JP6527650B2 - Content management system, content management server, and content management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a content management system that links and manages content and media such as multiple cards.

  BACKGROUND Conventionally, there is a content management system that uploads created content to a server and manages it so as to be viewed by an unspecified (or specified) viewer.

  Further, Patent Document 1 discloses an information providing system that when access is performed based on identification information described in a business card or the like, profile information corresponding to the identification information can be received.

  Furthermore, according to Patent Document 2, when the user terminal reads a code printed on a product and transmits the code and the identification information of the user terminal to the server, the server combines the code and the identification information. Calculating the expiration date of access to the content information at the first reception of the content, and at the first reception of the combination after the first, if the reception time of the combination is within the calculated expiration date, the content corresponding to the received combination An information providing system has been disclosed that transmits information and the like to a user terminal.

JP 2007-149020 A Patent No. 4892376

  However, until now, there has been a mechanism in which the content provider obtains a plurality of cards (for example, a 10-sheet set, a 100-sheet set, etc.) to which different codes are given in advance, and links the predetermined content to the plurality of cards Not proposed.

  Furthermore, different individual codes are given to the plurality of cards described above, and a person who receives one of the plurality of cards (content viewer) takes any action on the content associated with the card. No system has been proposed so far that allows content providers to understand Taka.

  In addition, there has been a system that allows content providers to associate content with the above-mentioned multiple cards given different individual codes by an easy operation of reading one representative code. do not do.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a content management system capable of associating content with a plurality of cards to which different individual codes are previously attached, by an easy operation of reading one representative code. is there.

  Also, the object of the present invention is to provide a person who has received one of a plurality of cards to which different individual codes are given in advance (content viewer) to take any action on the content associated with the card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content management system that enables content providers to understand what is happening.

The first embodiment of the present invention is
A first user terminal (e.g., content registration terminal 20) used by a first user (e.g., content provider); and a content management server (e.g., content management server) connected to the first user terminal via a network 40) (e.g., content management system 1);
The first user terminal is
A group of media having a physical shape (for example, a paper card 10A comprising a plurality of individual cards grouped together by a band 12A as shown in FIG. 2A, or as shown in FIG. 3B) , A representative code (for example, in the case of the paper card 10A of FIG. 2A) displayed on the band 12A, associated with the representative code (for example, the paper card 10A in FIG. 2A) The first code 2 is the first code 2 displayed on the band 17A in the case of the IC card 15A in FIG. 3B, and the first card (in the case of the IC card 15B in FIG. 3C). The group code is acquired based on the IC chip 15B-1) (for example, in the case of the paper card 10A of FIG. 2A, the first code displayed on the band 12A) 2 It is a two-dimensional code, which is read by an imaging device, subjected to an OCR process to obtain a code, and a group code included in the code is obtained (even if the code obtained by the OCR process is a group code as it is) In the case of the IC card 15A shown in FIG. 3B, the code stored in the IC chip of the first card (15B-1) is read by the IC card reader / writer, and the group included in the code Acquiring a code (the code read by the IC card reader / writer may be a group code as it is)) group code acquisition means,
Based on the instruction of the first user (for example, when touching the reading instruction icon 572 shown in FIG. 14B or the instruction of touching the “Done” icon 583 shown in FIG. 15), the content (for example, FIG. -Send information (for example, an identifier such as a file name of the content, data of the content itself) and the group code to the content management server (for example, an identifier such as the content file name and content itself) with the GUI shown in FIG. , Information on the content and the group code may be transmitted simultaneously but may be transmitted at different timings), and
The content management server is
A key code corresponding to each of the media belonging to the group is stored in advance in association with the group code of the group (for example, one group code is given to the entire paper card 10A, and the key code is made of paper) The correspondence is given to each card (individual card) of the card 10A, but such correspondence is stored and managed before the paper card 10A is marketed and provided to the first user. Storage means (for example, a content management table 471 shown in FIG. 9A);
Receiving means for receiving the information on the content and the group code from the first user terminal;
The content is obtained by referring to (1) the group code, (2) or referring to the code correspondence storage means based on the information on the content received by the receiving means and the group code. Content correspondence relationship storage means (for example, the content management table 471 (in the illustrated example, the content correspondence relationship storage means and the above-described content correspondence table are shown in FIG. 9A) corresponding to the key codes corresponding to the group code. Code correspondence relationship storage means is realized by one table, but may be managed by an individual table), and in this example, the content is associated with each key code as described in (2) above. Content may be associated with the group code as described in (1) above) Configured to have a content correlating means for 憶.

  According to the configuration of the present invention as described above, the content provider can associate content with a plurality of cards, to which different individual codes are given in advance, by an easy operation of reading one representative code.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect described above,
It further includes a second user terminal (eg, content viewing terminal 30) used by a second user (eg, content viewer) different from the first user,
The second user terminal is
The key code is obtained based on the individual code given to each of the media (for example, in the case of the paper card 10A of FIG. 2A, the second code 3 displayed on the individual card is a two-dimensional code) Yes, this is read by the imaging device, OCR processing is performed to acquire the code, and the key code included in the code is acquired (the code acquired by the OCR processing may be the key code as it is), In the case of the IC card 15A of 3 (B), the code stored in the IC chip of the individual card is read by the IC card reader / writer, and the key code included in the code is acquired (IC card reader / writer (IC card reader / writer) The code read by can be the key code as it is)) Key code acquisition means,
Based on an instruction of the second user (for example, an instruction to cause the content viewing terminal 30 to read the second code 3 of the individual card by the second user as shown in step S11 of FIG. 18), the key code is And key code transmission means for transmitting to the content management server;
The content management server further
When the key code is received from the second user terminal, the content correspondence relationship storage unit is referred to, and the content corresponding to the key code (for example, in the case of the content management table 471 shown in FIG. 9A) , Receive the key code (= 00001), and specify the corresponding content file (= xxx1.mp4), and if the content is associated with the group code, the code correspondence based on the key code Content identifying a corresponding group code with reference to storage means, and identifying corresponding content with reference to the content correspondence relationship storage means based on the identified group code) to the second user terminal Have transmission means,
The second user terminal is further
And a content reproduction control unit configured to control reproduction of the content received from the content management server.

The third embodiment of the present invention is
A content management server connected via a network to a first user terminal used by a first user and a second user terminal used by a second user different from the first user,
The content management server is
A code correspondence storage unit which stores in advance key codes corresponding to media belonging to a group of media having a physical shape in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving means for receiving information on the content and the group code from the first user terminal;
The content is obtained by referring to (1) the group code, (2) or referring to the code correspondence storage means based on the information on the content received by the receiving means and the group code. Content association means for associating each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing the correspondence relationship in the content correspondence relationship storage means;
When the key code obtained based on the individual code given to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content correspondence relationship storage means is referred to, and the key corresponding to the key code is received. And content transmitting means for transmitting content to the second user terminal.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the content provider can associate content with a plurality of cards, to which different individual codes are given in advance, by an easy operation of reading one representative code. A person who has received one of the plurality of cards (content viewer) can display and reproduce the associated content by reading the individual code of the card.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above third embodiment,
The individual code is set as a unique code different for each medium.
The media belonging to the group together with the representative code including the group code associated with the group are provided to the first user (for example, grouped by the band 12A as shown in FIG. 2A) A paper card 10A consisting of a plurality of individual cards is commercially available and is provided to a first user (content provider) who purchased the card.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above third embodiment,
When the group code is received from the first user terminal, a key code corresponding to the group code is acquired with reference to the code correspondence relationship storage unit, and the acquired key code is transmitted to the first user terminal. Send
The information related to the content and the key code associated with the information related to the content are received from the first user terminal.

The sixth embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above third embodiment,
The code correspondence relationship storing means further stores, in advance, serial codes corresponding to the respective media belonging to the group in association with the group code of the group,
When the group code is received from the first user terminal, the serial code corresponding to the group code is transmitted to the first user terminal;
Receiving information related to the content and a serial code associated with the information related to the content from the first user terminal;
The serial code is configured to be displayed on each of the media in a manner visible to the first user.

The seventh embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above third embodiment,
Receiving from the second user terminal the viewing status of the second user related to the reproduction of the content, and a key code corresponding to the content;
The viewing status is stored in the viewing status storage means in association with the key code.

The eighth embodiment of the present invention is
A content management method executed by a content management server connected via a network to a first user terminal used by a first user and a second user terminal used by a second user different from the first user. ,
The content management server is
A code correspondence storage unit which stores in advance key codes corresponding to media belonging to a group of media having a physical shape in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving information related to content and the group code from the first user terminal;
The content is associated with (1) the group code based on the information on the content received in the receiving step and the group code, and (2) is acquired with reference to the code correspondence storage means. A content associating step of associating the correspondence with each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing the correspondence in the content correspondence relationship storing means;
When the key code obtained based on the individual code given to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content correspondence relationship storage means is referred to, and the key corresponding to the key code is received. And transmitting the content to the second user terminal.

  The content management system according to the present invention can associate content with a plurality of cards, to which individual codes are given in advance, by an easy operation using only one representative code.

  In addition, with the content management system according to the present invention, a person (content viewer) who has received one of a plurality of cards to which an individual code has been given in advance, for the content associated with the card. The object is to provide a content management system that allows a content provider to grasp whether an action has been taken.

It is the schematic for demonstrating the processing outline of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the pattern of the card | curd used by the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the pattern of the card | curd used by the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the content registration terminal of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the content management server of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the content registration terminal of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the content viewing-and-listening terminal of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the content management server of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the database of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the database of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a basic diagram which shows the screen for demonstrating the operation until it produces and edits content, and performs registration. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a basic diagram which shows the screen for demonstrating the operation until it produces and edits content, and performs registration. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a basic diagram which shows the screen for demonstrating the operation until it produces and edits content, and performs registration. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a basic diagram which shows the screen for demonstrating the operation until it produces and edits content, and performs registration. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a basic diagram which shows the screen for demonstrating the operation until it produces and edits content, and performs registration. It is a basic diagram which shows another pattern of a card | curd utilized by the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and a database. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a basic diagram which shows the screen for demonstrating the operation until it produces and edits content, and performs registration. In the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart showing the process in the case of viewing and listening to a content.

1 ... content management system 2 ... first code 3 ... second code 5 ... content 10 ... card 20 ... content registration terminal 30 ... content viewing terminal 40 ... content Management server

  First, an overview of a content management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the content management system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the content registration terminal 20 links the content 5 with a card 10 consisting of a plurality of individual cards.

  The content registration terminal 20 is, for example, a computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a desktop personal computer. The content 5 is data or a file including at least one of video and audio such as a moving image, a still image, and an audio.

  The card 10 is, for example, a collection of paper cards in the shape of a business card, and is basically obtained by the user (content provider) of the content registration terminal 20 in the market or the like for a predetermined price. The card 10 is, for example, a collection of a plurality of individual cards in units of 5, 10, 100, and the like, which are sold together.

  In addition, on the individual cards of the card 10, different second codes 3 are displayed by printing or the like. Here, the second code 3 indicates a code represented by an image, and the second code 3 read by an imaging device or the like and converted into text by OCR or the like is called an individual code. The individual code includes a key code that corresponds one-to-one to the individual card. The individual code is, for example, a URL, in which case the key code is configured as part of the URL or as a parameter of the URL. In addition, each individual card of the card 10 is displayed a serial code (allowing the user to identify the contents) other than the second code, and the individual card managed by the content management system 1 is any card. It can also be made to be able to grasp by serial code.

  In addition, one first code 2 is displayed on the card 10 (that is, a plurality of individual cards). It is apparent that the first code 2 corresponds to individual cards printed on a band for bundling a plurality of individual cards or attached to a film for wrapping the plurality of individual cards. Provided in an aspect. Here, the first code 2 indicates a code represented by an image, and the first code 2 read by an imaging device or the like and converted into text by OCR or the like is called a group code. Therefore, the card 10 consisting of a plurality of individual cards is associated with one group code. Further, since the plurality of individual cards are associated with key codes, these key codes are associated with one group code.

  The user of the content registration terminal 20 creates and edits the content 5 using the content registration terminal 20, transmits (registers) the content 5 to the content management server 40, and reads the first code 2 described above. And operate to associate the content 5 with the group code acquired from the first code 2 or the key code or the serial code corresponding to the group code.

  Here, although it is described that the user of the content registration terminal 20 creates and edits the content 5 using the content registration terminal 20, the content registration terminal 20 does not create and edit the content 5. The existing content or the content copied from another computer may be linked to a group code, a key code, a serial code or the like. Further, without transmitting the content 5 from the content registration terminal 20 to the content management server 40, the content 5 is created by editing the content stored in the content management server 40 by remote operation by the content registration terminal 20, The content 5 may be manipulated to associate a group code, a key code, a serial code, and the like.

  The content registration terminal 20 and the content management server 40 are connected via, for example, a wireless communication network and a network including the Internet.

  When the content management server 40 receives the content 5 and the group code from the content registration terminal 20, the content management server 40 stores the content 5 in association with each key code corresponding to the received group code. As described above, these key codes can be obtained from the second code 3 respectively displayed on the individual cards, and have different contents for each individual card. It is desirable that this key code be unique as a whole (i.e., there is no separate card with the same key code).

  The content registration terminal 20 acquires a corresponding key code based on the group code acquired from the first code 2 and associates the respective key code with the content 5 when registering the content 5 to be a content management server It can also be sent to 40.

  The user (content viewer) of the content viewing terminal 30A who has received the individual card (for example, the individual card on which the second code 3 for which the individual code of "URL 1" is to be acquired is displayed) is received When the second code 3 is read by the terminal 30A, the individual code "URL1" is acquired from the second code 3, and the "URL1" is accessed. The content viewing terminal 30 is, for example, a computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a desktop personal computer.

  When "URL1" is accessed from the content viewing terminal 30A, data of the content 5 corresponding to the key code included in the "URL1" is downloaded from the content management server 40 so that the content viewing terminal 30A can view the data. Further, in response to the access to the “URL 1”, the content management server 40 can also transmit the data of the content 5 to the content viewing terminal 30A so that streaming reproduction by the content viewing terminal 30A is possible. In addition, reproduction of the content 5 can be performed in various ways. In this case, the content viewing terminal 30A and the content management server 40 are connected via a network including, for example, a wireless communication network and the Internet.

  Similar to the content viewing terminal 30A, the content viewing terminal 30B reproduces and displays the content 5 by reading the second code 3 displayed on the individual card. That is, the user of the content viewing terminal 30B displays an individual card different from the individual card obtained by the user of the content viewing terminal 30A (for example, the second code 3 for acquiring the individual code of "URL 2") Individual card) in some process, acquire "URL 2" from the second code 3 and view the corresponding content 5 by accessing "URL 2".

  In the example of FIG. 1, a plurality of individual cards included in the card 10 are associated with one group code, and the same content 5 is associated with each of such individual cards. Therefore, the content 5 reproduced and displayed on each of the content viewing terminal 30A and the content viewing terminal 30B has the same content.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the content management server 40 receives the HTTP request from the content viewing terminal 30 (30A, 30B, etc.), and transmits the requested content 5 data to the content viewing terminal 30. (Ie, “URL 1”, “URL 2”, etc. contain the domain name associated with the IP address of the content management server 40). However, such a configuration is an example, and another computer other than the content management server 40 can be used as the web server.

  Further, a code constituted by an image such as the first code 2 or the second code 3 described above is, for example, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) or a one-dimensional code such as a bar code These codes are read by the imaging device of the content registration terminal 20 or the content viewing terminal 30, and thereafter, text data corresponding to a group code or an individual code is extracted by an OCR or the like.

  In this example, although the individual code is a URL including a key code, it may be only a key code (in this case, the URL is described in another part of the individual card, and the URL is accessed It is also possible to use other code systems, by entering key codes on the displayed screen.

  According to such a mechanism of the present invention, the user etc. of the content registration terminal 20 can link the content 5 to the individual cards of the card 10 only by reading the first code 2, and the content having received the individual cards The user of the viewing terminal 30 can view the corresponding content 5 only by causing the content viewing terminal 30 to read the second code 3 displayed on the individual card.

  Such a mechanism of the present invention is, for example, when mailing a greeting card to acquaintances, or when mailing an invitation card to an invitee in a party or a meeting, or handing over a card of thanks to a participant It can be used to Since information (second code 3) for viewing the content 5 is printed on these cards (individual cards), it is possible to convey useful messages to the parties concerned. With such a mechanism, the content provider can cause many people to view the content 5 with a simple operation.

  Since the individual code is provided to the content viewer by the medium having a predetermined physical shape such as an individual card, the individual code may be distributed as an electronic medium (for example, for viewing content in e-mail etc.) Content viewers can be limited to a narrower range as compared to the case where information is described. For example, when the address of the content is distributed by e-mail, the information is transferred to another person or disclosed on SNS, so that many unintended content viewers can easily view the content. In order to prevent this, a system-specific mechanism is required, but it is not intended when information for viewing content is provided by a medium having a predetermined physical shape as in the present invention. Content viewers are less likely to view the content.

  Moreover, in such a mechanism of the present invention, information for viewing content is provided in a form to be displayed on an object (a medium having a predetermined physical shape), so it is not mechanically distributed. Content 5 can be positioned as a gift for a heartfelt individual.

  Next, some examples of cards 10 (media having a predetermined physical shape) that can be used in the content management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 2A, the individual card is configured of a paper card 10A, and in this example, five individual cards (paper cards 10A-1 to 10A-5) are included. The paper card 10A is put together in a band 12A at the point of sale, and the first code 2 is displayed on the band 12A by printing or the like.

  The second code 3 is displayed on each of the individual cards (five individual cards) by printing or the like. Expressing the second code 3 in a form after text conversion, in this example, the paper card 10A-1 is associated with an individual code including the URL1, and the URL1 includes the key code (= 00001). There is. Similarly, in the other four individual cards, individual codes including corresponding URLs are associated.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 2 (B), the individual card is configured of a paper card 10B, and includes a plurality of individual cards. The paper card 10B is put together in one band 12B at the point of sale, and the first code 2 is displayed on the band 12B by printing or the like.

  The second code 3 is displayed on the plurality of individual cards by printing or the like. In this example, a common URL is included in the second code 3 of each individual card, and different access codes are displayed at the bottom of the individual cards. In this case, the content viewer accesses the URL through the content viewing terminal 30, and reproduces / displays the content 5 by inputting the access code of the individual card in the access code input area of the WEB page displayed as a result.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 2C, the individual card is configured of a paper card 10C, and includes a plurality of individual cards. The paper card 10C is put together in a band 12C at the point of sale, and the first code 2 is displayed on the band 12C by printing or the like.

  A common URL is displayed on a plurality of individual cards by printing or the like. Furthermore, in this example, different access codes are displayed at the bottom of the individual cards. In this case, the content viewer manually inputs the URL to the content viewing terminal 30, and reproduces / displays the content 5 by inputting the access code of the individual card in the access code input area of the displayed WEB page. .

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 3A, the individual card is configured of a paper card 10D, and includes a plurality of individual cards. Even if the paper card 10D is put together in a band or a film, the first code 2 is not displayed there.

  The second code 3 is displayed on the plurality of individual cards by printing or the like. In this example, each second code 3 includes an individual URL (including a key code) corresponding to the individual card, and the first code 2 is displayed on the lower right portion of the individual card. In this case, the content provider reads the first code 2 in the lower right part of the individual card by the content registration terminal 20 to acquire the group code, and based on this, associates the content 5 with the paper card 10D. Also, the content viewer reads the second code 3 from the content viewing terminal 30, accesses the acquired individual URL, and reproduces / displays the content 5.

  The first code 2 for obtaining the group code may be displayed only on the first one of the paper cards 10D because it is used only by the content provider. In addition, an individual card for content registration may be separately included in which only the first code 2 is displayed, which is not delivered to the content viewer.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 3B, the individual card is configured by the IC card 15A, and includes a plurality of individual cards. The IC card 15A is put together in a band 17B at the point of sale, and the first code 2 is displayed on the band 17B by printing or the like.

  In each of the plurality of individual cards, an IC chip readable by a noncontact IC card reader / writer is embedded, and an individual code is stored in each of the IC chips. In this example, URLs (including key codes) corresponding to the individual cards are stored as the individual codes. In this case, the content viewer reads the individual code stored in the IC chip by the non-contact IC card reader / writer of the content viewing terminal 30, accesses the URL indicated by the individual code, and reproduces / displays the content 5.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 3C, the individual card is configured by the IC card 15B, and includes a plurality of individual cards (IC cards 15B-1 to 15B-5). Even if the IC card 15B is put together in a band or a film, the first code 2 is not displayed there.

  In each of the plurality of individual cards, an IC chip readable by a noncontact IC card reader / writer is embedded, and an individual code is stored in each of the IC chips. In this example, URLs (including key codes) corresponding to the individual cards are stored as the individual codes. However, the group code is stored in the first one (IC card 15B-1) of the IC card 15B, and the content provider uses the contactless IC card reader / writer of the content registration terminal 20 to When the group code is read from the IC chip and the group code and the content 5 or the key code associated with the group code and the content 5 are associated, the content management server 40 firstly corresponds to the group code. The key code is acquired, and the individual code including the key code is stored in the IC chip by the noncontact IC card reader / writer.

  By this processing, the first one of the IC card 15B (IC card 15B-1) finally stores the individual code as the other IC card 15B (IC cards 15B-2 to 15B-5). It will be done. The content viewer reads the individual code from the individual card by the contactless IC card reader / writer of the content viewing terminal 30, and thereafter accesses the URL included in the individual code to reproduce and display the content 5.

  In this example, when registering the content 5, the first one of the IC card 15B (IC card 15B-1) is rewritten from the group code to the individual code but is not passed to the content viewer (ie, the group It is also possible to include an individual card for storing a group code, in which only the code is stored.

  Up to this point, various configurations of the card 10 and modes of setting of the first code 2, the second code 3, the group code, the individual code and the like have been described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. The “medium having a predetermined physical shape” in is not limited to such a card 10, and may take various other configurations and forms.

  Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the content registration terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. However, the content registration terminal 20 of FIG. 4 merely exemplifies a typical configuration of a smartphone. Various other computers can be used as the content registration terminal 20.

  The content registration terminal 20 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 201, a memory 202, an in-camera 203a, an out-camera 203b, a GPS control unit 204, a GPS antenna 205, a wireless signal processing unit 206, a wireless communication antenna 207, and an audio control unit. A microphone 209, a speaker 210, a display control unit 211, an input device interface 212, a touch screen 213, a noncontact IC card reader / writer 214, a sensor 215, an auxiliary storage device 216, and an external recording medium interface 217 are included.

  The CPU 201 controls the operation of each component of the content registration terminal 20, and executes each function under the control of the OS.

  The memory 202 is usually configured by a random access memory (RAM). In the memory 202, a program for realizing each function executed by the CPU 201 is loaded at the time of execution, and data and the like necessary for the program are temporarily stored.

  The in-camera 203a and the out-camera 203b are small-sized imaging devices built in the content registration terminal 20, and there are imaging devices of a type such as CCD or CMOS. Content 5 is created based on moving pictures and still pictures taken by these cameras. The in-camera 203a is an inner camera provided near the touch screen 213 described later, and is usually positioned as a sub-camera whose resolution is lower than that of the out-camera 203b. The out camera 203 b is an outer camera provided on the opposite side of a touch screen 213 described later, and is usually positioned as a main camera having a higher resolution than the out camera 203 b.

  The GPS control unit 204 receives signals from a plurality of GPSs via the GPS antenna 205, and checks the position of the content registration terminal 20. The position information thus obtained is stored in an auxiliary storage device 216 or the like, which will be described later, and is used by the program as needed.

  The wireless signal processing unit 206 communicates with the mobile phone base station via the wireless communication antenna 207, transmits and receives call data with other devices, and with other terminals (through the Internet) Control sending and receiving of web pages and mail data. Also, the wireless signal processing unit 206 realizes communication by wireless LAN with the wireless LAN access point using the wireless communication antenna 207, and performs data transmission / reception via the Internet (here, for convenience, the wireless signal processing unit A wireless communication antenna 206 performs wireless communication with a mobile phone base station and wireless communication with a wireless LAN access point.

  The audio control unit 208 controls the microphone 209 and the speaker 210 to realize a call by wireless communication, while controlling to output sound when playing back a moving image or music in an application.

  The touch screen 213 displays information on a display device configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and a position where the user touches (presses) the screen surface with a finger or the It detects with touch sensor such as capacitance method. The display control unit 211 processes drawing data issued by the CPU 201, and outputs, for example, a web page, a moving image, and the like to a display device of the touch screen 213. In the input device interface 212, the touch sensor of the touch screen 213 detects an operation by the user, and transmits this to the CPU 201 as a predetermined signal.

  The noncontact IC card reader / writer 214 is stored in the IC chip based on a command from the CPU 201 when the card in which the noncontact IC chip is embedded is held at a predetermined position of the content registration terminal 20. Read data or write predetermined data to the IC chip.

  The sensor 215 is a sensor other than the touch sensor of the touch screen 213, and includes a motion sensor, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, and the like.

  The auxiliary storage device 216 is configured by, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk called a flash memory. The auxiliary storage device 216 stores programs for realizing the functions executed by the CPU 201 and also stores various data.

  The external recording medium interface 217 accesses the external recording medium 220 to read data recorded therein. The external storage medium 220 is, for example, a portable flash memory. The program executed by the CPU 201 to realize each function of the present invention includes the external recording medium interface 217, the mobile phone network or network via the wireless signal processing unit 206 and the wireless communication antenna 207 as described above. It is provided to the content registration terminal 20 via the connection.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration in the case where a smartphone is used as the content registration terminal 20. For example, when a mobile phone or the like is used as the content registration terminal 20, if these do not have a touch screen, the display is displayed. A display device such as an LCD is connected to the control unit 211, and a button or the like is connected to the input device interface 212.

  In addition, when a general PC is used as the content registration terminal 20, a network interface for connecting to an external network is added, and the display control unit 211 is a display device of an embedded type or a separate housing formed of an LCD or the like. Are connected, and a keyboard and a mouse are connected to the input device interface 212.

  The content viewing terminal 30 can also be a smartphone similar to the configuration shown in FIG.

  Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the content management server 40 will be described with reference to FIG. However, the content management server 40 of FIG. 5 merely exemplifies a typical configuration of a general server computer. Various other computers can be used as the content management server 40.

  The content management server 40 includes a CPU 401, a memory 402, a network interface 403, a display controller 404, a display 405, an input device interface 406, a keyboard 407, a mouse 408, an external storage device 409, and an external recording medium drive 410.

  The CPU 401 controls the operation of each component of the content registration terminal 20 of the content management server 40, and executes each function under the control of the OS.

  The memory 402 is generally composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) which is a non-volatile memory, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) which is a volatile memory. The ROM stores programs and the like that are executed when the content management server 40 starts up. The RAM temporarily stores programs executed by the CPU 401, data used by the programs during execution, and the like.

  The network interface 403 is an interface for connecting to the network 420. The network 420 is, for example, a network including a wireless communication network and the Internet.

  The display controller 404 is a dedicated controller for actually processing a drawing command issued by the CPU 401. The drawing data processed by the display controller 404 is once written to the graphic memory and then output to the display 405. The display 405 is a display device configured of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

  The input device interface 406 receives a signal input from the keyboard 407 or the mouse 408, and transmits a predetermined command to the CPU 401 according to the signal pattern.

  The external storage device 409 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), and the above-described program and data are recorded in this device, and loaded from this into the RAM of the memory 402 when necessary. Be done.

  The external recording medium drive device 410 is a device that accesses the recording surface of a portable external recording medium 430 such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) to read data recorded thereon. The external recording medium 430 can also store a program for realizing the content management method according to the present invention. The data recorded in the external recording medium 430 is stored in the external storage device 409 via the external recording medium drive device 410, and if it is a program, it is loaded into the RAM of the memory 402 at the time of execution.

  In the content management server 40, the display controller 404, the display 405, the input device interface 406, the keyboard 407, and the mouse 408, which are described above, do not need to be operated by an administrator or when operated by remote connection. It is unnecessary.

  Next, an overview of the functions of the content registration terminal 20 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the content registration terminal 20 includes a content creation / editing unit 251, a content registration unit 252, an imaging control unit 253, an input / output control unit 254, and a network I / F unit 255. Further, the auxiliary storage device 216 of the content registration terminal 20 stores a content file 271 and a project file 272.

  The content creation / editing unit 251 creates or edits the content 5 based on an operation of the content registration terminal 20 by the user. An image (moving image, still image) constituting a part of the content 5 can be acquired by an imaging control unit 253 described later, or an existing image can be read and used. In addition, the content creation / editing unit 251 can be executed by a web application.

  The content registration unit 252 registers the content 5 completed by the content creation / editing unit 251 in the content management server 40 based on an operation by the user of the content registration terminal 20, and on the card 10 consisting of a plurality of individual cards. The content 5 to be registered is associated with the associated group code, the key code or the serial code corresponding to the group code, and is transmitted to the content management server 40. The content file 271 stored in the auxiliary storage device 216 of the content registration terminal 20 stores data of the content 5, and the project file 272 stores setting data and the like related to creation and editing of the content 5. These files are transmitted to the content management server 40 when the content 5 is registered in the content management server 40, and are stored as the content file 474 and the project file 475, respectively, as described later (note that the content registration is performed). The terminal 20 may be configured to be temporarily stored for editing or the like).

  The content registration unit 252 converts the user (content provider) into text data after having the imaging device read the first code 2 displayed on, for example, a band in which the cards 10 are bundled together. By doing this, the group code can be obtained and the group code can be associated with the content 5. Furthermore, using the group code, the corresponding key code or serial code is acquired from the content management table 471 shown in FIG. 9A or the content management table 471 ′ shown in FIG. 16B, and those key codes Alternatively, the serial code may be associated with the content 5. In addition, the content registration unit 252 can be executed by the WEB application. Further, as described later, the content registration unit 252 can be executed in a series of processing of content creation and editing by the content creation / editing unit 251.

  The imaging control unit 253 controls the in-camera 203 a and the out-camera 203 b of the content registration terminal 20 shown in FIG. 4 based on the operation by the user of the content registration terminal 20 to combine the cards 10 into a band or the like. Read the displayed first code 2. Further, an image for creating the content 5 is taken and provided to the content creating / editing unit 251.

  The input / output control unit 254 transmits a signal related to the user's operation obtained via the touch screen 213 of the content registration terminal 20 and the input device interface 212 shown in FIG. 4 to the CPU 201, and based on the instruction of the CPU 201. Control is performed to display a screen related to creation or editing of content 5, a screen related to registration of content 5, a photographed image, and the like on the touch screen 213 via the display control unit 211.

  The network I / F unit 255 controls the wireless signal processing unit 206 and the like of the content registration terminal 20 shown in FIG. 4 to realize data transmission / reception with the content management server 40.

  Next, an overview of the functions of the content viewing terminal 30 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the content viewing terminal 30 includes a content reproduction control unit 351, a content viewing state transmission unit 352, an imaging control unit 353, an input / output control unit 354, and a network I / F unit 355.

  The content reproduction control unit 351 controls reproduction of the content 5 based on an operation by the user of the content viewing terminal 30 (for example, displays a video of the content 5 on a touch screen and outputs an audio of the content 5 by a speaker Control). The data of the content 5 can be obtained from the content management server 40 via the wireless signal processing unit or the like, and the content 5 can be reproduced by various methods such as a download format or a streaming format. Note that the content reproduction control unit 351 causes the image pickup apparatus to read the second code 3 displayed on the individual card by printing or the like by the user, and then converts the code into text data to include the individual code (a key code is included The URL is acquired, and the content management server 40 is accessed by the URL to specify the content 5 to be reproduced. Also, the content reproduction control unit 351 can be executed by the WEB application.

  The content viewing status transmission unit 352 grasps the viewing status of the content 5 by the user of the content registration terminal 20, and passes the wireless signal processing unit or the like at predetermined timing with the viewing status information indicating the user viewing status and the key code. To the content management server 40. The viewing status information includes, for example, the playback instruction timing of the content 5, the playback time, the playback count, the stop position (when playback is stopped halfway), the start position (when playback is started halfway), etc. . In addition, the user's facial expression and state acquired by an imaging device such as an in-camera or out-camera, and biological information can be included in the viewing status information, and can be acquired by sensors such as a motion sensor, an optical sensor, and a proximity sensor. Information can be included in the viewing status information.

  The imaging control unit 353 controls an imaging device such as an in-camera or an out-camera based on an operation by a user (content viewer) of the content viewing terminal 30, and prints on an individual card when reproducing the content 5. The second code 3 displayed by the camera is photographed. Also, the viewing situation when the user is viewing the content 5 is photographed.

  The input / output control unit 354 and the network I / F unit 355 are similar to the function of the content registration terminal 20.

  Next, an overview of the functions of the content management server 40 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the content management server 40 includes a code management unit 451, a content creation / editing management unit 452, a content registration management unit 453, a content reproduction management unit 454, a content viewing status management unit 455, and a network I / F. Part 456 is included. The external storage device 409 also stores a content management table 471, a project management table 472, a content viewing status management table 473, a content file 474, and a project file 475.

  The code management unit 451 stores and manages, for example, a pair of a group code and a key code input from a manager or the like in the content management table 471. In the content management table 471, as shown in FIG. 9A, a plurality of key codes are associated with one group code. This corresponds to the card 10 provided to the market etc., and one group code obtained from the first code 2 displayed on the band etc. and the second code 3 displayed on each individual card It corresponds to the relationship of the key code included in the individual code to be obtained.

  The content creation / editing management unit 452 performs processing related to creation / editing of content corresponding to processing of the content creation / editing unit 251 of the content registration terminal 20 according to an operation of the user of the content registration terminal 20 (for example, Perform display instructions, effect processing of images, etc. When the content creation / editing unit 251 of the content registration terminal 20 is a web application, the content creation / editing management unit 452 also functions as a web server.

  Also, when data of the content 5 is received from the content registration terminal 20, the data of the content 5 is stored in the content file 474. Also, when a project file is received from the content registration terminal 20, it is stored in the project file 475, and as shown in FIG. 9B, this project file (for example, U00101.prj) is managed for each user ID. It is stored in the table 472.

  When the content registration management unit 453 receives the group code and the content 5 associated with the group code from the content registration terminal 20, the content management table 471 corresponds to the content file name corresponding to the data of the content 5 according to the group code. Remember to For example, when the group code (G001) and the data of the content 5 (content file (xxx1.mp4)) are received from the content registration terminal 20, in the content management table 471, as shown in FIG. It stores so that the content file (xxx1.mp4) is associated with each key code (00001 to 00005) corresponding to G001).

  Also, when the content registration management unit 453 receives the key code and the data of the content 5 associated with each key code, the content file name corresponding to the data of the content 5 is managed according to the key code. It is stored in the table 471. For example, when the key code (00001 to 00005) and the data of the content 5 (content file (xxx1.mp4)) are received from the content registration terminal 20, in the content management table 471, as shown in FIG. The content file (xxx1.mp4) is stored so as to correspond to the key code (00001 to 00005) of

  As described above, when the content 5 is registered in the content registration terminal 20, once the key code corresponding to the group code is acquired from the content management table 471, the key code is associated with the content 5 to manage the content. It can be sent to the server 40.

  Further, when the content 5 is registered from the content registration terminal 20, the content registration management unit 453 stores the date of content registration in association with the key code in the content viewing status management table 473 shown in FIG. When the content registration unit 252 of the content registration terminal 20 is a web application, the content registration management unit 453 also functions as a web server.

  The content reproduction management unit 454 performs processing corresponding to the processing of the content reproduction control unit 351 of the content viewing terminal 30 in accordance with the operation of the user of the content viewing terminal 30. For example, according to the key code included in the individual code, the content management table 471 determines the content file corresponding to the key code, and controls to download the content 5 for reproduction or stream reproduction. . Further, in accordance with the user's operation such as start of reproduction or stop of reproduction, the reproduction of content 5 is controlled.

  The content viewing status management unit 455 sets information based on the key code and the viewing status information transmitted from the content viewing status transmission unit 352 of the content viewing terminal 30 to the content viewing status management table 473 as shown in FIG. Store it in association with the code. For example, from the playback instruction timing of the content 5 included in the viewing status information, the date and time when the content 5 is viewed first (item of "content first viewing") and the number of viewings (item of "number of viewings") are obtained It is stored in the status management table 473. Further, a pattern (item of “viewer response pattern”) related to the response of the viewer is obtained from the user's facial expression and state included in the viewing condition information, etc., and stored in the content viewing condition management table 473.

  In addition, the content viewing status management unit 455 is configured to store the data stored in the content viewing status management table 473 and the analysis result of the data according to the operation of the user (content provider) of the content registration terminal 20. To provide. With such a mechanism, as a result of the content provider urging the user to view the content 5 with the individual card distributed by himself, how many people (percentage) the content 5 was viewed and how it was viewed Can understand. It is possible to grasp which content 5 the data stored in the content viewing condition management table 473 relates to by the key code. Also, by managing the key code and the user ID of the content provider in association (the corresponding database is not shown), only the data of the viewing status of the content 5 related to the content provider is provided to the content provider .

  The network I / F unit 456 controls the network interface 403 and the like of the content management server 40 shown in FIG. 5, connects to a network such as the Internet, and transmits and receives data to and from the content registration terminal 20 and the content viewing terminal 30. To realize.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15, the flow from creation of content 5 to registration of content 5 in content management server 40 is based on the screen displayed on touch screen 213 of content registration terminal 20. Explain. In this example, the content 5 is registered in association with the key code corresponding to the group code.

  FIG. 11A shows a project management screen 500 for managing a project for setting data, conditions and the like regarding creation and editing of the content 5. The user of the content registration terminal 20 activates the application and selects a menu to create a new content 5. After that, select the type of content (for example, "Birthday", "Congratulations", "Thank you", etc.) according to the situation, and furthermore, from among the templates (patterns) prepared for each type Choose one. A screen displayed as a result of performing such an operation is the project management screen 500 of FIG.

  In the project management screen 500 of FIG. 11A, various icons are prepared so that each of the components constituting the content 5 can be defined. For example, the “T1” icon 501 and the “T2” icon 504 are icons for inputting text messages T1 and T2, and the “M1” icon 502 is an icon for setting a moving image M1, “E The “icon” 503 is an icon for defining an effect E which is an effect (for example, setting of wallpaper etc.) to be added at the time of moving image reproduction and the like. Further, on the right side of the "M1" icon 502, a function display 505 (in this example, "Assign", that is, assignment of a moving image) representing a function to be executed when the "M1" icon 502 is selected at this time There is.

  A “+” icon 507 arranged at the upper right of the project management screen 500 is an icon for adding components that constitute the content 5. In addition, a “BACK” icon 508 disposed at the lower left of the project management screen 500 is an icon for returning to the previous screen. The “BACK” icon is arranged in common to all the screens described below, but is the same as the function of the “BACK” icon 508, so the description will be omitted.

  Here, when the “M1” icon 502 is touched (see arrow 506), the screen changes to a movie shooting screen 510 shown in FIG. 11B, and the out camera 203b of the content registration terminal 20 is activated. The movie shooting screen 510 is provided with an image display area 511 in which an image captured by a camera is displayed. Here, when the recording icon 512 is touched, recording of a movie is performed, and the stored moving image data becomes a component of the content 5 as the moving image M1. When the “Import” icon 513 displayed on the movie shooting screen 510 is touched, an image stored in the auxiliary storage device 216 of the content registration terminal 20 or another computer is imported and taken in as a component of the content 5 be able to. When the “In / Out” icon 514 is touched, the in-camera 203 a and the out-camera 203 b of the content registration terminal 20 can be switched.

  FIG. 12A is a component selection screen 520 displayed when the “+” icon 507 is touched on the project management screen 500 of FIG. 11A. In the component selection screen 520, a menu of components that can be added is displayed on the menu display 521, and "1. Movie" and "2. Text Message" are set in the menu display 521. Here, when “1. Movie” is selected (see arrow 522), the screen transitions to the project management screen 530 of FIG. 12B.

  In the project management screen 530 of FIG. 12B, the moving image M2 is added as a component, and therefore, compared to the project management screen 500 of FIG. 11A, the “M2” icon 536 is added. Also, here, the title 531 is edited and added. Further, the text message T1 is edited, the “T1” icon 532 is changed from the “T1” icon 501 in FIG. 11A, and the function display 533 (“Retake” is displayed on the right of the “T1” icon 532). That is, the text message resetting is displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, since the moving image M1 is set by movie shooting, the “M1” icon 534 changes from the “M1” icon 502 in FIG. The function display 535 (“Retake”, that is, re-setting of the moving image) is displayed on the right side of the “icon 534. Further, on the right side of the added “M2” icon 536, a function indication 537 (“Assign”, that is, assignment of a moving image) is displayed.

  After that, as shown in the project management screen 540 of FIG. 13A, the moving image M2 is set, and the function display 542 (“Retake”, ie, re-setting of the moving image) is displayed on the right of the “M2” icon 541. It is done. Here, when the “E” icon 543 is touched (see arrow 544), the screen changes to the effect editing screen 550 of FIG. 13B. In the effect editing screen 550, a content reproduction display 551 on which preview display of the content 5 is performed, and various effects (in this example, "Wallpaper" effect 552, "Color" effect 553, "Pattern 1" effect 554, "Pattern 2" effect 555 Is displayed, and when the user selects one of the effects, the content of the effect is reflected in the display on the content reproduction display 551.

  As described above, when the content 5 is created and edited, the user selects a menu and causes the touch screen 213 of the content registration terminal 20 to display the destination selection screen 560 of FIG. A menu display 561 is displayed on the destination selection screen 560, and the destination of the content 5 can be selected from five options. In this example, “1. Card” (card 10), “2. Address” (SMS address), “3. E-mail” (e-mail), “4. SNS1”, and “5. SNS2” are It is set. Here, when “1. Card” is selected (see arrow 562), the screen changes to the first code reading screen 570 of FIG. 14 (B).

  The first code reading screen 570 shown in FIG. 14B displays an image (an image of the first code 2 displayed in a band for bundling the cards 10) read by the out camera 203b of the content registration terminal 20 or the like. A code reading display 571 to be displayed and a reading instruction icon 572 for instructing reading of a code are displayed.

  When the user of the content registration terminal 20 confirms the display content of the code read display 571 and touches the read instruction icon 572, the content registration unit 252 of the content registration terminal 20 reads the first code 2 with the out camera 203 b or the like. Control and convert the read image into text and get group code from it. Next, the content registration unit 252 accesses the content management server 40, acquires key codes corresponding to the acquired group code from the content management table 471, and displays these key codes on the content registration confirmation screen 580 of FIG. indicate.

  For example, when the group code obtained as a result of reading the first code 2 displayed on the band of the card 10 is "G001", the group code is displayed on the group code display 581 and corresponds to this group code. The key code (00001 to 00005) is listed and displayed on the key code display 582 of the content registration confirmation screen 580.

  A check box associated with each key code is displayed on the key code display 582, and the user checks this check box according to the individual card to be distributed. As a result, when a part of the card 10 obtained by the user is distributed and the content 5 can be reproduced (for example, when the set of five cards 10 is purchased but only four of them are used), it is effective. Cards can be specified in a limited manner. In this example, since the individual card of the key code (00005) is not intended to be distributed (not used) for some reason, the corresponding check box is not checked. Also, here, the key code may be displayed on the corresponding individual card.

  Here, when the user touches the “Done” icon 583, the checked key code and the content 5 are linked and sent to the content management server 40, and the correspondence between them is stored in the content management table 471.

  Further, in the content management system 1 of the present invention, key codes corresponding to a plurality of group codes can be linked to one content 5. For example, in the case of distributing individual cards to 25 people, 2 sets of 10 cards 10 and 1 set of 5 cards 10 are purchased, and the first code reading screen 570 in FIG. , By repeatedly reading the first code 2 (displayed on the band or the like) of each card 10, all the key codes included in the corresponding three group codes are the key code display 582 of the content registration confirmation screen 580 Listed. Here, by touching the "check all" icon 584, one content 5 can be associated with each of the 25 individual cards.

  Next, the linking of the content related to still another card 10 in the content management system 1 according to the present invention will be described. In the card 10 shown in FIG. 16A, an individual card is configured of a paper card 10E, and includes a plurality of individual cards. The paper card 10E is put together in a band or a film, and the first code 2 is displayed on the band 12E by printing or the like.

  The second code 3 is displayed on the plurality of individual cards by printing or the like. In this example, a common URL is included in the second code 3 of each individual card, and different serial codes are displayed at the bottom of the individual cards. In this case, as with the paper card 10A shown in FIG. 2A, the content viewer reads the second code 3 by the content viewing terminal 30 and reproduces the content 5 by accessing the URL obtained therefrom. Display.

  The serial code allows the content provider to view the content, thereby identifying an individual card in the paper card 10E. Content viewers basically do not use this serial code directly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, in the content management table 471 ', a plurality of key codes and serial codes are associated with one group code. The group code is a code corresponding to a group of paper cards 10E and is included in the first code 2 displayed on a band or the like, and the serial code is displayed on each of the paper cards 10E. The key code is, for example, a code obtained by encrypting a character string including the above-described serial code, other codes, and the like by a unique algorithm. In addition, the key code is included in the individual code obtained from the second code 3 displayed on each individual card.

  Here, when the content provider links the content 5 to the card 10, the content registration unit 252 of the content registration terminal 20 accesses the content management server 40, and the serial code corresponding to the acquired group code is stored in the content management table 471. 'These serial codes are displayed on the content registration confirmation screen 590 shown in FIG. The content registration confirmation screen 590 is the same screen as the content registration confirmation screen 580 of FIG. 15 shown in the flow of registration of the content 5 to the content management server 40 from the creation of the content 5 shown in FIGS. .

  For example, when the group code obtained as a result of reading the first code 2 displayed on the band of the card 10 is "G001", the group code is displayed on the group code display 591 and corresponds to this group code. The serial codes (S0001 to S0005) are listed and displayed on the serial code display 592 of the content registration confirmation screen 590.

  Serial code display 592 displays a check box associated with each serial code, and the user checks this check box according to the individual card to be distributed. As a result, when a part of the card 10 obtained by the user is distributed and the content 5 can be reproduced (for example, when the set of five cards 10 is purchased but only three of them are used), it is effective. Cards can be specified in a limited manner. Furthermore, since the serial code displayed in the serial code display 592 is also displayed on the card 10, the content registration confirmation screen 590 and the individual cards are individually compared to select the individual cards of the card 10 individually. It can be linked with 5. For example, in the case of a greeting card in which different photographs are printed on each of the five cards 10, an individual card on which a different photograph is printed can be prevented from being linked to the content 5. In this example, since the individual card of the serial code (S0002) and the individual card of the serial code (S0005) are not intended to be distributed (not used), the corresponding check boxes are not checked. .

  Here, when the user touches the “Done” icon 593, the checked serial code and the content 5 are linked and sent to the content management server 40, and the correspondence between them is stored in the content management table 471 ′. .

  In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 15, here, serial codes corresponding to a plurality of group codes can be associated with one content 5.

  Furthermore, in the content management system 1 according to the present invention, in the content management table 471 shown in FIG. 9A and the content management table 471 ′ shown in FIG. At least one of them can be defined, and control can be performed to limit the viewable date and time of the content 5 on the content view terminal 30.

  For example, when the content provider operates the content registration terminal 20 to set the content browsing start date and time, the content management server 40 determines that the content 5 associated with the individual card of the card 10 does not exceed the set date and time Control to prevent browsing. Similarly, when the content provider sets the content browsing end date and time, the content management server 40 controls so that the content 5 associated with the individual card of the card 10 can not be browsed after the set date and time has passed Do.

  Further, after the content provider associates the content 5 with the individual card by the operation of the content registration terminal 20 as shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, another content 5 '(for example, the content of the content 5) Content may be registered, and the content viewer may be allowed to view the content 5 'at the content viewing terminal 30 instead of the content 5 according to the condition. Also, at that time, in order to limit the browsing time of the content 5 ′, the content browsing start date and time and the content browsing end date and time can be set for the content 5 ′.

  Such content browsing start date and time and content browsing end date and time can be set for each group code or for each key code (for each individual card).

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 18, how the viewing of the content 5 in the content viewing terminal 30 is performed by accessing the content management server 40 will be outlined. In the flowchart of FIG. 18, the processing of the content viewing terminal 30 and the processing of the content management server 40 are shown in time series. Also, in this example, an example in which streaming reproduction is performed with the content management server 40 as a streaming server is shown.

  First, the content viewing terminal 30 reads the second code 3 displayed on the individual card received by the user by the operation of the user with the imaging device (step S11). Here, the second code 3 is, for example, a two-dimensional code. Next, an individual code which is text data is obtained from the read second code 3 image (step S12). The individual code is, as described above, a URL, and includes a key code designation as part of the URL or as a parameter. Thereafter, in step S13, an HTTP request is transmitted to the acquired URL.

  Steps S11 to S13 can be performed using, for example, a two-dimensional code reading application that the content viewing terminal 30 normally has. Here, although the second code 3 which is a two-dimensional code is read by the imaging device, the user may manually input the URL printed on the individual card, the URL and the access code. When the individual card is a noncontact IC card such as the IC card 15A or the IC card 15B, the individual code is read from the IC chip to the IC card reader / writer by the noncontact IC card reader / writer.

  When the content management server 40 receives the HTTP request from the content viewing terminal 30 (step S14), the content management server 40 refers to the content management table 471 and specifies the content file of the content 5 corresponding to the received key code (step S15). Here, when the content file can not be specified, the content viewing terminal 30 can be configured to instruct to display an error message or the like, but this processing is omitted.

  After the content file of the content 5 corresponding to the key code is specified, a predetermined HTTP response is transmitted to the content viewing terminal 30 (step S16).

  In response to the HTTP response received from the content management server 40, the content viewing terminal 30 determines whether the dedicated terminal application individually applied to the response is introduced to the content viewing terminal 30 (step S17). When the dedicated terminal application is introduced (YES in step S17), the terminal application is activated, and a content reproduction screen (not shown) is displayed on the touch screen of the content viewing terminal 30 (step S18).

  If the dedicated terminal application has not been introduced (NO in step S17), a standard WEB browser is activated, and a content reproduction screen (not shown) is displayed on the touch screen of the content viewing terminal 30 (step S19). Further, when a dedicated terminal application is not introduced, a screen for introducing the dedicated terminal application may be displayed.

  Next, in step S20, it is determined whether or not the user of the content viewing terminal 30 has issued a reproduction instruction (for example, the play icon is touched on the content reproduction screen displayed on the touch screen). If the reproduction instruction is not issued (NO in step S20), the determination process in step S20 is repeated, and if the reproduction instruction is issued (YES in step S20), the process proceeds to step S21 and the content identified with content management server 40 A reproduction control process for reproducing the file is performed. On the other hand, in the content management server 40, in step S22, streaming distribution processing is started, and at a predetermined timing, part of data of the content file is transmitted to the content viewing terminal 30.

  At this time, from the content viewing terminal 30, viewing status information indicating the viewing status of the user (viewer) based on the playback request of the content 5 at a predetermined timing, the operation content, and the detection result of the imaging device / sensor etc. Are sent to the content management server 40. On the other hand, from the content management server 40, moving image data of streaming is transmitted to the content viewing terminal 30 in response to a reproduction request from the content viewing terminal 30.

  The content management server 40 determines whether or not the remaining data of the content file being reproduced is exhausted, that is, whether or not the reproduction of the content 5 is completed (step S23), and the reproduction of the content 5 is not completed. In the case (NO at step S23), the streaming distribution process at step S22 is repeated, and when the reproduction of the content 5 is completed (YES at step S23), the content viewing terminal 30 is notified of that and the content viewing terminal 30 In step S24, reproduction end processing is performed, for example, by displaying a reproduction end message or mark on the content reproduction screen.

  As described above, although the method of viewing the content 5 on the content viewing terminal 30 has been described with reference to FIG. 18, such a method is an example and is not limited thereto. There are various methods as to how to acquire the key code based on the individual card, how to reproduce and display the content 5 specified based on the key code, and the like.

  The content management system according to the present invention can associate content with a plurality of cards, to which individual codes are given in advance, by an easy operation using only one representative code. Promote the issuance, distribution and use of

Claims (8)

A content management system, comprising: a first user terminal used by a first user; and a content management server connected to the first user terminal via a network,
The first user terminal is
Group code obtaining means for obtaining a group code based on a representative code associated with a group of media having a physical shape;
And transmission means for transmitting information on the content and the group code to the content management server based on the instruction of the first user.
The content management server is
A code correspondence storage unit which stores in advance key codes respectively corresponding to media belonging to the group in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving means for receiving the information on the content and the group code from the first user terminal;
The content is obtained by referring to (1) the group code, (2) or referring to the code correspondence storage means based on the information on the content received by the receiving means and the group code. A content management system, comprising: content association means for associating each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing the correspondence relationship in the content correspondence relationship storage means. Further including a second user terminal used by a second user different from the first user,
The second user terminal is
Key code acquisition means for acquiring a key code based on the individual code given to each of the media;
Key code transmitting means for transmitting the key code to the content management server based on an instruction of the second user;
The content management server further
Content transmission means for transmitting the content corresponding to the key code to the second user terminal with reference to the content correspondence relationship storage means when the key code is received from the second user terminal,
The second user terminal is further
The content management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: content reproduction control means for controlling to reproduce the content received from the content management server. A content management server connected via a network to a first user terminal used by a first user and a second user terminal used by a second user different from the first user,
The content management server is
A code correspondence storage unit which stores in advance key codes corresponding to media belonging to a group of media having a physical shape in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving means for receiving information on the content and the group code from the first user terminal;
The content is obtained by referring to (1) the group code, (2) or referring to the code correspondence storage means based on the information on the content received by the receiving means and the group code. Content association means for associating each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing the correspondence relationship in the content correspondence relationship storage means;
When the key code obtained based on the individual code given to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content correspondence relationship storage means is referred to, and the key corresponding to the key code is received. A content management server, comprising: content transmission means for transmitting content to the second user terminal. The individual code is set as a unique code different for each medium.
The content management server according to claim 3, wherein the medium belonging to the group is provided to the first user together with a representative code including a group code associated with the group. When the group code is received from the first user terminal, a key code corresponding to the group code is acquired with reference to the code correspondence relationship storage unit, and the acquired key code is transmitted to the first user terminal. Send
4. The content management server according to claim 3, wherein the content management server receives information on the content and a key code associated with the information on the content from the first user terminal. The code correspondence relationship storing means further stores, in advance, serial codes corresponding to the respective media belonging to the group in association with the group code of the group,
When the group code is received from the first user terminal, the serial code corresponding to the group code is transmitted to the first user terminal;
Receiving information related to the content and a serial code associated with the information related to the content from the first user terminal;
The content management server according to claim 3, wherein the serial code is displayed on each of the media in a manner visible to the first user. Receiving from the second user terminal the viewing status of the second user related to the reproduction of the content, and a key code corresponding to the content;
4. The content management server according to claim 3, wherein the viewing status is stored in the viewing status storage means in association with the key code. A content management method executed by a content management server connected via a network to a first user terminal used by a first user and a second user terminal used by a second user different from the first user. ,
The content management server is
A code correspondence storage unit which stores in advance key codes corresponding to media belonging to a group of media having a physical shape in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving information related to content and the group code from the first user terminal;
Based on the information and the group code associated with the content received by the receiving step, the content, (1) mapping to the group code, is acquired by referring to the (2) or the code correspondence storage means, A content association step of associating each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing the correspondence in the content correspondence storage means;
When the key code obtained based on the individual code given to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content correspondence relationship storage means is referred to, and the key corresponding to the key code is received. A content transmission step of transmitting content to the second user terminal.

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