JP-2026075106-A - Program and information processing device

Abstract

[Challenge] To protect the dignity of authors while guaranteeing their interests by curbing the illegal uploading of ebooks. [Solution] From among one or more ebooks stored in the server device 72, a purchased ebook, which is an ebook purchased under one user's account, is made viewable under that user's account by a program that allows the computer to view the purchased ebook under another user's account, and during the permitted period, the computer is prevented from viewing the purchased ebook under that user's account by a permission means 82. When permission is granted by the permission means 82, the purchased ebook is made viewable under another user's account by a display means (second display means 41). [Selection Diagram] Figure 10

Inventors

• 西山 泰弘
• 小川 賢
• 福田 翔太
• 野坂 智司
• 針生　一
• 吉岡 篤志
• 黒澤 裕之

Assignees

• 株式会社セガ

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20260220

Claims (6)

1. A program that allows a user to view purchased ebooks, which are ebooks purchased under a single user's account, from among one or more ebooks stored on a server device, under that user's account. Computers, A means of permission that allows other users to view the purchased books in their accounts, and that prevents one user from viewing the purchased books in their own account during the period during which such permission is granted. Display means that, when permitted by the permission means, enables the purchased books to be displayed in the other user's account for viewing; A program that makes it function as such.
2. The permission means prevents the other user's account from viewing the purchased books after the expiration of the period, while allowing the one user's account to view the purchased books. The program according to claim 1.
3. The aforementioned computer, In the account of the aforementioned user, the following functions are further provided as an operating means that enables the determination of the aforementioned period: The program according to claim 1 or 2.
4. If there are multiple purchased books in one user's account, the permission means may, during the period in which permission is granted for viewing one of the purchased books in another user's account, allow viewing of other purchased books in accounts of users other than the other user's account. The aforementioned computer, During the period in which the permission means is permitted to view one of the purchased books in the other user's account, the permission means further functions as a restricting means that imposes a predetermined restriction on permission to view other purchased books in the accounts of users other than the other user's account. The program according to claim 1 or 2.
5. The aforementioned computer, When the permission means allows the other user's account to view the purchased books, it imposes certain restrictions and further functions as a restriction means that modifies those restrictions according to the release date of the purchased books. The program according to claim 1 or 2.
6. An information processing device that allows a user to view purchased ebooks, which are ebooks purchased under a user's account, from among one or more ebooks stored in a server device, under that user's account. A means of permission that allows other users to view the purchased books in their accounts, and that prevents one user from viewing the purchased books in their own account during the period during which such permission is granted. Display means that, when permitted by the permission means, enables the purchased books to be displayed for viewing in the other user's account, An information processing device equipped with the following features.

Description

This invention relates to a program and an information processing device. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, a function has been known that allows users to view and subscribe to e-books using communication devices such as smartphones and tablets. Patent No. 6656032 This is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an e-book system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the server device shown.Figure 1 shows an example of a smartphone hardware configuration as a communication terminal device.Figure 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the functional means of the server device.Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the functional means of the communication terminal device.This flowchart shows an example of the process when one user and another user view an ebook together in the first embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of a list screen for an ebook that recruits friend users to view together with one user, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.This figure schematically shows an example of a state in which an e-book is being viewed together in the first embodiment of the present invention.This is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the functional means of a server device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.This flowchart shows an example of a process in which one user lends an ebook to another user in a second embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of a list screen of other users' friends in a second embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of a list of ebooks that can be lent to friend users in a second embodiment of the present invention.This is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the functional means of a server device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of a My Page screen displaying a user's in-app currency, points, and title level in a third embodiment of the present invention.This flowchart shows an example of a process for granting a reward in a third embodiment of the present invention. The following describes several embodiments of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. To facilitate understanding of the description, the same reference numerals are used for identical components and steps in each drawing whenever possible, and redundant explanations are omitted. ===First Embodiment=== First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. ≪Overall Structure≫ Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the e-book system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the e-book system 1 comprises a server device 2, a first communication terminal device 3, and a second communication terminal device 4. In this first embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal devices are described as two devices, the first communication terminal device 3 and the second communication terminal device 4; however, there may be any number of communication terminal devices. The server device 2, the first communication terminal device 3, and the second communication terminal device 4 in Figure 1 are interconnected and able to communicate with each other via a communication network NT, such as an intranet, the internet, or a telephone line. Server device 2 is an information processing device that provides the results obtained from executing the e-book program 2A, or a part of the e-book program 2A, to users of each communication terminal device 3 and 4 via the communication network NT. Each communication terminal device 3 and 4 is an information processing device owned by each user. After a portion of the e-book program 2A received from the server device 2 is installed, it executes this program to provide each user with e-books and related information. These communication terminal devices 3 and 4 can include various devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. The e-book program 2A allows users to view one or more e-books stored on the server device 2, selected by the user, under their account (hereinafter referred to as the "user account"). Hardware Configuration Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of server device 2. As shown in Figure 2, the server device 2 comprises a control device 5, a communication device 6, and a storage device 7. The control device 5 mainly consists of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 5A and memory 5B. In the control device 5, the CPU 5A executes a predetermined program stored in the memory 5B or storage device 7, thereby functioning as various functional means. Details of these functional means will be described lat