JP5265278B2 - Information processing apparatus, music distribution apparatus, electronic book display system, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus, a music distributing device, and an electronic book display system for displaying received electronic book data on an external display and also reproducing music data related to bibliographic information, and to provide a computer program. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic book data transmitted from a portable terminal device 3 is received by an information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 transmits the book information included in the electronic book data to a music distributing device 4, and starts receiving the music data distributed from the music distributing server device 4. The information processing apparatus 1 converts electronic book data and music data of some selected pages into an image signal and an audio signal, respectively and outputs them to the display 2 to start display and reproduction. When receiving an operation signal from the portable terminal device 3, the information processing apparatus 1 changes the some selected pages to different pages and executes a browsing operation for the electronic book data through the portable terminal device 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a music distribution apparatus, an electronic book display system, and a computer program for displaying electronic book data and reproducing music data related to bibliographic information.

In recent years, electronic books in which the contents of books composed of novels and comics are digitized using text and images have been widely used. The electronic book is provided as electronic book data including text data, image data, and bibliographic information. In addition, services for distributing various contents including electronic books and songs from an information distribution server device to a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone have been used. The content distributed to the mobile terminal device is displayed and reproduced by a display unit and a speaker provided in the mobile terminal device, and can be viewed by the user. The miniaturized portable terminal device has an advantage that it is excellent in portability, but has a drawback that the visibility is poor because the content is displayed on a small-area display screen. In particular, when an electronic book is displayed, the number of characters that can be displayed on a small-area display screen is small, and the display area for displaying an image is small, making it difficult to view the electronic book. Therefore, the portable terminal device described in Patent Document 1 converts the stored content into a video / audio signal, and outputs it to an external display device having a large display area such as a television receiver for display and reproduction. It is.
JP 2005-252784 A

  However, when the portable terminal device described in Patent Literature 1 is used for browsing an electronic book, it provides a realistic browsing of the electronic book by acquiring and playing a song related to the content of the electronic book. There was a problem that could not. In addition, there is a problem that related information related to the electronic book and the song cannot be acquired and displayed together with the electronic book on the display device or transmitted to the mobile terminal device. Furthermore, there is a problem in that it is not possible to create an opportunity to purchase a product by providing product information related to an electronic book and a song so that the product can be purchased.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by providing song data receiving means for receiving song data related to bibliographic information, the song data corresponding to the electronic book data is reproduced to provide a sense of presence. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an electronic book display system, and a computer program capable of browsing a certain electronic book. Another object of the present invention is to provide a music distribution apparatus that can distribute music data corresponding to electronic book data by providing music data distribution means for distributing music data related to bibliographic information. It is in.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide information processing means that can display related information on a display device and transmit information to a mobile terminal device by providing related information receiving means for acquiring related information related to song data. To provide an apparatus. Another object of the present invention is to provide purchase acceptance means for accepting purchases of products related to song data, and purchase information transmission means for transmitting purchase information relating to the accepted products to an external price settlement apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of creating a purchase opportunity for a product.

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes electronic book data receiving means for receiving electronic book data, and image signal output means for converting electronic book data received by the electronic book data receiving means into an image signal and outputting the image signal. In the information processing apparatus, the bibliographic information transmitting means for transmitting the bibliographic information included in the electronic book data, and the music data including the music content information transmitted according to the bibliographic information transmitted by the bibliographic information transmitting means Music data receiving means for receiving the music data, and audio signal output means for converting the music data received by the music data receiving means into an audio signal for output. The image signal output means comprises the bibliographic information or the music data. The content information is converted into an image signal and output .

In the present invention, the electronic book data sent from the portable terminal device is received by the information processing device. The information processing apparatus transmits bibliographic information included in the electronic book data to the music distribution apparatus. The information processing device receives song data including song content information sent from the song distribution device according to the bibliographic information. The information processing device converts the electronic book data and the song data into an image signal and an audio signal, converts the bibliographic information or the song content information into an image signal , outputs them to an external display device, and displays and reproduces them.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes selection information receiving means for receiving selection information including a part or all of the bibliographic information or part or all of the music content information, and the selection information received by the selection information receiving means. Selection information transmission means for transmitting information, related information reception means for receiving related information sent in response to the selection information transmitted by the selection information transmission means, and related information received by the related information reception means. And related information transmitting means for transmitting to the transmission source of the electronic book data.

  In the present invention, a part or all of the bibliographic information or the song content information displayed on the display device is selected and transmitted to the external search server device as selection information. Related information related to the selected information is searched by an external search server device and transmitted to the information processing device. The information processing device transmits the received related information to the mobile terminal device that is the transmission source of the electronic book data, and causes the mobile terminal device to receive the related information.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an email address storage unit that stores a plurality of email addresses, and the related information transmission unit includes the plurality of email addresses stored in the email address storage unit, The related information is transmitted to a selected electronic mail address.

  In the present invention, related information is transmitted to a selected e-mail address among a plurality of pre-registered e-mail addresses.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a purchase acceptance unit that accepts purchase of a product related to the selection information, and a purchase information transmission unit that transmits purchase information about the product accepted by the purchase acceptance unit to an external price settlement apparatus. It is characterized by providing.

  In the present invention, when the purchase of a product related to the information selected from the music content information is accepted, the purchase information of the product is transmitted to an external payment processing apparatus for purchase.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the related information receiving unit is configured to receive product information related to the selection information, and the purchase receiving unit receives purchase of a product based on the product information. It is comprised so that it may be comprised.

  In the present invention, merchandise information related to information selected from the song content information is sent from the external article sales server device and received. When the purchase of the product is accepted based on the received product information, the purchase information of the accepted product is transmitted to the external payment processing apparatus, and the product is purchased.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the music data receiving unit receives one piece of music data, the audio signal output unit repeatedly converts the one piece of music data into an audio signal and outputs the plurality of pieces of music. When data is received, one piece of music data selected from the plurality of music data is repeatedly converted into an audio signal and output.

  In the present invention, when one piece of music data is received, one piece of music data is repeatedly reproduced until browsing of the electronic book is completed. When a plurality of song data is received, one song data selected from the plurality of song data is repeatedly reproduced.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the song content information includes age information of the corresponding song, and the audio signal output unit receives the plurality of song data when the song data receiving unit receives a plurality of song data. The order is determined based on the age information, and each of the plurality of song data is converted into an audio signal according to the determined order and output.

  In the present invention, when a plurality of pieces of music data are received, the order in which the electronic book is played back is determined based on the age information of the corresponding music.

The music distribution device according to the present invention distributes the music data in response to the request, a music database storing a plurality of music data, request receiving means for receiving a request for music data corresponding to electronic book data, and the like. In the music distribution apparatus comprising music data distribution means, each of the plurality of music data includes music content information, and the request includes bibliographic information included in the electronic book data, and the music data distribution means Retrieves music content information related to the bibliographic information, and when one piece of music data is read from the music database, the one piece of music data is repeatedly delivered to the request source of the request, When the song data is read out, one song data selected from the plurality of song data is repeatedly distributed .

In the present invention, when a music data request is received, music content information related to the bibliographic information included in the request is searched, and music data including the searched music content information is distributed to the request source. When one piece of music content information related to the bibliographic information is searched, one piece of music data including the music content information is repeatedly distributed to the request source. When a plurality of pieces of music content information related to the bibliographic information are searched, one piece of music data selected from the plurality of pieces of music data including the music content information is repeatedly distributed to the request source.

The music distribution device according to the present invention distributes the music data in response to the request, a music database storing a plurality of music data, request receiving means for receiving a request for music data corresponding to electronic book data, and the like. In the music distribution device comprising music data distribution means, each of the plurality of music data includes music content information including age information of the corresponding music, and the request includes the bibliographic information included in the electronic book data The music data distribution means searches for music content information related to the bibliographic information and, when reading a plurality of music data from the music database, determines the order based on the age information, and determines the determined order. The music data is distributed to the request source of the request according to the above .

In the present invention, when a music data request is received, music content information related to the bibliographic information included in the request is searched, and music data including the searched music content information is distributed to the request source. Further, when a plurality of pieces of music data are distributed, the distribution order is determined and distributed based on the age information of the corresponding music.

An electronic book display system according to the present invention includes an information processing device that receives electronic book data, converts the data into an image signal, and outputs the image signal, and a display device that displays the image signal output by the information processing device. The system includes a song distribution device that reads and distributes song data from a song database that stores a plurality of song data including song content information, and the information processing device receives the bibliographic information included in the electronic book data as the song distribution device. Bibliographic information transmitting means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus, wherein the music distribution apparatus receives the bibliographic information, reads music data corresponding to the bibliographic information from the music database, and distributes the music data distribution means to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: music data receiving means for receiving the music data distributed from the music distribution apparatus; and the music data receiving means. A voice signal output means for outputting the music data is converted into voice signals that, further comprising an image signal output means for bibliographic information or the music content information is converted into an image signal output, the display device, The audio signal output unit outputs the audio signal.

In the present invention, the electronic book data transmitted from the portable terminal device is received by the information processing device, and the bibliographic information extracted from the electronic book data is transmitted to the music distribution device. The music distribution device receives bibliographic information sent from the information processing device, reads music data including music content information corresponding to the bibliographic information from the music database, and distributes the data to the information processing device. The information processing device converts the electronic book data and the song data into image signals and audio signals, converts the bibliographic information or the song content information into image signals, and outputs them to the display device. The display device displays and reproduces each of the image signal and the audio signal given from the information processing device.

A computer program according to the present invention is stored in a storage unit, and is a computer program for converting electronic book data including bibliographic information into an image signal. The computer includes music content information related to the bibliographic information. A song data acquisition step for acquiring song data; a first conversion step for converting the electronic book data and the song data into an image signal and an audio signal; and a step of converting the bibliographic information or the song content information into an image signal. And performing two conversion steps .

In the present invention, song data including song content information related to bibliographic information is acquired, electronic book data and song data are converted into image signals and audio signals, respectively , and bibliographic information or song content information is converted into image signals. Ru is converted to.

  In the present invention, by providing song data receiving means for receiving song data related to bibliographic information, it is possible to reproduce the song data corresponding to the electronic book data and browse the electronic book with a sense of presence. Become. In the present invention, music data corresponding to electronic book data can be distributed by providing music data distribution means for distributing music data related to bibliographic information.

  In the present invention, the related information receiving means for acquiring the related information related to the song data is provided, so that the related information can be displayed on the display device and transmitted to the portable terminal device. Further, in the present invention, the product includes a purchase acceptance unit that accepts purchase of a product related to the song data, and a purchase information transmission unit that transmits purchase information related to the accepted product to an external payment device. It is possible to create a purchase opportunity.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network configuration of the electronic book display system according to the first embodiment. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 denotes an information processing apparatus, which outputs an image signal and an audio signal to a display device 2 via a cable and displays them. In the information processing apparatus 1, a mobile terminal device 3 storing electronic book data and a remote operation device 10 for remotely operating the information processing apparatus 1 are connected so as to be able to communicate by infrared rays or wireless communication waves. . Further, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a music distribution server device (music distribution device) 4 that distributes music data via a network N such as the Internet, and music information included in bibliographic information or music data included in electronic book data. A search server device 5 for searching related information related to information is connected.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the information processing device 1, the mobile terminal device 3, and the remote control device 10 according to the first embodiment. The information processing apparatus 1 receives electronic book data and an operation signal from the mobile terminal apparatus 3 and transmits related information to the mobile terminal apparatus 3 (an electronic book data receiving unit, an operation signal receiving unit, and related information). (Transmission means) 17, a network communication unit (bibliographic information transmission means and music data reception means) 18 connected to the network N for transmitting bibliographic information and receiving music data, and remote operation transmitted by the remote control device 10. A remote operation signal receiving unit (operation receiving unit) 19 for receiving signals is provided. In addition, the remote operation signal receiving unit 19 receives selection information from the remote operation device 10 by receiving an operation signal for selecting a part or all of the bibliographic information and the song content information displayed on the display device 2. It also functions as a receiving means.

  The information processing apparatus 1 converts the electronic book data and the song data into an image signal and an audio signal and outputs the image signal and the audio signal, respectively, and outputs the image signal and the audio signal to the display device 2. The image signal output terminal 23 and the audio signal output terminal 22 are provided. A mixer amplifier 21 is interposed between the audio signal output unit 16 and the audio signal output terminal 22, and a microphone 201 is connected to the mixer amplifier 21 via a microphone signal input terminal 20. The mixer amplifier 21 is supplied from the audio signal output unit 16 and converts, for example, an audio signal such as an accompaniment song of karaoke and an audio signal input from the microphone 201, for example, a user singing voice corresponding to an accompaniment song of a karaoke song. The audio signal obtained in this way is mixed and output to the display device 2 via the audio signal output terminal 22. Thus, the information processing apparatus 1 can realize a karaoke function in addition to the electronic book data browsing function.

  The information processing apparatus 1 also includes an e-mail address database (e-mail address storage means) 14 that stores a plurality of e-mail addresses. The e-mail address database 14 stores e-mail addresses that can be received by the mobile terminal device 3 and a plurality of e-mail addresses associated with the names of a plurality of destinations. When the e-mail address database 14 receives an e-mail address registration operation via the remote control device 10, the e-mail address database 14 stores the e-mail address together with the name of the destination.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 that is a control unit for controlling the respective hardware units in the information processing apparatus 1 via the bus 11a, and a ROM that stores programs executed by the CPU 11 and the like. (Read-Only Memory) 12 and RAM (Random-Access Memory) 13 for storing variables and the like generated when the CPU 11 executes the program. The CPU 11 generates a browsing screen for browsing the electronic book data, converts it into an image signal by the image signal output unit 15 and outputs it. The CPU 11 reproduces the music data, converts it into an audio signal by the audio signal output unit 16, and outputs it.

  The mobile terminal device 3 transmits electronic book data and an operation signal to the information processing device 1 and receives a communication unit 37 for receiving an e-mail, and an operation reception unit 39 including a plurality of keys and the like for receiving operations by the user. The display unit 35 includes a liquid crystal panel that displays various types of information, and the audio output unit 36 includes a speaker that outputs audio. In addition, the mobile terminal device 3 is executed by the CPU 31, which is a control unit for controlling the internal hardware of the mobile terminal device 3 via the bus 31 a, the storage unit 38 storing electronic book data, and the CPU 31. A ROM 32 storing a program to be executed, and a RAM 33 storing a variable generated when the CPU 31 executes the program.

  In addition, the mobile terminal device 3 transmits electronic book data stored in the storage unit 38 and an operation signal corresponding to the operation received by the operation receiving unit 39 to the information processing device 1 via the communication unit 37. is there. The electronic book data includes image data and text data obtained by digitizing comics, novels, and the like, and bibliographic information, and is received by the mobile terminal device 3 from an external electronic book data distribution device (not shown) via the communication unit 37. The information is stored in the storage unit 38. The bibliographic information includes a plurality of items such as a book name, an author name, a publisher name, an issue date, genre information, and a commentary. The genre information indicates the genre to which the electronic book belongs, and is, for example, action, comedy, love story, mystery, or the like. The remote operation device 10 includes an operation reception unit 101 that receives a remote operation by a user, and a remote operation signal transmission unit 102 that transmits a remote operation signal corresponding to the received remote operation to the information processing device 1.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the music distribution server device 4 according to the first embodiment. The music distribution server device 4 is connected to the network N, receives a request for music data sent from the information processing device 1, and distributes music data in response to the request (request receiving means and music data). Distribution means) 45 and a music database 44 storing a plurality of music data. The song database 44 stores a plurality of song data each containing song content information. The song content information includes the song name and singer name of the song data, the age information of the corresponding song, and the media information about the movie, animation, and drama adopted as the theme song or insertion song. The age information of a song is the age when the song was created, the date when the song was released, the age when the song was sold the most, the age that showed the highest ranking in the sales ranking, and the highest ranking in the popularity ranking of karaoke songs It consists of information indicating the indicated age. The song content information includes a book name set in advance for each piece of song data. Reference numeral 4 denotes a CPU 41 that is a control unit for controlling each hardware unit in the music distribution server device 4 via the bus 41a, a ROM 42 that stores a program executed by the CPU 41, and the CPU 41 executes the program. And a RAM 43 for storing variables generated in

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a standby screen according to the first embodiment. When an operation for instructing the setting of the reception mode is transmitted from the remote operation device 10, the information processing device 1 sets the reception mode for receiving electronic book data and displays a standby screen on the display device 2. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal device 3 is displayed to the user together with the title “electronic book data standby screen” indicating that the screen is a screen for waiting for the electronic book data transmitted from the mobile terminal device 3 set in the reception mode. A message “Please send electronic book data ...” prompting to send electronic book data stored in the storage unit 38 is displayed. When the information processing apparatus 1 completes the reception of the electronic book data sent from the mobile terminal device 3, the information processing apparatus 1 starts a process of displaying the electronic book data on the display device 2.

  The information processing apparatus 1 extracts bibliographic information from the received electronic book data. The information processing apparatus 1 transmits bibliographic information to the music distribution server apparatus 4 to request music data. The music distribution server device 4 searches the music database 44 for music content information including a book name that forms part of the received bibliographic information as music content information related to the bibliographic information. When searching for song content information, it is not limited to the book name set in advance for each piece of song data, but is included in the media information of the song content information, and the book name that is the original of movies, anime and dramas Is also searched.

  The music distribution server device 4 is set to repeatedly distribute one piece of music data including the music content information when the searched music content information is one. Moreover, the music distribution server apparatus 4 determines the distribution order of several music data containing the said music content information based on the age information contained in music content information, when the searched music content information is multiple. One piece of music data selected from a plurality of music data may be repeatedly distributed. The distribution order may be determined so that, for example, new song data is obtained from old song data on which the song was created or published. Further, the distribution order may be determined in the order of the chronological order in which the sales of the songs are the highest, the chronological order in which the sales ranking is the highest, and the chronological order in which the popularity ranking of the karaoke songs is the highest. The music distribution server device 4 reads the music data from the music database 44 and starts distribution by streaming transmission to the information processing device 1.

  The information processing apparatus 1 starts receiving music data for which distribution has started. The information processing apparatus 1 extracts song content information from the received song data. The information processing apparatus 1 generates a browsing screen including the first page of electronic book data and song content information. The information processing device 1 converts the browsing screen into an image signal, outputs the image signal from the image signal output unit 15 to the display device 2, and starts display. Further, the information processing apparatus 1 starts streaming playback of the music data for which distribution has been started by converting the music data that has been received into an audio signal and outputting the audio signal to the display device 2 from the audio signal output terminal 22.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a browsing screen according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, song content information including the title “A poetry”, which is part of the bibliographic information, is acquired as a search result, and song data including the song content information of the search result is distributed. Thus, the first page of the electronic book data, the bibliographic information, and the song content information are displayed on the browsing screen. In addition, a cursor key including an arrow for selecting each item indicated in the bibliographic information and the music content information is displayed. As the bibliographic information, there are a plurality of items consisting of a book name “A poem”, genre information “comedy”, author name “Aro Yamada”, publisher “B publisher”, and publication date “July 24, 2008”. It is displayed.

  In addition, the song name “A poem” in the song data, the singer name “Ako Tanaka” as the song content information, the original title “A poem” of the movie in which the song was adopted as the theme song, and the name of the performer of the movie “Tanaka C husband, Yamamoto Ako”, song title “A poetry” of the theme song of the movie, the theme song singer “Tanaka Ako”, song title “C Morning” and the song of the song A plurality of items each consisting of a singer name “Tanaka Ako” are displayed. When the user operates a cursor key or the like provided in the operation receiving unit 39 of the mobile terminal device 3, the information processing device 1 changes the page of the electronic book data displayed on the browsing screen to the previous and next pages.

  For example, when a page return operation, which is an operation to return the page by pressing the left cursor key provided in the operation reception unit 39 of the mobile terminal device 3, is performed, the information processing device 1 displays on the display device 2. The page of the existing electronic book data is returned by one page and displayed. Further, for example, when a page turning operation, which is an operation of advancing the page by pressing the right cursor key provided in the operation receiving unit 39 of the mobile terminal device 3, the information processing device 1 displays on the display device 2. The page of the electronic book data being processed is advanced by one page and displayed. Thus, the user can listen to the music data to be reproduced and operate the mobile terminal device 3 to view the electronic book data displayed on the browsing screen.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the browsing screen according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the second page of the electronic book data, the bibliographic information, and the song content information are displayed on the browsing screen. In addition, a comic balloon that is a part of the e-book data “actually a lottery has been won!” Is enlarged and displayed to give a sense of reality. The page change by the page turning operation and the page returning operation is not limited to the case of following the page number defined by the standard of the electronic book data, and one page is divided into a plurality of pages by the information processing apparatus 1 and divided. You may change based on the obtained page. For example, when one page in the standard of electronic book data is composed of comics having a plurality of frames, the plurality of frames may be classified into a plurality of groups, and the pages assigned to each group may be changed.

  The information processing apparatus 1 selects one item among a plurality of items displayed in the bibliographic information and the song content information by the cursor displayed on the selection screen when the user operates the operation receiving unit 101 of the remote control device 10 In this case, selection information including the selected item is transmitted to the search server device 5. The search server device 5 searches for related information related to the transmitted selection information and transmits it to the information processing device 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when “singer name: Ako Tanaka” is selected and selection information is transmitted, the song name and singer of another song announced by the singer with the singer name of Tanaka Ako The search server device 5 searches for related information including the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the official site. The information processing device 1 receives the related information transmitted by the search server device 5, stops displaying the browsing screen, and starts displaying the transmission screen.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a transmission screen according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the title “transmission screen” and the names of the transmission destinations of the mail addresses registered in the e-mail address database 14 are “dad”, “mother”, “older brother”, and “onee sister”. In addition, a “friend”, a check box for selecting a transmission destination, a transmission button, and an end button are displayed. A transmission destination is selected by moving the cursor to a check box provided on the right side of each recipient and selecting it.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the names of transmission destinations “mother”, “older brother”, and “friends” are selected as transmission destinations. When the send button is clicked, the e-mail address of the selected destination and the e-mail address that can be received by the mobile terminal device 3 are read from the e-mail address database 14. The attribute of the email address is acquired from each read email address. The attribute of the e-mail address is, for example, whether it is an e-mail address received by a PC (Personal Computer) or the like, whether it is an e-mail address received by a mobile phone or the like, and received by the mobile phone In this case, it is composed of information indicating the name of the company that provides the mobile phone service, that is, the carrier. The information processing apparatus 1 reconstructs the related information based on the attributes of each e-mail address and transmits it to each e-mail address.

  For example, when the attribute of the e-mail address indicates that the e-mail address is received by a PC or a mobile phone, the related information including only URL information that can be browsed by the PC or the mobile phone may be reconstructed. For example, when the attribute of the e-mail address indicates the name of the carrier of the mobile phone, related information consisting only of URL information of the website provided by the carrier may be reconfigured. Accordingly, the related information is transmitted to a plurality of transmission destinations including the mobile terminal device 3 that is the transmission source of the electronic book data. Further, when transmission of related information is completed or when an end button is selected, the display of the transmission screen is stopped and the display of the browsing screen is resumed.

  8, 9, and 10 are flowcharts illustrating a procedure of browsing display processing executed by the mobile terminal device 3, the information processing device 1, and the music distribution server device 4 according to the first embodiment. The browsing display process is executed when the information processing apparatus 1 receives an operation signal instructing setting to the reception mode. The CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 sets a reception mode for receiving electronic book data (step S1) and displays a standby screen (step S2). CPU31 of the portable terminal device 3 determines whether the transmission operation of electronic book data was received (step S3). If it is determined that the transmission operation is not accepted (NO in step S3), the CPU 31 waits until the transmission operation is accepted. If the CPU 31 determines that the transmission operation has been accepted (YES in step S3), the CPU 31 transmits the electronic book data to the information processing apparatus 1 (step S4).

  The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the electronic book data transmitted from the mobile terminal device 3 (step S5). The CPU 11 extracts bibliographic information from the electronic book data (step S6). CPU11 transmits bibliographic information to the music distribution server apparatus 4 (step S7). The CPU 41 of the music distribution server device 4 receives the sent bibliographic information (step S8). CPU41 searches the music content information relevant to bibliographic information (step S9). The CPU 41 determines whether there are a plurality of search results (step S10). If the CPU 41 determines that there are a plurality of search results (YES in step S10), the CPU 41 determines the distribution order of the song data (step S12) and starts distributing the song data including the searched song content information (step S13). ).

  If the CPU 41 determines that there are not a plurality of search results (NO in step S10), it sets the repeated distribution of the song data (step S11), and the process proceeds to step S13 for starting the distribution of the song data including the searched song content information. Move. The CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 starts receiving the music data for which distribution has started (step S14). CPU11 extracts music content information from music data (step S15). CPU11 reads the 1st page of the received electronic book data (step S16). The CPU 11 generates a browsing screen (step S17), converts the browsing screen into an image signal, and causes the display device 2 to start outputting (step S18). The CPU 11 converts the song data into an audio signal and causes the display device 2 to start outputting (step S19).

  CPU31 of the portable terminal device 3 determines whether the operation reception part 39 received operation (step S20). If it is determined that the operation is not accepted (NO in step S20), the CPU 31 waits until the operation is accepted. When it is determined that the operation has been accepted (YES in step S20), the CPU 31 transmits an operation signal to the information processing apparatus 1 (step S21). The CPU 31 determines whether or not the accepted operation is a browsing end operation (step S32). If the CPU 31 determines that the received operation is not a browsing end operation (NO in step S32), the CPU 31 returns the process to step S20 for determining whether or not the operation receiving unit 39 has received the operation.

  CPU31 complete | finishes a browsing display process, when it determines with the received operation being browsing completion operation (it is YES at step S32). The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the operation signal sent from the mobile terminal device 3 (step S22). CPU11 performs the below-mentioned browsing operation process which browses electronic book data based on an operation signal (step S23). The CPU 11 determines whether or not the received operation signal is a selection operation (step S24). If the CPU 11 determines that the operation is a selection operation (YES in step S24), the CPU 11 executes a selection operation process described later (step S25). The CPU 11 determines whether or not the received operation signal is a browsing end operation (step S26).

  If the CPU 11 determines in step S24 that determines whether or not the received operation signal is a selection operation (NO in step S24), the process proceeds to step S26 in which it is determined whether or not it is a browsing end operation. Move. When it is determined in step S26 that determines whether or not it is a browsing end operation (NO in step S26), the CPU 11 performs a process in step S22 that receives an operation signal sent from the mobile terminal device 3. To return. If the CPU 11 determines that it is a browsing end operation (YES in step S26), it stops outputting the audio signal (step S27) and transmits a distribution stop request to the music distribution server device 4 (step S28). The CPU 41 of the music distribution server device 4 receives the distribution stop request sent from the information processing device 1 (step S29), stops distribution of the music data (step S30), and ends the browsing display process. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 stops outputting the image signal of the browsing screen (step S31) and ends the browsing display process.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of browsing operation processing according to the first embodiment. The CPU 11 determines whether or not the received operation signal indicates a page return operation (step S41). If the CPU 11 determines that the operation signal indicates a page return operation (YES in step S41), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the electronic book data displayed on the browsing screen is the first page (step S42). If the CPU 11 determines that the page is the first page (YES in step S42), the browsing operation process ends. If the CPU 11 determines that it is not the first page (NO in step S42), the electronic book data of the previous page is read out from the electronic book data (step S43), and a browsing screen is generated using the read electronic book data (step S43). Step S44). The CPU 11 converts the browsing screen into an image signal and starts output to the display device 2 (step S45), and ends the browsing operation process.

  If the CPU 11 determines in step S41 whether the received operation signal indicates a page return operation or not (NO in step S41), determines whether the received operation signal is a page turning operation. It is determined whether or not (step S46). If the CPU 11 determines that it is not a page turning operation (NO in step S46), it ends the browsing operation process. When the CPU 11 determines that the operation is a page turning operation (YES in step S46), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the electronic book data displayed on the browsing screen is the last page (step S47). If the CPU 11 determines that it is the last page (YES in step S47), it ends the browsing operation process. If the CPU 11 determines that the page is not the last page (NO in step S47), the electronic book data of the next page is read (step S48), and the process proceeds to step S44 where a browsing screen is generated using the read electronic book data.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the selection operation process according to the first embodiment. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 transmits selection information including items selected by the selection operation to the search server device 5 (step S51). The search server device 5 receives the selection information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S52). The search server device 5 searches for related information related to the selected information (step S53). The search server device 5 transmits the searched related information to the information processing device 1 (step S54), and ends the process. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the related information given from the search server device 5 (step S55). CPU11 switches the image signal of the browsing screen currently output to the image signal of a transmission screen (step S56).

  The CPU 11 determines whether or not an end software button has been selected (step S57). When determining that the end software button has not been selected (NO in step S57), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the transmission software button has been selected (step S58). If the CPU 11 determines that the transmission software button has not been selected (NO in step S58), the process returns to step S57 for determining whether or not the end software button has been selected.

  When it is determined that the transmission software button has been selected (YES in step S58), the CPU 11 executes related information transmission processing described later (step S59). The CPU 11 switches from the output image signal of the transmission screen to the image signal of the browsing screen (step S60), and ends the browsing selection operation process. If the CPU 11 determines in step S57 that it is determined whether or not the end software button has been selected (YES in step S57), the process proceeds to step S60 for switching to the image signal on the viewing screen. To finish the selection operation process.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of related information transmission processing according to the first embodiment. The CPU 11 reads out the first destination e-mail address selected from the e-mail address database 14 and the e-mail address that can be received by the mobile terminal device 3 (step S71). The CPU 11 acquires the attribute of the read e-mail address (step S72), and reconstructs related information based on the acquired attribute (step S73). The CPU 11 transmits the reconstructed related information by e-mail (step S74).

  The CPU 11 determines whether or not transmission has been completed to all selected transmission destinations (step S75). If the CPU 11 determines that it has not been transmitted to all destinations (NO in step S75), it reads the next destination e-mail address (step S76), and proceeds to step S72 to acquire the attribute of the e-mail address. return. If the CPU 11 determines that transmission has been completed to all transmission destinations (YES in step S75), the related information transmission process ends.

  In the case where the song distribution server device 4 searches for the song content information, the song content information including the book name that forms a part of the bibliographic information is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may search the music content information containing the genre information made. In this case, for example, the genre of the electronic book suitable for the tune of each piece of song data may be determined in advance and added as genre information to the song content information. Moreover, although the case where all the bibliographic information and the music content information are displayed on the browsing screen is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and a part of each of the bibliographic information and the browsing information may be displayed. Further, bibliographic information or song content information may be displayed on the browsing screen. In this case, as related information, related information related to selection information selected from bibliographic information or song content information is acquired.

  Although the case where the browsing operation of the electronic book data is performed based on the operation signal sent from the mobile terminal device 3 is shown, the operation signal received by the information processing device 1 via the remote operation device 10 is not limited to this. May be based on In the related information transmission process executed by the information processing apparatus 1, the case where the related information reconfigured based on the attribute of the e-mail address is transmitted by e-mail has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the related information is not reconfigured. May be e-mailed to an external mail server. In this case, a mail server (not shown) may reconfigure the related information based on the attribute of the e-mail address, and transmit the reconfigured related information to each e-mail address.

Embodiment 2
FIGS. 14, 15, and 16 are flowcharts illustrating a procedure of browsing display processing executed by the mobile terminal device 3, the information processing device 1, and the music distribution server device 4 according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment performs streaming reproduction of the music data distributed from the music distribution server apparatus 4, while receiving all the music data transmitted from the music distribution server apparatus 4. After that, it is configured to play back. The CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 sets a reception mode for receiving electronic book data (step S81), and displays a standby screen (step S82). CPU31 of the portable terminal device 3 determines whether the transmission operation of electronic book data was received (step S83). If it is determined that the transmission operation is not accepted (NO in step S83), the CPU 31 waits until the transmission operation is accepted. When it is determined that the transmission operation has been accepted (YES in step S83), the CPU 31 transmits the electronic book data to the information processing apparatus 1 (step S84).

  The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the electronic book data transmitted from the mobile terminal device 3 (step S85). The CPU 11 extracts bibliographic information from the electronic book data (step S86). CPU11 transmits bibliographic information to the music distribution server apparatus 4 (step S87). The CPU 41 of the music distribution server device 4 receives the sent bibliographic information (step S88). CPU41 searches the music content information relevant to bibliographic information (step S89). CPU41 distributes the music data containing the searched music content information (step S90).

  The CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 receives the distributed song data (step S91). CPU11 extracts music content information from music data (step S92). The CPU 11 determines whether or not the received song data is plural (step S93). If the CPU 11 determines that the song data is plural (YES in step S93), the CPU 11 determines the output order of the song data (step S95), and reads the first page of the received electronic book data (step S96). If the CPU 11 determines that the song data is not plural (NO in step S93), the CPU 11 sets the repeated output of the song data (step S94), and moves the process to step S96 for reading the first page of the received electronic book data. The CPU 11 generates a browsing screen (step S97), converts the browsing screen into an image signal, and causes the display device 2 to start outputting (step S98). The CPU 11 converts the song data into an audio signal and causes the display device 2 to start outputting (step S99).

  CPU31 of the portable terminal device 3 determines whether the operation reception part 39 received operation (step S100). If CPU 31 determines that no operation has been accepted (NO in step S100), CPU 31 waits until an operation is accepted. When it is determined that the operation has been accepted (YES in step S100), the CPU 31 transmits an operation signal to the information processing apparatus 1 (step S101). The CPU 31 determines whether or not the accepted operation is a browsing end operation (step S109). If the CPU 31 determines that the received operation is not a browsing end operation (NO in step S109), the CPU 31 returns the process to step S100 in which it is determined whether or not the operation receiving unit 39 has received the operation.

  When CPU 31 determines that the received operation is a browsing end operation (YES in step S109), CPU 31 ends the browsing display process. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the operation signal sent from the mobile terminal device 3 (step S102). CPU11 performs browsing operation processing based on an operation signal (Step S103). The CPU 11 determines whether or not the received operation signal is a selection operation (step S104). If the CPU 11 determines that the operation is a selection operation (YES in step S104), the CPU 11 executes a selection operation process (step S105). The CPU 11 determines whether or not the received operation signal is a browsing end operation (step S106).

  If the CPU 11 determines in step S104 that it is determined whether the received operation signal is a selection operation or not (NO in step S104), the process proceeds to step S106 in which it is determined whether or not it is a browsing end operation. Move. If the CPU 11 determines in step S106 that it is determined whether or not it is a browsing end operation (NO in step S106), the CPU 11 performs processing in step S102 that receives an operation signal sent from the mobile terminal device 3. To return. If the CPU 11 determines that it is a browsing end operation (YES in step S106), the CPU 11 stops outputting the audio signal (step S107), stops outputting the image signal on the browsing screen (step S108), and displays the browsing display process. Exit.

  The second embodiment is configured as described above, and the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and processing names, and detailed description thereof is omitted. .

Embodiment 3
FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network configuration of the electronic book display system according to the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, an article sales server device is connected to the network N shown in the first embodiment, so that products related to electronic book data and music data reproduced by the information processing device 1 can be purchased. . In FIG. 17, reference numeral 6 denotes a plurality of article sales server apparatuses (price settlement apparatuses) connected to the network N. The article sales server apparatuses 6, 6,... An article sales site that provides The article sales server devices 6, 6,... Are, for example, electronic books, CDs (Compact Discs) and DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs) on which songs are recorded, karaoke songs played on the information processing device 1, and mobile terminal devices 3. Provides a purchase service for incoming songs played on the Internet.

  The communication unit 37 of the mobile terminal device 3 can be directly connected to the network N. The remote operation signal receiving unit 19 of the information processing apparatus 1 also functions as a purchase acceptance unit that accepts purchase of a product by receiving an operation signal for selecting a product related to song data or related information from the remote operation device 10. . When the remote operation signal receiving unit 19 accepts the purchase of a product, the network communication unit 18 of the information processing device 1 sends purchase information including a credit card number necessary for purchase to the article sales server devices 6, 6,. It also functions as purchase information transmission means for transmission.

  FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a browsing screen according to the third embodiment. When one item is selected from a plurality of items constituting the bibliographic information and the song content information displayed on the browsing screen, the information processing apparatus 1 displays a submenu corresponding to the selected item. When the displayed submenu is selected, the information processing apparatus 1 connects to the article sales server apparatus 6 associated in advance with the selected submenu via the network N. In the example shown in FIG. 18, after the singer name “Tanaka Ako” as one item is selected from a plurality of items constituting the song content information, the submenus “1. Purchase CD, DVD”, “2. Karaoke songs” are selected. “Purchase” and “3. Purchase incoming song” are displayed, and the submenu “2. Purchase karaoke song” is further selected. Further, when one item is selected from a plurality of items constituting the bibliographic information, a submenu “purchase electronic book” is displayed.

  When the sub-menu “1. Purchase CD, DVD” or “Purchase electronic book” is selected, the information processing apparatus 1 publishes an article sales site that sells CDs, DVDs, or electronic books on the network N. It connects to the article sales server device 6 and transmits selection information consisting of the selected item. The article sales server device 6 searches for a CD and a DVD or an electronic book related to the selection information, and transmits a purchase screen for purchasing the searched product to the information processing device 1. The information processing device 1 receives the purchase screen and displays it on the display device 2. When the product displayed on the purchase screen is selected, the information processing device 1 transmits purchase information for purchasing the selected product to the article sales server device 6. The article sales server device 6 receives the purchase information, executes price settlement processing, and completes the purchase of the product.

  The information processing apparatus 1 is connected to an article sales server apparatus 6 that sells karaoke song data that is karaoke song data that can be reproduced by the information processing apparatus 1 when the submenu “2. The purchase information including the singer name as the selected item is generated and transmitted to the article sales server device 6. The article sales server device 6 receives the purchase information, executes price settlement processing, and completes the purchase of the product. Next, a procedure for purchasing a karaoke song selected by the information processing apparatus 1 from a plurality of karaoke songs related to the selected singer name will be described.

  FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a karaoke song purchase screen according to the third embodiment. The information processing apparatus 1 is connected to an article sales server apparatus 6 that sells karaoke song data that is karaoke song data that can be reproduced by the information processing apparatus 1 when the submenu “2. The selection information including the singer name as the selected item is transmitted. The article sales server device 6 searches for a karaoke song related to the selected singer name, and transmits a list of the searched karaoke songs to the information processing device 1. The information processing apparatus 1 receives a list of karaoke songs, generates a karaoke song purchase screen, and displays it on the display device 2.

  In the example shown in FIG. 19, the title “purchase screen” indicating that it is a purchase screen, the selected singer name “Ako Tanaka”, and the song names “meeting”, “rain”, and karaoke songs related to Ako Tanaka “Morning”, a purchase software button provided for each song name, and an end software button for ending the karaoke song purchase screen are displayed. The purchased software button associated with the song name “rain” is selected by the cursor. When the purchase software button is selected on the karaoke song purchase screen, the information processing device 1 transmits purchase information for purchasing karaoke song data to the article sales server device 6. The article sales server device 6 receives the purchase information, executes a price settlement process, and completes the purchase of the karaoke song data. The information processing device 1 receives karaoke song data sent from the article sales server device 6 after the purchase is completed.

  When the sub-menu “3. Purchase incoming song” is selected, the information processing apparatus 1 connects to the article sales server device 6 that sells incoming song data that can be played back by the mobile terminal device 3, and uses the selected item. Send selection information consisting of a singer's name. The article sales server device 6 publishes on the network network N an article sales site for mobile terminal devices that can be browsed by the mobile terminal device 3 connected to the network network N. The article sales server device 6 searches for an incoming song related to the selected singer name, and transmits the URL information of the article sales site for the mobile terminal device that sells the data of the searched incoming song to the information processing device 1.

  The information processing apparatus 1 receives the URL information, displays a transmission screen for selecting the transmission destination of the URL information, and accepts the selection of the transmission destination. The information processing apparatus 1 transmits the URL information to the selected e-mail address of the transmission destination and the e-mail address that can be received by the mobile terminal apparatus 3 that is the transmission source of the electronic book data. The mobile terminal device 3 that has received the URL information can connect to the article sales site for the mobile terminal device specified by the received URL and purchase the incoming song data.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the selection operation process and the purchase process related to CD and DVD purchase or electronic book purchase according to the third embodiment. When the submenu “1. Purchase CD, DVD” or “Purchase electronic book” is selected, the CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 sells CDs, DVDs, or electronic books among the article sales server devices 6, 6,. To the article sales server device 6 to be operated (step S111). CPU11 transmits selection information to the goods sales server apparatus 6 (step S112). The article sales server device 6 receives the selection information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S113). The article sales server device 6 searches for a product related to the selection information (step S114), and transmits a purchase screen of the searched product to the information processing device 1 (step S115).

  The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the purchase screen sent from the article sales server device 6 (step S116). The CPU 11 switches the image signal of the browsing screen being output to the image signal of the purchase screen (step S117). The CPU 11 determines whether an end software button on the purchase screen has been selected (step S118). When determining that the end software button is not selected (NO in step S118), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the purchased software button is selected (step S119). If it is determined that the purchased software button is not selected (NO in step S119), the CPU 11 returns the process to step S118 for determining whether or not the end software button is selected.

  When determining that the purchase software button has been selected (YES in step S119), the CPU 11 transmits purchase information to the article sales server device 6 (step S120). The article sales server device 6 receives the purchase information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S121), executes a price settlement process (step S122), and ends the purchase process related to the CD and DVD purchase. The CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 switches the image signal of the purchase screen that is being output to the image signal of the browsing screen (step S123), and ends the selection operation process regarding CD and DVD or electronic book purchase. When determining in step S118 that the end software button has been selected in step S118, the CPU 11 determines that the end software button has been selected (YES in step S118). The process is shifted to step S123 for switching to the image signal of FIG.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the selection operation process and the purchase process related to the karaoke song purchase according to the third embodiment. When the sub menu “2. Karaoke Karaoke Purchase” is selected, the CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 among the article sales server apparatuses 6, 6,... Sells the karaoke song data. 6 (step S131). CPU11 produces | generates the purchase information containing selection information (step S132), and transmits purchase information to the goods sales server apparatus 6 (step S133). The article sales server device 6 receives the purchase information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S134), and executes price settlement processing (step S135).

  The article sales server device 6 transmits the karaoke song data for which the purchase has been completed to the information processing device 1 (step S136), and ends the purchase process. The CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 receives the karaoke song data sent from the article sales apparatus 6 (step S137). CPU11 switches the image signal of the purchase screen currently output to the image signal of a browsing screen (step S138), and complete | finishes the selection operation process regarding karaoke song purchase.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing another procedure of the selection operation process and the purchase process related to the karaoke song purchase according to the third embodiment. When the submenu “2. Karaoke Karaoke Purchase” is selected, the CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 connects to the article sales server apparatus 6 that sells karaoke song data among the article sales server apparatuses 6, 6,. Step S141). CPU11 transmits selection information to the goods sales server apparatus 6 (step S142). The article sales server device 6 receives the selection information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S143). The article sales server device 6 searches for karaoke songs related to the selection information (step S144), and transmits a karaoke song list including the searched karaoke songs to the information processing device 1 (step S145).

  The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the karaoke song list sent from the article sales server device 6 (step S146). The CPU 11 generates a purchase screen based on the karaoke song list (step S147), and switches the image signal of the browsing screen being output to the image signal of the purchase screen (step S148). The CPU 11 determines whether or not an end software button on the purchase screen has been selected (step S149). When determining that the end software button has not been selected (NO in step S149), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the purchase software button on the purchase screen has been selected (step S150). If the CPU 11 determines that the purchased software button is not selected (NO in step S150), the CPU 11 returns the process to step S149 for determining whether or not the end software button is selected.

  When it is determined that the purchase software button has been selected (YES in step S150), the CPU 11 transmits purchase information to the article sales server device 6 (step S151). The article sales server device 6 receives the purchase information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S152), and executes price settlement processing (step S153). The article sales server device 6 transmits karaoke song data, which is data of the purchased karaoke song, to the information processing device 1 (step S154), and ends the purchase process. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the karaoke song data sent from the article sales server device 6 (step S155).

  CPU11 switches the image signal of the purchase screen currently output to the image signal of a browsing screen (step S156), and complete | finishes the selection operation process regarding karaoke song purchase. If the CPU 11 determines in step S149 whether or not the end software button on the purchase screen has been selected (YES in step S149), the CPU 11 outputs an image signal on the purchase screen that is being output. Is switched to the image signal of the browsing screen.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the selection operation process and the transmission process regarding the incoming song purchase according to the third embodiment. When the submenu “3. Purchase incoming song” is selected, the CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 connects to the article sales server device 6 that sells the incoming song among the article sales server devices 6, 6,. S161). The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 transmits the selection information to the article sales server device 6 (step S162). The article sales server device 6 receives the selection information sent from the information processing device 1 (step S163). The article sales server device 6 searches for an incoming song related to the selection information (step S164), and transmits URL information of the article sales site for the mobile terminal device that sells the searched incoming song to the information processing device 1 (step S164). S165), the transmission process is terminated.

  The CPU 11 of the information processing device 1 receives the URL information sent from the article sales server device 6 (step S166). CPU11 switches the image signal of the browsing screen currently output to the image signal of a transmission screen (step S167). The CPU 11 determines whether or not an end software button on the transmission screen has been selected (step S168). When determining that the end software button has not been selected (NO in step S168), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the transmission software button on the transmission screen has been selected (step S169). If the CPU 11 determines that the transmission software button has not been selected (NO in step S169), the process returns to step S168, which determines whether or not the end software button has been selected.

  If the CPU 11 determines that the send software button has been selected (YES in step S169), the destination e-mail address selected on the send screen from the e-mail address database 14 and the e-mail address that can be received by the mobile terminal device 3 Is read (step S170), and the URL information is transmitted by e-mail (step S171). The CPU 11 switches from the output image signal of the transmission screen to the image signal of the browsing screen (step S172), and ends the selection operation processing regarding the incoming song purchase. If the CPU 11 determines in step S168 whether or not the end software button has been selected (YES in step S168), the process proceeds to step S172 for switching to the image signal on the viewing screen. Then, the selection operation process regarding the incoming song purchase is finished.

  In the third embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 performs a selection operation process related to the purchase of electronic books, CDs, DVDs, karaoke songs, and incoming songs. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Any product that is related to the item selected from the above items may be used. In addition, although the selection information is selected from a plurality of items constituting the bibliographic information and the song content information and transmitted, the selection information is not limited to this and is selected from any one of the bibliographic information and the song content information. May be transmitted. Although the case where the price settlement processing is performed by the article sales server apparatus 6 is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and a price settlement server apparatus different from the article sales server apparatus 6 is provided to transmit purchase information to the price settlement server apparatus. It may be.

  In the third embodiment, an image signal and an audio signal are output from the information processing device 1 to the display device 2 to be displayed and reproduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image signal output unit 15 and the audio signal are not limited thereto. You may comprise so that an image signal and an audio | voice signal may be output and displayed on the display part and sound emission part which were provided in the information processing apparatus 1 from the output part 16 respectively.

  The third embodiment is configured as described above, and the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and processing names, and detailed description thereof is omitted. .

Embodiment 4
FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, the computer program is read and executed from the ROM provided in the information processing apparatus in the first, second, and third embodiments, but is read from the recording medium and executed. It is configured. A recording medium reading unit 71 and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) 72 are connected to the CPU 11 of the information processing apparatus 7 via a bus 11a. The EEPROM 72 is a rewritable memory that stores the computer program 711 of the present invention, and is a flash memory or the like. The information processing apparatus 7 reads the computer program 711 from the recording medium 710 inserted in the recording medium reading unit 71 and stores it in the EEPROM 72.

  The CPU 11 is configured to execute processing necessary for the information processing apparatus 7 of the present invention in accordance with the computer program 711 of the present invention stored in the EEPROM 72. The computer program 711 causes the CPU 11 to transmit bibliographic information included in the electronic book data received by the information processing device 7 from the network communication unit 18 to the music distribution server device 4 via the network N, and distributes music according to the bibliographic information. The music data sent from the server device 4 is acquired (music data acquisition step). The computer program 711 causes the CPU 11 to convert the acquired song data into an audio signal (conversion step).

  The computer program 711 according to the present invention can be stored not only in the recording medium 710 such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM but also in an external memory such as a memory card. In this case, the computer program 711 is read from an external memory (not shown) connected to the CPU 11 and stored in the EEPROM 72. Further, communication may be established with an external server computer (not shown) connected to the CPU 11, and the computer program 711 may be downloaded to the EEPROM 72.

  The fourth embodiment is configured as described above, and the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and processing names, and detailed description thereof is omitted. .

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network configuration of an electronic book display system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an information processing device, a mobile terminal device, and a remote control device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a music distribution server device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a standby screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a browsing screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of a browsing screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a transmission screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of browsing display processing executed by the mobile terminal device, the information processing device, and the music distribution server device according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of browsing display processing executed by the mobile terminal device, the information processing device, and the music distribution server device according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of browsing display processing executed by the mobile terminal device, the information processing device, and the music distribution server device according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of browsing operation processing according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of selection operation processing according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of related information transmission processing according to Embodiment 1; It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the browsing display process performed with the portable terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 2, an information processing apparatus, and a music distribution server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the browsing display process performed with the portable terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 2, an information processing apparatus, and a music distribution server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the browsing display process performed with the portable terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 2, an information processing apparatus, and a music distribution server apparatus. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network configuration of an electronic book display system according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a browsing screen according to Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the karaoke song purchase screen which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a selection operation process and a purchase process related to CD and DVD purchase or electronic book purchase according to Embodiment 3. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the selection operation process regarding the karaoke song purchase which concerns on Embodiment 3, and a purchase process. It is a flowchart which shows the other procedure of the selection operation process regarding the karaoke music purchase which concerns on Embodiment 3, and a purchase process. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a selection operation process and a transmission process relating to incoming song purchase according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an information processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,7 Information processing apparatus 2 Display apparatus 3 Portable terminal device 4 Music distribution server apparatus 5 Search server apparatus 6 Article sales server apparatus 10 Remote operation apparatus 11,31,41 CPU
11a, 31a, 41a Bus 12, 32, 42 ROM
13, 33, 43 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 E-mail address database 15 Image signal output part 16 Audio | voice signal output part 17 Portable terminal communication part 18,45 Network communication part 19 Remote operation signal receiving part 20 Microphone signal input terminal 21 Mixer amplifier 22 Audio | voice signal output terminal 23 Image signal output terminal 35 Display unit 36 Audio output unit 37 Communication unit 38 Storage unit 39, 101 Operation reception unit 44 Music database 102 Remote operation signal transmission unit 201 Microphone 71 Recording medium reading unit 72 EEPROM
710 Recording medium 711 Computer program N Network network

Claims (11)

An information processing apparatus comprising: an electronic book data receiving unit that receives electronic book data; and an image signal output unit that converts the electronic book data received by the electronic book data receiving unit into an image signal and outputs the image signal.
Bibliographic information transmitting means for transmitting bibliographic information included in the electronic book data;
Song data receiving means for receiving song data including song content information sent according to the bibliographic information sent by the bibliographic information sending means;
Audio signal output means for converting the song data received by the song data receiving means into an audio signal and outputting the audio signal ;
The image signal output means is configured to convert the bibliographic information or the music content information into an image signal and output the image signal . Selection information receiving means for receiving selection information including part or all of the bibliographic information or part or all of the music content information;
Selection information transmitting means for transmitting the selection information received by the selection information receiving means;
Related information receiving means for receiving related information sent in response to the selection information transmitted by the selection information transmitting means;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a related information transmitting unit configured to transmit the related information received by the related information receiving unit to a transmission source of the electronic book data. E-mail address storage means storing a plurality of e-mail addresses,
The related information transmitting means includes
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the related information is transmitted to a selected electronic mail address among the plurality of electronic mail addresses stored by the electronic mail address storage unit. . Purchase acceptance means for accepting purchases of products related to the selection information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a purchase information transmitting unit that transmits the purchase information about the product to which the purchase acceptance unit has accepted the external payment system. The related information receiving means is configured to receive product information related to the selection information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the purchase acceptance unit is configured to accept purchase of a product based on the product information. The audio signal output means is
When the song data receiving means receives one piece of song data, the one piece of song data is repeatedly converted into an audio signal and output. When a plurality of song data is received, one piece selected from the plurality of song data The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the music data is repeatedly converted into an audio signal and output. The song content information includes age information of the corresponding song,
The audio signal output means is
When the music data receiving means receives a plurality of music data, the order is determined based on the age information, and each of the music data is converted into an audio signal according to the determined order and output. the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1, wherein up to claim 5 that. A song comprising a song database storing a plurality of song data, a request receiving means for receiving a request for song data corresponding to electronic book data, and a song data delivery means for delivering the song data in response to the request In the distribution device,
Each of the plurality of song data includes song content information;
The request is
The bibliographic information included in the electronic book data,
The song data distribution means includes:
When music content information related to the bibliographic information is searched and one piece of music data is read from the music database, the one piece of music data is repeatedly distributed to the request source of the request, and a plurality of songs are obtained from the music database. A music distribution device configured to repeatedly distribute one piece of music data selected from the plurality of music data when data is read out . A song comprising a song database storing a plurality of song data, a request receiving means for receiving a request for song data corresponding to electronic book data, and a song data delivery means for delivering the song data in response to the request In the distribution device,
Each of the plurality of song data includes song content information including age information of the corresponding song ,
The request is
The bibliographic information included in the electronic book data,
The song data distribution means includes:
When searching for song content information related to the bibliographic information and reading a plurality of song data from the song database, the order is determined based on the age information, and each of the song data is requested according to the determined order. A music distribution device configured to be distributed originally . In an electronic book display system comprising: an information processing device that receives electronic book data, converts it into an image signal, and outputs it; and a display device that displays the image signal output by the information processing device.
A song distribution device that reads and distributes song data from a song database that stores a plurality of song data including song content information ,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Bibliographic information transmission means for transmitting bibliographic information included in the electronic book data to the music distribution device,
The music distribution device includes:
Music data distribution means for receiving the bibliographic information, reading music data corresponding to the bibliographic information from the music database, and distributing the music data to the information processing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus includes:
Song data receiving means for receiving the song data distributed from the song distribution device;
Audio signal output means for converting the music data received by the music data receiving means into an audio signal and outputting the audio signal ;
Image signal output means for converting the bibliographic information or the music content information into an image signal and outputting the image signal ;
The display device
An electronic book display system configured to reproduce the audio signal output by the audio signal output means. In a computer program for converting electronic book data including bibliographic information stored in a storage unit into an image signal,
On the computer,
A song data acquisition step for acquiring song data including song content information related to the bibliographic information;
A first conversion step of converting each of the electronic book data and the music data into an image signal and an audio signal ;
A computer program for executing the second conversion step of converting the bibliographic information or the music content information into an image signal .

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