JP2002024534A - Content sales mediation system, content sales mediation server, and content sales mediation method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] A content sales mediation system capable of reducing the number of processes performed between a customer terminal and a content sales mediation server when the customer purchases the content via a communication line such as the Internet, A content sales mediation server and a content sales mediation method are realized. SOLUTION: A content sales mediation server 3 stores a customer's settlement means in association with an identification number of a terminal owned by the customer, and matches the identification number supplied from the mobile phone 1 with the stored identification number. , The validity of the mobile phone 1 is authenticated. Also, the content sales mediation server 3
Specifies the payment means for paying for the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication, and performs the payment for the content provided by the content sales server group 4 on behalf of Do.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a content sales mediation system, a content sales mediation server, and a content sales mediation method for mediating content sales via a communication line such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic commerce such as online shopping using the Internet has been performed. Customers who want to buy content in this e-commerce,
It is possible to connect a terminal to a content sales server that sells content via the Internet, and to perform ordering of content, settlement of payment, and the like from the terminal.
Therefore, it is very convenient for the customer because there is no need to go to the store.

In a system for realizing such an electronic commerce, a device for mediating between a customer and a plurality of content sellers is a content sales mediation server, and a connection between a terminal of the customer and each content sales server is established. And mediate content sales, such as acting for payment settlement processing of purchased content. A system for performing electronic commerce through this content sales mediation server is a content sales mediation system, in which a plurality of content sales servers are registered and are known by the name of an electronic shopping mall or the like.

In this content sales intermediary system, in order to prevent fraud by a customer, the validity of the customer is verified every time the content is purchased. The customer notifies the seller of the customer information at the time of the validity verification. I do. The customer information to be notified every time the content is purchased includes financial transaction information (bank account number, credit card number, etc.) for payment in addition to an ID number and a password for authenticating the validity of the customer. In addition, notification of personal information such as name, address, and date of birth may be required.

[0005] Further, when a customer purchases content, it is also authenticated that the used terminal is a legitimate terminal owned by the customer. For the authentication of the terminal, an electronic certificate for certifying the location and the identity of the owner is usually used for the terminal such as a personal computer.
This digital certificate is issued by a third-party certificate authority,
It is installed in the corresponding terminal and is presented in response to a request from the content sales mediation server.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of sales mediation processing in a conventional content sales mediation system. With reference to this figure, a description will be given of a terminal and customer validity authentication process and a price settlement process performed in a conventional content sales mediation system. First, a customer connects the terminal 201 to the conventional content sales mediation server 202 via the Internet connected by a telephone line. It is assumed that the terminal 201 is connected to a desired content sales server (not shown) via the content sales mediation server 202, and a content purchase request is made to the content sales server.

Next, the content sales mediation server 202
When there is a payment request for the purchased content from the content sales server, the terminal 201 displays a payment means selection screen on the terminal 201 (step S41). A plurality of settlement means (credit card settlement, bank account transfer settlement, etc.) are displayed on the settlement means selection screen. Then
The customer selects a payment method, and the terminal 201 notifies the content sales mediation server 202 of the selected payment method. Here, it is assumed that bank account transfer settlement has been selected (step S42). Next, the content sales mediation server 2
In step 02, a request for presenting an electronic certificate is issued to the terminal 201, and based on the electronic certificate presented from the terminal 201, it is authenticated that the accessed terminal 201 is a valid one owned by the customer. (Steps S43 to S44).

After this authentication, the content sales mediation server 2
A request 02 is for the terminal 201 to input various information (ID number, account number, personal identification number, personal information, etc.) necessary for authenticating the customer's legitimacy and for payment. When these pieces of information are input, the content sales mediation server 202 checks the customer information registered in advance to determine the legitimacy of the customer, and performs authentication (steps S45 to S46). After the validity authentication, the content sales mediation server 202 displays a payment screen on the terminal 201, and after receiving the payment approval from the terminal 201, notifies the bank of the payment partner 5 of the customer's account number and the like. Make a settlement request. When the payment settlement is completed by the payment settlement partner 5 receiving the settlement request,
The settlement completion is notified to the content sales mediation server 202, and the price settlement processing is completed (steps S9 to S1).
2).

As described above, the conventional content sales mediation system performs the authentication of the validity of the accessed terminal 201 and the authentication of the customer,
It prevents customer fraud and ensures the security of content sellers.

[0010]

However, in the above-described conventional content sales intermediary system, at the time of content purchase, terminal and customer validity authentication processing and payment processing are performed with the customer. The processes (steps S41 to S10 in FIG. 6) are many and complicated, and there is a problem that the customer is very troublesome.

Further, financial transaction information such as a bank account number and a credit card number of the customer and personal information are transmitted from the terminal of the customer to the content sales mediation server via the telephone network and the Internet. There is a concern about leakage of such financial transaction information and personal information. this is,
It is very uneasy for customers and is a major hindrance to the spread of electronic commerce using the Internet. Therefore, in e-commerce via the Internet,
Countermeasures against unauthorized use are essential, but there is an urgent need to establish effective countermeasures and ensure the security of both the content seller and the customer.

[0012] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object the purpose of providing a customer terminal and a content sales mediation server when the customer purchases the content via a communication line such as the Internet. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content sales mediation system, a content sales mediation server, and a content sales mediation method, which can reduce the number of processes performed between them.

[0013] It is another object of the present invention to provide a content sales mediation system, a content sales mediation server, and a content sales mediation method capable of ensuring the security of both the content seller and the customer.

[0014]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content sales mediation system for mediating the sale of content provided by a content sales server. Comprises a content sales mediation server stored in association with the identification number of the customer-owned terminal, and a terminal capable of accessing the content sales mediation server via a communication line, wherein the content sales mediation server comprises: On condition that the identification number supplied from the terminal matches the stored identification number, the terminal authenticates the legitimacy of the terminal and, based on the identification number used in this authentication, is purchased by the customer. A payment means for settling the price of the content is specified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the terminal includes a recording medium capable of reading and writing data, and read / write means for reading or writing data to or from the recording medium. The portable terminal is characterized in that the identification number is an identification number recorded on the recording medium. The invention according to claim 3 is
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the portable terminal establishes the communication line by a wireless telephone. The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or claim 3.
Wherein the recording medium is an IC chip capable of reading and writing data in a non-contact manner.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the content sales mediation system for mediating the sale of content provided by the content sales server, the customer's settlement means stores the content in association with the identification number of the recording medium owned by the customer. A content sales mediation server, a terminal accessible to the content sales mediation server via a communication line, a recording medium capable of reading and writing data, and read / write means for reading or writing data to or from the recording medium. The content sales mediation server reads the recording medium from the recording medium by the read / write means, and checks the validity of the recording medium on condition that the identification number supplied through the terminal matches the stored identification number. Certify and purchased by said customer based on the identification number used in this certification And identifies the settlement means for settling the price of the content was.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the recording medium is a non-contact IC chip built in an IC card and capable of reading and writing data. The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 2.
The invention according to any one of claims 6 to 6, wherein the recording medium is to record content data of the purchased content.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth or sixth aspect of the present invention, the content sales mediation server includes a content data connected to and acquired by the content sales server via a communication line; An access processing means for accessing content data to the IC chip is added and the content data is transmitted to the terminal. According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the eighth aspect, the content sales mediation server comprises:
The content data is transmitted to the terminal using an encryption protocol used for data transmission and reception between the IC chips.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, the content sales intermediation server operates according to information supplied from the content sales server. The distribution means of the purchased content is determined.

[0020] According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the content sales mediation server for mediating the sale of content, a storage means for storing the identification number of the terminal of the customer and the settlement means of the customer in association with each other; Authentication means for comparing the identification number supplied from the terminal accessed via the storage means with the contents stored in the storage means, to determine whether the accessed terminal is legitimate, And a payment processing means for specifying, from the payment means stored in the storage means, a payment means for the price of the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication means. . According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an identification number acquiring means for acquiring the identification number of the terminal via the communication line.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the content sales mediation server for mediating the sale of content, a storage means for storing the identification number of the recording medium of the customer in association with the settlement means of the customer, and a communication line The identification number supplied from the terminal accessed via the terminal is checked against the content stored in the storage means, and whether the recording medium corresponding to the identification number supplied from the terminal is valid or not is determined. An authentication means for determining whether or not, based on the identification number used by the authentication means, from the payment means stored in the storage means, a payment processing means for specifying the payment means for the price of the content purchased by the customer; It is characterized by having. According to a fourteenth aspect, in the thirteenth aspect, the recording medium is an IC chip capable of reading and writing data in a non-contact manner, and the content sales mediation server sets an identification number of the IC chip. An identification number acquiring means for acquiring the identification number via the communication line is provided.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content sales intermediation method in a content sales intermediation server for mediating the sale of contents, wherein the content sales intermediation method includes the step of setting a customer's settlement means in the terminal owned by the customer. Storing the identification number in association with the identification number, and validity of the accessed terminal on condition that the identification number supplied from the terminal accessed through the communication line matches the stored identification number. And a step of identifying a payment means for paying for the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication. According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fifteenth aspect, the content sales mediation method further includes a step of acquiring an identification number of the terminal via the communication line.

[0023] In the invention according to claim 17, there is provided a content sales intermediation method in a content sales intermediation server for mediating the sale of contents, wherein the content sales intermediation method includes a means for settingtle a customer's payment on the recording medium owned by the customer. Storing the identification number in association with the identification number, and the identification number supplied from the terminal provided that the identification number supplied from the terminal accessed via the communication line matches the stored identification number. Authenticating the validity of the recording medium, and identifying a payment means for paying for the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication. It is characterized by. The invention according to claim 18 is the invention according to claim 17
Wherein the recording medium is an IC chip capable of reading and writing data in a non-contact manner, and the content sales mediation method further includes a step of acquiring an identification number of the IC chip via the communication line. It is characterized by the following.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the content sales mediation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile phone owned by a customer, a wireless telephone function unit (not shown) for making a wireless telephone, an IC chip 11 capable of transmitting and receiving data without contact, and an IC chip 11 An IC chip recorder 12 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the IC chip 11 is provided. In addition,
The wireless telephone function unit includes a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number and the like,
A display unit including a liquid crystal display panel and a display control circuit, a transmission / reception unit including a microphone and a speaker, a wireless communication unit including an antenna and a transceiver, a voice processing unit for processing voice transmitted and received by wireless communication, and communication control of a wireless telephone. And a wireless telephone processing unit that performs the processing.

In the mobile phone 1, the IC chip 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing programs executed by the CPU, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) used for the CPU. ), A writable nonvolatile memory, a wireless transceiver, an antenna, and the like, and the IC chip 11 itself transmits and receives data by wireless communication. The IC chip recorder 12 transmits and receives data to and from the IC chip 11 to and from the wireless telephone function unit, and reads and writes data from and to the nonvolatile memory of the IC chip 11.

The IC chip 11 is given an identification number in advance and is recorded in the nonvolatile memory of the IC chip 11. Further, the IC chip 11 may be operated by electric power obtained from a radio wave received by its own antenna, or may be operated by a power supply of the mobile phone 1.
1 may be supplied with power. Note that the mobile phone 1 may have a structure in which the IC chip 11 is built in, and the mobile phone 1 may have a structure in which the IC chip 11 is detachable.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a network that provides a communication line through which data can be transmitted. As the network 2, a telephone line network, a dedicated line network, or a computer network called the Internet can be used. Reference numeral 3 denotes a content sales mediation server including a sales mediation processing unit that mediates sales of various contents via the network 2, and is a WWW (World WWW) that provides customers with homepages for content sales mediation services.
ide Web) It also has a server function. The above mobile phone 1
Is connected to the network 2 via a communication line 101 established by a wireless telephone, and the content sales mediation server 3 is connected to the network 2 via a communication line 102. The mobile phone 1 and the content sales mediation server 3 are connected via a network 2 to which each is connected.

Note that the mobile phone 1 also has a WWW browser function (WWW search / circulation function), and displays it on a display screen having a homepage for content sales mediation service provided by the content sales mediation server 3. It is possible. Further, the WWW browser function of the mobile phone 1 may realize a simple Internet connection. In this case, the content sales mediation server 3 is used for a content sales mediation service capable of supporting the simple Internet connection. Provide a homepage.

The contents sales mediation server 3
Is provided with a storage unit for storing the identification number of the IC chip 11 of the mobile phone 1 owned by the customer in association with the settlement means of the content purchase price of the customer. The storage unit also stores customer information registered in advance. The customer information includes an ID number for customer identification, financial transaction information for payment (bank account number, credit card number, electronic money transaction number, etc.), a password, a name, an address, a date of birth, and the like. .

The storage unit provided in the content sales mediation server 3 includes a hard disk device, a magneto-optical disk device,
Non-volatile memory such as flash memory, CR-RO
M (read only) recording medium, RAM (Random
Access Memory), or a combination thereof. Also,
This storage unit may be built in the content sales mediation server 3 or may be in another device (database server) (not shown), and the content sales mediation server 3 accesses these storage units by communication. There may be.

Note that the sales mediation processing unit and the WWW processing unit of the content sales mediation server 3 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and these processing units are configured by a memory and a CPU. The function of the processing unit may be realized by loading a program for realizing the function of the processing unit into a memory and executing the program. Further, it is assumed that an input device, a display device, and the like (both not shown) are connected to the content sales mediation server 3 as peripheral devices. Here, the input device refers to an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. The display device refers to a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a liquid crystal display device, or the like.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a group of content sales servers for selling various contents via the content sales mediation server 3, which is called an electronic shopping mall or the like, and includes a plurality of content sales servers registered in the content sales mediation server 3. It is composed of Here, a ticket sales server 41, a software sales server 42, and a book sales server 43 are illustrated as examples of the content sales server.

The ticket sales server 41 sells various tickets such as concerts, plays, musicals, and train tickets (train tickets, commuter passes, limited express tickets, seat reservation tickets, etc.). The software sales server 42 sells computer software such as games and application programs, or software such as music and movies. The book sales server 43 sells various publications such as books and photo books. These sales servers 41, 42, 4
3 are connected to the content sales mediation server 3 via communication lines 103 to 105, respectively. The content sales servers other than the sales servers 41, 42, and 43 shown in FIG. 1 include a server that sells data of a prepaid card such as a stored fair (SF) card as content data, and a server that sells electronic money data as content data. There is a server sold as. The SF card is a card in which fee information paid in advance as a fare is recorded as data.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an affiliation partner of a financial institution that undertakes payment for the content sold by the content sales intermediation server 3. In this example, the credit card company 51, the bank 52, and the electronic money company 53 are affiliated. It is ahead. These payment settlement partners 5 transfer the payment from the customer's bank account to the bank account of the content sales intermediary that operates the content sales intermediation system shown in FIG.
The remittance of money is performed by a method according to the settlement means.

The credit card company 51 concludes a basic contract with the content sales intermediary regarding settlement when the payment means is a customer's credit card settlement, in which the credit card is settled. are doing. Similarly, when the settlement method of the price is the customer's bank account transfer settlement with the content sales intermediary, the bank 52 immediately setstles the payment from the customer's account to the content sales intermediary's bank account. Has entered into a basic contract for immediate settlement to be made. Similarly, when the payment method of payment with the content sales intermediary is the electronic money payment of the customer, the electronic money company 53 changes the electronic money bank account of the customer to the bank account of the content sales intermediary. Has entered into a basic contract for settlement to transfer to. An external access server (not shown) provided at each of the partners 51, 52, and 53 is connected to the content sales server 3 via communication lines 106 to 108, respectively.

The communication lines 102 to 108 are provided for securing the security of transmitted / received data and for the mobile phone 1 of the customer.
In order to secure the line when accessed from
It is desirable that each is a dedicated line.

The contents sold by the contents sales mediation system shown in FIG. 1 include those that can be distributed as content data and those that are not. For example, various tickets sold by the ticket sales server 41 can be distributed as content data, and are recorded or printed on a recording medium or a print medium and used as tickets. One of the recording media is the mobile phone 1
If the ticket content data is written in the IC chip 11, the mobile phone 1
Is available as a ticket. This IC chip 11
Is read out wirelessly by an automatic ticket gate or the like in a wireless manner.
The automatic ticket gate referred to here is the entrance of a concert hall, etc.
Alternatively, it refers to a device that is installed in a ticket gate of a station or the like and that can correspond to an IC chip that performs ticket gate processing on read ticket data (content data).

On the other hand, in the case of content that cannot be distributed as content data, a recording medium or print medium on which the content is recorded or printed is delivered to a customer who has purchased from a content seller. As a means for delivering the information, it may be delivered directly to the customer by mail, courier service (registered trademark), or the like, or may be delivered to a specific place and delivered. As the delivery place, a place that is easy for the customer to use, such as a convenience store or a station stand, is selected. Note that this undeliverable content includes
For example, a book, computer game software, movie software, or the like that cannot be distributed as data due to copyright reasons, or a large amount of data that cannot be distributed.

The above-described IC chip 11 of the mobile phone 1 can also have an electronic money function, and acquires and records electronic money data from an electronic money company 53, and based on the recorded electronic money data. Payment of the content purchase price can be performed within the range of the balance.

Next, an operation performed in the content sales mediation system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 2 to 4 are sequence diagrams showing the flow of the sales mediation process in the content sales mediation system of FIG. However, FIGS. 2 and 4 show the operation when the content is paid by either credit card settlement or bank account transfer settlement, and FIG. 3 shows the case where the content is paid by electronic money settlement. The operation of FIG. 2 and 3 show the operation when the content can be distributed as content data, and FIG. 4 shows the operation when the content cannot be distributed as content data.

First, a description will be given of an operation in which a customer applies for use in advance in order to use the content sales mediation system of FIG. First, the customer applies for registration of customer information to the content sales agent. However, at the time of this application, the customer sends customer information to the content sales intermediary using mail or the like that does not pass through a communication line. Here, the customer information sent from the customer includes financial transaction information for payment (bank account number, credit card number, electronic money transaction number, etc.), personal identification number, personal information (name, address, date of birth, etc.) )It is included. Note that the customer can register a plurality of pieces of financial transaction information. Further, when registering a plurality of financial transaction information, it is possible to add and register a priority when used as a payment means.

Upon receiving the customer information sent from the customer, the content sales intermediary assigns an ID number for customer identification to the customer, and sends to the content sales intermediation server 3 as customer information corresponding to the ID number. To register, the assigned ID number and the sent customer information are input to the content sales mediation server 3. The content sales mediation server 3 stores the input ID number and customer information in the storage unit as customer information of the customer. In addition,
The ID number assigned to the customer is notified from the content sales agent to the customer using mail or the like without passing through a communication line. In this way, customer information is not sent through a communication line,
Since the content is sent to the content sales agent and registered, leakage of customer information at the time of customer information registration is prevented.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, an operation in which a customer accesses the content sales mediation server 3 using the mobile phone 1 and purchases the content will be described. In addition,
In the following description, the mobile phone 1 and the content sales mediation server 3 are connected to the network 2 respectively. Unless otherwise specified, data is transmitted and received via the network 2. It is assumed that data is transmitted and received between the content sales mediation server 3 and the IC chip 11 via the mobile phone 1 and the IC chip recorder 12.

First, the customer connects the portable telephone 1 and the contents sales mediation server 3 using the registered ID number and personal identification number. The content sales mediation server 3 accessed from the mobile phone 1 authenticates that the IC chip 11 provided in the mobile phone 1 is a valid IC chip to which content data should be written (step S1 in FIG. 2). In this IC chip authentication process, the content sales mediation server 3 communicates with the IC chip 11
The mutual authentication protocol used when the IC chips communicate with each other is used, and the identification number of the IC chip 11 used in the mutual authentication protocol is obtained. Here, after the new registration of the customer, the content sales intermediation server 3 sets the mobile phone 1 for the first time.
When the access is made by the user, the identification number of the IC chip 11 acquired at the time of authentication of the IC chip 11 is stored in the storage unit in association with the financial transaction information (payment means) of the customer.

In addition, at the time of the second or subsequent access from the mobile phone 1 after the new registration of the customer, the content sales intermediation server 3 is supplied via the mobile phone 1 at the time of authentication of the IC chip 11 at step S1. The identification number is compared with the content stored in the storage unit, and if the result of the comparison matches the identification number stored in the storage unit, the mobile phone 1
Authenticates as legitimate, owned by the customer. In addition,
The identification number of the IC chip 11 may be sent to the content sales intermediary together with the customer information at the time of the customer's use application, and may be stored in the storage unit in association with the customer's financial transaction information.

Next, after the IC chip 11 is authenticated, when there is a menu screen acquisition request from the mobile phone 1, the content sales mediation server 3 displays the menu screen on the display unit of the mobile phone 1 (steps S2 to S3). . On this menu screen, a sales menu of various contents provided by the contents sales server group 4 is displayed. This sales menu is associated with the corresponding content sales server.

Next, the customer selects a desired content sales menu (content sales server), and the mobile phone 1 notifies the content sales mediation server 3 of the selection result (step S4). In this example, it is assumed that the ticket sales server 41 has been selected. Upon receiving this notification, the content sales mediation server 3 sends the ticket sales server 4
1 requests connection to the mobile phone 1. In response to this request, the ticket sales server 41 causes the mobile phone 1 to display a content menu screen to be sold (steps S5 to S6).

Next, when the customer selects the desired content and a request for purchase of the selected content is notified from the mobile phone 1, the ticket sales server 41 makes a purchase request to the content sales mediation server 3. Request payment for the content price. At the time of notification of the payment settlement request, the ticket sales server 41 also notifies the content sales mediation server 3 that the requested content can be distributed as content data. Upon receiving the payment request, the content sales intermediation server 3 associates the financial transaction information stored in the storage unit with the identification number of the IC chip 11 obtained in step S1 and used for authentication of the mobile phone 1. It is specified as a payment method for the price of the content purchased by the customer. Next, the content sales mediation server 3 causes the mobile phone 1 to display a payment screen using the specified financial transaction information as a payment means (steps S7 to S9).

Here, the contents sales mediation server 3
If a plurality of financial transaction information are stored together with the priority in the storage unit, the financial transaction information with the highest priority is selected as the payment means, and other financial transaction information can be selected as the payment means. Is displayed on the payment screen. In addition,
If no priority is added, the content sales intermediation server 3 determines a payment means based on a predetermined priority.

Next, the customer determines the payment means (financial transaction information for payment) based on the display of the payment screen, and approves the payment. After receiving the payment approval from the mobile phone 1, the content sales mediation server 3 sends the payment transaction partner 5 corresponding to the credit card company 51 or the bank 52 to the financial transaction information for payment (credit card number or bank). Account number) and the payment amount and make a payment request. When payment settlement is completed by the payment settlement partner 5 that has received the settlement request, the completion of the settlement is notified to the content sales mediation server 3, and the settlement processing is completed (steps S10 to S12).

Next, the content sales mediation server 3
Based on the content distribution notice notified in step S8, it is determined that the purchased content can be distributed to the mobile phone 1 as content data, and the content data of the purchased content is transmitted to the ticket sales server 41. Request delivery. In response to the content distribution request, the ticket sales server 41
The corresponding content data is distributed to the content sales mediation server 3 (steps S13 to S14).

Next, the content sales mediation server 3
The content data distributed and obtained from the ticket sales server 41 is transferred to the IC chip recorder 1 through the mobile phone 1.
2 and write to the IC chip 11 (step S1).
5). When writing to the IC chip 11, the content sales mediation server 3 transmits the content data to the mobile phone 1 using an encryption protocol used for data transmission and reception between the IC chips. Therefore, even if the transmitted content data is illegally intercepted by a third party, the content data is less likely to be decrypted and leakage of the content data is prevented. Safety can be ensured.

Further, the content sales mediation server 3
When transmitting content data to the mobile phone 1, an IC
An access processing means for accessing the content data to the chip 11 is added to the content data.
The access processing means is a key for enabling either writing or reading only to the IC chip 11. This key is separately prepared for writing to the IC chip 11 and for reading from the IC chip 11, and is necessary when reading and writing data to the IC chip 11. Therefore, even if the customer forges the content data, this key is not added.
Unable to read and write to. This is effective as a countermeasure against content data forgery, and for the content seller, the risk in content data distribution is avoided and security is ensured.

The mobile phone 1 in which the content data is written on the IC chip 11 as described above can be used as various contents. In addition, the customer can read out the content data written in the IC chip 11 with the IC chip recorder 12 and display the content data on the display unit of the mobile phone 1 to immediately confirm the content of the purchased content data.

In step S15 of FIG. 2, the content sales mediation server 3 adds, to the content data to be written into the IC chip 11, a request for inputting a password for validating the content data, and transmits the content data. You may do so. The password is registered in advance in the content sales mediation server 3 as a number known only to the customer. In this manner, unless the customer inputs the password from the input numeric keypad of the mobile phone 1, the content data written in the IC chip 11 cannot be used. To prevent unauthorized use by a malicious third party.

In step S10 of FIG. 2, if the payment is approved using the credit card payment as the payment means, the content sales mediation server 3 immediately sends the credit card company 51 to the credit card company 51 irrespective of the purchase price. Request credit card payment. Therefore, when a small amount (for example, less than 50,000 yen) is settled as in the case of the conventional credit card settlement, the settlement request is not made immediately, for example, the settlement request is made only twice a month on a predetermined day. Can be prevented from being delayed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, an operation when the price of the purchased content is settled by electronic money will be described. First, electronic money data acquired from the electronic money company 53 is recorded on the IC chip 11 of the mobile phone 1. First, it is assumed that the processes of steps S1 to S10 have been performed in the same manner as in the sequence of FIG. 2 described above. However, in step S10, the electronic money settlement of the electronic money transaction number registered by the customer is determined as the price settlement means, and the settlement is approved. At this time, I
The electronic money data of the C chip 11 has been rewritten to data of the remaining balance from which the content purchase price has been withdrawn. When the approval of the electronic money settlement is notified, the content sales mediation server 3 sets the electronic money data for the content purchase price as the unsettled portion of the corresponding customer.
It is stored in the storage unit.

Next, the content sales mediation server 3
Step S13 in the same manner as in the sequence of FIG. 2 described above.
Steps S15 to S15 are performed, and the content data is written to the IC chip 11. Thereafter, at a predetermined time, the content sales mediation server 3 transmits the unsettled electronic money data stored in the storage unit and the electronic money transaction number of the corresponding customer to the electronic money company 53 in a batch process (FIG. 3
Step S21). According to the transmitted electronic money data and electronic money transaction number, the electronic money company 53 performs settlement of the content purchase price.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4, an operation in the case where the purchased content cannot be distributed as content data will be described. Here, it is assumed that the purchased content is a book. First, it is assumed that the processes of steps S1 to S12 are performed in the same manner as in the sequence of FIG. 2 described above, and the settlement of the content purchase price is completed. However, in step 8, the book sales server 43 notifies the content sales intermediation server 3 that the requested content cannot be distributed as content data.

Next, the content sales mediation server 3
Based on the notification of the content distribution failure notified in step S8, it is determined that the purchased content cannot be distributed to the mobile phone 1 as content data, and the purchase number of the purchased content is transmitted to the book sales server 43. Request to be sent. In response to this purchase number transmission request, the book sales server 43 transmits the purchase number to the content sales mediation server 3 (step S).
31 to S32). Next, the content sales mediation server 3
Writes the received purchase number in the IC chip 11 in the same manner as in step S15 in FIG.
33). The purchase number written on the IC chip 11 is used as proof of a valid purchaser when the customer receives a book purchased.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the content sales mediation server 3 stores the financial transaction information (payment means) for the customer's payment in the mobile phone 1 owned by the customer.
The financial transaction information (settlement means) for settingtle the price of the purchased content is stored based on the identification number of the IC chip 11 used in the authentication of the validity of the mobile phone 1. Fig. 6
As in the conventional processing shown in (1), there is no need for the customer to input financial transaction information for payment (such as a bank account number) and transmit it to the content sales mediation server 3 every time the content is purchased. As a result, the number of processes performed between the mobile phone 1 and the content sales mediation server 3 can be reduced as compared with the related art.

Further, the customer does not need to transmit financial transaction information and personal information for payment via a communication line, and leakage of financial transaction information and personal information can be prevented. As a result,
For customers, concerns about leakage of financial transaction information and personal information are resolved, and a sense of security is generated for using electronic commerce via a communication line such as the Internet.

In the above-described first embodiment, the identification number of the IC chip 11 is used for the authentication of the validity of the mobile phone 1. However, the telephone number of the mobile phone 1 is used for the authentication of the validity. Based on this telephone number, a payment means for paying for the purchased content may be specified. In this case, if the content sales mediation server 3 acquires the caller number notified from the telephone company via the communication line 102 and uses it for authenticating the validity of the mobile phone 1, the This prevents unauthorized access.

In the first embodiment described above, the mobile phone 1 is used as a terminal that can access the content sales mediation server 3 via a communication line. The terminal is not limited, and may be any terminal having a function of connecting to the network 2 via a communication line. For example, portable or stationary personal computers and portable terminals can be used as the terminals. Further, if a portable personal computer or a portable terminal is provided with the IC chip 11 and the IC chip recorder 12, it can be used as a ticket, for example, as in the above-described portable telephone 1.

When a personal computer or a portable terminal is used as a terminal for accessing the content sales mediation server 3, a dedicated line is used as the communication line 101 for connecting to the network 2, or The terminal may be connected to a home telephone, a public telephone, a mobile telephone, or the like, and a wired or wireless telephone line may be used.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the content sales mediation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, a configuration different from the first embodiment described above is different from the first embodiment in that the terminal 6 is connected to the network 2 via the communication line 111 instead of the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG.
The point is that the C chip recorder 12 is connected to the terminal device 6 and that the IC chip 13 is provided with a built-in IC chip 11 in a card made of plastic or the like. This IC
The card 13 can be used as various contents as long as the content data is written in the IC chip 11 similarly to the mobile phone 1 of FIG. The content data written in the IC chip 11 is transferred to the IC chip recorder 1.
2 and display it on the terminal 6.

In the content sales mediation system shown in FIG. 5, the customer purchases the content by the same processing as in FIGS. 2 to 4 described above. However,
In step S1, the content sales mediation server 3 authenticates that the IC chip 11 is a valid IC chip to which content data is to be written.
It is not necessary to carry out the authentication that the user is a valid one owned by the customer. The terminal 6 in FIG. 5 may be any terminal having a function of connecting to the network 2 via a communication line, and a portable or stationary personal computer or a portable terminal can be used. In addition, terminal 6
May be provided with an IC chip recorder 12. As the communication line 111, a dedicated line or a wired or wireless telephone line can be used.

The content sales mediation system according to the second embodiment described above is a preferred embodiment to be used in a transition period until a portable telephone or a portable terminal equipped with the IC chip 11 becomes widespread. In the embodiment described above,
The recording medium on which the content data obtained by the mobile phone 1 or the terminal 6 is written is the IC chip 1 described above.
It is not limited to one but a magnetic recording medium (magnetic ticket,
A magnetic card or the like or a print medium (paper or the like) can also be used. However, in this case, as a writing unit for writing the content data, a writing unit corresponding to each recording medium is provided.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a customer purchases a content via a communication line such as the Internet, the number of processes performed between the customer terminal and the content sales mediation server is determined. Can be reduced, and
Security on both the content seller side and the customer side can be ensured. Further, by applying the above-described embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the anxiety of the customer and obtain an effect that electronic commerce using a communication line such as the Internet can be more widely used.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a design and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
The customer does not need to input financial transaction information (such as a bank account number) for payment and transmit the financial transaction information to the content sales mediation server via a communication line every time content is purchased, as in the related art. Therefore, when a customer purchases content via a communication line such as the Internet, the number of processes performed between the customer terminal and the content sales mediation server can be reduced.

Further, since the customer does not need to transmit financial transaction information for payment and personal information via the communication line, it is possible to ensure the security of the customer. As a result, there is an effect that the customer is free from concerns about leakage of financial transaction information and personal information, and is given a sense of security when using electronic commerce via a communication line such as the Internet.

Further, the content sales mediation server adds access processing means for accessing the content data to the IC chip to the content data obtained from the content sales server via the communication line, and transmits the content data to the terminal. In this case, it is possible to read and write the purchased content data on the IC chip, and even if the customer forges the content data, the access processing means is not added. Impossible. This is effective as a countermeasure against content data forgery, and for the content seller, the effect of avoiding the risk of content data distribution and ensuring security can be obtained.

Further, the content sales intermediation server has the I
By transmitting the content data to the terminal using an encryption protocol used for data transmission and reception between C chips, even if the transmitted content data is illegally intercepted by a third party, it can be decrypted. Therefore, the leakage of the content data is prevented, so that the security of the content data can be ensured for the content seller and the customer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content sales mediation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a first sequence diagram showing a flow of a sales mediation process in the content sales mediation system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second sequence diagram illustrating a flow of a sales intermediation process in the content sales intermediation system illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a third sequence diagram illustrating a flow of a sales intermediation process in the content sales intermediation system illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a content sales mediation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a flow of a sales mediation process in a conventional content sales mediation system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 2 Network 3 Content sales mediation server 4 Content sales server group 5 Payment settlement partner 6 Terminal device 11 IC chip 12 IC chip recorder 13 IC card 41 Ticket sales server 42 Software sales server 43 Book sales server 51 Credit card company 52 Bank 53 Electronic money company

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A content sales mediation system for mediating the sale of contents provided by a content sales server, wherein a customer's settlement means is stored in association with an identification number of a terminal owned by the customer. A terminal accessible to the content sales mediation server via a communication line, wherein the content sales mediation server is provided on condition that the identification number supplied from the terminal matches the stored identification number. Certifying the legitimacy of the terminal, and specifying a settlement means for settling the price of the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication. Mediation system. 2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is a portable terminal including a recording medium that can read and write data, and a reading and writing unit that reads and writes data to and from the recording medium, wherein the identification number is recorded on the recording medium. 2. The contents sales mediation system according to claim 1, wherein the identification number is a given identification number. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the portable terminal establishes the communication line by a wireless telephone. 4. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is an IC chip capable of reading and writing data without contact.
Alternatively, the content sales mediation system according to claim 3. 5. A content sales mediation system for mediating the sale of content provided by a content sales server, wherein a customer's settlement means is stored in association with an identification number of a recording medium owned by the customer. A terminal that can access the content sales mediation server via a communication line, a recording medium that can read and write data, and a read / write unit that reads and writes data to and from the recording medium. Is read from the recording medium by the read / write means, and authenticates the validity of the recording medium on condition that the identification number supplied through the terminal matches the stored identification number. The content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used. Content sales intermediary system, characterized in that to determine the settlement means to settle the price. 6. The content sales mediation system according to claim 5, wherein the recording medium is an IC chip built in an IC card and capable of reading and writing data without contact. 7. The content sales mediation system according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is for recording content data of the purchased content. . 8. The content sales mediation server adds access processing means for accessing the content data to the IC chip to the acquired content data connected to the content sales server via a communication line. 7. The content sales mediation system according to claim 4, wherein the content is transmitted to the terminal. 9. The content sales mediation server according to claim 8, wherein the content data is transmitted to the terminal using an encryption protocol used for data transmission and reception between the IC chips. Content sales mediation system. 10. The content sales mediation server, according to information supplied from the content sales server, determines a means for delivering the purchased content. The content sales intermediary system described in the section. 11. A content sales mediation server for mediating the sale of content, a storage means for storing an identification number of a customer terminal and a settlement means of the customer in association with each other, and a terminal accessed via a communication line. Collating the identification number supplied from the machine with the content stored in the storage means,
An authentication unit that determines whether the accessed terminal is legitimate; and a payment unit that is purchased by a customer from a payment unit stored in the storage unit based on the identification number used by the authentication unit. And a settlement processing means for specifying settlement means for the price of the content. 12. The content sales intermediation server according to claim 11, further comprising an identification number acquiring means for acquiring the identification number of the terminal via the communication line. 13. A content sales mediation server for mediating the sale of content, a storage means for storing an identification number of a recording medium of a customer in association with a settlement means of the customer, and a terminal accessed via a communication line. Collating the identification number supplied from the machine with the content stored in the storage means,
An authentication unit that determines whether a recording medium corresponding to the identification number supplied from the terminal is valid, and stored in the storage unit based on the identification number used by the authentication unit. A payment processing means for specifying, from the payment means, a payment means for the price of the content purchased by the customer; 14. The recording medium is an IC chip capable of reading and writing data in a non-contact manner. The content sales mediation server includes an identification number acquiring unit that acquires an identification number of the IC chip via the communication line. The content sales mediation server according to claim 13, comprising: 15. A content sales mediation method in a content sales mediation server that mediates content sales, wherein the content sales mediation method stores a customer's settlement means in association with an identification number of a terminal owned by the customer. Certifying the legitimacy of the accessed terminal, on condition that the identification number supplied from the terminal accessed via the communication line matches the stored identification number; and Specifying a payment means for performing payment for the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises obtaining an identification number of the terminal via the communication line. 17. A content sales mediation method in a content sales mediation server that mediates content sales, wherein the content sales mediation method stores a customer's settlement means in association with an identification number of a recording medium owned by the customer. And a condition that the identification number supplied from the terminal accessed via the communication line matches the stored identification number, and the validity of the recording medium corresponding to the identification number supplied from the terminal is determined. Content sales, comprising the steps of: authenticating the content; and identifying payment means for paying for the content purchased by the customer based on the identification number used in the authentication. Mediation method. 18. The method according to claim 18, wherein the recording medium is an IC chip capable of reading and writing data in a non-contact manner, and the content sales mediation method further includes a step of acquiring an identification number of the IC chip via the communication line. The method of claim 17, wherein: