Content information processing system and method

A content information processing system including a distribution apparatus for distributing a content to a terminal of the user via a network and a server for processing information related to each content distributed by the distribution apparatus, characterized in that the server comprises:

• viewing information processing means for specifying information of a content distributed from the distribution apparatus to the terminal of the user;
• first storage means for storing information of each content to be provided to a user at a real place and information of each content supplier, who provides the content, such that the information is associated with the other information;
• viewing history storage means for storing viewing historical information including at least the specified information of the content distributed to the user;
• and
• incentive means for extracting the information of the content viewed by the user from the viewing historical information, specifying the content supplier associated with the extracted content with reference to the first storage means, and giving a predetermined incentive to the specified content supplier in accordance with the description of the content distributed to the user and the number of contents.

A content information processing method executed by a computer, characterized in that

• the computer performs the steps of:
• storing information of each content to be provided to a user at a real place and information of each content supplier, who provides the content, such that the information is associated with the other information;
• specifying information of a content distributed to a terminal of the user via a network;
• storing viewing historical information including at least the specified information of the content distributed to the user;
• and
• extracting the information of the content viewed by the user from the viewing historical information, specifying the content supplier associated with the extracted content with reference to the first storage means, and giving a predetermined incentive to the specified content supplier in accordance with the description of the content distributed to the user and the number of contents.

A computer program allowing a computer to perform the steps of:

• storing information of each content to be provided to a user at a real place and information of each content supplier, who provides the content, such that the information is associated with the other information;
• specifying information of a content distributed to a terminal of the user via a network;
• storing viewing historical information including at least the specified information of the content distributed to the user;
• and
• extracting the information of the content viewed by the user from the viewing historical information, specifying the content supplier associated with the extracted content with reference to the first storage means, and giving a predetermined incentive to the specified content supplier in accordance with the description of the content distributed to the user and the number of contents.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program which allows a computer to perform the steps of:

• storing information of each content to be provided to a user at a real place and information of each content supplier, who provides the content, such that the information is associated with the other information;
• specifying information of a content distributed to a terminal of the user via a network;
• storing viewing historical information including at least the specified information of the content distributed to the user;
• and
• extracting the information of the content viewed by the user from the viewing historical information, specifying the content supplier associated with the extracted content with reference to the first storage means, and giving a predetermined incentive to the specified content supplier in accordance with the description of the content distributed to the user and the number of contents.