JP2018124346A - Audio content distribution server and user terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio content distribution system capable of easily distributing audio content via a cloud environment. SOLUTION: The voice content distribution server of the present invention is configured to be communicable with a user terminal via a network, and stores user identification information and content to be distributed and non-distributed among voice contents received from the user terminal. A storage unit to be distributed, a classification unit that puts a distribution flag on the distribution target content and a non-distribution flag on the non-distribution target content, and whether the request from the user terminal specifies the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content. Depending on the distribution flag or non-distribution flag, the list creation unit that creates the distribution target list or non-distribution target list, and the distribution target or non-distribution target list are sent to the user terminal for display, and the distribution target or non-distribution target is displayed. It includes a transmission unit that transmits the distribution target or non-distribution target content selected by the user terminal based on the target list to the user terminal. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio content distribution server and a user terminal, and more particularly to an audio content distribution server and a user terminal that distribute audio content via the Internet.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a toy that provides an effect as if a doll utters a voice by providing a storage device in a doll and reproducing audio data recorded in advance in the storage device (for example, patents) Reference 1).

  Further, as an audio content distribution server and user terminal for distributing audio content via the Internet, an audio content held by an audio content distribution server on the cloud is distributed to a user terminal, and the audio content is selectively reproduced. is there. For example, in a game system, an audio content is stored in a game server on a cloud, the audio content is downloaded to a user terminal, and the audio content is selectively reproduced in accordance with the use situation of weapons on the game. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-301942 A JP 2012-217857 A

  However, the toy disclosed in Patent Document 1 is only a technique for reproducing audio data recorded in advance in a doll storage device. The audio data reproducible in this toy is limited to that recorded in the storage device of the doll, and there is a risk that the user will get bored.

  Further, in the game system disclosed in Patent Document 2, the audio content that can be obtained by the user is limited when downloading the audio content via the Internet. Therefore, on the user terminal side, the downloaded audio content is modified to change the sound quality of the acoustic weapon on the game, or the voice stored by the user using the microphone is changed to be comical for the user. It has been done to generate voice. That is, in the game system of Patent Document 2, since the types of audio content that can be obtained by downloading are limited, audio content that satisfies the user cannot be provided.

  An object of the present invention is to enable abundant variations of audio content to be distributed via a cloud environment, satisfy the needs of all users who wish to use the audio content, and easily distribute a variety of audio content to anyone. It is to provide an audio content distribution server and a user terminal that make it possible.

  In order to achieve the above object, an audio content distribution server according to the present invention is an audio content distribution server capable of communicating with at least one user terminal via a network, and includes user identification information and audio received from the user terminal. Among the contents, a server-side storage unit that stores distribution target contents that are desired to be distributed and non-distribution target contents that are not desired to be distributed, and can be distributed to the distribution target contents. If the request from the user terminal specifies the content to be distributed, and a classification unit that adds a non-distribution flag indicating that the non-distribution target content is not allowed to be distributed. A distribution target list of distribution target contents is created based on the flag, and the request from the user terminal When non-distribution target content is specified, a list creation unit that creates a non-distribution target list of non-distribution target content based on a non-distribution flag, and transmits the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list to the user terminal. And a transmission unit that transmits the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content selected by the user terminal based on the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list to the user terminal.

  In the audio content distribution server of the present invention, the sound source of the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content may be a sound generated in nature, a human voice, or an artificially synthesized sound effect.

  In the audio content distribution server of the present invention, the server-side storage unit associates and stores goods information of goods purchased by a user with the user identification information, and the transmission unit is associated with the goods information. The distribution target content may be transmitted only to the user terminal having the user identification information.

  In order to achieve the above object, a user terminal according to the present invention is a user terminal capable of communicating with an audio content distribution server via a network, and a request for specifying content to be distributed to the audio content distribution server or A request transmission unit that transmits a request specifying non-distribution target content, and a list that receives a distribution target list of distribution target content or a non-distribution target list of non-distribution target content from the audio content distribution server in response to the request A receiving unit; a display unit that displays the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list received from the audio content distribution server; and a distribution target content selected from the distribution target list from the audio content distribution server. , Select from the non-distribution target list An audio content receiving unit that receives the non-distribution target content from the audio content distribution server, and an audio output unit that outputs the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content received from the audio content distribution server to an audio output device; It is characterized by providing.

  In the user terminal of the present invention, the acoustic output device includes a sensor information receiving unit that receives sensor information from a sensor that detects a user's movement, and the acoustic output unit is distributed according to the output of the sensor. The content or the non-distribution target content may be transmitted to the sound output device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to distribute a wide variety of audio contents via a cloud environment, satisfy the needs of all users who wish to use the audio contents, and easily distribute various audio contents to anyone. It is possible to realize an audio content distribution system that makes it possible.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the audio | voice content delivery system 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the audio | voice content table stored in the memory | storage part of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions when using the user terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention for upload of an audio | voice content. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions when using the user terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention for downloading of audio | voice content. It is a functional block diagram in the case of using the user terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention for downloading of audio | voice content. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the initial operation | movement of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the audio | voice content upload process of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the upload screen for demonstrating the audio | voice content upload process of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the audio | voice content download process of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the download screen for demonstrating the audio | voice content download process of the audio | voice content delivery server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the user terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st usage pattern of the audio | voice content delivery system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 2nd usage pattern of the audio | voice content delivery system of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Outline of audio content distribution system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an audio content distribution system 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the audio content distribution system 1 includes an audio content distribution server 100 and at least one user terminal 200 and 300 that are arranged to be communicable with each other via a network NT.

  Here, the network NT is a communication network such as the Internet. In the audio content distribution system 1, the user terminal 200 uploads audio content from the user terminal 200 to the audio content distribution server 100 via the network NT, and the audio content distribution server 100 manages the uploaded audio content. The user terminal 300 can download the audio content from the audio content distribution server 100. Here, the sound includes sounds generated in nature, human voices (voices), artificially synthesized sound effects, etc., but if the sound is an audible band sound or a non-audible band sound appealing to human hearing, However, it is not limited to these. The artificially synthesized sound effect is, for example, a voice generated by a robot or a sound corresponding to a hand shaken.

  That is, the audio content distribution system 1 can exchange audio content between the audio content distribution server 100 and the user terminals 200 and 300 in a cloud environment via the network NT. In this case, the user terminal 200 is mainly used for uploading audio contents, and the user terminal 300 is mainly used for downloading audio contents. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user terminal 300 may be used mainly for uploading audio content, and the user terminal 200 may be used mainly for downloading audio content. One user terminal 200 or one user terminal 300 mainly uses audio content. Both uploading and downloading may be performed.

  In addition, a speaker 301 and an acceleration sensor 302 are connected to the user terminal 300 so as to communicate with each other. The speaker 301 is an example of the sound output device of the present invention, and the acceleration sensor 302 is an example of the sensor of the present invention. The user terminal 300 outputs the audio content acquired from the audio content distribution server 100 via the network NT to the speaker 301 by a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  In FIG. 1, the communication form between the audio content distribution server 100 and the network NT is illustrated as a wired connection, the communication form between the network NT and the user terminals 200 and 300 is illustrated as a wireless connection, and the user terminal 300 Although the connection between the speaker 301 and the acceleration sensor 302 is shown as a short-range wireless connection, the communication connection method is not limited to that shown in the figure, and may be connected by various other communication methods.

  Further, in FIG. 1, for ease of explanation, the user terminal 200 is illustrated as a desktop computer and the user terminal 300 is illustrated as a smartphone. However, the user terminals 200 and 300 are both a desktop computer and a notebook. An information processing terminal that can be connected to a cloud environment such as a computer, a smartphone, a tablet, or an electronic book. Furthermore, the audio content distribution server 100 may be a server group (not shown) including a plurality of servers.

<Configuration of audio content distribution server>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the audio content distribution server 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The audio content distribution server 100 is an audio content distribution server that can communicate with at least one user terminal 200, 300 via the network NT.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the audio content distribution server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 120, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 130, and a server-side storage including, for example, a hard disk drive. A storage unit 140 serving as a unit and an interface 150 for performing wired communication or wireless communication, each having a computer configuration connected via a bus 160.

  The CPU 110 functions as a control unit that comprehensively controls the operation and various processes of the audio content distribution server 100, reads a server program stored in the ROM 120 in advance into the RAM 130, uses the RAM 130 as a work memory, and the CPU 110 and the server The audio content distribution operation is performed in cooperation with the program.

  In the storage unit 140, the user ID (Identification) as user identification information and the distribution target content desired to be distributed among the audio contents received from the user terminal and the distribution target are not desired. Stores non-distributed content. That is, in the storage unit 140, a user information database (hereinafter also referred to as “user information DB”) 140 u that stores user IDs (user identification information) of the user terminals 200 and 300, and for uploading from the user terminal 200. An audio content database (hereinafter also referred to as “audio content DB”) 140m that stores the received audio content is constructed.

  Here, the audio content is the content to be distributed that is desired to be widely distributed to a third party by the user, and the target to be distributed to a third party other than the user who is limited to the user's own use. Content that is not desired to be distributed.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for realizing the audio content distribution operation by the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100. As shown in FIG. 3, functional units realized by the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 according to the server program include a classification unit 111, a list creation unit 112, a transmission unit 113, and an audio content management unit 114. Including. That is, the audio content distribution server 100 is realized by installing the above-described server program (software) in the RAM 130 of the computer (hardware), and the hardware is controlled by the server program so that the hardware and software are By cooperating, each functional unit is realized.

  The classification unit 111 is a functional unit that classifies the distribution target content and the non-distribution target content. If the audio content received from the user terminal 200 via the interface (I / F) 150 is the distribution target content, A distribution flag is attached to the content. On the other hand, when the audio content received from the user terminal 200 is non-distribution target content, the classification unit 111 attaches a non-distribution flag to the audio content.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the classification unit 111 performs a user ID (U0001; U0002; U0003) for a content ID (MC0001; MC0002; MC0003; MC0004; MC0005; MC0006 ... MC0009; MC000n) of the audio content. U0004; U0005; U0006 ... U0001; U000m), flag (1 (distribution flag); 0 (non-distribution flag)), goods type code as goods information (G0001; G0002; G0003; G0004 ...), and voice type code An audio content table T linked with (MG; MG, TC; AD, MG; SE... MG; TC) is created.

  For example, G0001 is a goods type code indicating the doll A, G0002 is a goods type code indicating the poster B, G0003 is a goods type code indicating the doll C, and G0004 is a goods type indicating the poster Z. Suppose it is a code.

  Also, for example, MG is a voice type code indicating morning greetings (Morning Greetings), TC is a voice type code indicating take-off greetings (Take Care), and DG is a daytime greetings (Daytime Greetings). WH is a voice type code indicating a welcome greeting, NG is a voice type code indicating a nighttime greeting (Nighttime Greetings), and AD is an advertisement (Advertisement). It is assumed that SE is a sound type code indicating a sound effect. If the audio type code is not attached, it indicates that the type of audio content cannot be identified.

  The voice type code may be input by the user, or a condition table in which words such as words and voice type codes are associated with each other in advance is stored in the storage unit 140. An audio type code may be assigned to the audio content. For example, in the condition table, the word “good morning” is associated with a voice type code (MG) indicating that the voice is “greeting in the morning”. As a result, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 performs audio recognition on the audio content and, when the word “good morning” is recognized, refers to the condition table and determines that it is “morning greeting”. The audio content code (MG) is assigned to the audio content and registered in the audio content table T.

  In the audio content table T, since the goods type code of the goods purchased by the user is associated with the user ID, the transmission unit 113 sends the user terminal 300 having the user ID associated with the goods type code. Only distribution target content can be transmitted. In the audio content table T, for example, the content ID (MC0001) is the distribution target content (flag “1”) uploaded from the user with the user ID (U0001), and the goods type code (G0001) and the audio type code (MG).

  The content ID (MC0002) is the distribution target content (flag “1”) uploaded from the user of the user ID (U0002), and is associated with the goods type code (G0002) and the type type code (MG, TC). Yes. The content ID (MC0003) is the distribution target content (flag “1”) uploaded from the user of the user ID (U0003), and is associated with the goods type code (G0003) and the audio type code (AD, MG). Yes. The content ID (MC0004) is the content to be distributed (flag “1”) uploaded from the user of the user ID (U0004), and is not associated with the goods type code. The content ID (MC0005) is the content to be distributed (flag “1”) uploaded from the user of the user ID (U0005) and associated with the goods type code (G0005), but is associated with the audio type code. Not. The content ID (MC0006) is the distribution target content (flag “1”) uploaded from the user of the user ID (U0006), and neither the goods type code nor the audio type code is associated with it.

  The content ID (MC0009) is the audio content uploaded from the user with the user ID (U0001), but is the non-distribution target content (flag “0”) and is not associated with the goods type code and is the audio type Associated with code (MG). The content ID (MC000n) is audio content uploaded from the user with the user ID (U000m), but is non-distributed content (flag “0”) and is not associated with the goods type code. Associated with a type code (TC). MC000n in the content ID indicates that the number of audio content may be any integer n. U000m of the user IDs indicates that the number of user IDs may be any integer m.

  Here, the distribution flag is identification information indicating that the audio content is the distribution target content and can be distributed, and the non-distribution flag is the non-distribution target content and the non-distribution target. It is the identification information which shows that. Distribution means a selling action for transferring audio contents for a fee or a sharing action for transferring audio contents free of charge via the network NT. Note that the audio content table T corresponds to the content ID with information related to the sound source of the audio, the title name such as the name of the animation, the character name such as the character of the animation, the voice actor name, the gender of the voice, and various information related to the speech. In such a case, the information may be stored in the storage unit 140. The sound source of the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content is, for example, a sound generated in nature, a human voice, or an artificially synthesized sound effect.

  When the request from the user terminal 300 specifies the distribution target content, the list creation unit 112 creates a distribution target list of the distribution target content based on the distribution flag, and the request from the user terminal selects the non-distribution target content. If specified, a non-distribution target list of non-distribution target content is created based on the non-distribution flag. That is, the list creation unit 112 identifies the distribution target content based on the distribution flag of the audio content table T, creates in advance a distribution target list in which only the distribution target content is collected, and stores the distribution target list in the audio content DB 140m of the storage unit 140. Keep it. Further, the list creation unit 112 identifies the non-distribution target content based on the non-distribution flag of the audio content table T, creates in advance a non-distribution target list in which only the non-distribution target content is collected, and the audio content stored in the storage unit 140 Stored in the DB 140m.

  The transmission unit 113 transmits the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list to the user terminal 300 for display, and displays the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content selected by the user terminal 300 based on the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list. Is transmitted to the user terminal 300. That is, the transmission unit 113 transmits the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list created by the list creation unit 112 to the user terminal 300 via the interface (I / F) 150 and the network NT, and displays the list on the user terminal 300. When the user selects a desired distribution target content or non-distribution target content from the distribution target list or non-distribution target list displayed on the user terminal 300, the transmission unit 113 distributes based on the selected content ID. The content or the non-distribution target content is read from the audio content DB 140m in the storage unit 140 and transmitted to the user terminal 300 via the interface (I / F) 150 and the network NT.

  The audio content management unit 114 manages audio content. For example, the management of the download history of the content to be distributed or the content not to be distributed by the user is performed. Alternatively, whether the sound source of the content to be distributed or non-distributed content is protected by the rights as the voice of the animation production company, the voice of the user's original voice (voice), etc. We will also manage copyright related matters such as voice imitation.

  Moreover, since the goods type code is registered in the audio content table T as described above, the audio content management unit 114 determines that audio contents can be downloaded only to users who have purchased specific goods. It can be performed.

  That is, in the audio content table T, the user of the user ID (U0001) purchases and owns the doll A having the goods type code (G0001), and the user ID (U0001) and the goods type code (G0001) are stored. Associated. Therefore, based on the audio content table T, the transmission unit 113 distributes the user terminal 300 of the user with the user ID (U0001) who owns the doll A identified by the goods type code (G0001). It can be determined that the target content (MC0001) can be downloaded.

  In the audio content table T, the user of the user ID (U0002) purchases and owns the poster B of the goods type code (G0002), and the user ID (U0002) and the goods type code (G0002) are stored. Associated. Therefore, the transmission unit 113 distributes the user terminal 300 of the user with the user ID (U0002) who owns the poster B specified by the goods type code (G0002) based on the audio content table T. It can be determined that the target content (MC0002) can be downloaded.

  Similarly, in the audio content table T, the user of the user ID (U0003) purchases and owns the doll Z of the goods type code (G0003), and the user ID (U0003) and the goods type code (G0003) Is associated. Therefore, the transmission unit 113 distributes the user terminal 300 of the user with the user ID (U0003) who owns the doll C specified by the goods type code (G0003) based on the audio content table T to the user terminal 300. It can be determined that the target content (MC0003) can be downloaded.

  On the other hand, in the audio content table T, the goods type code is not associated with the distribution target content (MC0004). In this case, the transmission unit 113 can determine that the distribution target content (MC0004) can be downloaded regardless of whether or not the user has goods. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transmission unit 113 determines that the distribution target content (MC0004) cannot be downloaded because the goods type code is not associated with the distribution target content (MC0004). Also good.

  In the audio content table T, the user of the user ID (U0005) purchases and owns the poster Z of the goods type code (G0004), and the user ID (U0005) and the goods type code (G0004) are stored. Associated. Therefore, based on the audio content table T, the transmission unit 113 distributes the user terminal 300 of the user with the user ID (U0005) who owns the poster Z specified by the goods type code (G0004). It can be determined that the target content (MC0005) can be downloaded.

  In the audio content table T, the user of the user ID (U0006) can determine that the distribution target content (MC0006) can be downloaded even if the goods type code is not associated and the goods are not owned. .

<Configuration of user terminal>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration when the user terminal 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention is used for audio content upload. The user terminal 200 includes a CPU 210, a ROM 220, a RAM 230, a voice input unit 240, an operation input unit 250, a display unit 260, and an interface 270, which are connected via a bus 280, for example.

  The CPU 210 is a control unit that controls the user terminal 200 as a whole, reads an upload program for uploading audio contents stored in the ROM 220 into the RAM 230, uses the RAM 230 as a work memory, and the CPU 210 and the upload program cooperate with each other. And is configured to perform an audio content upload operation.

  Further, the user terminal 200 is connected to the audio content distribution server 100 via the interface 270 so as to be communicable. The voice input unit 240 is connected to, for example, a microphone, and is an input unit that inputs a voice that the user desires to record when the user records a voice such as a voice. The display unit 250 is a display that displays, for example, a screen used for the user to operate the user terminal 200 to upload audio content and select whether to be distributed or non-distributed. The operation input unit 250 is connected to, for example, a keyboard, a touch input device, or the like, and is an input unit to which detailed information regarding the audio content input by the audio input unit 240 from the user is input. The detailed audio information of the audio content is, for example, information related to audio sound sources, title names such as animation work names, character names such as animation characters, voice actor names, voice gender, and various information related to speech.

  The CPU 210 of the user terminal 200 can upload the audio content input via the audio input unit 240 and the audio detailed information input via the operation input unit 250 to the audio content distribution server 100 via the interface 270 and the network NT. Is possible. Further, the CPU 210 of the user terminal 200 can register a user ID, a goods type code, and a voice type code before or before uploading the voice content to the voice content distribution server 100.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration when the user terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention is used for audio content download. The user terminal 300 includes a CPU 310, a ROM 320, a RAM 330, an interface 340, a display unit 350, an audio output unit 360, a sensor input unit 370, and a storage unit 380, each of which via a bus 400, for example. It is connected.

  The CPU 310 is a control unit that controls the user terminal 300 as a whole, reads a download program for downloading audio contents stored in the ROM 320 into the RAM 330, uses the RAM 330 as a work memory, and the CPU 310 and the download program cooperate with each other. And is configured to perform an audio content download operation.

  Further, the user terminal 300 is connected to the audio content distribution server 100 via the interface 340 so as to be communicable. The display unit 350 is a display that displays various screens and the like used by the user to operate the user terminal 300 to download audio content.

  The audio output unit 360 is connected to an audio output device such as a built-in speaker 390 built in the user terminal 300 and a speaker 301 separate from the user terminal 300, for example, and the audio content downloaded from the audio content distribution server 100 is downloaded. When reproducing, the sound of the audio content is output.

  For example, the sensor input unit 370 is incorporated in the user terminal 300 or the goods, or the acceleration sensor 302 incorporated in the wearable device worn by the user, so that the user terminal 300, the goods or the user in the vicinity of the speaker 301 is used. It is an input part which inputs the sensor information which detects this operation | movement or phenomenon. Note that sensor information from an image sensor, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, or the like disposed in the vicinity of the speaker 301 may be input to the sensor input unit 370 instead of the sensor information from the acceleration sensor 302, for example.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram when the user terminal 300 is used for audio content download. The function units realized by the download program executed by the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 include a request transmission unit 311, a list reception unit 312, an audio content reception unit 313, an acoustic output unit 314, and a sensor information determination unit 315. including.

  The request transmission unit 311 transmits a request for audio content (distribution target content or non-distribution target content) designated by the user of the user terminal 300 to the audio content distribution server 100 via the interface 340.

  The list receiving unit 312 receives the distribution target list of the distribution target content from the audio content distribution server 100 when the audio content corresponding to the request from the user of the user terminal 300 is the distribution target content via the interface 340. When the audio content is a non-distribution target content, the non-distribution target list of the non-distribution target content is received from the audio content distribution server 100.

  The display unit 350 displays the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list received from the audio content distribution server 100 via the list reception unit 312.

  The audio content receiving unit 313 receives the distribution target content selected from the distribution target list displayed on the display unit 350 by the user of the user terminal 300 from the audio content distribution server 100 via the interface 340 and the network NT. Also, the audio content receiving unit 313 receives the non-distribution target content selected from the non-distribution target list displayed on the display unit 350 by the user of the user terminal 300 via the interface 340 and the network NT. Receive from. The audio content receiving unit 313 may receive audio content that is distribution target content or non-distribution target content together with an audio type code. For example, the audio content receiving unit 313 receives the audio content (MC0001) together with the audio type code (MG), and the received audio content (MC0001) together with the audio type code (MG) in the storage unit 380 of the user terminal 300. Store.

  The sound output unit 314 sends the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content received by the audio content reception unit 313 based on the sensor information received from the acceleration sensor 302 by the sensor input unit 370 to the speaker 301 associated with the user terminal 300. Send. Incidentally, the speaker 301 may include a sensor information receiving unit that receives sensor information from the acceleration sensor 302 as a sensor that detects the operation of the user of the user terminal 300.

  The sensor information determination unit 315 determines the sensor information input from the acceleration sensor 302 via the sensor input unit 370, and outputs the sound so that the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content is output to the speaker 301 using the sensor information as a trigger. Command unit 314. The sensor of the present invention may be any sensor as long as it detects the operation or phenomenon of the user or goods in the vicinity of the speaker 301. For example, the sensor of the present invention may be an acceleration sensor built in a wearable device worn by the user in the vicinity of the speaker 301. In this case, the sensor information is a movement of a part of the user's body. Acceleration information representing The sensor of the present invention may be, for example, an image sensor disposed in the vicinity of the speaker 301. In this case, the sensor information is image information representing the movement of the user.

<Initial operation of the audio content distribution server>
With reference to FIG. 8, the initial operation in the previous stage of the audio content distribution processing in the audio content distribution server 100 will be described.

  The CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 enters from the main routine MRT1 and proceeds to step S11. When the user ID is acquired from the user terminal 200 via the network NT and the interface 150, the acquired user ID is registered in the audio content table T. To do. At this time, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 displays a registration screen 410 as shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200. This registration screen 410 is a screen that has transitioned from the main menu of the audio content distribution site by the audio content distribution server 100. On the registration screen 410, registration of the user ID and the like of the user is prompted through a user ID input field 410a for registering a user ID at the time of login and a password input field 410b.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 12, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 displays a selection screen 411 as shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200 and performs an audio content upload process by the user of the user terminal 200. Determine if you have a will. Specifically, when the upload button 411a is selected on the selection screen 411 (step S12: YES), the CPU 110 proceeds to a subroutine SRT1 for performing an upload process. On the other hand, when the download button 411b is selected on the selection screen 411 (step S12: NO), the CPU 110 proceeds to a subroutine SRT2 for performing a download process.

<Audio content upload operation in the audio content distribution server>
A subroutine SRT1 for performing audio content upload processing in the audio content distribution server 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 enters from the subroutine SRT1 and proceeds to step S21, where it is desired that the audio content received from the user terminal 200 is the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content. Determine if you want. At this time, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 causes the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200 to display a distribution inquiry screen 420 for an inquiry regarding distribution as shown in FIG. When the user of the user terminal 200 selects the “Share” button 420a or the “Sell” button 420b from the distribution inquiry screen 420 displayed on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200, the audio content The CPU 110 of the distribution server 100 determines that the audio content is desired to be distributed (step S21: YES), and proceeds to the next step S22.

  In step S <b> 22, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 receives the distribution target content from the user terminal 200. At this time, the CPU 210 of the user terminal 200 displays the audio content selection screen 421 as shown in FIG. 11B on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200. The user of the user terminal 200 selects one of the audio content A button 421a, the audio content B button 421b, and the audio content C button 421c from the audio content selection screen 421 as an upload target.

  Next, in step S23, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 receives the transmitted audio content A selected by the user terminal 200, for example, and registers it as the distribution target content in the audio content DB 140m of the storage unit 140. .

  In step S24, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 adds a distribution target flag to the audio content A when registering in the audio content DB 140m. Thereby, CPU110 of the audio | voice content delivery server 100 completes the upload process of the content for distribution (audio | voice content A) in step S25. At this time, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 displays an upload completion screen 422 as shown in FIG. 11C on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200, and the user has confirmed that the upload has been completed normally. Let them see.

  After step S22, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 displays the sound source type registration screen 423 as shown in FIG. 11D on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200, and the audio content to be uploaded. It may be selected whether or not the sound source is the original voice of the user. The user of the user terminal 200 selects either the “YES” button 423a or the “NO” 423b button from the sound source type registration screen 423 as the sound source type. In this way, by selecting whether or not the user's own original sound is selected in the user terminal 200, the sound content distribution server 100 does not determine whether or not the sound is original sound due to copyright management. It will end. In addition to the sound source type registration screen 423, for example, information related to sound sources, title names such as animation work names, character names such as animation characters, voice actor names, voice gender, and various information related to speech A screen for inputting certain audio detailed information may be displayed.

  On the other hand, in step S21, when the user selects the “share / not sell” button 420c from the distribution inquiry screen 420, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 sets the audio content as the non-distribution target content. It is judged that this is desired (step S21: NO), and the process proceeds to the next step S26.

  In step S <b> 26, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 receives the non-distribution target content from the user terminal 200. At this time, the CPU 210 of the user terminal 200 causes the display unit 260 to display an audio content selection screen 421 as shown in FIG. The user selects one of the audio content A button 421a, the audio content B button 421b, and the audio content C button 421c as an upload target from the audio content selection screen 421.

  Next, in step S27, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 registers, for example, the audio content B received from the user terminal 200 in the audio content DB 140m of the storage unit 140 as the non-distribution target content.

  In step S28, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 adds a non-distribution target flag to the audio content B. Thereby, CPU110 of the audio | voice content delivery server 100 completes the upload process of non-distribution object content (audio | voice content B) in step S25. At this time, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 displays an upload completion screen 422 as shown in FIG. 11C on the display unit 260 of the user terminal 200, and informs the user that the upload has been completed normally. Make them visible.

<Audio content download operation in the audio content distribution server>
The subroutine SRT2 for performing the audio content download processing in the audio content distribution server 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 enters from the subroutine SRT2 and proceeds to step S30, and receives a request for specifying the distribution target content or a request for specifying the non-distribution target content from the user terminal 300.

  At this time, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 causes the display unit 350 to display a list request screen 430 as shown in FIG. The user of the user terminal 300 selects either the distribution target list button 430a or the non-distribution target list button 430b from the list request screen 430.

  In step S31, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 determines whether or not the request received from the user terminal 300 specifies a distribution target list. When the distribution target list button 430a is selected in step S31 (step S31: YES), the CPU 110 proceeds to the next step S32.

  In step S <b> 32, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 creates a distribution target list in which only distribution target contents are collected based on the audio content table T, and transmits the distribution target list to the user terminal 300. As a result, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 displays the distribution target list screen 431 as shown in FIG. 13B on the display unit 350 of the user terminal 300.

  In step S33, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 determines whether a desired audio content selection button 431a or 431b is selected from the distribution target list screen 431 by the user. Here, if neither of the audio content selection buttons 431a and 431b has been selected until the predetermined time has elapsed (step S33: NO), the process is terminated. On the other hand, when either the audio content selection button 431a or 431b is selected in step S33 (step S33: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S34.

  In step S34, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 performs the process of charging a predetermined amount of money when the audio content selection button 431b desired to be sold is selected from the distribution target list screen 431, for example. The process proceeds to step S35.

  However, if the audio content selection button 431a desired to be shared is selected from the distribution target list screen 431, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 proceeds to the next step S35 without performing the charging process.

  In step S35, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 transmits the audio content (MC0001 or MC0002) having the content ID corresponding to the audio content selection button 431a or 431b to the user terminal 300, thereby downloading the distribution target content in step S36. Processing is complete.

  On the other hand, when the request does not specify the distribution target list in step S31, that is, when the non-distribution target list is specified (step S31: NO), the process proceeds to the next step S37.

  In step S <b> 37, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 creates a non-distribution target list in which only non-distribution target content is collected based on the audio content table T, and transmits it to the user terminal 300. Thereby, CPU110 of the audio | voice content delivery server 100 displays the non-distribution object list screen 434 as shown in FIG.13 (C) on the display part 350 of the user terminal 300. FIG.

  In step S38, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 determines whether or not a desired audio content selection button 434a or 434b has been selected from the non-distribution target list screen 434 by the user. Here, if neither of the audio content selection buttons 434a and 434b has been selected until the predetermined time has elapsed (step S38: NO), the processing is terminated. On the other hand, when either the audio content selection button 434a or 434b is selected in step S38 (step S38: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S39.

  In step S39, the CPU 110 of the audio content distribution server 100 transmits the audio content (MC0009 or MC000n) having the content ID corresponding to the audio content selection button 434a or 434b to the user terminal 300, so that the undistributed content in step S40. The download process is complete.

<Audio output operation on user terminal>
The audio output processing MRT2 of the audio content to the speaker 301 in the user terminal 300 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 51, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 transmits a request for downloading the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list to the audio content distribution server 100. Specifically, a request is transmitted in response to selection of either the distribution target list button 430a or the non-distribution target list button 430b from the list request screen 430 displayed on the display unit 350 of the user terminal 300. To do.

  Next, in step S <b> 52, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 receives either the distribution target list screen 431 or the non-distribution target list screen 434 from the audio content distribution server 100.

  In step S53, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 displays either the received distribution target list screen 431 (FIG. 13B) or the non-distribution target list screen 434 (FIG. 13C). The user of the user terminal 300 selects the audio content desired to be downloaded from the distribution target list screen 431 or the non-distribution target list screen 434.

  In step S54, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 designates audio content desired to be downloaded to the audio content distribution server 100, and receives and stores the specified distribution target content or non-distribution target content from the audio content distribution server 100. The data is temporarily stored in the unit 380.

  In step S55, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 determines whether sensor information from the acceleration sensor 302 has been received. If sensor information has not been received before the predetermined time has elapsed (step S54: No), the process is terminated. On the other hand, in step S55, if the sensor information is received until the predetermined time has elapsed (step S54: Yes), the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 proceeds to the next step S56.

  In step S <b> 56, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 reads the audio content stored in the storage unit 380 and outputs the audio content to the built-in speaker 390 or the external speaker 301 via the audio output unit 360.

  In this case, the CPU 310 of the user terminal 300 displays the device selection screen 432 in advance on the display unit 350 as shown in FIG. 13D, and the sound output selection button 432a associated with the built-in speaker 390 or the external One of the sound output selection buttons 432b associated with the speaker 301 is selected by the user.

<Usage>
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a first usage pattern in the audio content distribution system 1. The speaker 301 connected to the user terminal 300 is, for example, a small wireless connection type speaker. The speaker 301 may include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an interface that performs wireless communication with the user terminal 300, and may have a computer configuration that is connected via a bus. A sound output program is stored in the ROM. The audio content received from the user terminal 300 is temporarily stored in the RAM. The CPU functions as a control unit that comprehensively controls the sound output operation of the speaker 301, reads the program stored in the ROM into the RAM, uses the RAM as a work memory, and the CPU and the sound output program cooperate Thus, the sound output operation read from the RAM is performed. In addition to RAM, a microSD card or the like may be used. As a result, the sound can be output by the determination of the CPU of the speaker 301 without waiting for an instruction from the user terminal 300, so that the sound can be output from the speaker 301 more quickly and naturally.

  In this case, the user of the user terminal 300 arranges the speaker 301 near the figure 304 which is a doll imitating a favorite animation character or the like as goods purchased by the user, and is output from the speaker 301. By listening to the audio content, it is possible to have an impression as if the figure 304 is speaking to the user. The goods purchased by the user are not limited to the figure 304, and may be a poster, for example. In that case, the speaker 301 may be incorporated in an instrument for hanging a poster, for example.

  In another modification, the user terminal 300 displays an inquiry screen “Do you want to allow automatic voice download in a wireless environment? (Including special voices and advertisements)”, and the user selects “Yes ”Button may be automatically downloaded from the audio content distribution server 100 to the user terminal 300 in a wireless environment such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). Special voices are, for example, the voices of characters such as animated figures owned by the user, such as “Happy New Year! Nice to meet you this year!”, “Merry Christmas. This audio content is distributed for a limited time so as to give a surprise to the user. The advertisement is an audio content including an advertisement such as “Okaeri! Finally the latest work will be released!

  In another modification, audio content may be output from the speaker 301 at a time or period arbitrarily set by the user of the user terminal 300. For example, the user stores in the storage unit 380 of the user terminal 300 a voice type code (MG) indicating that the voice is “morning greeting” and a clock indicating the time “7:00” at which the audio content is to be reproduced. Information is stored in association with each other. A clock information input unit is provided in the user terminal 300 so that clock information indicating a time from a time measuring device such as a clock or a stopwatch or an elapsed time from a certain time point is input. When the input clock information indicates time “7:00”, the user terminal 300 transmits to the sound output unit 314 an audio content with an audio type code (MG) corresponding to the time “7:00”. Command to output to speaker 301.

  Similarly, for other audio type codes (TC, DG, WH, AD, NG, SE), the time to be reproduced can be set. Thus, the audio content automatically downloaded from the audio content distribution server 100 to the user terminal 300 can be output from the speaker 301 according to the time zone, scene, situation, and the like.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a second usage pattern in the audio content distribution system 1. The wearable device 305 worn by the user incorporates an acceleration sensor 302 as a sensor, for example. Therefore, for example, when the user of the user terminal 300 shakes his / her hand, the acceleration sensor 302 of the wearable device 305 detects the movement of the hand, and the user terminal 300 receives sensor information obtained from the acceleration sensor 302 at that time. With this as a trigger, the sound of the audio content can be emitted from the speaker 301.

The speaker 301 connected to the user terminal 300 may be provided in the same wearable device 305 as the acceleration sensor 302, or may be provided in a separate device from the wearable device 305 provided with the acceleration sensor 302. .
When the speaker 301 is provided in the same wearable device 305 as the acceleration sensor 302, the speaker 301 is, for example, a speaker built in the wearable device 305 worn by the user.

  When the speaker 301 is provided in a device separate from the wearable device 305, the speaker 301 is incorporated in a headset 306 that is a device separate from the wearable device 305 in which the acceleration sensor 302 is incorporated. A speaker may be used, and can communicate with the wearable device 305. Therefore, for example, when the user of the user terminal 300 shakes his / her hand, the acceleration sensor 302 of the wearable device 305 detects the movement of the hand, and the user terminal 300 receives sensor information obtained from the acceleration sensor 302 at that time. With this as a trigger, the sound of the audio content can be emitted from the speaker 301 provided in the headset 306 worn by the user on the head. In this case, since the speaker 301 is located near the user's mouth, the effect is as if the user is emitting audio content.

  In this way, in the audio content distribution system 1, if the audio content distribution server 100 and the user terminals 200 and 300 are used, various audio contents can be easily distributed via the Internet and associated with goods owned by the user. Since the audio content can be downloaded and output, the various needs of the user of the user terminal 300 can be sufficiently satisfied.

  Until now, amateur voice actors have rarely had the opportunity to provide their own sound or the like unless they belong to a voice actor office. However, according to the audio content distribution system 1 of the present invention, Even an amateur voice actor other than a voice actor recognized as the official voice of a character can provide an opportunity to widely provide audio content to third parties.

1 ... Audio content distribution system 100 ... Audio content distribution server 110, 210, 310 ... CPU
120, 220, 320 ... ROM
130, 230, 330 ... RAM
140, 380 ... Storage unit 140u ... User information database 140m ... Audio content database 150, 270, 340 ... I / F
160, 280, 400 ... Bus 200, 300 ... User terminal 210, 310 ... CPU
240 …… Sound input unit 250 …… Operation input unit 260 …… Display unit 301 …… Speaker 302 …… Acceleration sensor 350 …… Display unit 360 …… Sound output unit 370 …… Sensor input unit

Claims (5)

An audio content distribution server capable of communicating with at least one user terminal via a network,
A server-side storage unit that stores user identification information, distribution target content that is desired to be distributed among non-distribution target content that is not desired to be distributed among audio contents received from the user terminal; ,
A classification unit that attaches a distribution flag indicating that distribution is possible to the content to be distributed, and a non-distribution flag that indicates that distribution is not possible to the non-distribution content;
When a request from the user terminal specifies the distribution target content, a distribution target content list is created based on the distribution flag, and a request from the user terminal specifies the non-distribution target content A list creation unit for creating a non-distribution target list of non-distribution target content based on the non-distribution flag;
The distribution target list or the non-distribution target list is transmitted to a user terminal to be displayed, and the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content selected by the user terminal based on the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list is displayed. A transmitter for transmitting to the terminal;
An audio content distribution server comprising: The audio content distribution server according to claim 1, wherein a sound source of the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content is a sound generated in nature, a human voice, or an artificially synthesized sound effect. The server-side storage unit stores goods information of goods purchased by a user in association with the user identification information,
The audio content distribution server according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits the distribution target content only to a user terminal having the user identification information associated with the goods information. A user terminal capable of communicating with an audio content distribution server via a network,
A request transmission unit for transmitting a request for specifying a distribution target content or a request for specifying a non-distribution target content to the audio content distribution server;
A list receiving unit for receiving a distribution target list of distribution target contents or a non-distribution target list of non-distribution target contents from the audio content distribution server in response to the request;
A display unit for displaying the distribution target list or the non-distribution target list received from the audio content distribution server;
Audio content reception for receiving distribution target content selected from the distribution target list from the audio content distribution server and receiving non-distribution target content selected from the non-distribution target list from the audio content distribution server And
A user terminal comprising: an audio output unit that outputs the distribution target content or the non-distribution target content received from the audio content distribution server to an audio output device. The acoustic output device has a sensor information receiving unit that receives sensor information from a sensor that detects a user's operation,
The user terminal according to claim 4, wherein the sound output unit transmits distribution target content or non-distribution target content to the sound output device in accordance with an output of the sensor.

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