WO2002001370A1 - Procede d'affichage de contenus a limitation de temps destine a etre utilise sur un reseau - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a content display technique for displaying content to a user.
- an icon is displayed on the user's terminal, and when an action for the icon is detected, a time display replacement type content received from the network is displayed, and a device capable of using the method. Enter the program. Background art
- banner advertisements In services using the World Wide Web (WWW) on the Internet, web pages viewed by users often contain advertisement images called banner advertisements.
- This banner ad has a link to a web page that allows you to know the details of the advertisement, and users can view the web page by clicking the banner ad image.
- the user since the user originally browses the web page for the purpose of obtaining the information described on the web page, even if there is a banner advertisement, the user does not always notice the banner advertisement, Has limitations.
- the click rate of banner advertisements has been lower than in the early days of the Internet heyday when the use of the WWW exploded, and the banner advertisement method was used. At present, limitations have been pointed out.
- WWW is a mechanism that accesses a server by specifying a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and browses Web pages provided by the server.
- a URL Uniform Resource Locator
- the user can browse the web page once visited. If you specify the same URL, you can browse the same content many times,
- the content of the web page specified in is updated, the content of the updated content can be viewed.
- it is generally known that once registered in a bookmark it is not common for the user to be reassured, or to visit the URL after registration again to browse. For this reason, the user's bookmarks are not sorted out, and the URLs registered one after another accumulate, which further depresses the user's willingness to access the URLs registered in the bookmark again. Become.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a content display technology in which time-replaceable content is displayed on a screen of a user terminal when the user is interested.
- an icon capable of presenting a predetermined function is displayed on the desktop screen of the user's terminal so that when the user operates the icon during a break or the like, time-replaceable content is displayed. did.
- One embodiment of the present invention relates to a content display method.
- an icon capable of presenting a predetermined function is always displayed on a part of the desktop screen of the user's terminal, and when the icon is clicked, a window for viewing the content is displayed on the desktop screen,
- the user browses the time-replacement type content data received from the server, invalidates the content data after browsing, and cannot view the content data until new time-replacement type content data is received. enable.
- “Time-replaceable” content refers to content that is replaced, for example, on a daily or weekly basis.
- “Icons capable of presenting a predetermined function” means, for example, a clock or a calendar displayed on a desktop screen, where the function is presented by being displayed on the screen.
- the “icon” is used in a broad sense, and may be of any size and shape as long as it is displayed on a desktop screen.
- the “desktop screen” is the screen that the user normally touches at the terminal, especially the screen that appears immediately after
- the time-replaceable content data may be provided with a predetermined number of times of browsing and prohibited from browsing thereafter, or may be provided with a predetermined browsing period and restricted from browsing after the elapse of the period. Further, browsing may be restricted by a predetermined period and a predetermined number of times, for example, once a day.
- To invalidate content data after browsing for example, delete the content data, set a flag indicating that the content data is invalid, and overwrite the old content data with new time-replaceable content data It is done by things.
- Another embodiment of the present invention also relates to a content display method.
- This method includes the steps of: always displaying a first icon capable of presenting a predetermined function on a part of a desktop screen of a user terminal; and receiving time-replaceable content data from a server and Storing in a terminal, when a user's predetermined action for the first icon is detected, displaying a window for content browsing on the desktop screen; A step of displaying the content data in the window and allowing the user to browse the content data when the content data is valid; a step of disabling the content data after browsing and making it impossible to browse again; including.
- a second icon indicating the presence or absence of valid time-replaceable content data is displayed instead of the first icon, and the second icon is displayed.
- browsing of the valid time-replaceable content data may be started.
- “force” may be a means for selecting or specifying an icon.
- a keyboard may be used. The key may be depressed, or the touch panel type screen may be touched with a pen or a finger on the screen position where the icon is displayed.
- the first icon may have a size such that the contents displayed by the window or the like are not obstructed even when displayed on the desktop screen, and may be always displayed on the front of the desktop screen.
- the second icon has a bulged appearance when the time-replaceable content data is effectively present, and has a bag-like shape having a reduced appearance when the time-replaceable content data is not effectively present. It may be an icon. In this way, the second icon can take different display forms depending on whether or not the time-replaceable content data received by the user terminal is viewed. Also, the second icon may take a form of a deflated bag, for example, to indicate that the time-replaceable content has not been distributed from the server yet.
- a screen prompting the user to download paid content data may be displayed in the window.
- the fee-based content data may be configured to be browsed for content confirmation.
- the paid content data may include a moving image, and a part of the charged content data may be viewed as a still image for content confirmation.
- the fee-based content data may be classified by field or by the creator of the content data. The paid content data may be browsed again without being invalidated after being browsed by the user.
- the window for browsing the content may be automatically displayed on the desktop screen at a designated time, and the content data effectively existing on the terminal of the user may be displayed and browsed by the user.
- a predetermined action by the user is detected during the display of the time-replaceable content data, the display of the content data is interrupted, the window for viewing the content is erased from the desktop screen, The state may transition to a state in which the first icon is displayed.
- This predetermined action is Examples include depressing special keys on the keyboard and clicking the mouse in the content browsing window.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention also relates to a content display method.
- the method includes the steps of: displaying an icon on a part of a desktop screen of a user terminal; receiving time-replaceable content data from a server and storing the data in the user terminal; When a predetermined action is detected, a content browsing window is displayed on the desktop screen, and when the time-replaceable content data is effectively present on the user terminal, the content data is displayed on the desktop.
- the new time-replaceable content data And a step of replacing the contents data already present in the terminal of Yotsute the Interview monodentate.
- the invalidating step may be performed by deleting the browsed content data.
- the time-replacement type content data is stored in the user terminal together with a flag indicating whether or not the user has browsed, and the invalidating step sets the flag to data indicating that browsing has been completed. May be invalidated.
- the time-replacement-type content data is stored in the user terminal together with data indicating the number of browsing times of the user, and the step of invalidating includes, when the number of browsing times exceeds a predetermined number, after the browsing. Ko
- the data may be invalidated to restrict subsequent browsing.
- the replacing step includes the step of:
- Data replacement may be performed.
- the time-replacement-type content data is received from the server. May be completed. If the number of the time-replaceable content data that can be received from the server within a predetermined period is limited, and the number reaches the limited number within the predetermined period, Thereafter, the reception of the content data may be stopped within the predetermined period. The number of the time-replaceable content data that can be received from the server within one day is limited, and when the number reaches the limited number within one day, the reception of the content data on that day thereafter May be stopped.
- the number of the time-replaceable content data that can be received from the server within one day is limited to one, and after one piece of the content data is received within one day, the number of the content data of the day is changed. The reception of the data may be stopped.
- the time-replacement type content data may be received periodically from the server, or may be received from the server according to an operation state of the terminal.
- At least one of the field of the time-replacement type content data and a creator of the content data is preliminarily selected by the user and registered in the server, and the time-replacement type content data corresponding to the registered content is stored in the user. May be provided to the terminal.
- the time-replacement-type content data includes an advertisement
- the browsing step may include displaying the advertisement together with the content data, and further presenting a link to detailed information of the advertisement to the user.
- the time replacement content data may include moving image data, an advertisement may be included in at least a part of the moving image, and the link to the detailed information of the advertisement may be presented on a final screen of the moving image.
- An attribute of the user may be registered in the server, and an advertisement corresponding to the attribute may be included in the content data provided to the terminal of the user.
- the time-replaceable content data received from the server may include moving image data configured to display an advertisement, content, and a link to the detailed content of the advertisement in a predetermined order.
- time-replacement-type content data When the time-replacement-type content data has been browsed, only the advertisements included in the content data may be browsed. When the time-replacement type content data has been viewed, only the link to the detailed information of the advertisement included in the content data may be presented.
- Content distributed from the server is classified into free and paid services, and free content is time-replaceable content and has a limited number of browsing times. May be viewable any number of times. Advertisement may not be included in paid content, and advertisement may be included in free content.
- the user registration status to the server may be checked, and if the user has not been registered, the download of the fee-based content may be performed when the registration process is completed.
- the paid content is downloaded, the advertising information distributed from the server may be flowed, and then the paid content may be downloaded.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention also relates to a content display method.
- time-replaceable content data prepared for a specific user layer is delivered to a user terminal of the user layer, and an icon displayed on a desktop screen of the user terminal
- the distributed time-replaceable content data is displayed on the desktop screen and browsed by the user, and after browsing, the browsing of the content data is disabled again.
- the time-replacement type content data includes a content for introducing a service for the user layer.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention also relates to a content display method.
- an icon capable of presenting a predetermined function is displayed on a part of the main surface of a user's terminal, and when a user's action on the icon is detected, a window for content browsing is displayed.
- the content data displayed on the main screen is viewed by the user, and viewing of the content data is restricted until new content data is received.
- Still another aspect of the present invention is a content display method of displaying an image of another content on a part of the screen while displaying an image on a screen of a user terminal, A first icon is displayed on the screen, and a new icon having a display mode different from that of the first icon is displayed for transitioning to the content display mode by designating the first icon. And the content The display mode of the new icon is changed according to the browsing history.
- Still another preferred embodiment according to the present invention relates to a program for a computer.
- the program includes a module for receiving time-replaceable content data from a server, a module for storing the content data in a storage area, a module for constantly displaying icons on a desktop screen, and a content browsing on a desktop screen.
- the browsing of the existing content data is started, and after browsing, the content data stored in the storage area is invalidated so that the browsing cannot be performed again.
- the browsing module may display a content for guiding the download of the paid content data in a case where there is no valid daily content data.
- the browsing module is also used to display the paid content data, the paid content data downloaded is displayed in another area of a desktop screen, and the paid content data is selected by a user. Then, browsing of the paid content data by the browsing module may be started.
- Still another embodiment of the present invention relates to a content display device.
- the apparatus includes a receiving unit that communicates with a server to receive time-replaceable content data, a storage unit that stores the time-replaceable content data, and an icon that can present a predetermined function on a screen. When a predetermined operation is performed on the icon, a content browsing screen is displayed. When the time replacement type content data is effectively present in the storage unit, the content data is displayed. And a disabling unit for disabling the content data after browsing in order to restrict the user from browsing the content data again after browsing the content data. And
- the invalidation unit may invalidate the content data by deleting the browsed content data.
- the storage unit stores a flag indicating whether or not the time-replacement type content data has been browsed, and the invalidating unit sets the flag to data indicating that the content has been browsed, whereby the content data after browsing is stored. May be invalidated.
- Previous The display unit may display, on the screen, content that prompts the user to download paid content data when the flag indicates that the content has been viewed.
- the invalidation unit when a new time-replacement type content data is received by the reception unit, by replacing the content data already existing in the storage unit with the new time-replacement type content data,
- the content data may be invalidated.
- Still another embodiment of the present invention also relates to a content display device, which includes communication terminal means incorporating software capable of searching and browsing information stored in a content transmission source, and a specific content. And at least a storage unit for storing images.
- the storage means stores content data downloaded via a network regularly or irregularly, and the communication terminal means displays the stored content data at a specific location on a screen.
- the software that displays the selection means for selecting is installed.
- the selection means may be a display state transition icon.
- This content transmission source includes servers, terrestrial broadcasting stations, broadcasting satellites, communication satellites, and the like.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a content display system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a format of content data downloaded from the content database of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a setting screen of content display software that operates on the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a format of free content data stored in a storage unit of the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing types of icons displayed by the display unit of the content display device in FIG. '
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the first icon is displayed on the desktop screen of the content display device in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a second icon is displayed on the desktop screen of the content display device in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which a content browsing window is displayed on the desktop screen of the content display device in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure for downloading content by the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure for downloading content by the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying free content by the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying paid content by the content display device of FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an end screen for browsing the content.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a screen on which the first icon is displayed after returning to the initial state after browsing the content.
- Figure 16 shows the introduction screen for paid content.
- Figure 17 is a diagram showing the initial screen of the paid content purchase site.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a paid content selection screen.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen on which a part of the paid content is displayed as a still image.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a screen for designating purchase of paid content.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying the number of paid contents that can be purchased.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen when the purchase of a specified number of paid contents is specified.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an input screen of the user's member registration data.
- FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a member registration screen.
- Figure 25 is a diagram showing the screen during the download of paid content.
- Figure 26 shows the screen displayed at the end of paid content download.
- a content display system will be described.
- a server connected to a network communication line such as the Internet is used as a content transmission source.
- This server is, for example, a WWW server, and is configured so that content is downloaded from the server based on a URL specified from a user terminal.
- This server is set up by a provider of the content, and the advertising information by the advertiser is inserted into the content as described later. Content can be viewed free of charge, while others can be viewed for a fee.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a content display system 10 using the Internet.
- a WWW server 14 that provides contents is connected to the Internet 12 through a dedicated line or a provider that is a line connection provider.
- the WWW server 14 has a content creation processing function.
- a content database 16 is provided as a means for storing the created content, and the content including the advertisement information is stored.
- This content is “time-replaceable” content whose content is updated or replaced after a predetermined time has elapsed.
- the replacement cycle may be daily, or may be updated or replaced more than once a day, such as morning and afternoon.
- the content and content of the ad and the replacement cycle It can be appropriately selected according to the layer. In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity of description, a description will be given mainly of daily contents.
- Terminals 20a, 20b, 20c acting as clients to the WWW server 14 Connect to the Internet 12 via the dedicated line 22 or the provider 24 which is a line connection company . These terminals are collectively referred to as a content display device 20.
- FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the content display device 20.
- the content display device 20 includes a communication unit 34, a display unit 36, a storage unit 38, an invalidation unit 40, and a browser processing unit 32.
- this configuration can be realized by elements such as a computer CPU, and in software, it is realized by a program with a content display function, but here, the functions realized by their cooperation I am drawing a block. Therefore, these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by a combination of hardware and software.
- the browser processing unit 32 includes information search and information browsing processing functions for searching and browsing information via the Internet 12, and a known Internet browser can be used as a software module.
- the communication unit 34 downloads content data from the content database 16 of the WWW server 14 via the Internet 12 and transmits / receives information according to instructions from the browser processing unit 32.
- the storage unit 38 stores the content data received by the communication unit 34.
- the storage unit 38 is, for example, a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, or the like.
- the display unit 36 displays the content data stored in the storage unit 38 on the desktop screen of the content display device 20.
- the display unit 36 is, as a software module, a display processing program for displaying content data on a desktop screen for viewing by a user, an icon processing program for displaying icons on the desktop screen, and the like.
- Including application programs These programs are recorded on media such as CD-ROMs distributed free of charge by the content provider or for a fee.
- the installation media is not limited to CD-ROM.
- These programs can also be downloaded from a server via the Internet 12 or the like and installed.
- the invalidating unit 40 invalidates the content data by setting the power of deleting the content data stored in the storage unit 38 or setting a browsed flag. When new content data is received, the old content data stored in the storage unit 38 is overwritten, and the substantially old content data is invalidated.
- the content database 16 of the WWW server 14 stores the content to be provided to the user, but this content is aimed at refreshing the user. Users feel tired and stressed when working long hours at the computer screen. In such a case, it is desirable to be able to temporarily suspend the work on the computer screen and change the mood appropriately.
- content that creates a refreshing effect is considered to be, for example, animation or comedy that provokes laughter, video display that can be relaxed, skits or movies that evoke small excitement, or wisdom bags of everyday life that are not directly related to business.
- the purpose can be achieved by providing such content as images and sounds for only a short time.
- Such refreshing content can be represented by any of still images, animations, moving images, computer graphics images, audio, textual information, or a combination thereof.
- the sound may be added to the image, or the image may be made to match the sound to compose the content.
- FIG. 3 shows the format of the content data downloaded from the content database 16.
- Figure 3A divides one piece of content into a first part and a second part, with an advertisement interposed between them. Each content is selected to have a length of about 15 to 30 seconds.
- the advertisement may be inserted after the reproduction of the content is completed as shown in FIG. 3B, or may be inserted before the reproduction of the content as shown in FIG. 3C.
- link data for guiding the details of the advertisement is added.
- This link data includes the URL address of the website where you can browse the details of the advertisement, and the data displayed on the screen to remind the user of the advertisement, such as the still image of the advertisement, the tagline, and the logo of the advertiser. Is included. These contents are free in principle.
- a content provider interposes an advertisement and collects an advertisement fee from an advertisement client to establish a business. When the content is judged to be valuable to the user, a synergistic effect is expected in which the use of the content increases, and the advertisement inserted in the content also enhances the advertising effect of the advertiser's products and services. it can.
- the paid content is sent from the WWW server. Delivered to the user.
- a well-known method can be used for the billing method at that time. Paid content does not include advertising. Paid content can be viewed any number of times.
- Free content can be replaced once a day at a fixed time, or can be replaced several times a day, for example, in the morning and afternoon, with different content.
- a plurality of contents may be prepared for each field or artist.
- the user may select a desired field or artist in advance and register it in the WWW server 14.
- profile data such as user attributes are set together with the ID of the content display device 20, and the profile data is transmitted to the WWW server 14.
- the WWW server 14 may be able to select content according to the user's profile.
- FIG. 4 is a setting screen of the content display software according to the embodiment that operates on the content display device 20. Users can set their profile on this screen. The year of birth, gender, part of the address, and the location of the user's terminal are set. The set data is stored together with the ID of the content display device 20 or the registration ID of the software in an area managed by a computer operating system such as a registry. These data are transmitted to the WWW server 14 and used to select the content area and the type of advertisement. This makes it possible to provide content and advertisements tailored to the user's preferences, enhance the use of services, and activate businesses based on advertising revenue. Also, in the same figure, a clock icon described later displayed on the desktop screen is shown. It is possible to set whether or not the content is always displayed on the desktop screen or the time when the content is displayed on time.
- FIG. 5 shows the format of the free content data stored in the storage unit 38.
- the free content data downloaded from the content database 16 is stored in the storage unit 38 in a format to which header information is added.
- the content data 56 includes advertising data 57, content body 58, and link data 59.
- the header information 50 added to the content data 56 includes the download date / time 51, the distribution flag 52, and the browse flag 53 of the content data 56.
- Delivery flag 52 indicates whether the time-replaceable free content data has been downloaded. For example, if the content data changes on a daily basis, it indicates whether or not the distribution of the content data for that day has been completed.
- the viewing flag 53 is a flag indicating whether or not the free content has already been viewed.
- the invalidation unit 40 invalidates the content data 56 stored in the storage unit 38 by changing the value of the browse flag 53.
- FIG. 6 shows icons having different display forms on the desktop screen.
- the icon in FIG. 6A is used as a display icon when the application software according to the embodiment has started up. Call this the first icon Aa.
- the first icon Aa is displayed on the desktop screen of the content display device 20. Its size is such that it does not hinder the user's work on the desktop screen, for example, about 1/16 of the desktop screen.
- the first icon A a can present a predetermined function on the desktop screen, and in this example, the clock is displayed. Have been.
- the time display by the clock is configured to be linked with the system clock built in the content display device 20, and the current time can be displayed by this icon.
- the display mode of the icon changes depending on whether or not the free content has already been viewed. For simplicity, here we consider free content that can be replaced on a daily basis.
- the display is switched to the second icon Ab indicating that the content can be displayed.
- FIG. 6B shows a display example of the second icon Ab.
- the icon is designed to mimic the contents of the day, so that the contents of the bag are inflated by using the snacks that the child eats daily, i.e., a bag containing snacks. It is imaged by doing.
- Such an icon display can be used not only to indicate whether there is unviewed content, but also to display a data storage amount when the content is downloaded from the content database 16.
- an icon with a different display format is used as an index that indicates how much of the total data has been downloaded.
- a fourth icon Ad representing a middle swelling bag is used to indicate that content data has been stored halfway. If the data volume is large, such as when the content contains a real image, it takes time to download from the server. Therefore, the user can indicate to the user that data is being downloaded using the icon of the bag with such an intermediate swelling.
- the display mode of FIG. 6C is sequentially changed from the display mode of FIG. 6C to the display mode of FIG.
- the fourth icon Ad is used to indicate the progress.
- FIGS. 7 to 9 show display examples of content on a desktop screen using icons having different display modes.
- FIG. 7 shows an example in which the first icon Aa is displayed on the front of the desktop screen S in the initial state.
- the first icon Aa is displayed at the right corner of the desktop screen S so that the display of other windows on the desktop screen S is not obstructed.
- a content browsing window ⁇ S ′ is displayed with a size of about 1Z4 to 1Z8 on the desktop screen S as shown in FIG.
- curtains are displayed on the left and right to create the atmosphere of the theater, indicating the start of content browsing, and the title of the content as shown in the figure is displayed.
- the content has a structure that sandwiches the advertisement in the middle as shown in Figure 3A
- the first part of the content is displayed for 15 seconds, followed by the advertisement for 15 seconds, and immediately after the advertisement ends, the content
- the second part is also aired for 15 seconds.
- the display automatically shifts to the display mode of the first icon Aa shown in FIG.
- the browsing of the content has been completed using the link data shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C instead of immediately returning to the display mode of the first icon Aa.
- a still image or catch phrase of the advertisement is displayed, and the URL of the web page where the details of the advertisement can be viewed is presented as a link destination, and the user clicks on the URL.
- the link destination may be made accessible using a browser.
- the invalidation unit 40 rewrites the content flag stored in the storage unit 38 to data indicating that the content has been browsed so that the content data cannot be browsed again.
- the third icon Ac is displayed at the same place instead of the display of the second icon Ab.
- the display mode changes to the display mode for the first icon A a.
- the content of the day may be configured to request a download of the new content, in which case the distribution of the content is requested by clicking again.
- the content is displayed.
- a content browsing window S ′ may be displayed to display that the content has been browsed.
- a screen for prompting the purchase of the paid content may be displayed, and when the screen is clicked, the browser may be configured to automatically access the URL of the paid content purchase site.
- FIG. 10 shows an example of processing for downloading free content from the WWW server 14.
- step 62 it is first checked whether or not unviewed content data is effectively present in the storage unit 38 (step 62). This process is performed when the content data is displayed on the desktop screen. It is assumed that data processing by the invalidation unit 40 of invalidating content data is performed. This is to limit the number of browsing of the content to, for example, one. This invalidation may be realized by providing a counter for the number of times of browsing, or the number of times of browsing may be set in advance, and when the number of times is reached, browsing thereafter may be restricted. It is not always necessary to delete the content data that cannot be browsed from the storage unit 38, and a flag indicating that the content data is invalid may be provided. When new content data is downloaded, the old content data is overwritten. Therefore, the old content data is deleted regardless of whether or not the content is browsed.
- the download process ends because there is no need to download new content data from the WWW server 14.
- the WWW server 14 that provides the content is accessed based on the URL.
- an ID specifying the user or the content display device 20 is transmitted to the WWW server 14, and the WWW server 14 performs authentication processing of the user or the content display device 20 (step 63).
- the authentication process is completed, the content data replaced with the latest content is downloaded from the content database 16 provided in the WWW server 14 and stored in the storage unit 38 (step 64). .
- An indication of the amount of received content data stored in the storage unit 38 is displayed on the desktop screen S using the degree of swelling of the bag-shaped icon (step 65).
- the process of storing the content data is performed until all the content data is downloaded (step 66).
- the icon display in step 65 for example, as the received data storage amount changes from 0% to 50% to 100%, the icons are displayed in the order of Fig. 6C, Fig. 6D, and Fig. 6B. Replace. This allows the user to visually grasp the data accumulation state. Insert the data indicating the total amount of content data into the header of the distributed content, etc. so that the amount of data received can be grasped as a percentage, or how much the distributed data amount in the content data May be inserted.
- FIG. 10 The download process shown in FIG. 10 is performed when the user's action for the first icon Aa is detected on the content display device 20, but the download process is performed using a specific time zone. You can do it too.
- Fig. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of this.
- a preset time is monitored (step 71)
- the same content as described in Fig. 10 is downloaded.
- Processing is performed (steps 72 to 76). Since this download step is the same as in FIG. 10, the reference numerals related to FIG. 10 are assigned and the description thereof is omitted.
- the set time in step 71 is set to 12 o'clock in the evening when there is no hindrance to the user's work.
- the user often uses the Internet 12 during a time period.
- the download setting time may be set in advance. Instead of setting the time, when the user starts up the content display device 20 or when the CPU of the content display device 20 is in an idle state, the timing according to the operation state of the content display device 20 is set. You may download it.
- the content display device 20 may poll the WWW server 14 at predetermined time intervals to download the content. In either case, the delivery flag 52 stored in the storage unit 38 is checked to determine whether the delivery of the content to be downloaded has already been completed, and the content is downloaded only when the delivery has not been completed. Tried.
- the latest content data can be transmitted from the WWW server 14 to the content display device 20 to replace the content.
- the latest content data may be transmitted at a timing determined on the WWW server 14 side.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing steps for displaying content data downloaded from the content database 16 and stored in the storage unit 38 on a desktop screen.
- Figure 12 shows an example of processing when playing free content.
- You. It is monitored whether or not the first icon Aa displayed on the desktop screen is clicked (step 81). Instead of monitoring the click of the first icon Aa, it is also possible to monitor whether the cursor is over the first icon Aa.
- step 82 When a click by the user or an overlap of the cursor is detected, it is next checked whether or not there is unviewed content data in the storage unit 38 (step 82).
- the display mode is switched to the display mode of the second icon Ab indicating that there is unviewed content (step 8). 3).
- a click on the second icon Ab is monitored (step 84), and when the user's click is detected, the content is viewed by the user. That is, the content browsing window S 'is displayed on the desktop screen S, and the content data is reproduced in the window (step 85).
- the content data includes moving image data such as animation and video, and advertisement data.
- the advertisement data may be a still image or a moving image.
- an advertisement is displayed first, followed by the content, and finally a link to a web page where you can view the details of the advertisement. It is displayed together with the still image of the advertisement. This allows the user to obtain detailed information of the advertisement from the linked Web page if the user is interested in the first advertisement after browsing the content.
- step 86 it is detected whether the cursor has moved into the content browsing window S 'and clicked (step 86). If the mouse or the like has not been clicked, it is checked whether or not the content display has been completed (step 87), and the content read operation is continued until the reading of the content data is completed. Therefore, the display of the content is continued without interruption. On the other hand, if the mouse or the like is clicked in step 86, the display of this content is immediately stopped, and the display mode is switched to the display mode of the first icon Aa (step 88). If a stop process is performed during the playback of the content, the content is not invalidated, and the same content can be viewed again.
- the reproduction of the content may be interrupted.
- the content data stored in the storage unit 38 is invalidated (step 89)
- the screen display is switched to the first icon Aa, and the content reproduction process ends.
- step 82 If it is determined in step 82 that the playback of the content has already been completed and the content has been viewed, the icon to be displayed on the desktop screen S is switched to the third icon Ac for finishing viewing the content and displayed. (Step 90) Then, when the mouse or the like is clicked (Step 91), the icon is switched to the first icon Aa and displayed (Step 88). In step 88, before transitioning to the display mode of the first icon Aa, the content browsing window S ′ may be displayed to indicate that the content has been browsed.
- the processing example in Fig. 12 is for the case where free content is distributed, but it is also possible to distribute paid content following this content in addition to free content.
- Paid content unlike daily free content, is not limited to those that aim for a refreshing effect.
- bidirectional communication with the WWW server 14 is performed, and the user requests delivery of paid content while searching for paid content or browsing a part of the paid content.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the paid content distribution process
- FIGS. 14 to 26 are display examples of the desktop screen at that time.
- Paid content is delivered after viewing the free content.
- Fig. 13 first, the free content browsing and display processing is performed (Step 101), and when the free content display processing is completed (Step 102), the subsequent steps are the paid content processing steps. Transitions to.
- an end screen is first displayed on the desktop screen for a fixed time in the content browsing window (step 103).
- Figure 14 shows an example of the end screen. In the figure, an end screen is displayed on the lower left side. At this time, the second icon Ab is displayed on the end screen. At this time, the first icon Aa is displayed in the right corner of the desktop screen. However, at this time, the first icon Aa may not be displayed on the desktop screen. After a certain period of time, only the first icon Aa is displayed as shown in Fig. 15 Return to the initial state.
- the click state of the first icon Aa is monitored (step 104). Until a click by the user is detected, the display state of the first icon Aa is continued (step 105).
- the icon display state is kept as it is, the presence or absence of a line connection with the WWW server 14 is checked, and if the line is not connected, the line is Connection processing is performed (step 106).
- the CGI script is started on the WWW server 14 side. Thereby, bidirectional communication between the WWW server 14 and the content display device 20 is established.
- an initial screen for introducing paid content is displayed (step 107).
- An example is shown in which the first icon Aa is displayed on the desktop screen S even during the subsequent processing steps. This is because the first icon Aa is used as a clock for displaying the current time. However, there may be a form in which the first icon Aa is not displayed.
- Figure 16 shows an example of a paid content introduction screen.
- This screen is displayed in the existing browser window.
- the introduction screen may be displayed in the content browsing window by displaying the content browsing window using the application software of the embodiment without using the browser.
- the user is prompted to access another sponsor's site to refresh and replace the free content data and to access the paid content providing site and select whether to purchase the paid content.
- a browser which is existing Internet browsing software, starts up, and, for example, in the browser window shown in FIG.
- the initial screen of the paid content purchase site such as “Sweets on the Internet”
- various menus and buttons that appear in the browser window are not shown here.
- the screen is switched to a content selection screen where paid content can be selected. For example, as shown in FIG.
- the paid content selection screen with the icons is displayed. Although not shown, the title of the paid content is displayed below each icon.
- FIG. 19 shows an example of the screen display at that time, and an image showing a part of the selected paid content is displayed on the foreground of the desktop screen S.
- a predetermined number of contents can be purchased at a specified unit price. As an example, it is assumed that three contents can be purchased. It is checked whether the purchase of the maximum number of contents that can be purchased has been designated (step 1 13), and if the maximum number is not reached, the number of contents that can be purchased is further displayed as a message (step 1 14).
- Figure 21 shows an example of the message displayed at this time. The text and graphics show the current purchase quantity of the content and the purchaseable quantity.
- step 113 When this message is displayed, the flow returns to step 108 to perform the same content selection processing (steps 108 to 112).
- step 113 When the user has specified the specified number of contents (step 113), the display is switched to a screen display to that effect (step 115).
- Figure 22 shows an example of the screen display at that time.
- FIG. 23 shows an example of the screen display at that time, in which the input of the user ID and password is accepted.
- click "J to the registration screen” to move to the member registration screen shown in Fig. 24, and the registration process is performed (step 1 17).
- Step 1 16 or new member registration In the process, when the user's ID and password have been input, the specified paid content is downloaded (Step 120)
- Figure 25 shows an example of the screen display during downloading. , And the amount of data accumulated at the time of download Although a cent display is shown, the progress of the download may be displayed by the icon display shown in FIGS. 6B, 6C, and 6D.
- the user ID and password data stored on the WWW server 14 side are inserted into the downloaded content data, and the content in which the data is inserted is inserted.
- the data is stored in the storage unit 38 in the content display device 20.
- the ID and password of the user newly registered in step 117 are also stored in the storage section 38 of the content display device 20.
- a message display process for playback is performed (step 122).
- Figure 26 shows an example of the contents of the message at that time.
- the selected content name and the processing procedure for playback are displayed on the screen. If you click on the content name on this screen, a content browsing window is displayed, and the paid content is browsed and displayed in that window (step 122).
- the downloaded paid content can also be selected by a pop-up menu displayed when right-clicking the first icon A a with a mouse.
- a content browsing window is displayed. You can browse paid content in that window.
- the downloaded paid content is stored in a predetermined folder of the window system.
- the folder storing the paid content is displayed on the desktop screen, and the user can open the folder and double-click the paid content to view the paid content.
- the same program module operates as when viewing the free content, and the paid content is viewed in the same content viewing window as when the free content was viewed.
- step 111 if no paid content is selected after a certain period of time in steps 108 and 109, or if double-click processing is not performed for a certain period of time in step 111. If not (steps 123), it is assumed that the paid content has been deselected and the process returns to step 104. Of course, the process up to this point can be processed so that it is completed in dedicated client software without starting up an existing WWW browser.
- the distribution of content data is performed using a network line such as the Internet, and the user terminal accesses and downloads the WWW server 14. From 4 onwards, content can be distributed all at once or to specific registered users only.
- a network line such as the Internet
- communication distribution means using digital broadcasting waves such as terrestrial waves and satellite waves can be used to provide a large number of terminals. You can also broadcast all at once.
- the user's terminal is a computer, and the embodiment has been described by taking the desktop screen of the computer as an example.
- the terminal may be a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a PHS, or the like.
- a time-replaceable content may be displayed.
- the content display system according to the embodiment can be used by a business operator to provide services and products to its customers.
- the business operator provides the WWW server 14 and the content database 16 of the present embodiment by itself or in cooperation with a content provider, and provides the customer with a medium such as a CD-ROM storing the content display program of the present embodiment.
- Distribute and install on customer computers For example, for museums and other interested users of art, distribute paintings on display to users' terminals as free daily content and guide them to online shops that sell postcards and art-related books and products. Buy free content as advertising Such use is conceivable.
- the user when the user is interested, the user can click the clock or other icon on the desktop screen to see the daily content, so that the content can be displayed without feeling intrusive. Can be viewed naturally. Therefore, even if an advertisement is included in the content, the user is less likely to reject the advertisement and tends to tolerate the presence of the advertisement. Therefore, when the details of the advertisement are presented in the form of links, it is expected that the link will have a much higher click-through rate than ordinary banner advertisements, and is highly useful as a new advertising method on the Internet.
- the content created by the artists is provided to the user in a form different from the WWW.
- Web pages where users can access and browse the same content as many times as possible, will reduce the scarcity of artistic expression.
- the browsing of the content is restricted to once a day or the like, and if the user wants to watch the content many times, the content provision mode is changed so that the content is purchased for a fee.
- the content will create new scarcity for the user, and the artist will be able to express art differently from the exhibition on the Web page.
- this icon when the icon having a function such as a clock displayed in one corner of the desktop screen of the terminal is clicked in a spare time, the daily content is displayed. Therefore, it can be said that this icon also has a bookmark function that stores the URL for the daily content. Even if the URL of the daily content is stored in the browser bookmark, users rarely go to the content every day. If there is a friendly icon on the desktop screen as in this embodiment, the icon is operated naturally and access to the content is made on a daily basis. Even if the content is replaced every day, it is possible to realize a situation where it is easy for the user to continuously view the content.
- the present invention can be used for a content display method, an apparatus, a server, a system, and a program using a network.
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