JP2002271775A - Program production decision method and server - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] In producing programs and songs to be distributed, individual intentions and needs of viewers and users are not reflected in detail. Also, even on the side of the distribution service, even if a completely new program etc. is produced in order to respond to the individual intentions and needs of the viewers and users, it will not be accepted by at least a certain number of viewers etc. Because it is not limited, the production cost cannot be recovered. A system for transmitting the contents of a program to be produced and conditions for producing or distributing the program, and determining program production when a predetermined profit can be expected is used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program production deciding program for deciding whether or not to actually produce a program based on a result of soliciting viewing requests for a program such as a theater or a concert via a network such as the Internet. Method and decision system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the rapid spread of the Internet in recent years and the improvement of digital encoding technology for images and sounds, distribution services of music, video, and the like using the Internet have been provided.

[0003] Specifically, in video-on-demand, which is a system that combines broadcasting and communication, a viewer requests a program to a broadcasting station using a telephone or the like.
According to the request, digitized video data is transmitted from the video server of the broadcasting station to the terminal of the viewer. According to this video-on-demand, the viewer can immediately watch the program he wants to watch at any time.

[0004] In recent years, in music distribution services that have attracted attention, a database server of a major record company or the like receives a request from a personal computer or a multimedia terminal installed in a convenience store on the user side. Digital data of music is distributed to the terminal or the like via the Internet. According to this music distribution service, a user can obtain desired music data without going to a music store and purchasing a CD or the like.

[0005]

However, in the case of the above-described distribution service of music and video using the Internet, the content to be distributed is a movie or a drama that has already been broadcasted or converted into a video. Or C
Since the song is a song of a popular artist such as D, the viewer and the user can receive the distribution service only for the programs and music produced in advance by the distribution service provider side, and are distributed. In the production of programs and songs, the fact is that the individual preferences and needs of the viewers and users are not reflected in detail. Therefore, for example, even if a viewer wants to watch a small theater company's performances via the Internet, he or she will not be able to watch it unless it is a popular theater company.

[0006] Further, even if the distribution service provider produces a completely new program or the like in order to respond to the individual intentions and needs of the viewers and users, it is accepted by at least a certain number of viewers. However, there is a possibility that economic costs may be caused such that the production cost cannot be recovered.

An object of the present invention is to provide a production decision method and a decision system which can decide the production of a program or the like in accordance with the individual intentions and needs of viewers and users.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for deciding a program production, comprising: transmitting contents of a program to be produced and production or distribution conditions of the program; Receiving a distribution requester identifier for identifying a person, a mail address of the distribution requester and a desired condition corresponding to the distribution condition, and storing the desired condition, the mail address and the distribution requester identifier in association with each other. A step of totalizing the stored desired conditions; a step of outputting a production decision or a distribution instruction when the total result satisfies a certain condition; a statement that the production of the program is determined and the distribution Transmitting the condition according to the above to the mail address of the distribution applicant.

[0009] Further, when deciding and distributing the production of a program, the contents of the program to be produced and the minimum amount necessary for producing and distributing the program are displayed on a homepage, and a request for distribution is provided. The program production determination method includes the steps of displaying the contents of a production-scheduled program on a homepage, and displaying on the homepage a minimum amount that is the total purchase amount of the program necessary for production or distribution of the program, Receiving a distribution applicant identifier identifying the distribution applicant transmitted from the distribution applicant of the program, and a distribution request including the e-mail address of the distribution applicant and the desired purchase amount; and Storing the distribution applicant identifier in association with the distribution requester; totaling means for totalizing the stored desired amount; and A step of outputting a production decision or a distribution instruction when the total amount of the desired amount matches or exceeds the minimum amount, and a step of displaying on the homepage that the program has been decided, Transmitting a message to the effect that the production of the program has been decided or the conditions for the distribution to the mail address of the distribution applicant.

The server according to the program production decision of the present invention comprises:
Condition transmitting means for transmitting the contents of the production-scheduled program and the production or distribution conditions of the program, a distribution applicant identifier for identifying a distribution applicant transmitted from the distribution applicant of the program, a mail address of the distribution applicant, and Desired condition receiving means for receiving a desired condition corresponding to the distribution condition;
Storage means for storing the e-mail address and the distribution requestor identifier in association with each other; a totaling means for totalizing the stored desired conditions; and a program production decision or distribution instruction when the totaling result satisfies a certain condition. And a decision output transmitting means for transmitting the fact that the production of the program has been decided and the conditions concerning the distribution to the mail address of the distribution applicant.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the overall configuration of a system including a program production decision system according to this embodiment will be described.
As shown in the figure, the server (010) of the program provider has
1) and a personal computer (0102) (0103), a digital television (0104), or the like as a terminal possessed by a distribution applicant or the like is connected through a network such as the Internet, and the personal computer (0102) (0103) Keyboard (0105) and digital television (0104) remote control (010)
From 6), a distribution applicant or the like makes an input.

The above-mentioned terminal means a personal computer (0102) (0103) or a digital television (0101).
04), a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like.

A program is composed of video, audio, text information, etc., is produced by a program creator, and is distributed and sold to viewers, subscribers, and the like.
This includes everything that the broadcaster may want, such as theatrical performances, performing arts, movies, concerts, travel programs, festival broadcasts, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server (010
1) A condition transmitting means (0201) for transmitting the contents of a program to be produced and conditions for producing or distributing the program, a distribution requester identifier for identifying a distribution requester transmitted from a program distribution requester, and distribution. Desired condition receiving means (0202) for receiving a desired person's e-mail address and desired conditions corresponding to the production or distribution conditions, and storage means (0203) for storing the desired condition, the e-mail address and the desired distribution person identifier in association with each other ), Totaling means (0204) for totalizing the stored desired conditions, output means (0205) for outputting a program production decision or distribution instruction when the total result satisfies certain conditions, Decision output transmitting means (020) for transmitting to the e-mail address of the person desiring the distribution the fact that the distribution has been determined and the conditions relating to the production or the distribution.
6).

In this embodiment, the server (010)
1) is a status output means (0207) for outputting the current tallying status by the tallying means (0204), and, when a purchase request is received from a distribution applicant, the identifier of the distribution applicant is stored in the storage means (0203). ) Search means (02)
11), and if the distribution requester who has received the purchase request is a distribution requester who already stores the distribution request, the purchase request amount of the requester is updated to the newly received purchase request amount. Things.

As shown in FIG. 3, the condition transmitting means (0
The conditions to be transmitted by 201) include, for example, the name of the program, the contents of the program to be produced such as the program contents and the performers, the distribution time, the distribution grade, and the contents to be distributed such as distribution media. Production and distribution conditions, such as the minimum amount (total amount) required for the distribution to be executed and the minimum amount that can be distributed to each viewer, and the viewer's payment method (credit card, bank transfer, registered mail Etc.). In addition, the deadline of the desired distribution is transmitted together with the above conditions.

The condition transmitting means (0201) also has a function of transmitting, based on the result of the tallying, restriction conditions (restriction amount and the like) of the desired conditions to be updated, as will be described later.

The distribution applicant identifier received by the desired condition receiving means (0202) may be any identifier that can identify the distribution applicant. For example, in addition to a name and a telephone number, the present system is a membership system. In such a case, a member number or the like may be used.
The desired conditions are, for example, in the case of a membership system, as shown in FIG.
It refers to the distribution media and the method of payment for the desired purchase price.

The tallying means (0204) is used to determine whether or not the stored purchase request has reached the minimum amount (total amount) for actually producing and distributing the program. It has a function of multiplying the amount of money and calculating the distribution limit amount in a manner to be described later.

Specifically, the following three calculation methods can be considered. If the minimum amount (total) for actually producing and distributing the program is 100,000 yen, the program is produced and distributed if the total income exceeding this amount is expected. Things.

A first counting method for receiving input from a requester and counting the desired amount will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, there are A to L distribution applicants, and among them, integration is performed in order from the highest purchase desired amount until the amount exceeds the minimum amount. In the case of FIG. 5, the minimum amount of money, 100,000 yen, was exceeded when K and H, which were 8,000 yen, were entered. Therefore, in this case, the program is not distributed to I, D, and C for which the desired purchase price is input at this time. Then, the input reception may be closed at this point.

Further, if I, D, and C subsequently update the desired purchase price to the limit of 8,000 yen or more, the program may be distributed to these persons. Also,
For example, after the program provider first distributes a program to a person whose amount is equal to or more than the limit amount, if a special discount amount is set and the applicants I, D, and C wish to distribute at that amount, Programs can also be distributed to these persons.

As a second counting method, as shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 6, there are only the distribution applicants A to J, and as a result of adding up the purchase desired amounts of these persons, the total amount is 96,000 yen. The minimum amount (total) for program production
If it does not reach 10,000 yen, production and distribution of the program itself will not be performed at this time. However, for example, the progress of the integration is displayed on the terminal of the distribution applicant via the status output means (0207), and as described above, it is determined that the shortage of only 4,000 yen has not reached the minimum amount (total amount). If the applicant knows, for example, if the applicant A updates the desired purchase price from the initial 10,000 yen to 14,000 yen, it will exceed 100,000 yen at this point, so the program production Distribution is determined, and the program is distributed to all of the distribution applicants A to J.

As a third counting method, as shown in FIG. 7, in the case where distribution applicants A to J sequentially input desired purchase amounts, they are sent to the terminal of the applicant via the status output means (0207). The progress of the integration and the average purchase amount are displayed. If a new request is made, the purchase cannot be requested unless it is equal to or more than the average purchase amount at that time. In this case, the last desired K cannot be input unless it is 97,800 yen or more.

Therefore, in this case, the rising average purchase desired amount becomes the limit amount. However, in the case of this calculation method, if the early applicants such as the distribution applicants A and B input a very low amount, for example, several tens of yen, the average purchase amount is suppressed to a considerably low level. At the stage of transmitting the condition from the condition transmitting means (0201) to the terminal, an initial limit is set as shown in FIG.
It is preferable that the user cannot input the desired purchase price unless the price exceeds this value.

Then, when the final amount (total amount) of 100,000 yen, which is the minimum amount for program production or the like, is finally reached, production and distribution of the program are determined.

It should be noted that by the three calculation methods described above,
The restriction on the input of the desired purchase amount calculated and calculated is transmitted from the condition transmitting means (0201) to the terminal of the distribution applicant as necessary as updated distribution conditions.

It should be noted that the limit of the input of the desired purchase amount at the terminal is determined by the above-described three calculation methods, or may be set to a fixed amount determined in advance by the program provider, or may be input at the terminal as the desired purchase amount. It may be set to be equal to or more than the maximum amount or the minimum amount.

Also, once the person who has requested the distribution inputs the desired purchase price lower than the limit, the distribution is rejected. The input itself may be limited.

The status output means (0207) has a function of outputting the tallying status in the tallying means (0204). More specifically, the total number of the number of persons desiring to distribute the program to be produced and the desired amount of purchase are provided. The amount of money, the shortage with respect to the minimum money for program production, etc., the maximum amount, the minimum amount, and the average amount of the purchase request.

The output means (0205) is the summing means (0
204) has a function of outputting a program production decision or distribution instruction when the counting result according to 204) satisfies a certain condition. The case where the certain condition is satisfied is, for example, a purchase request received from a viewer terminal. In this case, the sum of the amounts is equal to or more than the minimum amount (total) for producing and distributing the program. The output form does not matter.

In addition to this, for example, when sending a condition for production / distribution to a viewer's terminal and separately recruiting a sponsor for advertising a program to be produced, if a company or the like responds to the request, In the case where the company bears a part of the minimum amount (total amount) for producing and distributing the program, even if the viewer desires to purchase the remaining amount or more, the production decision or distribution of the program is made. An instruction may be output.

Further, the sponsor who performs the advertisement is
In the case where the minimum amount of production and distribution is paid in full, the program may be distributed to the viewer at a fixed price or free of charge.

The decision output transmitting means (0206) comprises:
When the production / distribution of the production-scheduled program is determined, the program has a function of transmitting the purport of the decision and the conditions relating to the distribution to the terminal of the distribution applicant. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. Next, a distribution destination determining means (0208) for determining a distribution applicant from the totaling result in the totaling means (0204)
Transmission execution means (0209) for transmitting to the e-mail address corresponding to the determined distribution applicant identifier of the determined distribution applicant the fact that the production of the program has been decided and the conditions relating to the distribution.
Is provided. In this case, the determination of the distribution applicant is made, for example, for the distribution applicant whose purchase price for the production-scheduled program is equal to or more than the production / delivery limit.

[0036] In this case, for the distribution applicant who has not been determined to be delivered, the effect of the production decision and the conditions for the delivery will be announced on the homepage.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the decision output transmitting means (0206) may transmit the production decision and distribution conditions to all the distribution applicants.

Next, an outline of the processing in the server (0101) will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, first, the contents of the program to be produced and the conditions for producing or distributing the program are transmitted (step S0801), and thereafter, , And waits until a desired condition is received from the distribution applicant (step S08)
02) If received, the identifier of the distribution applicant, the mail address of the distribution applicant, and the desired condition corresponding to the production / delivery condition are stored in association with each other (step S080).
3). Next, the stored desired conditions are totaled (step S
0804) and the totaling status is output (step S804).
0805). Then, it is determined whether or not the counting result satisfies a certain condition (step S0806). If the certain condition is satisfied, a program production decision or distribution instruction is output (step S0807). Thereafter, a distribution applicant to whom the program is distributed is determined based on the result of the aggregation (step S08).
08), and transmits to the e-mail address corresponding to the determined distribution applicant identifier of the determined distribution applicant the fact that the production of the program has been decided and the conditions relating to the distribution (step S080).
9).

Next, as an example of the specific processing of the server (0101), the contents of the program to be produced and the minimum amount necessary for producing or distributing the program are displayed on the homepage and the distribution request is made. The flow of the process when soliciting is described.

As shown in FIG. 9, first, the contents of the program to be produced and the minimum amount of the total purchase amount of the program necessary for producing or distributing the program are displayed on the homepage (step S0901). It waits until it receives a distribution requester identifier for identifying the distribution requester transmitted from the distribution requester of the scheduled program, a distribution requester's mail address, and a distribution request including the desired purchase price (step S0902).
If received, the desired amount, the mail address, and the distribution requester identifier are stored in association with each other (step S09).
03).

Next, the stored desired amounts are totaled (step S0904), and a limit for inputting the desired purchase amount at the terminal is calculated (step S0905). Then, it is determined whether or not the total amount of the desired amount included in the aggregation result is equal to or more than the minimum amount (step S0906). If the total amount is equal to or more than the minimum amount, a program production decision or distribution instruction is output (step S0906). S0907). Thereafter, the fact that the production of the program has been decided and the input limit are displayed on the homepage (step S0908), and the distribution applicant whose purchase price is equal to or greater than the input limit is extracted and determined (step S0908). In step S0909, a message indicating that the production of the program has been decided and the conditions for distribution are transmitted to the mail address corresponding to the distribution applicant identifier of the determined distribution applicant (step S0910).

After the total of the desired purchase price and the input limit amount of the desired purchase price at the terminal based on the total are calculated, when a new purchase request of the program is received, as shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the desired amount of the received purchase request is equal to or more than the limit amount (step S1001), and if less than the limit amount, the distribution request is rejected (step S1002).

On the other hand, if the received desired amount is equal to or larger than the limit amount, it is searched whether or not the distribution requester identifier of the distribution requester is an identifier already stored (step S).
1003). As a result of the search, if the distribution is already stored, only the desired amount of the stored contents is updated to the newly received amount (step S10).
04). In addition, as a result of the search, if the distribution is not stored, the distribution applicant identifier, the mail address, and the desired amount are newly stored in association with each other (step S1005).

Note that, in this specification, the term “distribution” includes not only the case of transmission via a network such as the Internet but also the case of distribution on a storage medium such as a DVD or a video tape.

[0045]

According to the present invention, a person who provides a distribution service of music, video and the like posts the contents of the program to be produced and the conditions for production or distribution in advance on a homepage via a network such as the Internet. After investigating the reaction of the viewer to the program to be produced and the desired conditions, etc.,
Final production decisions can be made for programs that have a certain level of reaction or desire, so there is no risk of economic loss, and regardless of the size of the program to be provided, its size If there is a response or a request from a viewer who meets the requirements, a program can be produced at any time, so that it is possible to provide a program that precisely responds to the viewer's individual intentions and needs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a distribution condition.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a desired condition with respect to a distribution condition.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a first calculation example in a tallying unit;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second calculation example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a third calculation example.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing of a server according to the embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of specific processing in the case where a program to be produced is posted on a homepage and the desired amount is totaled in the server.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing when a new distribution request is received in the server.

[Explanation of symbols]

 0201 Condition sending means 0202 Desired condition receiving means 0203 Storage means 0204 Totaling means 0205 Output means 0206 Decision output sending means 0207 Status output means

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Claims (15)

[Claims] A step of transmitting the contents of a program to be produced and conditions for producing or distributing the program; a distribution requester identifier for identifying a distribution requester transmitted from a distribution requester of the program; Receiving an e-mail address and a desired condition corresponding to the distribution condition; storing the desired condition, the e-mail address and the distribution applicant identifier in association with each other; and counting the stored desired condition. Outputting a program production decision or distribution instruction when the tally result satisfies a certain condition; and transmitting the program production decision and distribution conditions to the mail address of the distribution applicant. And a program production determining method. 2. A step of transmitting the contents of the program to be produced, the conditions for producing or distributing the program, and advertisement solicitation for the program to be produced, and a distribution applicant who identifies the distribution applicant transmitted from the distribution applicant of the program. Receiving an identifier, an e-mail address of the distribution applicant, and a desired condition corresponding to the distribution condition; storing the desired condition, the e-mail address and the distribution applicant identifier in association with each other; Receiving a corresponding advertisement request and an e-mail address of the advertisement requester, storing the received advertisement request and the e-mail address of the advertisement requester, and counting the stored desired conditions and advertisement requests. Outputting the production decision or distribution instruction of the program when the totaling result satisfies a certain condition; Transmitting a message indicating that the production of the program has been decided and the conditions relating to the distribution to the e-mail addresses of the distribution applicant and the advertisement applicant. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting to the mail address of the distribution applicant includes the step of determining a distribution applicant to whom the program is to be distributed based on the totaling result; 3. A program production determining method according to claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a notification that the production of the program has been decided and a condition concerning the distribution to a mail address corresponding to the program. 4. The program production decision method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of outputting a current tally status. 5. A condition transmitting means for transmitting the contents of a program to be produced and production or distribution conditions of the program, a distribution requester identifier for identifying a distribution requester transmitted from a distribution requester of the program, and the distribution request. Desired condition receiving means for receiving an e-mail address of a user and a desired condition corresponding to the distribution condition; storage means for storing the desired condition, the e-mail address and the distribution applicant identifier in association with each other; Totaling means for totalizing conditions; output means for outputting a program production decision or distribution instruction when the total result satisfies a certain condition; and distribution of the program production decision and the distribution condition. A server comprising: a decision output transmitting means for transmitting to a mail address of the applicant. 6. A delivery destination determining means for determining a delivery applicant to whom a program is to be delivered from the tallying result, and a mail address corresponding to the determined delivery applicant identifier of the determined delivery applicant. 6. The server according to claim 5, further comprising: transmission execution means for transmitting the information indicating that the production of the program has been decided and the conditions relating to the distribution. 7. The server according to claim 5, further comprising status output means for outputting a current total status. 8. The condition transmitting means for transmitting the distribution condition has a function of transmitting a restriction condition of a desired condition corresponding to the distribution condition updated based on the totaling result. The server according to any one of claims 5 to 7. 9. A search means for retrieving a distribution requester identifier of a distribution requester from a distribution requester identifier stored in a storage means when a new distribution request is received. The server according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the server is a server. 10. A step of displaying the contents of a program to be produced on a home page, a step of displaying a minimum amount of the purchase amount of the program necessary for production or distribution of the program on the home page, Receiving a distribution requester identifier for identifying a distribution requester transmitted from a program distribution requester and a distribution request including the distribution requester's e-mail address and a purchase request amount;
A step of storing the e-mail address and the distribution applicant identifier in association with each other; a totaling means for totalizing the stored desired amounts; a total amount of the desired amounts included in the totaling result being equal to or at least equal to the minimum amount; A step of outputting a production decision or distribution instruction when the amount exceeds the amount, a step of displaying on the homepage that the production of the program has been decided, and a condition that the production of the program has been decided or the condition concerning the distribution. Transmitting to the mail address of the distribution applicant. 11. A step of calculating a limit for inputting a desired purchase price based on a result of the calculation by the counting means, a step of displaying the limited price on a homepage, and transmission from a distribution applicant. 11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of: rejecting the distribution request when the requested purchase amount is less than the limited amount. 12. Upon receiving a purchase request from a distribution applicant, retrieving the distribution applicant identifier of the distribution applicant from the distribution applicant identifiers already stored, and as a result of the search, 12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of updating a desired amount of the stored contents if the distribution is already stored. 13. The step of transmitting to the e-mail address, the step of determining a distribution applicant satisfying a predetermined condition from the totaling result, and the step of transmitting to the e-mail address corresponding to the distribution applicant identifier of the determined distribution applicant. The program production determining method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, comprising a step of transmitting the fact that the production of the program has been decided and a condition relating to the distribution. 14. The predetermined condition is an accumulation target when the accumulated amount exceeds the minimum amount from a distribution applicant who transmitted the highest amount when the desired conditions were accumulated in order from the highest amount. 14. The program production decision method according to claim 13, wherein the request is a distribution applicant who transmitted a desired condition and a distribution applicant who transmitted an equivalent condition. 15. The distribution requester according to claim 14, wherein information indicating that the program can be distributed with a special amount to a distribution applicant who does not satisfy the predetermined condition is transmitted to an e-mail address of the distribution applicant. Program production decision method.