WO2021074915A1

WO2021074915A1 - Content management server, content management program, and content management system

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Publication number: WO2021074915A1
Application number: PCT/IB2020/060443
Authority: WO
Inventors: 御手洗秀一
Original assignee: 株式会社Ｊｖｉｓ
Priority date: 2019-10-17
Filing date: 2020-11-06
Publication date: 2021-04-22
Also published as: JP2021067972A; JP7433699B2

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of making it possible to share content data of a prescribed event between participants of the prescribed event. Provided as a means of solving said problem is a content management server which manages content data and which: accepts access by one or more user terminals; registers, for a prescribed event, those users of the user terminals which accessed the server who satisfy a prescribed condition; accepts content data of the prescribed event from the user terminals of the registered users; stores the accepted content data in a storage means; and allows one or more other users registered for the prescribed event to view the content data stored in the storage means, in accordance with a request from the user terminals of said one or more other users.

Description

Content management server, content management program and content management system

The present invention relates to a content management server, a content management program, and a content management system capable of sharing content data of a predetermined event among related parties related to the event.

Conventionally, at various events such as athletic meet of elementary school and junior high school, concert of singer, wedding, etc., if you want content such as photos and videos that leave the state of the participants, for example, content generated by shooting by a professional photographer. Was purchased by event participants and viewers at a later date.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which an event organizer (administrator) publishes a photograph taken by a professional photographer on a predetermined homepage, and participants can view and purchase the published photograph. Is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-038644

By the way, there are cases where content that shows the state of a specific target is required at an event, for example, when a parent wants a picture of his or her child taken at an athletic meet. However, since the number of professional photographers prepared by the event organizer is generally limited, it may not be possible to expect sufficient photographs of all the subjects.

For the above situation, each participant often shoots individually. However, there are many cases where the content of the target desired by the participants, such as a photograph in which one's own child is shown in a large size at an athletic meet, cannot be obtained because it is not possible to secure a suitable place for shooting at the event venue.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a content management server, a content management program, and a content management system capable of sharing content data of a predetermined event among related parties of a predetermined event. The purpose is to do.

The content management server that manages the content data according to the present invention includes the user terminal access receiving means that accepts access from at least one or more user terminals and the user of the user terminal that is accepted by the user terminal access receiving means. A user registration processing means for registering a user satisfying a predetermined condition in a predetermined event, and a content for receiving the content data of the predetermined event from the user terminal of the user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. The data receiving means, the content data storage processing means for storing the content data received by the content data receiving means in the storage means, and the content data stored in the storage means are stored in the storage means by the user registration processing means. It is characterized by including a content data browsing control means for causing the other user to browse in response to a request from the user terminal of at least one other user registered in the event.

With the above configuration, the content data at a predetermined event can be shared between users, so that the user can obtain the desired content data.

Further, the content management server according to the present invention includes a content data selection receiving means that accepts a selection from the other user for any of the content data that can be browsed by the content data browsing control means, and the content data selection. It may further include a reward determination processing means for determining a reward for the user who created the content data selected by the reception means.

With the above configuration, it can be expected that the quality of the created content data will be improved and the target will be diversified so that the user can purchase the content data created by himself / herself from other users.

Further, the content management server according to the present invention includes a query image data receiving means that receives query image data corresponding to a predetermined target from the user terminal of the other user, and the query received by the query image data receiving means. The content data viewing means further includes a content data extraction processing means for extracting content data including the predetermined target corresponding to the query image data from the content data stored in the storage means based on the image data. The control means may be characterized in that the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing means is browsed by the other user.

With the above configuration, it is possible to easily search for content data including the target requested by each user from a plurality of content data stored in the content management server.

Further, the content management program for allowing the user to browse the content data according to the present invention on the user terminal is predetermined to the server access function for accessing the content management server and the content management server accessed by the server access function. The user is made to browse the registration information providing function that provides information related to the registration of the user in the event and the content data created by another user of the predetermined event in which the user is registered by the registration information providing function. The feature is to realize a content data request function for requesting the user and a content data viewing function for causing the user to view the content data requested by the content data request function based on the control of the content management server. To do.

Further, the content management system for allowing the user to browse the content data according to the present invention on the user terminal is a content management system including a content management server that manages the content data and a plurality of user terminals that can browse the content data. The content management server is a user who satisfies a predetermined condition among the user terminal access receiving means for receiving access from at least one or more user terminals and the user of the user terminal received by the user terminal access receiving means. A user registration processing means for registering the data in a predetermined event, and a content data receiving means for receiving the content data of the predetermined event from the user terminal of the user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. The content data storage processing means for storing the content data received by the content data receiving means in the storage means and the content data stored in the storage means are registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. The user terminal includes a content data browsing control means for causing the other user to browse in response to a request from the user terminal of at least one other user, and the user terminal is a server access means for accessing the content management server. The registration information providing means for providing the content management server accessed by the server access means with information related to the registration of the other user at a predetermined event by the user registration processing means, and the registration information providing means. The content is based on the control of the content data requesting means for requesting the user to browse the content data created by another user of a predetermined event registered by the user and the content data browsing control means. It is characterized by including a content data browsing means for causing the other user to browse the content data requested by the data request function.

According to the present invention, it is possible to share the content data of a predetermined event among the parties involved in the predetermined event.

It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the outline of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the content management system 1000 corresponding to the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which showed an example of the structure of the content management server 10 corresponding to 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which showed an example of the structure of the user terminal 30 corresponding to 1st Embodiment. This is an example of a database of event information stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a database of user information stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a database of content data information stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a database of sales information of content data stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a user registration display screen by the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a display screen for selecting a service to be used by the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a display screen for providing content data to the content management server 10 by the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. This is an example of a display screen for content viewing control on the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed an example of the flow of the user registration process of the content management server 10 corresponding to 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed an example of the processing flow of the content management server 10 which receives the content data provided from the user terminal 30 corresponding to 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed an example of the process flow of the browsing control of the content data by the content management server 10 corresponding to the 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed an example of the process flow of the content data browsing control by the user terminal 30 corresponding to 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which showed an example of the structure of the content management server 50 corresponding to the 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which showed an example of the structure of the user terminal 60 corresponding to the 2nd Embodiment. This is an example of a database of event information stored in the server-side storage unit 508 according to the second embodiment. This is an example of a display screen for providing query image data in the user terminal 60 according to the second embodiment and for viewing control of the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing unit 510. It is a flowchart which showed an example of the process flow of the extraction and browsing control based on the query image data for the content data by the content management server 50 corresponding to the 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an example of the content management system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an outline of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the content management service (room) CM according to the present invention is a service that manages content data of a predetermined event provided from a user's terminal. The content data here is, for example, data such as photographs, videos, and sounds.

The content management service CM sends and receives various information between the cameraman OR, the participant PU, and the purchaser BU. First, the photographer OR and the participant PU each use their terminals to register themselves in the event EV. Here, the event EV is registered in advance in the content management service CM. In the example shown in FIG. 1, in an athletic meet for elementary school students, a professional photographer OR and parents PU1 and PU2 each register themselves in an event called "athletic meet" in a content management service CM.

Next, the photographer OR and the participant PU each use their terminals to check in (log in) to the registered event EV and send the content data of the event EV to the content management service. The content management service CM stores the transmitted content data. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the cameraman OR provides the content management service CM with the pictures and videos taken by the camera OT, and the guardians PU1 and PU2 take pictures of the shooting target ST with the user terminals UT1 and UT2. The video is provided to the content management service CM.

Next, the purchaser BU connects to the content management service CM, browses the content data of the event EV provided by the cameraman OR, the participants PU1 and PU2, and purchases, for example, the favorite content data. Here, the purchaser BU may be the same person as any of the participant PUs. That is, the same person can be both a provider of content data and a purchaser at the same time. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the purchaser BU is the same person as the guardian PU1. In that case, for example, the purchaser BU purchases a photograph of the shooting target ST taken by the participant PU2 because the picture is better than the picture taken by himself / herself. The form of selling the content data to the purchaser BU may be a form of selling the content data itself or a form of selling the printed content data. Further, if the purchaser BU is not yet registered in the event EV, the purchaser BU registers himself / herself in the event EV before viewing the content data.

When the content data is sold to the purchaser BU, the content management service CM gives a reward to the photographer OR or the participant PU who created (photographed) the content data. For example, when a photograph taken by the participant PU2 is sold to the purchaser BU, the participant PU2 is given a reward corresponding to the photograph sold. The reward given may be money or points that can be used in the content management service CM or other services.

As described above, according to the content management service CM according to the present invention, the participant PU shares the content data with the other participant PU, and browses and purchases the content data provided by the other participant PU. Will be possible. Here, even if the participant PU does not provide the content data, the participant PU may use the content management service CM only for the purpose of purchasing the content data as the purchaser BU. Hereinafter, the persons involved in the event such as the participant PU and the purchaser BU are collectively referred to as "users".

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the content management system 1000 corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the content management system 1000 includes the content management server 10, the

host terminals

20, 201 to 20 n (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as the host terminal 20), and the

user terminals

30, 301 to. 30n (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as a user terminal 30) are configured to be connectable to each other via a communication network 40.

The content management server 10 manages content data. The content management server 10 is composed of an information processing device such as a WWW server, and includes a storage medium for storing various information. The organizer terminal 20 is a terminal operated by a person on the organizer side. The person on the side of the organizer is, for example, an event operator or a photographer requested by the operator to take a picture. The user terminal 30 is a terminal operated by the user. The user terminal 30 is, for example, a smartphone, a PC (Personal Computer), or the like. The content management system 1000 may be configured not to include the host terminal 20 but to include only the user terminal 30.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the content management server 10 corresponding to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the content management server 10 includes a user terminal access reception unit 101, a user registration processing unit 102, a content data reception unit 103, a content data storage processing unit 104, and a content data browsing control unit 105. A content data selection reception unit 106, a reward determination processing unit 107, a server-side storage unit 108, and a sales processing unit 109 are provided.

The user terminal access reception unit 101 has a function of receiving access from the user terminal 30. Any method may be used to accept access from the user terminal 30, and for example, access using the URL of the dedicated homepage, access using the dedicated application, and the like can be considered. Access using the URL of the dedicated homepage is performed by acquiring the URL by reading the bar code, matrix type two-dimensional code (so-called QR code (registered trademark)), etc., which are readable codes, by the user terminal 30. You may. For example, a readable code is installed in or near the venue where a predetermined event is held. When the user terminal 30 accesses the content management server 10, the event organizer may lend the mobile router to the user. The user terminal 30 communicates with the content management server 10 using the mobile router, and the user terminal access receiving unit 101 receives access from the user terminal 30 using the predetermined mobile router to directly contact the content management server 10. It is possible to send and receive various data in a shorter time than in the case of communication. In addition, as a result of improving the convenience of the content management service by being able to send and receive more data in the same time, it can be expected that the user will share more content data.

The user registration processing unit 102 has a function of registering a user who satisfies a predetermined condition in a predetermined event among the users of the user terminal 30 whose access is received by the user terminal access reception unit 101. Specifically, the user registration processing unit 102 associates a user who satisfies a predetermined condition with a predetermined event via the user terminal 30. For example, as a method of associating, it is possible to have a user register a user ID for a predetermined event. At that time, the user registration processing unit 102 may receive information regarding user registration from the user terminal 30. The user registration processing unit 102 may cause the user to input an arbitrary character string and register it as a user ID, or may assign any character string as a user ID to each user.

For example, the predetermined condition means a condition determined by the administrator of the content management server 10 or the organizer of the event. Examples of predetermined conditions include participation in a predetermined event and recognition of being involved in the predetermined event.

An example of a case where a predetermined event is an "elementary school athletic meet" will be explained. If the predetermined event is an "elementary school athletic meet", the predetermined condition is "being a parent of an elementary school student". As a method of confirming the predetermined conditions here, a method of providing the content management server 10 with information indicating that the child is the parent of the elementary school student and collating the information with the information indicating that the child is the parent of the elementary school student prepared in advance. And so on.

Also, if you want to register a user who has visited the event venue, you can set various predetermined conditions.

For example, the predetermined condition is that the unique code included in the readable code used when accessing the dedicated homepage is provided from the user terminal 30 that has accessed the content management server 10. Here, the readable code including the unique code is posted only in or near the event venue. The user registration processing unit 102 may allow the user of the user terminal 30 to be registered in a predetermined event when the unique code is provided by the user terminal 30. In this way, only the user terminal that has read the readable code can access the dedicated homepage, and only the user who visits the venue of the predetermined event can register for the event and share the content data. ..

Further, for example, the predetermined condition is that a predetermined password is accepted from the user terminal 30 that has accessed the content management server 10. Here, the predetermined password is posted only at the event venue. The user registration processing unit 102 may allow the user of the user terminal 30 to be registered in a predetermined event when the input of the password from the user terminal 30 is received. By requesting the user to input the password in this way, only the user who visits the venue of the predetermined event can register for the event and share the content data.

Further, for example, the predetermined condition is that the position of the user terminal 30 (user) is determined to be in or near the predetermined event venue based on the position information acquired by the GPS (Global Positioning System) function provided in the user terminal 30. Is. The user registration processing unit 102 permits the user of the user terminal 30 to be registered in the predetermined event when it is determined that the position of the user terminal 30 (user) is in or near the predetermined event venue. You may. In this way, by determining that a user who visits a predetermined event venue can register for the event, it is possible to both share content data among a limited number of users and simplify the user registration work. Will be possible.

Further, for example, the predetermined condition is that the access of the user terminal 30 using the predetermined mobile router lent out in advance from the organizer side is accepted by the user terminal access receiving means. The user registration processing unit 102 may register the user of the user terminal 30 whose access using the predetermined mobile router is accepted in the predetermined event.

By registering the user in the event by the user registration processing unit 102, the user can provide the content data and purchase the content data, and the content data can be obtained between the participants of the event or the users who are related to the event. It will be possible to share. Of course, the above-mentioned predetermined conditions are not limited to the above-mentioned examples, and each may be combined.

The content data receiving unit 103 has a function of receiving the content data of a predetermined event from the user terminal 30 of the user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing unit 102. The content data receiving unit 103 may receive information related to the content data from the user terminal 30 together with the content data. The information related to the content data means information such as the place and time when the received content data is at an event. The information related to the received content data can serve as supplementary information when another user browses the content data.

The content data storage processing unit 104 has a function of storing the content data received by the content data reception unit 103 in the storage means. The storage means for storing the content data by the content data storage processing unit 104 here may be the server-side storage unit 108 described later, or the storage means provided in a device other than the content management server 10. The content data storage processing unit 104 may store the content data in the storage means in association with an event in which the user of the user terminal 30 who has transmitted the content data is registered. The association between the user and the event may be performed based on the information received by the content data reception unit 103 together with the content data, or based on the information of the user registered by the user registration processing unit 102 in the predetermined event. It may be done. Further, the content data storage processing unit 104 is accompanied by the content data and is received by the event ID and user ID of the event corresponding to the content data, the selling price when selling the content data, and the content data receiving unit 103. Information related to the content data may also be associated and stored in the storage means.

The content data browsing control unit 105 uses the content data stored in the storage means in response to a request from a user terminal of at least one other user registered in a predetermined event by the user registration processing unit 102. It has a function to allow the user to browse. Specifically, the content data browsing control unit 105 has at least one or more other users whose content data stored in the storage means by the content data storage processing unit 104 is registered in a predetermined event by the user registration processing unit 102. By controlling the output of the provided content data to the user terminal 30 and the provided content data on the user terminal 30, the content data can be viewed by other users.

Here, when a plurality of content data of a predetermined event is stored in the storage means, the content data browsing control unit 105 may provide all the content data to the user terminal 30 of another user at once. , Or when a part of any of them is selected by another user, the selected content data may be made viewable by the other user. Further, the content data browsing control unit 105 presents a selection of which of at least one or more provided content data to be browsed, displays an operation screen for purchasing the content data, and the like. Various browsing controls can be performed.

Further, the content data browsing control unit 105 may allow another user to browse by controlling the display of the photo movie related to the content data stored in the storage means. The photo movie here means displaying a plurality of still images as one moving image. The photo movie whose display is controlled by the content data viewing control unit 105 may be a moving image in which a plurality of content data are sequentially switched and displayed, or a moving image in which display control related to the production or music is played. The photo movie may be used for the purpose of promoting each content data. Further, the photo movie itself may be viewable as one content data, that is, the photo movie itself may be treated as the content data to be sold.

The content data selection receiving unit 106 has a function of receiving a selection from another user for any of the content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing control unit 105. Specifically, the content data selection reception unit 106 receives information indicating a combination of, for example, a user ID and a content data ID from a user terminal of another user, and the content data is generated by another user based on the received information. Judge as selected. In addition, "selection of content data" means that another user selects which content data to purchase, which content data is provided free of charge by another user, and the like. .. The provision of the content data free of charge here means that the user terminal 30 is in an offline state, for example, instead of having the user browse the content data on the user terminal 30 based on the control of the content data browsing control unit 105. Also refers to providing the content data to the user terminal 30 so that the content data can be viewed by other users.

The reward determination processing unit 107 has a function of determining a reward for the user who created the content data selected by the content data selection reception unit 106. The sales form of the content data includes a form of selling the content data itself and a form of selling the printed content data. In addition, the reward for the user is, for example, money or points that can be used for buying and selling in a predetermined service. The points as a reward to the user may be those that can be paid at the time of purchasing the content data sold by the content management server 10.

Further, the reward determination processing unit 107 may determine the reward for the user based on the price of the content data that is the target of the sales request. For example, the reward determination processing unit 107 may determine money at a predetermined ratio with respect to the price of the content data as a reward to the user. When a photo movie of a plurality of content data is sold, the reward for the user may be determined, for example, by dividing the selling price of the photo movie into mountains. If the photo movie contains content data provided by multiple users, the reward for each user is determined.

The reward determined by the reward determination processing unit 107 may be donated to the event organizer or the like by the content management server 10. When the reward is donated, the donation may be made after the reward is given to the user, or the reward for the user may be determined by subtracting the amount donated by the reward determination processing unit 107.

The server-side storage unit 108 has a function of storing various information necessary for managing content data. The server-side storage unit 108 is, for example, information related to an event, information related to a user registered in the event, or the like. Further, the server-side storage unit 108 may store the content data received from the user terminal 30 by the content data reception unit 103 under the control of the content data storage processing unit 104.

The sales processing unit 109 has a function of executing processing related to the sale of the content data whose reward has been determined by the reward determination processing unit 107. The sales processing unit 109 does not need to execute the processing related to the sale when the reward is determined by the reward determination processing unit 107, and may execute it later. When the content data is sold in a printed form, the sales processing unit 109 may transmit a print instruction of the content data to a printing device connected to the content management server 10 via a communication network. The content management server 10 does not necessarily have to include the sales processing unit 109, and may be configured such that another device capable of communicating via the network 40 executes the processing corresponding to the sales processing unit 109.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the user terminal 30 corresponding to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the user terminal 30 includes a server access unit 301, an information input unit 302, a registration information providing unit 303, a content data providing unit 304, a content data requesting unit 305, and a content data viewing unit. It includes a 306, a content data selection unit 307, and a terminal-side storage unit 308. Each configuration provided in the user terminal 30 is realized by an application distributed in advance by the administrator of the content management server 10, or a Web browser executed on the user terminal 30 accesses the dedicated homepage to access the content management server. Provided from 10.

The server access unit 301 has a function of accessing the content management server 10. The server access reception unit 301 may perform access using the URL of the dedicated homepage as described above or access using the dedicated application, for example. The access by the server access unit 301 is received by the user terminal access reception unit 101 of the content management server 10.

The information input unit 302 has a function of receiving input of various information from the user of the user terminal 30. For example, the information input unit 302 accepts input of information requested by the content management server 10. The information requested by the content management server 10 refers to user information, a user ID, and the like required for registering in an event.

The registration information providing unit 303 has a function of providing information related to user registration in a predetermined event to the content management server 10 accessed by the server access receiving unit 301. The information provided by the registration information providing unit 303 to the content management server 10 may be information related to user registration held in advance by the user terminal 30, or information received by the information input unit 302. The information provided to the content management server 10 by the registration information providing unit 303 is used for the registration process by the user registration processing unit 102.

The content data providing unit 304 provides the content data of the event registered by the user (hereinafter, also referred to as a registered event) to the content management server 10 by providing the information related to the user's registration by the registration information providing unit 303. Has a function. Here, the content data providing unit 304 may provide the content data to the content management server 10 in association with the registered event. The content data providing unit 304 may provide the content data to the content management server 10 when the user terminal 30 creates or acquires the content data. On the other hand, the content data providing unit 304 may provide the designated content data to the content management server 10 when the user of the user terminal 30 specifies any of the content data. Further, the content data provided by the content data providing unit 304 may be created by a function of a dedicated application such as a photography function.

The content data request unit 305 has a function of requesting the user to browse the content data of the registered event. The request here is, for example, to request the provision of content data to the user terminal 30 so that the content data can be viewed on the user terminal 30.

The content data browsing unit 306 has a function of allowing the user to browse the content data requested by the content data requesting unit 305 based on the control of the content data browsing control unit 105 of the content management server 10. Specifically, the content data browsing unit 306 receives the content data of the registered event from the content data browsing control unit 105 of the content management server 10, and further receives the content data based on the control of the content data browsing control unit 105. Browsing control.

The content data browsing unit 306 may receive all the content data of the registered event and allow the user to browse the content data as appropriate. On the other hand, the content data browsing unit 306 may appropriately receive the content data based on the control of the content data browsing control unit 105 and allow the user to browse the content data.

The content data selection unit 307 has a function of selecting any of the content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing unit 306 and transmitting information indicating the selection of the content data to the content management server 10. For example, the content data selection unit 307 indicates the selected content data when the user receives an input operation for selecting at least one or more content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing unit 306. Information is transmitted to the content management server 10. The selection of content data here may include the selection of content data to be purchased by paying money or points.

The terminal-side storage unit 308 has a function of storing various information related to viewing and purchasing content data. The terminal-side storage unit 308 may store the content data received by the content data viewing unit 306.

Subsequently, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, an example of a database stored in the server-side storage unit 108 of the content management server 10 according to the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 5 is an example of a database of event information stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the event No. is assigned as the event information, and the event ID and the event name are associated and stored in the server-side storage unit 108. As the event information, the outline of the event, the venue, the holding time, and the like may be stored.

FIG. 6 is an example of a database of user information stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a user No. is assigned as user information, and the user ID and the registered event ID are stored in association with each other in the server-side storage unit 108. In addition, as the user information, the user's name, address, and the like may be stored.

FIG. 7 is an example of a database of content data information stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 7, a content number is assigned as the information of the content data, and the event ID corresponding to the content data, the user ID that provided the content, the information indicating the content data, and the selling price are associated with each other. It is stored in the server-side storage unit 108. Here, the information indicating the content data is, for example, a file name of the content data, a storage location in the storage means, or the like. The selling price may be stored so that it can be determined whether it is money or points, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is an example of a database of sales information of content data stored in the server-side storage unit 108 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 8, a sales number is assigned as the sales information of the content data, and the purchase user ID, the selected content number, the sales form, and the reward determined by the reward determination processing unit 107 are associated with each other. It is remembered. The sales information of the content data can be generated based on the sales request information received by the sales request information receiving unit 107 and the user information registered by the user registration processing unit 102.

Subsequently, a screen display example of the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. In the example shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, photographic data is shown as an example of content data.

FIG. 9 is an example of a user registration display screen by the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the event information M1 to be registered, the password input form IF1 for registering to the event, the user information input form IF2, and the enter button B1 are displayed on the display screen TS1 of the user terminal 30. B2 is shown. The password here is preset in association with the event, and the user is registered when the correct password is input to the input form IF1. The information input unit 302 accepts the correct word for the input form IF1 and the input of information related to login for the user to view the content data in the input form IF2. Next, when the decision button B1 is operated, the registration information providing unit 303 transmits the information received by the information input unit 302 to the content management server 10, and the user registration processing unit 102 sends the input form IF1 and the input form IF2. Executes the event registration process based on the information entered in.

When the user terminal 30 re-accesses the content management server 10 after the registration process by the user registration processing unit 102, the user may be requested to input the registered user ID, password, password, and the like. On the other hand, for example, when the server-side storage unit 108 stores the identification information of the user terminal 30 used by the user during the registration process by the user registration processing unit 102, and the user terminal 30 connects to the content management server 10. In addition, the login process may be completed based on the identification information. When the user terminal 30 communicates with the content management server 10 using the mobile router lent by the organizer, the user registration processing unit 102 inputs information to the input form IF as shown in FIG. The user may be registered in a predetermined event without requesting, or the login process may be completed without inputting information in the input form IF at the next login. That is, the predetermined condition for the user registration processing unit 102 to register the user in a predetermined event is that the access from the user terminal 30 using the predetermined mobile router is accepted by the user terminal access reception unit 101. Good. However, the content management server 10 may request only the input of the password to the user terminal 30 connected by using the predetermined mobile router in the user registration process and the login process.

FIG. 10 is an example of a display screen for selecting a service to be used by the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the information M2 indicating the event ID and the event name, the selection button B3 for selecting the provision of the content data, and the selection button B4 for selecting the purchase of the content data are displayed on the display screen TS2 of the user terminal 30. Is shown. Here, when the selection button B3 is operated, the screen transitions to the content provision screen to the content management server 10. On the other hand, when the selection button B4 is operated, the screen transitions to the content data purchase screen.

FIG. 11 is an example of a display screen for providing content data to the content management server 10 by the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the content data C1 selected to be provided to the content management server 10, the price input form IF3 of the content data C1, and the content data can be set on the display screen TS3 of the user terminal 30. The settable price information PR showing the price range, the button B5 for selecting any of the content data stored in the user terminal 30, and the selected content data C1 are provided to the content management server 10. Button B6 is shown. The content data C1 here is data stored in the user terminal 30. Here, the price of the content may be freely input by the user, while the organizer of the event may specify the price and may be appropriately input by the user when the content data is provided. The price range when the organizer presents is, for example, "all free", "uniform 100 yen", "100 yen to 500 yen", "uniform 200 yen, and all donations". In this way, it is possible to determine the price of the content data according to the intention of the organizer. As shown in FIG. 11, the price range presented by the organizer is notified to the user as, for example, a settable price information PR. Here, when the price of the content data C1 is fixedly and automatically determined, for example, "uniform 100 yen", the input form IF3 shows the preset price in a non-rewritable state by the user. May be done. When the button B6 is operated, the content data providing unit 304 transmits the content data C1 to the content management server 10. Although not shown in FIG. 11, information related to the content data C1 may be input on the display screen TS3. In that case, when the button B6 is operated, the information related to the content data C1 is provided to the content management server 10 together with the content data C1.

FIG. 12A is an example of a display screen for content viewing control on the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the content data C2 to C5, the corresponding selection buttons B7 to B10, and the photo movie button SB1 for playing a photo movie are shown on the display screen TS4 of the user terminal 30. ing. Here, the content data C2 to C5 of the event in which the user of the user terminal 30 is registered are displayed. Information indicating the content data C2 to C5, for example, thumbnail images of the respective contents may be displayed on the display screen TS4 instead. When the selection buttons B7 to B10 are operated, the screen transitions to the purchase screen of the corresponding content data C2 to C5. When the photo movie button SB1 is operated, the photo movie including the content data C2 to C5 is played. During playback of the photo movie, a selection button that transitions to the purchase screen of the photo movie itself may be displayed, or a selection button that transitions to the purchase screen of the content data being displayed in the photo movie may be displayed. It may be displayed. In FIG. 12, only the content data C2 to C5 are shown, but a larger number of content data may be shown, and at that time, the display screen TS4 can be scrolled to display each content data. But it may be.

FIG. 12B is an example of a display screen for content viewing control on the user terminal 30 according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 12B, the content data C6 selected in FIG. 12A, the information M2 of the content data C6, the data purchase button B11, and the print purchase button are displayed on the display screen TS5 of the user terminal 30. B12 is shown. The information M3 of the content data C6 is the creator, price, etc. of the content data C6, and the user who is a viewer can examine whether or not to purchase the content data C6 with reference to the information M3. When the data purchase button B11 is operated, the sales request information transmission unit 307 transmits the data sales request of the content data C6 to the content management server 10 as sales request information. The sales request information receiving unit 107 receives the sales request information, and the reward determining unit 108 determines the reward for the creator of the content data C6. At that time, the sales processing unit 109 may simultaneously execute the processing related to the sale of the content data C6. On the other hand, when the print purchase button B12 is operated, the sales request information transmission unit 307 transmits a request for sale of the content data C6 in the printed matter to the content management server 10. The sales request information receiving unit 107 receives the sales request information, and the reward determining unit 108 determines the reward for the creator of the content data C6. At that time, the sales processing unit 109 may simultaneously transmit a print instruction of the content data to the printing device as a process related to the sale of the content data C6.

Subsequently, the flow of the user registration process of the content management server 10 corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the user registration process of the content management server 10 corresponding to the first embodiment. In FIG. 13, the user terminal access receiving unit 101 receives access from the user terminal 30 (step S101). Next, the user registration processing unit 102 registers a user who satisfies a predetermined condition among the users of the user terminal 30 whose access is received by the user terminal access reception unit 101 in a predetermined event (step S102), and ends the process. ..

Next, the processing flow of the content management server 10 that receives the content data provided from the user terminal 30 corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow of the content management server 10 that receives the content data provided from the user terminal 30 corresponding to the first embodiment. In FIG. 14, when the content data receiving unit 103 does not receive the content data of the predetermined event from the user terminal 30 of the user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing unit 102 (step S201). , N), end the process. On the other hand, when the content data receiving unit 103 receives the content data (steps S201, Y), the content data storage processing unit 104 stores the content data received in step S201 in the storage means (step S202). End the process.

Next, the flow of processing for viewing control of content data by the content management server 10 corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow of content data browsing control by the content management server 10 corresponding to the first embodiment. In FIG. 15, when the content data browsing control unit 105 does not accept the content browsing request (steps S301, N), the process ends. On the other hand, when the content data browsing control unit 105 receives the content browsing request (step S301, Y), the content data browsing control unit 105 controls browsing of the content data stored in the storage means to another user (step S302). For example, the content data browsing control unit 105 controls the display of the content data on the user terminal 30 as browsing control.

Next, when the content data selection receiving unit 106 does not accept the selection for any of the content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing control unit 105 in step S302 (steps S303 and N), the process ends. On the other hand, when the content data selection receiving unit 106 receives the selection for any of the content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing control unit 105 in step S302 (steps S303, Y), the reward determination processing unit 107 receives the selection. The reward for the user who created the content data selected by the content data selection reception unit 106 is determined (step S304), and the process ends.

Next, the flow of the process of controlling the viewing of the content data by the user terminal 30 corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow of content data browsing control by the user terminal 30 corresponding to the first embodiment. In FIG. 16, the content data requesting unit 305 requests the user to browse the content data of the registered event (step S401). Next, the content management server 10 does not receive the content data from the content management server 10 (step), such as when the content data viewing unit 306 does not store the content data of the registered event in the content management server 10. S402, N), the process is terminated. On the other hand, when the content data viewing unit 306 receives the content data from the content management server 10 (steps S402, Y), the content data viewing unit 306 is based on the control of the content data viewing control unit 105 of the content management server 10. , The user is made to browse the content data received in step S402 (step S403).

Next, the content management server 10 ends the process when the content data selection unit 307 does not select any of the content data that can be viewed in step S403 (steps S404, N). On the other hand, when the content data selection unit 307 selects any of the content data that can be viewed in step S403 (steps S404, Y), the content data selection unit 307 provides information indicating the selection of the content data selected in step S404. It is transmitted to the management server 10 (step S405), and the process ends.

As described above, according to the content management server of the first embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal access receiving means for receiving access from at least one user terminal and the user terminal received by the user terminal access receiving means. Content data that receives content data of a predetermined event from a user registration processing means that registers a user who satisfies a predetermined condition among the users of the above and a user terminal of a user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. A user registration processing means determines the receiving means, the content data storage processing means for storing the content data received by the content data receiving means in the storage means, and the content data stored in the storage means by the content data storage processing means. Content data providing means provided to the user terminal of at least one other user registered in the event, and content data for causing the other user to view the content data provided to the user terminal by the content data providing means. Since the browsing control means is included, the content data in the predetermined event can be shared among the users (related parties), so that the user can obtain the desired content data.

Further, the content management server accepts a selection from another user for any of the content data that can be browsed by the content data browsing control means, and the content data selected by the content data selection receiving means. By adopting a configuration that further includes a reward determination processing means for determining a reward for the user who created the content data, the quality of the content data created by the user so that the content data created by the user can be purchased from another user. It can be expected to improve and diversify the target.

Further, the content management server receives the query image data corresponding to the predetermined target from the user terminal of another user, and the storage means based on the query image data receiving means and the query image data received by the query image data receiving means. The content data browsing control means includes the content data extraction means for extracting the content data including the target corresponding to the query image data from the content data stored in the content data, and the content data browsing control means includes the content data extracted by the content data extraction means. By adopting a configuration in which the user is allowed to browse, it becomes easy to search the content data including the target requested by each user from the plurality of content data stored in the content management server.

Further, according to the content management program for allowing the user to browse the content data of the first embodiment of the present invention on the user terminal, the server access function for accessing the content management server and the content management accessed by the server access function A registration information providing function that provides information related to the user's registration in a predetermined event to the server, and a content data created by another user of the predetermined event registered by the registration information providing function are viewed by the user. Since the content data request function for requesting the user to browse the content data and the content data browsing function for allowing the user to browse the content data requested by the content data request function based on the control of the content management server are realized, the content at a predetermined event is realized. Since the data can be shared between users, the users can obtain the desired content data.

Further, according to the content management server of the first embodiment of the present invention, the content management server is received by the user terminal access receiving means for receiving access from at least one user terminal and the user terminal access receiving means. The content data of a predetermined event is received from the user registration processing means for registering a user who satisfies a predetermined condition among the users of the user terminal and the user terminal of the user registered for the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. The content data receiving means, the content data storage processing means for storing the content data received by the content data receiving means in the storage means, and the content data stored in the storage means are registered in a predetermined event by the user registration processing means. A server access means for the user terminal to access the content management server and a server, including a content data browsing control means for causing the other user to browse in response to a request from the user terminal of at least one other user. A registration information providing means that provides information related to the registration of another user in a predetermined event by the user registration processing means to the content management server accessed by the access means, and a predetermined event in which the user is registered by the registration information providing means. Based on the control of the content data requesting means for requesting the user to browse the content data created by another user and the content data browsing control means, the content data requested by the content data requesting function is requested by the other user. Based on the control of the content data viewing means to be viewed by the user, the content data viewing means for allowing another user to view the content data received by the content data receiving means is included, so that the content data at a predetermined event can be used by the user. Since it can be shared among (related parties), the user can obtain desired content data.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the content data browsing control unit 105 targets all the content data of a predetermined event of the content data storage processing unit 104 for browsing control, but the present invention is not limited to this. , Only the content data including a predetermined target based on the query image data provided from the user terminal 30 may be the target of the browsing control. Hereinafter, a specific example of such a case will be described. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

The content management server 50 corresponds to the content management server 10 in the first embodiment, and the user terminal 60 corresponds to the user terminal 30 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the content management server 50 corresponding to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, the content management server 50 includes a user terminal access reception unit 501, a user registration processing unit 502, a content data reception unit 503, a content data storage processing unit 504, and a content data browsing control unit 505. A content data selection reception unit 506, a reward determination processing unit 507, a server-side storage unit 508, a query image data reception unit 509, a content data extraction processing unit 510, and a sales processing unit 511 are provided. The user terminal access reception unit 501 to the server side storage unit 508 and the sales processing unit 511 correspond to the user terminal access reception unit 101 to the sales processing unit 109 in the first embodiment.

The query image data receiving unit 509 has a function of receiving query image data corresponding to a predetermined target from a user terminal 60 of another user. The query image data corresponding to the predetermined target means the data of the query image that can execute the pattern recognition process of the predetermined target. Here, as an example of a predetermined target, a person, an animal, an object, or the like to be searched can be mentioned. For example, the predetermined target is the face of a predetermined person, and the query image data is face image data in which the face of the predetermined person is copied.

The content data extraction processing unit 510 has a function of extracting content data including a target corresponding to the query image data from the content data stored in the storage means based on the query image data received by the query image data reception unit 509. Has. For example, the content data extraction processing unit 510 uses the query image data received by the query image data reception unit 509 as input data, performs pattern recognition processing such as template matching on the content data of a predetermined event, and targets the predetermined target. Extract the content data determined to be included. When the query image data is face image data in which the face of a predetermined person is copied, the content data extraction processing unit 510 stores the content data in which the face of the predetermined facial expression of the person is copied in the storage means. It may be extracted from the collected content data by executing a pattern recognition process. It should be noted that various face recognition techniques can be applied to the face recognition process and the extraction process including the specific facial expression in the content data.

Here, the content data browsing control unit 505 causes another user to browse the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing unit 510. Specifically, the content data browsing control unit 505 provides the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing unit 510 to the user terminal 60, and controls the provided content data so that it can be browsed on the user terminal 60. Here, the content data browsing control unit 505 may allow another user to browse by controlling the display of the photo movie including the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing unit 510. For example, in an event related to a specific person such as a wedding, the content data extraction processing unit 510 extracts the content data in which the smile of the person (such as a facial expression presumed to be a moving scene in the event) is captured, and the content is obtained. The data browsing control unit 505 may control the display of the photo movie including the content data. In this way, by displaying the photo movie of the content data including the face of a specific facial expression of the predetermined person, it is possible to allow the user to browse the content data that matches the purpose and atmosphere of the event.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the user terminal 60 corresponding to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18, the user terminal 60 includes a server access unit 601, an information input unit 602, a registration information providing unit 603, a content data providing unit 604, a content data requesting unit 605, and a content data viewing unit. It includes a content data selection unit 607, a terminal-side storage unit 608, and a query image data provision unit 609. The server access units 601 to the terminal side storage unit 608 correspond to the server access units 301 to the terminal side storage unit 308 in the first embodiment.

The query image data providing unit 609 has a function of providing the query image data corresponding to a predetermined target to the content management server 50. Here, the query image data is stored in advance in, for example, the terminal side storage unit 608.

Here, the content data browsing unit 606 is based on the control of the content data browsing control unit 505 of the content management server 50, and the content data including a predetermined target corresponding to the query image data provided by the query image data providing unit 609. Is received from the content data browsing control unit 505, and the user is made to browse the received content data.

FIG. 19 is an example of a database of event information stored in the server-side storage unit 508 according to the second embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 19, the query image No. is assigned as the event information, and the user ID that provided the query image data and the information indicating the query image data are stored in the server-side storage unit 508 in association with each other. Here, the information indicating the query image data is, for example, a file name of the query image data, a storage location in the storage means, or the like.

FIG. 20A is an example of a display screen for providing query image data in the user terminal 60 according to the second embodiment. In FIGS. 20A and 20B, extraction of content data based on face image data, which is an example of query image data, will be described. In FIG. 20A, the display screen TS6 of the user terminal 60 includes a selected face image data FI, a selection button B13 for starting selection of any of the face image data stored in the user terminal 60, and a selection button B13. A button B14 that provides the selected face image data FI to the content management server 50 is shown. When the button B14 is operated, the query image providing unit 609 provides the face image data FI to the content management server 50.

FIG. 20B is an example of a display screen for viewing control of content data extracted by the content data extraction processing unit 510 in the user terminal 60 according to the second embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 20B, the content data C7 to C10 extracted by the content data extraction processing unit 510 based on the face image data FI selected in FIG. 20A is displayed on the display screen TS7 of the user terminal 60. , The selection buttons B15 to B18 corresponding to each, and the photo movie button SB2 for playing back the photo movie are shown. Here, the content data C7 to C10 include a face corresponding to the face image data FI. On the display screen TS7, for example, each thumbnail image or the like may be displayed instead, as in FIG. 12A, and may be scrollable when displaying content data. When the selection buttons B15 to B18 are operated, the screen transitions to the purchase screen of the corresponding content data C7 to C10. Further, when the photo movie button SB2 is operated, the photo movie including the content data C7 to C10 is played.

Next, the flow of processing of extraction and browsing control based on the query image data for the content data by the content management server 50 corresponding to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing of extraction and browsing control based on query image data for content data by the content management server 50 corresponding to the second embodiment. In FIG. 21, when the query image data receiving unit 509 does not receive the query image data corresponding to the predetermined target from the user terminal 60 of another user (steps S501, N), the process ends. On the other hand, when the query image data reception unit 509 receives the query image data corresponding to the predetermined target from the user terminal 60 of another user (steps S501, Y), the content data extraction processing unit 510 accepts the query image data in step S501. Based on the obtained query image data, the content data including a predetermined target corresponding to the query image data is extracted from the content data stored in the storage means (step S502).

Next, the content data browsing control unit 505 controls browsing of the content data extracted in step S502 to another user (step S503). For example, the content data browsing control unit 505 displays the content data on the user terminal 60 as browsing control. Next, when the content data selection receiving unit 606 does not accept the selection for any of the content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing control unit 505 in step S503 (steps S504, N), the process ends. On the other hand, when the content data selection receiving unit 506 accepts the selection for any of the content data that can be viewed by the content data viewing control unit 505 in step S503 (steps S504, Y), the reward determination processing unit 507 receives the selection. The reward for the user who created the content data selected by the content data selection reception unit 506 is determined (step S505), and the process ends.

As described above, according to the content management server of the second embodiment of the present invention, the query image data receiving means for receiving the query image data corresponding to the predetermined target from the user terminal of another user and the query image data receiving means. Content data browsing control further includes a content data extraction processing means for extracting content data including a target corresponding to the query image data from the content data stored in the storage means based on the query image data received by the means. Since the means causes another user to browse the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing means, the user can search for the content data corresponding to a predetermined target by the number of content data provided to the content management server. In cases such as when the number is extremely large, it is possible to save the trouble of finding the content data corresponding to the predetermined target, and it is possible to browse the content data comfortably.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various configurations or embodiments can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1000 Content management system 10 Content management server 101 User terminal access reception unit 102 User registration processing unit 103 Content data reception unit 104 Content data storage processing unit 105 Content data browsing control unit 106 Content data selection reception unit 107 Reward determination processing unit 108 Server side Storage unit 109 Sales processing unit 20 Host terminal 30 User terminal 301 Server access unit 302 Information input unit 303 Registration information provision unit 304 Content data provision unit 305 Content data request unit 306 Content data viewing unit 307 Content data selection unit 308 Terminal side storage Department 40 Network

Claims

A content management server that manages content data
A user terminal access receiving means that accepts access from at least one user terminal, and
Among the users of the user terminal accepted by the user terminal access receiving means, a user registration processing means for registering a user who satisfies a predetermined condition in a predetermined event, and a user registration processing means.
A content data receiving means for receiving the content data of the predetermined event from the user terminal of the user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means.
A content data storage processing means for storing the content data received by the content data receiving means in the storage means, and a content data storage processing means.
The content data stored in the storage means is viewed by the other user in response to a request from the user terminal of at least one other user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. A content management server characterized by including a content data browsing control means for the user.
A content data selection receiving means that accepts a selection from the other user for any of the content data that can be browsed by the content data browsing control means, and a content data selection receiving means.
The content management server according to claim 1, further comprising a reward determination processing means for determining a reward for a user who has created the content data selected by the content data selection receiving means.
A query image data receiving means for receiving query image data corresponding to a predetermined target from the user terminal of the other user, and
Content data that extracts content data including the predetermined target corresponding to the query image data from the content data stored in the storage means based on the query image data received by the query image data receiving means. Further including extraction processing means
The content management server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content data browsing control means causes the other user to browse the content data extracted by the content data extraction processing means.
A content management program that allows users to view content data on user terminals.
The server access function to access the content management server and
A registration information providing function that provides information related to the registration of the user at a predetermined event to the content management server accessed by the server access function, and a registration information providing function.
A content data request function that requests the user to view the content data created by another user of a predetermined event registered by the user by the registration information providing function, and a content data request function.
A content management program for realizing a content data browsing function that allows the user to browse the content data requested by the content data requesting function based on the control of the content management server.
A content management system including a content management server that manages content data and a plurality of user terminals that can view the content data.
The content management server
A user terminal access receiving means that accepts access from at least one of the user terminals, and
Among the users of the user terminal accepted by the user terminal access receiving means, a user registration processing means for registering a user who satisfies a predetermined condition in a predetermined event, and a user registration processing means.
A content data receiving means for receiving the content data of the predetermined event from the user terminal of the user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means.
A content data storage processing means for storing the content data received by the content data receiving means in the storage means, and a content data storage processing means.
The content data stored in the storage means is viewed by the other user in response to a request from the user terminal of at least one other user registered in the predetermined event by the user registration processing means. Including content data browsing control means to be made to
The user terminal is
A server access means for accessing the content management server and
A registration information providing means for providing information relating to the registration of the other user in a predetermined event by the user registration processing means to the content management server accessed by the server access means.
A content data requesting means for requesting the user to view the content data created by another user of a predetermined event registered by the user by the registration information providing means.
A content management system including, based on the control of the content data browsing control means, a content data browsing means for causing the other user to browse the content data requested by the content data requesting function.