JP7052455B2 - Information processing system and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system and an information processing method.

A video distribution service in which a company that provides a mobile phone communication service distributes video data, which is image information, to a contracted user for a fee is already known.

Further, a content reproduction system in which a terminal device reproduces a content to be reproduced has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The content reproduction system shown in Patent Document 1 determines whether or not the date and time indicated by the date and time information received from the server is after the reproduction permission date and time when the reproduction of the reproduction target content is permitted. When the content playback system determines that the playback permission date and time or later when the terminal device is permitted to play the playback target content, the terminal device generates playback instruction information for viewing the playback target content and sends it to the playback device. do. Then, in the content reproduction system, the reproduction device receives the reproduction instruction information and reproduces the reproduction target content stored in the reproduction device, so that the content with the date and time conditions can be easily viewed on the terminal device. be able to.

However, since the conventional video distribution system specializes in the reservation processing of video data, there is a problem that the user in the store has time to spare after the reception reservation.

In addition, the paid video distribution service provided by companies that provide mobile phone communication services to contracted users allows users to view video data by activating application software pre-installed on smart devices. You can watch it. However, since the paid video distribution service is a paid service, there is a problem that the application software is never started and there is little opportunity to understand the value of the video distribution service.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system and an information processing method capable of suppressing a user in a store from spending time.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention reserves a network connection means for connecting a terminal device and a network and a reservation for distribution of image information from the terminal device while connecting to the network. When the reception reservation means for accepting and the reception reservation means receives the distribution request of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device that has received the reservation, the image information specified to be distributed free of charge is received. The reception reservation means includes an image information distribution means for delivering to the terminal device that has received the reservation, and the terminal device delivers the image information free of charge when the reservation for distribution of the image information to the reception reservation means is completed. It is characterized by comprising a display means for displaying a free distribution receivable display indicating that it is possible to receive free distribution of the image information specified to be performed .

The present invention has an effect that it is possible to prevent the user in the store from spending time.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a reception reservation server and a video distribution server of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a terminal device of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mediator of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a reception reservation server of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of data generated in the reservation database of the reception reservation server shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a video distribution server of the information processing system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of data in the video database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of data generated in the access control database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of user information data generated in the video database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an operation after the reservation for distribution of the moving image data is completed in the reception reservation server of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a free distribution receivable display displayed on the display unit in step ST2 shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the free distribution receivable display displayed on the display unit in step ST2 shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of list information transmitted by the video distribution server in step ST5 shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart performed by the video distribution server in step ST6 shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an operation after the terminal device of the information processing system according to the first embodiment is connected to the network via an intermediary. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of list information transmitted by the video distribution server in step ST17 shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a modified example of the data generated in the reservation database of the reception reservation server shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a modified example of data in the video database of the video distribution server shown in FIG.

An embodiment of the information processing system and the information processing method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a reception reservation server and a video distribution server of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a terminal device of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mediator of the information processing system shown in FIG.

The information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment is a system that distributes moving image data 10 which is image information to a user's terminal device 2 for a fee. In the present invention, the image information is not limited to the moving image data 10, and may be various image information such as still image data. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 is connected to a mediator 3 which is a network connection means for connecting a terminal device 2 and a network 6 and a LAN (Local Area Network) 8 which is a network, and a network 6 and a LAN 8. It includes a reception reservation server 4 which is a connected reception reservation means, and a moving image distribution server 5 which is an image information distribution means connected to the network 6. In the first embodiment, the network 6 is a wide area network (WAN: Wide Area Network) such as the Internet.

Further, in the first embodiment, the LAN 8 is a wireless LAN or a wired LAN installed in a store 7 that sells a mobile phone of a company that provides a mobile phone communication service, performs various procedures for the communication service, and the like. Further, in the first embodiment, the intermediary machine 3 and the reception reservation server 4 are installed in the store 7. In the first embodiment, the intermediary machine 3 and the reception reservation server 4 are connected to each other by LAN 8 so as to be able to communicate with each other in the store 7. In the first embodiment, the intermediary machine 3 and the reception reservation server 4 are connected to a device outside the store 7 such as the video distribution server 5 so as to be capable of information communication via the network 6. Further, the intermediary 3 is an access point when the terminal device 2 connects to the network 6 and the LAN 8, and is a specific access point described in the claims. That is, in the first embodiment, the specific access point is the intermediary machine 3 in the store 7, but in the present invention, the specific access point is not limited to the intermediary machine 3 in the store 7. The information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment is a system in which a user's terminal device 2 connects to a network 6 and a LAN 8 via an intermediary 3 in a store 7 and reserves distribution of video data 10 to a reception reservation server 4. Is.

(Hardware configuration of reception reservation server and video distribution server)
The reception reservation server 4 and the video distribution server 5 include a configuration similar to that of a general server device or a computer such as a PC (Personal Computer). As shown in FIG. 2, the reception reservation server 4 and the video distribution server 5 according to the first embodiment are a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13, and storage means. A certain HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 14, I / F15 and network I / F19 are connected to each other via a bus 16 so as to be able to communicate with each other. Further, the display unit 17 and the operation unit 18, which are display means, are connected to the I / F15.

The CPU 11 is a calculation means and controls the operation of the reception reservation server 4 and the video distribution server 5 as a whole. The RAM 12 is a volatile storage medium capable of high-speed reading and writing of information, and is used as a work area when the CPU 11 processes information. The ROM 13 is a read-only non-volatile storage medium, and stores programs such as firmware. The HDD 14 is a non-volatile storage medium capable of reading and writing information, and stores an OS (Operating System), various control programs, application programs, and the like.

The I / F 15 connects and controls the bus 16 and various types of hardware. The network I / F 19 is an interface for the reception reservation server 4 and the video distribution server 5 to communicate with other devices via the network 6. The network I / F19 connects and controls the bus 16, the network 6, and the LAN 8, and an interface such as Ethernet (registered trademark) is used.

The display unit 17 is a visual user interface for displaying various information. The display unit 17 is composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL display (OELD: Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or an inorganic EL display (IELD: Inorganic Electro-Luminescence Display). The display unit 17 displays characters, still images, moving images, symbols, and figures. The operation unit 18 is a user interface such as a keyboard and a mouse for a user to input information to an information processing device. The information processing programs of the servers 4 and 5 are stored in the storage means such as the ROM 13, the RAM 12, or the HDD 14.

(Hardware configuration of terminal device)
The terminal device 2 is a portable electronic device that can be carried by the user. In the first embodiment, the terminal device 2 is a mobile phone such as a tablet, a portable computer or a smartphone, but is limited to a mobile phone such as a tablet, a portable computer or a smartphone as long as it is a portable electronic device that can be carried by the user. Not done. The terminal device 2 includes a short-range communication I / F 20 in addition to the components of the reception reservation server 4 and the video distribution server 5 described above. In the terminal device 2, the same parts as those of the reception reservation server 4 and the video distribution server 5 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The short-range communication I / F 20 is an interface for the terminal device 2 to communicate with another device by short-range wireless communication, and an interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) is used.

The operation unit 18 of the terminal device 2 receives an operation input from the user. In the first embodiment, the operation unit 18 is a touch screen superimposed on the display unit 17. The operating unit 18 detects contact or proximity of a finger, pen, or stylus pen. The operation unit 18 detects a position on the operation unit 18 when a finger, a pen, or a stylus pen comes into contact with or is in close proximity to the operation unit 18. In the present specification, a plurality of fingers, pens, and stylus pens detected by the operation unit 18 may be collectively referred to as "fingers". In the present specification, the position where the finger detected by the operation unit 18 touches or is close to the finger may be referred to as a “detection position”. The operation unit 18 transmits the finger contact together with the detection position to the CPU 11. The operation unit 18 is composed of a touch screen that employs a capacitance method, a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an ultrasonic method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, or a load detection method as a detection method.

(Hardware configuration of mediator)
The intermediary 3 connects the terminal device 2 and the network 6. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the mediator 3 includes a CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, a wired communication I / F 34, a wireless communication I / F 35, and a short-range communication I / F 36 constituting the microcomputer, as shown in FIG. There is. The CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, wired communication I / F 34, wireless communication I / F 35, and short-range communication I / F 36 are connected to each other by a bus 37 so as to be capable of information communication.

The CPU 31 selectively executes a program stored in the ROM 32 using the RAM 33 as a work area to control the entire intermediary machine 3 and realize various functions including communication control with the servers 4 and 5 and the terminal device 2. do. Therefore, the CPU 31 is a central processing unit (microprocessor) that performs processing for realizing various functions according to the present invention in the intermediary machine 3. The ROM 32 is a read-only memory in which each program executed by the CPU 31 and fixed data required for the execution thereof are stored in advance. The RAM 33 is a literate memory that is used by the CPU 31 as a work area when executing a program and that stores temporary data.

The wired communication I / F 34 is an interface for communicating with the reception reservation server 4 via a LAN (Local Area Network) 8. Further, the wired communication I / F 34 is an interface for communicating with the video distribution server 5 via the network 6. The short-range communication I / F 36 is an interface for communicating with the terminal device 2 via short-range communication, and an interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) is used. The intermediary device 3 includes a wired communication I / F34, a wireless communication I / F35, and a short-range communication I / F36, and connects the terminal device 2 and the reception reservation server 4 so as to be capable of information communication, and also connects the terminal device 2 and the moving image. Connect to the distribution server 5 so that information can be communicated.

(Functional configuration of reception reservation server)
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a reception reservation server of the information processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of data generated in the reservation database of the reception reservation server shown in FIG.

The reception reservation server 4 is connected to the network 6 and the LAN 8 and accepts reservations for distribution of the moving image data 10 from the terminal device 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the reception reservation server 4 includes the controller 40, the network I / F19 described above, and the reservation database 41.

The controller 40 is composed of a combination of software and hardware, and functions as a control means for controlling the entire reception reservation server 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 40 includes a device monitoring unit 42, a command analysis unit 43, a network control unit 44, and a reservation management unit 45.

The device monitoring unit 42 monitors the devices connected to the network 6 and the LAN 8 and their states, and manages available functions. The command analysis unit 43 analyzes the command instruction (reservation registration, confirmation, update or deletion) received from the terminal device 2 and notifies the reservation management unit 45. The reservation management unit 45 extracts personal identification information for identifying the terminal device 2 from the information notified from the command analysis unit 43, performs processing according to a command instruction to the reservation database 41, and enters the reservation database 41. The data 46 shown in FIG. 6 is generated. The network control unit 44 acquires the information input via the network I / F19 and transmits the information to other devices via the network I / F19.

The functions of the device monitoring unit 42, the command analysis unit 43, the reservation management unit 45, and the network control unit 44 of the controller 40 shown in FIG. 5 are the programs stored in the ROM 13 and the RAM 12 from a storage medium such as an HDD 14 or an optical disk. It is realized by the CPU 11 performing an operation according to the program read in. The function of the reservation database 41 is realized by the HDD 14.

The data 46 shown in FIG. 6 associates information 47 about each user with each reservation of the moving image data 10, information 48 about the store 7 in which the user has reserved the distribution of the moving image data 10, and the deliverable time 49. In the first embodiment, the information 48 regarding the store 7 is a store ID (identification) number 481, which is access point identification information that enables each store 7, that is, access points to be identified with each other. The store ID number 481 is for identifying the intermediary machine 3 which is an access point connected when the user's terminal device 2 reserves the distribution of the moving image data 10. In the first embodiment, the store ID number 481 is managed by the data 46, but in the present invention, since it is common in the store 7, it may be stored in a storage device other than the reservation database 41 in the store 7.

In the first embodiment, the information 47 regarding each user is a MAC (Media Access Control) address 471, a user name 472, a telephone number 473, and an e-mail address 474, and is for identifying users from each other. The deliverable time 49 is the upper limit of the delivery time that each user is allowed to receive the delivery of the moving image data 10. The deliverable time 49 is a time appropriately set from the operation unit 18 or the like of the reception reservation server 4, and is a time that decreases according to the time when the terminal device 2 receives the delivery of the moving image data 10. When the data 46 includes the deliverable time 49, the information processing system 1 is determined to deliver the moving image data 10 free of charge, which will be described later, in a state where the terminal device 2 is connected to the network 6 via the intermediary device 3. An upper limit on the delivery time allowed to be delivered is set.

Further, in the first embodiment, the data 46 includes the information 47 regarding each user, the information 48 regarding the store 7 where the user has reserved the distribution of the video data, the deliverable time 49, and the reservation number 491 and the reservation number 491 of each user. The reception status 492 is associated with it. The reservation number 491 is a number assigned in order each time the reception reservation server 4 accepts a reservation, and in the first embodiment, it is a three-digit natural number that increases in order from 1. The reception state 492 indicates "reservation in progress" (a state of waiting for acceptance) indicating that the video data 10 has not been delivered by accepting the reservation of the video data 10. The reception state 492 indicates, in addition to "reserving", "cancellation" (a state in which the reservation has been canceled) indicating that the reservation of the video data for which the reservation of the video data 10 has been accepted has been canceled. The reception status 492 accepts the reservation of the video data 10 in addition to "reserving" and "cancelled", and "correspondence completed" indicating that the video data 10 has been delivered (correspondence is completed in the store). State) is shown.

(Functional configuration of video distribution server)
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a video distribution server of the information processing system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of data in the video database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of data generated in the access control database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of user information data generated in the video database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. 7.

The video distribution server 5 distributes the video data 10 for which the reception reservation server 4 has received the reservation based on the distribution request from the terminal device 2. As shown in FIG. 7, the video distribution server 5 includes a controller 50, a network I / F 19, a video database 51, and an access management database 52.

The moving image database 51 stores a plurality of moving image data 10 and the data 58 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the data 58 includes a title 581, a type of each video data 10 (whether or not there is an age limit) 582, a genre 583 of each video data 10, and reproduction of each video data 10 for each video data 10. The time 584 is associated.

The controller 50 is composed of a combination of software and hardware, and functions as a control means for controlling the entire video distribution server 5. As shown in FIG. 7, the controller 50 includes a device monitoring unit 53, a command analysis unit 54, a network control unit 55, an access management unit 56, and a video management unit 57.

The device monitoring unit 53 monitors the devices connected to the network 6 and their status. The command analysis unit 54 analyzes the command instruction (request: video distribution, type: store, store ID number 481 and user ID number 592 described later) received from the terminal device 2, and confirms the access right to the access management unit 56 (request). Type: Store, store ID number 481 and user ID number 592) are requested.

When the access management unit 56 confirms that the store is a registered store from the data 59 shown in FIG. 9 stored in the access management database 52, the access management unit 56 responds to the command analysis unit 54 with the access permission. The command analysis unit 54 that has received the access permission continues to request the video data 10 from the video management unit 57 based on the access permission. When the video management unit 57 confirms that the requested video data 10 has no age limit, the video management unit 57 distributes the video data 10 to the terminal device 2 via the network control unit 55. The network control unit 55 acquires the information input via the network I / F19 and transmits the information to other devices via the network I / F19. When the video management unit 57 distributes the video data 10, the access management unit 56 adds information about the distributed video data 10 to the user information data 60 shown in FIG.

The functions of the device monitoring unit 53, the command analysis unit 54, the access control unit 56, the video management unit 57, and the network control unit 55 of the controller 50 shown in FIG. 7 include a program stored in the ROM 13, an HDD 14, an optical disk, and the like. This is realized by the CPU 11 performing an operation according to a program read from the storage medium of the above into the RAM 12. The functions of the moving image database 51 and the access management database 52 are realized by the HDD 14.

Further, the data 59 shown in FIG. 9 is appropriately registered by an operation of the operation unit 18 or the like, and information about a user or a store authorized to access the video distribution server 5 is associated with each user or the store. In the first embodiment, the information about the user or the store is the type 591 indicating that the user or the store is, the store ID number 481 or the user ID (identification) number 592, and the disclosure level 593 of each user or the store. The user ID number 592 is terminal identification information that enables the user, that is, the terminal devices 2 to be identified with each other. Type 591 defines that the information processing system 1 is a contracted user or a store 7. The disclosure level 593 stipulates that the moving image data 10 to be distributed to the terminal device 2 is distributed without limitation or with restrictions. Unlimited means that all the moving image data 10 can be viewed, and restricted means that the moving image data 10 without an age limit can be viewed. The unlimited or limited disclosure level 593 of the data 59 shown in FIG. 9 is a restriction that determines whether or not the data can be distributed. In the data 59 shown in FIG. 9, only one contracted user is registered, but in the present invention, a plurality of contracted users may be registered. For this purpose, the data 59 shown in FIG. 9 is identification management information for identifying a plurality of contracted users, that is, a plurality of terminal devices 2.

The user information data 60 shown in FIG. 10 is generated by the access management unit 56 in the access management database 52. The user information data 60 is a correspondence between the information 61 of the moving image data 10 that each user registered in the data 59 has received and viewed in the past and the information 62 indicating the user for each user. In the first embodiment, the information 62 indicating the user is the user ID number 621, the name 622, the age 623, and the gender 624. In the first embodiment, the information 61 of the moving image data 10 that each user has received and watched in the past is the title 611, the genre 612, and the viewing date 613 of the moving image data 10 that each user has watched in the past. The genre 612 of the moving image data 10 of the user information data 60 is preference information indicating the preference of the moving image data 10 delivered to each terminal device 2. In this way, the video distribution server 5 stores the user information data 60 including the preference information.

The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 described above operates as follows, for example. When the command analysis unit 54 receives the distribution request 101 of the video data 10 whose title is "BBB" from the terminal device 2 together with the store ID number "12345", the command analysis unit 54 analyzes the terminal device 56 and causes the access control unit 56 to receive the store ID number "12345". Check the access right of store 7. When the access management unit 56 confirms that the store 7 having the store ID number "12345" is registered in the data 59, the access management unit 56 reads out the public level 593 of the store 7 having the store ID number "12345" from the data 59. The access management unit 56 responds to the command analysis unit 54 with the access permission according to the disclosure level 593. The command analysis unit 54 requests the moving image data 10 whose title is "BBB". When the video management unit 57 confirms that the video data 10 having the title "BBB" has no age limit by referring to the data 58, the video data 10 is distributed to the terminal device 2 via the network control unit 55.

(Functional configuration of terminal device)
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device of the information processing system shown in FIG. In the first embodiment, the terminal device 2 allows a user to connect to the LAN 8 via the intermediary machine 3 in the store 7 and make a reservation for distribution of the video data 10 to the reception reservation server 4. As shown in FIG. 11, the terminal device 2 includes a controller 21 in addition to an operation unit 18, a display unit 17, a network I / F19, and a short-range communication I / F20.

Further, the controller 21 includes a network control unit 22, an operation control unit 23, a display control unit 24, a short-range communication control unit 25, a voice reproduction unit, and a client application 26. The terminal device 2 is connected to the network 6 via the mediator 3 by wirelessly connecting the short-range communication I / F 20 to the mediator 3.

The controller 21 is composed of a combination of software and hardware. The controller 21 functions as a control means for controlling the entire terminal device 2. The network control unit 22 acquires the information input via the network I / F19 and transmits the information to other devices via the network I / F19. The short-range communication control unit 25 acquires the information input via the short-range communication I / F20 and transmits the information to other devices via the short-range communication I / F20.

The operation control unit 23 acquires a signal of the operation content by the user for the operation unit 18 and inputs it to a module operating in the terminal device 2 such as the client application 26. The display control unit 24 causes the display unit 17 to display the status of the terminal device 2 such as the GUI (Graphical User Interface) of the client application 26. The audio reproduction unit outputs audio information and the like of the client application 26 to the audio output unit.

The client application 26 is a software module that provides various functions in the terminal device 2, and is configured by a software program corresponding to each function. The client application 26 is stored in the HDD 14. Further, in the first embodiment, the client application 26 includes a simple connection application 261 which is application software for connecting to a network 6 and a LAN 8 via a short-range communication I / F 20 and an intermediary 3 in a state where information communication is possible. .. The client application 26 includes a video application 262 which is application software for viewing the video data 10 distributed from the video distribution server 5. The video application 262 is also application software that outputs a GUI (Graphical User Interface), audio, and the like to the display unit 17 and the audio output unit so that the user can view the distributed video data 10.

(Explanation of information processing system operation and information processing method)
Next, the operation of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, that is, the information processing method according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an operation after the reservation for distribution of the moving image data is completed in the reception reservation server of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a free distribution receivable display displayed on the display unit in step ST2 shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the free distribution receivable display displayed on the display unit in step ST2 shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of list information transmitted by the video distribution server in step ST5 shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart performed by the video distribution server in step ST6 shown in FIG.

In the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, the terminal device 2 activates the simple connection application 261 and connects to the intermediary device 3 in the store 7 in a state where information communication is possible. When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 is connected to the intermediary device 3 via the short-range communication I / F 20 so as to be capable of information communication, the controller 21 acquires the store ID number 481 from the intermediary device 3. The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits a reservation for distribution of the video data 10 to the reception reservation server 4. The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the acquired store ID number 481 and the like when transmitting the reservation for distribution of the video data 10 to the reception reservation server 4. The reception reservation server 4 accepts a reservation for distribution of the video data 10 from the terminal device 2 connected to the network 6 and the LAN 8 via the intermediary machine 3, adds various information of the received reservation to the data 46, and completes the reservation. do.

The information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment is characterized in that the reception reservation server 4 operates after the reservation for distribution of the moving image data 10 from the terminal device 2 is completed. Therefore, the present specification describes the operation of the information processing system 1 after the reservation for distribution of the moving image data 10 is completed, that is, the information processing method according to the first embodiment.

In the information processing system 1, when the reception reservation server 4 completes the reservation for distribution of the video data 10 from the terminal device 2 to the reception reservation server 4, the simple connection application 261 is in operation and the network 6 is operated via the intermediary machine 3. And the reservation completion information 100 is transmitted to the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 connected to the LAN 8 (step ST1). In the first embodiment, the reservation completion information 100 indicates that the reservation for distribution of the video data 10 has been completed, and the store ID number of the store 7 having the intermediary device 3 to which the terminal device 2 is connected when the video data 10 is reserved. Includes 481 and reservation number 491.

When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 operating the easy connection application 261 receives the reservation completion information 100, the free delivery receivable display 27 is displayed on the display unit 17 of the terminal device 2 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. (Step ST2). The free distribution receivable display 27 can receive the free distribution of the video data 10 defined to be distributed free of charge among the plurality of video data 10 stored in the video database 51 of the video distribution server 5. Show that.

The free distribution receivable display 27 shown in FIG. 13 is a start-up start display 271 for activating the video application 262 when the video application 262 is already installed in the HDD 14 of the terminal device 2. The free distribution receivable display 27 shown in FIG. 14 is an installation start display 272 for installing the video application 262 on the HDD 14 via the network 6 when the video application 262 is not installed on the HDD 14 of the terminal device 2. .. In the first embodiment, when the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 receives the reservation completion information 100, it searches the storage area of the HDD 14 of the terminal device 2 and determines whether or not the client application 26 includes the video application 262. do. The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays the start start display 271 on the display unit 17 when it is determined that the video application 262 is included, and displays the installation start display 272 on the display unit 17 when it is determined that the video application 262 is not included.

When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 detects the operation of the activation start display 271 from the user, the controller 21 activates the moving image application 262 (step ST3). When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 detects the operation of the installation start display 272 from the user, the controller 21 starts after installing the video application 262 on the HDD 14 (step ST3). The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 acquires the store ID number 481 of the store 7 having the intermediary machine 3 when the video application 262 is started.

When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 activates the video application 262, it transmits the request 102 of the list information 63 shown in FIG. 15 to the video distribution server 5 (step ST4). In the first embodiment, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the user type and the store ID number 481, which is the access point identification information, to the video distribution server 5 together with the request 102 of the list information 63.

The list information 63 shown in FIG. 15 shows a list of the moving image data 10 that is determined to be distributed free of charge. The list information 63 is generated by the controller 50 of the moving image distribution server 5 that refers to the data 58 and the data 59. The list information 63 associates the title 581 of the moving image data 10 with the viewing availability 631.

The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 receives the data shown in FIG. 9 based on the user type and the store ID number 481 received together with the request 102 of the list information 63 when setting the viewing permission 631 of the list information 63. Identify the user's public level 593 from 59. The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines whether or not there is an age limit for the video data 10 of each title 581 from the type 582 of the video data 10 of each title 581 of the data 58 shown in FIG. 8 based on the specified disclosure level 593. Then, the viewing permission 631 is set.

Viewing availability 631 defines that the user is "not viewing" or "viewable". Note that "not viewable" is defined when the disclosure level 593 of the data 59 is "restricted" and the type 582 of the data 58 is "age restricted". "Available" is defined when the public level 593 of the data 59 is "restricted" and the type 582 of the data 58 is "no age limit" and when the public level 593 of the data 59 is "unlimited". The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 transmits the list information 63 generated to the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 in which the video application 262 is operating (step ST5).

The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays the list information 63 on the display unit 17 in a state where the video application 262 is operating. When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 detects that one of the video data 10 of the list information 63 is selected, the controller 21 transmits the distribution request 101 of the selected video data 10 to the video distribution server 5 (step ST6). In the first embodiment, when the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the distribution request 101 of the selected video data 10 to the video distribution server 5, the user type, the store ID number 481, and the title of the selected video data 10 581 is transmitted to the video distribution server 5.

Upon receiving the distribution request 101 of the selected moving image data 10, the controller 50 of the moving image distribution server 5 implements the flowchart shown in FIG. The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 refers to the data 59 in the access management database 52 and identifies the type 591 and the public level 593 of the store ID number 481 received together with the distribution request 101 of the selected video data 10 (. Step ST61). The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines whether or not the specified public level 593 is restricted (step ST62).

When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines that the specified public level 593 is restricted (step ST62: Yes), the controller 50 identifies the type 582 of the selected video data 10 with reference to the data 58 (step ST62: Yes). Step ST63). The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines whether or not the type 582 of the selected video data 10 has an age limit (step ST64). When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines that the type 582 of the selected video data 10 is not without age restrictions (step ST64: No), the controller 50 selects the video application 262 as the controller 21 of the operating terminal device 2. The transmitted moving image data 10 is undeliverable (step ST65), and the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays on the display unit 17 that the selected moving image data 10 is undeliverable.

When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines that the specified disclosure level 593 is not restricted (step ST62: No), it reproduces the selected video data 10 and distributes it to the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 (step ST62: No). Step ST7). When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines that the type 582 of the selected video data 10 has no age limit (step ST64: Yes), the controller 50 reproduces the selected video data 10 and causes the terminal device 2 to play the selected video data 10. Deliver to the controller 21 (step ST7). In step ST7, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays the delivered moving image data 10 on the display unit 17.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, the terminal device 2 transmits the reservation discard 105 of the video data 10 to the reception reservation server 4 during the distribution of the video data 10 which is determined to be distributed free of charge. (Step ST8) may occur. When the terminal device 2 transmits the reservation discard 105, the store ID number 481 and the reservation number 491 are transmitted (step ST8). When the reception reservation server 4 accepts the cancellation 105 of the reservation of the video data 10 from the terminal device 2 that has received the reservation together with the store ID number 481 and the reservation number 491, the video distribution server 5 is determined to distribute the video free of charge. The distribution of the data 10 is terminated (step ST9). Note that step ST6 is a free distribution acceptance step in which the video distribution server 5 accepts the distribution request 101 of the video data 10 that is determined to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device 2. Step ST7 is a free distribution step in which the video distribution server 5 distributes the video data 10 determined to be distributed free of charge to the terminal device 2 for which the reception reservation server 4 has received the reservation.

The information processing system 1 described above operates as follows, for example. The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 that has activated the video application 262 receives the store ID number "12345" from the intermediary machine 3 in step ST3. In this case, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits to the video distribution server 5 in step ST4 the information that the user type is "store" and the store ID number is "12345" together with the request 102 of the list information 63. The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 refers to the data 59 stored in the access management database 52, and the type 591 is "store" and the store ID number is "12345", and the public level 593 is "restricted". Identify that. The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 refers to the data 58 in the video database 51 and sets the viewing permission 631 of each video data 10 from the specified public level 593 and the type 582 of each video data 10.

In the first embodiment, in the data 58, the type 582 of the video data 10 of the title "AAA" is "with age limit", and the type 582 of the video data 10 of the titles "BBB" and "CCC" is "no age limit". And the identified public level 593 is "restricted". The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 sets whether or not the video data 10 of the title "AAA" can be viewed or not 631 as "not viewable", and whether or not the video data 10 of the titles "BBB" and "CCC" can be viewed or not 631 is set to "viewability". Generates the list information 63 set as "viewable". When the information processing system 1 receives the distribution request 101 of the title "BBB" of the video data 10 selected by the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 in step ST6, the information processing system 1 receives the video data 10 of the title "BBB" in step ST7. It is reproduced and distributed to the terminal device 2.

Next, the operation after the terminal device of the information processing system according to the first embodiment is connected to the network via the intermediary will be described. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an operation after the terminal device of the information processing system according to the first embodiment is connected to the network via an intermediary. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of list information transmitted by the video distribution server in step ST17 shown in FIG.

In the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, when the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 activates the easy connection application 261, the simple connection application 261 communicates information to the network 6 via the short-range communication I / F 20 and the intermediary device 3. Connect as possible (step ST11). When the connection is completed, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 running the easy connection application 261 receives the information indicating the connection completion from the mediator 3 via the short-range communication I / F 20 (step ST12). After receiving the information indicating that the connection is completed, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 operating the easy connection application 261 displays the free distribution receivable display 27 on the display unit 17 of the terminal device 2 (step ST13). In step ST13, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays the startup start display 271 or the installation start display 272 on the display unit 17, as in the case of FIG.

When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 detects the operation of the start start display 271 or the installation start display 272, the controller 21 starts the video application 262 (step ST14). The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 acquires the store ID number 481 of the store 7 having the intermediary machine 3 when the video application 262 is started. After the video application 262 is started, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the request 102 of the list information 63-1 shown in FIG. 18, which shows a list of the video data 10 determined to be distributed free of charge, to the video distribution server 5. (Step ST15). In the first embodiment, the request 102 of the list information 63-1 is transmitted together with the store ID number 481 and the user ID number 592.

When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 receives the request 102 of the list information 63-1, it refers to the data 58, the data 59, and 60 and generates the list information 63-1 (step ST16). When generating the list information 63-1, the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 refers to the user information data 60 and specifies the order in which the distribution frequency of the genre 612 is high. The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 arranges the titles 581 of the video data 10 in the data 58 in the order of the genres 583 with the highest distribution frequency, and associates the titles 581 and the genres 583 of the video data 10 with the list information 63-1. To generate. In this way, the moving image data 10 of the genre 583, which has a high distribution frequency, is given priority to the list information 63-1. Further, the list information 63-1 shown in FIG. 18 may be associated with the title 581 of the moving image data 10 and the genre 583, as well as the viewing availability 631 of the list information 63 shown in FIG. The viewing availability 631 of the list information 63-1 is set in the same manner as in the case shown in FIG.

The controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 transmits the generated list information 63-1 to the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 in which the video application 262 is operating (step ST17). When the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 detects that one of the video data 10 of the list information 63-1 is selected, the controller 21 transmits the distribution request 101 of the selected video data 10 to the video distribution server 5 (step ST18). .. In the first embodiment, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the store ID number 481, the user ID number 592, and the title 581 of the selected video data 10 to the video distribution server 5 together with the distribution request 101 of the selected video data 10. do.

When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 receives the distribution request 101 of the selected video data 10, is the user ID number 592 received together with the distribution request 101 of the video data 10 stored in the data 59 of the access management database 52? Judge whether or not. When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines that the user ID number 592 received together with the distribution request of the video data 10 is not stored in the data 59, the controller 50 of the terminal device 2 cannot distribute the video data 10. To send. The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays on the display unit 17 that the video data 10 selected cannot be delivered.

When the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 determines that the user ID number 592 received together with the distribution request 101 of the video data 10 is stored in the data 59, the controller 50 reproduces the selected video data 10 and causes the terminal device 2 to play the selected video data 10. Deliver to the controller 21 (step ST19). The controller 21 of the terminal device 2 displays the delivered moving image data 10 on the display unit 17. In this way, the video distribution server 5 receives the user ID number 592 and the distribution request 101 of the video data 10 from the terminal device 2 connected to the intermediary machine 3, and the received user ID number 592 is stored in the data 59. The moving image data 10 is distributed to the terminal device 2. Further, in the first embodiment, when the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 receives the distribution request 101 of the video data 10 via the intermediary machine 3, the controller 50 distributes the video data 10 only to the terminal device 2 reserved for the distribution of the video data 10 free of charge. The moving image data 10 is delivered.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, the video distribution server 5 receives a request 103 for suspending the distribution of the video data 10 from the terminal device 2 during the distribution of the video data 10 which is determined to be distributed free of charge. Step ST20) may occur. In this case, the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 stores the elapsed time from the start of distribution, which is the interruption information, in the HDD 14 (step ST21), and interrupts the distribution of the video data 10 to the terminal device 2 (step ST22).

The information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment sends a distribution request 104 of the video data 10 that has received the interruption request 103 during the distribution of the video data 10 that is determined to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device 2 in the past. 5 may accept (step ST23). In this case, the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 reads the elapsed time from the start of distribution, which is the interruption information, from the HDD 14, reproduces the video data 10 for which the distribution request 104 has been made from the read elapsed time, and sends the video data 10 to the terminal device 2. The moving image data 10 is distributed immediately after the interruption (step ST24). In this way, when the video distribution server 5 receives the distribution request 104 of the interrupted video data 10 from the terminal device 2 that has received the interruption request 103 during the distribution of the video data 10 while connected to the network 6 via the intermediary device 3. , The video data 10 is delivered immediately after the interruption. The information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment may be implemented when steps ST20 to ST24 are shown in FIG. 12, and may be implemented when steps ST8 and ST9 are shown in FIG.

The information processing system 1 described above operates as follows, for example. In the information processing system 1, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 receives the store ID number "12345" from the intermediary machine 3 in step ST14. In step ST15, the controller 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the information that the store ID number is “12345” and the information that the user ID number is “1111” to the video distribution server 5 together with the request for the list information 63-1. In step ST18, the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 requests distribution of the video data 10, information that the store ID number is "12345", information that the user ID number is "1111", and the title of the selected video data 10. Information indicating 581 is accepted. In step ST19, the controller 50 of the video distribution server 5 reproduces the video data 10 of the received title 581 and transmits the video application 262 to the operating terminal device 2.

In the information processing system 1 and the information processing method according to the first embodiment, the video data 10 determined to be distributed free of charge by the video distribution server 5 is distributed to the terminal device 2 that has received the reservation, so that the user in the store 7 distributes the video data 10. You can watch the delivered video data 10. As a result, the information processing system 1 and the information processing method can prevent the user in the store 7 from having time to spare. In the information processing system 1 and the information processing method, the user in the store 7 can watch the video data 10 distributed, so that the user can experience the value of the information processing system 1 and increase the chances of new contracts for paid services. be able to.

When the information processing system 1 completes the reservation, the display unit 17 of the terminal device 2 displays the free distribution receiveable display 27, so that the user who does not notice the existence of the video application 262 has an opportunity to provide the service of the information processing system 1. Can be made. The information processing system 1 displays the start-up start display 271 when the video application 262 is installed, and displays the installation start display 272 when the video application 262 is not installed. Therefore, accessibility to the video application 262 (accessibility). ) Can be increased.

Since the information processing system 1 transmits the store ID number 481 when transmitting the distribution request of the video data 10 defined to be connected to the network 6 via the intermediary machine 3 and distributed free of charge, the user can use the information processing system 1. Video data can be viewed without registering personal information. Further, the information processing system 1 can create an opportunity to provide a service for distributing the moving image data 10 to the user by omitting the troublesome registration of personal information.

The information processing system 1 is limited because the deliverable time 49 is set when the user receives the delivery of the moving image data 10 which is determined to be connected to the network 6 via the intermediary machine 3 and to be delivered free of charge. It is possible to prevent the space in the store 7 from being congested by users. When the information processing system 1 accepts the cancellation of the distribution reservation, the video distribution server 5 ends the distribution of the video data 10, so that the user can view the video data 10 for free without any use. It is possible to prevent the store 7 from being congested by visiting the store only.

When the terminal device 2 in which the user ID number 592 is stored in the data 59 is connected to the network 6, the information processing system 1 distributes the moving image data 10 to the terminal device 2, so that the user whose user ID number is stored in the data 59 can use the information processing system 1. It is possible to suppress the time left over. Further, in the information processing system 1, the display unit 17 of the terminal device 2 displays the free distribution receiveable display 27 when the network 6 is connected, so that the free video data 10 distribution service is provided to the user who has already installed the video application 262. Can be notified.

In the information processing system 1, since the video data 10 of the genre 583 with high distribution frequency is prioritized for the list information 63, the video data 10 of the genre 583 with high frequency of viewing by the user is preferentially displayed on the display unit 17. To. As a result, the information processing system 1 can immediately find the moving image data 10 preferred by the user. Since the information processing system 1 distributes the video data 10 that is determined to be distributed free of charge only to the terminal device 2 that has reserved the distribution of the video data 10, the user is free of charge on busy days such as Saturdays and Sundays. It is possible to suppress visiting the store only for viewing the video data 10.

When the information processing system 1 receives a distribution request for the video data 10 whose distribution has been interrupted, the video distribution server 5 distributes the video data 10 immediately after the interruption. As a result, even if the video data 10 cannot be viewed to the end in one visit, the information processing system 1 can visit the store again and connect to the network 6 via the intermediary machine 3, so that the continuation after the interruption can be achieved. The moving image data 10 can be viewed.

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Next, the information processing system according to the modified example of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a modified example of the data generated in the reservation database of the reception reservation server shown in FIG. In FIG. 19, the same parts as those in FIG. 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 19, the data 46-1 associates the deliverable number 49-1 with each reservation of the moving image data 10 instead of the deliverable time 49. The number of deliverables 49-1 is the upper limit of the number of deliveries that each user is allowed to receive the delivery of the moving image data 10. The number of deliverable times 49-1 is a number of times appropriately set by the operation of the operation unit 18 of the reception reservation server 4, and is a value that decreases according to the number of times that the terminal device 2 receives the delivery of the moving image data 10. Since the data 46-1 shown in FIG. 19 is associated with the number of deliverable times 49-1 of each user, the terminal device 2 receives the delivery of the moving image data 10 which is determined to be delivered free of charge. The upper limit of the number of deliveries allowed is set.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a modified example of data in the video database of the video distribution server shown in FIG. In FIG. 20, the same parts as those in FIG. 8 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the information processing system 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 20, the genre 583 may not be associated with the data 58-1 stored in the moving image database 51.

1 Information processing system 2 Terminal equipment 3 Intermediary (network connection means, specific access point)
4 Reception reservation server (reception reservation means)
5 Video distribution server (image information distribution means)
6 Network 8 LAN (Network)
10 Video data (image information)
14 HDD (storage means)
17 Display unit (display means)
21 Controller (control means)
27 Free delivery receiveable display 49 Delivery time (upper limit of delivery time)
49-1 Number of deliverables (upper limit of deliverables)
59 data (identification management information)
63,63-1 List information 100 Reservation completion information 101 Delivery request 102 List information request 103 Suspension request 104 Delivery request 105 Reservation cancellation 262 Video application (application software)
271 Startup start display 272 Installation start display 481 Store ID number (access point identification information)
592 User ID number (terminal identification information)
612 genres (preference information)
ST6 Free delivery acceptance step ST7 Free delivery step

Japanese Patent No. 4986040

Claims (14)

A network connection means for connecting a terminal device and a network,
A reception reservation means that connects to the network and accepts reservations for distribution of image information from the terminal device.
When the reception reservation means receives a distribution request for image information determined to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device that has received the reservation, the reception reservation means receives the image information determined to be distributed free of charge. It is equipped with an image information distribution means for distributing to the terminal device that has received a reservation.
When the terminal device completes the reservation for the distribution of the image information to the reception reservation means, the terminal device can receive the free distribution of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge. An information processing system equipped with a display means for displaying a receivable display . The reception reservation means is
When the reservation for the distribution of the image information from the terminal device is completed, the reservation completion information indicating that the reservation is completed is transmitted to the terminal device that has received the reservation for the distribution of the image information.
The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device displays the free delivery receivable display on the display means when the reservation completion information is received. The terminal device is
When the application software for viewing the image information is already installed in the storage means, the start-up start display for starting the application software is displayed on the display means as the free distribution receivable display.
When the application software for viewing the image information is not installed in the storage means, the installation start display for installing the application software is displayed on the display means as the free distribution receivable display. Claim 1 Or the information processing system according to claim 2 . A network connection means for connecting a terminal device and a network,
A reception reservation means that connects to the network and accepts reservations for distribution of image information from the terminal device.
When the reception reservation means receives a distribution request for image information determined to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device that has received the reservation, the reception reservation means receives the image information determined to be distributed free of charge. It is equipped with an image information distribution means for distributing to the terminal device that has received a reservation.
The terminal device is
While connected to the network via a specific access point, the reservation for distribution of the image information to the reception reservation means is completed, and the distribution request for the image information specified to be distributed free of charge is made. When transmitting to the image information distribution means, the access point identification information for identifying the specific access point is transmitted.
Information processing system. The upper limit of the delivery time or the number of times that the terminal device is allowed to receive the delivery of the image information specified to be delivered free of charge while connected to the network via the specific access point is The information processing system according to claim 4 , which is set. The fifth aspect of claim 5 is that when the reception reservation means accepts the cancellation of the reservation of the image information from the terminal device that has received the reservation, the image information distribution means ends the distribution of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge. The information processing system described. A network connection means for connecting a terminal device and a network,
A reception reservation means that connects to the network and accepts reservations for distribution of image information from the terminal device.
When the reception reservation means receives a distribution request for image information determined to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device that has received the reservation, the reception reservation means receives the image information determined to be distributed free of charge. It is equipped with an image information distribution means for distributing to the terminal device that has received a reservation.
The image information distribution means is
Stores identification management information for identifying multiple terminal devices,
The distribution request of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge is received together with the terminal identification information transmitted from the terminal device connected to the network connection means, and the received terminal identification information is stored in the identification management information. If so, the image information specified to be distributed free of charge is distributed to the terminal device.
Information processing system. The terminal device is
The seventh aspect of claim 7 , further comprising a display means for displaying a free distribution receivable display indicating that it is possible to receive the free distribution of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge after the connection to the network. Information processing system. The terminal device is
8. Claim 8 for displaying the start-up start display for starting the application software on the display means as the free distribution receivable display when the application software for viewing the image information is already installed in the storage means. Information processing system described in. The image information distribution means is
The preference information indicating the preference of the image information distributed for each terminal device is stored, and the preference information is stored.
When a request for list information indicating a list of image information determined to be distributed free of charge is received from the terminal device, the list information is transmitted and the list information includes an image of the preference information having a high distribution frequency. The information processing system according to claim 7 , wherein information is prioritized. The image information distribution means is
When the reception reservation means receives the distribution request of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge from the terminal device for which the reservation for the distribution of the image information is completed, the image information specified to be distributed free of charge is delivered. The information processing system according to claim 7 , wherein the reception reservation means delivers the reservation only to the terminal device that has received the reservation. The image information distribution means is
A claim that, when a terminal device that has transmitted a request for interruption of distribution during distribution of image information specified to be distributed free of charge receives a request for distribution of the interrupted image information, the image information is distributed immediately after the interruption. The information processing system according to 7 . After the reception reservation means receives the reservation for the distribution of the image information from the terminal device connected to the network connection means via the network, the image information distribution means is determined to distribute the image information from the terminal device free of charge. Free delivery acceptance step to accept delivery request and
A free distribution step in which the image information distribution means distributes image information determined to be distributed free of charge to the terminal device for which the reception reservation means has received a reservation.
When the terminal device completes the reservation for the distribution of the image information to the reception reservation means, the terminal device can receive the free distribution of the image information specified to be distributed free of charge. A display step that displays the receivable display and
Information processing methods including. After the reception reservation means receives the reservation for the distribution of the image information from the terminal device connected to the network connection means via the network, the image information distribution means is determined to distribute the image information from the terminal device free of charge. Free delivery acceptance step to accept delivery request and
The image information distribution means includes a free distribution step of distributing image information determined to be distributed free of charge to the terminal device for which the reception reservation means has received a reservation.
The image information distribution means is
Stores identification management information for identifying multiple terminal devices,
The terminal identification information transmitted from the terminal device connected to the network connection means is received, and the received terminal identification information is stored in the identification management information in response to the distribution request of the image information determined to be distributed free of charge. If so, an information processing method for distributing the image information determined to be distributed free of charge to the terminal device.

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