JP2013229644A - Moving image distribution system, moving image distribution method, and moving image distribution program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving image distribution system, a moving image distribution method, and a moving image distribution program which allows a viewer to view, on a viewer terminal via the Internet, a moving image uploaded from a moving image distributor terminal.SOLUTION: The moving image distribution system comprises as processing means a system management part 11, a customer information management part 12, a moving image management part 13, a web information transmitting-receiving part 14, a mail distribution part 15, a one-time URL control part 16, a moving image distribution part 17, and a moving image conversion part 18, and also comprises as storage means a customer information database 19, a moving image storage 20, and a token database 21.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technical field of moving image distribution for distributing a created moving image to a viewer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a moving image distribution system, a moving image distribution method, and a moving image distribution program that allow a viewer to view a video by uploading a moving image created on the Internet and then notify the viewer by e-mail.

  In recent years, opportunities for creating and using moving images are increasing due to the development of various digital moving image creating devices and tools. In general, in order to make a user watch the created video, the creator attaches the created video data to an e-mail and sends it directly to the user, and the user sends the attached video to the user's terminal. After saving to, play it back and watch it. There is also a means of pasting the created moving image on the creator's home page and allowing the user to view it by accessing the creator's home page.

  However, it is possible to easily create a long-time moving image, and as the image quality of the moving image is further improved, the data size of the moving image is increased. When such a moving image having a large data size is attached to an e-mail, it takes a long time to send / receive the e-mail, or the e-mail cannot be sent due to restrictions on the provider side. The same problem occurs when pasting a video with a large data size on the homepage.

Therefore, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a technique for reducing the data size of a moving image to be written to a certain value or less has been developed.

   In addition, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a web server storing home page data for displaying a home page and a video server storing videos associated with addresses are installed, and the addresses are pasted on the home page. Therefore, a technique for displaying a moving image without increasing the amount of data used for the home page has been developed.

JP 2002-159002 A JP 2008-271195 A

  As described above, it takes a long time to attach a moving image having a large data size to an e-mail and send it directly to the user.

In addition, when attached to an e-mail, the created moving image itself is sent to the user, so the moving image is copied to the user or transferred to a non-user. Therefore, the creator cannot manage the moving image.

   On the other hand, as in Patent Document 2, in a method of installing a video server, pasting the video address on the homepage and allowing the user to view it by accessing it, uploading the video to the video server and making it viewable If the user is not informed of the situation at that time, the user cannot view the content in a timely manner.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. Instead of sending a video directly to a user by attaching it to an e-mail, the video is uploaded to the Internet and then viewed by the e-mail. It is an object to obtain a moving image distribution system and a moving image distribution program capable of executing a series of operations for notifying means.

  The video distribution system of the present invention is connected to a customer information database, a video storage and a token database, a system management unit that displays an operation screen on a video distributor terminal connected by a data communication line, and a system management unit. On the operation screen displayed by the system management unit, the customer information management unit that stores the customer information and mail distribution information input by the video distributor terminal in the customer information database, and the system management unit are connected to the customer information database and displayed by the system management unit In the operation screen, the video management unit that stores the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal in the video storage and the browser installed on the viewer terminal connected to the customer information management unit Connected to the web information transmission / reception unit and the customer information management unit, In accordance with the email delivery request sent from the customer information management department, the email delivery section that delivers email to the mailer installed on the viewer terminal, and the video that is connected to the video storage and saved in the video storage The video converter that converts to a format that can be viewed by the player installed in the browser and the video storage that is connected to the video storage and converted to a format that can be viewed by the player by the video converter, and that is stored in the video storage Connected to the video distribution unit to be distributed to the terminal, the customer information management unit and the video distribution unit, and receives a video playback request from the viewer terminal, the video playback token and the one-time URL are received. Issue and store tokens in the token database, and access to one-time URLs from viewer terminals The request from the received video distribution section, and subject matter to include a one-time URL management unit for performing search and token authentication tokens stored in the token database.

In addition, the video distribution method of the present invention assigns the automatically generated member ID to the user information input from the video distributor terminal, saves it in the customer information database, and the viewer's mail input from the video distributor terminal Assign the address ID to the address, save it in the customer information database, assign the automatically generated content ID to the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal, save it in the video storage together with the member ID, from the video distributor terminal A mail ID that is automatically generated is assigned to the mail distribution information that is input by designating the distribution destination viewer and the distribution target video, and the specified viewer's address ID and the content ID of the video are associated with each other. And store it in the customer information database and search the video storage using the member ID and the content ID of the specified video as a key. , Issue a viewing page URL of the video, add it to the mail delivery information stored in the customer information database, issue a login password required when the designated viewer logs in to the viewing page URL, and customer information In addition to the mail distribution information stored in the database, in accordance with the mail distribution information, the e-mail is distributed to the designated viewer, and the viewing page URL set in the e-mail received from the viewer by the mailer of the viewer terminal is set. When there is access, the viewer terminal information is acquired from the viewer terminal, the login screen is displayed on the browser of the viewer terminal, and the email address and login password entered on the login screen from the viewer terminal are stored in the customer information database. The viewer is authenticated against the saved login password, and is used for authentication when playing the video. A token ID is issued and stored in the token database together with the video content ID, and includes the video content ID, token ID, setting information for playing the video on the viewer terminal, and the viewer's address ID. The time URL is created, transmitted to the viewer terminal, the player is displayed on the browser of the viewer terminal, and the playback button set for the player of the viewer terminal is clicked. The video content ID and token ID are received, token authentication is performed by checking the content ID and token ID stored in the token database, and the corresponding video is searched from the video storage using the video content ID as a key. It is necessary to distribute the format in a format that can be played back by the player displayed in the browser of the viewer terminal. Let ’s do it.

Furthermore, the moving image distribution program of the present invention assigns the automatically generated member ID to the user information input from the moving image distributor terminal to the computer, stores it in the customer information database, and views the input from the moving image distributor terminal. An address ID is assigned to the user's email address, stored in the customer information database, a content ID automatically generated is assigned to the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal, and stored in the video storage together with the member ID for video distribution The automatically generated mail ID is assigned to the mail distribution information inputted by designating the distribution destination viewer and the distribution target video from the viewer terminal, and associating the specified viewer address ID and the content ID of the video , Store it in the customer information database together with the member ID, and enter the member ID and the content ID of the designated video Necessary when the specified viewer logs in to the viewing page URL by searching the video storage to confirm the location, issuing the viewing page URL of the video, adding it to the mail distribution information stored in the customer information database Issue a login password, add it to the mail distribution information stored in the customer information database, distribute the e-mail to the specified viewer according to the mail distribution information, and receive the e-mail received from the viewer by the mailer of the viewer terminal. When the viewing page URL set in the email is accessed, the viewer terminal information is acquired from the viewer terminal, the login screen is displayed on the browser of the viewer terminal, and the email address entered on the login screen from the viewer terminal And the login password are verified against the login password stored in the customer information database. Issue a token ID to be used for authentication when playing the video, save it in the token database together with the video content ID, and set the video content ID, token ID, and video to play on the viewer terminal Create a one-time URL including information and the viewer's address ID, send it to the viewer terminal, display the player in the browser on the viewer terminal, and click the play button set for the player on the viewer terminal As a result, the video content ID and token ID included in the one-time URL are received, and token authentication is performed by checking the content ID and token ID stored in the token database. Search for the corresponding video from the video storage and display the file format in the browser on the viewer device. The main point is to distribute in a format that can be played back by selected players.

In the present invention, by uploading and managing a moving image to a moving image storage and using a one-time URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for viewing, security measures such as viewing restriction of the moving image and copy prevention can be performed.

Also, in the present invention, simply selecting a video from the video list uploaded to the video storage and setting the e-mail destination address automatically sets the viewing means such as the access destination in the e-mail, Notification emails can be sent.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the video uploaded to the video storage is stored in the video storage as video data in a format according to the viewer's terminal by the video conversion unit, and the video format is adapted to the viewer's terminal. Since it is distributed, it can be used regardless of the terminal type of the viewer.

The block diagram of the moving image delivery system of the 1st form of this invention The block diagram of the moving image delivery system of the 2nd form of this invention Data structure diagram of member information table Data structure diagram of address table, address group table, and address book table Data configuration diagram of email information table, video email association table, email detail table, and email delivery table Data structure diagram of movie information table Data structure of token management table Processing sequence diagram from video upload to email reception Processing sequence from viewing page to video playback Login screen to video distribution system User information registration screen for video distribution system (A) Group registration screen to address book, (b) Address registration screen to address book (A) Video selection screen for uploading to video distribution system, (b) Video upload screen for video distribution system, (c) Video upload completion screen for video distribution system (A) Mail information setting screen, (b) Mail information content confirmation screen, (c) Mail delivery completion screen Address book screen Login page for viewing page Watch page video playback screen (A) Mail delivery history screen, (b) Mail delivery status confirmation screen

(System configuration)
In the first embodiment when the present invention is implemented by a single computer, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the moving image distribution system 10 includes a system management unit as a processing unit in which actual processing is executed by the processor of the computer. 11, a customer information management unit 12, a video management unit 13, a web information transmission / reception unit 14, a mail distribution unit 15, a one-time URL management unit 16, a video distribution unit 17, and a video conversion unit 18. As a storage means, a customer information database 19, a moving image storage 20, and a token database 21 are included.

Further, in the second embodiment when the present invention is implemented by a plurality of computers, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the moving image distribution system 10a performs data communication with the system management server 11a and the system management server 11a as processing means. Customer information management server 12a and video management server 13a connected by a line, web server 14a, mail distribution server 15a and one-time URL management server 16a connected to the customer information management server 12a by a data communication line, and a one-time URL It includes a moving image distribution server 17a connected to the management server 16a via a data communication line, a moving image management server 13a and a moving image conversion server 18a connected to the moving image storage 20 via a data communication line, and serves as a storage means in the customer information management server 12a. Connected customer information database 19 and video management Includes a video storage 20 connected to the over bus 13a and the video conversion server 18a, a token database 21 connected to the one-time URL management server 16a.

Here, the system management server 11a of the second form corresponds to the system management unit 11 of the first form. Similarly, the customer information management server 12a, the video management server 13a, the web server 14a, the mail distribution server 15a, the one-time URL management server 16a, the video distribution server 17a, and the video conversion server 18a in the second form are respectively It corresponds to the customer information management unit 12, the video management unit 13, the web information transmission / reception unit 14, the mail distribution unit 15, the one-time URL management unit 16, the video distribution unit 17, and the video conversion unit 18.

Therefore, in the following description of the moving image distribution systems 10 and 10a, the names of the units of the first form are used, but the servers of the second form corresponding to the respective means are also meant.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a viewer terminal 40 that accesses the moving image distribution systems 10 and 10a via the Internet includes a personal computer (PC) 40a, a cellular phone 40b having an Internet access function, and portable information. A terminal 40c and the like are included.

1 and 2 is an example for clarifying a data transmission / reception route, and does not limit a physical connection. Furthermore, it is easily conceivable to construct a system by integrating some of the means shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and is included in the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

(Processing means)
The system management unit 11 displays various operation menu screens on the moving picture distributor terminal 30 connected to the moving picture distribution system 10 through a data communication line, and in accordance with a selection instruction from the moving picture distributor terminal 30, the corresponding processing means is displayed. Start.

The customer information management unit 12 is connected to the system management unit 11 and is connected to the customer information database 19 in accordance with instructions for registration, change, and deletion of customer information and data for mail delivery from the video distributor terminal 30. Manage information.

Further, the customer information management unit 12 is also connected to the web information transmission / reception unit 14 and the one-time URL management unit 16, and authenticates the viewer terminal 40 at the request of the web information transmission / reception unit 14. Requests the issuance of a token for reproducing a moving image and the generation of a one-time URL.

The customer information management unit 12 is also connected to the mail distribution unit 15, and distributes e-mail to the mail distribution unit 15 according to the data for mail distribution registered in the customer information database 19 from the video distributor terminal 30. Request.

The moving image management unit 13 is connected to the system management unit 11 and the moving image conversion unit 18, and is connected to the moving image storage in accordance with the instruction to upload and delete the moving image from the moving image distributor terminal 30 and the conversion setting to the moving image conversion unit 18. 20 information management is performed.

The web information transmission / reception unit 14 is connected to the customer information management unit 12, causes the customer information management unit 12 to perform authentication of the viewer terminal 40 accessed via the Internet, and is a web browser installed on the viewer terminal 40. 41, the web information including the setting information of the player 42 corresponding to the viewer terminal 40 is transmitted and received.

The mail distribution unit 15 is connected to the customer information management unit 12, and in accordance with the data for mail distribution registered in the customer information database 19 from the video distributor terminal 30 by the customer information management unit 12, the viewer terminal via the Internet The e-mail is distributed to 40.

The one-time URL management unit 16 is connected to the customer information management unit 12 and receives a video playback request from the viewer terminal 40 via the web information transmission / reception unit 14, and receives a video playback request from the customer information management unit 12. A token is issued, the token is stored in the connected token database 21, and a one-time URL is generated and issued.

Furthermore, the one-time URL management unit 16 is also connected to the video distribution unit 17 and authenticates the token in response to a request from the video distribution unit 17 that has received access from the viewer terminal 40 to the issued one-time URL.

The moving image distribution unit 17 is connected to the one-time URL management unit 16 and the moving image storage 20, and causes the one-time URL management unit 16 to perform token authentication of the viewer terminal 40 that attempts to reproduce the moving image via the Internet. Thereafter, a format that can be played back by the player 42 set in the web browser 41 of the viewer terminal 40 is selected from the videos uploaded to the video storage 20 and distributed to the viewer terminal 40.

The moving image conversion unit 18 is connected to the moving image storage 20, converts the moving image uploaded to the moving image storage 20 to various set formats according to the setting of the moving image management unit 13, and stores the converted moving image in the moving image storage 20.

(Memory means)
The customer information database 19 is connected to the customer information management unit 12 and, via the system management unit 11, customer information registered from the video distributor terminal 30, the mail address information of the viewer who is the distribution destination, and the mail to be distributed. Storage means for storing setting information.

In the customer information database 19, a member information table 100 for registering customer information shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, an address table 101 for registering viewer mail address information, an address group table 102, and an address book table 103 are registered. Then, a mail information table 104 for storing mail setting information, a moving picture mail association table 105, a mail detail table 106, and a mail distribution table 107 are set.

The video storage 20 is connected to the video management unit 13 and the video conversion unit 18, and stores the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal 30 via the system management unit 11 as data of the video information table 200 illustrated in FIG. Storage means.

Further, the storage unit stores the moving image data converted by the moving image conversion unit 18 based on the conversion setting set by the moving image management unit.

The token database 21 is connected to the one-time URL management unit 16, and in response to a request from the customer information management unit 12, the video playback token issued by the one-time URL management unit 16 is stored in the data of the token management table 300 shown in FIG. As storage means.

(Data structure)
Next, the data structure of various tables set in each storage means will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the member information table 100 set in the customer information database 19 shown in FIG. 3, when the video distributor uses the video distribution system 10 for the first time, the user information (user information) is input from the video distributor terminal 30. Nickname, e-mail address, name (kanji), name (kana), date of birth and password for login authentication are given a member ID automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12 Saved.

The address table 101, the address group table 102, and the address book table 103 set in the customer information database 19 shown in FIG. 4 are stored in the viewer information that the video distributor directly inputs from the video distributor terminal 30 when distributing mail. This is a table for storing an e-mail address and the e-mail address of the viewer registered in advance from the video distributor terminal 30 so that the e-mail address and the e-mail address need not be entered every time the e-mail is distributed.

In the address table 101, customer information is set by setting each viewer's e-mail address and name input from the video distributor terminal 30 by the video distributor and the member ID of the video distributor registered in the member information table 100. An address ID automatically generated by the management unit 12 is assigned and stored.

In order to manage a plurality of viewers in groups, the address group table 102 includes a group name input from the video distributor terminal 30 by the video distributor, and an email address of the viewer included in the group. The address ID assigned when the name is stored in the address table 101 is assigned with the address group ID automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12 and stored.

In the address group table 102 shown in FIG. 4, only one address ID is illustrated, but in reality, the address IDs of all viewers included in the group are stored.

The address book table 103 includes the address book ID automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12 when the video distributor registers the address book from the video distributor terminal 30, and the video distributor registered in the member information table 100. Registered in the address table 101 assigned to the e-mail address of the viewer not included in the address group, and the address group ID assigned to the address group registered in the address group table 102 by the video distributor. The address ID is stored.

In the address book table 103 illustrated in FIG. 4, one address group ID and one address ID are illustrated. However, in reality, the address group IDs of all address groups registered in the address book are not included in the address group. The address IDs of all viewers registered in the address book are stored.

In addition, the address table 101 illustrated in FIG. 4 illustrates only the data of three viewers, but in reality, the viewers directly input when the video distributor distributes mail and the video The mail addresses and names of all viewers entered by the video distributor are stored, including the viewers registered in the address book by the distributor.

The amount of viewers grouped by the video distributor when registering in the address book is linked to the address group table 102 by the address ID, and linked to the address book table 103 by the address group ID of the group to which it belongs.

On the other hand, the viewers that are not grouped by the moving picture distributor are directly linked to the address book table 103 by the address ID.

In the mail information table 104, the video mail association table 105, the mail detail table 106, and the mail distribution table 107 set in the customer information database 19 shown in FIG. 5, the means for viewing the video uploaded by the video distributor is distributed by mail. In order to do this, data input from the video distributor terminal 30 is set.

The mail information table 104 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a member ID for identifying an input video distributor, a mail distribution date input from the video distributor terminal 30, a mail subject, and a mail text. Then, the distribution start date and distribution end date of the moving image and the viewing number limit number of the moving image are stored with the mail ID automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12.

In the video mail association table 105 illustrated in FIG. 5, the content ID assigned when the video distributor uploads to the video for which the viewing means is to be distributed by mail and the mail information stored in the mail information table 104 are stored. The assigned mail ID is assigned with a content mail ID automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12 and stored. With this data, the mail and the moving image are associated with each other.

In the moving image mail association table 105 illustrated in FIG. 5, only one content ID is illustrated, but when a plurality of moving images are notified by one mail, content IDs for a plurality of moving images are stored.

In the mail detail table 106 illustrated in FIG. 5, the content mail ID assigned to the mail and video association data stored in the video mail association table 105 and the video distributor select from the address book as the distribution destination of the mail. The content ID that is automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12 is assigned to the address ID assigned to the email address of the viewer and the login password that is input when the viewer logs into the video distribution system 10. Saved.

Further, the mail detail table 106 also stores a disclosure status indicating whether or not the moving image is disclosed to the viewer.

The login password entered by the viewer may be automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12 or may be set by the video distributor from the video distributor terminal 30.

In the mail detail table 106 illustrated in FIG. 5, only one address ID is illustrated, but when one mail is distributed to a plurality of viewers, address IDs for the plurality of viewers are stored.

The mail distribution table 107 shown in FIG. 5 uses the member ID of the mail information table 104 as a key and the name and mail address of the video distributor read from the member information table 100 as the sender, and the address ID of the mail detail table 106 as the key. The name and mail address of the viewer read from the address table 101 are the destinations, and the mail subject and text stored in the mail information table 104 are given the mail distribution queue ID automatically generated by the customer information management unit 12. Saved.

Next, in the video information table 200 set in the video storage 20 illustrated in FIG. 6, the content ID automatically generated by the video management unit 13 assigned to the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal 30, The member ID for identifying the video distributor who uploaded the video, the title / outline of the video, and the video data are stored.

In the token management table 300 set in the token database 21 shown in FIG. 7, the token ID issued by the one-time URL management unit 16, the content ID issued by the token ID, and the viewer The remaining number of times of viewing set every time viewing is stored.

(Process flow)
(1) Member information registration When a moving image distributor accesses the moving image distribution system 10, the system management unit 11 displays the login screen G <b> 1 illustrated in FIG. 10 on the moving image distributor terminal 30.

When using the moving image distribution system 10 for the first time, the moving image distributor clicks the account registration button B1 on the screen of FIG. 10 to register user information.

When the system management unit 11 receives that the account registration button B1 is clicked,
The user information registration screen G <b> 2 illustrated in FIG. 11 is displayed on the moving image distributor terminal 30.

In the user information registration screen G2 displayed on the video distributor terminal 30, the video distributor sends a name (kanji), name (kana), nickname, date of birth, e-mail address, and authentication for login. Enter the password and click the account registration button B2 on the user information registration screen G2.

Upon receiving that the account registration button B2 on the user information registration screen G2 has been clicked, the system management unit 11 activates the customer information management unit 12 and uses the user information input on the user information registration screen G2 as the customer information management unit. 12 to send.

Upon receiving the user information input by the video distributor on the user information registration screen G2, the customer information management unit 12 gives the generated member ID to the user information and is set in the customer information database 19 shown in FIG. Save in the member information table 100.

(2) Registration of Address Book A moving picture distributor can register the mail address of a viewer who is a distribution destination in the address book in advance.

There are means for registering e-mail addresses in the address book, such as means for uploading a list of e-mail addresses created on an external computer or the like to the video distribution system 10 and means for inputting and registering them one by one. Here, the procedure of means for inputting and registering one by one will be described.

When address book registration is selected from a function selection screen (not shown) displayed on the video distributor terminal 30 by the system management unit 11 of the video distribution system 10, the system management unit 11 activates the customer information management unit 12. .

The activated customer information management unit 12 shows the address book data area for the video distributor in which the automatically generated address book ID and the member ID of the video distributor registered in the member information table 100 are set as shown in FIG. The address book table 103 is generated.

Next, in response to a request from the video distributor terminal 30, the system management unit 11 displays the group editing screen G3 illustrated in FIG. 12A or the address editing screen G4 illustrated in FIG. To display.

When the video distributor manages the viewer's e-mail addresses in groups, the group name is input from the group editing screen G3 shown in FIG. 12A and the save button B3 is clicked.

Upon receiving that the save button B3 on the group edit screen G3 is clicked, the system management unit 11 activates the customer information management unit 12 and transmits the group name input on the group edit screen G3 to the customer information management unit 12 To do.

The customer information management unit 12 assigns the generated address group ID to the group name input from the video distributor terminal 30 and stores it in the address group table 102 shown in FIG.

At the same time, the customer information management unit 12 sets an address group ID in the address book data for the moving picture distributor generated in the address book table 103 and associates it with the address book table 103.

Subsequently, in response to a request from the video distributor terminal 30, the system management unit 11 displays the address editing screen G4 of FIG.

The video distributor selects the set group name, inputs the name and e-mail address of the viewer to be included in the group, and clicks the save button B4.

Upon receiving that the save button B4 on the address edit screen G4 has been clicked, the system management unit 11 activates the customer information management unit 12, and uses the viewer name and email address entered on the address edit screen G4 as customer information. Transmit to the management unit 12.

The customer information management unit 12 assigns the automatically generated address ID to the received name and mail address, and stores it in the address table 101 shown in FIG.

At the same time, the customer information management unit 12 sets an address ID in the address group data for the selected group generated in the address group table 102 and associates it with the address group table 102.

On the other hand, when the video distributor registers without including the viewer's e-mail address in the group, only the viewer's name and e-mail address are entered on the address edit screen G4 in FIG. Click the save button B4.

If the customer information management unit 12 determines that no group is selected, the customer information management unit 12 assigns the automatically generated address ID to the name and the mail address, and stores it in the address table 101 shown in FIG.

At the same time, the customer information management unit 12 sets an address ID in the address book data for the moving picture distributor generated in the address book table 103 and associates it with the address book table 103.

(3) Uploading Video Next, the video distributor uploads the video prepared in the video distributor terminal 30 to the video distribution system 10 in advance before mail distribution.

When the video distributor selects video upload from a function selection screen (not shown) displayed on the video distributor terminal 30 by the system management unit 11, the system management unit 11 stores the video prepared in the video distributor terminal 30. The moving image selection screen G5 illustrated in FIG. 13A displaying the list is displayed on the moving image distributor terminal 30.

The video distributor selects a video to be uploaded from the video list displayed on the video selection screen G5 in FIG. 13A by, for example, checking the check field C5 set to the left of the video file name. Click the upload button B5.

The subsequent processing will be described with reference to the processing sequences of FIGS.

When receiving the upload request, the system management unit 11 activates the moving image management unit 13 (S1).

When the activated video management unit 13 receives the upload request, the video management unit 13 identifies the automatically generated content ID and the uploaded video distributor in the video information table 200 set in the video storage 20 illustrated in FIG. An ID is assigned and the selected video is registered (S2).

The video management unit 13 transmits the upload status to the system management unit 11, and the system management unit 11 displays the video upload screen G6 illustrated in FIG. When the uploading of the moving image is completed, the moving image upload completion screen G7 shown in FIG. 13C is displayed (S3).

The video distributor can set the title and outline of the uploaded video, and the set information is set in the video information table 200 by the video management unit 13 as shown in FIG.

(4) Setting and distribution of e-mail information Next, in order to notify that the moving image has been uploaded, the moving image distributor sets e-mail information.

The video distributor clicks the mail icon B7a displayed on the right of the uploaded video file name on the video upload completion screen G7 shown in FIG. 13C, or displays it on the lower right of the video upload completion screen G7. Click the my file button B7b, and the video file name list of all the videos uploaded so far is displayed on the video distributor terminal 30 in the same format as the video upload completion screen G7, and set in the video file name list Click on the email icon that appears, and select the video for email delivery.

When a moving image to be mail-delivered is selected, the system management unit 11 displays a mail information setting screen G8 including the selected moving-image file name on the moving-image distributor terminal 30 as illustrated in FIG. .

Even after setting the mail information, you can select and add or change the video for mail distribution.

The video distributor inputs the subject of the mail in the mail title column of the mail information setting screen G8 displayed on the video distributor terminal 30.

Next, when the video distributor clicks the address book button B8a in order to input the viewer's e-mail address and name from the address book in the destination address field, the system management unit 11 causes the customer information management unit 12 to A mail address request is made (S4).

Upon receipt of the mail address request, the customer information management unit 12 searches the address book table 103 illustrated in FIG. 4 using the member ID as a key, and the customer information database together with the associated address group table 102 and address table 101 data. The mail address data is acquired from 19 (S5).

The customer information management unit 12 transmits the acquired data to the system management unit 11, and the system management unit 11 displays the address book screen G11 illustrated in FIG. 15 on the video distributor terminal 30 (S6).

When the video distributor checks the check field C11 set to the right of the viewer's name on the address book screen G11 displayed on the video distributor terminal 30, and clicks the destination setting button B11, the system management unit 11 sets the mail address and name of the selected viewer in the destination address field of the mail information setting screen G8 (S7).

On the other hand, although not shown in the processing sequence of FIG. 8, when the video distributor directly inputs the viewer's email address and name in the destination address field of the email information setting screen G8, the system management unit 11 The inputted viewer's e-mail address and name are transmitted to the customer information management unit 12, and the customer information management unit 12 assigns the automatically generated address ID to the received viewer's e-mail address and name, as shown in FIG. It is stored in the illustrated address table 101.

Next, the system management unit 11 sets the text of the email input by the video distributor in the message field of the email information setting screen G8 (S8).

In addition, if there is a video to be delivered other than the selected video, the video distributor sends the video delivery start date and the video file name in the public period setting field and viewing page valid period field of the mail information setting screen G8. Information on the distribution end date is input, and an input field is not shown in the mail information setting screen G8 in FIG.

When the video distributor completes the input on the mail information setting screen G8, the video distributor clicks the mail distribution button B8b.

When the mail distribution button B8b is clicked, the system management unit 11 sends the mail distribution information input on the mail distribution screen to make the video distributor confirm the contents of the mail distribution information input on the mail information setting screen G8. 14 is displayed on the moving picture distributor terminal 30. The content confirmation screen G9 shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the system management unit 11 transmits the member ID of the video distributor and the content ID of the video selected by the video distributor to the video management unit 13, and the video setting content of the video selected by the video management unit 13 A request for issuing the viewing page URL is made (S9).

The moving image management unit 13 searches the moving image information table 200 of the moving image storage 20 using the moving image distributor's member ID and the moving image content ID received from the system management unit 11 as keys, and confirms the location of the moving image. A viewing page URL as an access destination is issued (S10).

The moving image management unit 13 returns the title and outline of the moving image set in the moving image information table 200 as the moving image setting content together with the issued viewing page URL to the system management unit 11 (S11).

The system management unit 11 incorporates the viewing page URL, the moving image title, and the outline received from the moving image management unit 13 into the text of the mail information table 104.

After confirming the content on the content confirmation screen G9 illustrated in FIG. 14B, the moving image distributor clicks the mail distribution button B9 on the content confirmation screen G9.

When the mail delivery button B9 is clicked, the system management unit 11 displays the information displayed on the content confirmation screen G9 in FIG. 14B, such as the viewing page URL, the mail text, the transmission destination mail address, and the moving picture setting content. All of them are sent to the customer information management unit 12 as a mail delivery request (S12).

When the customer information management unit 12 receives the information together with the mail distribution request, the customer information management unit 12 issues a login password required when the viewer logs in (S13).

When the video distributor sets the login password from the video distributor terminal 30, the set login password is transmitted from the system management unit 11 to the customer information management unit 12, so this process is unnecessary.

The customer information management unit 12 stores the information received together with the mail delivery request from the system management unit 11 in the mail information table 104, the moving image mail association table 105, and the mail detail table 106 set in the customer information database 19 shown in FIG. Save while being associated (S14).

Further, the customer information management unit 12 uses the member ID stored in the mail information table 104 as a key and the name and mail address of the video distributor read from the member information table 100 as the sender, and the address ID of the mail detail table 106 as the key. The body name including the name and mail address of the viewer read from the table 101 and the subject of the mail stored in the mail information table 104, the moving image setting contents, the login password, and the viewing page URL received from the system management unit 11 are included. Then, the automatically generated mail delivery queue ID is assigned and stored in the mail delivery table 107 shown in FIG. 5, and a mail delivery instruction is issued to the mail delivery unit 15 (S15).

When the mail distribution unit 15 receives the mail distribution instruction together with the information stored in the mail distribution table 107, the mail distribution unit 15 sends the information stored in the mail distribution table 107 to the destination of the information stored in the mail distribution table 107. Is distributed (S16).

When the distribution of the e-mail is completed, the mail distribution unit 15 notifies the system management unit 11 of a mail distribution completion notification via the customer information management unit 12 (S17).

When receiving the mail delivery completion notification, the system management unit 11 displays the mail transmission completion screen G10 illustrated in FIG.

(5) The e-mail transmitted by the e-mail receiving mail distribution unit 15 is received by e-mail software (hereinafter referred to as mailer 43) installed in the viewer terminal 40 (S18).

The viewer may use a web mailer that manages e-mails on the browser 41 instead of mounting the mailer 43 on the viewer terminal 40.

The viewer opens the email received by the mailer 43 of the viewer terminal 40, clicks the viewing page URL set in the text, and accesses the web information transmission / reception unit 14 of the video distribution system 10 via the Internet. (S19).

When the viewer clicks on the viewing page URL and accesses the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14, the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14 uses the HTTP user agent of the viewer terminal 40 to change the model of the viewer terminal 40 and the viewer terminal 40. Viewer terminal information such as the browser 41 being used and its version number, and details of the system (such as operating system and version) are acquired.

In the subsequent processing, the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14 optimizes and transmits the information of the web page displayed on the browser 41 of the viewer terminal 40 according to the acquired viewer terminal information.

The web information transmission / reception unit 14 displays the login screen G12 for viewing the viewing page illustrated in FIG. 16 by the browser 41 installed in the viewer terminal 40 that has accessed (S20).

From the login screen G12 displayed on the viewer terminal 40, the viewer inputs the email address that received the email and the login password set in the text, and clicks the viewing page button B12 to display the viewing page. Log in (S21).

When receiving the e-mail address and the login password from the viewer terminal 40, the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14 transmits the received e-mail address and the login password to the customer information management unit 12 to request viewer authentication (S22).

Upon receiving the authentication request, the customer information management unit 12 searches the address table 101 shown in FIG. 4 set in the customer information database 19 using the received mail address as a key, and an address ID assigned to the mail address Is read.

Next, the customer information management unit 12 searches the mail detail table 106 illustrated in FIG. 5 using the read address ID as a key, reads the login password assigned to the address ID, and receives the login received from the web information transmission / reception unit 14. Log-in authentication is performed by comparing with the password (S23).

When the authentication is completed, the customer information management unit 12 transmits the authentication result to the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14 (S24).

The web information transmission / reception unit 14 determines the received authentication result, and if access is approved, subsequently requests the customer information management unit 12 for the video information (video setting content) stored in the customer information database 19. (S25).

Upon receiving the video information request, the customer information management unit 12 obtains the content mail ID from the data stored in the mail detail table 106 shown in FIG. The video mail association table 105 shown in FIG. 5 is searched using the content mail ID as a key, and the mail ID and content ID of the mail information associated with the content mail ID are read out.

Further, the customer information management unit 12 searches the mail information table 104 illustrated in FIG. 5 using the read mail ID as a key, and sets the distribution start date and distribution end date of the moving image as the distribution period. The number of viewing restrictions is set as the remaining number of viewing times, the subject of the mail is set as the mail title, the contents of the mail text are edited as the message, the title of the moving picture, and the outline.

The customer information management unit 12 transmits the edited moving image setting content and the content ID read from the moving image mail association table 105 to the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14 (S26).

When the web information transmission / reception unit 14 receives the moving image setting content and the content ID, for example, the distribution period and the remaining number of viewing times set in the moving image setting content are used as authentication information, and the reproduction URL request is sent to the customer information management unit 12 together with the received content ID. (S27).

Upon receiving the reproduction URL request, the customer information management unit 12 determines whether the current date is within the distribution period received as the authentication information, and confirms the reproduction right (S28).

After confirming the playback right, the customer information management unit 12 uses the content ID received from the web information transmission / reception unit 14 as well as the viewer terminal information, the viewer address ID, and the received remaining viewing count as one-time client information. The URL is transmitted to the URL management unit 16, and a one-time URL issuance is requested (S29).

The one-time URL management unit 16 issues and receives a token ID used for authentication when playing back a moving image with the received content ID, based on the received content ID and client information together with the one-time URL issuance request. The content ID and the remaining number of viewing times are stored in the token management table 300 shown in FIG. 7 set in the token database 21 (S30).

The one-time URL management unit 16 sends the issued token ID, information for reproducing the video corresponding to the viewer terminal information of the client information, information such as the format and size of the player 42 set in the browser 41, the viewer A one-time URL including the address ID is created and returned to the customer information management unit 12 (S31).

Upon receiving the one-time URL, the customer information management unit 12 transmits the content ID and the received one-time URL to the web information transmission / reception unit 14 (S32).

When all of the above information is received, the web information transmitting / receiving unit 14 includes the one-time URL and the viewing page shown in FIG. 17 in which the delivery period, the mail title, the message, the movie title, the overview, and the remaining viewing count are set as the movie setting contents. G13 is displayed by the browser 41 of the viewer terminal 40 that has accessed (S33).

At this time, the player 42 is displayed on the browser 41 of the viewer terminal 40 based on information for reproducing the moving image included in the one-time URL and information such as the format and size of the player 42 set in the browser 41.

The viewer clicks the reproduction button B13 of the player 42 on the viewing page G13 shown in FIG. 17 displayed on the browser 41 to reproduce the moving image (S34).

The player 42 receives the reproduction request from the browser 41, accesses the moving image distribution unit 17 of the moving image distribution system 10 specified by the one-time URL, and transmits the content ID and the token ID to the moving image distribution unit 17 (S35). ).

The moving image distribution unit 17 transmits the content ID and token ID received by the access from the viewer terminal 40 to the one-time URL management unit 16, and requests token authentication (S36).

The one-time URL management unit 16 receives the token authentication request, and the received content ID and token ID are stored in the token management table 300 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not they match, and further, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of viewing times stored together with the matched token ID is zero, and token authentication is performed (S37).

When approved by token authentication, the one-time URL management unit 16 subtracts 1 from the remaining number of viewing times and stores it, and transmits the authentication result to the moving image distribution unit 17. If it is rejected by token authentication, the authentication result is immediately transmitted to the moving image distribution unit 17 (S38).

Although not shown in FIG. 9, the video conversion unit 18 converts the video data uploaded from the video distributor terminal 30 and stored in the video storage 20 based on the conversion setting information managed by the video management unit. The various moving image data after conversion is stored in the moving image storage 20.

If the video distribution unit 17 determines the received authentication result and the reproduction is approved, it is not shown in FIG.
The received video with the content ID is searched from the video storage 20, and the file format of the video data is selected as a format that can be played by the player 42 corresponding to the viewer terminal information,
The moving image data is streamed to the player 42 of the viewer terminal 40 (S39).

The viewer plays and watches the streamed video data by the player 42 of the viewer terminal 40 (S40).

   In addition, when the video distributor selects the history display from the function selection screen displayed on the video distributor terminal 30 by the system management unit 11, the system management unit 11 stores the mail information table stored in the customer information database 19. A mail search history screen G14 shown in FIG. 18A is displayed on the moving picture distributor terminal 30 by performing a key search on the member ID 104 and listing the corresponding mail information distributed so far.

When one item is selected from the mail list on the mail distribution history screen G14 and clicked, the setting information of the mail, the name and distribution status of the distributed content, the distribution status of each distribution destination and each viewer, etc. are shown in FIG. Is displayed on the moving image distributor terminal 30 as the mail distribution status confirmation screen G15 shown in FIG.

   When the video distributor checks the check field C15 set to the right of the distribution destination on the mail distribution status confirmation screen G15 and clicks the content viewing stop button B15, the system management unit 11 sets the specified destination as the customer information. This is transmitted to the management unit 12 and a request for updating the disclosure status is made.

The customer information management unit 12 receives the update request for the disclosure status, searches the mail detail table 106 for data from the mail ID of the selected mail via the moving picture mail association table 105, and designates the address of the designated destination Update the data on the ID disclosure status to “unpublished”.

Therefore, the system according to the present embodiment can distribute a moving image by mail to a specific person via a communication network.

The embodiment described above exemplifies an apparatus and a processing procedure for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and does not limit the arrangement of components or the order of processing. The technical idea of the present invention can be variously modified within the technical scope described in the claims. It should be noted that the drawings are schematic and the configuration of the apparatus is different from the actual one.

10, 10a Movie distribution system 11 System management unit 12 Customer information management unit 13 Movie management unit 14 Web information transmission / reception unit 15 Mail distribution unit 16 One-time URL management unit 17 Movie distribution unit 18 Movie conversion unit 19 Customer information database 20 Movie storage 21 Token database 11a System management server 12a Customer information management server 13a Movie management server 14a Web server 15a Mail distribution server 16a One-time URL management server 17a Movie distribution server 18a Movie conversion server 30 Movie distributor terminal 40 Viewer terminal 40a Personal computer 40b Mobile phone Telephone 40c Mobile information terminal 100 Member information table 101 Address table 102 Address group table 103 Address book table 104 Mail information table 105 Movie mail Correlation table 106 Mail details table 107 Mail distribution table 200 Video information table 300 Token management table G1 Video distribution system login screen G2 Video distribution system user information registration screen G3 Address book group registration screen G4 Address book Address registration screen G5 Video selection screen to upload to video distribution system G6 Video upload screen to video distribution system G7 Video upload completion screen to video distribution system G8 Mail information setting screen G9 Mail information content confirmation screen G10 Mail distribution completion screen G11 Address book screen G12 Login screen for viewing page G13 Movie playback screen for viewing page G14 Mail distribution history screen G15 Mail distribution status confirmation screen

Claims (8)

A video distribution system that allows a video uploaded from a video distributor terminal to be viewed on a viewer terminal via the Internet,
Customer information database, video storage and token database,
A system management unit for displaying an operation screen on the video distributor terminal connected by a data communication line;
A customer information management unit that is connected to the system management unit and stores customer information and mail delivery information input by the video distributor terminal in the customer information database on the operation screen displayed by the system management unit;
A video management unit connected to the system management unit and storing the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal in the video storage on the operation screen displayed by the system management unit;
A web information transmission / reception unit connected to the customer information management unit and transmitting / receiving web information to / from a browser installed in the viewer terminal;
A mail delivery unit connected to the customer information management unit and delivering an email to a mailer installed in the viewer terminal according to a mail delivery request transmitted from the customer information management unit based on the mail delivery information; ,
A video conversion unit connected to the video storage and converting the video stored in the video storage into a format viewable by a player installed in a browser of the viewer terminal;
A video distribution unit that is connected to the video storage, is converted into a format viewable by the player by the video conversion unit, and distributes the video stored in the video storage to the viewer terminal;
In response to a request from the customer information management unit connected to the customer information management unit and the video distribution unit and receiving a video playback request from the viewer terminal, a token for video playback and a one-time URL are issued, The token is stored in the token database, and the token stored in the token database is searched for token authentication in response to a request from the video distribution unit that has received access to the one-time URL from the viewer terminal. A moving picture distribution system including a time URL management unit. The moving image management unit issues a viewing page URL for viewing the moving image specified by the system management unit and transmits it to the system management unit,
The moving image distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the customer information management unit includes storing the mail distribution information to which the viewing page URL is added by the system management unit in the customer information database. A video distribution method for allowing a video provided from a video distributor terminal to be viewed on a viewer terminal via the Internet by a computer including a customer information database, a video storage, and a token database,
Give the automatically generated member ID to the user information input from the video distributor terminal, save in the customer information database,
Assigning an address ID to the viewer's e-mail address input from the video distributor terminal, storing it in the customer information database,
The content ID automatically generated is given to the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal, and is stored in the video storage together with the member ID,
An automatically generated mail ID is assigned to mail distribution information input by designating a distribution destination viewer and a distribution target video from the video distributor terminal, and the specified viewer's address ID and the video Associate a content ID and store it in the customer information database together with the member ID,
Search the video storage using the member ID and the content ID of the specified video as a key, confirm the location, issue the viewing page URL of the video, and add it to the mail delivery information stored in the customer information database And
Issuing a login password necessary for the designated viewer to log in to the viewing page URL, adding to the mail delivery information stored in the customer information database,
Deliver an email to the designated viewer according to the email delivery information,
When there is access to the viewing page URL set in the e-mail received by the viewer terminal mailer from the viewer, the viewer terminal information is acquired from the viewer terminal, and the viewer terminal browser On the login screen,
E-mail address and login password entered on the login screen from the viewer terminal is compared with the login password stored in the customer information database to perform viewer authentication,
Issuing a token ID to be used for authentication when playing the video, and storing it in the token database together with the content ID of the video,
A one-time URL including the content ID of the moving image, the token ID, setting information for reproducing the moving image on the viewer terminal, and the address ID of the viewer is generated and transmitted to the viewer terminal. Display the player in the browser of the viewer terminal,
The content stored in the token database by receiving the video content ID and the token ID included in the one-time URL when the playback button set in the player of the viewer terminal is clicked Token authentication by checking ID and token ID,
Searching for a corresponding video from the video storage using the content ID of the video as a key, and transmitting the file format in a format reproducible by the player displayed on the browser of the viewer terminal Method. The mail distribution information stored in the customer information database includes a moving image distribution period, and it is further determined whether the date when the viewer terminal accessed the viewing page URL is within the distribution period and confirming the reproduction right. The moving image distribution method according to claim 3. When the token ID is issued and stored in the token database, the remaining number of times that the video can be viewed is stored in the token database,
The moving image distribution method according to claim 4, further comprising: determining whether the remaining number of viewing times is not zero during the token authentication, and further subtracting and updating the remaining number of viewing times. A video distribution program executed by a computer including a customer information database, a video storage, and a token database in order to allow a video uploaded from a video distributor terminal to be viewed on a viewer terminal via the Internet,
In the computer,
Give the automatically generated member ID to the user information input from the video distributor terminal, and save it in the customer information database,
Giving an address ID to the viewer's e-mail address input from the video distributor terminal, and storing it in the customer information database;
The content ID automatically generated is given to the video uploaded from the video distributor terminal, and is stored in the video storage together with the member ID,
An automatically generated mail ID is assigned to mail distribution information input by designating a distribution destination viewer and a distribution target video from the video distributor terminal, and the specified viewer's address ID and the video Associating the content ID and storing it in the customer information database together with the member ID,
Search the video storage using the member ID and the content ID of the specified video as a key, confirm the location, issue the viewing page URL of the video, and add it to the mail delivery information stored in the customer information database Let
The designated viewer issues a login password necessary for logging in to the viewing page URL, and adds it to the mail delivery information stored in the customer information database,
According to the mail delivery information, the designated viewer is delivered an email,
When there is access to the viewing page URL set in the e-mail received by the viewer terminal mailer from the viewer, the viewer terminal information is acquired from the viewer terminal, and the viewer terminal browser To display the login screen,
The email address and login password entered on the login screen from the viewer terminal are verified with the login password stored in the customer information database, and viewer authentication is performed.
Issuing a token ID to be used for authentication when playing the video, and storing it in the token database together with the content ID of the video,
A one-time URL including the content ID of the moving image, the token ID, setting information for reproducing the moving image on the viewer terminal, and the address ID of the viewer is generated and transmitted to the viewer terminal. And displaying the player on the browser of the viewer terminal,
The content stored in the token database by receiving the video content ID and the token ID included in the one-time URL when the playback button set in the player of the viewer terminal is clicked Token authentication is performed by checking the ID against the token ID.
Searching for a corresponding video from the video storage using the content ID of the video as a key, and transmitting the file format in a format reproducible by the player displayed on the browser of the viewer terminal program. The mail distribution information stored in the customer information database includes a moving image distribution period, and it is further determined that a date when the viewer terminal accesses the viewing page URL is within the distribution period to confirm a reproduction right. The moving image distribution program according to claim 6. When the token ID is issued and stored in the token database, the remaining number of viewing times that the video can be viewed is stored in the token database;
The moving image distribution program according to claim 7, further comprising: determining whether the remaining number of viewing times is not zero during the token authentication, and further subtracting and updating the remaining number of viewing times.

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