JP2001318949A - Content delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (With correction) [Problem] Since there is a link display to a web page having information other than music data, it is troublesome to find a link display to a web page having desired music data. SOLUTION: A management web server for managing music data is accessed, and a PO for managing music data of POPS is provided.
Connect to PS web page. In this example, a link to the web page of each artist is displayed, and "Artist A" is selected from the link display. When the music data download control program is connected to the web page of the artist A, the music data download control program displays links to various types of data described on the web page of the artist A, and describes the HTML information of the web page. By detecting a URL in which both "http: //" and the extension ".mp3" are described, a link display to music data is extracted. The URLs thus extracted are displayed in a table like a “title list”.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to easy and quick detection and download of desired data on the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a user tries to download certain music data, the user searches for a Web site from which the music data can be downloaded using a search engine or the like. Then, when a connection is made to a web page as shown in FIG. 12, a link display from a web page having various types of data (image data, music data, etc.) to a web page having desired music data is displayed. Find it and click on it. Then, on a web page as shown in FIG. 13, a link display to the desired music data is searched for and downloaded.

For example, when downloading the music data of the music title a of the artist A, a link display of the new music information artist A “song name a” is found on the web page of FIG. 12 and clicked. And
Search for “DL of song title a (download destination URL of song title a)” on the web page of FIG. 13 and click on it.

Therefore, on a web page, a link to a web page having desired music data is displayed,
By searching for a link display to the music data and clicking it, the desired music data can be downloaded.

[0005]

However, it is troublesome to search for a website from which desired music data can be downloaded.

[0006] Further, even if a connection is made to the web page of FIG. 12, there is also a link display to a web page having information other than music data, so that a link display to a web page having desired music data is provided. Finding is troublesome.

[0007] Furthermore, data other than music data (eg, image data, etc.) is also displayed on the web page of FIG.
Since there is also a link display to the desired music data, it is troublesome to search for a link display to the desired music data.

Accordingly, the present invention solves such a problem and provides a content delivery system that can easily and quickly search for a link display to desired data and download it. With the goal.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

[0010] The music or video content delivery system according to claim 1 comprises: a management website for music or video;
A terminal for music or video reproduction connected to the management web site via a network, wherein the management web site has link information to one or more content web sites, The site has link information for one or more music or video contents, and the terminal device acquires button input means for a selection decision operation and link information to each content web site on the management web site. Web site link acquisition means, acquires description information of the content website selected by the button input means by the operator from the link information, extracts link information to music or video content from the description information, Content link extraction and display means for displaying a list of the link information; It is characterized in that a content acquisition means for acquiring the selected content by button input means from the operator list during the display of link information to content.

[0011] Therefore, since the extracted link information to the music or video content is displayed in a list, the link information to the desired music or video content can be found easily and quickly, and it can be downloaded. it can.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the music or video content delivery system, the content link extraction and display means indicates a description indicating a link and music or video data in the description indicating the link in the description information of the content web site. It is characterized in that link information to music or video content is extracted based on the description.

Therefore, link information to music or video content can be extracted from link information to various types of content.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the music or video content delivery system, the content link extracting and displaying means includes: when description information of the content web site includes link information to another content web site, The other content websites are also characterized in that link information to music or video content is extracted.

[0015] Therefore, since the link information to the music or video content described on the other content web site is also extracted, even if the other content web site is not displayed, the music or video content that the other content web site has is displayed. You can know.

The management web site is a web site having link information to one or more content web sites, and corresponds to a management web page in the following embodiment.

A content web site is a web site having link information for one or more music or video contents. In the following embodiment, an arbitrary web page having music data and a POPS web page correspond to the content web site. .

The terminal device includes button input means, website link acquisition means, content link extraction and display means,
This is an apparatus provided with content acquisition means, and corresponds to the audio unit 21 in the following embodiment.

The button input means is a means for a selection decision operation, and in the following embodiment, the remote control 2
4. The operation unit 39 corresponds to this.

The web site link obtaining means is means for obtaining link information to each content web site in the management web site, and corresponds to ST14 and ST14 in FIG. 4A in the following embodiment.

The content link extraction and display means acquires the description information of the content web site selected by the operator using the button input means from the link information, and converts the link information to the music or video content from the description information. It is means for extracting and displaying the link information in a list. In the following embodiment, ST24 to ST24 in FIG.
6 corresponds.

The content obtaining means is means for obtaining the content, and in the following embodiment, FIG.
ST28 to ST30 correspond.

In the following embodiment, the management web server corresponds to the management web server 25.

The transmitting means is means for transmitting, in response to a request from the terminal device, information for displaying a list of link information for a plurality of content websites in the terminal device. In the following embodiment, , ST15 and ST19 in FIG.

The recording medium storing the program is a concept including a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a hard disk, a memory card, a ROM, a punch card, a tape, and the like. In addition to a recording medium on which a program that can be directly executed by a computer is recorded, a recording medium on which a program that can be executed once by being installed on another recording medium (such as a hard disk), or an encrypted or recorded medium is recorded. This is a concept including a recording medium on which a compressed program is recorded.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A case where a user attempts to download music data will be described below as an example.

1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

The button input means 11 is a means for selecting and operating. The website link obtaining means 12
The link information to each content web site in the management web site is obtained. The content link extraction and display means 13 obtains description information of the content website selected by the operator via the button input means 11 from the link information, and extracts link information to music or video content from the description information. Then, a list of the link information is displayed. The content acquisition unit 14 acquires the content selected by the operator via the button input unit 11 from the list of link information to the content.

2. Overall Configuration FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration in this embodiment. An audio unit 21 as a terminal device is connected to a management web server 25 as a management web device via the Internet.
It is connected to a music server A26 and a music server B27. The management web server 25 includes a management web page (see FIG. 6) for selecting and displaying a genre, and a web page (POPS) for each genre for displaying an artist.
Web pages (see FIG. 7)). This artist display is a link display to a web page having music data among the websites of the artist.

The music server A 26 has the genre “POP”.
“S” stores a web page having music data of “song title a” of artist A. This web page is linked to the above POPS web page.

When the user of this system presses the "Audio Menu" button on the remote control 24, the audio unit 21 connects to the management web server 25 and displays the management web page on the display of the television 22. Then, the user can specify a genre and an artist with the remote controller 24, connect to a web page storing desired music data, and download the music data.

Therefore, using television and video, T
Music data can be downloaded from the Internet with the same feeling as when recording a V program.

Further, it is not necessary to search for a Web site from which desired music data can be downloaded, and it is possible to easily and quickly connect to the Web site.

The music data recorded on the hard disk of the audio unit 21 is transferred to the audio system 2.
3 can also be played.

3 Hardware Configuration of Audio Unit FIG. 3 shows an audio unit 21 according to this embodiment.
2 shows an example of the hardware configuration. The CPU 31 controls the remote controller I / F 32, the television I / F 33,
Audio I / F34, Modem I / F35, ROM3
6, a memory 37, a hard disk 38, an operation unit 39, and a display unit 40.

The memory 37 has a browser program 41
(For example, Microsoft Explorer), a web page selection control program 42, a music data download control program 43, and an operating system 44.
(For example, windows of Microsoft Corporation) are recorded.

In the hard disk 38, "Audio Men"
u ”page 45 is recorded (see FIG. 5).

The display section 40 displays the contents of processing executed by the above program in accordance with an instruction from the remote controller 24 or the operation section 39.

The web page selection control program 42
In response to an instruction from the remote controller 24 or the operation unit 38, a link destination on the web page is selected.

Music data download control program 4
When an artist is selected on a web page of each genre, HTML information of the artist's web page is acquired, and link information to music data is extracted from the HTML information and displayed as a list. Then, the music data instructed by the user to be downloaded is recorded on the hard disk 38.

In this embodiment, these programs execute the above-mentioned functions in cooperation with the operating system 44.

4 Flowcharts FIGS. 4A and 4B show the website selection control program 42 and the music data download control program 43 for downloading music data of "Song Title a" of Artist A with the genre "POPS". 4 shows a flowchart of the processing.

The user operates the "Audio Menu" of the remote controller 24.
When the button is selected, the instruction is received, and the “Audio Menu” page 4 as shown in FIG.
5 are displayed (ST11, ST12). This includes a “HDD” button for playing music data recorded on the hard disk 38 and a CD / D in the audio system 23.
A “CD / DVD” button for playing VD and a “Down Load” button for downloading music data are displayed. The user looks at the screen of FIG.
Use to select “Down Load”.

Upon receiving the instruction of "Down Load" (ST1)
3) Connect to the management web server 25 (ST14) and display the management web page as shown in FIG. 6 (ST15, ST1).
6). The user selects “POPS” from the genres displayed on the management web page.

Upon receiving the instruction of "POPS" (ST1)
7) Connect to the POPS web page (ST18), and display the POPS web page as shown in FIG. 7 (ST1).
9, 20). This POPS web page contains POPS
Is displayed on the web page of each artist who has the music data of. The user selects “Artist A” from the link display.

Upon receiving the instruction of "Artist A" (ST
21) Connect to the web page of artist A (ST22) and start the music data download control program 43. This program extracts music data from links displayed on various types of data described on the artist A's web page (ST23, ST24).

This extraction is performed for artist A as shown in FIG.
In the description of the HTML information on the web page, "ht
UR that describes both "tp: //" and the extension ".mp3"
This is performed by detecting L. This is because “http: //” indicates that downloading is possible, and the extension “.mp3” indicates that music data is recorded.

The URLs thus extracted are displayed as a table as shown in "Title List" in FIG. 9 (ST2).
5) Display it together with artist A's web page (ST26). The user looks at the table of FIG. 9 and selects the URL of “song title a”.

When the URL of "song name a" is selected (ST
27) Download a file for storing the music data of "song name a" and store it in the hard disk 38 (ST28-30).

Therefore, since the link destination information of information other than the music data is not displayed in the table of FIG. 9, it is possible to easily and quickly search for the link destination information of the desired music data.

In this embodiment, the extraction of the link destination information of the music data is performed by using “http: //” and the extension “.mp3” in the description of the HTML information on the web page of the artist A.
Is performed by detecting However, the present invention is not limited to this.
vanced Audio Coding) ".

Also, H on the web page of artist A
If there is link information to another website in the description of the HTML information, the HTML of the website
Information may be detected. In this case, since the link destination information to the music data on the website is also displayed in the table of FIG. 9, even if the website is not displayed,
You can know the music data it has.

In this embodiment, a genre is selectively displayed on the management web page. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a selective display of the content name or the like may be performed.

In this embodiment, after the genre is specified, the user is connected to a web page of each genre, which is a selection display of an artist name. However, after the genre is specified, the connection may be made to a web page as shown in FIG. 10 which is a selection display of the song names belonging to the genre. FIG. 11 shows the overall configuration in this case. FIG.
The song title displayed on the web page of No. 0 is a link display to a website having music data of each song title.

For example, when a song title X is selected on the JAZZ web page of FIG. 10, a table of a web page having the music data of the song title X and a link destination information table of the music data of the web page can be browsed. . If the user looks at the table and points to the URL of the song title X, the user can download the music data of the song title X.

Further, on the management web page, a selection display of the new music information of this week or the like may be provided. In this case, when "news information of this week" is selected, the titles of the songs released this week are displayed. When the user selects a desired song, the user can easily connect to a web page having the music data.

In this embodiment, the artist A
Along with the contents of the web page, link destination information of music data is also displayed in a table (see FIG. 9). However, the table of the link information of the music data may be displayed without displaying the web page of the artist A. Alternatively, after displaying the web page of the artist A, a table display of the link destination information of the music data may be performed in response to a user's instruction.

In this embodiment, a URL is displayed as link destination information of music data in the table of FIG. However, the title of the music data may be displayed.

The audio unit 21 may have a function of displaying a web page and a function of reproducing music data.

In this embodiment, the audio unit 21 tabulates the link information of the music data. However, the management web server 25
The link destination information of the music data may be tabulated.

In this embodiment, downloading of music data is described as an example. However,
Downloading of image data may be performed. in this case,
The extraction of the link information of the image data can be performed by detecting “http: //” and the extension “.gif” in the description of the HTML information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows an audio unit 21 according to the embodiment.
FIG.

FIG. 4A is a flowchart of a process of a website selection control program 42 and a music data download control program 43 in this embodiment.

FIG. 4B is a flowchart of the processing of a website selection control program 42 and a music data download control program 43 in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an “Audio Menu” page 45 in this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a management web page in this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a POPS web page in this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is HTML information of a web page of artist A in this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a web page of artist A in this embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a JAZZ web page in another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a web page having conventional music data.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a web page having conventional music data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 ... audio unit 24 ... remote control 25 ... management web server

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A music or video content delivery system comprising a management web site for music or video and a terminal device for music or video playback connected to the management web site via a network, The management web site has link information for one or more content web sites, and each of the content web sites has link information for one or more music or video content, and the terminal device has a Button input means for determining operation, web site link obtaining means for obtaining link information to each content web site on the management web site, and a content web site selected by the operator from the link information by the button input means Of the description information, and from the description information,
Content link extraction and display means for extracting link information to music or video content and displaying a list of the link information, and acquiring the content selected by the operator from the button input means from the list of link information to the content. And a content acquisition unit that performs the operation. 2. Button input means for a selection decision operation;
A web site link obtaining means for obtaining link information to each content web site in the management web site; and a description information of the content web site selected by the operator by the button input means from the link information, and the description information is obtained. Content link extraction and display means for extracting link information to music or video content from among them, and displaying the link information in a list, and a button input means selected by the operator from the list of link information to the content in the list display A terminal device, comprising: content acquisition means for acquiring content. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said content link extraction and display means includes a description indicating a link in the description information of the content website, and music or video in the description indicating the link. A method of extracting link information to music or video content based on a description indicating data. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the content link extracting and displaying means includes a link information to another content web site in the description information of the content web site. When described, the link information to music or video content is extracted from the other content websites. 5. A management web device for music or video, wherein a terminal device transmits information for displaying a list of link information for a plurality of content web sites in response to a request from the terminal device. Transmission means,
Each of the listed content web sites includes link information to at least one or more music or video contents. 6. Acquiring link information to each content website on the management website, acquiring description information of the content website selected by the operator from the link information, and selecting music or music from the description information. A recording medium storing a program for extracting link information to a video content and controlling to acquire a content selected by an operator from a list display of link information to the content. 7. A content delivery method realized using a management web site and a terminal device connected to the management web site via a network, wherein the management web site includes one or more content web sites. Each content web site has link information for one or more music or video contents, and acquires and displays link information to each content web site on the management web site. And extract link information to music or video content from the description information of the content website selected by the operator from the link information, display the link information in a list, and Acquiring music or video content selected by the operator; Ceiling shipping method.