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US 9,002,724 B2Granted
Incentive provision system
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsMasato Yamamichi, Motoji Ohmori, Kazuhisa Watanabe, Wataru Ikeda, Masaya Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Okada
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Abstract
An incentive provision system that contributes to expanded sales of a content service and includes a user terminal and a provision device. The provision device receives, from the user terminal, request information for requesting incentive information relating to the content service. If the request information is valid, then the provision device provides the incentive information to the user terminal. A user of the user terminal enjoys using the incentive information provided from the provision device, which, in turn, motivates the user to receive the content service.
Claims22
A method used by an electronic ticket system comprising a first subsystem including a communication terminal device and a playback device, and comprising a second subsystem including an e-ticket sales device,
- wherein the communication terminal device executes:
- a purchase requesting step of transmitting, to the e-ticket sales device, a purchase request to purchase an e-ticket to be used for seeing a movie;
- a receiving step of receiving, in accordance with the purchase request, the e-ticket and audio data related to the movie without receiving video data related to the movie, the e-ticket and the audio data related to the movie being received from the e-ticket sales device after the purchase requesting step transmits the purchase request to purchase the e-ticket;
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- a first recording step of (i) recording, onto a memory card attached to the communication terminal device, the e-ticket and the audio data received in the receiving step, and (ii) recording, onto the memory card attached to the communication terminal device, a table storing an audio data name of the received audio data and a title ID identifying the movie in correspondence with each other,
- wherein the e-ticket sales device executes:
- a sending step of, upon receiving the purchase request from the communication terminal device, sending the e-ticket and the audio data to the communication terminal device, and
- wherein the playback device executes:
- an instruction receiving step of receiving playback request information that includes (i) a request to play back the audio data and the video data related to a requested movie in sync with each other and (ii) a title ID identifying the requested movie;
- a first judging step of judging whether a table recorded in a memory card attached to the playback device stores the audio data name of the audio data related to the requested movie that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information;
- a second judging step of judging whether the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of a movie recorded in a package purchased at a different timing from a timing of the purchase of the e-ticket;
- a first accessing step of acquiring, when the first judging step judges that the table stores the audio data name that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information, the audio data indicated by the audio data name stored in the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device, the audio data acquired by the first accessing step being acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device;
- a second accessing step of acquiring, when the second judging step judges that the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of the movie recorded in the package, the video data related to the movie recorded in the package, the video data being acquired by the second accessing step from the package;
- and
- a playback step of playing back the audio data acquired in the first accessing step and the video data acquired in the second accessing step in synchronization with each other.
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A method used by a first subsystem including a communication terminal device and a playback device,
- wherein the communication terminal device executes:
- a purchase requesting step of transmitting, to an e-ticket sales device included in a second subsystem that is a subsystem other than the first subsystem, a purchase request to purchase an e-ticket to be used for seeing a movie;
- a receiving step of receiving, in accordance with the purchase request, the e-ticket and audio data related to the movie without receiving video data related to the movie, the e-ticket and the audio data related to the movie being received from the e-ticket sales device after the purchase requesting step transmits the purchase request to purchase the e-ticket;
- and
- a first recording step of recording, onto a memory card attached to the communication terminal device, the e-ticket and the audio data received in the receiving step, and
- wherein the playback device executes:
- an instruction receiving step of receiving playback request information that includes (i) a request to play back the audio data and the video data related to a requested movie in sync with each other and (ii) a title ID identifying the requested movie;
- a first judging step of judging whether a table recorded in a memory card attached to the playback device stores the audio data name of the audio data related to the requested movie that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information;
- a second judging step of judging whether the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of a movie recorded in a package purchased at a different timing from a timing of the purchase of the e-ticket;
- a first accessing step of acquiring, when the first judging step judges that the table stores the audio data name that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information, the audio data indicated by the audio data name stored in the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device, the audio data acquired by the first accessing step being acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device;
- a second accessing step of acquiring, when the second judging step judges that the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of the movie recorded in the package, the video data related to the movie recorded in the package, the video data being acquired by the second accessing step from the package;
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- a playback step of playing back the audio data acquired in the first accessing step and the video data acquired in the second accessing step in synchronization with each other.
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A method used by a second subsystem including an e-ticket sales device for selling e-tickets of movies,
- wherein the e-ticket sales device executes a sending step of, upon receiving a purchase request to purchase an e-ticket of a movie from a communication terminal device that exists outside of the second subsystem, sending the e-ticket and audio data related to the movie without sending video data related to the movie, the e-ticket and the audio data related to the movie being sent to the communication terminal device after the purchase request to purchase the e-ticket is received, wherein
- the e-ticket and the audio data are recorded on a memory card by the communication terminal device,
- a table storing an audio data name of the audio data and a title ID identifying the movie in correspondence with each other is recorded on the memory card by the communication terminal device, and
- in the playback device:
- playback request information is received, the playback request information including (i) a request to play back the audio data and the video data related to a requested movie in sync with each other, and (ii) the title ID identifying the requested movie;
- a first judgment is made as to whether the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device stores the audio data name of the audio data related to the requested movie that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information;
- a second judgment is made as to whether the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of a movie recorded in a package purchased at a different timing from a timing of the purchase of the e-ticket;
- when the first judgment judges that the table stores the audio data name that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information, the audio data indicated by the audio data name stored in the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device is acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device;
- when the second judgment judges that the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of the movie recorded in the package, the video data related to the movie recorded in the package is acquired from the package;
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- the audio data acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device and the video data acquired from the package are played back in synchronization with each other.
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An electronic ticket system comprising a first subsystem including a communication terminal device and a playback device and comprising a second subsystem including an e-ticket sales device,
- wherein the communication terminal device includes:
- a purchase request unit operable to transmit, to the e-ticket sales device, a purchase request to purchase an e-ticket to be used for seeing a movie;
- a receiving unit operable to receive, in accordance with the purchase request, the e-ticket and audio data related to the movie without receiving video data related to the movie, the e-ticket and the audio data related to the movie being received from the e-ticket sales device after the purchase request unit transmits the purchase request to purchase the e-ticket;
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- a first recording unit operable to (i) record, onto a memory card attached to the communication terminal device, the e-ticket and the audio data received by the receiving unit, and (ii) record, onto the memory card attached to the communication terminal device, a table storing an audio data name of the received audio data and a title ID identifying the movie in correspondence with each other,
- wherein the e-ticket sales device includes:
- a sending unit operable to, upon receiving the purchase request from the communication terminal device, send the e-ticket and the audio data to the communication terminal device, and
- wherein the playback device includes:
- an instruction receiving unit operable to receive playback request information that includes (i) a request to play back the audio data and the video data related to a requested movie in sync with each other and (ii) the title ID identifying the requested movie;
- a first judging unit operable to judge whether a table recorded in a memory card attached to the playback device stores the audio data name of the audio data related to the requested movie that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information;
- a second judging unit operable to judge whether the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of a movie recorded in a package purchased at a different timing from a timing of the purchase of the e-ticket;
- a first access unit operable to acquire, when the first judging unit judges that the table stores the audio data name that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information, the audio data indicated by the audio data name stored in the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device, the audio data acquired by the first access unit being acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device;
- a second access unit operable to acquire, when the second judging unit judges that the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of the movie recorded in the package, the video data related to the movie recorded in the package, the video data being acquired by the second access unit from the package;
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- a playback unit operable to play back the audio data acquired by the first access unit and the video data acquired by the second access unit in synchronization with each other.
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A first subsystem comprising a communication terminal device and a playback device,
- wherein the communication terminal device includes:
- a purchase request unit operable to transmit, to an e-ticket sales device included in a second subsystem that is a subsystem other than the first subsystem, a purchase request to purchase an e-ticket to be used for seeing a movie;
- a receiving unit operable to receive, in accordance with the purchase request, the e-ticket and audio data related to the movie without receiving video data related to the movie, the e-ticket and the audio data related to the movie being received from the e-ticket sales device after the purchase request unit transmits the purchase request to purchase the e-ticket;
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- a first recording unit operable to (i) record, onto a memory card attached to the communication terminal device, the e-ticket and the audio data received by the receiving unit, and (ii) record, onto the memory card attached to the communication terminal device, a table storing an audio data name of the received audio data and a title ID identifying the movie in correspondence with each other, and
- wherein the playback device includes:
- an instruction receiving unit operable to receive playback request information that includes (i) a request to play back the audio data and the video data related to a requested movie in sync with each other and (ii) the title ID identifying the requested movie;
- a first judging unit operable to judge whether a table recorded in a memory card attached to the playback device stores the audio data name of the audio data related to the requested movie that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information;
- a second judging unit operable to judge whether the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of a movie recorded in a package purchased at a different timing from a timing of the purchase of the e-ticket;
- a first access unit operable to acquire, when the first judging unit judges that the table stores the audio data name that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information, the audio data indicated by the audio data name stored in the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device, the audio data acquired by the first access unit being acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device;
- a second access unit operable to acquire, when the second judging unit judges that the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of the movie recorded in the package, the video data related to the movie recorded in the package, the video data being acquired by the second access unit from the package;
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- a playback unit operable to play back the audio data acquired by the first access unit and the video data acquired by the second access unit in synchronization with each other.
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A subsystem comprising an e-ticket sales device for selling e-tickets of movies,
- wherein the e-ticket sales device includes a sending unit operable to, upon receiving a purchase request to purchase an e-ticket of a movie from a communication terminal device that exists outside of the subsystem, send the e-ticket and video data related to the movie without sending image data related to the movie, the e-ticket and the audio data related to the movie being sent to the communication terminal device after the purchase request to purchase the e-ticket is received,
- wherein the e-ticket and the audio data are recorded on a memory by the communication terminal device,
- wherein a table storing an audio data name of the received audio data and a title ID identifying the movie in correspondence with each other is recorded on the memory card by the communication terminal device, and
- wherein, in the playback device:
- playback request information is received, the playback request information including (i) a request to play back the audio data and the video data related to a requested movie in sync with each other, and (ii) the title ID identifying the requested movie;
- a first judgment is made as to whether the table recorded into the memory card attached to the playback device stores the audio data name of the audio data related to the requested movie that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information;
- a second judgment is made as to whether the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of a movie recorded in a package purchased at a different timing from a timing of the purchase of the e-ticket;
- when the first judgment judges that the table stores the audio data name that corresponds to the title ID included in the playback request information, the audio data indicated by the audio data name stored in the table recorded in the memory card attached to the playback device is acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device;
- when the second judgment judges that the title ID included in the playback request information matches the title ID of the movie recorded in the package, the video data related to the movie recorded in the package is acquired from the package;
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- the audio data acquired from the memory card attached to the playback device and the video data acquired from the package of the movie are played back in synchronization with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.