JP7025610B2 - Video management device, video management method and video management program - Google Patents

Description

Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Applicable date of publication of the website September 1, 2018 Website address https://jidorin. com

The present invention relates to a moving image management device for supporting the sale of moving images.

In recent years, the number of Internet shopping sites that sell image data such as videos and still images, music data, and digital contents such as application software has increased, and transaction methods that do not collect goods between sellers and purchasers have become popular. It has become commonplace. At this time, the seller registers the product by uploading the digital content to be sold using the Internet, and the purchaser also purchases the product by downloading the digital content to be purchased using the Internet.

As a conventional technique relating to a transaction method for digital contents as described above, the following Patent Document 1 stores digital contents uploaded by a seller using a communication line, and digitally uses the communication line for the purchaser. It describes building a platform to sell content.

Further, in Patent Document 1 below, the seller of the digital content determines the allocation amount of the occupied storage area prepared on the platform with the administrator, and the seller uses the Internet to distribute the digital content on the platform. It is described that the content can be uploaded to the occupied storage area of the user, and that the seller can register the digital content until the available area is used up.

JP-A-2007-72912

However, Patent Document 1 describes that digital contents can be registered until the occupied storage area on the platform is used up. Therefore, when the occupied storage area is used up, it is additionally sold. If there is digital content that you want, there is a problem that you cannot make additional uploads due to insufficient capacity unless you delete the registered digital content and increase the remaining capacity. Also, if you have additional digital content that you want to sell, but the registered digital content continues to sell and you do not want to delete those digital content, add it to the administrator, for example. There is also the problem that additional digital content that you want to sell cannot be uploaded unless you pay a fee and take measures to increase the occupied storage area.

Further, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is necessary to manage and delete unnecessary digital contents by oneself due to reasons such as sales not increasing, and further, for example, deletion of registered contents due to insufficient occupied storage area. There is room for improvement in the digital content management system by the platform in that the seller must manage these occupied storage areas by himself, such as applying for an increase in the occupied storage area by paying an additional fee.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a video management device capable of significantly reducing the load on the seller side by autonomously executing a series of processes related to the management of digital contents. The purpose.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose, according to the disclosure of the present application, a control means for controlling a series of processes related to the management of posted videos in a video management device that supports the sale of videos, and posting. A storage means for registering video information for sale, including the video that has been uploaded and detailed information about the video sent with the video, as product registration information in association with the member information of the member who posted the video. As the series of processes, the control means individually "after registration, or after the first number of days has passed without selling even once since the last selling date," for all the videos being registered. It is in the state of a non-income period indicating "the period from when it sells to the time when it sells, or until the second number of days elapses without selling", or it starts from the time when it sells in the non-income period and finally sells. A state memory process that stores the status indicating whether the product is in the income period, which indicates "the period from the date when the first number of days elapses", as one of the information in the product registration information, and a new one. When there is an access from a terminal device owned by a member who wishes to post a video (hereinafter referred to as a member who wishes to post), the product registration information of the member who wishes to post is read from the storage means, and the product registration information is included in the product registration information. It is characterized by executing a judgment process to determine whether the member who wants to post is a member who can post a new video based on all the status of do.

According to one aspect of the moving image management device disclosed in the present application, there is an effect that the load on the seller side can be significantly reduced.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration in video management. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a computer that operates as a moving image management device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of member information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of purchase history information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of product registration information. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of product registration. FIG. 7-1 is a flowchart showing an example of the product registration process. FIG. 7-2 is a flowchart showing an example of the product registration process. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the state transition of the status in the product registration information.

Hereinafter, examples of the moving image management device, the moving image management method, and the moving image management program disclosed in the present application will be described. In detail, for example, an example relating to processing related to registration and sale of a moving image uploaded using a smartphone or a personal computer will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration in video management. The video management system of this embodiment has a video management device 1 that operates as a host computer for an administrator that performs processing related to video registration and sales (hereinafter referred to as video management-related processing), and a user (video described later). The main configuration is a terminal device (smartphone, PC, etc.) 2 (2-1, 2, 2, ...) Owned by a posting user or a video viewing user, and the video management device 1 is a user's " The video management-related processing of this embodiment is started with the access to the "video management site", and then the video management-related processing of this embodiment is continuously executed until the processing by the user is completed. For communication between devices, a wired or wireless communication network such as mobile communication or the Internet shall be used. Further, the terminal device 2 is assumed to be a general-purpose PC such as a desktop personal computer or a notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but is not limited thereto.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a computer that operates as the moving image management device 1 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the moving image management device 1 includes a control unit 11 composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and various types such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). External via a storage unit 12 including a memory, an input unit 13 including a user interface such as a keyboard and a mouse, an output unit 14 that performs output processing such as printing, a display unit 15 that is a display, and a predetermined network 21. It is provided with a communication unit 16 that communicates with. In FIG. 2, it is decided to include an input unit 13 including a user interface such as a keyboard and a mouse, but the moving image management device 1 of this embodiment is not limited to this, and the display unit 15 is provided with a touch panel function. By having the input unit 13, the input unit 13 may not be provided or may be used in combination with the input unit 13.

In FIG. 2, the control unit 11 executes a predetermined program in order to realize the video management-related processing by the video management device 1 of the present embodiment. The storage unit 12 stores a program (video management program) related to the video management-related processing of this embodiment, various information, data obtained in the process, and the like. The control unit 11 executes the video management-related processing of this embodiment by reading out the video management program stored in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 is not limited to the internal memory, and may be an external storage medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or an SD memory, and the internal memory and the external storage medium (DVD or SD). It may be composed of both (memory, etc.). Further, the hardware configuration of the video management device 1 of the present embodiment is a list of configurations related to the video management-related processing of the present embodiment for convenience of explanation, and all the functions of the computers constituting the video management device 1 are listed. It is not an expression of.

<Basic operation>
Here, before explaining the characteristic operation of the video management device 1 of the present embodiment, a basic function that can be provided to the terminal device 2 by executing the video management program by the video management device 1, that is, a video management site will be described. do.

In the video management site provided to the user by the video management device 1, for example, a service for collectively storing and managing videos uploaded by a user (video posting user) who wants to sell a video (self-portrait video, etc.), and viewing a video. It provides a service for selling a video viewing right (viewing right) to a desired user (video viewing user), a service for playing a video to a video viewing user, and the like. Specifically, the video posting user, for example, accesses the video management site by using the communication function of the terminal device 2-1 owned by the user, uploads the video to be sold in the site, and further, the video posting user. Price the video and wait for the video viewer to purchase the video. At that time, it is assumed that each video posting user can upload a certain number of videos, for example, up to 5 videos for free (however, there are cases where a certain number or more can be registered for free). On the other hand, the video viewing user, for example, accesses the video management site by using the communication function of the terminal device 2-2 owned by the user, searches for a favorite video, and purchases the viewing right of the selected video. In this embodiment, as an example, a system for purchasing viewing rights that can be viewed for a certain period of time is adopted on a video management site, but the purchasing method is not limited to this, and for example, the purchased video itself is used. You may adopt a method of downloading and viewing using the playback application in your own communication terminal.

In this embodiment, by adopting a system for purchasing the viewing right of the video, it is possible to play the video only on a specific video management site and stop the playback of the video after a certain period of time. Since the risk of illegal copying and resale can be minimized, video posting users can upload videos with peace of mind.

<Basic operation: Member registration>
Users who wish to register as members access the video management site using the communication function of their own terminal device 2 (2-1, 2, 2, ...), agree to the terms of use, and then enter the site. Enter your e-mail address on the member registration page of. After that, access the URL in the e-mail sent to your e-mail address, enter the password on the password setting screen, and then enter the nickname and date of birth on the profile information input screen to register as a member. conduct. This membership registration is a registration as a viewing member (corresponding to the above video viewing user), and when this registration is completed, the purchase of the viewing right of the video and the playback of the video for which the viewing right has been purchased can be performed on the video management site. It will be possible.

In addition, the user who wants to sell the video accesses the video management site by using the communication function of the terminal device 2 owned by the user, and in addition to the member registration as the above-mentioned viewing member, the sales member is displayed on the member registration page in the site. Change the settings to become (corresponding to the above video posting user). Here, on the member registration page, further enter personal information such as a name (real name) and a telephone number to update the setting contents. This membership registration is a registration to add a function as a sales member in addition to the above-mentioned function as a viewing member, and when this renewal registration is completed, the video can be uploaded and the uploaded video can be sold. ..

By the above member registration, the member information as a viewing member and the member information as a sales member are stored in the storage unit 12, and are collectively managed by the moving image management device 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of member information. In FIG. 3, the member information of the viewing member is registered in a state where, for example, an e-mail address, a password, a nickname, and a date of birth are associated with each user. In addition to the above e-mail address, password, nickname, and date of birth, the member information of the sales member is registered with, for example, a name and a telephone number associated with each user. In FIG. 3, No. Members of 3 are shown to be viewing members.

<Basic operation: Video purchase>
For example, when wishing to purchase a video viewing right, a viewing member and a sales member access the video management site using the communication function of the terminal device 2 owned by the viewing member and log in (enter an e-mail address and password). After that, search for videos by "category" or "keyword". At that time, if you look at the "sample video" and the detailed information of the video (video outline, etc.) and find a video you like, put the video in the cart and purchase the viewing right. As the payment method of the purchased viewing right, for example, payment by credit card, Web money, or the like can be selected, but the payment method is not limited to this. Further, the video for which the viewing right has been purchased is stored in the storage unit 12 as purchase history information in a state associated with the member information of the purchased member, the purchase date, and the like. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of purchase history information. For example, the purchase history including the video data and the purchase date is stored for each member who purchased the viewing right for the number of purchases. For example, No. The member of 1 purchases the viewing right of the videos a, b, c ..., and No. The member of 2 purchases the viewing right of the videos d and a, and No. Members of 3 purchase the viewing rights of videos b, e, and a, and No. It is recorded as a history that the member of 4 purchased the viewing right of the video c. In this embodiment, since a certain viewing deadline is given to the viewing right of the moving image, the moving image data that has reached the viewing deadline (for example, 60 days from the purchase date) is appropriately deleted from the purchase history information of the storage unit 12. It shall be.

<Basic operation: Watching videos>
When viewing a video using the purchased viewing right, the viewing member and the sales member access the video management site using the communication function of the terminal device 2 owned by the viewing member, and after logging in, the purchase history in the site. Select the purchased video from the page and watch it. At this time, the moving image management device 1 reads out the moving image data selected by the member from the purchase history information in the storage unit 12, and executes a process for causing the display unit 15 of the terminal device 2 to play the moving image.

<Basic operation: Video sales>
In addition, sales members who wish to sell videos can see the videos they want to sell (video data), sample videos that can be viewed for free for product introduction (sample data for introduction), and title image data for product introduction (video data). Still image data) and are prepared in advance as image data for posting. Then, access the video management site using the communication function of the terminal device 2-1 that you own, and after logging in, from the product registration page in the site, detailed video information such as title, video outline, category, selling price, etc. Then, upload the image data for posting prepared in advance, register these information and data collectively as the video information for sale, and wait for the video viewing user to purchase the viewing right. At this time, the video management device 1 shows the video information for sale received from the terminal device 2-1 and the date information necessary for video management indicating the date (posting date) when the upload was performed, and the status related to the video. The status (described later) is associated with the member information of the sales member and stored in the storage unit 12 as product registration information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of product registration information. In FIG. 5, the product registration information is stored in the storage unit 12 in a state where the video information for sale, the date information, and the status are associated with the member information of the sales member. Here, as an example, No. 1, No. Each of the 4 sales members registered multiple videos (products), and No. The situation where 2 sales members are registering one video is shown.

In addition, the sales member accesses the video management site using the communication function of the terminal device 2-1 owned by the sales member, and after logging in, manages the sales of the uploaded video (income balance after deducting the sales commission). You can check it on the sales confirmation page on the site. As a result, for example, if the income balance is a predetermined amount (for example, 3000 yen) or more, the sales member can specify the received amount and receive the amount. Specifically, the control unit 11 of the video management device 1 records the sales amount for each sales member each time the viewing right of the registered image is sold and reflects it as the income balance, that is, stores the latest income balance. The update process stored in the unit 12 is executed. Then, when the sales member who accesses the sales confirmation page receives an instruction to confirm the income balance, the control unit 11 performs display control for displaying the income balance of the member on the terminal device 2-1. Here, the control unit 11 controls, for example, so that payment cannot be made to the sales member until the income balance reaches the predetermined amount, and then the specified amount from the time when the income balance reaches the predetermined amount. Is controlled so that it can be paid to sales members. The sales commission is a fee paid by the system user to the administrator (for example, 30% of the sales fee, etc.) and can be appropriately set by the administrator. Further, the time from when the viewing right of the registered image is sold until the sales amount is reflected in the income balance (for example, after 60 days at the maximum, etc.) can be appropriately set by the administrator.

<Video management related processing of this example: Outline of product registration>
Subsequently, based on the above basic operation, an outline of the moving image management-related processing (processing of the control unit 11) in the moving image management device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, as the video management-related processing of this embodiment, product registration in video sales will be specifically described. In this embodiment, the sales member can upload the video to be sold for free, that is, register the product in the storage unit 12 in the video management device 1, but the number of new videos registered is limited. be. For example, the maximum number of non-income videos registered per sales member is set to 5, and it is not possible to newly register videos beyond this maximum number. Here, the non-income video refers to a video that has never been sold after registration and a video that has not been sold for 90 days (one example) or more since the last selling date. In addition, if there is no sales for 90 days (one example) from the posting date, the registered video will be deleted from the product registration information or managed in a state where it cannot be viewed and sold on the video management site.

Further, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it may be described as "uploading a moving image", etc., but the "video" uploaded from the management device 2 to the moving image management device 1 is referred to as the above "video information for sale". Indicates that.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of product registration, and assumes a case where the sales member A appropriately uploads a video to be sold. In FIG. 6, ◯ indicates the date when the sales member A uploaded the video (posting date), × indicates the date when the viewing and sales of the uploaded video ended (viewing end date), and △ indicates. Represents the date (purchase date) when any member purchased the viewing right of the video. The solid line is the non-income video registration period indicating the period of registration as non-income video. For example, 90 days (90 days) from the date when the posted video or the uploaded video was last sold (1st day). The non-income video registration period starts from the day after the day when the day) has passed, and the non-income video registration period continues until the video is sold or until 90 days have passed without selling. To. In addition, the dotted line is the income-bearing video registration period indicating the period of registration as income-bearing video, and the □ mark indicates the day when the state switches from the income-bearing video registration period to the non-income video registration period (non-income renewal date). show. Here, the income-bearing video means a video that has been sold in the past. For example, if a video during the non-income video registration period is sold, the income-bearing video registration period starts from that point, and finally the video. The income-bearing video registration period will continue from the day when the product is sold until 90 days have passed. In addition, in the income-bearing video registration period, as described above, if 90 days (90th day) have passed from the last day the video was sold (1st day), the next day will be the non-income video registration period. do.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the sales member A has a video (1) on October 1, 2018, a video (2) on November 1, and a video (3) on December 1. , Assume a case where a total of 5 videos, video (4) and (5), were uploaded on December 15. When each video is uploaded, the video management device 1 registers the member information of the sales member A, the video information for sale, the date information (posting date), and the status (because it is a new upload, the "non-income video registration period"". ), Is registered in the storage unit 12 as the product registration information of the sales member A. When the video (5) is registered, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period will be 5 (maximum value), so sales member A will have 4 or less non-income videos registered thereafter. You cannot upload new videos until.

After that, for example, the moving image (1) did not sell even 90 days after the posting date (see the x mark in FIG. 6), so that the product registration information is deleted. Specifically, the moving image management device 1 deletes the product registration information (video information for sale, date, status) related to the moving image (1) from the storage unit 12 at the end of the non-income moving image registration period. At this point, the number of registered non-income videos is 4, and sales member A can upload new videos. In the above, as an example, the product registration information related to the video (1) is deleted, but instead of actually deleting it, for example, the status in this product registration information is changed from the "non-income video registration period". It suffices if the video (1) cannot be viewed or sold for management purposes, such as changing the setting of the date information from the posting date to the viewing end date in "Deleted". Hereinafter, as an example, a case where the status in the product registration information is changed to "Deleted" and the date is changed from the posting date to the browsing end date will be described.

Next, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sales member A uploads the video (6) using the terminal device 2-1 after the video (1) cannot be sold, the video management device 1 Registers the video information for sale of the video (6), the date (posting date), and the status (register the "non-income video registration period" because it is a new upload) in the storage unit 12 as the product registration information of the sales member A. do. When the video (6) is registered, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period will be 5 (maximum value), so sales member A will have 4 or less non-income videos registered thereafter. You cannot upload new videos until.

After that, for example, if the videos (2) and (3) are sold during January 2018, at this point, the video management device 1 sets the status in the product registration information of the videos (2) and (3) to "". The date is updated from the posting date to the purchase date from the "non-income video registration period" to the "income video registration period". As a result, the number of registered non-income videos becomes three, and the sales member A can upload a new video again.

Next, for example, a case where the sales member A uploads the moving images (7) and (8) using the terminal device 2-1 on February 1, 2019 will be described. In this case, the video management device 1 stores the video information for sale of the videos (7) and (8), the date (posting date), and the status (register the "non-income video registration period" because it is a new upload), and the sales member A. Further additional registration is made in the storage unit 12 as the product registration information of. When the videos (7) and (8) are registered, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period will be 5 (maximum value), so the sales member A will be the number of registered non-income videos thereafter. You cannot upload new videos until the number of videos is 4 or less. At this point, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period is 5 (5 videos (4) to (8)), but the number of registered videos during the income-bearing video registration period is 2 (video). Since (2) and (3) exist, the sales member A has registered a total of 7 videos for free.

After that, for example, if the videos (4), (5), and (6) are sold during February 2019 (the videos (2) and (3) are continuing the income-bearing video registration period), at this point, The video management device 1 changes the status in the product registration information of the videos (4), (5), and (6) from the "non-income video registration period" to the "income-bearing video registration period", and sets the date from the posting date to the purchase date. To update each. As a result, the number of registered non-income videos becomes two, and the sales member A can upload a new video again.

Next, for example, a case where the sales member A uploads the moving images (9), (10), and (11) using the terminal device 2-1 will be described during March 2019. In this case, the video management device 1 has the video information for sale of the videos (9), (10), and (11), the date (posting date), the status (since it is a new upload, the "non-income video registration period" is registered),. Is additionally registered in the storage unit 12 as the product registration information of the sales member A. When the videos (9), (10), and (11) are registered, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period will be 5 (maximum value), so the sales member A will have no income thereafter. You cannot upload new videos until the number of registered videos is 4 or less. At this point, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period is 5 (5 videos (7) to (11)), but the number of registered videos during the income-bearing video registration period is 5 (video). Since there are 5 videos (2) to (6), the sales member A has registered a total of 10 videos for free.

Here, for example, a case will be described in which the video (2) sold in January 2019 is not sold after that, and 90 days have passed since the registration as the income-bearing video registration period. In this case, the video management device 1 changes the status in the product registration information of the video (2) from the "income-bearing video registration period" to the "non-income video registration period" and the date from the purchase date to the non-income renewal date. Update. As a result, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period will be 6 (6 videos (2), (7) to (11)), and the number of registered videos during the income-bearing video registration period will be 4 (video (video (7)). 3)-(6) 4) will exist. That is, in this case, the number of registered non-income videos of sales member A is 6, and although it is temporary, the "maximum number of registrations of non-income videos per sales member (5)" specified above is set. Will exceed. This case may occur when the video management device 1 updates the status in the product registration information from the "income-bearing video registration period" to the "non-income video registration period" as described above.

After that, for example, if the videos (7) to (11) are sold during April 2019 (the videos (3) to (6) are continuing the income-bearing video registration period), at this point, the video management device 1 Updates the status in the product registration information of the videos (7) to (11) from the "non-income video registration period" to the "income-bearing video registration period", and the date from the posting date to the purchase date. As a result, the number of registered non-income videos becomes one, and the sales member A can upload a new video again.

Next, for example, a case where the sales member A uploads the moving images (12) to (15) using the terminal device 2-1 on June 1, 2019 will be described. In this case, the video management device 1 stores the video information for sale of the videos (12) to (15), the date (posting date), and the status (register the "non-income video registration period" because it is a new upload), and the sales member A. Further additional registration is made in the storage unit 12 as the product registration information of. When the videos (12) to (15) are registered, the number of registered videos during the non-income video registration period will be 5 (maximum value), so the sales member A will be the number of registered non-income videos thereafter. You cannot upload new videos until the number of videos is 4 or less. At this point, the number of registered videos in the non-income video registration period is 5 (5 videos (2), (12) to (15)), but the number of registered videos in the income-bearing video registration period is further increased. Since there are 9 videos (9 videos (3) to (11)), the sales member A has registered a total of 14 videos for free.

After that, for example, the video (2) did not sell even 90 days after the non-income update date (see the x mark in Fig. 6), so the status in the product registration information of the video (2) is "No income". The date is updated from "Video registration period" to "Deleted" from the non-income update date to the viewing end date.

In this way, by managing the product registration information of the sales member A by the video management device 1, for example, the sales member A does not exceed the predetermined "maximum number of registered non-income videos per sales member". Within the range, you can upload the videos you want to sell for free. Therefore, if the registered video does not sell and the non-income video registration period continues, it is not possible to upload new videos beyond the "maximum number of non-income video registrations per sales member", but on the other hand. So, for example, if newly uploaded videos are sold one after another and become income-bearing videos, and if the income-bearing video registration period can be continued, the range that does not exceed the "maximum number of non-income videos registered per sales member" You can upload as many new videos as you like with.

Further, as described above, when the video management device 1 temporarily updates the status in the product registration information from the "income-bearing video registration period" to the "non-income video registration period", for example, "sales member". It is possible to register 6 or more non-income videos, exceeding the maximum number of non-income videos registered per person (5).

In FIG. 6 above, the product registration process relating to the sales member A has been described for convenience of explanation, but the product registration process of this embodiment, that is, the process shown in FIG. 6, is performed by all sales members who wish to sell the moving image. It shall be executed in the same way.

<Video management-related processing of this embodiment: Detailed processing of product registration>
Subsequently, as the moving image management-related processing of this embodiment, the product registration process by the moving image management device 1 will be described in detail using a flowchart. 7-1 and 7-2 (referred to as FIG. 7) are flowcharts showing an example of the product registration process of this embodiment. Here, as an example, a case where a sales member A who wants to sell a moving image registers a moving image to be sold in the moving image management device 1 will be described.

In FIG. 7, first, as described above, the sales member A prepares in advance image data (video data, sample data for introduction, still image data) for posting a moving image to be sold. Then, the video management site is accessed by using the communication function of the terminal device 2-1 owned by the user, and communication with the video management device 1 is started via the terminal device 2-1. On the other hand, when the control unit 11 of the video management device 1 is connected to the video management site in the standby state (steps S1, No), for example, by accessing from the terminal device 2-1 (steps S1, Yes), the communication unit Communication with the terminal device 2-1 is started via 16, display control for displaying the top screen before login on the terminal device 2-1 is executed (step S2), and login information (mail) by the sales member A is executed. Wait for the input of the address and password) (steps S3, No).

The sales member A inputs a login process, that is, an e-mail address and a password by operating the top screen (before login) displayed on the terminal device 2-1. On the other hand, when the input of the e-mail address and the password is performed in the input waiting state of the login information (step S3, No), the control unit 11 receives the login information via the communication unit 16 and receives the login information. A predetermined authentication process is performed based on the member information stored in the storage unit 12 (step S4). Then, when it is confirmed that the sales member A himself / herself is registered in the member information in advance (steps S5, Yes), the control unit 11 displays a display for displaying the top screen after login on the terminal device 2-1. The control is executed (step S6), and the screen operation by the sales member A is awaited (steps S7, No). If the authentication process in step S4 fails (steps S5 and No), the control unit 11 waits for the re-input of the authentication information.

While waiting for the screen operation by the sales member A (step S7, No), for example, when the product registration page is accessed by the screen operation by the sales member A (step S7, Yes), the communication unit 16 is operated. The control unit 11 notified to that effect reads the product registration information of the sales member A from the storage unit 12, and determines whether the sales member A is a member who can newly register the video based on this information. (Step S8). Specifically, if the status in the product registration information is confirmed and the "maximum number of non-income videos registered per sales member (for example, 5)" has not been reached (steps S9, Yes), the control unit 11 Determines that the sales member A is a member who can newly register a video, and prompts the terminal device 2-1 to input detailed video information (title, video outline, category, selling price, etc.). Display control for displaying (input screen) is executed (step S10), and the state shifts to the input waiting state (step S11, No, step S12, No). In this state, for example, when the sales member A stops the process of newly registering the video, that is, when the process of interrupting the process such as tapping the "back" button is performed (steps S11, No, step S12). , Yes), the control unit 11 again executes display control for displaying the top screen after login on the terminal device 2-1 (step S6).

On the other hand, in the process of step S8, the control unit 11 confirms the status in the product registration information and reaches the "maximum number of registered non-income videos per sales member (for example, 5)" (for example, 5). Steps S9, No), display control for displaying a message indicating "cannot be registered" on the terminal device 2-1 by determining that the sales member A is a member who cannot newly register the video. Execute (step S13). Then, when the sales member A waits for the confirmation operation (step S14, No) and receives a notification indicating that the confirmation that the new registration is not possible has been performed (step S14, Yes), the control unit 11 again. Display control for displaying the top screen after login on the terminal device 2-1 is executed (step S6).

In this embodiment, the control unit 11 performs a process of returning to the original screen when the moving image registration is stopped in the middle (step S12, Yes) or when a new moving image cannot be registered (step S14, Yes). It was decided to display the top screen after login on the terminal device 2-1 but it is not limited to this, and any screen will be displayed as long as the sales member A can proceed to the next operation. May be good.

Next, in the input waiting state of step S11 (steps S11, No, steps S12, No), the detailed video information and the image data for posting (together, the video for sale) are displayed from the terminal device 2-1 by the screen operation of the sales member A. When receiving the information), the control unit 11 associates the sales video information, date (posting date), and status (“non-income video registration period”) with the member information of the sales member A as product registration information. It is stored in the storage unit 12 (step S15). Then, the control unit 11 executes display control for displaying a message indicating that the registration is completed on the terminal device 2-1 (step S16).

After that, when the confirmation operation by the sales member A is waited (step S17, No) and the notification indicating that the registration completion is confirmed is received (step S17, Yes), the control unit 11 again displays the top screen after login. Display control for displaying on the terminal device 2-1 is executed (step S6).

In this embodiment, as an example, the case where the video registration is stopped in the middle of the process of step S12 is described, but the process of canceling the registration is not limited to this, and the terminal device 2-by the sales member A. By the operation of canceling the video registration to 1, it is possible to cancel the video registration in any situation related to the product registration. Further, the uploaded video can be deleted at any time by the operation of deleting the video to the terminal device 2-1 by the sales member A. At this time, in the moving image management device 1, the control unit 11 that has received the deletion notification from the terminal device 2-1 deletes the product registration information to be deleted from the storage unit 12. In this case as well, instead of actually deleting the video, for example, by changing the status in the product registration information to "Deleted", the video to be deleted cannot be viewed or sold for management purposes. It should be.

Further, in FIG. 7, the product registration process relating to the sales member A has been described for convenience of explanation, but the product registration process of this embodiment, that is, the process shown in FIG. 7, is performed by all sales members who wish to sell the moving image. It shall be executed in the same way.

<Video management-related processing of this example: Judgment index of registration availability>
Next, in the registration possibility determination process of step S8 described above, the state transition of the status in the product registration information, which is the determination index of the registration possibility, will be specifically described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the state transition of the status in the product registration information. In this embodiment, there are three statuses, for example, "non-income video registration period", "income-bearing video registration period", and "deleted" for each uploaded and registered video. However, it is assumed that the transition is made under the predetermined conditions described later. The status "deleted" may be managed by the control unit 11 as long as the video to be deleted cannot be viewed and sold.

In FIG. 8, for example, when the control unit 11 receives the sales video information (video detailed information, posting image data) regarding the video a newly uploaded by the sales member A, the sales video information regarding the video a, The posting date of the video a as the date and the "non-income video registration period" as the status of the video a are associated with the member information of the sales member A and stored in the storage unit 12 as the product registration information (registration process of FIG. 8). Equivalent to). Further, the control unit 11 activates the timer a for counting the date at the same time as the registration process of the product registration information, and starts counting with the posting date as the first day. After that, the status of the moving image a becomes the state of the "non-income video registration period", and the "non-income video registration period" is continued until a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Further, the control unit 11 constantly checks the value of the timer a when the status of the moving image a is the “non-income video registration period”, and for example, after the “non-income video registration period” is reached, that is, the posting date. Or, if the viewing right of the video a is not sold even after 90 days have passed from the non-income update date, the status of the video a is changed from the "non-income video registration period" to "deleted" from the next day. Then, the control unit 11 resets the timer a at the same time as the status transition.

Further, the control unit 11 constantly checks the value of the timer a when the status of the moving image a is the "non-income video registration period", and for example, the 90th day after the "non-income video registration period" ends. If the viewing right of the moving image a is sold, the viewing right of the moving image a is sold from that point on the purchase date (for example, when the purchase history indicating that the viewing right of the moving image a is sold is recorded in the storage unit 12). The status is changed from "non-income video registration period" to "income-bearing video registration period". Then, the control unit 11 resets the timer a once at the same time as the status transition, restarts the timer a, and restarts the counting with the purchase date as the first day.

Further, the control unit 11 constantly checks the value of the timer a when the status of the moving image a is the “income-bearing video registration period”, and for example, the 90th day after the “income-bearing video registration period” ends. If the viewing right of the video a is sold further, the timer a is reset once at that point on the purchase date, then restarted, and the count is restarted with the new purchase date as the first day. Continue the "video registration period". After that, in the case where the viewing right of the moving image a is sold one after another before the end of the 90th day after the restart of the timer a, the control unit 11 resets the timer a and resets the viewing right of the moving image a every time the viewing right of the moving image a is sold. Continue the "earned video registration period" while repeatedly restarting.

Further, the control unit 11 constantly checks the value of the timer a when the status of the moving image a is the “income-bearing video registration period”, and for example, 90 days have passed since the “income-bearing video registration period” was reached. However, if the viewing right of the video a is not sold, the status of the video a is changed from the "income-bearing video registration period" to the "non-income video registration period" from the next day (non-income update date). This means that the viewing right of the moving image a was not sold even 90 days after the latest purchase date. Then, the control unit 11 resets the timer a at the same time as the status transition, restarts the timer, and restarts the count with the non-income update date as the first day.

As described above, the control unit 11 manages the registered video a by appropriately transitioning the status of the video a uploaded by the sales member A according to the conditions, but further, the status of the video a is changed. In addition to the state transition, other videos b, c, d, ... Uploaded by the sales member A are also managed in the same manner. In this case, timer control (for example, timers b, c, d, ... Are used) is performed individually for each of the moving images b, c, d, .... As a result, the status of each moving image can be used as a determination index for determining whether or not the moving image can be registered when the registration permission or rejection processing in step S8 described above is executed.

As described above, the video management device 1 of the present embodiment has the control unit 11 that controls a series of processes related to the management of the posted video, and the video information for sale (image data for posting, detailed video information, etc.). It is configured to include a storage unit 12 that can be registered as product registration information in association with member information of a sales member. Specifically, the control unit 11 individually registers the status indicating whether the video is in the "non-income video registration period" or the "income-bearing video registration period" for all the videos being registered. Store as one of the information in the information. Then, when there is an access from the terminal device 2 owned by the sales member, the product registration information of the sales member is read from the storage unit 12, all the statuses in the read product registration information, and per member specified in advance. Based on the maximum number of registrations, it was decided to determine whether the sales member is a member who can post new videos. As a result, the sales member can know whether or not the additional registration of the moving image is possible based on the above-mentioned determination result without managing the capacity of the storage unit 12 by himself / herself.

Further, since the control unit 11 can autonomously determine whether or not additional registration of a moving image is possible or deletion of an unnecessary moving image based on the state transition of the status as shown in FIG. 6, as compared with the conventional case. , The processing load by the sales member can be significantly reduced. Specifically, for example, if newly uploaded videos are sold one after another and become income-bearing videos, and the income-bearing video registration period can be continued, the registered videos should be deleted under the control of the sales member. It is possible to upload any number of new videos within the range that does not exceed the "maximum number of non-income videos registered per sales member" without adding storage capacity. In addition, since the control unit 11 autonomously deletes unsold videos (including unnecessary videos), that is, the sales member does not have to delete the unsold videos by himself / herself, the sales member is registering. You can reduce the management of videos as much as possible.

In this embodiment, for convenience, the process of managing the video uploaded by the sales member has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the above-mentioned video management-related processing related to registration, sales, etc. is still image. It is also applicable to all digital contents other than video, such as music and application software.

1 Video management device 2,2-1,2-2 Terminal device 11 Control unit 12 Storage unit 13 Input unit 14 Output unit 15 Display unit 16 Communication unit 21 Network

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In a video management device that supports video sales
Control means to control a series of processes related to the management of posted videos,
As a storage means for registering video information for sale, including posted videos and detailed information about the videos sent with the videos, as product registration information in association with the member information of the member who posted the videos. ,
Equipped with
The control means, as the series of processes,
For all videos being registered, individually, "starting after the first number of days have passed since the date of registration or the date of the last sale without selling, until the point of sale, or the second without selling. It is in the state of a non-income period indicating "the period until the number of days elapses", or "starting from the time of selling in the non-income period and until the first number of days elapses from the last selling date". A state storage process that stores the status indicating whether the income is in the income period, which indicates "period", as one of the information in the product registration information, and
When there is an access from a terminal device owned by a member who wants to post a new video (hereinafter referred to as a member who wants to post), the product registration information of the member who wants to post is read from the storage means, and the product registration information is read. Based on all the statuses in the above and the predetermined maximum number of registrations per member, the judgment process to determine whether the member who wants to post is a member who can post a new video, and
As well as
The maximum number of registrations per member is defined as the maximum number of registrations for videos whose status is in the non-income period.
In the judgment process
The control means confirms all the statuses in the product registration information of the posting desired member, and if the maximum number of registrations has not been reached, it is determined that the posting desired member is a member who can newly register a video. On the other hand, if the maximum number of registrations has been reached, it is determined that the member who wishes to post is a member who cannot newly register a video.
A video management device characterized by this. The control means is
Further, control is performed to notify the terminal device owned by the member who wishes to post the judgment result by the judgment process.
The moving image management device according to claim 1. In the state storage process,
The control means is
When registering the product registration information related to the posted image, the status of the video is stored as a non-income period,
If the status of the video is in the non-income period and the second number of days has passed without the video being sold since the video was in the non-income period, the video will be sold from the non-income period. Update to the impossible state,
If the video is sold before the second number of days has elapsed since the status of the video was in the non-income period, the status of the video will be changed from the non-income period to income. Update to the state of the period,
If the status of the video is in the income period state and the video is sold further before the first number of days have elapsed after the income period state, the income period state is continued.
If the status of the video is in the income period and the video is not sold even after the first number of days have passed since the income period was reached, the status of the video is changed from the income period to the non-income period. Update to the status of
The moving image management device according to claim 1 or 2. Further, the control means is
The sales amount of the registered video is recorded for each member, and the total amount is stored in the storage means for each member.
It is controlled so that the member cannot be paid until the total amount reaches the predetermined amount, and then the specified amount can be paid to the member from the time when the total amount reaches the predetermined amount.
The moving image management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the moving image management device is characterized. It is a video management method using a video management device that supports the sale of videos.
The video management device
A control unit that controls a series of processes related to the management of posted videos,
A storage unit for registering video information for sale, including posted videos and detailed information about the videos sent with the videos, as product registration information in association with the member information of the member who posted the videos. ,
Equipped with
As the series of processes,
For all videos being registered, individually, "Starting after the first number of days have passed since the date of registration or the last sale without selling, until the point of sale, or the second without selling. It is in the state of a non-income period indicating "the period until the number of days elapses", or "starting from the point of sale in the non-income period and until the first number of days elapses from the last sale date". A state storage step for storing in the storage unit a status indicating whether or not the product has an income period indicating "period" as one of the information in the product registration information.
When there is an access from a terminal device owned by a member who wants to post a new video (hereinafter referred to as a member who wants to post), the product registration information of the member who wants to post is read from the storage unit, and the product registration information is read. Based on all the statuses in the above and the predetermined maximum number of registrations per member, the judgment step to determine whether the member who wants to post is a member who can post a new video, and
Shall include
Further, the maximum number of registrations per member is defined as the maximum number of registrations of videos whose status is in the non-income period.
In the determination step
The control unit confirms all the statuses in the product registration information of the posting desired member, and if the maximum number of registrations has not been reached, the control unit determines that the posting desired member is a member who can newly register a video. On the other hand, if the maximum number of registrations has been reached, it is determined that the member who wishes to post is a member who cannot newly register a video.
A video management method characterized by that. The control unit
Further, control is performed to notify the terminal device owned by the member who wishes to post the judgment result by the judgment step.
The moving image management method according to claim 5. In the state memory step
The control unit
When registering the product registration information related to the posted image, the status of the video is stored as a non-income period,
If the status of the video is in the non-income period and the second number of days has passed without the video being sold since the video was in the non-income period, the video will be sold from the non-income period. Update to the impossible state,
If the video is sold before the second number of days has elapsed since the status of the video was in the non-income period, the status of the video will be changed from the non-income period to income. Update to the state of the period,
If the status of the video is in the income period state and the video is sold further before the first number of days have elapsed after the income period state, the income period state is continued.
If the status of the video is in the income period and the video is not sold even after the first number of days have passed since the income period was reached, the status of the video is changed from the income period to the non-income period. Update to the status of
The moving image management method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that. Further, the control unit is
The sales amount of the registered video is recorded for each member, and the total amount is stored in the storage unit for each member.
It is controlled so that the member cannot be paid until the total amount reaches the predetermined amount, and then the specified amount can be paid to the member from the time when the total amount reaches the predetermined amount.
The video management method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the video management method is characterized by the above. A computer that operates as a video management device that supports video sales,
A storage means for registering video information for sale, including posted videos and detailed information about the videos sent with the videos, as product registration information in association with the member information of the member who posted the videos.
For all videos being registered, individually, "starting after the first number of days have passed since the date of registration or the date of the last sale without selling, until the point of sale, or the second without selling. It is in the state of a non-income period indicating "the period until the number of days elapses", or "starting from the time of selling in the non-income period and until the first number of days elapses from the last selling date". A state memory process that stores the status indicating whether the product has an income period indicating "period" as one of the information in the product registration information, and a member who wishes to post a new video (hereinafter, a member who wishes to post). When there is an access from a terminal device owned by (referred to as), the product registration information of the member who wishes to post is read from the storage means, and all the statuses in the product registration information and the maximum per member specified in advance are specified. Judgment processing to determine whether the member who wants to post is a member who can post a new video based on the number of registrations,
Further, the maximum number of registrations per member is defined as the maximum number of registrations of videos whose status is in the non-income period.
In the judgment process
Check all the statuses in the product registration information of the member who wants to post, and if the maximum number of registrations is not reached, it is judged that the member who wants to post is a member who can newly register a video, while the above A control means that executes a series of processes including a process of determining that the member who wishes to post is a member who cannot newly register a video when the maximum number of registrations has been reached.
A video management program to function as.

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