JP2002298017A - Program for personal newspaper selling system and program for the system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sell personal newspapers which are editted individually according to each subscriber individual's needs at retail shops (kiosks, convenience stores, etc.). SOLUTION: A user complies with formality for subscription application through a user terminal 1 or a retail shop terminal 21. Application data (address, name, subscription period, method of payment, a voucher place, sex, age, field of interest, hobby) are stored in the database 32 of a press system 3. The press system 3 edits the original data for newspaper on a space automatic generative system 31 according to the personal information stored in the database 32. The edited space is output as a newspaper from a printer 33 of a press company or a printer 22 of a retail shop according to the application data or the issue demand of the user. In the case of output from the printer 33 of the press, newspapers are delivered according to the user data. The user pays for the price, or presents an ID card in the retail shop or the desired delivery place and receives a newspaper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal newspaper sales system and a personal newspaper sales system in which personal newspapers individually edited according to the individual needs of each subscriber can be sold at retail stores (station stores, convenience stores, etc.). For programs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As for newspapers, there are electronic newspapers currently utilizing the Internet and, as one of the fields, a technology called "personalization" for automatically creating separate pages according to the individual needs of each subscriber (hereinafter referred to as personalization). Newspaper)). Also, electronic books, electronic papers, and the like have been developed for the purpose of improving the operability of electronic publications. On the other hand, there is a technology called on-demand publishing that can publish out-of-print books and self-published books from a small number according to an order.

[0003] An example of a conventional personal electronic newspaper is NEC.
Technical Report Vol. 49, No. 7, pages 11-16 "Personal Electronic Newspaper" and NEC Technical Report Vol. 51, No. 5, page 3 "Personalized Newspapers" Yomiuri COLiNS "and" ANATAGO "
NOMY "". These conventional techniques automatically customize and create a newspaper page displayed on a screen for each user.

[0004] One example of a conventional electronic book is Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
This is described as a "personal electronic book system" in JP-A-501214. This conventional technique uses a device such as folding a display screen and replaces newspapers and books with electronic equivalents using electronic devices such as liquid crystal display (LCD) screens and thin film transistors (TFTs). Things.

One example of conventional electronic paper is disclosed in
This is described as "electronic paper" in Japanese Patent No. 171620. In this conventional technique, the liquid crystal display can be bent by covering it with a flexible resin.

One example of conventional on-demand publishing is INT
It is described as ERNET magazine No. 69, "Book on Demand Activating Now". This conventional technique makes it possible to publish out-of-print books, self-published books, and the like from a small number of copies by reading an original with a scanner and printing and binding according to an order.

[0007]

However, these conventional techniques have the following problems. A problem with conventional personal newspaper related technology is that the display used is an electronic device.
The reason is that the electronic device is inferior to paper in operability such as flipping and reading, and it is not easy to arrange such as folding to attach a mark, cutting out a necessary part, and the like, which destroys the medium. .

A problem with on-demand publishing is that it is necessary to prepare a complete original in advance. The reason is that the content of a publication cannot be regularly updated to the latest content and published in real time like a newspaper.

As described above, a conventional personal newspaper is:
Article information edited for each subscriber can be provided, but an image display device (display device) is required to read the provided article. That is, the conventional personal newspaper is merely an electronic newspaper, and does not provide a newspaper in which articles and the like edited for personal use are printed on paper. If a personal newspaper printed on paper is offered,
Like a traditional newspaper, it is easy to carry and can be read anywhere, bend to mark
This is convenient because it is possible to write a memo or a mark as a mark, cut out a necessary portion, or discard it if unnecessary.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a personal newspaper sales system capable of publishing and selling personalized paper newspapers for each subscriber. And

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a personal newspaper sales system according to the present invention is provided with an automatic paper page creation system for automatically generating a newspaper page for a user based on user personal information registered in advance. A printing system for printing a newspaper page for the user based on the newspaper issuing condition specified by the user. Thereby, it is possible to publish and sell a personal newspaper having a paper configuration according to each user's preference.

The automatically generated newspaper page information may be transmitted to a retail store via a network and printed by a printing system provided in the retail store. This makes it possible to print a personal newspaper at a newspaper store (newspaper delivery store) and deliver it to individual users, or to print and sell a personal newspaper at, for example, a station store or a convenience store.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram of a personal newspaper selling system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a subscription application process, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a user data change process, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a newspaper publishing process.

The personal newspaper sales system according to the present invention issues a "personal newspaper" that provides an individual page according to each subscriber's individual needs as a paper medium at a retail store (station store, convenience store, etc.). It sells and collects money.

In FIG. 1, when a user makes a subscription application for a personal newspaper, application data is transmitted from the user terminal 1 or the retailer terminal 21 to the newspaper company system 3 through the Internet 4, and the newspaper company system 3 Is stored in the database 32 after the check, and the application is completed.

After the application is completed, the newspaper company system 3 periodically edits the original data of the newspaper on the automatic paper space generation system 31 according to the personal information stored in the database 32. The edited page is output as a newspaper from the printer 33 of the newspaper company or the printer 22 of the store according to the application data or the issuance request of the user. When output from the printer 33 of the newspaper company, the newspaper is delivered according to the user data.

The user pays the price or presents an ID card at a desired retail store or delivery place, and receives a newspaper. In particular, by designating a station stand at the station nearest to the office as a receiving destination from a mobile phone during work, and by printing during work, it is possible to quickly receive a personal newspaper at the stand.

In this manner, the present system enables a user to obtain a personal newspaper without the trouble of starting up and printing a personal computer by himself / herself, and to periodically acquire a personal newspaper without restrictions on time and place. To be able to obtain.

As shown in FIG. 1, one embodiment of a personal newspaper sales system according to the present invention includes a terminal 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a user terminal) used by a user and a computer system (hereinafter, referred to as a user) used by a retail store. , A retail store system) 2 and a computer system (hereinafter, referred to as a newspaper company system) 3 used by a newspaper company, each of which is connected to the Internet 4.

The user terminal 1 stores therein subscription application software 11 and homepage browsing software 12 therein.

The retail store system 2 includes a retail store terminal 21,
And a printer 22, each of which is an intranet 23.
It is connected to the. The retail store terminal 21 stores therein subscription application software 211.

The newspaper company system 3 includes an automatic paper space generation system 31, a database 32, and a printer 33, each of which is connected to an intranet 34.
The paper space automatic generation system 31 is configured using a computer system, and the following functions are realized by program control. The automatic paper page generation system 31 includes a paper page automatic creation function for automatically generating a newspaper page for the user based on user personal information registered in advance in the database 32, and a user page based on a newspaper publishing condition specified by the user. And a function of printing newsprint.

Each component operates roughly as follows. The user terminal 1 adds the user's preference automatically obtained from the subscription application data or automatically obtained from the homepage browsing software 12 to the Internet 4.
Is transmitted to the newspaper system 3 via.

The newspaper company system 3 checks the subscription application data and stores it in the database 32 after receiving the issuance request from the user, and converts the original data of the newspaper into the paper automatic generation system 31 according to the personal information stored in the database 32. The edited data is edited and transmitted to the printer 33 or the printer 22 on the retail store system 2.

Next, the operation of the personal newspaper sales system shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4.

First, the user makes a subscription application for a personal newspaper (FIG. 2). The application is made by one of the following methods. Application data (address, name, telephone number, subscription period,
Payment method, newspaper receiving place, gender, age, hobby, etc.) are entered, and the application procedure is performed (step A1-1 in FIG. 2). The subscription application software 11 receives the application data as it is, or automatically acquires the user's preference from the history of the homepage browsing software 12 and adds it to the application data (step A1-2 in FIG. 2), and transmits it to the newspaper system 3. (Step A1-3 in FIG. 2).

Next, the newspaper company system 3 checks the received application data (step A2-1 in FIG. 2),
If there is no problem (step A2-2 in FIG. 2), it is stored as user data in the database 32 in the system (step A2-3 in FIG. 2), and an application completion response (FIG. 2) is sent to the user terminal 1 via the Internet 4. Step A of 2
Perform 2-4). If there is a problem (step A in FIG. 2)
2-2) An application rejection response (step A2-5 in FIG. 2) is sent to the user terminal 1 via the Internet 4.

After completing the application, the user enters the user terminal 1
You can change your user data from
Step B1-1). In addition, the user data change is a permanent change (for example, “newspaper is received at store A every time”).
And a temporary change (for example, "receive newspapers only at tomorrow's stall B only tomorrow", and another example, "do not normally receive newspapers but only receive tomorrow").

After the application is completed, the following processing is performed periodically (for example, every weekday) according to the application data or at the request of the user (FIG. 4).

The newspaper system 3 converts the original data of a newspaper into
According to the user data stored in the database 32, the data is edited on the automatic paper surface generation system 31 (step C1-1 in FIG. 4).

Next, printing of a newspaper is performed by one of the following methods. When printing is performed at a newspaper company, the newspaper company system 3 prints the edited result on newsprint using the printer 33 (step C2-2 in FIG. 4). The newspaper company delivers the printed newspaper to the destination desired by the user (step C2-3 in FIG. 4).

When printing is performed at a retail store, the newspaper system 3 transmits the editing result to the retail store system 2 via the Internet 4 (step C2-4 in FIG. 4). The retail store system 2 prints the received editing result on newsprint using the printer 22 (step C2--FIG. 4).
5).

Next, the user pays the price at the desired delivery destination or retail store. Cash is paid (step C3-2 in FIG. 4) or an ID card is presented, and the price is paid by automatic debit from a financial institution (step C3-3 in FIG. 4). In the case of home delivery, presentation of an ID card can be omitted.

Finally, the user receives the newspaper (step C4-1 in FIG. 4).

When printing is performed by a newspaper company, the newspaper company system 3 edits the paper so that the user's name and address are printed, for example, on the top page. Than this,
Since the name and address of the user of the newspaper are printed on the printed newspaper, the newspaper can be delivered to the user of the newspaper. The price of the newspaper may be printed on the paper of the newspaper.

When printing is performed at a retail store, the newspaper company system 3 transmits the edited result including the name of the user or a user ID for specifying the user. Thus, since the name or user ID of the user of the newspaper is printed on the newspaper printed by the printer 22 of the retail store system 2, the newspaper can be sold to the user.

Next, another embodiment of the personal newspaper selling system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 is a block diagram of another personal newspaper selling system according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a subscription application process, FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a user data change process, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a newspaper publishing process.

The personal newspaper sales system shown in FIG. 5 does not have the user terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 and makes a subscription application at the retail store terminal 21 of the retail store system 2, and changes user data with the mobile phone 5. In addition, there is a provider system 6 in place of the newspaper system 3 and a plurality of newspaper companies 7
The point that original data is collected from a to 7n is different from the personal newspaper sales system shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

The user fills in the application form with the application data and brings it to the retail store (step D1-1 in FIG. 6). The retail store inputs the information entered in the application form on the subscription application software 211 of the retail store terminal 21 (step D1-2 in FIG. 6). The subscription application software 211 transmits the application data as it is to the provider system 6 (step D1-3 in FIG. 6).

Next, the provider system 6 checks the received application data (step D2-1 in FIG. 6),
The data is stored as user data in the database 62 in the system (step D2-3 in FIG. 6), and an application completion response (step D2-4 in FIG. 6) is sent to the retail store terminal 21 via the Internet 4. If there is a problem (step D2-2 in FIG. 6), via the Internet 4,
An application rejection response (step D2-5 in FIG. 6) is made to the retail store terminal 21.

After completing the application, the user can change his / her user data from the mobile phone 5 (step E1-1 in FIG. 7). In addition, the user data change is a permanent change (for example, “newspaper is received at store A every time”).
And a temporary change (for example, "receive newspapers only at tomorrow's stall B only tomorrow", and another example, "do not normally receive newspapers but only receive tomorrow").

After the application is completed, the following processing is performed periodically (for example, every weekday) according to the application data or at the request of the user (FIG. 8). The provider system 6 converts the original data of the newspaper into a plurality of newspaper company systems 71-71.
7n (step F1-1 in FIG. 8) and edited on the automatic paper surface generation system 61 in accordance with the user data stored in the database 62 (step F1-FIG. 8).
2).

Next, printing of a newspaper is performed by one of the following methods. When printing is performed by the provider, the provider system 6 prints the edited result on newsprint using the printer 63 (step F2-2 in FIG. 8). The provider delivers the printed newspaper to the destination desired by the user (step F2-3 in FIG. 8). When printing is performed at a retail store, the provider system 6 transmits the edited result to the retail store system 2 (step F2-4 in FIG. 8).
The retail store system 2 transmits the received editing result to the printer 22.
To print on newsprint (step F2--FIG. 8).
5).

Next, the user pays the price at the desired delivery destination or retail store. Cash is paid (step F3-2 in FIG. 8) or an ID card is presented, and the price is paid by automatic debit from a financial institution (step F3-3 in FIG. 8). In the case of home delivery, presentation of an ID card can be omitted. Alternatively, authentication may be performed using the mobile phone 5 instead of presenting the ID card. Finally, the user receives the newspaper (step F4--FIG. 8).
1).

In this embodiment, even a user who has only a mobile phone without having a terminal connected to the Internet can use the system, and can easily designate and change a receiving place and the like even when going out. And that newspaper articles from a plurality of companies can be read on one page.

[0047]

As described above, the personal newspaper selling system according to the present invention automatically creates a newspaper page for a user based on user's personal information registered in advance, and a user-specified newspaper page. And a printing system for printing a newspaper page for a user based on the newspaper issuing conditions, so that a personal newspaper having a page configuration according to each user's preference can be issued and sold.

The automatically generated news page information is transmitted to a retail store via a network and printed by a printing system provided at the retail store, so that a personal newspaper can be used at a news store (newspaper delivery store). Can be printed and delivered to individual users, or personal newspapers can be printed and sold, for example, at station stores or convenience stores.

Thus, according to the present invention, a user can quickly obtain a personal newspaper. The reason is,
This is because the user can save time and labor required for starting and printing the personal computer. Further, a user can obtain a personal newspaper without restriction on a place. The reason is that the user himself can designate the printing place and delivery destination of the newspaper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a personal newspaper sales system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a subscription application process.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a user data change process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a newspaper publishing process.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another personal newspaper selling system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a subscription application process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a user data change process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a newspaper publishing process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User terminal 2 Retail store system 3 Newspaper company system 4 Internet 5 Mobile telephone 6 Provider system 7a-7n Newspaper company 11, 211 Subscription application software 12 Homepage browsing software 21 Retail store terminal 22 Printer 31, 61 Automatic paper surface generation system 32 , 62 Database 33, 63 Printer

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An automatic page creation system for automatically generating a newspaper page for a user based on user personal information registered in advance, and a newspaper page for the user based on newspaper publishing conditions specified by the user. A personal newspaper sales system comprising a printing system for printing. 2. An automatic page creation system for automatically generating a newspaper page for a user based on user personal information registered in advance, and a network for transmitting the automatically generated newspaper page information to a retail store designated by the user. A personal newspaper sales system, wherein the personal newspaper sales system transmits the information through a printing system provided at the retail store. 3. A database for storing user personal information registered by a user and newspaper publishing conditions specified by the user; a paper automatic creation system for automatically generating a newspaper for the user based on the user personal information; A personal newspaper sales system, comprising: a printing system that prints a newspaper page for a user based on newspaper publishing conditions. 4. A database for storing user personal information registered by a user and newspaper publishing conditions specified by the user; a paper automatic creation system for automatically generating a newspaper for the user based on the user personal information; A personal newspaper sales system, comprising: newsprint information distribution means for transmitting, via a network, automatically generated newsprint information to a retail store designated based on the newsprint issuing conditions. 5. A personal newspaper sales system comprising: means for receiving newspaper page information edited for a user's individual via a network; and printing means for printing the received newspaper page information. 6. A computer program for automatically generating a newspaper page for a user based on user personal information registered in advance in a computer, and a user publishing function for the user based on newspaper publishing conditions specified by the user. A program for a personal newspaper sales system for realizing the function of printing newspaper pages. 7. A paper automatic creation function for automatically generating a newspaper page for a user based on user personal information registered in advance in a computer; and a retailer designated by the user by using the automatically generated newspaper page information. A program for a personal newspaper sales system for realizing a function of transmitting to a store via a network and causing a printing system provided at the retail store to print. 8. A database management function for storing and managing user personal information registered by a user and newspaper publishing conditions specified by the user in a database, and automatically outputting a newspaper page for the user based on the user personal information. A program for a personal newspaper sales system for realizing a paper page automatic creation function to be generated and a printing function for printing a newspaper page for a user based on the newspaper issuing condition. 9. A database management function for storing and managing in a computer user personal information registered by a user and newspaper publishing conditions designated by the user in a database, and automatically outputting a newspaper page for the user based on the user personal information. A personal newspaper for realizing a paper page automatic creation / creation function to generate, and a newspaper page information distribution function of transmitting the automatically generated newspaper page information to a retail store designated based on the newspaper issuing conditions via a network. Sales system program. 10. A personal newspaper sales system for realizing a function of allowing a computer to receive newspaper page information edited for a user personally via a network and a printing function of printing the received newspaper page information. program.