JP2024074764A - Systems and methods - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a system capable of transmitting a part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal.SOLUTION: A system including at least one computer device, includes transmission information generation means, by an operation to a user terminal, generating transmission information for transmitting a part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user; and transmission means, when the transmission information is selected or input in another user terminal, transmitting the part or all of the product information to another user terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a system and a method.

In recent years, products that combine content such as CDs with added value, such as admission tickets to concerts and other events and bonus tickets, have been sold. Depending on the number of bonus tickets acquired, the buyer can choose from different options, such as not only attending the concert at the event, but also shaking hands with the artist or taking a photo. The added value of bonus tickets etc. can increase the purchasing desire of consumers to purchase more CDs, and one consumer may purchase multiple CDs.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that can distribute paid extra content (video, images, audio, prizes, or merchandise) by adding it to the price of the media when the media is purchased at a retail store or when the media is rented at a rental store. However, this system does not allow users to purchase the media and the extra content at the same time on the Internet. In addition, no consideration is given to the manner in which media is purchased multiple times or the secondary distribution of purchased media.

For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a usage rights transfer system that allows rights relating to the use of content to be transferred without infringing the rights of the content holder and the content user. However, when transferring usage rights, the transferee must be specified. Furthermore, no consideration is given to a method for encouraging the transferor and the transferee to transfer the rights.

JP 2003-348076 A JP 2003-242032 A

The present invention can solve, for example, any of the following problems. A first problem of the present invention is to provide a system capable of transmitting part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal. A second problem of the present invention is to provide a system capable of encouraging a user to provide part or all of product information to other users, and/or a system capable of granting a benefit to other users who receive part or all of the product information from a user. A third problem of the present invention is to provide a system capable of managing products including content information and product benefit information.

The object of the present invention is to
[1] A system having at least one computer device, the system including: a sending information generating means for generating sending information for sending part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user through an operation on the user terminal; and a sending means for sending part or all of the product information to the other user terminal when the sending information is selected or input on the other user terminal;
[2] The system according to [1] above, wherein the transmission means transmits part or all of the product information to another user terminal only a predetermined number of times, and the predetermined number of times is a number assigned according to predetermined information regarding the purchase of the product;
[3] The system according to [1] or [2] above, in which a part or all of the product information transmitted to the other user terminal is available for use at the other user terminal for a specified period or a specified number of times;
[4] The system according to any one of [1] to [3] above, further comprising a first benefit granting means for registering that a first benefit will be granted to the user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined first condition, and/or determining a first benefit to be granted to the user in response to the satisfaction of the predetermined first condition;
[5] The system according to any one of [1] to [4], further comprising a second benefit granting means for registering that a second benefit will be granted to another user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined second condition, and/or determining a second benefit to be granted to the other user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined second condition;
[6] The system described in [4] or [5] above, wherein the predetermined first condition and/or the predetermined second condition is that a part or all of the product information has been transmitted to another user terminal, that a part or all of the received product information has been used in the other user terminal, that an input of information regarding a benefit to be granted to the user has been received by an operation input to the other user terminal, and/or that the number of times that a part or all of the product information has been transmitted to the other user terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined number of times;
[7] The system described in any of [4] to [6], wherein the first benefit and/or the second benefit is that the user and/or other users can purchase a specified product before a specified sales date, can purchase the specified product, can increase the upper limit of the purchase quantity of the specified product, and/or can hold a specified lottery with a winning probability that is higher by a specified percentage for a specified lottery;
[8] The system according to any one of [4] to [7], further comprising a number storage means for storing the number of times that part or all of the product information can be transmitted to another user terminal in association with one delivery information, and the first benefit and/or the second benefit is to increase the upper limit of the number of times that the product information can be transmitted;
[9] A method executed in a system having at least one computer device, the method comprising: a sending information generating step of generating, by operation on a user terminal, sending sending information for sending part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user; and a sending step of sending part or all of the product information to the other user terminal when the sending information is selected or input on the other user terminal;
[10] A system having at least one computer device, the system comprising: a transmission means for transmitting part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user; and a first benefit granting means for registering that a first benefit will be granted to the user in response to a first predetermined condition regarding the transmission of the product information to the other user terminal being satisfied, and/or for determining a first benefit to be granted to the user in response to the first predetermined condition being satisfied;
[11] A system having at least one computer device, the system comprising: a transmission means for transmitting part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user; and a second benefit granting means for registering that a second benefit will be granted to the other user in response to a second predetermined condition regarding the transmission of the product information to the other user terminal being satisfied, and/or for determining a second benefit to be granted to the other user in response to the second predetermined condition being satisfied;
[12] A method executed in a system having at least one computer device, the method comprising: a transmitting step of transmitting part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user; and a first benefit granting step of registering that a first benefit will be granted to the user in response to a first predetermined condition regarding the transmission of the product information to the other user terminal being satisfied, and/or determining a first benefit to be granted to the user in response to the first predetermined condition being satisfied;
[13] A method executed in a system having at least one computer device, the method comprising: a transmitting step of transmitting part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user; and a second benefit granting step of registering that a second benefit will be granted to the other user in response to a second predetermined condition regarding the transmission of the product information to the other user terminal being satisfied, and/or determining a second benefit to be granted to the other user in response to the second predetermined condition being satisfied;
[14] A system having at least one computer device, comprising: a storage means for storing product information including content information and product benefit information as one product; and a product information transmission means for transmitting the product information including the content information and product benefit information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to a user terminal operated by the user, wherein the product benefit information is information regarding admission to an event related to the content information and/or information regarding benefits related to the content information;
[15] The system according to [14], wherein the product benefit information is information about benefits related to the content information, and the system includes a benefit granting means for granting a predetermined number of benefits in accordance with predetermined information about the purchase of the product, and the options that the user can execute vary depending on the number of benefits granted;
[16] The system according to [14] or [15], wherein the product benefit information is information regarding admission to an event, and the system includes an admission ticket granting means for granting one admission ticket to the event when a user purchases a product, regardless of the number of times the user has purchased the product;
[17] The system according to any one of [14] to [16], wherein the product benefit information is information regarding admission to an event, and the rank of seats at the event differs depending on predetermined information regarding the purchase of a product or predetermined information regarding admission to the event;
[18] The system according to any one of [15] to [17], further comprising a lottery means for holding a lottery for seat ranks at an event or benefits related to content information in response to predetermined information related to product purchases, predetermined information related to admission to an event, or predetermined information related to benefits related to content information;
[19] The system according to any one of [14] to [18], further comprising an admission information input receiving means for receiving an input of the number of user terminals to which information regarding admission to the event is to be transmitted by an operation on an administrator terminal operated by an administrator, and a product information transmitting means for transmitting the information regarding admission to the event including the information in the product information until the number of user terminals to which the information regarding admission to the event has been transmitted reaches the number of user terminals for which the input has been received;
[20] The system according to any one of [1] to [19], further comprising a list display control means for controlling to display in a list the names of purchased products, the number of purchased products, the number of unused reward tickets, and/or the number of times some or all of the product information can be transmitted to other user terminals;
[21] A method executed in a system having at least one computer device, the method comprising: a storage step of storing product information including content information and product benefit information as one product; and a product information transmission step of transmitting the product information including the content information and the product benefit information corresponding to the product purchased by a user to a user terminal operated by the user, the product benefit information being information regarding admission to an event related to the content information and/or information regarding benefits related to the content information;
This can be achieved by:

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system capable of transmitting part or all of product information corresponding to a purchased product to another user terminal. Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system capable of encouraging a user to provide part or all of the product information to other users, and/or a system capable of granting a benefit to other users who receive part or all of the product information from a user. Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system capable of managing products including content information and product benefit information.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a purchasing process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a purchased product in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a purchased product list according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of owned privilege tickets in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of owned admission tickets in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a sending information generating process according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a gift sending and gift benefit granting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment as long as it does not go against the spirit of the present invention. The following description of the effects is one aspect of the effects of the embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to what is described here. In addition, the order of each process that makes up the flowchart described below is random as long as no contradictions or inconsistencies occur in the process content, and it is also possible to omit some of the processes that make up the flowchart and to add new processes to each process that makes up the flowchart as long as no contradictions or inconsistencies occur in the process content.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the system is composed of a user terminal 1, a server device 2, an administrator terminal 3, and a communication network 4. The user terminal 1 operated by a user can be connected to the server device 2 via the communication network 4. The system may also include multiple user terminals 1a to 1z as the user terminal 1. Hereinafter, a terminal operated by a user is referred to as a user terminal, and a terminal operated by another user is referred to as another user terminal. For example, user terminal 1 may refer to user terminal 1a, and another user terminal 1 may refer to user terminal 1b. Note that it is sufficient for the system according to the embodiment of the present invention to have at least one computer device.

The administrator terminal 3 is operated by an administrator (e.g., a record company staff member, a content holder, etc.) who manages the content. The administrator terminal 3 can be connected to the server device 2 via the communication network 4. The system may also include multiple administrator terminals 3.

The user terminal 1 and the administrator terminal 3 are not particularly limited as long as they are computer devices having a display screen and an input section. The user terminal 1 and the administrator terminal 3 may be stationary and installed in a company office or the like, or may be portable and can be carried by the user when traveling. Examples of the user terminal 1 and the administrator terminal 3 include conventional mobile phones, tablet terminals, smartphones, wearable devices, and desktop and notebook personal computers. In the system of the present invention, it is preferable to use a mobile terminal on which a dedicated application program is installed as the user terminal 1.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, a main memory 12, a storage unit 13, an input device 14, a display device 15, and a communication interface 16, each of which is connected by a bus. The user terminal 1 may also include an audio output device.

The control unit 11 is composed of a CPU and a ROM. The control unit 11 executes programs stored in the storage unit 13 and controls the user terminal 1. For example, a RAM is used as the main memory 12. The main memory 12 is a work area for the control unit 11. The storage unit 13 is a memory area for saving programs and data. The control unit 11 performs calculations based on the programs and data read from the main memory 12, and data input via the input device 14.

The display device 15 has a display screen. The control unit 11 outputs a video signal for displaying an image on the display screen according to the result of the arithmetic processing. Here, the display screen may be a touch panel equipped with a touch sensor. In this case, the touch panel functions as the input device 14. In addition, the user terminal 1 is equipped with a camera, and the camera can be made to function as the input device 14.

The communication interface 16 can be connected to the communication network 4 wirelessly or via a wired connection, and can transmit and receive data to and from the server device 2 or the administrator terminal 3 via the communication network 4. Data received via the communication interface 16 is loaded into the main memory 12, and is processed by the control unit 11.

The administrator terminal 3 has a configuration similar to that of the user terminal 1, and includes, for example, a control unit, a main memory, a storage unit, an input device, a display device, and a communication interface, each of which is connected by an internal bus.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The server device 2 includes a control unit 21, a main memory 22, a storage unit 23, and a communication interface 24, all of which are connected by a bus.

The control unit 21 is composed of a CPU and ROM, and executes programs stored in the storage unit 23 to control the server device 2. The control unit 21 also has an internal timer that measures time. The main memory 22 is the work area of the control unit 21. The storage unit 23 is a storage area for saving programs and data. The control unit 21 reads out the programs and data from the main memory 22, and performs calculations based on information received from the user terminal 1 or the administrator terminal 3.

The system according to the embodiment of the present invention stores product information including content information and product benefit information as one product, and transmits the product information including the content information and product benefit information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to a user terminal 1 operated by the user, thereby providing the user with a product including the content information and product benefit information. In other words, the system allows the user to purchase a product including the content information and product benefit information.

The system can also grant a predetermined number of benefits to the user terminal 1 according to predetermined information (also called predetermined conditions) related to the purchase of a product. Examples of predetermined information related to the purchase of a product include the number of times the product has been purchased, the purchase amount of the product, the type of product purchased, the cumulative purchase amount, and combinations of purchased products.

Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, a "product" refers to an item that is an independent subject of commercial transaction, and may be either a tangible or intangible item. "Product information" is information about a product that can be purchased by a user, and is preferably information that includes content information and product benefit information as a single product. Furthermore, the product information may include at least content information and not include product benefit information, or may include either content information or product benefit information. The product information is set by the administrator operating the administrator terminal 3, and is stored in the server device 2. Furthermore, the product information is preferably stored in the server device 2 in association with product identification information that can identify the product being sold.

The product information may also have a serial code in addition to the product identification information. The serial code is represented by random alphanumeric characters, and a different serial code is issued for each product. The serial code is stored in association with one piece of product information, and can be said to be identification information that can identify the product information. The user may operate the user terminal 1 to transmit the serial code to the server device 2, and the server device 2 may identify the product information, thereby enabling the user to obtain content information and/or product benefit information.

In the embodiments of the present invention, "content" refers to information that can be the subject of commercial transactions, and can apply to digital content in general, such as music, images, videos, movies, dramas, text, e-books, and games. Note that the following embodiments will mainly explain the use of music-related content.

"Content information" refers to information about content. For example, in the case of content information about music content, in addition to information about the sound source of the song, it may include multiple pieces of information such as lyric sheet information, jacket photo images, and music video footage. In other words, in the case of music content, content information can generally be said to be information about the various contents included on a CD.

In an embodiment of the present invention, "benefit information" is information related to benefits that are beneficial to the user. The "benefit information" includes product benefit information (also called product benefit) that is stored in association with product information together with content information and is provided to a user who purchases a product, and gift benefit information (also called gift benefit) that is provided to the user and/or other users in response to the user sending a part or all of the product information owned by the user to another user terminal and fulfilling a predetermined condition. Among the gift benefits, the gift benefit provided to the user who sent the product information is called the first benefit, and the gift benefit provided to another user who received the product information is called the second benefit.

The "product benefit information" that is the benefit information included in the product information is not particularly limited as long as it is information about benefits that are beneficial to the user who purchases the product. The product benefit information is, for example, information about admission to an event related to the content information, information about benefits related to the content information, and/or information related to digital benefits. It may not only be information that can be sent to a user terminal, but may also be a tangible object different from the information, such as a prize, a coupon, or currency. In addition, it may be information that is either related or unrelated to the content included in the product information.

Information regarding admission to an event related to content information in a product benefit is, for example, an admission ticket, which is information regarding admission to the event. An "admission ticket" is one piece of product benefit information, and has information regarding admission to and participation in an event related to the content information. An admission ticket may, for example, guarantee the right to enter the event, or may be used to enter a lottery for admission to the event. An admission ticket may also indicate an admission serial number or seat number for the event. Events include both events held at an actual event venue and events held online. An admission ticket is also called a ticket. Details of admission tickets will be described later.

In the product benefits, information related to the benefits associated with the content information includes, for example, information related to the benefits that can be used at the event. Furthermore, the benefits stored in association with the product information may include information that can be entered into a lottery or applied for. Benefits related to the content information are not particularly limited as long as they are options that the user can execute at the benefit ticket, content, prize, event related to the content information, or other items that increase the added value of the product. Furthermore, the options that the user can execute may differ depending on the number of benefits granted to the user terminal 1.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a "bonus ticket" is one piece of product bonus information, and has information about bonuses related to the content information. Depending on the number of bonus tickets acquired, a user can select different options in an event related to the content information. The different options may each have a rank. In other words, the types and ranks of options that can be executed in an event vary depending on the specified information related to the bonus ticket. Selectable options include, for example, winning a prize, shaking hands with the artist, taking a photo with the artist, and talking for a specified period of time.

Information related to digital bonuses in product bonuses (also called digital bonuses) is content related to the product information or content information, and is information different from the content information. Digital bonuses are not limited to digital content. Examples include photo images of the artist, audio, video, and message text. Digital bonuses may also have restrictions on the number of times or the time they can be played.

The system also generates delivery information for transmitting part or all of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to another user terminal 1b operated by another user through operation of the user terminal 1a, and when the delivery information is selected or entered on the other user terminal 1b, part or all of the product information can be transmitted to the other user terminal 1b.

Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, a function that allows a user to send part or all of the product information owned by the user to another user terminal is called a "gift sending function". A gift is part or all of the product information that can be sent to another user terminal, and examples of part of the product information include content information, product benefit information, admission tickets, benefit tickets, digital benefits, etc. In other words, a part of the product information may be only the content information included in the product information, only the product benefit information, or a combination of one or more pieces of information such as admission tickets and benefit tickets. In addition, when the content information includes multiple pieces of information, any one or more pieces of information included in the content information can be sent to the other user terminal 1b. In the system, it is preferable that which information can be sent to the other user terminal 1b as a gift is set in advance by the administrator's operation on the administrator terminal 3.

The system may also register that a first benefit will be given to a user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined first condition, and/or determine the first benefit to be given to the user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined first condition, and may register that a second benefit will be given to another user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined second condition, and/or determine the second benefit to be given to another user in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined second condition.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a serial code may be given to a user as a product benefit, a gift benefit, a benefit ticket, and/or an admission ticket. Since one serial code is stored in association with one piece of product information, by transmitting the serial code and the user's identification information to another computer device such as the server device 2, the user can acquire the right to participate in an event related to the content information, acquire a benefit related to the content information, or enter a lottery for these.

The serial code may also be used to obtain limited content or prizes, and there are no particular limitations on how the serial code can be used. Applications for events or special product offers using the serial code can be made from a dedicated website or dedicated app for the artist related to the content information. The URL of a website where applications for events or special offers can be made may be sent to the user terminal 1 together with the serial code.

The specific contents of the product information, content information, product benefit information, and/or gift benefit information can be arbitrarily set by the artist, administrator, event organizer, etc. by operating the administrator terminal 3.

The system can also detect the user type, purchase date and time, number of times the content has been played, number of times the content has been sent to other users, and other information about the products purchased by the user, allowing for optimal management of statistical information regarding sales.

[Initial Setup Processing]
First, the product information transmission process in the system will be described. In the embodiment of the present invention, an application program (hereinafter, referred to as a dedicated application) downloaded to the user terminal 1 can be used, but it is preferable to have the user set initial settings when the dedicated application is started up for the first time on the user terminal 1.

As the initial settings, for example, the user inputs the name, nickname, user ID for identifying the user, email address, password, date of birth, prefecture, etc. The input initial setting information is sent to the server device 2 together with the identification information of the user terminal 1 used by the user (also called a terminal-specific identification number, for example, UDID), and the server device 2 associates the identification information of the user terminal 1 with the input information and stores it. Therefore, when the dedicated app is started on the user terminal 1, the identification information of the user terminal 1 is sent from the user terminal 1 to the server device 2. Since the server device 2 identifies the user from the identification information of the user terminal 1, the user can omit the operation of logging in to the dedicated app. Note that hereinafter, the user ID and the identification information of the user terminal 1 that can identify the user may be referred to as user identification information.

It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the system can be used from two different user terminals 1 using the same account (user ID). In this case, the identification information of each user terminal 1 and the user ID are stored in association with each other in the server device 2. Therefore, when storing information on two or more terminals in association with one user ID, it is preferable to display a message or the like that prompts the user to confirm whether or not it is OK to register multiple terminals with the same user ID. It is also preferable that the initial setting information and the identification information of the user terminal 1 are encrypted and stored in the server device 2.

[Product purchase process]
Next, the product purchase process in the system will be described. First, the user operates the user terminal 1 to select a product to purchase from the EC site of any store displayed in the web browser. At this time, the user ID is input by operating the user terminal 1. A product purchase request is sent from the user terminal 1 to the web server of the EC site. The product purchase request includes the user ID, product identification information of the product to be purchased, and the quantity of the product to be purchased.

When the web server receives a product purchase request, the web server transmits the product purchase request to the server device 2. When the server device 2 determines that the user ID included in the product purchase request has been stored, a process related to the purchase of the product is executed. When the process related to the purchase of the product is executed, the server device 2 associates and stores the product information identified from the product identification information with the user ID (user identification information). As a result, even if the product is purchased from any EC site, the server device 2 associates and stores the user identification information of the user who purchased the product with the product information. The user can use the product purchased on any EC site in the dedicated app.

After the dedicated app is launched, icons linked to the EC sites of multiple stores where the product can be purchased may be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 1. The user can transition to the EC site of a store by pressing the icon of the store displayed on the user terminal 1.

[Product information transmission process]
Next, a product information transmission process in the system will be described. The product information transmission process is a process for using a product purchased by a user in a dedicated application. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the product information transmission process according to an embodiment of the present invention. The dedicated application is started in the user terminal 1 by an operation from the user (step S10).

When the dedicated app is launched, a product information transmission request is sent from the user terminal 1 to the server device 2 (step S11). At this time, user identification information is sent to the server device 2 together with the product information transmission request. When the server device 2 receives the product information transmission request (step S12), the product information stored in association with the user identification information is identified. The product information is transmitted from the server device 2 to the user terminal 1 (step S13), and the product information is received by the user terminal 1 (step S14).

As described above, the user identification information and the product information purchased by the user are stored in association with each other in the server device 2. Therefore, the product information transmitted in step S13 corresponds to the product previously purchased by the user.

When the product information is sent to the user terminal 1 in step S13, the product information is received by the user terminal 1 (step S14). At this time, the product information stored in the user terminal 1 is referenced to detect whether the product information has been received one or more times in the user terminal 1. If the product information is being received for the first time, the product information is newly stored in the user terminal 1. When the product information is stored in the user terminal 1, a screen relating to the product corresponding to the product information is generated in the user terminal 1. The generated screen can be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 1. The user can use the content information and product benefit information included in the product information on the screen relating to the product corresponding to the product information displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 1. Note that if the product information is being received for the second or subsequent time, a screen relating to the product corresponding to the product information has already been generated.

Next, the number of purchases of the product purchased by the user is incremented on the user terminal 1 (step S15). Next, the digital bonus is stored on the user terminal 1 (step S16). Next, the number of bonus tickets is added to the number of bonus tickets owned by the user terminal 1 (step S17). Next, the user terminal 1 determines whether or not it already has an admission ticket (step S18). If it does not have an admission ticket (NO in step S18), the admission ticket is stored (step S19). If it has an admission ticket (YES in step S18), step S19 is not executed and step S20 described below is executed.

Next, the user terminal 1 increments the number of times the gift can be sent (step S20). Then, the user terminal 1 displays the product purchase result (step S21). The product information sending process ends with the above steps S10 to S21. The information calculated and stored in steps S15 to S20 is stored in the server device 2 in association with the user identification information.

The order of steps S15 to S18 and S20 may be reversed. When the order of step S18 is reversed, if step S18 is YES, step S19 is not executed. Furthermore, if the product information does not include a bonus ticket, admission ticket, and/or digital bonus, the corresponding steps S15 to S19 are not executed.

The processing of steps S15 to S20 may be executed by the server device 2. Alternatively, after the server device 2 receives the product purchase request transmitted from the user terminal 1, steps S15 to S20 may be executed by the server device 2, and the calculated information and the stored information may be stored in the server device 2 in association with the user identification information. At this time, when the product information and the stored information are transmitted in step S13, the processing of step S21 is executed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when a user purchases a product, the user is given one admission ticket for that event, regardless of the number of times the product has been purchased. In other words, it is preferable that only one admission ticket for one event is associated and stored with one user ID. In other words, in the system, the number of admission tickets owned by a user can be kept constant, regardless of the number of times the product has been purchased.

Also, if there are multiple events for which admission tickets are available for application, in step S18, it may be determined whether or not the user has an admission ticket for each event, or if there is even one event for which the user has an admission ticket, it may be determined that the user has an admission ticket and not give the user a new admission ticket. Also, if there is a different event by the same artist or an event for which the user has an admission ticket within a specified period, it may be determined that the user has an admission ticket and not give the user a new admission ticket. In other words, the number of admission tickets owned by a user can be fixed for events with the same product attributes or events within a specified period.

The presence or absence of an admission ticket is determined based on the presence or absence of an event stored in association with one user ID in the user terminal 1 and/or server device 2, so the presence or absence of an admission ticket can be determined not only for the same product, but also when the same event is held for multiple different products.

Furthermore, when purchasing a product that contains information regarding admission to an event, the user can operate the user terminal 1 to select the event they wish to attend during the product purchase process. Alternatively, after the product information transmission process, the user can operate the user terminal 1 to select an admission ticket and then select the event they wish to attend. If there are multiple related events, the user can select one of the events they wish to attend. In this case, even if a user has multiple admission tickets that allow them to attend multiple events, they can only obtain one admission ticket for the same event. The following lottery process may also be performed.

Here, the system may hold a lottery regarding admission to the event, seats at the event, seat ranks, or seat types, depending on predetermined information regarding product purchases, predetermined information regarding admission to the event, or predetermined information regarding benefits related to the content information. Examples of predetermined information regarding admission to the event include the number of admission tickets owned by the user and the rank of the admission tickets. Examples of predetermined information regarding content information include the number of benefit tickets owned by the user, types of benefit tickets, and combinations of benefit tickets. The number of times that the lottery can be held can be set based on the above-mentioned predetermined information. Also, an upper limit may be set for the number of times that the lottery can be held for each user, and a purchase limit may be set for purchased products in one transaction.

In the product information transmission process, for a product for which a lottery for admission tickets is held, the following process can be executed instead of steps S18 and S19. The lottery for admission tickets is preferably executed by the server device 2. When the predetermined conditions for executing the lottery are met, either by operating the user terminal 1 or when the server device 2 detects that the predetermined conditions have been met, the lottery for admission tickets is executed.

If a user does not have an admission ticket and wins an admission ticket as a result of the admission ticket lottery, the admission ticket is granted to the user. That is, the admission ticket information is stored in the user terminal 1 or the server device 2 in association with the user ID. If a user already has an admission ticket and wins an admission ticket as a result of the admission ticket lottery, that is, if one user wins multiple admission tickets, the already acquired admission ticket and the winning admission ticket are compared, and the higher ranked admission ticket is stored in the user terminal 1 or the server device 2, and the winning result is displayed on the user terminal 1. Also, if the user does not have any admission tickets and does not win a ticket in the lottery, the admission ticket information is not stored in the user terminal 1 or the server device 2 in association with the user ID.

The process of comparing the ranks of admission tickets is performed, for example, by comparing the numbers of the admission tickets. Specifically, when admission tickets are associated with seat numbers, if the smaller the number, the higher the seat rank, then if the result of the lottery is that the number of the previously acquired admission ticket is "300" and the number of the winning admission ticket is "10", it can be determined that the admission ticket with the number "10" is of the higher rank. Therefore, the user terminal 1 or the server device 2 stores the winning admission ticket with the number "10" in association with the user ID, and performs a process of deleting the information of the previously acquired admission ticket with the number "300". In addition, the previously acquired admission ticket with the number "300" is returned to the lottery denominator for admission tickets.

Note that tickets with numbers below a certain number may guarantee entry to the event. For example, only tickets with numbers below "200" may be allowed to enter the event. Furthermore, the seat ranks of tickets may be set from top to bottom as "S," "A," "B," "C," "No entry," etc., and tickets with higher seat ranks may be compared and stored in the user terminal 1 or server device 2 in association with the user ID.

Note that even if multiple entries are made at once for the admission ticket lottery, the lottery process can be carried out in the same manner as described above. The results of the lottery are compared by the server device 2, and only the highest ranked admission ticket is associated with the user ID and stored in the user terminal 1 or the server device 2. Alternatively, if multiple admission tickets are won, the results of the lottery may be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 1, and the user may select one of the tickets they wish to purchase. When the selection input operation is performed, only the selected admission ticket is stored in the user terminal 1 or the server device 2, associated with the user ID.

The lottery method may be a standard lottery in which the application period and lottery date and time are set by operating the administrator terminal 3, and a lottery process is performed on all users who have applied for the lottery at the set date and time to determine the winners, or a real-time lottery in which the application period, the expected number of applications on the first day, and the expected number of applications on the last day are set by operating the administrator terminal 3, and the lottery results are displayed in real time. When a standard lottery is used, the lottery process may be continued for admission tickets that are returned to the lottery denominator as a result of the comparison of the lottery rights after the set lottery date and time until all admission tickets have been distributed to users.

The lottery process for the admission ticket is preferably performed in real time at the time of purchasing the product or at any time between steps S12 and S20. This allows the user to check the results of the lottery for the admission ticket at the same time as the purchased product is displayed.

In the above-mentioned step S18, the presence or absence of an admission ticket in the user terminal 1 is determined, but step S18 may be omitted and an admission ticket increment process may be performed in step S19. In other words, a configuration may be adopted in which multiple admission tickets for one event are stored in association with one user ID. Also, an upper limit may be set for the number of admission tickets that can be acquired. In this case, a configuration may be adopted in which a determination is made in step S18 as to whether or not the upper limit number of admission tickets has been reached. If the upper limit number of admission tickets has not been reached (YES in step S18), an admission ticket increment is performed.

When a person has multiple admission tickets for one event, it is preferable that the admission tickets do not guarantee participation in the event, but function as a lottery ticket to participate in the event. The lottery method can be the same as the admission ticket lottery method described above.

Furthermore, the rank of seats or the type of seats at the event may be changed according to specific information regarding product purchases or specific information regarding admission to the event. Specifically, the seat rank may be changed to a higher rank, such as from B to A, or from A to S, according to the number of admission tickets or the number of product purchases. Also, the seat position or type, such as a specific seat, or the left or right side of the venue, may be specified by operating the user terminal 1 according to the number of admission tickets or the number of product purchases.

In the above, it is preferable that the quantity added to the number of times a product has been purchased, the number of times the user has been able to send bonus tickets, admission tickets, and/or gifts is the same as the number of products purchased contained in the product purchase request sent from the user terminal 1. Alternatively, a threshold value for the purchase amount may be set, and the user terminal 1 or server device 2 may calculate the total amount of the purchase of the product, and a predetermined amount may be added when the amount exceeds the threshold, or a predetermined amount may be added each time the amount exceeds the predetermined amount.

As described above, the product information includes content information and product benefit information, so a higher price can be set compared to when the content is sold alone. The content can be purchased alone, but it is preferable that the benefit tickets, admission tickets, and/or digital benefits included in the product benefit information cannot be purchased alone.

The content information and/or product benefit information included in the product information is set arbitrarily by the administrator's operation of the administrator terminal 3. When the system accepts an input of the number of user terminals 1 to which information regarding admission to the event is to be sent by operating the administrator terminal 3, the product information can be sent including information regarding admission until the number of user terminals 1 to which the information regarding admission to the event is sent reaches the number of user terminals 1 for which the input was accepted. For example, the total number of benefit tickets, admission tickets, and/or digital benefits included in the product benefit information to be distributed can be set, and the product benefit information can include benefit tickets, admission tickets, and/or digital benefits until the total number is reached. Specifically, if 100 admission tickets are issued, the user terminals 1 of users who purchase from the 101st onwards can be made not to include admission tickets.

The administrator can set, for example, various distribution restrictions such as the contents of the product bonus information, an upper limit on the number of bonus tickets, admission tickets and/or digital bonuses distributed, the lottery method for admission tickets, the lottery method using bonus tickets, restrictions on the use of content information or product bonus information, restrictions on the number of products that can be purchased, the method of adding up product bonus information, etc. It is preferable that the product information settings can be edited up until the product's release date, for example. In addition, it may also be possible to set product bonus information even after the product is released, taking into account the sales trends of the product, etc.

Product information is set by the administrator operating the administrator terminal 3, but the person in charge of the product can input the product information and the final administrator can approve it. A general electronic signature or timestamp can be used for approval. It is preferable that the product information cannot be edited after approval. Also, for products for which a release date has been set, the product may be released without approval.

It is preferable that an identification number (also called a token) that is stored in association with the product is assigned to the product purchased by the user. A token is a unique identification number linked to one product, and is assigned each time a product is purchased. In other words, even if the same product is purchased, the identification number of the product purchased the first time will be different from the identification number of the product purchased the second time. A serial code may also be assigned. An NFT (Non Fungible Token) may be assigned as the product identification number. This makes it possible to prove ownership of the product and to prevent tampering with the product information.

Next, the display of the purchased product on the display screen will be described. When the user terminal 1 receives product information for a specific product for the first time, a screen for the purchased product is generated. Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for a purchased product according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is an example of a display screen displayed in step S21. Note that in an embodiment of the present invention, a product that a user can purchase is also referred to as a digital package.

As shown in FIG. 5, the display screen displays the product information included in the purchased product, allowing the user to check it in a list. The product information may include, for example, the artist name 30, product jacket image 31, product title 32, music download icon 41, digital bonus download icon 42, bonus ticket icon 43, admission ticket icon 44, and gift icon 45. The display screen may also display icons associated with the functions of dedicated apps, such as a gallery icon 35 and a player icon 36. Pressing the gallery icon 35 displays a screen that displays a list of information about the digital package, bonus tickets, admission tickets, and the like. For products for which information about the icon contents is not included in the product information, it is preferable to prevent the icons from being pressed.

The artist name 30 is the name of the artist who created the product. The product jacket image 31 may be an image or video showing the product. The product title 32 indicates the name of the purchased product. In addition, by pressing a button displayed to the right or left of the jacket image 31, product information of other products stored in the user terminal 1 can be displayed. The display of other products may be switched by swiping right or left around the jacket image 31.

When the audio source download icon 41 is pressed, a screen is displayed that allows the user to download the audio source, which is the content information of the purchased product. If the content information includes multiple audio sources, all of the audio sources may be downloaded, or only any of the audio sources may be downloaded. The downloaded audio sources are stored in a player within the dedicated app. When the user presses the player icon 36, the player within the dedicated app is displayed. The user can use the content, such as audio sources, that have been downloaded or stored on the user terminal 1 by using the player within the dedicated app. The player displays tabs for each item, such as artist name, album, song, playlist, recently added items, etc., and pressing each tab displays the downloaded songs included in each item. The user can listen to the downloaded audio sources of the purchased product using the player within the dedicated app.

Furthermore, in the system of the present invention, the user can use the content downloaded with the dedicated app in other applications stored in the user terminal 1 in the same way. Specifically, when the user wants to use the dedicated app to play a downloaded audio source from another music playback application (hereinafter referred to as a music playback app) registered in the user terminal 1, the user presses an icon displayed in the dedicated app that says, for example, "Play on another music player." When the input is accepted, the other music playback apps registered in the user terminal 1 are detected, and a list of music playback apps to which the audio source can be transmitted is generated.

Next, the user selects any music playback app from the list of other music playback apps displayed on the display screen. When the selected music playback app is launched, content information downloaded by the dedicated app is sent to the music playback app. This allows the content downloaded by the dedicated app on the user terminal 1 to be used in other music playback apps as well. The user can use the content acquired by the dedicated app in other music playback apps of their choice.

The content sent from the dedicated app to other music playback apps may be all content stored in the dedicated app, or only specific content selected by the user. In addition, it is preferable that the content downloaded in the gift sending and gift benefit granting processes described below cannot be sent to other music playback apps.

It is preferable that the sound source download icon 41 cannot be pressed if the user has already downloaded the sound source, or if downloading has not been released due to pre-orders or the like. In other words, the administrator or the like can arbitrarily set the time when downloading can begin in the content information. A specified period during which downloading is possible may also be set. This allows the user to purchase a product that includes product bonus information before the release of the content itself. Furthermore, even if there is a period until the release of the content, the user can purchase the product and participate in an event held at the same time as the product release using an admission ticket and/or bonus ticket, which will be described later. Note that content downloaded by sound source downloading may be configured to have no viewing restrictions.

When the digital bonus download icon 42 is pressed, a screen is displayed that allows the digital bonus of the purchased product to be downloaded. If the product information includes multiple digital bonuses, it is preferable that a list of the downloadable digital bonuses is displayed. Furthermore, in addition to the digital bonuses of the product shown in FIG. 5, digital bonuses stored in the user terminal 1 may also be displayed in a list.

It is also preferable to display each digital bonus in a manner that indicates the download status, such as by providing an icon indicating "not downloaded" for those that have not been downloaded and an icon indicating "downloaded" for those that have been downloaded. Digital bonuses that have not yet been released for downloading are displayed in a list, but it is also preferable to display them in a manner that makes them distinguishable from other downloadable digital bonuses, such as by displaying them in gray. Downloaded digital bonuses can be displayed or played by selecting the desired digital bonus from the list of digital bonuses. Digital bonuses that have been downloaded may be playable not only in the dedicated app, but also in other applications on the user terminal 1.

The administrator can also set the time when the digital bonus can be downloaded by operating the administrator terminal 3. Furthermore, the administrator can set a period during which the downloaded digital bonus can be played, or can limit the number of times it can be played. The administrator can also set the downloadable digital bonuses according to the number of times the product has been purchased or the total purchase amount by operating the administrator terminal 3. The digital bonuses may also be distributed randomly, regardless of the number of times the product has been purchased or the total purchase amount. Furthermore, the digital bonuses may differ depending on the time of purchase, the store where the purchase is made, etc. The digital bonuses may also be made playable based on the number of times a gift, described below, has been sent to other user terminals 1.

When the bonus ticket icon 43 is pressed, a screen is displayed on which the bonus ticket for the purchased product can be confirmed. In addition to the bonus tickets for the products shown in FIG. 5, a list of available bonus tickets stored in the user terminal 1 may also be displayed. Details of how to use the bonus tickets will be described later.

When the admission ticket icon 44 is pressed, a screen is displayed on which the admission ticket for the purchased product can be confirmed. In addition to the admission tickets for the products shown in FIG. 5, a list of available admission tickets stored in the user terminal 1 may also be displayed. Details of how to use the admission ticket will be described later. When the gift icon 45 is pressed, a screen is displayed for generating delivery information for sending content information such as the sound source of the purchased product to another user terminal 1. The delivery information generation process will be described later.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of purchased products according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the display screen displays a list of products purchased on the user terminal 1 and the contents of the product information. The contents of the product information include, for example, the remaining number of digital bonuses 51, the number of purchased products 52, the remaining number of bonus tickets 53, the number of giftable items 54, the title of the product 55, an image of the product jacket 56, etc. In other words, the system can control the user terminal 1 to display in a list the name of the purchased product, the number of purchased products, the number of unused bonus tickets, and/or the number of times some or all of the product information can be sent to other user terminals 1.

The display screen may also display icons associated with functions within the dedicated app or icons associated with websites, such as a digital package/gift acquisition icon 61, a my page icon 62, an artist/digital package search icon 63, a store icon 64, a list of owned admission tickets icon 65, a list of owned bonus tickets icon 66, a gallery icon 35, and a player icon 36. Pressing any of these icons executes the associated function, displays a screen, or transitions to a website.

If the product information received in step S14 includes digital bonuses and there are any downloadable digital bonuses, the remaining number of downloadable digital bonuses 51 is displayed. This is displayed by subtracting the number of downloaded digital bonuses from the number of digital bonuses stored in step S16. Alternatively, the number of digital bonuses available to the user after downloading may be displayed.

The number of product purchases 52 displays the number of times the product has been purchased, which was added up in step S15. The remaining number of bonus tickets 53 displays the number of bonus tickets available for use. This is displayed by subtracting the number of bonus tickets used from the number of bonus tickets added up in step S17. The number of gifts available 54 displays the number of gifts that can be sent to other user terminals 1. This is displayed by subtracting the number of gifts already sent to other user terminals 1 and the number of times the user has downloaded audio files from the number of gifts that can be sent, which was added up in step S20. It is preferable that the product title 55 and product jacket image 56 are displayed similarly to the product title 32 and product jacket image 31 shown in FIG. 5.

On the product list display screen, it is preferable that newly added products are displayed in a manner that makes it clear that they have been newly added. For example, it is preferable to display an icon 57 such as "NEW" near the jacket image of the newly added product. Furthermore, in the product list display, the user can arbitrarily change the products to be displayed. For example, if the user wishes to hide a particular product, the user can swipe near the product title 55 to display an icon 58 for hiding the product. When the icon 58 is selected by pressing it, the selected product is no longer displayed in the list. Products may not only be hidden, but may also be deleted. Furthermore, the order of the products can be arbitrarily changed. Furthermore, it is preferable that the products are displayed in order of release date, with new products being displayed at the top of the screen.

Pressing the My Page icon 62 displays information about the user using the user terminal 1, various settings, terms of use, etc. Pressing the Artist/Digital Package Search icon 63 and entering any character string allows the user to search for artists and digital packages stored in the user terminal 1. Pressing the Store icon 64 displays a list of stores on the EC site where products can be purchased.

[List of Bonus Tickets]
7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of owned bonus tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention. This can be said to be a screen that is displayed when the above-mentioned bonus ticket icon 43 or the owned bonus ticket list icon 66 is pressed. As shown in Fig. 7, the display screen displays a list of bonus ticket information 71 owned by the user terminal 1. The bonus ticket information 71 may also have a check box 72.

It is preferable that the bonus ticket information 71 displays the artist name, title name, event date, event venue, etc. of the product. Pressing the bonus ticket information 71 for each bonus ticket may display more detailed information about the bonus ticket. If a serial code is received as a bonus ticket, the bonus ticket information 71 may display the artist name, title name, serial code, expiration date, etc. of the product, and pressing the bonus ticket information 71 may display information about events and bonuses that can be applied for using the serial code, information about sites for applications and lotteries, etc.

It is also preferable that the bonus ticket information 71 displayed in the list is a usable bonus ticket. In other words, used bonus tickets and bonus tickets for past events can be hidden. The bonus ticket information 72 displayed in the list may be displayed in chronological order, and bonus tickets to be used in future events may be displayed in a manner that makes it clear that they cannot be used until the day of the event, such as by being grayed out. Also, the check box 72 for bonus tickets to be used in future events may not be selectable.

The process of using a special offer ticket at an event will be described. First, the special offer ticket to be used is selected on the user terminal 1, and the special offer ticket information of the special offer ticket is displayed on the display screen. Specifically, the user presses the check box 72 to select the special offer ticket, and then presses the icon 73 displaying "Use", which displays the special offer ticket information. Next, the user presents the special offer ticket information displayed on the user terminal 1 to a staff member at the event venue. The staff member checks the special offer ticket information displayed on the display screen and performs an input operation on the user terminal 1. Examples of input operations include pressing the "Use" button displayed on the display screen again, swiping the display screen up, down, left, or right, displaying multiple icons and simultaneously pressing and swiping the icons, displaying a specified two-dimensional code on the terminal operated by the staff member and reading it on the user terminal 1, etc. By setting complex input operations, input due to erroneous operations can be prevented.

When the user terminal 1 accepts an input operation, information that the bonus ticket has been used is stored in the user terminal 1 and/or the server device 2. When information that the bonus ticket has been used is stored, the bonus ticket cannot be selected on the user terminal 1 and the bonus ticket information for that bonus ticket cannot be displayed again on the display screen. In other words, the bonus ticket becomes unusable. This makes it possible to prevent the same bonus ticket from being used multiple times. Even if there is no restriction on the redisplay of bonus ticket information, it is preferable that the bonus ticket for which information that it has been used is displayed in a manner that makes it clear that it has been used, such as by displaying the word "Completed" or by changing the "Use" display to black.

The input operation by the attendant may be performed by the user in the presence of the attendant. Alternatively, instead of the input operation by the attendant, a two-dimensional code having identification information of the selected bonus ticket may be generated and displayed on the user terminal 1. In this case, the two-dimensional code may be read by a terminal operated by the attendant and the information may be transmitted to the server device 2, whereby the server device 2 and/or the user terminal 1 may identify the bonus ticket and store the fact that the bonus ticket has been used. In an embodiment of the present invention, a QR code (registered trademark) may be used as the two-dimensional code.

Multiple bonus tickets may be selected for use at the event. The display screen may show the number of tickets selected, for example, "1/3 selected." When multiple bonus tickets are selected, a pop-up screen may be displayed showing messages such as "You will receive a poster," "You can shake hands," and "You can take photos" depending on the number selected, allowing the user to confirm the options that the user can perform at the event using the bonus tickets. In other words, the display is displayed on the user terminal 1 in a manner that allows the user to understand that the options that the user can perform at the event are different.

Furthermore, the user may be able to select one or more bonus tickets and enter a lottery for options and other bonuses that the user can execute. In other words, the system may hold a lottery for bonuses related to content information based on specific information related to product purchases, specific information related to admission to an event, or specific information related to bonuses related to content information. In this case, the lottery method using the bonus tickets may appropriately use a lottery method such as the standard lottery or real-time lottery described above.

In the case of a bonus ticket that can be entered into a lottery, it is preferable that the bonus ticket information 71 displays the artist name of the product, the title name, the details of the lottery that can be entered into, the entry conditions, the application deadline, etc. It is also preferable that the bonus ticket information of the lottery results is displayed on the display screen of the bonus ticket list. When one or more bonus tickets are selected, a pop-up screen saying "You can enter into course A" may be displayed according to the number selected, allowing the user to confirm the lottery course that can be entered into with the selected bonus ticket. In other words, it is displayed on the user terminal 1 in a manner that allows the user to understand that the lotteries that can be entered are different.

[Ticket List]
8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of owned admission tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention. It can be said that this screen is displayed when the above-mentioned admission ticket icon 44 or the owned admission ticket list icon 65 is pressed. As shown in Fig. 8, the display screen displays a list of admission ticket information 81 owned by the user terminal 1. The admission ticket information 81 may also have a check box 82.

It is preferable that the admission ticket information 81 includes the product's artist name, title name, event date, opening and starting times, event venue, etc. Alternatively, the event date, opening and starting times, event venue, etc. may not be displayed in the admission ticket information 81, but may be displayed by pressing the admission ticket information 81. Furthermore, when a serial code is received as an admission ticket, the admission ticket information 81 may display the product's artist name, title name, serial code, expiration date, etc. As described above, it is preferable that pressing the admission ticket information 81 displays information on events and benefits that can be applied for using the serial code, information on sites for applications and lotteries, etc.

It is also preferable that the admission ticket information 81 displayed in the list is a usable admission ticket. In other words, admission tickets that have been used and admission tickets for past events can be hidden. The admission ticket information 81 displayed in the list may be displayed in chronological order, and admission tickets to be used for future events may be displayed in a manner that makes it clear that they cannot be used until the day of the event, such as by being grayed out. Also, it may be possible to make it impossible to press the check box 82 for admission tickets to be used for future events.

The process of using an admission ticket at an event will be described below. The process of using an admission ticket can be applied to the process of using a bonus ticket at the event described above by substituting an admission ticket for the bonus ticket, so overlapping parts will be omitted where appropriate. First, the admission ticket to be used is selected on the user terminal 1, and the admission ticket information for that ticket is displayed on the display screen.

Next, the user presents the admission ticket information displayed on their user terminal 1 to a staff member at the event venue. The staff member checks the admission ticket information displayed on the display screen and performs an input operation on the user terminal 1. When the input operation is accepted by the user terminal 1, information that the admission ticket has been used is stored in the user terminal 1 and/or the server device 2. When the information that the admission ticket has been used is stored, the admission ticket is selected on the user terminal 1, and it is made impossible to display the admission ticket information of the admission ticket again on the display screen. In other words, the admission ticket becomes unusable. This makes it possible to prevent the same admission ticket from being used multiple times.

Note that it is preferable that the admission tickets displayed in the list of owned admission tickets are admission tickets that guarantee admission to the event. Furthermore, if there are admission tickets that have been entered into a lottery for an event in which the user wishes to participate, it is preferable that an icon such as "lottery in progress" is displayed in the admission ticket information 81. Furthermore, if the right to enter the event is not obtained as a result of the lottery, it is preferable that the admission ticket information is not displayed. In other words, the display mode of the admission ticket information 81 can be changed depending on the status of the lottery.

When applying for a lottery for an event, or when seats can be selected based on the number of tickets, multiple tickets can be selected. The display screen can display the number of tickets selected, for example, "1/3 selected." When multiple tickets are selected, a pop-up screen can be displayed, such as "You can change from seat B to seat A" or "You can select your preferred seat," depending on the number selected. In other words, the display on the user terminal 1 is displayed in a manner that enables the user to understand that the tickets available to the user for the event are different.

The above-mentioned bonus tickets and admission tickets are stored in the user terminal 1 and/or the server device 2 in association with the user ID, and can be configured not to be sent to other user terminals 1. The bonus tickets and/or admission tickets may also be configured to be sent to other user terminals 1. In this case, before sending, input of personal information of the user operating the other user terminal 1 to which the gift is to be sent may be accepted, or the gift may be sent only to other user terminals that have entered personal information. Also, a limit may be placed on the number of bonus tickets and/or admission tickets to be sent. The sending of product bonus information including bonus tickets and/or admission tickets will be described in detail in the sending information generation process and the gift sending and gift bonus granting process described below.

[Sending information generation process]
The following describes a gift sending function that allows a user to send part or all of product information to another user terminal according to the number of times given according to predetermined information related to the purchase of the product. The sending information generating process described below is a process for generating sending information for a user who has purchased a product to send part or all of the purchased product information after the product information sending process is executed.

Note that, in the following, a configuration for transmitting content information as a gift to another user terminal will be mainly described, but the configuration can also be applied to a case where product benefit information is transmitted as a gift to another user terminal. In the following, the user terminal operated by the user who sends the gift will be referred to as user terminal 1a, and the other user terminal operated by the user who receives the gift will be referred to as user terminal 1b.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the delivery information generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, a dedicated application is launched on the user terminal 1a by a user operation (step S30). When the user selects a product for which he or she wishes to send a gift, the product selection is accepted on the user terminal 1a (step S31). When the product selection is accepted on the user terminal 1a, the product display screen shown in Figure 5 is displayed. When the user presses the gift icon 45, the selection of the gift to be sent is accepted on the user terminal 1a (step S32).

Next, the user terminal 1a determines whether or not there is a gift that can be sent (step S33). The determination of whether or not there is a gift that can be sent may be performed by the server device 2. If there is no gift that can be sent (NO in step S33), the process ends. If there is no gift that can be sent, it is preferable to prevent the gift icon 45 from being pressed. If there is a gift that can be sent (YES in step S33), the selection of the sending method is accepted (step S34). The sending method is not particularly limited, but can be face-to-face, email, or various SNS.

Here, if there are two or more gifts that can be sent, the user inputs the number of gifts to be sent. When the user terminal 1a accepts the selection of the sending method and the number of gifts to be sent in step S34, a sending information generation request is sent from the user terminal 1a to the server device 2 (step S35). When the server device 2 receives the sending information generation request (step S36), sending information is generated (step S37). The sending information is sent from the server device 2 to the user terminal 1a (step S38), and the sending information is received by the user terminal 1a (step S39). The received sending information is stored in the storage unit 13 of the user terminal 1a. The sending information generation process ends through the processes of steps S30 to S39. Note that step S34 may be omitted.

Here, "sending information" is information for sending all or part of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to another user terminal 1b operated by another user. The sending information may include gift identification information for identifying the gift information described below and information that can identify the user identification information that identifies the user who sent the gift (e.g., a specified character string), and/or a two-dimensional code that can be decoded to obtain information that can identify the gift identification information and the user identification information. After launching the dedicated app, the gift information and the user who sent the gift can be identified by selecting or entering a specified character string or two-dimensional code.

Alternatively, the delivery information may include a URL that can identify the gift information, or a two-dimensional code that can be obtained by decoding the URL. The URL allows other users to access a website for receiving the gift information. In this case, a different URL is set for each piece of gift information and sender user, and when one URL is accessed, the gift information corresponding to that URL can be provided to other users. Accessing the URL may launch a dedicated app.

The server device 2 transmits the gift information specified by the sending information to the other user terminal 1b that has received the selection or input of the sending information. In other words, the other user can receive the gift by selecting or inputting the sending information on the other user terminal 1b. Therefore, when the user generates the sending information, there is no need to input information on the other user or other user terminal 1b to which the gift is to be sent, that is, there is no need to specify the recipient of the gift. This allows the user to generate the sending information easily. In addition, gifts can be sent to a larger number of other users, which is expected to help spread secondary information.

Here, all or part of the product information to be sent to the other user terminal 1b is referred to as "gift information." When content information is sent to the other user terminal 1b as a gift, the gift information includes information on the content, such as the sound source, selected by the user in step S32. In this case, the gift information may include only sound source information, or may also include lyric text, an image of the lyric card, an image of the jacket, and other related content.

In addition, a predetermined usage restriction may be set for the content transmitted to the other user terminal 1b by the gift sending function. For example, the content transmitted to the other user terminal 1b by the gift sending function may be playable within a dedicated app, may be playable on the terminal that received the gift information, the transmission of the gift information to a different terminal may be restricted, only a portion of the content may be playable, or copying of the gift information may be prohibited.

Alternatively, for example, the content transmitted to the other user terminal 1b by the gift sending function may be playable only a predetermined number of times, or may be playable only for a predetermined period of time. In other words, some or all of the product information transmitted to the other user terminal 1b may be available on the other user terminal 1b for a predetermined period of time or a predetermined number of times.

The information received in step S39 includes information that is displayed when sending the delivery information to the other user terminal 1b, depending on the delivery method selected in step S34. For example, in addition to a two-dimensional code and/or a URL, the information includes the artist name, title, download URL of a dedicated app, etc., included in the gift information.

The two-dimensional code and/or URL included in the sending information received in step S39 may be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 1a. For example, when sending a gift to another user in person, the generated two-dimensional code may be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 1a. Also, for example, when sending a gift to another user using a messaging app, the messaging app may be launched and a screen for editing the message content (hereinafter also referred to as a message editing screen) including the generated two-dimensional code and/or URL may be displayed. The user can enter the message and destination information on the message editing screen and send the message including the sending information.

For example, when posting delivery information on an SNS, an SNS application may be launched and a screen for editing the content of the post (hereinafter also referred to as a post editing screen) may be displayed, including the generated two-dimensional code and/or URL. The user can enter text on the post editing screen to post a post including the delivery information. When using an SNS, gifts can be sent without specifying a recipient. In other words, any other user who sees the user's post can receive the gift.

Here, step S33 is judged as YES when the number of gifts that can be sent is 1 or more. In other words, when 1 or more is displayed in the number of gifts that can be sent, the number of gifts that can be sent matches the number displayed in the number of gifts that can be sent. The number of gifts that can be sent 54 is the number of gifts that can be sent that was added in step S20 minus the number of times gifts have been sent to other user terminals 1b. The number of gifts that can be sent 54 may also be managed by setting a flag for each gift and deleting the flag each time a gift is sent. In other words, in the system of the present invention, part or all of the product information is sent to other user terminals 1b only a predetermined number of times, and it is preferable that the predetermined number of times of sending is a number that is assigned according to predetermined information regarding the purchase of the product.

Alternatively, the number of gifts that can be given 54 may be calculated by subtracting the number of times the sound source included in the content information has been downloaded at the user terminal 1a and the number of times gifts have been sent to another user terminal 1b from the number of gifts that can be sent, which was added in step S20. In other words, if the user has purchased the product once, once the user has downloaded the sound source or performed the sending information generation process, the user will not be able to download the sound source or generate the sending information thereafter. Alternatively, the number of gifts that can be given may be added from the second purchase of the product onwards. In this configuration, the user will always be able to download the sound source at least once.

When the number of gifts to be sent is input in step S34 and a sending request is sent in step S35, the number of gifts that can be sent will be the number of gifts that can be sent in step S33 minus the number of gifts input. In other words, the ownership of the content included in the gift information is lost from the user at the time the sending information generation request is sent in step S35. The ownership is transferred once to the system administrator, and then transferred to the user who performed the gift receiving operation through the gift sending and gift benefit granting process. Note that in the system of the present invention, the user who sends a gift cannot restore the gift sent in the sending information generation process to the number of times that the user can send gifts, but can receive the gift sent in the sending information generation process and use the gift.

The delivery information may include a part of the gift information in addition to a two-dimensional code and/or URL that can identify the gift information. The part of the gift information may be content information that can be played by an application other than a dedicated app. For example, if the gift allows the download of a sound source, a part of the sound source (e.g., 15 seconds of a song) can be part of the gift information.

Specifically, the part of the gift information is automatically determined by the server device 2 in step S37 from a predetermined position and a predetermined time for starting playback of the content, which have been set in advance. For example, if it has been set that part of the gift information is to be generated for 15 seconds from the 0 second position in the content, then when a gift is selected in step S32, part of the gift information is generated for 0 to 15 seconds in the content. Alternatively, in step S34, the user may select an arbitrary part of the content by operating the user terminal 1a to generate part of the gift information. However, it is preferable that the arbitrary part that can be selected by the user has a predetermined playback time, such as 15 seconds.

In addition, a portion of the gift information may include content information such as images and videos. Other users who see a post by a user that includes the generated two-dimensional code and/or URL on an SNS or the like can play back a portion of the gift information in another application even if a dedicated app has not been downloaded to the other user terminal 1b, and can view a portion of the gift information before downloading the gift. If a user wishes to obtain a gift after viewing a portion of the gift information, the user can download a dedicated app to his/her own user terminal 1b and perform the gift delivery and gift benefit granting process described below. Note that a portion of the gift information may be made unavailable once all downloadable gifts have been consumed, and there may be no usage restrictions.

[Gift sending and gift benefit granting process]
Next, the gift sending and gift benefit granting process will be described. The gift sending and gift benefit granting process is a process of sending gift information to another user terminal 1b when the sending information is selected or entered in the other user terminal 1b after the sending information is generated in the sending information generating process. The gift sending and gift benefit granting process is also a process of registering that a predetermined benefit is to be granted to the user and/or other users in response to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, and/or determining the predetermined benefit to be granted.

Figure 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the gift delivery and gift benefit granting process according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the delivery information is selected or input on the other user's terminal 1b by operation of the other user (step S40).

When the sending information is selected or input on the user terminal 1b, the selected or input sending information and the user identification information of the other user terminal 1b are transmitted to the server device 2 (step S41). When the sending information is received by the server device 2 (step S42), the gift information corresponding to the sending information and the user identification information of the sender are identified (step S43).

Here, if the delivery information is a predetermined character string and/or a two-dimensional code, the delivery information may be input after starting a dedicated app. For example, first, a dedicated app is started on the other user's terminal 1b. Next, the other user presses the digital package/gift acquisition icon 61 displayed on the display screen of the dedicated app. Then, the other user takes a picture of the two-dimensional code presented by the user who generated the delivery information or inputs a predetermined character string, thereby inputting the delivery information. Alternatively, the other user may input the delivery information by starting the dedicated app and then selecting an image of a two-dimensional code posted on an SNS or the like that has been saved in advance on the other user's terminal 1b.

When the sending information is a URL or the like, the sending information may be input before starting the dedicated app. That is, instead of the processes of steps S40 to S43, the following process may be executed. For example, the other user selects a URL posted on an SNS or the like and accesses a screen or website on which the gift information can be confirmed. Alternatively, the other user may access a screen or website on which the gift information can be requested to be sent. When the other user requests the sending of gift information on the screen or website, the gift information corresponding to the URL and the user identification information of the sender are identified by the server device 2.

When another user applies to send gift information, it may be determined whether or not a dedicated app has been downloaded to user terminal 1b. If the dedicated app has been downloaded to user terminal 1b, the dedicated app is launched on user terminal 1b. If the dedicated app has not been downloaded to user terminal 1b, a screen prompting the user to download the dedicated app is displayed on user terminal 1b. When the dedicated app is launched, user identification information of the other user terminal 1b is transmitted to server device 2.

Next, the server device 2 determines whether the identified gift information can be transmitted to the user terminal 1b (step S44). If the gift information cannot be transmitted to the user terminal 1b (NO in step S44), the gift delivery and gift benefit granting process ends.

On the other hand, if the gift information can be transmitted to user terminal 1b (YES in step S44), the gift information is transmitted to user terminal 1b (step S45). User terminal 1b receives the transmitted gift information (step S46). This allows content such as audio included in the gift information to be used by downloading or the like in user terminal 1b. It is also preferable that the sent gift information, the user identification information of the sender, and other user identification information of the recipient are stored in association with each other in server device 2.

The processing of step S44 can be executed as follows. In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of times gift information can be sent from the server device 2 to the user terminal 1b using one sending information is limited to the number of gifts input in step S34. That is, in step S44, it may be determined whether the identified gift information satisfies a predetermined condition related to the gift information. An example of the predetermined condition related to the gift information is whether the number of times sending information has been received in step S42 has reached the number of gifts input in step S34. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the gift information is not sent.

Therefore, in step S42, if the number of times that the sending information has been received at the time when the sending information is received is equal to or greater than the number of gifts input in step S34, it can be determined that the gift information cannot be sent to user terminal 1b. On the other hand, in step S42, if the number of times that the sending information has been received is less than the number of gifts input in step S34, it can be determined that the gift information can be sent to user terminal 1b. For example, when the same or multiple users send the same sending information to server device 2, the gift information is sent from server device 2 to user terminal 1b until the number of gifts input is reached.

The gift information may also be transmittable to another user terminal 1b on which a dedicated app has been downloaded. Furthermore, in step S44, the determination as to whether the identified gift information is transmittable to user terminal 1b may be based on whether a predetermined condition related to the other user to whom the gift information is to be transmitted is satisfied, or based on whether another predetermined condition related to the gift information is satisfied.

Examples of the specified conditions related to other users include the user who generated the sending information, a user preset by the administrator, a user who has received the gift information a specified number of times, etc. Examples of the specified conditions related to the gift information include a specified period outside the sales period of the product related to the gift information, a specified period outside the generation of the sending information, etc. When other specified conditions related to the gift information are set, in step S41, information related to the time is sent to the server device 2 together with the sending information.

After receiving the gift information in step S46, when the gift information is used on user terminal 1b (step S47), usage information including the fact that the gift has been used on user terminal 1b is transmitted from user terminal 1b to server device 2 (step S48). Examples of the use of gift information include downloading all or part of the received gift information, or, if the gift information has a lottery function, entering a lottery, etc.

When the server device 2 receives the usage information (step S49), it refers to a gift benefit table registered in advance in the server device 2 and determines whether a predetermined first condition and/or a predetermined second condition for granting gift benefit information is met (step S50). If the predetermined first condition and/or the predetermined second condition is not met (NO in step S50), the benefit granting process ends.

On the other hand, if the first and/or second conditions are met (YES in step S50), the gift benefit table is referenced to identify a first benefit to be granted to the user who sent the gift and/or a second benefit to be granted to the user who received the gift (step S51). The server device 2 then stores the identified first benefit in association with the user who sent the gift and/or the identified second benefit in association with the user who received the gift (step S52). This causes the server device 2 to register that the first benefit will be granted to the user and/or that the second benefit will be granted to another user. The gift sending and gift benefit granting process is completed through steps S40 to S52.

The gift benefit table stores a first condition for granting a first benefit to a user in association with the content of the first benefit to be granted to the user when the first condition is satisfied. The gift benefit table also stores a second condition for granting a second benefit to another user in association with the content of the gift benefit to be granted to the other user when the second condition is satisfied.

Examples of the predetermined first condition for granting a first privilege to a user, or the predetermined second condition for granting a second privilege to another user, include, for example, sending part or all of the product information to the other user terminal 1b, using part or all of the received product information on the other user terminal 1b, accepting input of information related to a privilege to be granted to the user through an operational input to the other user terminal 1b, the number of times part or all of the product information has been sent to the other user terminal 1b being less than a predetermined number of times, the number of times the sending user has sent part or all of the product information to the other user terminal being more than a predetermined number of times, and the time when part or all of the product information was sent to the other user terminal 1b being within a predetermined period of time.

The specified first condition or the specified second condition may be any one of the above examples, or may be a combination of any two or more of the above examples. In addition, the specified second condition may be the same as the first condition, or may be a different condition.

For example, if the predetermined first condition is that part or all of the product information has been sent to another user terminal 1b, steps S47 to S49 can be omitted, and in step S46, it can be determined that the predetermined first condition is met when the gift information is received by user terminal 1b. Also, if the predetermined first condition is that part or all of the received product information has been used by another user terminal 1b, it can be determined in step S49 that the predetermined first condition is met when the usage information is received by server device 2.

For example, if the predetermined first condition is that input of information regarding a benefit to be granted to the user has been received through operational input to the other user terminal 1b, steps S47 to S49 can be omitted, and it can be determined that the predetermined first condition is met when input of information regarding a benefit to be granted to the user has been received at the user terminal 1b or the server device 2 through operational input to the other user terminal 1b. Note that in an embodiment of the present invention, the benefit granted to the user through operational input to the other user terminal 1b can be granted as points by the other user who received the gift to the user who sent the gift to express gratitude. The points granted can be increased or decreased depending on the degree of gratitude.

The uses of points are not particularly limited. For example, points may be used like actual currency when purchasing products, or points may be used to increase various upper limits, increase lottery odds by a certain percentage, or remove various restrictions, depending on the amount of points.

For example, if the predetermined first condition is that the number of times that part or all of the product information is transmitted to another user terminal 1b is less than a predetermined number, the server device 2 stores the gift information, the identification information of the other user who received the gift information, and the number of times that the gift information was transmitted in association with each other, making it possible to determine whether the predetermined first condition is satisfied. If the number of times that the predetermined gift information is transmitted to the other user terminal 1b is less than a predetermined number, it can be determined that the predetermined first condition is satisfied. Similarly, if the number of times that the predetermined gift information is received at user terminal 1b is less than a predetermined number, it can be determined that the predetermined first condition is satisfied. This makes it possible to more actively spread the gift information to users who are unaware of the product related to the gift information or users who have received gift information only a few times. In this case, steps S47 to S49 can be omitted.

For example, if the specified first condition is that the sending user has sent part or all of the product information to another user terminal a specified number of times or more, the sent gift information, the sending user identification information, and the number of times the gift information was sent are stored in association with each other in the server device 2. Then, by tallying up the number of times the gift information associated with the sending user has been sent, it becomes possible to determine whether the specified first condition is met. Furthermore, if the tallied number of times for one piece of gift information or for a specific piece of gift information is equal to or greater than the specified number of times, it can be determined that the specified first condition is met.

For example, if the predetermined first condition is that the time when part or all of the product information is transmitted to another user terminal 1b is within a predetermined period, storing information regarding the time when the gift information was transmitted in step S45 makes it possible to determine whether the predetermined first condition is satisfied. If the time when the gift information was transmitted in step S45 is within the predetermined period, it can be determined that the predetermined first condition is satisfied. In addition, the time information, the sent gift information, the sender's user identification information, the recipient's user identification information, and the number of times the gift information was transmitted may be stored in association with each other in the server device 2, and if the number of times stored within the predetermined period is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, it may be determined that the predetermined first condition is satisfied.

Here, the "gift benefit information" stored in the gift benefit table is not particularly limited as long as it is information about a benefit that encourages the user and/or other users to send part or all of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to other user terminals 1b, but it may be not only information that can be sent to the user terminal and/or other user terminals, but also tangible objects other than information such as prizes, coupons, and currency. In addition, it may be either related or unrelated to the content included in the product information. In addition, the first benefit granted to the user and the second benefit granted to other users may be the same or different. In addition, the benefit included in the gift benefit information may be the same benefit as the benefit included in the product benefit information.

The first benefit and/or second benefit included in the gift benefit information may be, for example, the ability to purchase a specific product before a specific sales date, the ability to purchase a specific product, the ability to increase the upper limit of the number of specific products that can be purchased and/or the ability to hold a specific lottery with a specific higher probability of winning. In addition, a specific point may be awarded as a benefit. The first benefit or the second benefit may be awarded each time a specific first condition or a specific second condition is satisfied, or the first benefit or the second benefit awarded may be changed depending on the degree to which the specific first condition or the specific second condition is satisfied.

Note that the specified products may include products from the artist included in the gift information, products from the same agency as the artist included in the gift information, etc., but are not limited to any particular products as long as they are associated by the administrator with the first benefit and/or the second benefit. In addition, the use of the specified points is not particularly limited, and they can be used in the same way as the points described above.

A process is described that allows a user and/or other users to purchase a specific product before a specific sales date. For example, if the general sales date is December 1st, a user who has been granted a special benefit can be associated with a user ID and registered in the server device 2 so that purchases are permitted from November 1st. At this time, an upper limit may be set for the number of products that can be purchased.

A process for allowing a user and/or other users to purchase a specified product will be described. For example, if the number of products sold is 5,000, 100 of these can be reserved for users who have been granted a special benefit. In other words, for general users, sales will end when 4,900 products have been sold, but users who have been granted a special benefit can purchase products from the reserved 100. Even if the number of products sold reaches 5,000, users who have been granted a special benefit may be able to purchase additional products. For example, a product may be set that can only be purchased by users who have been granted a special benefit.

Furthermore, the first benefit and/or second benefit included in the gift benefit information may be, for example, an increase in the upper limit of the number of times that part or all of the product information can be transmitted to another user terminal 1b in association with one sending information, when the number of times that part or all of the product information can be transmitted to another user terminal 1b is stored. Specifically, in step S34, when an upper limit is set for the number of gifts that can be associated with one sending information, the number of gifts that can be input can be increased.

[Digital package acquisition process]
In the above embodiment, the product information transmission process in Fig. 4 is described as a case where a product is purchased from a store's EC site, but the system of the present invention can also be applied to products purchased in a physical store as long as the products have product information. In this case, a two-dimensional code or a serial code including identification information that can identify one piece of product information is attached to the product that can be purchased in the physical store.

In this case, the digital package/gift acquisition icon 61 is pressed to acquire the digital package. The camera of the user terminal 1 is started and a picture of the two-dimensional code attached to the product is taken, or a picture of the two-dimensional code attached to the product is selected, which reads the two-dimensional code and inputs the identification information. Alternatively, the serial code information may be input directly. The input two-dimensional code or serial code information is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the server device 2. When the server device 2 identifies the corresponding product information from the identification information contained in the received information, the processes of steps S13 to S21 are executed.

The product information transmitted in response to information input from a two-dimensional code or serial code attached to an actual product may be different from the product information of a product purchased from a store's EC site. For example, restrictions may be placed on audio downloads and gift additions. Furthermore, the transmission of product information from the server device 2, which is executed by inputting a two-dimensional code or the like, is executed only when the server device 2 receives the input information for the first time. In other words, if the server device 2 receives the input information for the second or subsequent time, the server device 2 does not transmit product information to the user terminal 1. This makes it possible to prevent the transmission of more content information and product benefit information to the user than the product being purchased.

[sales management]
In the embodiment of the present invention, personal information such as name, date of birth, prefecture of residence, and gender can be registered in the dedicated app as user information. Such information is also called user type. In addition, the number of purchases of products, the purchase date, whether or not sound source downloads have been made, and information regarding gifts are stored in the server device 2. Therefore, the administrator can aggregate and display various information regarding products on the administrator terminal 3. For example, the total number of products sold, the number of products purchased per person, the purchase date of the products, the number of times sound source downloads have been made in the dedicated app, the number of times users have gifted, the number of times gift recipients have used the content, the age, gender, and place of residence of the purchasing user can be managed. This allows the administrator to easily manage the sales situation. In addition, the administrator can easily check the correlation between events and sales numbers.

In the above embodiment of the invention, the server device 2 executes the product information transmission process, delivery information generation process, and gift delivery and gift benefit granting process, and stores various information. However, this may be achieved by distributed ledger technology using blockchain. The blockchain network may be constructed as a private network or a public network. By managing information using blockchain, security is maintained and users are guaranteed ownership rights over the digital package. This makes it possible to prevent the unauthorized resale of content information and product benefit information. Examples of information stored in the digital package by blockchain include the serial code of the digital package itself, the sales channel ID of the distributor, the sales channel store ID of the sales store, the user ID, and the price of the digital package.

In addition, in the above embodiment of the invention, a configuration for downloading content has been described, but content may also be acquired by streaming. When acquiring content by streaming, a limit may be placed on the number of times that content can be streamed, similar to the number of times that content can be downloaded.

According to the present invention, a part or all of the product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user can be transmitted to another user terminal. Furthermore, when sending information is selected or entered on another user terminal, a part or all of the product information can be transmitted to the other user terminal, so when generating the sending information, there is no need to specify another user to whom a part or all of the product information is to be transmitted. Therefore, since a product purchased by a user can be transmitted to other users, whether specific or unspecified, an increase in the fan base can be expected. Furthermore, a part or all of the product information can be provided to users who have not purchased the product. This allows for new marketing to expand the market.

According to the present invention, part or all of the product information is transmitted to other user terminals only a predetermined number of times, and the predetermined number of transmissions is a number granted according to predetermined information regarding the purchase of the product, so that, for example, a user who has purchased a product multiple times can utilize unused products. In addition, the user can be encouraged to purchase more products. Furthermore, according to the present invention, restrictions are placed on playback of content information transmitted from a user terminal to other user terminals, so the rights of artists and content holders can be protected.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to register that a first benefit will be given to a user in response to satisfaction of a predetermined first condition, and/or to prompt the user to transmit part or all of the product information corresponding to a product purchased by the user to another user terminal in order to determine the first benefit to be given to the user in response to satisfaction of the predetermined first condition. Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to register that a second benefit will be given to another user in response to satisfaction of a predetermined second condition, and/or to prompt the other user to transmit part or all of the product information to another user terminal in order to determine the second benefit to be given to the other user in response to satisfaction of the predetermined second condition.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the predetermined first condition and/or the predetermined second condition is that part or all of the product information has been transmitted to another user terminal, that part or all of the received product information has been used at another user terminal, that input of information regarding a benefit to be granted to the user has been received via an operational input at another user terminal, and/or that the number of times part or all of the product information has been transmitted to another user terminal is less than a predetermined number of times. This is expected to encourage other users who do not use the system or use the system infrequently to use the system, thereby revitalizing the system.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to sell products on the Internet that include content information, information about admission tickets for an event related to the content information, and/or information about bonus tickets to be used at the event. According to the present invention, administrators and the like can flexibly distribute various types of product bonus information to users. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide users with products with a wide variety of variations. This can increase user satisfaction and purchasing motivation. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily distribute a planned number of admission tickets for an event. According to the present invention, it is possible to distribute digital bonuses at a specified time, making it possible to conduct time-limited campaigns.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, a system that does not burden the environment can be provided, as a large number of CDs are no longer discarded as a result of the conventional purchase of large numbers of CDs. According to the present invention, admission tickets and/or bonus tickets for an event are managed by a user ID linked to the user terminal 1, so that it is possible to prevent the admission tickets and/or bonus tickets from being illegally transferred to other user terminals. This makes it possible to prevent the resale of admission tickets and/or bonus tickets. Furthermore, according to the present invention, products can be distributed online, so there is no need to control the inventory and logistics of actual products.

1: User terminal 2: Server device 3: Administrator terminal
4: Communication network 11: Control unit 12: Main memory 13: Storage unit 14: Input device 15: Display device 16: Communication interface 21: Control unit 22: Main memory
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Claims (13)

1. A system having at least one computing device,
a sending information generating means for generating sending information for sending a part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by a user to another user terminal operated by another user, by operating the user terminal;
The system further comprises a transmitting means for transmitting a part or all of the product information to another user terminal when delivery information is selected or entered at the other user terminal. a transmission means for transmitting a part or all of the product information to another user terminal only a predetermined number of times;
The system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of transmissions is a number given in response to predetermined information regarding the purchase of a product. The system according to claim 1 or 2, in which some or all of the product information transmitted to other user terminals is available on other user terminals for a specified period or a specified number of times. The system of claim 1 further comprises a first benefit granting means for registering that a first benefit will be granted to a user in response to a first predetermined condition being satisfied, and/or for determining a first benefit to be granted to a user in response to a first predetermined condition being satisfied. The system of claim 1 further comprises a second benefit granting means for registering that a second benefit will be granted to another user in response to the satisfaction of a second predetermined condition, and/or for determining a second benefit to be granted to another user in response to the satisfaction of a second predetermined condition. The system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the predetermined first condition and/or the predetermined second condition is that part or all of the product information has been transmitted to another user terminal, that part or all of the received product information has been used at another user terminal, that input of information regarding a benefit to be given to the user has been accepted by operating the other user terminal, and/or that the number of times part or all of the product information has been transmitted to another user terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined number of times. The system of claim 4 or 5, wherein the first benefit and/or the second benefit is that the user and/or other users can purchase a specified product before a specified sales date, can purchase a specified product, can purchase a specified product by increasing the upper limit of the number of the specified product that can be purchased, and/or can hold a specified lottery with a winning probability that is increased by a specified percentage for a specified lottery. a number storage means for storing a number of times that part or all of the product information can be transmitted to another user terminal in association with one delivery information;
The system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first benefit and/or the second benefit is to increase an upper limit on the number of times that transmission can be performed. 1. A method implemented in a system having at least one computing device, comprising:
a sending information generating step of generating sending information for transmitting a part or all of product information corresponding to a product purchased by the user to another user terminal operated by another user through an operation on the user terminal;
and a transmitting step of transmitting a part or all of the product information to another user terminal when delivery information is selected or entered at the other user terminal. 1. A system having at least one computing device,
A transmitting means for transmitting a part or all of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to another user terminal operated by another user;
The system includes a first benefit granting means for registering that a first benefit will be granted to a user in response to a first predetermined condition regarding the transmission of product information to another user terminal being satisfied, and/or for determining a first benefit to be granted to the user in response to the first predetermined condition being satisfied. 1. A system having at least one computing device,
A transmitting means for transmitting a part or all of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to another user terminal operated by another user;
The system includes a second benefit granting means for registering that a second benefit will be granted to another user in response to a specified second condition regarding the transmission of product information to another user terminal being satisfied, and/or for determining a second benefit to be granted to the other user in response to the specified second condition being satisfied. 1. A method implemented in a system having at least one computing device, comprising:
A transmission step of transmitting a part or all of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to another user terminal operated by another user;
The method includes a first benefit granting step of registering that a first benefit will be granted to the user in response to satisfaction of a predetermined first condition regarding the transmission of product information to another user terminal, and/or a first benefit granting step of determining a first benefit to be granted to the user in response to satisfaction of the predetermined first condition. 1. A method implemented in a system having at least one computing device, comprising:
A transmission step of transmitting a part or all of the product information corresponding to the product purchased by the user to another user terminal operated by another user;
The method includes a second benefit granting step of registering that a second benefit will be granted to another user in response to a second specified condition regarding the transmission of product information to another user terminal being satisfied, and/or a second benefit granting step of determining a second benefit to be granted to another user in response to the second specified condition being satisfied.

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