JP5774305B2 - Digital content sales apparatus and digital content sales method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital content sales apparatus and a digital content sales method, and more particularly, to a digital content sales apparatus and a digital content sales method that increase the sales efficiency of digital content.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a service is known in which a digital content sales apparatus is installed in a store such as a convenience store, and digital contents such as moving images, music, games, and electronic books are sold to users using the digital content sales apparatus.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a digital content sales apparatus in which, when a user selects digital content and pays a purchase amount, the purchased digital content is written to a memory card of a mobile terminal device. .

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for simply upgrading the software of a digital content sales apparatus that sells digital content. Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses a technique for suppressing illegal copying of digital books and enabling a part of the digital books to be viewed free of charge.

  When using this type of digital content sales apparatus, it is usually necessary to perform user registration or monthly membership registration. However, there is a demand for an operation mode in which the user is charged with cash for each use. Cases where users do not want to enter personal information when registering users, cases where the frequency of use is unclear, cases where monthly membership registration is not desired, cases where the existence of purchase history is not desired, mobile phones with company contracts This is because there are cases and the like.

JP 2002-163721 A JP 2002-288735 A JP 2004-280478 A

  However, the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 are useful when a user purchases digital content whose contents are grasped, but when a user purchases digital contents whose contents are not grasped. Is unsuitable. This is because even if this digital content sales apparatus is used, the contents of the digital content cannot be grasped.

  For this reason, it is conceivable that the user browses a part of the digital content free of charge by using Patent Document 3. However, while the user is browsing the digital content, other users can digitally browse the digital content. Since the content sales apparatus cannot be used, there is a problem that the sales efficiency of the digital content decreases as a result.

  In particular, when a user uses a digital content sales apparatus installed in a station, since it is a fact that he wants to purchase digital content in a short time waiting for a train, one user can use the digital content sales apparatus. It is not desirable to occupy a long time.

  From these things, the point of how to shorten the occupation time of the digital content sales apparatus by each user and how to improve the sales efficiency by the digital content sales apparatus is an important issue.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and shortens the device occupation time by each user, thereby improving the digital content sales efficiency and the digital content sales device. An object is to provide a content sales method.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a digital content sales apparatus that sells digital content, and includes an input operation reception unit that receives an input operation by a user, and the input operation reception unit. When a request operation for a sample of the digital content is received, a sample voucher is printed on which the supply destination information relating to the supply destination providing the sample and the paid digital content specifying information specifying the paid digital content corresponding to the sample are printed A sample voucher issuing means, and pay digital content specifying information printed on the sample voucher issued by the sample voucher issuing means, and specifying pay digital content to be purchased by a user from a plurality of pay digital contents Paid digital content identification means and previous Characterized by comprising a sales processing unit for performing sales processing of paid digital content identified by paid digital content specifying means.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, if the paid digital content is sold by the sales processing means, a sales ticket is printed on which providing destination information relating to a providing destination that provides the sold paid digital content is printed. The sales ticket issuance means is further provided .

The present invention, in the above invention, the sample ticket issuing means, Printout the sample ticket a two-dimensional bar code indicating the address of the server providing the sample as a providing destination information related to the providing destination of the sample vinegar Rukoto and features.

  Further, the present invention, in the above invention, further comprises summary display means for displaying and outputting the outline of the digital content when the input operation accepting means accepts an operation for requesting the outline of the digital content. Features.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, further provided is guide information providing means for providing information on an installation location of the digital content sales apparatus.

Further, the present invention provides a digital content sales method for performing selling digital content, receiving an input operation receiving step of receiving an input operation by the user, the request operation of the sample of the digital content by the input operation receiving step A sample voucher issuing step for issuing a sample voucher in which payee digital content specifying information for specifying payee digital content corresponding to the sample and providing destination information for providing the sample is specified; A pay digital content specifying step of reading pay digital content specifying information printed on the sample ticket issued in the issuing step and specifying pay digital content to be purchased by a user from a plurality of pay digital contents; and the pay digital Co Characterized in that it includes a sales processing step of performing sales processing of paid digital content identified by Ceiling specifying step.

According to the present invention, when a request operation for a sample of digital content is received by an input operation receiving unit that receives an input operation by a user, the provision destination information relating to the provision destination that provides the sample and the paid digital corresponding to the sample When a sample voucher that prints paid digital content identification information that identifies content and a user who sees the sample purchases paid digital content, reads the paid digital content identification information printed on the sample voucher, When the paid digital content to be purchased by the user is specified from a plurality of paid digital content and the specified paid digital content is sold, the user who sees the sample purchases the paid digital content. , paid de the user has been printed on the sample ticket Since identifiable paid digital content to be the user of the purchased from a plurality of pay digital contents only by an operation to read the barrel content identification information, the sales efficiency of digital content while suppressing the time required for the operation of the vending machine There is an effect that it can be increased.

In addition, the present invention is configured to issue a sales voucher on which information on a provider providing a sold paid digital content is printed if the paid digital content is sold. Since the paid user can acquire the paid digital content afterwards, it is possible to further suppress the time for the user to occupy the sales apparatus and to increase the sales efficiency of the digital content.

Further, since the present invention Samples Sample ticket was Printout be Rukoto to as the providing destination information related to two-dimensional bar code indicating the address of the server to a sample of the providing destination to provide, the time required for the operation of the vending machine This is advantageous in that it can be suppressed and samples can be easily acquired to increase the sales efficiency of digital contents.

  In addition, since the present invention enables display and output of an outline of digital content, the user can consider purchasing digital content based on a variety of information, so that the sales efficiency of digital content can be improved. There is an effect.

  In addition, since the present invention provides information on the installation location of the digital content sales apparatus, it is possible to guide the user to the location of the sales apparatus and thereby increase the sales efficiency of the digital content.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a digital content sales system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the appearance of the sales apparatus 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a digital content selection screen displayed on the display unit 33. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a sales related menu screen displayed when digital content is selected. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of a free sample purchase ticket. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of the digital content database 41. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the sales apparatus 10.

  Exemplary embodiments of a digital content sales apparatus and a digital content sales method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a digital content sales system according to the present embodiment.

  The digital content sales system shown in FIG. 1 includes a digital content sales apparatus 10 (hereinafter referred to as “sales apparatus 10”) that sells digital content, a relay server 11, and a digital content server 12.

  The sales apparatus 10 is an apparatus that sells digital content for portable terminal devices. Specifically, the sales device 10 is installed in a station premises, a convenience store, a mobile terminal device sales store, or the like, and sells digital contents corresponding to each installation location. The sales apparatus 10 is connected to a relay server 11 that is a proxy server via an external network such as the Internet.

  The relay server 11 is a server device that centrally manages access to an authentication server (not shown) and the digital content server 12 installed in the distribution side data center, and serves to block unauthorized access to the authentication server and the digital content server 12. Have The relay server 11 is connected to a mobile terminal device possessed by a user via an external network such as a wireless communication network, and is also connected to an authentication server or digital content server 12 via an external network such as the Internet.

  The digital content server 12 is a server device that holds a plurality of digital contents, and causes the mobile terminal device to download the digital contents via the relay server 11.

  The sales apparatus 10 includes a control unit 20, a communication interface 30, a reader / writer 31, an operation / display unit 32, an image processing unit 35, a cash processing unit 36, a discovery processing unit 37, and a printer 38. . The communication interface 30 is a communication device that transmits and receives various data to and from the relay server 11.

  The reader / writer 31 is a device that performs short-range wireless communication with a mobile terminal device possessed by a user. Specifically, the reader / writer 31 reads model information and a portable ID from a portable terminal device that has established a communication link by a holding operation by a user, and transmits various data from the control unit 20 to the portable terminal device.

  The operation / display unit 32 includes a display unit 33 realized by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and an input unit 34 realized by a touch panel or the like. The operation / display unit 32 is a device that displays various screens and inputs selected information to the control unit 20. The operation / display unit 32 displays a digital content selection screen. When the digital content selection operation is received by the user, the operation / display unit 32 passes the selected digital content to the control unit 20.

  The image processing unit 35 is a device that recognizes a two-dimensional barcode displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal device, a two-dimensional barcode printed on a piece of paper, and the like by image recognition, and outputs the recognition result to the control unit 20. is there. The cash processing unit 36 is a device that inputs and discharges money. The ticket issuing unit 37 is a device that discharges a piece of paper on which various types of information are printed by the printer 38.

  The control unit 20 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory, and controls various operations of the sales apparatus 10. The control unit 20 includes a display control unit 21, a sales processing unit 22, a guide information providing unit 23, a summary display unit 24, and a sample providing unit 25 as important functional units in the present embodiment.

  The display control unit 21 receives the operation input from the input unit 34 and controls the display content on the display unit 33. Specifically, information about digital content that can be sold, information about free samples, information about the outline of digital content, information about the location of the sales apparatus 10, and the like are displayed and output.

  The sales processing unit 22 is a processing unit that performs digital content sales processing. Specifically, in response to purchase processing from the user, payment is made by the cash processing unit 36, information for acquiring digital content from the digital content server 12 is printed on a piece of paper by the printer 38, and the ticketing processing unit 37 is issued. Ticketing from If the mobile terminal device can communicate with the reader / writer 31, information for acquiring digital content from the digital content server 12 can be transmitted through communication by the reader / writer 31 instead of printing on a piece of paper. .

  The guide information providing unit 23 is guide information providing means for providing information such as the installation location of the digital content sales apparatus. The summary display unit 24 causes the display control unit 21 to display a summary of the digital content when the user requests information presentation about the summary of the digital content. As an outline of digital content, an outline of digital content is provided as an example.

  When the sample providing unit 25 is requested to provide a free sample of digital content by an operation input from the input unit 34, the sample providing unit 25 provides information indicating a destination to which the free sample is provided. Specifically, the sample providing unit 25 prints information for acquiring a free sample from the digital content server 12 on a piece of paper by the printer 38 and issues a ticket from the ticket issuing processing unit 37. In addition, if the mobile terminal device can communicate with the reader / writer 31, it is possible to transmit information for acquiring a free sample from the digital content server 12 through communication by the reader / writer 31 instead of printing on a piece of paper. .

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the appearance of the sales apparatus 10. The sales apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes an operation / display unit 32 that is a touch panel display on the front surface, a reader / writer 31 that wirelessly communicates with the mobile terminal device when the mobile terminal device is held over, and a ticketing processing unit 37. A download ticket insertion / ejection unit 37a that accepts paper piece discharge and insertion of already issued paper pieces, a cash insertion unit 36a that accepts input of cash among the cash processing unit 36, and a cash return unit 36b that discharges change etc. .

  When the user searches and displays desired digital contents by the operation / display unit 32 and acquires a free sample, the user receives a piece of paper ejected from the download ticket insertion / ejection unit 37a or sends it to the reader / writer 31. Hold the portable terminal device to receive the necessary information. When purchasing paid digital content, the user inserts money into the cash input unit 37a and settles it, and receives a change from the cash return unit 36b.

  FIG. 3 is a specific example of a digital content selection screen displayed on the display unit 33. The screen example shown in FIG. 3 shows an operation of selecting a comic from the categories of newspapers, magazines, comics, novels, hobbies / practices, and selecting one digital content from the comics.

  FIG. 4 is a specific example of a sales related menu screen displayed when digital content is selected. When the digital content is selected in the state shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 4, “Synopsis”, “Cancel”, “Purchase”, and “Sample purchase” buttons are displayed by pop display. A two-dimensional barcode is displayed on the right side of the screen. This two-dimensional barcode is created and displayed by the guidance information providing unit 23. When the user operates the synopsis button 51, the summary display unit 24 presents information about the summary of the digital content.

  When the user operates the sample purchase button 52, the sample providing unit 25 issues a free purchase ticket. When a user reads a two-dimensional barcode displayed on a free purchase ticket with a portable terminal device and connects to a site indicated by the two-dimensional barcode, information such as a sample of digital content and an introduction of the author can be obtained.

  Then, when the user reads the two-dimensional barcode 53 displayed on the right side of the screen with the mobile terminal device and connects to the site indicated by the two-dimensional barcode, information on the digital contents sold by the sales device, Information on the installation location of the sales device, discount coupons, and the like can be displayed. In this way, by providing information on the installation location of a sales device that sells digital content, a user who has obtained a free sample ticket at a station can find a sales device installed in another location such as a destination. And encourage the purchase of paid digital content.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of a free sample purchase ticket. The sample purchase ticket 60 shown in FIG. 5 is used when purchasing a two-dimensional barcode 61 indicating address information for obtaining a free sample and a main part that is paid digital content if the sample is liked. A two-dimensional barcode 62 and a product code 63 that uniquely identifies the main part are printed.

  When the user receives the sample purchase ticket 60, the user can obtain a free sample by reading the two-dimensional barcode 61 with a portable terminal device at any place such as in a train and accessing the site. When purchasing the main part, if the sample purchase ticket 60 is placed over the sales device 10 with the two-dimensional barcode, the sales device 10 reads the product code 63 or the two-dimensional code 62 printed on the sample purchase ticket 60.

  For this reason, the sales apparatus 10 can specify the digital content that is the main part corresponding to the sample. Therefore, the user can save the trouble of searching for the desired digital content again by operating the sales apparatus 10, and can reduce the operation for purchase.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of the digital content database 41. In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the digital content database 41 includes items of a digital content name, a price, a digital content address, and digital content data.

  The digital content name “A sample” is a free sample of the digital content names “A1 volume” and “A2 volume”. “A1 volume” and “A2 volume” are 300 yen, whereas “A sample” The price is free. Also, the digital content name “B1 volume (sample)” is provided free of charge as a whole for the first volume, and “B2 volume” is 250 yen.

  The item of digital content address is an address to be accessed when each digital content is acquired, and the sales apparatus 10 prints this address on a piece of paper as a two-dimensional barcode and provides it to the user. When the user accesses this address, digital content data corresponding to the address can be downloaded.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the sales apparatus 10. When the digital content is selected by the user (S101; Yes), the sales apparatus 10 executes a digital content selection operation according to the user's operation (S102), and displays a sales related menu for the selected digital content (S102). S103). Here, the sales-related menu is a pop display including the buttons of “Synopsis”, “Cancel”, “Purchase”, and “Sample purchase” shown in FIG.

  When the synopsis button is selected (S104; Yes), the sales apparatus 10 displays a synopsis of the digital content (S105). When the purchase button is selected (S106; Yes), the sales apparatus 10 proceeds to the sales process (S111).

  When the free sample button is selected (S107; Yes), the sales apparatus 10 prints and outputs a free sample ticket (S108), and ends the process.

  The sales apparatus 10 also ends the process when the cancel condition is satisfied (S109), such as when the cancel button is pressed or there is no operation for a certain period of time. If the cancellation condition is not satisfied (S109; No), the sales apparatus 10 returns to step S104 and waits for an operation from the user.

  On the other hand, when the user does not select the digital content (S101; No), but allows the sales apparatus 10 to read the two-dimensional barcode 62 for purchasing the main part printed on the free sample ticket 60, that is, the sales data (S110; Yes) ), The sales apparatus 10 proceeds to the sales process (S111). If the sales data is not read (S110; No), the sales apparatus 10 ends the process and returns to the standby state.

  In the sales process (S111), the sales apparatus 10 performs fee settlement for the digital content to be sold by the cash processing unit 36, and prints and outputs a sales ticket in which the download destination of the paid digital content is printed as a two-dimensional barcode ( S112), the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the sales apparatus 10 that sells digital content is requested to provide a free sample of the digital content by an operation from the user, information indicating the provision destination of the free sample is provided. Therefore, it is possible to increase the sales efficiency of digital contents while suppressing the time required for operating the sales apparatus 10.

  Specifically, the sales apparatus 10 outputs a piece of paper on which the address of a server that provides a free sample is printed. The address of the server that provides the free sample is printed as a two-dimensional barcode as an example. For this reason, a free sample can be easily acquired by reading a two-dimensional barcode with a portable terminal.

  In addition, pay digital content designation information for designating pay digital content corresponding to the free sample may be further printed, and a means for identifying the pay digital content designation information by image recognition may be provided to perform a pay digital content sales process. it can.

  In addition, when it is requested to provide information about the outline of the digital content, the outline of the digital content can be displayed and output, and information on the installation location of the digital content sales apparatus can be provided.

  As described above, the digital content sales apparatus and the digital content sales method according to the present embodiment can increase the sales efficiency of digital contents while suppressing the time required for operating the sales apparatus.

  When purchasing paid content, the product code printed on the sample ticket 60 may be input on the touch panel instead of reading the image.

  Also, when identifying digital content that is the main part corresponding to the sample from the sample purchase ticket, not only the main part but also the contents related to the sample such as the same author and the same genre are set in advance and displayed. You may make it do. In this way, the trouble of searching for the digital content desired from the beginning can be greatly reduced.

  Further, the paid content may be purchased with electronic money instead of cash. If electronic money is stored in the mobile terminal device, electronic money settlement processing can be performed simultaneously with the purchase operation.

  As described above, the digital content sales apparatus and the digital content sales method according to the present invention are useful for improving the sales efficiency of digital content.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sales apparatus 11 Relay server 12 Digital content server 20 Control part 21 Display control part 22 Sales processing part 23 Guidance information provision part 24 Summary display part 25 Sample provision part 30 Communication interface 31 Reader / writer 32 Operation / display part 33 Display part 34 Input Section 35 Image processing section 36 Cash processing section 36a Cash input section 36b Cash return section 37 Ticket issuing processing section 37a Downloaded ticket insertion / ejection section 38 Printer 41 Digital content database 51, 52 Buttons 53, 61-62 Two-dimensional barcode 60 Sample purchase ticket 63 Product code

Claims (6)

A digital content sales apparatus for selling digital content,
An input operation accepting means for accepting an input operation by a user;
When a request operation for requesting a sample of the digital content is received by the input operation accepting unit, provision destination information relating to a provision destination that provides the sample and pay digital content specifying information that specifies pay digital content corresponding to the sample are provided. A sample ticket issuing means for issuing a printed sample ticket;
Pay digital content specifying means for reading pay digital content specifying information printed on the sample ticket issued by the sample ticket issuing means and specifying pay digital content to be purchased by a user from a plurality of pay digital contents;
A digital content sales apparatus comprising: sales processing means for performing sales processing of paid digital content specified by the paid digital content specifying means . When the paid digital content is sold by the sales processing means, the sales processing means further includes a sales ticket issuing means for issuing a sales ticket on which the provision destination information relating to the provision destination that provides the sold paid digital content is printed. The digital content sales apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a digital content sales apparatus. The sample ticket issuing means, according to claim 1, characterized in Printout be Rukoto the sample ticket as the providing destination information related to two-dimensional bar code indicating the address of the server providing the sample to the providing destination of the sample or 2. The digital content sales apparatus according to 2. By the input operation receiving unit, upon receiving a request operation overview of the digital content, further any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising the summary display means for displaying and outputting summary of the digital content The digital content sales apparatus according to one. Digital content sales apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a guidance information providing means for providing information of the installation location of the digital content sales apparatus. A digital content sales method for selling digital content,
An input operation reception step for receiving an input operation by a user;
When a request operation for requesting a sample of the digital content is received in the input operation receiving step, providing destination information relating to a providing destination that provides the sample and pay digital content specifying information that specifies pay digital content corresponding to the sample are provided. A sample ticket issuing step for issuing a printed sample ticket;
A pay digital content specifying step for reading pay digital content specifying information printed on the sample ticket issued by the sample ticket issuing step and specifying pay digital content to be purchased by a user from a plurality of pay digital contents;
A digital content sales method comprising: a sales processing step of performing sales processing of the paid digital content specified in the paid digital content specifying step .

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