JPWO2016199841A1 - Content management system, content management server, and content management method - Google Patents

Abstract

The content management system can associate content with a plurality of cards to which different individual codes are assigned in advance by an easy operation of simply reading one representative code. When the imaging device of the content registration terminal 20 reads a single first code (representative code) set for a plurality of cards, it is created for each of the plurality of cards to which individual codes have been assigned in advance. The content 5 that has been made is linked. The content viewer who has received one of the plurality of cards reads the second code displayed on the card and reproduces and displays the content 5.

Description

  The present invention relates to a content management system that manages a content and a medium such as a plurality of cards in association with each other.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a content management system in which created content is uploaded to a server and managed so that an unspecified (or specific) viewer can view the content.

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

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when a user terminal reads a code printed on a product and transmits the code and identification information of the user terminal to the server, the server combines the code and identification information. The content corresponding to the received combination is calculated when the expiration date of access to the content information is calculated at the first reception, and the reception time of the combination is within the calculated expiration date at the first reception after that combination. An information providing system for transmitting information or the like to a user terminal is disclosed.

JP 2007-149020 A Japanese Patent No. 4922376

  However, a mechanism in which a content provider obtains a plurality of cards (for example, a set of 10 sheets or a set of 100 sheets) to which different codes are assigned in advance, and a predetermined content is linked to the plurality of cards and distributed so far. Not proposed.

  Furthermore, a different individual code is assigned to each of 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. There has also been no proposal for a system that allows the content provider to grasp the above.

  There has also been a system that allows content providers to associate content with the above-mentioned multiple cards assigned with different individual codes by an easy operation of simply reading one representative code. do not do.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a content management system capable of associating contents with a plurality of cards, to which different individual codes are assigned in advance, by an easy operation of simply reading one representative code. is there.

  In addition, an object of the present invention is to allow a person (content viewer) who has received one of a plurality of cards, to which different individual codes are assigned in advance, to take any action on the content associated with the card. It is to provide a content management system in which the content provider can grasp the above.

The first embodiment of the present invention comprises:
A first user terminal (eg, content registration terminal 20) used by a first user (eg, content provider), and a content management server (eg, content management server) connected to the first user terminal via a network 40) including a content management system (for example, content management system 1),
The first user terminal is
A group of media having a physical shape (for example, a paper card 10A composed of a plurality of individual cards grouped by a band 12A as shown in FIG. 2A, or as shown in FIG. 3B) In the case of the paper card 10A shown in FIG. 2 (A), the representative code associated with the IC card 15A made up of a plurality of individual IC cards grouped by the band 17A is displayed on the band 12A. In the case of the IC card 15A shown in FIG. 3B, the first code 2 is displayed on the band 17A. In the case of the IC card 15B shown in FIG. 15B-1) is obtained from the IC chip) (for example, in the case of the paper card 10A in FIG. 2A, the first code displayed on the belt 12A) 2 This is a two-dimensional code, which is read by the imaging device, and the OCR process is performed to acquire the code, and the group code included in the code is acquired (the code acquired by the OCR process may be a group code as it is. In the case of the IC card 15A of FIG. 3B, a 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 Obtaining a code (the code read by the IC card reader / writer may be a group code as it is), a group code obtaining 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. ~ Transmit information (for example, an identifier such as a content file name or content data itself) and the group code to the content management server (for example, content created and edited by the content provider using the GUI shown in FIG. 13) (for example, The content information and the group code may be transmitted at the same time or may be transmitted at different timings).
The content management server
A key code corresponding to each medium belonging to the group is stored in advance in association with the group code of the group (for example, one group code is assigned to the entire paper card 10A, and the key code is made of paper. This correspondence is given to each card (individual card) of the card 10A. Such correspondence is stored and managed before the paper card 10A is marketed and provided to the first user. Storage means (for example, the content management table 471 shown in FIG. 9A),
Receiving means for receiving information on the content and the group code from the first user terminal;
Based on the information related to the content received by the receiving means and the group code, the content is (1) associated with the group code and acquired by referring to (2) or the code correspondence storage means. Each key code corresponding to the group code is associated with each other, and this correspondence relationship is stored in content correspondence relationship storage means (for example, the content management table 471 shown in FIG. In this example, the contents are associated with each key code as described in (2) above. However, as in (1) above, the content may be associated with the group code) Configured to have a content correlating means for 憶.

  With such a configuration of the present invention, a content provider can associate content with a plurality of cards to which different individual codes are assigned in advance by an easy operation of simply reading one representative code.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, in the first embodiment described above,
A second user terminal (for example, content viewing terminal 30) used by a second user (for example, a content viewer) different from the first user;
The second user terminal is
A key code is acquired based on the individual code assigned to each of the media (for example, in the case of the paper card 10A in FIG. 2A, the second code 3 displayed on the individual card is a two-dimensional code. Yes, this is read by the imaging device, the code is obtained by performing the OCR process, the key code included in the code is obtained (the code obtained by the OCR process 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 obtained (IC card reader / writer). The code read in step 1 may be the key code as it is))) Key code acquisition means,
Based on the instruction of the second user (for example, an instruction for the second user to read the second code 3 of the individual card to the content viewing terminal 30 as shown in step S11 of FIG. 18), the key code is A key code transmitting means for transmitting to the content management server,
The content management server further includes:
When the key code is received from the second user terminal, referring to the content correspondence storage means, the content corresponding to the key code (for example, the content management table 471 shown in FIG. 9A) , The key code (= 00001) is received to identify the corresponding content file (= xxx1.mp4), and if the content is associated with the group code, the code correspondence relationship is based on the key code. Content that identifies a corresponding group code with reference to the storage means, and identifies corresponding content with reference to the content correspondence storage means based on the identified group code) to the second user terminal Having a transmission means,
The second user terminal further includes
Content reproduction control means for controlling to reproduce 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
Code correspondence storage means for storing in advance a key code corresponding to each medium 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 content and the group code from the first user terminal;
Based on the information related to the content received by the receiving means and the group code, the content is (1) associated with the group code and acquired by referring to (2) or the code correspondence storage means. A content association means for associating with each of the key codes corresponding to the group code, and storing this correspondence in a content correspondence storage means;
When the key code acquired based on the individual code assigned to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content corresponding relationship storage means is referred to and the key code corresponding to the key code is received. Content transmitting means for transmitting content to the second user terminal.

  With such a configuration of the present invention, the content provider can link the content by a simple operation of simply reading one representative code to a plurality of cards to which different individual codes are assigned in advance. A person who receives one of a plurality of cards (content viewer) can display / reproduce the associated content by reading the individual code of the card.

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

According to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the third embodiment described above,
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 storage means, and the acquired key code is transmitted to the first user terminal. Send
Information related to the content and a key code associated with the information related to the content are received from the first user terminal.

According to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in the third embodiment described above,
The code correspondence storage means further stores in advance serial codes corresponding to the media belonging to the group in association with the group codes 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 in a manner that is visible to the first user on each of the media.

According to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in the third embodiment described above,
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 associated with the key code and stored in the viewing status storage means.

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. And
The content management server
Code correspondence storage means for storing in advance a key code corresponding to each medium belonging to a group of media having a physical shape in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving from the first user terminal information related to content and the group code;
Based on the information related to the content received in the receiving step and the group code, the content is (1) associated with the group code, and obtained by referring to (2) or a code correspondence storage unit, A content association step of associating with each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing this correspondence in the content correspondence storage means;
When the key code acquired based on the individual code assigned to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content corresponding relationship storage means is referred to and the key code corresponding to the key code is received. A content transmission step of transmitting content to the second user terminal.

  With the content management system according to the present invention, it is possible to link contents to a plurality of cards to which individual codes are assigned in advance by an easy operation using only one representative code.

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

It is the schematic for demonstrating the process outline | summary 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 utilized with 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 utilized with 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 a content viewing terminal of the content management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present 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 basic diagram for demonstrating the database of the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic 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 operation until it creates / edits a 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 operation until it creates / edits a 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 operation until it creates / edits a 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 operation until it creates / edits a 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 operation until it creates / edits a content and performs registration. It is a basic diagram which shows another pattern and database of the card | curd utilized with 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 operation until it creates / edits a content and performs registration. It is a flowchart showing the process in the case of viewing a content in the content management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Content management system 2 ... 1st code 3 ... 2nd code 5 ... Content 10 ... Card 20 ... Content registration terminal 30 ... Content viewing terminal 40 ... Content Management server

  First, an outline 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 associates the content 5 with a card 10 composed 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 audio.

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

  Also, different individual codes 3 are displayed on each individual card 10 by printing or the like. Here, the second code 3 indicates a code represented by an image, and the second code 3 read by the 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 corresponding to the individual card on a one-to-one basis. The individual code is, for example, a URL. In this case, the key code is configured as a part of the URL or a URL parameter. In addition, the individual card managed by the content management system 1 by displaying a serial code (which can be identified by the user) different from the second code on each individual card of the card 10 is which card. It can also be made to be able to be grasped by a serial code.

  Further, one first code 2 is displayed on the card 10 (that is, a plurality of individual cards). It is clear that the first code 2 is printed on a band for bundling a plurality of individual cards or affixed to a film that wraps the plurality of individual cards and corresponds to those 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 composed of a plurality of individual cards is associated with one group code. Further, since the plurality of individual cards are respectively 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. The content 5 is operated so as to be associated with the group code acquired from the first code 2 or the key code or serial code corresponding to the group code.

  Here, it is described that the user of the content registration terminal 20 creates and edits the content 5 using the content registration terminal 20, but the content registration terminal 20 does not create and edit the content 5. Existing content or content copied from another computer may be associated with a group code, key code, 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 stored in the content management server 40 is edited by remote operation by the content registration terminal 20, and the content 5 is created. The content 5 can be operated so as to be associated with 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 acquired from the second code 3 displayed on each individual card, and have different contents for each individual card. This key code is desirably unique as a whole (ie, there is no individual 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 each key code with the content 5 when the content 5 is registered. 40 can also be transmitted.

  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 “URL1” is acquired) for some reason is received. When the terminal 30A reads the second code 3, 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, the data of the content 5 corresponding to the key code included in the “URL1” is downloaded from the content management server 40 so that it can be viewed on the content viewing terminal 30A. Further, in response to the access to “URL1”, the content management server 40 can transmit the data of the content 5 to the content viewing terminal 30A so that the content viewing server 30A can perform streaming playback. In addition, the content 5 can be reproduced by various methods. In this case, the content viewing terminal 30A and the content management server 40 are connected via, for example, a wireless communication network and a network including the Internet.

  Similarly to the content viewing terminal 30A, the content viewing terminal 30B reproduces / 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 the second code 3 from which an individual card (for example, the individual code of “URL2”) different from the individual card obtained by the user of the content viewing terminal 30A is displayed. (Individual card) is received for some reason, "URL2" is acquired from the second code 3, and the corresponding content 5 is viewed by accessing the "URL2".

  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 such individual card. Accordingly, 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 an HTTP request from the content viewing terminal 30 (30A, 30B, etc.) and transmits the requested content 5 data to the content viewing terminal 30. (That is, “URL1”, “URL2”, etc. include the domain name associated with the IP address of the content management server 40). However, such a configuration is an example, and a computer other than the content management server 40 may be used as the WEB server.

  In addition, the code composed of the images such as the first code 2 and 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 barcode. These codes are read by the imaging devices of the content registration terminal 20 and the content viewing terminal 30, and then text data corresponding to a group code or an individual code is extracted by OCR or the like.

  In this example, the individual code is a URL including a key code. However, the individual code may be only a key code (in this case, the URL is written in another part of the individual card, and the URL is accessed. Other code systems can be used by entering the key code on the displayed screen).

  By such a mechanism of the present invention, the user of the content registration terminal 20 can link the content 5 to each individual card of the card 10 only by reading the first code 2, and the content that has received the individual card The user of the viewing terminal 30 can view the corresponding content 5 simply 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 an acquaintance, when mailing an invitation card to an invitee at a party or meeting, or handing a thank-you card to a participant Can be used. Since information (second code 3) for viewing the content 5 is printed on these cards (individual cards), a useful message can be transmitted to the parties concerned. With such a mechanism, the content provider can allow many people to view the content 5 with a simple operation.

  Since the individual code is provided to the content viewer by a medium having a predetermined physical shape such as an individual card, the situation where the individual code is distributed as an electronic medium (for example, for viewing the content in an e-mail or the like) Content viewers can be limited to a narrower range than when information is described). For example, when a content address is distributed by e-mail or the like, the information is transferred to others or disclosed on the SNS so that many unintended content viewers can easily view the content. In order to prevent this, a special mechanism is required in the system. However, when information for viewing content is provided by a medium having a predetermined physical shape as in the present invention, it is not intended. The possibility that the content viewer views the content is smaller.

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

  Next, some examples of the card 10 (medium 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 FIG. 2 and FIG.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 2A, the individual card is composed of a paper card 10A, and in this example, five individual cards (paper cards 10A-1 to 10A-5) are included. The paper cards 10A are grouped together in a band 12A at the time 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 individual card (five individual cards) by printing or the like. When the second code 3 is expressed in a form after text conversion, in this example, an individual code including URL1 is associated with the paper card 10A-1, and a key code (= 00001) is included in URL1. Yes. Similarly, the other four individual cards are associated with individual codes including corresponding URLs.

  In the example of the card 10 shown in FIG. 2B, the individual card is composed of a paper card 10B and includes a plurality of individual cards. The paper cards 10B are grouped together in a band 12B at the time 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 each of 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 below the individual cards. In this case, the content viewer accesses the URL by 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 composed of a paper card 10C and includes a plurality of individual cards. The paper cards 10C are grouped together at a band 12C at the time of sale, and the first code 2 is displayed on the band 12C by printing or the like.

  A common URL is displayed on each of the individual cards by printing or the like. Furthermore, in this example, different access codes are displayed below 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 WEB page displayed as a result. .

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

  The second code 3 is displayed on each of 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 at the lower right of the individual card. In this case, the content provider uses the content registration terminal 20 to read the first code 2 at the lower right of the individual card to obtain the group code, and based on this, associate the content 5 with the paper card 10D. Further, the content viewer reads the second code 3 by the content viewing terminal 30, accesses the acquired individual URL, and reproduces / displays the content 5.

  Since the first code 2 for obtaining the group code is used only by the content provider, it may be displayed only on the first one of the paper card 10D. Moreover, you may make it include separately the individual card | curd for content registration in which only the 1st code | cord | chord 2 which is not handed over to a content viewer is displayed.

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

  An IC chip that can be read by a non-contact IC card reader / writer is embedded in the plurality of individual cards, 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 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 constituted by an IC card 15B, and includes a plurality of individual cards (IC cards 15B-1 to 15B-5). Even if the IC cards 15B are grouped together with a band or a film, the first code 2 is not displayed there.

  An IC chip that can be read by a non-contact IC card reader / writer is embedded in the plurality of individual cards, 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 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 store the individual card. When the group code is read from the IC chip and the group code is associated with the content 5 or the key code associated with the group code is associated with the content 5, the content management server 40 receives the first code corresponding 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 non-contact IC card reader / writer.

  As a result of this processing, the first one of the IC cards 15B (IC card 15B-1) finally stores an individual code in the same manner as the other IC cards 15B (IC cards 15B-2 to 15B-5). Will be. The content viewer reads the individual code from the individual card by the non-contact IC card reader / writer of the content viewing terminal 30, and then accesses the URL included in the individual code to reproduce / display the content 5.

  In this example, the first one of the IC cards 15B (IC card 15B-1) is rewritten from the group code to the individual code when registering the content 5, but is not passed to the content viewer (ie, the group viewer). An individual card for group code storage (only code stored) may be included.

  So far, the various configurations of the card 10 and the setting forms 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” is not limited to such a card 10 and can 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 in FIG. 4 only exemplifies a typical configuration for a smartphone. Various other computers can be used as the content registration terminal 20.

  The content registration terminal 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 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. 208, a microphone 209, a speaker 210, a display controller 211, an input device interface 212, a touch screen 213, a non-contact IC card reader / writer 214, a sensor 215, an auxiliary storage device 216, and an external recording medium interface 217.

  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 composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory). In the memory 202, a program for realizing each function executed by the CPU 201 is loaded at the time of execution, and data necessary for the program is 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 types of imaging elements such as a CCD and a CMOS. Content 5 is created based on a moving image or a still image taken by these cameras. The in-camera 203a is an inner camera provided in the vicinity of a touch screen 213, which will be described later, and is normally positioned as a sub camera having a resolution lower than that of the out-camera 203b. The out camera 203b is an outer camera provided on the opposite side of the touch screen 213, which will be described later, and is usually positioned as a main camera having a higher resolution than the out camera 203b.

  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 used in a program as necessary.

  The radio signal processing unit 206 communicates with the mobile phone base station via the radio communication antenna 207, and transmits / receives call data to / from other devices and between other terminals (via the Internet). Controls transmission / reception of WEB pages and mail data. Further, 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 206 and the wireless communication antenna 207 perform wireless communication with the mobile phone base station and wireless communication with the wireless LAN access point).

  The audio control unit 208 controls the microphone 209 and the speaker 210 to realize a telephone call by wireless communication. On the other hand, the audio control unit 208 controls to output sound when playing a video or music in an application.

  The touch screen 213 displays information on, for example, a display device configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and a position where the user touches (presses) the screen surface with a finger or the like is displayed on the touch screen 213. Detect with capacitive type touch sensor. The display control unit 211 processes drawing data issued by the CPU 201 and outputs, for example, a WEB page, a moving image, or the like to the 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 non-contact 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 non-contact IC chip is embedded is held over a predetermined position of the content registration terminal 20. Data is read or predetermined data is written 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, an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, and the like.

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

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

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration when 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, a display is provided unless these are provided with a touch screen. The control unit 211 is connected to a display device such as an LCD, and the input device interface 212 is connected to buttons.

  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 has a built-in type or separate casing display device such as an LCD. And a keyboard and mouse are connected to the input device interface 212.

  Note that 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 in FIG. 5 merely illustrates 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 device 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) that is a nonvolatile memory and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile memory. The ROM stores a program executed when the content management server 40 is activated. The RAM temporarily stores programs executed by the CPU 401, data used during the execution of these programs, and the like.

  The network interface 403 is an interface for connecting to the network 420. The network 420 is a network including, for example, 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 in the graphic memory and then output to the display 405. The display 405 is a display device configured by, 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), in which the above-described programs and data are recorded, and is loaded from there into the RAM of the memory 402 as necessary at the time of execution. Is done.

  The external recording medium driving device 410 is a device that accesses a recording surface of a portable external recording medium 430 such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) and reads data recorded therein. The external recording medium 430 can also record a program for implementing the content management method according to the present invention. The data recorded on the external recording medium 430 is stored in the external storage device 409 via the external recording medium driving 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 described above are used when there is no need for an operation by an administrator or the like or when the operation is performed by remote connection. It is unnecessary.

  Next, an overview of 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. In addition, the content file 271 and the project file 272 are stored in the auxiliary storage device 216 of the content registration terminal 20.

  The content creation / editing unit 251 creates and edits the content 5 based on an operation by the user of the content registration terminal 20. An image (moving image or 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. 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 also stores the content 5 in the card 10 including a plurality of individual cards. The registered content 5 is associated with the associated group code, the key code or serial code corresponding to the group code, and 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 relating 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 a content file 474 and a project file 475, respectively, as will be described later (the content registration). The terminal 20 can also be configured to store temporarily for editing or the like).

  Note that the content registration unit 252 converts the first code 2 displayed on a band or the like in which the cards 10 are bundled together by the user (content provider), for example, to text data after reading it with the imaging device. By doing so, the group code can be acquired 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. Or a serial code can be associated with the content 5. The content registration unit 252 can be executed by a WEB application. Further, as will be described later, the content registration unit 252 can be executed in a series of content creation and editing processes by the content creation / editing unit 251.

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

  The input / output control unit 254 transmits a signal related to a user operation obtained via the touch screen 213 and the input device interface 212 of the content registration terminal 20 illustrated in FIG. 4 to the CPU 201, and based on a command from the CPU 201, A screen related to creation and editing of the content 5, a screen related to registration of the content 5, a captured image, and the like are controlled to be displayed on the touch screen 213 via the display control unit 211.

  The network I / F unit 255 controls the radio 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. As shown in FIG. 7, the content viewing terminal 30 includes a content playback control unit 351, a content viewing status 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 the video of the content 5 on the touch screen and outputs the audio of the content 5 through a speaker. Control). The data of the content 5 can be acquired from the content management server 40 via a wireless signal processing unit or the like, and the content 5 can be reproduced by various methods such as a download format and a streaming format. Note that the content reproduction control unit 351 allows the user to read the second code 3 displayed on the individual card by printing or the like with the imaging device, and then convert the text into the individual data (including the key code). URL) is acquired, the content management server 40 is accessed by the URL, and the content 5 to be reproduced is specified. The content reproduction control unit 351 can be executed by a 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 sends the viewing status information indicating the viewing status of the user and the key code through a wireless signal processing unit or the like at a predetermined timing. And transmitted 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 number of playbacks, the stop position (when playback is stopped halfway), the start position (when playback starts halfway), and the like. . In addition, the user's facial expression, state, and biological information acquired by an imaging device such as an in-camera or out-camera 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 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 to print on an individual card when reproducing the content 5. The second code 3 displayed by 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 have the same functions as 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 / edit 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 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, for example, a group code and key code pair input from an administrator or the like in the content management table 471 for management. 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 one group code obtained from the first code 2 displayed on the belt and the like, and the second code 3 displayed on each individual card. This corresponds to the relationship of key codes included in the obtained individual codes.

  The content creation / edit management unit 452 performs processing related to content creation and editing corresponding to the processing of the content creation / editing unit 251 of the content registration terminal 20 (for example, the screen Display instructions, image effect processing, etc.). The content creation / edit management unit 452 also functions as a WEB server when the content creation / editing unit 251 of the content registration terminal 20 is a WEB application.

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

  When the content registration management unit 453 receives the group code and the content 5 associated therewith from the content registration terminal 20, the content management table 471 assigns the content file name corresponding to the data of the content 5 according to the group code. To remember. For example, when the group code (G001) and the content 5 data (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 associated with each key code (00001 to 00005) corresponding to (G001).

  In addition, 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 registration management unit 453 manages the content file name corresponding to the data of the content 5 according to the key code. Store in table 471. For example, when the key code (00001-00005) and the content 5 data (content file (xxx1.mp4)) are received from the content registration terminal 20, the content management table 471, as shown in FIG. Are stored so that the content file (xxx1.mp4) is associated with the key code (00001 to 00005).

  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 content management is performed by associating the key code with the content 5. It can be transmitted 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 and time of content registration in association with the key code in the content viewing status management table 473 shown in FIG. The content registration management unit 453 also functions as a WEB server when the content registration unit 252 of the content registration terminal 20 is a WEB application.

  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 according to the operation of the user of the content viewing terminal 30. For example, in accordance with the key code included in the individual code, the content file corresponding to the key code is determined from the content management table 471, and the content 5 is controlled so that it can be downloaded or streamed. . Further, the reproduction of the content 5 is controlled in accordance with the user's operation such as start of reproduction or stop of reproduction.

  The content viewing status management unit 455 stores information based on the key code and viewing status information transmitted from the content viewing status transmission unit 352 of the content viewing terminal 30 in the content viewing status management table 473 as shown in FIG. Store 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 first viewed (“content first viewing” item) and the number of viewing times (“viewing number” item) are obtained. Store in the status management table 473. Also, a pattern related to the viewer's response (item of “viewer response pattern”) is obtained from the facial expression and state of the user included in the viewing status information, biometric information, etc., and stored in the content viewing status management table 473.

  Also, the content viewing status management unit 455 displays the data stored in the content viewing status management table 473 and the analysis result of the data in accordance with the operation of the user (content provider) of the content registration terminal 20. To provide. With such a mechanism, the content provider urged viewing of the content 5 using the individual card distributed by itself, and as a result, the number (percentage) of the content 5 was viewed and the viewing situation. Can be grasped. Note that it is possible to grasp which content 5 the data stored in the content viewing status management table 473 relates to by the key code. Further, by managing the key code and the content provider's user ID in association with each other (corresponding database is not shown), only the data on 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 to connect to a network such as the Internet and transmit / receive data to / from the content registration terminal 20 and the content viewing terminal 30. Realize.

  Next, referring 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. I will 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 related to creation and editing of the content 5. The user of the content registration terminal 20 activates the application and selects a menu to newly create the content 5. After that, select the type of content (for example, “Birthday”, “Congratulations”, “Thank you”), and select from the templates (patterns) prepared for each type. Select 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 constituent elements constituting the content 5 can be defined. For example, a “T1” icon 501 and a “T2” icon 504 are icons for inputting text messages T1 and T2, and an “M1” icon 502 is an icon for setting a moving image M1. The “” icon 503 is an icon for defining an effect E that is an effect (for example, setting of wallpaper or the like) to be added when playing back a moving image. Also, on the right side of the “M1” icon 502, a function display 505 (in this example, “Assign”, that is, video allocation) representing a function to be executed when the “M1” icon 502 is selected is displayed. Yes.

  A “+” icon 507 arranged at the upper right of the project management screen 500 is an icon for adding a component constituting the content 5. A “BACK” icon 508 arranged 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 on all the screens described below, but since the function is the same as that of the “BACK” icon 508, the description thereof is omitted.

  Here, when the “M1” icon 502 is touched (see arrow 506), the screen changes to the 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 the camera is displayed. Here, when the recording icon 512 is touched, a movie is recorded, 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 imported as a component of the content 5. be able to. When the “In / Out” icon 514 is touched, the in-camera 203a and the out-camera 203b of the content registration terminal 20 can be switched.

  FIG. 12A shows a component selection screen 520 displayed when the “+” icon 507 is touched on the project management screen 500 of FIG. In the component selection screen 520, a menu of components that can be added is displayed in 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 changes to the project management screen 530 of FIG.

  In the project management screen 530 of FIG. 12B, since the moving image M2 is added as a component, an “M2” icon 536 is added compared to the project management screen 500 of FIG. Here, the title 531 is edited and added. In addition, the text message T1 has been edited, the “T1” icon 532 changes from the “T1” icon 501 in FIG. 11A, and the function display 533 (“Retake”, In other words, text message resetting) is displayed.

  In addition, since the moving image M1 is set by shooting a movie as shown in FIG. 11B, the “M1” icon 534 is changed from the “M1” icon 502 in FIG. The function display 535 (“Retake”, that is, resetting of a 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 display 537 (“Assign”, ie, allocation of a moving image) is displayed.

  Thereafter, as shown in the project management screen 540 of FIG. 13A, the moving image M2 is set, and a function display 542 (“Retake”, that is, resetting of the moving image) is displayed to the right of the “M2” icon 541 Has been. Here, when the “E” icon 543 is touched (see arrow 544), the screen changes to the effect editing screen 550 of FIG. On the effect editing screen 550, a content reproduction display 551 on which a preview of the content 5 is displayed, and various effects (in this example, a “Wallpaper” effect 552, a “Color” effect 553, a “Pattern1” effect 554, and a “Pattern2” effect 555 are displayed. ) Is displayed, and when the user selects one of the effects, the contents of the effect are reflected in the display in the content reproduction display 551.

  When the content 5 is created / edited as described above, the user selects a menu and displays the destination selection screen 560 of FIG. 14A on the touch screen 213 of the content registration terminal 20. 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” Is set. Here, when “1.Card” is selected (see arrow 562), the screen transitions to the first code reading screen 570 of FIG.

  On the first code reading screen 570 in FIG. 14B, an image read by the out-camera 203b of the content registration terminal 20 or the like (an image of the first code 2 displayed on a band or the like that bundles the cards 10) is displayed. A code reading display 571 to be read and a reading instruction icon 572 to instruct code reading are displayed.

  When the user of the content registration terminal 20 confirms the display content of the code reading display 571 and touches the reading instruction icon 572, the content registration unit 252 of the content registration terminal 20 reads the first code 2 with the out camera 203b or the like. The read image is converted into text, and the group code is obtained therefrom. Next, the content registration unit 252 accesses the content management server 40, acquires key codes corresponding to the acquired group codes from the content management table 471, and stores these key codes in 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 in the group code display 581 and corresponds to this group code. Key codes (00001 to 00005) are displayed in a list on the key code display 582 of the content registration confirmation screen 580.

  The key code display 582 displays a check box associated with each key code, and the user checks this check box according to the individual card to be distributed. This is effective when a part of the card 10 obtained by the user is distributed and the content 5 can be reproduced (for example, when the card 10 of a set of five is purchased but only four of them are used). You can specify a limited number of cards. In this example, the individual card with the key code (00005) is not distributed (not used) for some reason, so the corresponding check box is not checked. 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 associated with each other and sent to the content management server 40, and the corresponding relationship is stored in the content management table 471.

  Further, in the content management system 1 of the present invention, a key code corresponding to a plurality of group codes can be associated with one content 5. For example, when an individual card is to be distributed to 25 people, two sets of 10 cards 10 are purchased, and one set of 5 cards 10 is 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 three group codes corresponding to these are displayed on the key code display 582 on the content registration confirmation screen 580. Are listed. Here, by touching the “check all” icon 584, one content 5 can be associated with each of the 25 individual cards.

  Next, content linking with respect 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, the individual card is composed of a paper card 10E and includes a plurality of individual cards. The paper cards 10E are grouped together with 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 each of 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 below the individual cards. In this case, similarly to the paper card 10A shown in FIG. 2A, the content viewer reads the second code 3 by the content viewing terminal 30, and accesses the URL obtained therefrom to reproduce / reproduce the content 5. Display.

  The serial code can be visually recognized by the content provider, thereby identifying the individual card in the paper card 10E. The content viewer basically does not use this serial code directly.

  Also, 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 the belt 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 serial code and other codes with a unique algorithm. 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 associates the content 5 with the card 10, the content registration unit 252 of the content registration terminal 20 accesses the content management server 40 and assigns a serial code corresponding to the acquired group code to the content management table 471. 'And display these serial codes 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 shown in FIG. 15, which is shown in the flow of registration of the content 5 from the creation of the content 5 shown in FIGS. 11 to 14 to the content management server 40. .

  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 displayed in a list on the serial code display 592 of the content registration confirmation screen 590.

  The 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. This is effective when a part of the card 10 obtained by the user is distributed and the content 5 can be played back (for example, when a card 10 of a set of five is purchased but only three of them are used). You can specify a limited number of cards. Further, since the serial code displayed on the serial code display 592 is also displayed on the card 10, the content registration confirmation screen 590 and the individual cards are compared with each other, and the individual card of the card 10 is individually selected and content is displayed. 5 can be linked. For example, in the case of a greeting card in which a different photo is printed on each of the cards 10 in a set of five cards, it is possible to prevent the individual card on which a photo different from the purpose is printed from being linked to the content 5. In this example, the individual card of the serial code (S0002) and the individual card of the serial code (S0005) are not distributed (not used), so 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 to each other and sent to the content management server 40, and their correspondence is stored in the content management table 471 ′. .

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

  Furthermore, in the content management system 1 according to the present invention, 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 so as to limit the viewable date and time of the content 5 on the content viewing 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 confirms that the content 5 associated with the individual card of the card 10 has not passed 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 cannot be browsed after the set date and time has passed. To do.

  Further, the content provider associates the content 5 with the individual card by operating the content registration terminal 20 as shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, and then adds another content 5 ′ (for example, the content of the content 5. May be registered so that the content viewer can view the content 5 ′ instead of the content 5 on the content viewing terminal 30 according to the conditions. At this time, in order to limit the browsing time of the content 5 ′, the above-described content browsing start date and 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 on the content viewing terminal 30 is performed by accessing the content management server 40 will be schematically described. 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. Further, in this example, an example is shown in which streaming playback is performed using the content management server 40 as a streaming server.

  First, the content viewing terminal 30 reads the second code 3 displayed on the individual card received by the user by the user's operation with the imaging device (step S11). Here, the second code 3 is, for example, a two-dimensional code. Next, an individual code that is text data is obtained from the read image of the second code 3 (step S12). As described above, the individual code is a URL, and includes designation of a key code as a 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 is normally provided in the content viewing terminal 30. Here, the second code 3, which is a two-dimensional code, is read by the imaging device, but the user may manually input the URL printed on the individual card and the URL and access code. When the individual card is a non-contact IC card such as an IC card 15A or IC card 15B, the individual code is read from the IC chip to the IC card reader / writer by the non-contact 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, if the content file cannot be specified, it can be configured to instruct the content viewing terminal 30 to display an error message or the like, but this process is omitted.

  After specifying the content file of the content 5 corresponding to the key code, 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 a dedicated terminal application individually applied to the response is installed in the content viewing terminal 30 (step S17). If the dedicated terminal application has been introduced (YES in step S17), the terminal application is activated and a content playback 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 playback screen (not shown) is displayed on the touch screen of the content viewing terminal 30 (step S19). Further, when the 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 a reproduction instruction has been given by the user of the content viewing terminal 30 (for example, a play icon is touched on the content reproduction screen displayed on the touch screen). If there is no reproduction instruction (NO in step S20), the determination process in step S20 is repeated. If there is a reproduction instruction (YES in step S20), the process proceeds to step S21 and the content specified with the content management server 40 is specified. A playback control process for playing back a file is performed. On the other hand, in the content management server 40, in step S22, streaming distribution processing is started, and a part of the data of the content file is transmitted to the content viewing terminal 30 at a predetermined timing.

  At this time, from the content viewing terminal 30, the 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. Is transmitted to the content management server 40. On the other hand, streaming video data is transmitted from the content management server 40 to the content viewing terminal 30 in response to a playback request from the content viewing terminal 30.

  In the content management server 40, it is determined whether or not there is no remaining data in the content file being played back, that is, whether or not the playback of the content 5 has ended (step S23), and the playback of the content 5 has not ended. In the case (NO in step S23), the streaming delivery process in step S22 is repeated, and when the reproduction of the content 5 is completed (YES in step S23), this is notified to the content viewing terminal 30, and the content viewing terminal 30 In step S24, for example, a playback end process is performed such as displaying a playback end message or mark on the content playback screen.

  As described above, the method of viewing the content 5 in the content viewing terminal 30 has been described with reference to FIG. 18, but such a method is an example and the present invention is not limited to this. There are various methods for how to obtain a key code based on an individual card and how to reproduce and display the content 5 specified based on the key code.

  Since the content management system according to the present invention can associate content with a plurality of cards to which individual codes have been assigned in advance by an easy operation using only one representative code, such a plurality of cards Issuance, distribution and use.

Claims (8)

A content management system including 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 acquisition means for acquiring a group code based on a representative code associated with a group of media having a physical shape;
Based on an instruction from the first user, and has a transmission means for transmitting information on the content and the group code to the content management server,
The content management server
Code correspondence storage means for storing in advance a key code corresponding to each of the media belonging to the group 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;
Based on the information related to the content received by the receiving means and the group code, the content is (1) associated with the group code and acquired by referring to (2) or the code correspondence storage means. A content management system comprising: content association means for associating each key code corresponding to the group code and storing the correspondence in content correspondence storage means. 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 an individual code assigned to each of the media;
Key code transmitting means for transmitting the key code to the content management server based on an instruction from the second user;
The content management server further includes:
Content receiving means for transmitting the content corresponding to the key code to the second user terminal with reference to the content correspondence storage means when the key code is received from the second user terminal;
The second user terminal further includes
The content management system according to claim 2, 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
Code correspondence storage means for storing in advance a key code corresponding to each medium 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 content and the group code from the first user terminal;
Based on the information related to the content received by the receiving means and the group code, the content is (1) associated with the group code and acquired by referring to (2) or the code correspondence storage means. A content association means for associating with each of the key codes corresponding to the group code, and storing this correspondence in a content correspondence storage means;
When the key code acquired based on the individual code assigned to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content corresponding relationship storage means is referred to and the key code corresponding to the key code is received. A content management server comprising content transmitting 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 storage means, and the acquired key code is transmitted to the first user terminal. Send
The content management server according to claim 3, wherein the content management server receives information related to the content and a key code associated with the information related to the content from the first user terminal. The code correspondence storage means further stores in advance serial codes corresponding to the media belonging to the group in association with the group codes 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 that is 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;
The content management server according to claim 3, wherein the viewing status is stored in a viewing status storage unit 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. And
The content management server
Code correspondence storage means for storing in advance a key code corresponding to each medium belonging to a group of media having a physical shape in association with the group code of the group;
Receiving from the first user terminal information related to content and the group code;
Based on the information related to the content received in the receiving step and the group code, the content is (1) associated with the group code, and obtained by referring to (2) or a code correspondence storage unit, A content association step of associating with each of the key codes corresponding to the group code and storing this correspondence in the content correspondence storage means;
When the key code acquired based on the individual code assigned to each of the media is received from the second user terminal, the content corresponding relationship storage means is referred to and the key code corresponding to the key code is received. A content management method comprising: a content transmission step of transmitting content to the second user terminal.

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