Patent ID: 8122072

Claim:
A content provision system, comprising: a display; a first system that stores first content data to be used by a user, and that stores a first hobby source management table, which includes hobby information of the user; a second system that stores second content data to be provided to the user; an audio system that stores music content; a content management information provision system that stores content management information, the content management information including attribute information relating to the music content, wherein the audio system creates waveform information from the music content and acquires the content management information corresponding to the waveform information from the content management information provision system, wherein the waveform information and the content management information corresponding to the waveform information are used to create an association between the music content, the sale content, and the introductory articles, wherein a content sale/distribution system registers and manages sale content, which includes attribute information regarding music available for sale, and wherein an introductory article registration system manages introductory articles that provide information regarding the music content; and an online storage system connected to the first system and the second system, and that manages attribute information of content data, wherein the online storage system comprises: a storage apparatus that stores a second hobby source management table, the second hobby source management table being a backup of the first hobby source management table; a creation unit that associates the first content data and the second content data, assigns a common content ID to the first content data and the second content data, and creates management information of all content data configured from the first content data and the second content data based on the attribute information of content data; an analysis unit that analyzes the hobby information included in the second hobby source management table; a search unit that searches for unviewed content data that coincides with the analyzed hobby information of the user based on the management information of all content data; and a provision unit that provides to the user content information that corresponds to the hobby information of the user based on the searched content data, and provides to the user music information based on the association between the music content, the sale content, and the introductory articles, wherein the provision unit provides the content information and the music information to the user via the display.