxiliary storage device
206 Clock device
207 Controller
208 arithmetic unit
209 communication device
2401 Related Articles
2402 Information on the first related article
2403 Information on second related article

Claims (26)

Content distribution comprising at least one server for redistributing the first content and the second content provided by the first distributor and the second distributor to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via a predetermined communication line In the system,
The server
A distribution means for distributing the second content to the client terminal used by the reception contractor according to a combination of the target area set for the first content and the application area set by the reception contractor ;
A distribution strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the distributor and a desired reception strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor; Determining means for determining whether or not the distribution means distributes content by a combination;
Have
The distribution means distributes content to the subscribers based on the determination,
When the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution means, a charging process is performed for a second distributor who is a provider of the second content. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the application area is a plurality of application areas, and a content type can be set for each of the plurality of application areas. A first management means for managing the redistributed first content or the second content, more detailed content than the redistributed content or related content;
The content distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the server distributes the details or related content based on a distribution request from a reception contractor. Management of the distribution base point set for the first content or the second content and the distribution desired area range which is the peripheral area thereof, the content collection point set by the reception contractor and the peripheral area range for the collection point A second management means for
Said distribution means, said managed by the second management means, over the previous SL first content or set distribution desired area range for the second content, it includes collection point set by the subscriber Depending on whether or not the distribution base point set for the first content or the second content is included in the surrounding area range set by the subscriber The content distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content or the second content is distributed. The second management unit further includes a specifying unit that manages a use place set by the client terminal and specifies a place and a content type according to the use place information.
5. The content distribution system according to claim 4, wherein the distribution unit extracts content based on the location specified by the specifying unit and the type of content, and distributes the extracted content to the subscriber. The second management means includes, in each of the first content and the second content, a type of content desired to be distributed for each desired distribution area range, a type of content desired to be received for each desired reception area range, , Is managed,
The distribution means includes first content as content for which the distribution desired area range and the reception desired range match, and / or content for which distribution type and content type to be received match. 6. The content distribution system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the content distribution system is extracted from the second content and distributed. The determination means includes a distribution time set for the first content and the second content by the first distributor and the second distributor, and a desired reception time corresponding to usage place information for each reception contractor. Means for managing settings, and determining whether or not the delivery time set by the distributor and the desired reception time for each use place information of the reception contractor,
The content distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the server distributes content to the reception contractor for each use place based on the determination. As the parameters set by the reception contractor, the collection point and the surrounding area range for the collection point, the usage location, the type of information, the desired reception strength, the desired reception time can be set, and based on the parameters, The content distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising means for changing a selection criterion of at least a part of the content to be redistributed. Content delivery system according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a changing means for updating the set of the desired received intensity depending on content distribution request log received from the subscriber. 3. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein distribution by the distribution unit is performed via the Internet. Receiving the first content provided from the first distributor and the second content provided from the second distributor, the first content to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via a predetermined communication line, and / or Alternatively, in a content distribution system including at least one server that redistributes the second content,
The server
First determination means for determining whether or not a target area set for the first content matches an application area set by the subscriber;
A distribution strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the distributor and a desired reception strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor; A second determination means for determining whether to distribute the content by a combination;
And distribution means for distributing the content to the subscriber based on the determination by the first and second determination means,
A charging means for performing a billing process as an object the second distributor according to delivery of the second content to the client terminal by said delivery means,
Content distribution system characterized by having a. Content distribution comprising at least one server for redistributing the first content and the second content provided by the first distributor and the second distributor to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via a predetermined communication line In the content distribution method applied to the system,
The distribution means of the server sends the second content to the client terminal used by the reception contractor according to the combination of the target area set for the first content and the application area set by the reception contractor. a step of distributing,
The determination means of the server has a distribution strength set by the distributor and having at least three levels for each content type, and at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor Determining whether or not to distribute the content in the distributing step, in combination with a desired reception strength having:
Have
In the distributing step, content is distributed to the receiving contractor based on the determination,
When the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution means, a billing process is performed for a second distributor who is a provider of the second content. The content distribution method according to claim 12 , wherein the application area includes a plurality of application areas, and a content type can be set for each of the plurality of application areas. A process first managing means, said redistributed the first content, or, that for the second content, managing redistributed to the detailed content than the content, or related to the content,
The server delivering the details or related content based on a delivery request from a receiving contractor ;
The content distribution method according to claim 12 or 13 , further comprising: The second management means includes a distribution base point set for the first content or the second content, a distribution desired area range that is a peripheral range thereof, a collection point of the content set by the reception contractor, and the collection point The process of managing the surrounding area range for
Whether or not the collection point set by the reception contractor is included in the desired delivery area range set for the first content or the second content managed by the second management means, and / or Or, depending on whether or not the distribution base point set for the first content or the second content is included in the surrounding area range set by the reception contractor, the distribution means sets the first content or content delivery method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that it comprises the step of delivering the second content. The specifying unit of the second management unit further includes a step of managing a use place set by the client terminal, and specifying a place and a content type according to the use place information,
16. The content according to claim 15 , further comprising: a step of extracting the content according to the location specified by the specifying unit and the type of content, and distributing the extracted content to the subscriber. Delivery method. The second management means includes, in each of the first content and the second content, a type of content desired to be distributed for each desired distribution area range, a type of content desired to be received for each desired reception area range, , Is managed,
The distribution means includes a content in which the desired distribution area and the desired reception range are matched, and / or a content in which the type of content desired to be distributed and the type of content desired to be received are the first content, The content delivery method according to claim 15 or 16 , further comprising a step of extracting and delivering from the second content. The determination means includes a distribution time set for the first content and the second content by the first distributor and the second distributor, and a desired reception time according to usage place information for each reception contractor. And determining whether or not the delivery time set by the distributor and the desired reception time for each use location information of the reception contractor match,
The content distribution method according to claim 12 , wherein the server includes a step of distributing content to the reception contractor for each use place based on the determination. As a parameter, which is set by the previous Symbol subscribers, the surrounding area range with respect to the collection point and the collection point, the application location, the type of information, the desired reception strength, the desired reception time is a possible setting, to change the selection criteria means, on the basis of the parameters, the content distribution method according to any one of claims 12 to 18, further comprising the step of changing at least part of the selection criteria of the content to be the redistribution. 20. The content distribution method according to claim 18 , further comprising a step of updating the setting of the desired reception strength according to the content distribution request log received from a reception contractor. Content distribution method according to claim 12 or 13 delivered by said delivery means is characterized to be performed via the Internet. Receiving the first content provided from the first distributor and the second content provided from the second distributor, the first content to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via a predetermined communication line, and / or Alternatively, in a content distribution method applied to a content distribution system including at least one server that redistributes second content,
Determination means of the server, a first determination step of determining whether the application areas set by the target region and the subscriber set for the first content is matched,
The determination means of the server has a distribution strength set by the distributor and having at least three levels for each content type, and at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor A second determination step of determining whether or not to distribute the content by a combination with a desired reception strength having
Distribution means of the server, a step of delivering content to the subscriber based on the determination in the first and second determination step,
Charging means, and a step of performing a billing process as an object the second distributor according to delivery of the second content to the client terminal by said delivery means,
Content distribution method and having a. At least one server for redistributing the first content and the second content provided by the first distributor and the second distributor to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via a predetermined communication line; A content distribution program for functioning as the server in a content distribution system comprising:
The computer,
A distribution means for distributing the second content to the client terminal used by the reception contractor according to a combination of the target area set for the first content and the application area set by the reception contractor;
A distribution strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the distributor and a desired reception strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor; Determining means for determining whether or not the distribution means distributes content by a combination;
Means for performing billing processing for a second distributor who is a provider of the second content when the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution means;
A content distribution program characterized by functioning as: The computer receives first content provided from the first distributor and second content provided from the second distributor, and receives the first content via a predetermined communication line to the client terminal of the receiving contractor And / or a content distribution program for functioning as the server in a content distribution system comprising at least one server for redistributing second content,
The computer,
First determination means for determining whether or not the target area set for the first content matches the application area set by the reception contractor;
A distribution strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the distributor and a desired reception strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor; A second determination means for determining whether to distribute the content by the combination;
Delivery means for delivering the content to the subscriber based on the determination by the first and second determination means,
Billing means for executing billing processing as an object the second distributor according to delivery of the second content to the client terminal by said delivery means,
Content delivery program for functioning as a. At least one server for redistributing the first content and the second content provided by the first distributor and the second distributor to the client terminal of the receiving contractor via a predetermined communication line; A computer-readable recording medium that records a content distribution program for functioning as the server in a content distribution system comprising:
The computer,
A distribution means for distributing the second content to the client terminal used by the reception contractor according to a combination of the target area set for the first content and the application area set by the reception contractor;
A distribution strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the distributor and a desired reception strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor; Determining means for determining whether or not the distribution means distributes content by a combination;
Means for performing billing processing for a second distributor who is a provider of the second content when the second content is distributed to the client terminal by the distribution means;
A computer-readable recording medium on which a content distribution program is recorded. The computer receives first content provided from the first distributor and second content provided from the second distributor, and receives the first content via a predetermined communication line to the client terminal of the receiving contractor And / or a computer-readable recording medium in which a content distribution program for functioning as the server in a content distribution system including at least one server that redistributes second content is recorded,
The computer,
First determination means for determining whether or not the target area set for the first content matches the application area set by the reception contractor;
A distribution strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the distributor and a desired reception strength having at least three levels for each content type set by the receiving contractor; A second determination means for determining whether to distribute the content by the combination;
Delivery means for delivering the content to the subscriber based on the determination by the first and second determination means,
Billing means for executing billing processing as an object the second distributor according to delivery of the second content to the client terminal by said delivery means,
A computer-readable recording medium content distribution program for functioning as a.

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