JP2003316980A - Commodity purchasing method and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity purchasing method providing the acquirement of a commodity such as music contents regarding contents of a presently broadcast program while listening to the program. <P>SOLUTION: Concurrently with the program, information on the commodity regarding contents of the program is disclosed on the Internet by an information disclosing server. A user accesses the information disclosing server while listening to the program, and the user purchases the commodity by using acquired information of the commodity regarding the contents of the program. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for purchasing a product and a system therefor, and more particularly to a method for purchasing a product and a system for a product related to the contents of broadcasting broadcasted on a television or radio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In modern times, mass communication by broadcasting has been developed and is widely used in terrestrial broadcasting of television, satellite broadcasting, FM broadcasting of radio, medium-wave broadcasting and the like. A lot of music is introduced by this broadcast, and the opportunity to listen to these music through the broadcast is increasing. When the user wants to listen to a song learned from this broadcast many times, it is common to purchase a CD or the like containing the song. In addition to this, recently, a method of obtaining from a server for music distribution provided on the Internet can also be used. So, while listening to the broadcast, if you want the song you are listening to, if it is a song you know well, it will be recorded even after listening to it. To purchase a CD or download from a music distribution server,
Relatively easy.

[0003]

However, in many cases, even if the song being broadcast is the song that has been heard for the first time, or the song that has been heard, the song name or the like is unknown. To get that song, after listening to it,
There is a drawback that it is necessary to check the song name and the like, which may be quite difficult in some cases. In addition, even if the song is familiar to you, it is a CD that contains the song again.
It is necessary to purchase or download music from a server for music distribution, which is troublesome. Such a thing generally applies not only to music but also to a case where a user wants to purchase a product related to the content of a broadcast being broadcast. Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such a drawback, and is concerned with the contents of the broadcast while listening to the broadcast currently being broadcast,
An object of the present invention is to provide a product purchasing method and a system for purchasing products such as music contents that can be easily obtained.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in parallel with broadcasting, at the same time, information of products related to the contents of the broadcasting is disclosed on the Internet by an information disclosure server so that the user can listen to the broadcasting. The product information is purchased by using the information of the product related to the contents of the broadcast obtained by accessing the information disclosure server. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a system used in the product purchasing method of the present invention. The numbers attached to the arrows in the figure indicate the order in which information is transmitted.
Referring to FIG. 1, in the product purchasing method of the present invention, an information disclosure server 1 is connected to a user terminal 3 operated by a user 2 via the Internet 4, and the user terminal 3 is connected to a commercial transaction server 5. It is connected via the Internet 4. Then, the information disclosure server 1 publishes the product identification information 1a and the product information 1b of one or more products related to the content 6a of the broadcast currently being broadcast by the broadcasting station 6 on the Internet 4, and the access of the user 2 According to the instruction (1), the user terminal 3 accesses the information disclosure server 1 (2), acquires and displays the product identification information 1a and the product information 1b (3), and is currently being broadcast by the broadcast receiver 7. User 2 based on watching or listening to the broadcast of
When the user inputs the purchase intention of at least one product and the specification of the purchase method into the user terminal 3 (4), the user terminal 3 provides the information necessary for the commercial transaction of the product for which the purchase intention is specified to the commercial transaction server. It is characterized in that it is notified to (5).

[0006] Here, the product specifying information is information that can specify the product, such as a product ID code, and the product information is general information about the product. For example, if the product is music content (song), and the purchase method is distribution by download via the Internet, the product identification information is a song name code or the like that identifies this song,
The product information includes the title of the song, the singer, the delivery price when receiving the delivery of the song, and the like. When the purchase method is delivery, the product identification information is CD single or C containing this song.
It is a model name (code) of a CD such as a D album, and the product information is information such as the title of the song, the singer, the name of the CD single or the CD album in which the song is recorded, and the delivery included price thereof.

In the above-mentioned product purchasing method, the product specifying information 1a is included in the contents of the broadcast, and the user 2 acquires the product specifying information 1a acquired by viewing or listening to the broadcast currently being broadcast at the time of the access instruction. When input to the terminal 3, the user terminal 3 may access the information disclosure server 1 to acquire and display the product information 1b based on the product specifying information 1a.

Alternatively, there is only one product related to the content of the broadcast that is broadcast at the same time, and the information disclosure server 1
The product identification information 1a and the product information 1b may be published in synchronization with the broadcast. This means that, for example, when music is broadcast on the radio, each time the song changes, the song title displayed by the information disclosure server 1 also changes without a time lag, and the song title displayed on the user terminal is always the current time. Shows the song name of the music being broadcast at.

In addition, when there is only one product related to the contents of the above-mentioned broadcast that is broadcast at the same time, the purchase method is, for example, only one electronic distribution via the Internet 4. By predefining the method, the purchase intention of the product and the designation of the purchase method are integrated, and the designation by the user 2 input using the user terminal 3 is only the purchase intention of the product. It is recommended because the operation of 2 can be made simple.

Next, the product purchasing system of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the product purchase system of the present invention. In FIG. 2, this system is
The information disclosure server 11 is connected to a user terminal 13 operated by a user via the Internet 14, and the user terminal 13 is connected to a commercial transaction server 15.
It is connected via the Internet 14. And
The information disclosure server 11 includes a disclosure unit 11a that publishes, on the Internet 14, the product specification information 11b and the product information 11c of one or more products related to the content 16a of the broadcast currently being broadcast by the broadcast station 16, and the user terminal. Reference numeral 13 denotes an access instruction input unit 13a for inputting an access instruction 12a to the information disclosure server 11 of the user, and an access instruction 1
2a accesses the information disclosure server 11 to acquire and display the merchandise specifying information 11b and the merchandise information 11c; Designation input means 13c for inputting designation 12b of the purchase intention of the product and its purchase method, and notifying means 13d for notifying the commercial transaction server 15 of information necessary for the commercial transaction of the product for which the purchase intention is designated.
It is characterized by including and.

In the above-mentioned product purchasing system, the product specifying information 11b is included in the contents of the broadcast, and the user
When the product specification information 11b acquired by viewing or listening to the broadcasting currently being broadcast is input by the access instruction input means 13a of the user terminal 13 together with the access instruction 12a, the information acquisition means 13b of the user terminal 13 causes the information disclosure server 11 to operate. You may make it access and acquire and display the product information 11c based on the product specific information 11b.

Alternatively, as in the above-mentioned product purchasing method, there is only one product related to the content of the broadcast that is broadcast at the same time, and the disclosure means 11a of the information disclosure server 11 stores the product specification information 11b and the product information 11c. You may make it open to the public in synchronization with the broadcast.

When there is only one product to be broadcast at the same time, one purchasing method is predetermined as in the above-described product purchasing method, and the designation input means 13c of the user terminal 13 is used. 12b specified by the user
However, it is recommended that only the willingness to purchase the product be used.

As a concrete example of the above-mentioned product purchasing system, a system in which a product is music content and one of the purchasing methods is electronic distribution via the Internet is conceivable.

In each of the above-mentioned merchandise purchasing systems, the user terminal is a car navigation device, or
Practical recommendations are made for mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention, as described above,
In parallel with the broadcast, at the same time, the information of the product related to the contents of the broadcast is disclosed on the Internet by the information disclosure server, and the user accesses the information disclosure server and obtains it while listening to the broadcast. The product is purchased by using the product information related to the contents of the broadcast. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the product purchase system of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, music content (song) is targeted as a product. As a device used by the user, a car navigation device mounted on a car, which is connected to the Internet via a mobile phone, is used. The car navigation device is a device that displays a current position measured by GPS on a map screen based on electronic map information and guides a route to a destination, but a CPU for calculation processing, a memory, and a display with a touch panel. Etc., and can be used as a user terminal of the product purchase system of the first embodiment.

In FIG. 3, the product purchasing system of the first embodiment comprises an information disclosure server 21, a car navigation device 23, a mobile phone 23a, the Internet 24, and a commercial transaction server 25. In this configuration,
Car navigation device 2 to which mobile phone 23a is connected
3 is connected to the information disclosure server 21 via the mobile phone 23a and the Internet 24, and is also connected to the commercial transaction server 25 via the Internet 24. The information disclosure server 21 includes hardware and software required to disclose information on the Internet 24, and also has a clock function. The car navigation device 23 is operated by the user 22, and as described above, has a display for display including a CPU, a memory, and a touch panel for input,
It is provided with hardware for accessing the information disclosure server 21 and the commercial transaction server 25 by connecting to the Internet 24 and software such as a browser. Further, the car navigation device 23 is provided with a function changeover switch for switching from the original function of the car navigation to the function of the commodity purchasing system of the first embodiment, and the software necessary for using this system is installed in advance. There is. The commercial transaction server 25 is the Internet 24
In addition to the hardware and software necessary for connecting to the Internet, the software necessary for electronic commerce carried out via the Internet 24 is provided. In addition, the user 22 is listening to the broadcast of the broadcasting station 26 on a car radio 27 provided in a car equipped with the car navigation device 23.

The contents broadcast by the broadcasting station 26 are generally pre-recorded and prepared in most cases except for news and live broadcasts. When music is broadcast, the broadcast starts for each song. The time and end time are fixed. Therefore, according to this broadcast schedule, the information disclosure server 2
1 publishes information on music contents such as a song title to be broadcast in synchronism with the broadcast so that the display time is the same as the broadcast time. By doing so, it is possible to reliably ensure that the information that is currently released is related to the song that is currently being broadcast. Even in the case of live broadcasting, information about music content such as the title of a song being broadcast and notification of the broadcast start and end timings is received from the broadcast station 26 in real time, and the information is released in synchronization with the broadcast. can do. In the first embodiment, the information of the music content that is simultaneously released for one broadcasting station is only one song that is actually broadcast, and the information that identifies the song that is broadcast is the one that is actually broadcast. Is not included. In this respect, in the case of music, if there is an announcement of the song name or singer at the same time as the broadcast, it may be possible to identify by only that, but in general, unless there is information such as the song name code, it is only the song name or singer. , It is considered unreasonable to be able to specify the song that is currently being broadcast.

Next, the operation of the product purchasing system of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In the system of the first embodiment, a membership system is adopted for users who use this system, and each user who is a member is given a membership number in advance. The member number, member name, address, and telephone number are registered and set in the car navigation device 23 in advance together with the user's credit card number used for payment. In addition, in FIG. 3, the numbers attached to the arrows are
It shows the order of operation or information transmission.

When the user 22 listening to the music of the radio broadcast of the broadcasting station 26 on the car radio 27 operates the function changeover switch of the car navigation device 23 to activate the function of the commodity purchasing system (1), The navigation device 23 includes a mobile phone 23a and the Internet 2
Access the information disclosure server 21 via (4),
Information for selecting a broadcasting station for which product information is desired is acquired and displayed on the touch panel display of the car navigation device 23 (3). FIG. 4 shows an example of this display screen. On this screen, when the user 22 touches the number of the broadcasting station of the broadcast being heard on the car radio 27 (4), the car navigation device 23
Sends this information to the information disclosure server 21 (5),
Information on the song broadcast on the broadcast is acquired and displayed (6). This information is updated in real time according to the update of the information published by the information disclosure server 21.

FIG. 5 shows an example of this display screen. On this screen, the song name code that identifies the song that is currently being broadcast, the song name, the singer, the price when the song is delivered, the model name of the CD single containing this song, the delivery price, etc. Information about this song is displayed, and this information is updated in real time. Therefore, when the user 22 wants to purchase the displayed song, he / she confirms the contents of this screen and then clicks "Purchase" on this screen.
Touch the area (7) to switch to the screen shown in FIG. Therefore, if you want to receive the distribution of the song currently being broadcast on the Internet, touch the "Internet distribution" portion of this screen, and if you want to receive the CD single delivery, touch the "CD single delivery" portion. (8) The car navigation device 23 sends these pieces of information to the commercial transaction server 25 together with the member numbers and member names, their addresses and telephone numbers, credit card numbers, etc., which are already registered and set in the car navigation device 23. Send (9). At the time of this transmission, the credit number etc.
It is sent with security measures such as encryption.

Therefore, the commercial transaction server 25 performs the commercial transaction processing so that in the case of Internet distribution, it is distributed from the predetermined distribution server to the car navigation device 23, and in the case of CD single distribution, the CD single is also for the user 22. Will be shipped to. When receiving the Internet distribution, if the car navigation device 23 has a speaker, the car navigation device 23 does not have a speaker. If the car navigation device 23 does not have a speaker, the car navigation device 23 is connected to the car radio 27. You can listen to the delivered song. Incidentally, FIG.
When the "reset" portion is touched on the display screen of 6, all the processes up to that point are canceled and the car navigation device 23 returns to the car navigation function.
This "reset" portion is the same in the display screen used in the following description.

According to the merchandise purchase system of the first embodiment, the user 22 listening to the music of the radio broadcast of the broadcasting station 26 on the car radio 27 publishes the information regarding the tune being broadcast. By accessing the information disclosure server 21 to obtain this information, instructing purchase, and selecting either Internet distribution or CD single delivery to instruct, the distribution of the song or recording of the song can be easily performed. You can receive the delivered CD single. In addition, since the information of the music content that the information disclosure server 21 simultaneously publishes for one broadcasting station is only for one song that is actually broadcast, the user 22 does not need to select the purchase target, and the user 22 does not have to select the purchase target. The operation of can be simplified.

In the product purchase system of the first embodiment described above, the delivery target is a CD single,
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be a CD album, DVD, cassette tape, or the like. In this case, the CD album,
The information disclosure server 21 may provide information regarding other songs recorded on a DVD, a cassette tape, or the like as product information. Further, although either the Internet distribution or the CD single distribution can be selected, the selection may be eliminated and only the Internet distribution may be performed. In this case, since the purchase instruction and the Internet distribution instruction in the first embodiment can be integrated, only one instruction is required, and the operation of the user 22 can be further simplified. Figure 7
Shows the display screen in this case. In this case, when the user 22 purchases, he / she may touch the “purchase by Internet distribution” portion.

In the above-mentioned first embodiment, the contents of the broadcast broadcast from the broadcasting station 26 do not include the information for specifying the product to be purchased.
The second, which includes information that identifies the product to be purchased
The product purchase system of the embodiment will be described.

The system configuration of the product purchasing system of the second embodiment is exactly the same as that of the product purchasing system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Further, the operation method such as a purchase instruction is the same as that in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, the product to be purchased is an article. In the second embodiment, the first
What is different from the embodiment is a method of an instruction by the user 22 when the car navigation device 23 accesses the information disclosure server 21 and acquires product information.

The user 22 operates the car navigation device 2
By operating the function changeover switch of No. 3 to activate the function of the product purchasing system, the car navigation device 23 accesses the information disclosure server 21 to acquire the information for acquiring the product information, and Although displayed on the touch panel display of the navigation device 23, FIG. 8A shows an example of the display screen at this time. On this screen, there is provided an input field for the ID code of the product that specifies the purchase target included in the broadcast content. This ID code is included in the content of the broadcast that the user 22 is listening to. That is, the announcer announces this ID code in the broadcast, or
When accompanied by data broadcasting, it is included in the information of this data broadcasting. Therefore, the user 22 uses the keys of the remote controller attached to the car navigation device 23 or the software keyboard displayed and used on the display to input the ID code for identifying the purchase target, and then touches the “start search” portion. Then, the car navigation device 23 transmits this information to the information disclosure server 21, and the information disclosure server 21 extracts the corresponding information from the information that it has. Therefore, the car navigation device 23 acquires and displays this, and FIG. 8B shows an example of this display screen. When the user 22 confirms this content and touches the "commodity delivery" portion, the subsequent processing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, since the product to be purchased is an item, "Internet distribution" is not possible and only "product distribution" is possible. Therefore, the “purchase” instruction and the “commodity delivery” are integrated, and the user 22 only operates the “purchase by product delivery” instruction.

According to the merchandise purchase system of the second embodiment, the contents of the broadcast from the broadcasting station 26 are
Since the information identifying the product to be purchased is included, the information disclosure server 21 does not necessarily have to disclose the product information in strict synchronization with the broadcast, and the information disclosure server 21 can flexibly disclose the information. Can be done

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the password input is not included in the operation of the user 22, but the keys of the remote controller attached to the car navigation device 23 or the software keyboard displayed on the display and used. ,
The password may be entered. In addition, the information disclosure server 21 provides information regarding prices,
This information may be supplied from the commercial transaction server 25. Further, the information of the product to be purchased, which is simultaneously disclosed to one broadcasting station, is only one related to the content of the broadcasting, but it may be two or more. In this case, it is necessary to add an operation of selecting a product to be purchased to the operation of the user 22. Moreover, although the radio broadcast is targeted as the broadcast, the present invention is not limited to this, and any broadcast such as a television broadcast can be targeted.
Further, the information disclosure server 21 and the commercial transaction server 25 are provided independently, but a system configuration in which the both are integrated is also conceivable.

In the system of each of the above embodiments, the car navigation device 23 is used as the terminal operated by the user 22, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or PDA, a personal computer, or the like. Any terminal that can connect to the Internet can be used.

[0031]

According to the invention of claim 1 or 5,
A user who is listening to a broadcast currently being broadcast by a broadcasting station accesses an information disclosure server that publishes product identification information and product information of one or more products related to the content of the broadcast, and acquires this information. By specifying the purchase intention and the purchase method, the product can be acquired, so it is possible to easily obtain the product related to the content of this broadcast while listening to the broadcast currently being broadcast. It is possible to provide a product purchase method and its system.

According to the invention described in claim 2 or 6, since the contents of the broadcast broadcast from the broadcasting station include the information for specifying the product to be purchased, the information disclosure server does not necessarily have to operate. It is not necessary to disclose the product information in strict synchronization with the broadcast, and the information disclosure of the information disclosure server can be performed flexibly.

According to the third or seventh aspect of the present invention, there is only one product related to the contents of the broadcast that is broadcast at the same time, and the information disclosure server synchronizes the product identification information and the product information of this product with the broadcast. Since it is disclosed, it is possible to surely guarantee that the currently published information is related to the currently broadcast song. In addition, since the information disclosure server publishes the information of one product in synchronization with the broadcast, the user does not need to select the purchase target, and the user's operation can be simplified.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 4 or 8, since one purchase method is predetermined and the purchase instruction and the purchase method instruction can be integrated, one instruction is required. The user's operation can be further simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system used in a product purchasing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a product purchase system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a product purchase system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for selecting a broadcasting station in the car navigation device of the product purchase system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for displaying information about a song being broadcast and a purchase instruction in the car navigation device of the product purchase system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for displaying information regarding a song being broadcast and for instructing a purchase method in the car navigation device of the product purchase system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for instructing another purchase method in the product purchase system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in the car navigation device of the product purchase system of the second embodiment, in which (a) is a screen for inputting an ID code that identifies a product to be purchased,
(B) is a screen for displaying information about a product to be purchased and for instructing purchase.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Information disclosure server 1a Product identification information 1b Product information 2 users 3 user terminals 4 Internet 5 commerce server 6 broadcasting stations 6a Broadcast content 7 Broadcast receiver 11 Information disclosure server 11a Disclosure method 11b Product identification information 11c Product information 12a Access instruction 12b designation 13 User terminal 13a Access instruction input means 13b Information acquisition means 13c Designated input means 13d notification means 14 Internet 15 Commercial Transaction Server 16 broadcasting stations 16a Broadcast content 21 Information disclosure server 22 users 23 Car navigation system 23a mobile phone 24 Internet 25 Commercial Transaction Server 26 broadcasting stations 27 car radio

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information disclosure server is connected to a user terminal operated by a user via the Internet, and the user terminal is connected to a commercial transaction server via the Internet. The information disclosure server publishes the product identification information and the product information of one or more products related to the content of the broadcast currently being broadcast on the Internet, and the user terminal receives an access instruction from the user,
While accessing the information disclosure server to obtain and display the product identification information and the product information, the user intends to purchase at least one of the products based on viewing or listening to the broadcast currently being broadcast. And a purchase method thereof are input to the user terminal, the user terminal notifies the commercial transaction server of information necessary for a commercial transaction of the product for which the purchase intention is designated. How to purchase goods. 2. The product specification information is included in the content of the broadcast, and the product specification information acquired by the user by viewing or listening to the broadcast currently being broadcast, the user terminal at the time of the access instruction. When inputting, the user terminal
2. The information disclosure server is accessed to obtain and display the product information based on the product specifying information.
How to purchase the listed products. 3. The number of the products related to the contents of the broadcast simultaneously broadcast is one, and the information disclosure server publishes the product identification information and the product information in synchronization with the broadcast. Item purchasing method according to item 1. 4. The product purchase according to claim 3, wherein one purchase method is predetermined, and the designation input by the user using the user terminal is only the intention to purchase the product. Method. 5. An information disclosure server is connected to a user terminal operated by a user via the Internet, and the user terminal is connected to a commercial transaction server via the Internet. The server includes a publishing unit that publishes, on the Internet, product identification information and product information of one or more products related to the content of the broadcast currently being broadcast by the broadcasting station, and the user terminal includes the information of the user. Access instruction input means for inputting an access instruction to the public server; information acquisition means for accessing the information public server by the access instruction to acquire and display the product specification information and the product information; The user's willingness to purchase and purchase at least one of the products based on viewing or listening to the broadcast therein. A commodity purchase characterized by comprising: a designation input means for inputting designation with a formula; and a notification means for notifying the commerce server of information necessary for commerce of the commodity for which the purchase intention is designated. system. 6. The product specification information is included in the contents of the broadcast, and the user specification together with the access instruction, the product specification information acquired by the user by viewing or listening to the broadcast currently being broadcast. 6. The information acquisition unit of the user terminal accesses the information disclosure server to acquire and display the product information based on the product specification information when input by the access instruction input unit of. Product purchase system. 7. The number of the products related to the contents of the broadcast simultaneously broadcast is one, and the publishing means of the information disclosure server publishes the product identification information and the product information in synchronization with the broadcast. The product purchase system according to claim 5, wherein 8. The purchase method is predetermined by one, and the designation by the user input using the designation input means of the user terminal is only the intention to purchase the product. Item purchase system described in 7. 9. The commodity purchase system according to claim 7, wherein the commodity is music content, and one of the purchase methods is electronic distribution via the Internet. 10. The product purchase system according to claim 5, wherein the user terminal is a car navigation device or a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA.