Productization service system enabling sale and purchase of product based on network information

Abstract

To provide a productization service system enabling sale and purchase products based on network information, allowing users to sell and purchase network information such as images and text data posted on network services primarily as paper-based products such as books and pos cards.SOLUTION: A productization system M comprises an application 2 allowing users to browse and select network information 5 posted on network services NS and generate productization information (b) for productizing the network information, a management server 1 for providing the application 2 and managing the whole system, user terminals 3 for using the application 2, and a manufacturer terminal 4 of a product 400 for receiving productization information (b) for productizing the network information 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a productization service system that enables the sale and purchase of products based on network information, which can be sold and purchased as products primarily made up of paper media such as books and postcards, by utilizing network information such as images and text data posted on network services such as SNS (social networking services) and websites. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a large amount of network information such as images and text data has been posted on network services such as SNS such as INSTAGRAM (registered trademark), Twitter (registered trademark), and FACEBOOK (registered trademark), and websites such as aggregation sites and blogs. For example, people post photos and text that record their daily lives with family and friends, or photos and text that record memories from a trip. In other words, it is widely used like an album or for sharing information with people close to them.

[0003] It is also used as a tool to post images and text data of creative works created as hobbies or work, and to disseminate them to the world. For example, people can post their everyday cooking as recipes with photos and text, or post paintings and cartoons as image data. In other words, by posting information on a network service, people can connect with people all over the world through the comment function provided by the network service, and gain fans of their creative activities. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, conventional network services could only be viewed in the form of electronic information via communication terminals such as personal computers (PCs) and smartphones, etc. Therefore, most network information was viewed once via a communication terminal and then never accessed again.

[0005] In addition to sharing information with others, posting information on a network service has the advantage of being able to record and store a large amount of information on the network, but the more information that is stored, the more difficult it becomes to look back and find past information. In other words, even if you posted information that you felt a strong attachment to in the past, you cannot find it immediately, and the network information and the accompanying comments and other records of connections with others are buried under information posted after that.

[0006] This invention aims to provide a network information productization service system that enables network information such as images and text data posted on network services to be sold and purchased as products primarily made up of paper media such as books and postcards. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The manufacturing service system of the present invention, which enables the sale and purchase of products based on network information, comprises an application that can view and select network information posted on a network service and generate manufacturing information for manufacturing the network information, a management server for providing the application and managing the entire system, a user terminal for using the application, and a manufacturer terminal that receives the manufacturing information for manufacturing the network information, wherein the network information is electronic data that can be viewed on the application when a user operating the user terminal agrees to API integration between the network service that the user has already started using and the application, and the user terminal is capable of providing a manufacturing service that enables the sale and purchase of products manufactured based on the network information, or the network information that is used as material for manufacturing, via the application.

[0008] The application is also characterized by comprising an application integration means for performing API integration with the network service, a network information display means for displaying the network information on the user terminal, a network information selection means for selecting network information to be commercialized from the plurality of pieces of network information displayed on the user terminal, a productization information generation means for generating information for commercializing the selected network information, a product publication means for publishing the product on the application for sale, and a product purchase means for purchasing the product published by the product publication means. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, by commercializing network information, it is possible to store and enjoy it not as electronic data but as an item. For example, in the case of a bound book based on network information, network information that one has a strong attachment to from the past can be easily stored in the form of a paper medium, such as a book, and desired information can be obtained at any time in the form of a book. In addition, users can sell the network information they have posted and products based on the network information. Therefore, the present invention can encourage creative activities and contribute to the social activities of contributors. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a network information production system according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an application configuration of a product development system according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an application configuration of a product development system according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a first embodiment of the productization service according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram showing a second embodiment of the productization service according to the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a network information production system according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] The gist of the present invention is that it comprises an application capable of viewing and selecting network information posted on a network service and generating productization information for commercializing the network information, a management server for providing the application and managing the entire system, a user terminal for using the application, and a manufacturer terminal for receiving the productization information for commercializing the network information, wherein the network information is electronic data that can be viewed on the application when a user operating the user terminal agrees to API integration between the network service that the user has already started using and the application, and the user terminal is configured to provide a productization service that makes it possible to sell and purchase products manufactured based on the network information via the application, or the network information that is used as material for commercialization.

[0012] The application is also characterized by comprising an application integration means for performing API integration with the network service, a network information display means for displaying the network information on the user terminal, a network information selection means for selecting network information to be commercialized from the plurality of pieces of network information displayed on the user terminal, a productization information generation means for generating information for commercializing the selected network information, a product publication means for publishing the product on the application for sale, and a product purchase means for purchasing the product published by the product publication means.

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a network information production system according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an application of the network information production system according to the present invention and the relationship between each terminal. Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the application of the network information production system according to the present invention and the processing means of a management server. Figs. 4 and 5 are flow diagrams showing a production service according to the present invention. Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a network information production system according to another embodiment.

[0014] The present invention enables network information 5 posted on a network service NS to be commercialized as an article rather than as electronic data, and to be sold or purchased. In this embodiment, the network service NS collectively refers to SNS (social networking systems) and websites. The network information 5 refers to electronic data such as image data and text data posted on the network service NS, and specifically refers to photographs of specific models, illustrations and novels created by posters, etc. In this embodiment, the description of commercialization refers to the network information 5, which is electronic data, being made into a product 6, that is, an article. An example would be a book produced by printing and binding multiple pieces of photo data posted on the network service NS.

[0015] [1. Overview of product development system M that enables sales and purchases of products based on network information] The product development system M (hereinafter simply referred to as product development system M) which enables the sale and purchase of products based on network information according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, is composed of an application 2 which can view and select network information 5 posted on the network service NS and generate product development information b for productizing the network information 5, a management server 1 for providing the application 2 and managing the entire system, a user terminal 3 for using the application 2, and a manufacturer terminal 4 which receives the product development information b for productizing the network information 5.

[0016] The application 2 is application software provided and managed by the management server 1. This application 2 may be either a Web application that performs processing via the Internet or a hybrid application that combines a Web application with a native application that is downloaded to each user terminal and performs processing within the terminal.

[0017] The application 2 cooperates with various network services NS, thereby making it possible to share and view the functions of the network services NS on the application 2. Any method may be used for this cooperation, but it is preferable to use, for example, API (Application Programming Interface) cooperation.

[0018] The application 2 can be operated by each terminal described later, and the linked network service NS can be displayed on various terminals to enable viewing of the network information 5 and data editing for commercializing the network information 5.

[0019] The management server 1 is managed by an administrator 100 who implements a productization service MS using a productization system M. The management server 1 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) as an arithmetic processing device that executes various arithmetic processing and control, storage devices such as random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM), and peripheral circuits such as a clock circuit, all connected via a bus or the like. The CPU of the management server 1 performs various arithmetic processing in accordance with various programs stored in the ROM or the like.

[0020] The management server 1 has a program for executing the application 2. The management server 1 also has an information storage means 10 that stores information about the user 30 who uses the application 2 and the manufacturer 400 who commercializes the network information 5 and transmits it to each terminal as necessary, and a program execution means 11 that processes each operation according to instructions sent from the application 2 and executes the program.

[0021] The management server 1 is also connected to an administrator terminal 1a for the administrator 100 to update the application 2 and check the provision status of the productization service MS. The administrator terminal 1a is composed of a display for displaying the application 2 and a keyboard for operation. The administrator terminal 1a may also be equipped with a PC (Personal Computer) equipped with a processing unit, a storage device, etc., and connected to the management server 1 via a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like.

[0022] The user terminal 3 is a terminal device owned by each user 30 who uses the application 2. The user terminal 3 is equipped with a processor such as a CPU and a memory device such as a RAM or a ROM, and is, for example, a PC or a smartphone.

[0023] Users 30 who own user terminals 3 can be classified into purchasers 301 and sellers 300 depending on the purpose of using the product realization service MS. Specifically, purchasers 301 are users 30 who purchase products 6 manufactured using network information 5 via an application 2. On the other hand, sellers 300 are users 30 who sell network information 5 posted by the seller 300 himself or products 6 manufactured based on the network information 5 via an application 2.

[0024] The manufacturer terminal 4 is a terminal owned by a manufacturer 400 that manufactures a desired product 6 based on the network information 5. The manufacturer terminal 4 is equipped with a processor such as a CPU and a storage device such as a RAM or a ROM, for example, a PC or a smartphone. As will be described in more detail later, the manufacturer terminal 4 is a terminal that receives the productization information b transmitted from the user terminal 3. The manufacturer 400 manufactures the product 6 based on the network information 5, based on the contents of the productization information b received by the manufacturer terminal 4.

[0025] The above-mentioned management server 1, administrator terminal 1a, user terminal 3 and manufacturer terminal 4 can communicate with each other via a WAN (Wide area network) that connects LANs, i.e., the Internet, using the IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned to each of them as destinations.

[0026] [2. Configuration of Application 2 related to Product System M] Next, the main configuration of the application 2 related to the product development system M of the present invention will be described.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 2, application 2 is composed of an administrator page 20 used by an administrator 100 to manage application 2 and the entire productization service MS, a user page 21 used by application 2 to purchase, sell, etc. products 6, and a manufacturer page 22 used by a manufacturer 400 who produces the products 6.

[0028] Furthermore, the application 2 includes various processing means for performing processing in cooperation with the management server 1 in order to execute unique operations on each of the administrator page 20, the user page 21, and the manufacturer page 22.

[0029] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the system mainly comprises a member information management means 200 for managing member information a, a sales information confirmation means 201 for confirming sales information of the entire productization service MS, a member information registration means 202 for registering information on users 30 and manufacturers 400 who use application 2, an application linking means 203 for linking various network services NS with application 2, a network information display means 204 for displaying network information 5 on the linked network service NS in application 2, a network information selection means 205 for selecting network information 5 to be commercialized from the displayed network information 5, a productization information generation means 206 for commercializing the selected network information 5, a product publication means 207 for publishing the product 6 on application 2 for sale, a product purchase means 208 for carrying out procedures to purchase the published product 6, a productization information confirmation means 209 for confirming productization information b in commercialization, an information downloading means 210 for downloading the selected network information 5, and a status transmission means 211 for notifying the progress of production.

[0030] The administrator page 20 is a page exclusively for the administrator 100 that can be displayed and operated only on the administrator terminal 1a. The functions unique to this administrator page 20 include management of member information a, confirmation of sales information, confirmation of withdrawal requests from the seller 300, etc.

[0031] The member information a stored in the information storage means 10 of the management server 1 can be confirmed or changed by the member information management means 200. This member information a includes not only the information of all users 30 but also the information of the manufacturer 400.

[0032] Sales information can be confirmed by the sales information confirmation means 201, which can confirm the overall sales of the commercialized service MS, the sales situation of each seller 300, and the overall flow of money in the commercialized service MS, such as transfers to the manufacturer 400. The sales information is calculated based on the commercialized information b generated by the commercialized information generation means 206, which will be described later. More specifically, the total costs related to commercialization, the manufacturing costs, the amount to be transferred to the manufacturer 400, and the sales of the seller 300 are calculated from the commercialized information b.

[0033] The user page 21 is a page that is displayed and operated mainly by users 30 (purchasers 301 and sellers 300) of the productization service MS using the user terminal 3. The main functions of the user page 21 include registering member information a, linking the network service NS with the application 2, viewing and selecting network information 5, editing data for commercialization, and publishing product sales information c for sales.

[0034] Member information a is registered by inputting information required to create a user account requested on application 2 using member information registration means 202, and transmitting the input information to information storage means 10 of management server 1. At this time, user 30 also optionally inputs financial information for payment and receipt of sales. In particular, when registering payment by credit card, application 2 enables safe transfer of money by linking with the system of the target credit card company via API.

[0035] The network service NS and the application 2 are linked by the application linking means 203 through API linkage between the network service NS approved by the user 30 and the application 2. By providing API linkage between the network service NS and the application, it is possible to publish, on the application 2, the network information 5 posted on the network service NS approved by the user 30.

[0036] The network information 5 can be made public to any desired range by the user 30. Specifically, the user 30 can select a range of disclosure that is viewable only to the user 30 himself / herself, or a range of disclosure that is viewable by all users 30. In addition, by making the range of disclosure viewable by all users 30, the user can use the productization service MS as a seller 300 who can sell the published network information 5 and products 6 based on the network information 5 to other users 30.

[0037] The network information 5 is viewed by causing the application linking means 203 to display on the application 2 the network information 5 that the user 30 has agreed to have published by the network information display means 204 .

[0038] The network information 5 is selected by the network information selection means 205 from among the network information 5 displayed by the network information display means 204. The selected network information 5 can be used for manufacturing the product 6.

[0039] The generation of edited data for commercializing the network information 5 is performed by the production information generating means 206. Specifically, the network information 5 selected by the network information selecting means 205 is edited to determine the type of product 6 and the design to be used, and production information b to be transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 4 is generated.

[0040] The product publishing means 207 generates product realization information b and publishes the product 6 for sale after the production is completed or preparation for production is completed. Specifically, the product publishing means 207 determines the completed image of the product and the sales price based on the product realization information b, and publishes the determined information as product sales information c on the application 2. By publishing the product sales information c, the product sales information c can be displayed on the application 2, for example, like an EC (Electronic Commerce) site, and the product 6 can actually be sold.

[0041] A user 30 (a purchaser 301) can view the product sales information c on the application 2 and purchase a desired product 6. This process is performed by the product purchasing means 208.

[0042] The user page 21 can be accessed not only from the user terminal 3 but also from the administrator terminal 1a and the manufacturer terminal 4 by registering as a member, and anyone can use the productization service MS available through the above-mentioned process.

[0043] The manufacturer page 22 is a page exclusively for the manufacturer 400 that can be displayed and operated only on the manufacturer terminal 4. The functions unique to this manufacturer page 22 include checking the productization information b generated by the productization information generating means 206, downloading the network information 5 selected for productization, and notifying the user 30 and the administrator 100 of the progress of production.

[0044] The confirmation of the productization information b, which is information on the product 6 to be manufactured, is performed by the productization information confirmation means 209. Specifically, the productization information b generated by the productization information generation means 206 of the user page 21 and transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 4 is displayed on the manufacturer terminal 4 by processing by the productization information confirmation means 209, so that the manufacturer 400 can confirm the productization information b.

[0045] The manufacturer 400 downloads the network information 5 that is the material for the product 6 based on the production information b, i.e., the electronic data used for the product 6, to the manufacturer terminal 4 by the information download means 210. The manufacturer 400 actually processes and edits the network information 5 downloaded to the manufacturer terminal 4 in accordance with the production information b.

[0046] The manufacturer 400 notifies the manager 100 and the user 30 of the progress of production to inform them of the status of production of the product 6. This notification of the progress is performed by the status transmission means 211. Specifically, the status transmission means 211 can notify the manager 100 and the user 30 of the progress status, that the manufacturer 400 has received the product realization information b and has actually started production. By allowing the manager 100 and the user 30 to know the progress of production, it is possible to avoid poor reception of the product realization information b and to give the user 30 a sense of security.

[0047] The productization system M can implement the productization service MS by the above-mentioned application 2, the management server 1, and various processing means executed by operation of each terminal device.

[0048] [3. First aspect of the productization service MS] Next, a first aspect of the productization service MS implemented using the network information productization system M according to the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which a user 30 posts a cooking recipe (network information 5) on a network service NS, the posted recipe is commercialized into a recipe book, and the book is sold by a seller 300. Therefore, in order to provide an explanation following the actual flow of productization, the explanation will be made by distinguishing between the user 30 as a seller 300 and a buyer 301, and when a person applies to either the seller 300 or the buyer 301, the explanation will be made as the user 30.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 4, a first aspect of the product development service MS according to this embodiment includes a network information posting step S1-10, a member registration step S1-20, a network information viewing and selection step S1-30, a product development information creation step S1-40, a product development information transmission step S1-50, a product sales information disclosure step S1-60, a product purchase step S1-70, a product order information reception step S1-80, a product manufacturing step S1-90, a product delivery step S1-100, and a sales distribution step S1-110.

[0050] The network information posting step S1-10 is a process in which the seller 300 posts the network information 5 on the network service NS using the user terminal 3 owned by the seller 300. That is, in this embodiment, the seller 300 posts photo data of a dish and text data such as cooking instructions to an arbitrary network service NS.

[0051] The member registration step S1-20 is a process for registering as a member in the application 2 in order to use the productization service MS. The member registration step S1-20 is divided into three steps: a member information input step S1-21, a terms of use confirmation step S1-22, and a service linking step S1-23.

[0052] The member information input step S1-21 is a process for inputting information required for the user 30 to use the product realization service MS provided by the product realization system M, such as member information a including a user name, ID, password, and some personal information.

[0053] The terms of use confirmation step S1-22 is a step for getting the user 30 to confirm the terms of use displayed on the user terminal 3 when the member information a is input in the member information input step S1-21, and obtaining consent to the contents. Specifically, it is a step for getting consent to the contents of the terms of use, which are guidelines showing how personal information is handled and how privacy is taken into consideration, that is, the terms of the privacy policy, and obtaining consent to the contents.

[0054] When the user terminal 3 accepts the terms of use in the terms of use confirmation step S1-22, it transmits the member information a entered in the member information input step S1-21 to the management server 1 via the application 2. The series of steps from entering the member information a to transmitting it to the management server 1 is performed by the member information registration means 202.

[0055] The management server 1 checks whether the member information a sent from the user terminal 3 is filled in properly and stores the member information a in the information storage means 10. The stored member information a is used when the user logs in to the application 2 next time or later, or when identity verification is required when selling or purchasing a product.

[0056] By registering as a member in the member registration step S1-20, the seller 300 becomes able to open a user page 21 which is an operation page that consolidates functions available to the user 30 on the application 2.

[0057] The service linking step S1-23 is a process of performing API linking between the network service NS to which the seller 300 has posted the network information 5 and the application 2. There may be multiple network services NS to be linked. By performing API linking with the network service NS through the application linking means 203, the application 2 can display the network information 5 posted to the network service NS on the user terminal 3 through the network information display means 204.

[0058] Through the service linking step S1-23, the seller 300 is able to publish the network information 5 published on the account of the network service NS owned by the seller 300 on the application 2. In addition, it becomes possible to manufacture and sell a product based on this published network information 5.

[0059] As an example of the contents of the member information, the seller 300 who has performed API linkage in the service linkage step S1-23 may be a paid member with a set monthly fee or the like as the usage fee for the productized service MS, and may be distinguished from the user 30 who only intends to purchase the product 6. In this case, information such as the payment method for the usage fee is also input in the member information input step S1-21.

[0060] The network information viewing and selection step S1-30 is a process for viewing, on the user page 21, the network information 5 posted to the network service NS linked to the application 2 in the service linking step S1-23, and selecting the network information 5 that is to be commercialized.

[0061] Specifically, the service screen of the linked network service NS can be displayed as is on the user page 21 of the API-linked application 2. The seller 300 operates the user terminal 3 to move to the page on which his / her own network information 5 is posted, and selects and extracts the network information 5 that he / she wishes to commercialize from his / her own posted information that is displayed. That is, in this embodiment, the seller 300 selects recipes that he / she wishes to publish in a recipe book from the many recipes that he / she has posted. This selection of network information 5 is processed by the network information selection means 205.

[0062] The productization information creation step S1-40 is a step for deciding what kind of product 6 should be made from the network information 5 extracted in the network information viewing and selection step S1-40 and what kind of design should be used to finish it. The productization information creation step S1-40 is divided into two steps: a productization content selection step S1-41 and a product design editing step S1-42. This step is processed by the productization information generation means 206.

[0063] In the productization content selection step S1-41, it is selected what kind of product 6 the extracted network information 5 will be made into. Examples of the product 22 that can be selected include paper media such as books, posters, and bookmarks, and cloth products such as T-shirts and tote bags. In this embodiment, a recipe book is used as an example of the product 6, so a book is selected in the productization content selection step S1-41.

[0064] The product design editing step S1-42 is a process for editing the design for commercialization according to the contents of the product 6 selected in the commercialization contents selection step S1-41. In this embodiment, in order to edit the design of the book, the page design, which will be the contents of the book, and the binding design, which will be the appearance of the book, are edited and determined.

[0065] The page design that can be edited in the product design editing step S1-42 includes editing such as the arrangement of the network information 5 and adding text, as well as whether or not to display comments. Whether or not to display comments refers to whether or not to display comments, etc., left by third parties on the network information 5 on the network service NS, on the product 6. In the case of a recipe book, by displaying comments, for example, it is possible to include in the book impressions of recipes posted by the seller 300 and the honest opinions of people who have actually cooked dishes using the recipes.

[0066] The binding design that can be edited in the product design editing step S1-42 includes the size and type of paper to be used on the pages of the book that will become the product 6, the binding method, etc. In addition, the appearance of the book, such as the cover, can also be edited to suit the preferences of the seller 300, and the network information 5 can be used not only for the design of the pages but also for the appearance of the cover, etc.

[0067] The productization information sending step S50 is a process of sending the productization information b determined in the productization information creating step S1-40 to the manufacturer terminal 4 owned by the manufacturer 400 and to the management server 1. The productization information b sent to the management server 1 is recognized by the manager 100 via the manager terminal 1a.

[0068] The product sales information disclosure step S1-60 is a step in which the seller 300 generates product sales information c based on the product realization information b generated by the user terminal 3, and discloses the product sales information c on the application 2. This step is processed by the product disclosure means 207. The product sales information disclosure step S1-60 is divided into two steps: a fee calculation step S1-61 and a product disclosure step S1-62.

[0069] The fee calculation step S1-61 is a process of calculating the sales fee of the completed product 6 based on the manufacturing information b received by the manager terminal 1a and the manufacturer terminal 4. Specifically, the manufacturer 400 who received the manufacturing information b and the manager 100 hold a discussion to determine the sales price of the product 6 based on the manufacturing cost of the product 6. That is, in this embodiment, since the product 6 is a recipe book, the manufacturer 400 calculates the manufacturing expenses such as the type of paper, the type of binding, and the number of printed sheets, and the manager 100 calculates the appropriate sales price based on the calculated amount. Note that this fee calculation step S1-61 may be performed automatically by setting the appropriate price for each product 6 in advance and providing a fee calculation means in the application 2 to process and calculate the price.

[0070] The product disclosure step S1-62 is a process for allowing the user 30 to browse product sales information c, which is a combination of information on the product 6 obtained from the productization information b and information on the sales price calculated in the fee calculation step S61. The information on the product 6 for generating the product sales information c is information on the product 6 itself, such as reference photos of dishes published in a recipe book and the number of pages.

[0071] The product sales information c is displayed publicly on a sales page that can be browsed operably within the user page 21. Specifically, the product sales information c can be displayed side by side on a sales page for each seller 300, separate from the page for browsing the network information 5. The purchaser 301 can browse the product sales information c from the sales page of the seller 300 of his / her choice and proceed to the purchase procedure.

[0072] The above-mentioned method of displaying the product sales information c is an example and is not limited to this. Alternatively, the product sales information c may be published by posting it as network information 5 on a network service NS that has API cooperation with the application 2. This series of publications of the product sales information c is executed by the product publishing means 207.

[0073] Product purchase step S1-70 is a process in which purchaser 301 checks product sales information c and actually purchases the product. Prior to product purchase step S1-70, purchaser 301, like seller 300, has completed membership registration for application 2 in application registration step S1-20. That is, by registering as a member, purchaser 301 can view product sales information c of product 6 being sold on application 2 and purchase product 6 by paying the specified fee. The fee paid by purchaser 301 is transferred once to administrator 100. The procedure for purchasing product 6 is processed by product purchase means 208.

[0074] When the purchaser 301 purchases the product 6, the application 2 transmits that information to the management server 1. When the management server 1 processes the product purchase, it transmits product order information d to the manufacturer terminal 4 to instruct the start of production of the product 6. The product order information d is made up of information informing the manufacturer terminal 4 that the contents of the commercialization information b have been finalized and information on the mailing address for the completed product 6, and is intended to notify the manufacturer terminal 4 of the actual start of production.

[0075] In the product order information receiving step S1-80, the product order information d transmitted in the product purchasing step S1-70 is received by the manufacturer terminal 4. The manufacturer 400 checks the product order information d, and notifies the seller 300 and the manager 100 by the status transmitting means 211 that the request for manufacturing the product 6 has been received. In the subsequent steps, each time there is an action in the manufacturing process (for example, the start of manufacturing or the shipment of the product 6), the progress is notified by the status transmitting means 211.

[0076] The product manufacturing step S1-90 is a step in which the manufacturer 400 manufactures the product 6 based on the product realization information b and product order information d transmitted in the product realization information transmission step S1-50 and received from the user terminal 3. That is, in this embodiment, this is a step in which printing and binding are performed to create a recipe book based on the product realization information b and product order information d received by the manufacturer terminal 4. At this time, electronic data required for product realization, i.e., data of the selected recipe, can be downloaded to the manufacturer terminal 4 by the information download means 210.

[0077] Furthermore, the manufacturer 400 can always check the product realization information b and product order information d received by the manufacturer terminal 4 using the product realization information checking means 209, which is necessary for production.

[0078] The product delivery step S1-100 is a process of delivering the product 6 manufactured in the product manufacturing step S1-90 to the purchaser 301. The delivery destination is basically the address written in the membership information of the purchaser 301 stored in the information storage means 10, but if an address different from the membership information is specified at the time of purchase, the specified address will be used as the delivery destination, if there is one.

[0079] The sales distribution step S1-110 is a process of confirming that the product 6 has been shipped to the purchaser 301 in the product delivery step S1-100, and distributing the sales managed by the manager 100 among the manager 100, the manufacturer 400, and the purchaser 301.

[0080] In this manner, the seller 300 can sell the recipes that he or she posted on the network service NS as a recipe book on the application 2. In other words, the seller 300 can earn profits by commercializing and selling the network information 5 that he or she posted on the network service NS.

[0081] In addition, the product realization service MS related to the network information product realization system M of the present invention has a mechanism in which the purchaser 301 purchases by viewing the product sales information c displayed on the application 2, and therefore has the advantage of not needing to hold inventory of the product 6, unlike normal in-store sales.

[0082] Furthermore, when producing a recipe book, people often actually cook the recipes in order to take photos to include in the recipe book. However, when a large amount of food is made, some of it is discarded afterwards, which leads to food waste. However, the productization service MS has the advantage of reducing food waste and saving the effort of cooking the recipes by printing and binding the text data and photo data of the recipes posted in advance.

[0083] Furthermore, in the case where the product 6 is a book as in this embodiment, the product may be available for purchase if there is even one purchaser 301 who wants the book, or it may become the actual product 6 when a certain number of purchasers 301 want the book.

[0084] More specifically, when producing printed matter such as books, if the number of copies to be produced is small, it is desirable to produce the product using a printing-on-demand system. This printing method uses a laser printer without creating a plate. Therefore, it has the advantage that it is easy to produce even in small quantities. However, on the other hand, it has the disadvantage that costs increase as the number of pages in a book increases.

[0085] In contrast to on-demand printing, there is a method called offset printing, which is good at producing large quantities of copies. This method requires a process of making plates, so it can print large quantities of printed material at high speed. However, because it is costly to make plates, a minimum number of copies of the target printed material is required.

[0086] Therefore, as described above, a system can be established in which the product is actually produced when a certain number of purchasers 301 who want it reach a certain number. By adopting such a method, it is possible to solve the problem of having inventory when mass printing is performed to reduce costs, and the more copies are printed, the lower the cost becomes, making it possible to lower the price of product 6 and thus improving profit margins.

[0087] However, it is not necessary to limit yourself to one printing method, and it is most preferable to combine both methods effectively to create a product.

[0088] [4. Second aspect of product realization service MS] The productization system M according to the present invention can provide a productization service MS that enables the seller 300 to product and sell the network information 5 posted on the network service NS, as in the first aspect described above. However, the network information productization system M according to the present invention can provide, in addition to the method of use, as a second aspect of the productization service MS, a productization service MS that enables a purchaser 301 to product and purchase the network information 5 published by the seller 300.

[0089] The specific flow of the product development service MS in the second aspect, as shown in FIG. 5, includes a member registration step S2-10, a network information viewing and selection step S2-20, a product development information generation step S2-30, a product development information transmission step S2-40, a poster identification step S2-50, a product purchase step S2-60, a product order information reception step S2-70, a product manufacturing step S2-80, a product delivery step S2-90, and a sales distribution step S2-100.

[0090] The member registration step S2-10 is a process for registering as a member in the application 2 in order to use the productization service MS. The member registration step S2-20 is divided into three steps: a member information input step S1-21, a terms of use confirmation step S1-22, and a service linking step S1-23.

[0091] As shown in the first embodiment described above, the specific contents of the member registration step S2-10 are that the information required for using the productization service MS is input in member information input step S2-11, and the terms of use are confirmed and accepted in terms of use confirmation step S2-12, after which the member is registered as a member in the application 2. The processing relating to this input is performed by the member information registration means 202, as in the first embodiment, and the input information is stored in the management server 1 by the information storage means 10.

[0092] As shown in the first embodiment, the service linking step S2-13 is a step of API linking the network service NS used by the user 30 with the application 2. This step is essential when the seller 300 uses the productized service MS, but is an optional step since it is not necessary to perform this step when simply purchasing the productized network information 5 or when purchasing something that has already been productized.

[0093] The network information viewing and selection step S2-20 is a step of viewing the network information 5 displayed on the application 2, and further selecting the network information 5 that is to be commercialized from the viewed network information 5.

[0094] The network information 5 displayed on the application 2 is the network information 5 that the seller 300 who has registered as a member has made public on the network service NS with which the purchaser 301 has API connectivity. In other words, the network information 5 that the purchaser 301 can view on the application 2 is only the network information 5 that has been permitted to be published by the seller 300 and posted on the network service NS with which the purchaser 301 has API connectivity. The network information 5 is displayed by the network information display means 204, and is displayed so as to be viewable on the user terminal 3 operated by the purchaser 301 via the application 2.

[0095] Furthermore, if the purchaser 301 links the network service NS that he or she uses in the service linking step S2-13, the service can be viewed on the application 2.

[0096] The purchaser 301 selects what he / she wants to commercialize from the network information 5 viewed on the application 2. For example, if the product 6 is a recipe book as illustrated in the first embodiment, the purchaser 301 selects multiple items from the viewed network information 5 that he / she wants to include in the recipe book. The process of selecting the necessary network information 5 from the viewed network information 5 is performed by the network information selection means 205.

[0097] The product development information creation step S2-30 is a process for deciding what kind of product 6 should be made from the network information 5 extracted in the network information viewing and selection step S2-30, and what kind of design should be used to finish it. The product development information creation step S2-30 is divided into two steps: a product development content selection step S2-31 and a product design editing step S2-32.

[0098] As shown in the first embodiment described above, the specific contents of the productization information creation step S2-30 are to select what kind of product 6 to make in the productization content selection step S2-31, and to edit the design for productization in the product design editing step S2-32 to generate the productization information b. This process is processed by the productization information generation means 206.

[0099] The product development information sending step S2-40 is a process of sending the product development information b generated in the product development information creating step S2-30 to the manufacturer terminal 4 owned by the manufacturer 400 and to the management server 1. The product development information b sent to the management server 1 is acknowledged by the manager 100 through the manager terminal 1a. At this time, the manager 100 also calculates the fee for product development based on the product development information b, and calculates the selling price.

[0100] The seller identification step S2-50 identifies the seller 300 who has published the network information 5 used for commercialization, based on the commercialization information b received by the management server 1. The seller identification step S2-50 is performed for the purpose of distributing the sales after the purchase procedure of the purchaser 301 is completed.

[0101] The product purchase step S2-60 is a process in which the purchaser 301 checks the product information b and the sales price generated by the user terminal 3, and actually purchases the product 6. The process for purchasing the product 6 is processed by the product purchase means 208.

[0102] When the process for purchasing the product is completed between the application 2 and the management server 1, product order information d for instructing the start of production of the product 6 is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 4.

[0103] Product order information receiving step S2-70 is a step in which the product order information d transmitted in product purchasing step S2-60 is received by the manufacturer terminal 4. The manufacturer 400 checks the product order information d, and notifies the purchaser 301 and the manager 100 by the status transmitting means 211 that the request for manufacturing the product 6 has been received. In addition, in the subsequent steps, each time there is an action in the manufacturing process (for example, the start of manufacturing or the shipment of the product 6), the progress is notified by the status transmitting means 211.

[0104] As shown in the first embodiment described above, the product manufacturing step S2-80 is a process in which the manufacturer 400 manufactures the product 6 based on the product realization information b and the product order information d. At this time, electronic data required for product realization, i.e., the data of the selected recipe, can be downloaded to the manufacturer terminal 4 by the information download means 210.

[0105] Furthermore, the manufacturer 400 can always check the product realization information b and product order information d received by the manufacturer terminal 4 using the product realization information checking means 209, which is necessary for production.

[0106] Product delivery step S2-90 is a process of delivering product 6 manufactured in product manufacturing step S2-80 to purchaser 301. The delivery destination is basically the address listed in the membership information of purchaser 301 stored in information storage means 10, but if an address different from the membership information is specified at the time of purchase, then that address will be the delivery destination if there is one.

[0107] The sales distribution step S2-100 is a step in which the manager 100 distributes the sales managed by the manager 100 after confirming that the product 6 has been shipped to the purchaser 301 in the product delivery step S1-90. That is, this is a step in which distribution is carried out among three parties: the manager 100, the manufacturer 400, and the seller 300 who is the publisher of the network information 5 identified in the seller identification step S2-50.

[0108] In this manner, the purchaser 301 can purchase a product 6 that has been manufactured based on the network information 5 posted by another person (seller 300). In other words, a book containing only the network information 5 that the purchaser 301 is interested in can be created, or a poster or the like can be created with the network information 5 that the purchaser 301 likes printed on it.

[0109] Furthermore, the seller 300 of the network information 5 selected by the purchaser 301 to be commercialized can sell the posted network information 5 as a product, and can thereby receive a portion of the sales as a reward.

[0110] [5. Other embodiments] The product production system M of the present invention can be implemented in various ways other than the first and second aspects described above. Other embodiments will be described below.

[0111] As another embodiment of the product development system M, it is possible to configure a company terminal 7 in the product development system M as shown in Fig. 6. This company terminal 7 is a terminal device owned by a cooperating company 700 that wishes to conduct business together with the seller 300. The company terminal 7 is, for example, a PC or a smartphone.

[0112] Specifically, the cooperating company 700 performs company registration in the application 2. This company registration is similar to the registration of member information described in the first and second aspects, and is similarly performed by the member information registration means 202, and the information entered in the company registration is stored in the management server 1 by the information storage means 10.

[0113] The cooperating company 700 uses the productization service MS through the cooperating company page on the application 2. Specific functions include the ability to check the network information 5 and the sales ranking of the sellers 300, and to make collaboration requests (offers) to sellers 300 with whom the cooperating company 700 wishes to jointly create a product 6.

[0114] The calculation of the network information 5 and the sales ranking of the seller 300 is performed by providing a ranking calculation means separate from the processing described above, and the function of sending offers to the seller 300 is performed by providing a message processing means capable of sending and receiving direct messages.

[0115] It is also possible for the seller 300 to be able to check what companies are registered in the application 2 as cooperating companies 700 on the user page 21. In this way, the seller 300 can sell (approach) his / her network information 5 to the cooperating companies 700.

[0116] Furthermore, based on the information stored by the management server 1 in the information storage means 10, the administrator may introduce to the cooperating company 700 a seller 300 who publishes network information 5 that has a high affinity with the products sold by the cooperating company 700, or may introduce a recommended cooperating company 700 that sells network information 5 to a seller 300 with a certain level of sales and name recognition.

[0117] Therefore, as another embodiment of the product development system M, by configuring a company terminal 7 in the product development system M, it is possible to provide a function of matching influencers or creators with companies.

[0118] In another embodiment, it is possible to provide a function that allows image data to be posted directly to the application 2.

[0119] Specifically, the network information 5 posted on the network service NS has multiple display functions such as screen display and comment functions that are suitable for the network service NS. Therefore, the productization service MS that can commercialize the network information 5 has the advantage that it can make the product 6 while keeping the screen display features of the network service NS as they are.

[0120] For example, when producing a recipe book as shown in the first embodiment, the posted data of the photos and the posted data of the text describing the recipe contents can be used simultaneously as the network information 5 used for the product. Also, there is an advantage that the records of the communication on the network service NS can be also produced by printing with the comment function displayed.

[0121] However, when the product 6 is primarily image data such as a poster or wall calendar, the resolution of the network information 5 (image data) posted on the network service NS is low, which has the disadvantage that the graininess becomes noticeable when enlarged and printed.

[0122] Therefore, it is possible to post high-quality images for the manufacture of products 6, such as posters, by enlarging image data. By doing so, it is possible to use network information 5 with image quality suited to the products 6, which has the effect of improving the finish of the finished products.

[0123] In another embodiment, a statistical means may be provided for calculating sales and the number of views of the network information 5. The seller 300 can plan his / her own promotion by checking the statistical data calculated by the statistical means. Furthermore, when a cooperating company 700 is included in the productization system M, the statistical data can be used as a basis for determining which cooperating company 700 has a high affinity with the seller's own network information 5.

[0124] It is also possible to make it possible for the seller 300 to display his / her own handmade products on the sales screen on which the product sales information c of the product he / she commercializes is posted. In other words, it is also possible to use the site like an EC site where the seller directly sells his / her own creations.

[0125] As described above, the productization system M according to the present invention allows users 30 who post various network information 5 to the network service NS to sell the network information 5, which is electronic data, as a more familiar item, i.e., a product 6. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the development of the industry by encouraging the creative activities of sellers 300 and assisting in their social activities.

[0126] Furthermore, the purchaser 301 can enjoy commercializing his / her favorite network information 5. The purchaser 301 can not only purchase the network information 5 or commercialized goods of the seller 300, but also commercialize his / her own postings to keep at hand. This has the advantage that the purchaser 301 can view at any time the network information 5 that he / she feels strongly about that would otherwise be buried in the network service NS.

[0127] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the product 6 has been described taking as an example a paper medium such as a book or a poster, but the product 6 of the product realization service MS by the product realization system M may be any item that can be manufactured using the network information 5. For example, the product 6 may be a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) containing video data posted to a video posting network service NS, a CD (Compact Disc) containing music data or recitation data posted to an audio posting network service NS, or daily necessities such as tableware or clothing accessories on which the network information 5 is printed.

[0128] The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Therefore, even if the embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment, various modifications can be made depending on the design, etc., as long as they do not deviate from the technical idea of ​​the present invention. Furthermore, the above-described various effects are merely a list of preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the present embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0129] M Product Development System MS Product Development Services NS Network Services 1 Management Server 1a Administrator terminal 10 Information storage means 11 Program Execution Method 100 admin 2. Application 20 Admin Page 21 User Page 22 Manufacturer Page 200 Member information management means 201 Sales information confirmation method 202 Member information registration method 203 Application integration method 204 Network information display means 205 Network information selection means 206 Productization information generation means 207 Product Disclosure Methods 208 Product Purchase Method 209 Productization information confirmation method 210 Information download means 211 Status transmission method 3. User terminal 30 users 300 Sellers 301 Buyers 4 Manufacturer terminal 400 Manufacturers 5 Network Information 6 Products 7 Corporate terminals 700 cooperating companies a. Membership information b Product information c Product sales information d Product ordering information

Claims

1. Viewing and selecting the network information posted on the network service; an application capable of generating productization information for productizing the network information; a management server for providing the application and managing the entire system; A user terminal for using the application; a manufacturer terminal for receiving the production information for producing the network information; The network information includes: By consenting to API linkage between the network service and the application that the user who operates the user terminal has already started using, The electronic data is viewable on the application, The user terminal includes: A manufacturing service system that enables the sale and purchase of products based on network information, characterized in that it can provide a manufacturing service that enables the sale and purchase of products manufactured based on the network information via the application, or the network information that is used as material for manufacturing a product.

2. The product realization service system that enables the sale and purchase of products based on network information as described in claim 1, characterized in that the application comprises an application linkage means for performing API linkage with the network service, a network information display means for displaying the network information on the user terminal, a network information selection means for selecting network information to be commercialized from the plurality of pieces of network information displayed on the user terminal, a product realization information generation means for generating information for commercializing the selected network information, a product publication means for publishing the product on the application in order to sell it, and a product purchase means for purchasing the product published by the product publication means.

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