JP2007219799A - Privilege acquisition method, terminal device and server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a privilege acquisition method allowing acquisition of a privilege according to a reproduction situation of information about a musical piece or the like, capable of improving buying inclination of a user, and improving sales promotion effect of the musical piece or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This privilege acquisition method for making communication be performed between a server capable of providing the privilege and a terminal device having an information reproduction function to acquire the privilege from the server includes: steps (S2, S4) for detecting the reproduction situation of the musical piece; steps (S5, S6) for deciding whether a condition of the privilege acquisition is satisfied or not on the basis of the reproduction situation of the musical piece detected in the steps; and steps (S7, S8) for hardly performing connection to the server to acquire the privilege when deciding that the condition of the privilege acquisition is satisfied in the steps. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a privilege acquisition method, a terminal device, and a server, and more particularly, to a privilege acquisition method, a terminal device, and a server that can promote sales of music or the like to a user.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, stores that sell CDs and the like have been given a privilege of distributing posters and the like free of charge to purchasers of target CDs and the like in order to promote sales of new songs and the like. On the other hand, recently, with the widespread use of the Internet, with the spread of portable audio players that play back music data recorded on small hard disks, memory cards, etc., the number of users who purchase music data via the network has increased. .

  As a purchase privilege when such network distribution is used, for example, a service that can download information related to the purchased music (for example, information such as jacket images, lyrics, limited images, and moving image data) together with the music data at the time of purchase. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

However, the conventional privilege service is a service provided only at the time of purchase of music in both store purchase and online purchase, and the music purchaser can receive these privileges only at the time of purchase.
JP 2001-333033 A

Means for solving the problems and their effects

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can provide a user with a privilege according to the reproduction status of information such as a song, an image, or a video, increase a user's willingness to purchase, and sell a song or the like. It aims at providing the privilege acquisition method which can raise a promotion effect, the terminal device which can receive a privilege, and the server for transmitting a privilege.

  In order to achieve the above object, the privilege acquisition method (1) according to the present invention allows communication between a server capable of providing a privilege and a terminal device having an information reproduction function, and acquires the privilege from the server. A first step of detecting a reproduction state of information, and whether or not a condition for obtaining a privilege is satisfied based on the reproduction state of the information detected in the first step. A second step of determining, and a third step of connecting to the server and acquiring a privilege when it is determined that a condition for acquiring the privilege is satisfied in the second step. It is said.

  According to the privilege acquisition method (1), the terminal device acquires a privilege from the server in accordance with the reproduction status of the information, for example, various contents such as music, images, and videos, and provides it to the user. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a privilege even after enjoying information such as music, images, videos, etc., and it is possible to increase the enjoyment of viewing information such as music, images, videos, etc. Etc., and the sales promotion effect can be enhanced.

  Also, in the privilege acquisition method (2) according to the present invention, in the privilege acquisition method (1), the reproduction status of the information includes at least one of the cumulative number of times of information reproduction and the cumulative reproduction time of the information. It is characterized by having.

  According to the privilege acquisition method (2), when the information reproduction state includes the information reproduction number or the information reproduction time, the accumulated reproduction number or the reproduction time exceeding the predetermined value is reached. It is determined whether or not a privilege acquisition condition has been established depending on whether or not the server has received the privilege according to the cumulative number of playbacks and the cumulative playback time of information such as music, images, and video. And can be provided to the user. For a user, a privilege can be obtained by repeatedly listening to information such as music, images, and videos, so that the enjoyment of viewing information such as music, images, and videos can be increased.

  The privilege acquisition method (3) according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the privilege acquisition method (1), the information reproduction state includes position information at the time of information reproduction.

  According to the privilege acquisition method (3), if the information reproduction state includes position information at the time of information reproduction, is the information reproduction position at a registered predetermined position (place)? Since it is determined whether or not a privilege acquisition condition is satisfied, in the terminal device, when the position at the time of information reproduction is a registered predetermined position (location), the predetermined position A privilege related to (location) can be acquired and provided to the user.

  Further, the terminal device (1) according to the present invention comprises a communication means for communicating with the outside, a reproduction means for reproducing information stored in the storage means, a reproduction status detection means for detecting a reproduction status of information, Based on the reproduction status of the information detected by the reproduction status detection means, condition establishment determination means for determining whether or not a condition for privilege acquisition is satisfied, and determination that the condition for privilege acquisition is satisfied by the condition satisfaction determination means In this case, the apparatus includes a privilege acquisition unit that connects to a server to acquire a privilege.

  According to the said terminal device (1), a privilege can be acquired from the said server according to the reproduction | regeneration conditions of the said information, for example, various contents, such as a music, an image, an image | video, and can be provided to a user. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a privilege even after enjoying information such as music, images, videos, etc., and it is possible to increase the enjoyment of viewing the information, and the user's willingness to purchase related music etc. with the acquired privilege. It is possible to increase the sales promotion effect.

  Further, the server (1) according to the present invention determines whether or not there is a storage means for accumulating the privileges to be provided to the connected terminal device, and whether or not there is a privilege transmission request according to the information reproduction status from the terminal device. A transmission request presence / absence determination unit and a privilege transmission unit that transmits the privilege to the terminal device when the transmission request presence / absence determination unit determines that there is a request for transmission of the privilege.

  According to the server (1), when it is determined that there is a request for transmission of the privilege from the terminal device, a privilege corresponding to the transmission request, that is, a privilege according to the reproduction status of the information is given to the terminal device. It is possible to provide a sales promotion service that can be provided and can increase the user's willingness to purchase music or the like.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a privilege acquisition method, a terminal device, and a server according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a privilege delivery system in which the privilege acquisition method according to Embodiment (1) is adopted.

  In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a terminal device having a music playback function. The terminal device 10 includes a CD drive 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, an audio output unit 15, a wireless communication unit 16, and The control unit 17 is included.

  The CD drive 11 has a function of reading music data (music data converted into a digital signal) and the like recorded on the CD 20, and is configured to operate based on a control signal from the control unit 17.

  The storage unit 12 is configured by a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk, and the storage unit 12 stores information related to music such as an album name, a song name, an artist name, and an identification ID (for example, TOC information). A music information database (hereinafter referred to as DB) and a music DB in which music data of the CD 20 read by the CD drive 11 and music data downloaded from the outside by controlling the wireless communication unit 16 are recorded. It is.

  FIG. 2 shows a part of the data structure of the music DB. The data items constituting the music DB include recording date and time, identification ID (TOC information), album name, song name, artist name, and music data. The album name, song name, and artist name are stored in the music information DB. As the recording date and time data, data acquired from a time measuring unit (not shown) provided in the terminal device 10 is added. Note that the music information DB data and the music DB data are configured to be linkable by an identification ID (for example, TOC information).

  The storage unit 12 stores a program for realizing the privilege acquisition method according to the embodiment (1). This privilege acquisition program is downloaded after member registration through the homepage of a company that provides this distribution service in order to acquire the privilege from the server 30. When the privilege acquisition program is downloaded, the reproduction status recording table shown in FIG. 3 is created and recorded in the storage unit 12.

  The playback status recording table shown in FIG. 3 has a table configuration in which the cumulative number of playbacks and the cumulative playback time for each song recorded in the music DB are updated. The identification ID (for example, TOC information) is used to be linked to each piece of data in the music DB shown in FIG.

  The operation unit 13 includes a button switch provided on the main body of the terminal device 10 and a touch panel provided on the display unit 14. The CD drive 11, the wireless communication unit 16, the control unit 17, and the like. It is configured so that various input operations can be performed.

  The display unit 14 includes a liquid crystal display, and can display various images. The audio output unit 15 has a function of converting music data read from the music DB of the CD drive 11 or the storage unit 12 into an analog audio signal, amplifying it, and outputting it from a speaker (not shown). Yes, including a modulator and an amplifier.

  The wireless communication unit 16 is for communicating with the server 30 via the antenna 16a, the base station 21, and the communication network (Internet, etc.) 22, and includes a wireless device having a transmission / reception function. Yes.

  The control unit 17 includes a ROM that stores a program for realizing each function of the terminal device 10, a CPU for executing a program read from the ROM or the storage unit 12, and data calculated by the CPU. It is composed of a microcomputer including a RAM (not shown) that is temporarily stored.

  On the other hand, 30 in the figure indicates a server capable of providing a privilege, and the server 30 includes a communication unit 31 for performing communication with the terminal device 10 via the communication network 22 and the base station 21, and a storage unit. 32 and a control unit 33 composed of a microcomputer for controlling these units.

  The storage unit 32 includes a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 32 stores a terminal information DB in which information transmitted from the terminal device 10 is stored, and each connected terminal device. A privilege DB for accumulating privileges to be provided is included. In the privilege DB, for each song, a privilege (for example, cumulative) according to the cumulative number of reproductions (for example, 10, 20, 30,...) And the cumulative reproduction time (for example, 30, 60, 90,...). When the number of times of reproduction is 10, pictures are registered, when it is 20 times, a live video is recorded, and when it is n times, limited present information, etc.) are registered. In addition, a privilege will not be specifically limited if it is the information which can raise a user's willingness to purchase.

  The control unit 33 determines whether or not there is a privilege transmission request from the terminal device 10 and a function for acquiring information transmitted from the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 31. When it is determined that there has been, there is a function of searching for a privilege according to the transmission request from the privilege DB and transmitting it to the terminal device 10.

  Next, processing operations performed by the control unit 17 in the terminal device 10 constituting the privilege distribution system according to the embodiment (1) will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. This processing operation is executed when a song recorded in the song DB of the storage unit 12 is played.

  First, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the music has been started (step S1). If it is determined that the reproduction of the music has not been started, the process is terminated, whereas if the reproduction of the music has been started, the storage unit 12 is determined. Is read out from the reproduction status recording table, and 1 is added to the cumulative number of reproductions c and updated (step S2).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the music has ended (including the case where the user performs a stop operation, a skip operation, etc. in addition to the completion of the performance of the music) (step S3), and the reproduction of the music If it is determined that the recording has ended, the cumulative playback time t of the music is read from the playback status recording table, and the current playback time Δt is added to the cumulative playback time t for updating (step S4).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the updated cumulative number of times c is equal to or greater than a predetermined value c ′ (privilege acquisition condition) (step S5), and the cumulative number of times c is less than the predetermined value c ′. If it is determined, it is then determined whether or not the updated accumulated reproduction time t is equal to or longer than a predetermined time t ′ (privilege acquisition condition) (step S6), and the accumulated reproduction time t is less than the predetermined time t ′. If it is determined that, the process is terminated. Note that values set in advance in the privilege acquisition program are used for the predetermined value c ′ and the predetermined time t ′.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that the cumulative number of playback times c is greater than or equal to the predetermined value c ′, or if it is determined in step S6 that the cumulative playback time t is greater than or equal to the predetermined time t ′, the process proceeds to step S7. move on. In step S7, the wireless communication unit 16 is controlled to connect to the server 30, and a signal requesting a privilege (that is, the identification ID of the music, the data of the cumulative playback count c or the cumulative playback time t, the registered user ID, etc.) Signal), and then it is determined whether or not a privilege has been received from the server 30 (step S8). If it is determined that the privilege has been received, a process of notifying the user of the received privilege is performed (step S9). ), And then finish the process. As the process of notifying the user, for example, a mark indicating that the privilege has been received is displayed on the display unit 14, the user is notified of the reception of the privilege by voice, or the received privilege is automatically displayed on the display unit 14. FIG. 5 shows a display example of the acquired privilege. In the display example shown in FIG. 5, when the “image” button in the screen is touched, the artist's Limited images are displayed.

  Next, processing operations performed by the control unit 33 in the server 30 configuring the privilege delivery system according to the embodiment (1) will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. This processing operation is executed when a privilege request signal transmitted from the terminal device 10 is received.

  First, it is determined whether or not a privilege request signal from the terminal device 10 has been received (step S11). If it is determined that a privilege request signal has not been received, the process ends, while it is determined that a privilege request signal has been received. For example, based on information included in the privilege request signal (music identification ID, cumulative playback count c or cumulative playback time t data), a corresponding privilege (for example, cumulative playback count c (or cumulative playback) of the song). The terminal device 10 that has performed a search process for extracting the privilege) registered in the column of time t) from the privilege DB of the storage unit 32 (step S12), and then transmitted the privilege request signal for the searched privilege. Is transmitted (step S13), and then the process ends.

  According to the terminal device 10 constituting the privilege distribution system according to the embodiment (1), a privilege can be acquired from the server 30 according to the reproduction state of the music and provided to the user. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a privilege even after enjoying the music, double the pleasure of listening to the music, and the acquired privilege can increase the user's willingness to purchase related music, etc., and promote sales The effect can also be enhanced.

  In addition, since it is determined whether or not the condition for obtaining the bonus is satisfied depending on whether or not the cumulative playback count or the cumulative playback time equal to or greater than the predetermined value has been reached, the bonus is determined according to the cumulative playback count or cumulative playback time of the music. Can be obtained from the server 30 and provided to the user. For the user, a privilege can be obtained by repeatedly listening to music, so that the enjoyment of listening to music can be increased.

  In the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment (1), the privilege request signal is transmitted when the cumulative number of times the music has reached the predetermined value or when the music has reached the predetermined time. However, in another embodiment, the privilege request signal may be transmitted when the cumulative number of music reproductions reaches a predetermined value and the cumulative reproduction time of the music reaches a predetermined time.

  Further, in the terminal device 10 according to the above embodiment (1), the case where the CD drive 11 is provided has been described. However, the CD drive 11 may not be provided, and the storage unit 12 may be a detachable semiconductor. A memory can also be employed. Further, the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which a communication means such as a modem connected to the server 30 by wire instead of the wireless communication unit 16 is adopted.

  In addition, according to the server 30 according to the above embodiment (1), when a privilege transmission request signal corresponding to the reproduction status of the music is received from the terminal device 10, the privilege corresponding to the privilege transmission request signal, that is, And the privilege according to the reproduction | regeneration state of a music can be provided to the terminal device 10, and the sales promotion service which can raise a user's willingness to purchase music etc. can be implement | achieved.

  The terminal device 10 according to the embodiment (1) transmits a privilege request signal when the cumulative number of music reproductions reaches a predetermined value or the cumulative reproduction time of the music reaches a predetermined time. However, in another embodiment, the terminal device is provided with a playback function (for example, a DVD drive) of a recording medium such as a DVD in which images, videos, etc. are recorded, and the storage device of the terminal device , Storing the playback status such as the cumulative playback count and cumulative playback time for each image or video, the cumulative playback count of a certain image or video reaches a predetermined value, and / or the cumulative playback time of a certain video or video for a predetermined time When it reaches | attains, it is good also as a structure which transmits a privilege request signal to the server side.

  On the server side, when a privilege transmission request signal corresponding to the reproduction status of an image or video is received from the terminal device, the privilege corresponding to the privilege transmission request signal, that is, the reproduction status of the image or video It is good also as a structure which extracts a privilege from privilege DB and provides to a terminal device, and constructs the system which can acquire and provide the privilege information according to the reproduction | regeneration conditions of not only a music but various contents, such as an image and an image | video. it can.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a privilege delivery system in which the privilege acquisition method according to Embodiment (2) is adopted. However, the component parts having the same functions as the component parts of the terminal device 10 and the server 30 constituting the privilege delivery system shown in FIG.

  The terminal device 10A includes a CD drive 11, a storage unit 12A, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, an audio output unit 15, a wireless communication unit 16, a control unit 17A, a GPS receiver 18 that detects a current position, and a current on a map. The navigation unit 19 is configured as a so-called audio navigation device including a navigation control unit 19 that performs various navigation processes such as route guidance to a destination by determining a position. The control unit 17A receives current position information ( It is possible to import place names such as municipalities and map coordinate data). In another embodiment, the navigation control unit 19 may not be provided (that is, the navigation function is not provided), and only the GPS receiver 18 may be provided to determine the current position in the control unit 17A.

  The storage unit 12A includes a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 12A includes the above-described music information DB and the CD music data read via the CD drive 11 and the wireless communication unit 16. In addition to a music DB that stores downloaded music data, an electronic map DB for navigation is recorded.

  FIG. 8 shows a part of the data structure of the music DB in the storage unit 12A. Data items constituting the music DB include the recording date and time of each music, identification ID (TOC information, etc.), album name, and music name. In addition to the artist name and music data, information on the privilege acquisition conditions is included. The information related to the privilege acquisition condition includes a determination value c ″ of the cumulative number of reproductions for receiving provision of the privilege, a determination time t ″ of the cumulative reproduction time, and privilege provision location information.

  In addition, information indicating a map area (information such as a municipality name, a place, and a map coordinate area) is registered in the privilege providing location information, and the information regarding the privilege acquisition conditions described above, for example, download music data If the music data is newly recorded in the music DB of the storage unit 12A or the data acquired as attached data in the case, the server 30A is connected to provide information on the privilege acquisition conditions corresponding to the recorded music. It can be set as the structure acquired.

  The storage unit 12A stores a program for realizing the privilege acquisition method according to the embodiment (2). This privilege acquisition program is downloaded after member registration through the homepage of a company that provides this distribution service in order to acquire the privilege from the server 30. When the privilege acquisition program is downloaded, a table similar to the reproduction status recording table shown in FIG. 3 is created and recorded in the storage unit 12A.

  The control unit 17A includes a ROM that stores a program and the like for realizing each function of the terminal device 10A, a CPU that executes a program read from the ROM or the storage unit 12A, and data that is calculated by the CPU. It is composed of a microcomputer including a RAM (not shown) that is temporarily stored.

  On the other hand, the server 30A includes a communication unit 31 for performing data communication with the terminal device 10A via the communication network 22 and the base station 21, a storage unit 32A, and a control unit configured by a microcomputer that controls these units. 33A is included.

  The storage unit 32A includes a rewritable storage device such as a hard disk, and the storage unit 32A has a terminal information DB that stores information transmitted from the terminal device 10A and a privilege provided to the terminal device. A privilege DB to be accumulated is included.

  33 A of control parts determine the function which acquires the information transmitted from 10 A of terminal devices via the communication part 31, and whether the transmission request of the privilege was received from 10 A of terminal devices, and the transmission request of the privilege from the terminal device 10 If it is determined that there has been, a privilege corresponding to the transmission request is searched from the privilege DB and transmitted to the terminal device 10A.

  Next, processing operations performed by the control unit 17A in the terminal device 10A constituting the privilege delivery system according to the embodiment (2) will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that this processing operation is executed when a song recorded in the song DB of the storage unit 12A is played.

  First, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the music has been started (step S21). If it is determined that the reproduction of the music has not been started, the process ends. If it is determined that the reproduction of the music has been started, the storage unit 12A. Is read out from the reproduction status recording table, and 1 is added to the cumulative reproduction number c and updated (step S22).

  Next, the current position information (the name of the current position (prefecture name, municipality name, map coordinates, etc.) is acquired from the navigation control unit 19 (step S23), and the current position is stored in the music DB of the storage unit 12A. It is determined whether or not the music is provided as a privilege location (step S24). If it is determined that the current position is not the privilege location of the song, the process proceeds to step S28 and subsequent steps. If it is determined that it is a place where the privilege of the music is provided, the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step S25, the wireless communication unit 16 is controlled to connect to the server 30A, and a signal requesting a privilege (that is, a signal including a music identification ID, privilege providing location information, a registered user ID, and the like) is transmitted. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a privilege (information related to the privilege providing place) has been received from the server 30A (step S26). If it is determined that the privilege has been received, a process of notifying the user of the received privilege is performed ( Step S27) and then the process proceeds to step S28.

  In step S28, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the music has ended (including the case where the user has performed a stop operation, a skip operation, etc. in addition to the completion of the performance of the music), and the reproduction of the music has ended. If it is determined that the music has not been played back, the process returns to step S23. On the other hand, if it is determined that the music has been played, the cumulative playback time t of the music is read from the playback status recording table. Update by adding Δt (step S29).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the updated cumulative number of reproductions c is equal to or greater than the determination value c ″ (condition for obtaining a privilege) of the music registered in the music DB (step S30). Is less than the determination value c ″, the next accumulated reproduction time t after the update is equal to or longer than the determination time t ″ (condition for acquiring the privilege) of the music registered in the music DB. Is determined (step S31), and if it is determined that the accumulated reproduction time t is less than the determination time t ″, the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S30 that the cumulative playback count c is greater than or equal to the determination value c ″, or if it is determined in step S31 that the cumulative playback time t is greater than or equal to the determination time t ″, the process proceeds to step S32. move on. In step S32, the wireless communication unit 16 is controlled to connect to the server 30A, and a privilege request signal (that is, a music identification ID, data of cumulative playback count c or cumulative playback time t, registered user ID, etc.) is included. Signal), and then, it is determined whether or not a privilege is received from the server 30A (step S33). If it is determined that the privilege is received, a process of notifying the user of the received privilege is performed (step S34). Then, finish the process. In addition, as a process to notify the user in steps S27 and S34, for example, a mark indicating that the privilege has been received is displayed on the display unit 14, or the user is notified of the reception of the privilege, or received. It can be set as the process of making the display part 14 display the privilege which was made automatically.

  Next, the processing operation performed by the control unit 33A in the server 30A constituting the privilege delivery system according to the embodiment (2) will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. This processing operation is executed when a privilege request signal transmitted from the terminal device 10A is received.

  First, it is determined whether or not the privilege request signal from the terminal device 10A has been received (step S41). If it is determined that the privilege request signal has not been received, the process ends, and it is determined that the privilege request signal has been received. For example, it is determined whether or not privilege provision location information is included in the privilege request signal (step S42), and if it is determined that the privilege request location information is included, the privilege corresponding to the privilege provision location information A privilege search process for extracting (information related to the privilege providing place) from the privilege DB is performed (S43), and then the process proceeds to step S45.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S42 that the privilege request location information is not included, that is, the data of the cumulative playback count c or the cumulative playback time t is included, the cumulative playback count c or cumulative playback of the music is included. A privilege search process for extracting a privilege corresponding to time t from the privilege DB is performed (step S44), and then the process proceeds to step S45. In step S45, the process which transmits the privilege extracted from privilege DB to the terminal device 10A which transmitted the privilege request signal is performed, and a process is complete | finished after that.

  According to the terminal device 10A constituting the privilege delivery system according to the embodiment (2), the privilege is acquired from the server 30A according to the substantially same effect as the terminal device 10 described above, that is, according to the reproduction status of the music, It can be provided to the user, and it is possible to obtain a privilege even after enjoying the music, and the enjoyment of listening to the music can be doubled. And the sales promotion effect can be enhanced.

  Further, a privilege can be acquired from the server 30A according to the cumulative number of times of music playback and the cumulative playback time and provided to the user. Further, the position at the time of music playback is a privilege providing place registered in the music DB. Since it is determined whether or not the conditions for acquiring the bonus are satisfied depending on whether or not there is a bonus, if the location at the time of music playback is a registered bonus providing location, the bonus associated with that location is acquired. Can provide a variety of information to the user.

  In the privilege distribution system according to the above embodiment (2), information related to the privilege acquisition condition of the recorded music is registered in the storage unit 12A (music DB) of the terminal device 10A. In the embodiment, information related to the privilege acquisition conditions for each music piece is registered in the storage unit 32A of the server 30A, and on the server 30A side, the cumulative number of playback times c, the cumulative playback time t transmitted from the terminal device 10A, or It is good also as a structure which judges whether the conditions for privilege acquisition were satisfied based on present position information.

  Moreover, in the terminal devices 10 and 10A constituting the privilege delivery system according to the above embodiments (1) and (2), when the reproduction of the music recorded in the music DB is started (that is, at the start time). ), 1 is added to the cumulative playback count c, but in another embodiment, the value of the cumulative playback count may be weighted according to the actual playback time of the music. When the music has been played to the end, 1 is added as the value of the cumulative number of playbacks, and when the music has not been played back to the end, when the playback is more than half, the value of the cumulative number of playbacks is 0. 5 is added, and if the music playback is less than half, 0.2 is added as the value of the cumulative number of playbacks, or the playback time ratio of the music (actual playback time / recorded performance Time)). May be configured such that adding a number value.

It is the block diagram which showed schematic structure of the privilege delivery system which concerns on embodiment (1) of this invention. It is the figure which showed the data structure of music DB memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment (1). It is the figure which showed the data structure of the reproduction | regeneration status recording table memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment (1). It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation which the control part in the terminal device which comprises the privilege delivery system which concerns on embodiment (1) performs. It is the figure which showed the example of a display to the display part of the acquired privilege. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation which the control part in the server which comprises the privilege delivery system which concerns on embodiment (1) performs. It is the block diagram which showed schematic structure of the privilege delivery system which concerns on embodiment (2). It is the figure which showed the data structure of music DB memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment (2). It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation which the control part in the terminal device which comprises the privilege delivery system which concerns on embodiment (2) performs. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation which the control part in the server which comprises the privilege delivery system which concerns on embodiment (2) performs.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10A Terminal device 11 CD drive 12, 12A Storage unit 13 Operation unit 14 Display unit 15 Audio output unit 16 Wireless communication unit 17, 17A Control unit
30, 30A Server 31 Communication unit 32, 32A Storage unit 33, 33A Control unit

Claims (5)

A privilege acquisition method for performing communication between a server capable of providing a privilege and a terminal device having an information reproduction function, and obtaining the privilege from the server,
A first step of detecting a reproduction status of information;
A second step of determining whether or not a privilege acquisition condition is satisfied based on a reproduction status of the information detected in the first step;
A privilege acquisition method comprising: a third step of connecting to the server and acquiring a privilege when it is determined that a privilege acquisition condition is satisfied in the second step.   The privilege acquisition method according to claim 1, wherein the information reproduction state includes at least one of an accumulated reproduction number of information and an accumulated reproduction time of information.   The privilege acquisition method according to claim 1, wherein the information reproduction state includes position information at the time of information reproduction. A communication means for communicating with the outside;
Reproduction means for reproducing the information stored in the storage means;
Playback status detection means for detecting the playback status of information;
Condition establishment determination means for determining whether or not a privilege acquisition condition is established based on the reproduction status of the information detected by the reproduction status detection means;
A terminal device comprising: a privilege acquisition unit that connects to a server and acquires a privilege when it is determined by the condition establishment determination unit that a privilege acquisition condition is established. Storage means for accumulating privileges to be provided to connected terminal devices;
A transmission request presence / absence judging means for judging whether or not there is a privilege transmission request according to the information reproduction status from the terminal device;
A server comprising: a privilege transmission unit that transmits the privilege to the terminal device when the transmission request presence / absence determination unit determines that the privilege transmission request has been made.

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