KR102454401B1 - Book-trading apparatus, system and method using a server to manage the registrantion information of a chain transaction book - Google Patents

Abstract

A book transaction method using a server for managing registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments includes a process of receiving a transaction request for the chain transaction target book from an electronic device, the transaction request and the chain transaction target book A process of generating transaction information including price information based on registration information, a process of transmitting the transaction information including the price information to at least one electronic device, and generating distribution information to be distributed to beneficiaries, wherein the beneficiary may include at least a copyright holder or a publisher of the book. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

Description

Book trading apparatus, system, and method using a server that manages the registration information of books for chain trading

Various embodiments relate to a book distribution service, and in particular, to a book transaction apparatus, system, and method using a server for managing registration information of a book subject to a chain transaction.

Recently, with the development of information infrastructure construction and communication environment technology, the use of portable devices such as smart phones has become common anytime, anywhere, and various services using such portable devices are being provided. Among these services, the book distribution service enables anyone to easily purchase and sell books online through online sites or applications provided by the bookstores or publishers as well as offline distribution services such as bookstores or publishers. These online book distribution services are on the increase as the distribution of e-books (eg, e-books) as well as existing paper books become easier and more active. In addition, these online/offline bookstores or publishers are well equipped with an on/offline infrastructure that provides a service to resell books after the initial purchase. there is a trend to

The existing online/offline book distribution service has a structure in which the transaction profits are distributed to the copyright holder or publisher at the time of initial purchase of a book. However, in the existing online/offline book distribution service, there is virtually no distribution by the copyright holder or the publisher for the transaction profits generated from the resale of used books after the initial purchase.

The present invention manages, including continuously or periodically adding, deleting, or modifying, the registration information of a book based on at least part of the image code information displayed or attached to the front of the book (eg, ISBN or unique identification information) It is to provide a book trading device, system, and method capable of being tracked or tracked.

The present invention manages or tracks the registration information of the book based on at least a part of the image code information (eg, ISBN or unique identification information), thereby selling the transaction profit during the chain transaction as well as the initial transaction of the book; It is to provide a book trading apparatus, system and method that can be distributed to copyright holders or publishers.

According to the present invention, price information based on at least part of the image code information (eg, ISBN or unique identification information) by the seller or buyer of the book simply scanning the image code information displayed or attached to the front of the book. It is to provide a book transaction apparatus, system and method that can check transaction information including

According to various embodiments, a book transaction method using a server managing registration information of a chain transaction target book includes a process of receiving a transaction request for the chain transaction target book from an electronic device, the transaction request and the chain transaction target book A process of generating transaction information including price information based on the registration information of It may include a process of generating distribution information to be distributed to one or more beneficiaries, and the beneficiaries may include at least a copyright holder or a publisher of the book.

According to various embodiments, the server for managing the registration information of the chain transaction target book includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and at least one processor, the at least one processor, through the communication unit, through the communication unit, electronic Receives a transaction request for the chain transaction target book from the device, generates transaction information including price information based on the transaction request and registration information of the chain transaction target book, and uses the transaction information included in the price information It is transmitted to at least one electronic device and is configured to generate distribution information for distributing transaction revenue generated from the transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner, wherein the beneficiary may include a copyright holder or a publisher of the book.

According to various embodiments, in a computer-readable recording medium recording a program to be executed on a computer, when the program is executed by at least one processor, the at least one processor is connected to the chain from the electronic device through a communication unit Receive a transaction request for a transaction target book, generate transaction information including price information based on the transaction request and registration information of the chain transaction target book, and transmit transaction information included in the price information to at least one electronic device executable instructions to transmit to a device and generate distribution information that distributes transaction revenue generated from the transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner, wherein the beneficiaries may include a copyright holder or publisher of the book have.

According to various embodiments, the registration information of the book is continuously or periodically added, deleted, modified, etc. based on at least part of the image code information displayed or attached to the front of the book (eg, ISBN or unique identification information). It may be possible to manage or track

In addition, by tracking the registration information of the book based on at least a part of the image code information (eg, ISBN or unique identification information), the transaction proceeds not only in the first transaction of the book but also in the chain transaction to the seller, copyright holder or publisher Since it can be distributed, it is possible to provide an improved book distribution structure.

In addition, by simply scanning the image code information displayed or attached to the front of the book by the seller or buyer of the book, price information is included based on at least a part of the image code information (eg, ISBN or unique identification information). User convenience can be improved because transaction information can be checked as well as payment can be made.

1 is a diagram illustrating a book distribution system in a network environment according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
2 is a block diagram of a server according to various embodiments.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a book distribution method using a server for managing registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a book for a chain transaction according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
6 is a flowchart illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a book distribution method using a server for managing registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
8 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
9 is a flowchart illustrating a book distribution method in an electronic device using a server that manages registration information of a book for a chain transaction according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
10 is a flowchart 1000 illustrating a book distribution method in an electronic device using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

1 is a diagram 100 illustrating a book distribution system in a network environment according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the book distribution system 100 according to various embodiments may include a server 101 and at least one electronic device (eg, a first electronic device 102 or a second electronic device 104 ). can The book distribution system 100 according to various embodiments may further include a separate payment server 106 associated with the server 101 .

The server 101 is a server that provides a book distribution service, for example, a service providing server (eg, Aladdin, servers of online/offline bookstores).

In the present disclosure, 'books subject to serial transaction' are copyrighted and all publications distributed on/offline are the subject, for example, new books, used books, or e-books (eg e-books), etc. can In the present disclosure, the term 'initial transaction' refers to an initial sale or initial purchase of the book, and may refer to a transaction based on a selling price (list price) set by a publishing company that publishes the book. The term 'chain transaction' is a term relative to the term 'initial transaction' and refers to all sales or purchases since the 'initial transaction' for the book, which is a transaction after the 'initial transaction' for the book. It may refer to a transaction based on history. In addition, even if it is the 'first transaction', if the 'chain transaction' is agreed upon, the discount rate applied to the chain transaction is applied and the sale or purchase may be regarded as a 'chain transaction'.

The electronic device 102 or 104 is a user device that wants to purchase or sell a book through the server 101 , for example, a portable electronic device such as a smart phone, a PDA, a terminal, or a PC, a notebook computer, a scanner, and a keyboard. It may include one of the devices.

According to various embodiments, the first electronic device 102 (eg, a seller device) may transmit a transaction request requesting registration or sale of a book for a chain transaction to the server 101 . According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 102 (eg, a seller device) executes a book distribution application provided by the server 101 and includes at least a portion of image code information or registration information of the book for the chain transaction. may generate a sales request, and transmit a transaction request including the sales request to the server 101 .

According to an embodiment, the image code information is a one-dimensional image code (eg, barcode) or two-dimensional image code (eg, QR) including at least a part of the ISBN, unique identification information, or the registration information of the chain transaction target book. code) may be included. For example, the first electronic device 102 (eg, a seller device) may use an input unit (not shown) such as an image code scanning module/device (eg, a barcode reader or a QR code reader) of the chain transaction target book. By scanning the image code displayed or attached to the front side, the image code information can be input.

According to an embodiment, the registration information may include at least a part of book information, transaction history information, or status information for a book to be traded in a chain. For example, the book information may include ISBN, unique identification information, copyright holder information, publisher information, publication date, initial price (eg, publication price or list price) for the corresponding book, or a combination thereof. For example, the transaction history information may include at least a portion of sales history information or purchase history information of a corresponding book. For example, sales history information may include, for example, seller information for each sale for that book (eg, seller name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, financial information (eg, deposit account information), etc.); It may include a sale price, a sale date, a sale time, sales store information, or a combination thereof. Purchase history information may include, for example, buyer information for each purchase of the Book (eg, buyer name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), purchase price, purchase date, purchase time, purchase store information, or combinations thereof may be included. For example, the status information may include information indicating the status of the book for the corresponding book (eg, the elapsed time from the publication date, the number of chain transactions, the preservation status, or a combination thereof).

According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 102 (eg, a seller device) may receive the registration information of the chain transaction target book through an input unit (not shown) such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone. For example, the first electronic device 102 (eg, a seller device) may receive the registration information of the chain transaction target book through a display unit (not shown) such as a touch circuit/touch pad/touch screen. .

According to various embodiments, the second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device) may transmit a purchase request for the chain transaction target book to the transaction request server 101 . According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device) executes a book distribution application provided by the server 101 to request a purchase including at least a portion of image code information of the book for the chain transaction. may generate a transaction request including , and transmit the transaction request to the server 101 . For example, the second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device) may use an input unit (not shown) such as an image code scanning module/device (eg, a barcode reader or a QR code reader) of the chain transaction target book. By scanning the image code displayed or attached to the front side, the image code information can be input. The second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device) may generate a purchase request including at least a portion of the image code information, and may transmit a transaction request including the purchase request to the server 201 .

According to various embodiments, the server 101 may perform overall registration or management of a book for a chain transaction. For example, the server 101 may receive a transaction request (eg, a sale request or a purchase request) from the at least one device 102 or 104 .

According to various embodiments, in response to receiving the transaction request, the server 101 may generate transaction information including price information based on the transaction request and registration information of the chain transaction target book.

According to an embodiment, the server 101 may extract the ISBN or unique identification information of the chain transaction target book requested for the transaction from the image code information included in the transaction request. The server 201 may search for and/or identify registration information of the chain transaction target book registered in the server 201 based on the extracted ISBN or unique identification information.

According to an embodiment, the server 201 calculates price information such as a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price based on the identified registration information, and generates transaction information including the price information to generate at least one electronic can be sent to the device. For example, the at least one electronic device may include the server 201 or other electronic devices linked to the server 201 including the electronic device 102 or 104 . For example, the server 101 determines whether the transaction requested book included in the transaction request is a 'chain transaction' based on the identified registration information, and if it is a 'chain transaction', it is displayed in the transaction history for the book. Based on this, a 'chain transaction price' can be calculated. For example, the server 101 determines whether the transaction requested book included in the transaction request is a 'chain transaction' based on the identified registration information, and if it is not a 'chain transaction', that is, if it is the first transaction, the It is possible to calculate an 'initial transaction price' based on the selling price (list price) of the book (eg the initial price). For example, if the server 201 agrees to the chain transaction even if it is the 'first transaction', it is regarded as a chain transaction and the discount rate applied at the time of the chain transaction is applied to the selling price (list price) (eg, the initial price) of the book. It is also possible to calculate a 'chain transaction price'. For example, the server 101 may generate transaction information including price information such as the chain transaction price or the initial transaction price calculated as described above, and transmit the transaction information to the at least one electronic device.

According to an embodiment, when the transaction request is a sales request, the server 101 generates sales transaction information including at least a part of calculated price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) or seller information. can do.

According to an embodiment, when the transaction request is a purchase request, the server 101 requests book price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price), seller information, purchaser information, or purchase payment information of the buyer. It is possible to generate purchase transaction information including at least a part of the purchase payment information request.

According to various embodiments, the server 101 includes the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) to the electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device)). The transaction information (eg, purchase transaction information) may be transmitted, and a purchase payment request based on the transaction information may be received from the at least one electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device).

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment request may include the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) and at least a part of purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request. According to an embodiment, the purchase payment information includes the purchaser's payment financial information for the price information (eg, the purchaser's payment account information or payment card information, the purchaser's digital asset information (eg, coupons, points, or reserves); The price information may include a final purchase price to which at least a portion of the digital asset information of the purchaser is applied, purchaser information (eg, the purchaser's name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment, in response to the receipt of the purchase payment request, the server 101 may perform payment based on the purchase payment information. According to an embodiment, the server 101 directly performs a payment based on the purchase payment information, or makes a request to a separate payment server 106 (eg, InstaPay) associated with the server 101 . can

According to various embodiments, when the execution of the payment is completed or the completion of the payment is received from the payment server 106, the server 101 performs the transaction information including the price information, the purchase payment information, or At least a part of registration information (eg, transaction history information or status information, etc.) of the book for which payment is requested may be updated based on at least part of the purchase result information.

According to various embodiments, when the payment is completed or the payment is received from the payment server 106 , the server 101 transmits the purchase result to the electronic device (eg, first in FIG. 1 ). The transmission may be performed to the electronic device 102 (eg, a seller device) or the second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device).

According to various embodiments, the server 101 may generate distribution information for distributing the transaction revenue generated from the transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner. According to one embodiment, the server 101 distributes the transaction profits corresponding to the price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price) included in the transaction information to the seller, the copyright holder or the publisher in a specified manner. Distribution information can be created. According to an embodiment, the distribution information may be generated after payment is completed, or may be generated and stored in advance before a transaction occurs.

According to various embodiments, the server 101 may pay one or more beneficiaries (eg, the seller, the copyright holder, or the publisher) based on the transaction revenue distributed based on the distribution information.

In FIG. 1 , the first electronic device 102 is described as a seller device and the second electronic device 104 as a buyer device, but the same electronic device is the same as the seller device as the first electronic device 102 . Alternatively, it may operate as a purchaser device, such as the second electronic device 104 .

The server 101 and the electronic device 102 or 104 and their operations will be described in more detail below.

2 is a block diagram 200 of a server according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the server 201 may include at least one of a communication unit 210 , a processor 220 , a storage unit 230 , and an input unit 240 . The server 201 may include a part or all of the server 101 of FIG. 1 . 2 shows only the components related to the embodiment of the present invention, some of the components may be omitted or integrated, or may further include other components in addition to the above components.

The communication unit 210 is a direct (eg, wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between external devices (eg, the first electronic device 102, the second electronic device 104, or the payment server 106 of FIG. 1 ). It can support establishment and communication performance through the established communication channel. The communication unit 210 may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor 220 (eg, an application processor) and support direct (eg, wired) communication or wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication unit 210 may include a wireless communication module or a wired communication module. A corresponding one of these communication modules communicates with an external device via a network (eg, the network 108 in FIG. 1 ) (eg, a cellular network, the Internet, or a telecommunication network such as a computer network (eg, LAN or WAN)). can communicate. These various types of communication modules may be integrated into one component (eg, a single chip) or may be implemented as a plurality of components (eg, multiple chips) separate from each other.

According to an embodiment, the communication unit 210 receives a transaction request (eg, a sale request or a purchase request) for a chain transaction target book from the electronic device 102 or 104 , or in response to receiving the transaction request, Based on the registration information of the book for chain trading, the transaction information (eg, sales transaction information or purchase transaction information) of the book including price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price) is transmitted to at least one electronic device (eg, to the electronic device 102 or 104 , the server 201 , or another electronic device associated with the server 201 ). The communication unit 210 receives a payment request based on the transaction information (eg, purchase transaction information) from the electronic device 102 or 104 , or a separate payment server (eg, the payment of FIG. 1 ) in response to the receipt of the payment request. A payment request may be transmitted to the server 106 (eg, InstaPay), or purchase result information regarding the payment request may be received from the payment server 106 . The communication unit 210 may transmit purchase result information for the payment request to the electronic device 102 or 104 .

The storage unit 230 may include at least one module or at least one database (DB) for providing a book distribution service in the server 201 . According to an embodiment, the storage unit 230 includes a book information database (hereinafter, referred to as a 'book information DB') 232, a transaction information database (hereinafter referred to as a 'transaction information DB') 234 or state information. At least one of the databases (hereinafter, referred to as 'state information DB') 236 may be included. In FIG. 2 , the book information DB 232 , the transaction information DB 234 , and the status information DB 236 are illustrated as being separately configured, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be integrated into one database.

The book information DB 232 may store book information about a book for a chain transaction. According to an embodiment, the book information may include ISBN, unique identification information, copyright holder information, publisher information, publication date, initial price (eg, publication price or list price) of the corresponding book, or a combination thereof.

The transaction information DB 234 may store transaction history information for a chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the transaction history information may include at least a part of sales history information or purchase history information of a corresponding book. Sales history information may include, for example, seller information (such as seller name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, financial information (such as deposit account information), etc.), sale price, sales of each sale for the book in question. days, sales hours, sales store information, or a combination thereof. Purchase history information may include, for example, buyer information for each purchase of the Book (eg, buyer name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), purchase price, purchase date, purchase time, purchase store information, or combinations thereof may be included.

The state information DB 236 may store information indicating the state of the book for the chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the information indicating the book status may include a time elapsed from a publication date for the corresponding book, the number of chain transactions, a preservation status, or a combination thereof. For example, the book status may be expressed by giving a grade or score for the book status, etc. based on the time elapsed from the publication date, the number of chain transactions, the preservation status, or a combination thereof, and quantify it. The book state information may include quantified information about the book state.

The storage unit 230 may further include a memory 238 . The memory 238 may store various data used by at least one component of the server 201 . The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (eg, a program or at least one module, etc.) and instructions related thereto. Memory 238 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. In the memory 238, a book distribution management module 232 for managing registration or distribution of a chain transaction target book may be stored as software.

The input unit 240 may receive a command or data to be used by a component (eg, the processor 220 ) of the server 201 from the outside (eg, a user) of the server 201 . The input unit 240 may include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or an image code scanning module/device (eg, a QR code reader or a barcode reader). The input unit 240 (eg, image code scanning module/device (eg, QR code reader)) scans the image code information including the ISBN or unique identification information of the book subject to the chain transaction, or the input unit 240 (eg: At least a part of registration information (eg, book information, transaction history information, or status information) of the corresponding book may be input through a keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.). According to an embodiment, the image code information may include a type of a one-dimensional image code (eg, a barcode) or a two-dimensional image code (eg, a QR code).

The processor 220 is, for example, at least one other component of the server 201 connected to the processor 220 by executing software (eg, a program or at least one module (eg, the book distribution management module 232 )). (eg, a hardware or software component) and may perform various data processing or operations. According to an embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or operation, the processor 220 may include other components ( For example, a command or data received from the communication unit 210, etc.) is loaded into the volatile memory of the memory 238 of the storage unit 230, the command or data stored in the volatile memory is processed, and the resultant data is stored in the non-volatile memory. can be saved

The processor 220 according to various embodiments may execute the book distribution management module 232 to generally perform registration or management of a chain transaction target book. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) registers the registration information for the chain transaction target book in the storage unit 230 based on the ISBN or unique identification information of the chain transaction target book, or Management (eg, update) such as addition, deletion, or modification of at least a portion of the registration information stored in the storage unit 230 may be performed.

According to an embodiment, the registration information may include at least a portion of book information, transaction history information, or status information for a book to be traded in series. The detailed description of the book information, the transaction history information, or the status information is to be replaced with the one described above in the book information DB 232 , the transaction information DB 234 , and the status information DB 236 of the storage unit 230 . do.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may store the registration information of the book in the storage unit 230 in association with the ISBN or unique identification information of the book for the chain transaction. . For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) stores the book information, transaction history information, and state information of the book in association with the ISBN or unique identification information of the chain transaction target book ( 230) may be stored in the book information DB 232, the transaction information DB 234, and the status information DB 236, respectively.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may register a chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may receive and register image code information of a book for a chain transaction. The image code information may be displayed on the front of the corresponding book. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may scan the front of the corresponding book through the input unit 240 (eg, an image code scanning device) (eg, a barcode reader or a QR code reader). You can input the image code information displayed in . The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may parse the image code information and extract the ISBN or unique identification information of the corresponding book included in the image code information. According to an embodiment, the unique identification information is information that can uniquely identify a corresponding book, and may be either unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN of the corresponding book or individual unique identification information (irrespective of the ISBN). . For example, the unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN may be unique identification information assigned together with the ISBN. For example, if a total of 3000 copies of In-Hoon Choi's 'Square' is published by publisher A, unique identification information (eg, 1, 2, 3, ..., 3,000) can be uniquely assigned. For example, when there is no unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN, the individual unique identification information is uniquely given to each corresponding book when the server 201 registers the corresponding book in order to provide a book distribution service of the book for chain transaction. may be unique identification information. According to an embodiment, the unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification information) may include numbers, letters, symbols, or a combination thereof.

The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may determine whether unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification information) exists in the image code. When the unique identification information exists in the image code information, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) registers the ISBN and registration information of the corresponding book in the storage unit 230 in association with the unique identification information. can do. When the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) does not have unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification information) in the image code information, the individual unique identification information of the book Identification information may be issued, and the issued individual unique identification information may be registered in the storage unit 230 by associating the ISBN and registration information of the book. At least part of the registration information of the book may be included in the image code information, or may be input through the input unit 240 (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.). According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate new image code information for the book by matching the individual unique identification information issued to the ISBN extracted from the image code. have. The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may output a new image code in the form of a sticker. The printed sticker may be attached to one side (eg, the front side) of the book. Through this, it is possible to track at least a portion of the registration information of the book (eg, book information, transaction history information, or status information) based on the new image code, and based on the tracked registration information of the book, it is possible to A book distribution service can be provided.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may receive a transaction request for a chain transaction target book from the electronic device 102 or 104 through the communication unit 210 .

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include image code information including ISBN information or unique identification information for the transaction-requested chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the image code information may include a one-dimensional image code (eg, a barcode) or a two-dimensional image code (eg, a QR code).

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include a sale request or a purchase request including the image code information. According to an embodiment, the transaction request may further include information indicating user consent for a chain transaction. According to an embodiment, when the transaction request is a sale request, the sale request may further include a registration request for a corresponding book.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) includes price information based on the transaction request and registration information of the chain transaction target book in response to the receipt of the transaction request. transaction information can be created. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) receives the transaction request, from image code information (eg, barcode or QR code) included in the transaction request, the ISBN or unique identification information can be extracted. The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may search for and/or identify registration information corresponding thereto from the storage unit 230 based on the extracted ISBN or unique identification information. The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate transaction information including price information based on the identified registration information.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may determine whether the transaction requested book is a chain transaction based on the identified registration information. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) determines that the transaction requested book is a chain transaction if the identified registration information includes transaction history information, and deals with the identified registration information. If historical information is not included, it may be determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) determines that, when it is determined that the transaction requested book is a chain transaction, at least the book information of the identified registration information, the transaction history information, or the status information A chain transaction price can be calculated based on some. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) sets the final purchase price identified from the transaction history information, elapsed from the publication date for the book identified from the book information, the transaction history information, or the status information. It can be calculated by applying a different discount rate for chain transactions (eg, a specified discount rate + additional discount rate for chain transactions) depending on the time taken, the number of chain transactions, preservation status, or a combination thereof. The chain transaction discount rate may be set and/or applied in various ways. For example, the chain transaction discount rate may be applied by adding the additional discount rate set differently depending on the time elapsed from the publication date, the number of chain transactions, the preservation status, or a combination thereof when the chain transaction is performed with the specified discount rate for the book.

According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) determines that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction, the transaction request includes information for agreeing to the chain transaction of the book. You can decide whether or not According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) does not include information for agreeing to the chain transaction of the corresponding book in the transaction request, the identified registration information (eg, a book) information) may be used to calculate an initial transaction price. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may calculate the initial transaction price by applying a specified discount rate to the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the corresponding book identified from the book information. have. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) agrees to the chain transaction of the book in response to the transaction request, even when it is determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction. If information is included, it can be regarded as a chain transaction. In this case, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may calculate a chain transaction price based on at least a part of the identified registration information (eg, book information). For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) sets the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the corresponding book identified from the book information at a chain transaction discount rate (eg, a specified discount rate + chain transaction). Additional discount rate) can be applied to calculate the chain transaction price.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate transaction information including the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) calculated as described above. can

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may store the calculated price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) and seller information when the transaction request is a sales request. Sales transaction information including at least a portion may be generated.

According to an embodiment, when the transaction request is a sales request including a registration request, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) parses the image code included in the sales request to obtain the ISBN of the corresponding book. Alternatively, unique identification information may be extracted. According to an embodiment, the unique identification information may be unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN or unique identification information independent of the ISBN. According to an embodiment, the unique identification information may include letters, numbers, symbols, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may include unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or separate unique identification information) of the corresponding book in the extracted image code. is included, it is possible to determine whether registration information corresponding to the unique identification information exists in the storage 230 based on the unique identification information. When the registration information corresponding to the unique identification information exists, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) determines the price information or seller information calculated as described above based on the identified registration information. Sales transaction information including at least a portion may be generated.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ), when registration information corresponding to the unique identification information does not exist, associates the unique identification information with the ISBN and registration of the book Information may be registered in the storage unit 230 . When the processor 220 (eg, book distribution management module 232) does not include unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification information) of the corresponding book in the extracted image code, The unique identification information of the corresponding book may be issued, and the ISBN and registration information of the corresponding book may be registered in the storage unit 230 in association with the issued unique identification information. According to an embodiment, the registration information may be included in the sales request or may be input through the input unit 240 such as a keyboard, mouse, or microphone. According to an embodiment, the server 201 may further include a display unit (not shown) including a touch circuit/touch pad/touch screen, etc., and the registration information is included in the sales request, or the touch The input may be received through a display unit (not shown) such as a circuit/touch pad/touch screen.

The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate sales transaction information including at least a part of the price information or seller information calculated as described above based on the registration information. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate a new image code for the book by matching the unique identification information issued to the ISBN extracted from the image code. The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may output a new image code in the form of a sticker. The printed sticker may be attached to one side (eg, the front side) of the book. Through this, it is possible to track at least a part of the registration information of the book (eg, book information, transaction history information, or status information) based on the new image code, and a book distribution service is provided based on the registered information of the tracked book. be able to provide

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may include, when the transaction request is a purchase request, price information of a book (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price), seller information, Purchase transaction information including at least a part of purchase payment information request for requesting purchaser information or purchase payment information of the purchaser may be generated.

According to an embodiment, when the transaction request is a book purchase request, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) transmits the transaction information through the communication unit 210 in response to the electronic A purchase payment request based on the transaction information may be received from the device 102 or 104 .

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment request may include the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) and at least a part of purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request. According to an embodiment, the purchase payment information includes the purchaser's payment financial information for the price information (eg, the purchaser's payment account information or payment card information, the purchaser's digital asset information (eg, coupons, points, or reserves); The price information may include a final purchase price to which at least a portion of the digital asset information of the purchaser is applied, purchaser information (eg, the purchaser's name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), or a combination thereof.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) responds to the receipt of the purchase payment request, based on the purchase payment information included in the purchase payment request. You can make a payment for the price information. According to an embodiment, the payment may be performed by the server 201 directly or through a separate payment server (eg, Instagram Pay) linked to the server 201 .

According to an embodiment, when the server 201 directly performs the payment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) receives the purchase payment request from the corresponding book from the purchase payment request. price information and purchaser's payment information may be extracted, and payment may be performed based on the extracted price information and payment information. When the payment is completed, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may update at least a part of the registration information based on at least a part of transaction information, payment information, or a purchase result. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may update transaction history information of the registration information based on at least a part of transaction information, payment information, or a purchase result. When the payment is completed, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may transmit the purchase result to the electronic device (eg, 102 or 104 ).

According to an embodiment, when the separate payment server ( ) performs the payment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) receives the purchase payment request, and includes it in the purchase payment request. A payment may be requested from the payment server 106 (eg, Instagram Pay) based on the price information (eg, chain street price or initial transaction price) and the purchaser's payment information. When the completion of the payment is received from the payment server 106 , the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) is configured to perform at least a portion of the registration information based on at least a part of transaction information, payment information, or a purchase result. can be updated. For example, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may update transaction history information of the registration information based on at least a part of transaction information, payment information, or a purchase result. When the completion of the payment is received, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may transmit the purchase result to the electronic device (eg, 102 or 104 ).

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate distribution information for distributing the transaction revenue generated from the transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner. According to an embodiment, the one or more beneficiaries may include a copyright holder or a publisher of the book for which the transaction is requested. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ), when the payment is completed, the transaction profit corresponding to the price information included in the transaction information in a specified manner. Distribution information to be distributed to sellers, copyright holders, or publishers can be created.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may periodically or automatically provide the transaction revenue distributed according to the distribution information to the seller, the copyright holder, or the publisher of the corresponding book, respectively. have.

The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) according to various embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 to be described later.

3 is a flowchart 300 illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The method is performed by at least one of a server (eg, the server 201 of FIG. 2 ) or a processor of the server 201 (eg, the processor 220 of FIG. 2 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 )). According to an embodiment, at least one of operations 310 to 340 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or another operation may be added.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in step 310 , the server 201 may receive a transaction request for a chain transaction target book from an electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 102 or the second electronic device 104 ). have.

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include image code information including ISBN information or unique identification information for a chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include a sale request or a purchase request including the image code information. According to an embodiment, the transaction request may further include information indicating user consent for a chain transaction. According to an embodiment, when the transaction request is a sale request, the sale request may further include a registration request for a corresponding book.

In step 320, in response to the receipt of the transaction request, the server 201 may generate transaction information including price information based on the transaction request and registration information of the chain transaction target book.

According to an embodiment, the registration information may include at least a part of book information, transaction history information, or status information for a book to be traded in a chain. For example, the book information may include ISBN, unique identification information, copyright holder information, publisher information, publication date, initial price (eg, publication price or list price) for the corresponding book, or a combination thereof. Transaction history information may include sales history information for the book (eg, seller information for each sale, sale price, sale date, sale time, sales store information, or a combination thereof) or purchase history information (eg buyer information for each purchase, purchase price, purchase date, purchase time, purchase store information, or a combination thereof). The status information may include information indicating the status of the book for the corresponding book (eg, the elapsed time from the publication date, the number of chain transactions, the preservation status, or a combination thereof).

According to an embodiment, upon receiving the transaction request, the server 201 may extract the ISBN or unique identification information of the corresponding book from the image code included in the transaction request. The server 201 may search for and/or identify registration information corresponding thereto from a storage unit (eg, the storage unit 230 of FIG. 2 ) based on the extracted ISBN or unique identification information. The processor 220 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 ) may generate transaction information including price information based on the identified registration information. For example, the server 201 sets the final purchase price identified from the transaction history information to the book information, the time elapsed from the publication date for the corresponding book identified from the transaction history information or the status information, the number of chain transactions, the preservation status, or these It can be calculated by applying a different discount rate for chain transactions (eg, a specified discount rate + additional discount rate for chain transactions) depending on the combination of For example, when the transaction request does not include information for agreeing to a chain transaction of the corresponding book, the server 201 may be configured to set a discount rate specified for the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the corresponding book identified from the book information. can be applied to calculate the initial transaction price. For example, when the transaction request includes information for agreeing to the chain transaction of the book, the server 201 sets the discount rate for the chain transaction to the initial price (eg, sale price or list price) of the book identified from the book information. A chain transaction price can be calculated by applying (eg, a specified discount rate + additional discount rate in case of a chain transaction).

According to an embodiment, the server 201 may generate transaction information including the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) calculated as described above.

In step 330 , the server 201 may transmit the transaction information to at least one electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 , the server 201 , or another electronic device associated with the server 201 ). . For example, the server 201 communicates with at least one electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 , the server 201 or the server 201 ) through a communication unit (eg, the communication unit 210 of FIG. 2 ). The transaction information may be transmitted to another associated electronic device).

In step 330, the server 201 may generate distribution information for distributing the transaction revenue generated from the transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner.

According to an embodiment, the one or more beneficiaries may include a copyright holder or a publisher of the book for which the transaction is requested.

4 is a flowchart 400 illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In FIG. 4 , it is assumed that the transaction request is a sale request. The method is performed by at least one of a server (eg, the server 201 of FIG. 2 ) or a processor of the server 201 (eg, the processor 220 of FIG. 2 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 )). According to an embodiment, at least one of operations 412 to 432 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or another operation may be added.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in step 412 , the server 201 requests a transaction for a chain transaction target book from an electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 (eg, a seller device)) (eg: sales request).

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include a sales request including image code information including ISBN information or unique identification information for a chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the sale request may further include information indicating user consent for a chain transaction. According to an embodiment, the sale request may further include a request for registration of the corresponding book.

In step 414 , the server 201 may extract image code information of a book subject to a chain transaction from the sales request.

According to an embodiment, the extracted image code information may include at least a portion of the ISBN, unique identification information, or registration information of the chain transaction target book.

According to an embodiment, the unique identification information may be unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN or individual unique identification information independent of the ISBN. According to an embodiment, the unique identification information may include letters, numbers, symbols, or a combination thereof.

In step 416, the server 201 may determine whether the unique identification information of the chain transaction target book is included in the extracted image code information. In step 416, the server 210 performs step 418 if the extracted image code information includes unique identification information of the target book for chain transaction, and includes the extracted image code information for the chain transaction target book. If the unique identification information is not included, step 420 may be performed.

In step 418, when the extracted image code information includes unique identification information of the chain transaction target book, the server 201 determines the unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification). information), it may be determined whether registration information corresponding to the unique identification information exists in the storage unit of the server 201 (eg, the storage unit 230 of FIG. 2 ). For example, the server 201 may search for and/or identify registration information corresponding to the unique identification information from the storage unit 230 .

In step 418 , if the registration information corresponding to the unique identification information does not exist in the storage unit 230 , the server 201 performs step 422 and corresponds to the unique identification information in the storage unit 230 . If the registration information to be used exists, step 424 may be performed.

In step 420, when the extracted image code information does not include the unique identification information of the chain transaction target book, the server 201 issues unique identification information (eg, individual unique identification information) of the book. can

According to an embodiment, the issued unique identification information (eg, individual unique identification information) may include letters, numbers, symbols, or a combination thereof.

In step 422 , the server 201 may register the ISBN and registration information of the corresponding book in the storage 230 in association with the unique identification information.

According to an embodiment, when the server 201 does not have registration information corresponding to the unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification information) included in the extracted image code, In association with the unique identification information (eg, unique identification information corresponding to ISBN or individual unique identification information) included in the extracted image code, the ISBN and registration information of the corresponding book can be registered and/or stored in the storage unit 230 . have.

According to an embodiment, when the server 201 does not include the unique identification information of the corresponding book included in the extracted image code, the server 201 associates it with the individual unique identification information issued in the step 420 to the ISBN of the corresponding book. and registration information may be registered and/or stored in the storage unit 230 .

According to one embodiment, the server 201 associates the unique identification information with the book information, transaction history information, and status information of the corresponding book, respectively, the book information DB 232 of the storage unit 230, the transaction information DB ( 234) and the state information DB 236 may be stored.

According to an embodiment, the registration information is at least partially included in the extracted image code information, or an input unit (eg, input unit 240) of the server 201 (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.) can be entered through

In step 424, the server 201 may determine whether the transaction requested book is a chain transaction based on the registration information identified based on the unique identification information.

According to one embodiment, if the identified registration information includes transaction history information, the server 201 determines that the transaction requested book is a chain transaction, and the identified registration information includes transaction history information. Otherwise, it may be determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction.

According to an embodiment, when the identified registration information does not include transaction history information, the server 201 includes information for agreeing to a chain transaction of the transaction requested book in the sale request, the transaction It may be determined that the requested book is a chain transaction.

In step 424, the server 201 may perform step 426 if the book for which the transaction is requested is a chain transaction, and may perform step 428 if the book for which the transaction is requested is not a chain transaction (ie, if it is an initial transaction).

In step 426, when the book for which the transaction is requested is a chain transaction, the server 201 may generate transaction information including a chain transaction price based on registration information identified based on the unique identification information.

According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is a chain transaction, the server 201 determines a chain transaction price based on at least a part of book information, transaction history information, or status information of the identified registration information. can be calculated. For example, when the identified registration information includes transaction history information, the server 201 may store the corresponding book identified from the book information, transaction history information or status information at the final purchase price identified from the transaction history information. It can be calculated by applying a different discount rate for chain transactions (eg, a specified discount rate + additional discount rate for chain transactions) depending on the time elapsed from the publication date, the number of chain transactions, preservation status, or a combination thereof. For example, the server 201 identifies from the book information when the identified registration information does not include transaction history information, but the sale request includes information agreeing to a chain transaction of the book for which the transaction is requested. The chain transaction price can be calculated by applying a chain transaction discount rate (eg a specified discount rate + additional discount rate for chain transactions) to the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the corresponding book.

According to an embodiment, the server 201 may generate transaction information including the chain transaction price calculated as described above. For example, the transaction information may generate sales transaction information including at least a portion of the chain transaction price or seller information.

In step 428, when the book for which the transaction is requested is not a chain transaction (ie, it is the first transaction), the server 201 performs a transaction including the initial transaction price based on the registration information identified based on the unique identification information. information can be generated.

According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction, the server 201 may calculate the initial transaction price based on at least a part of the book information of the identified registration information. For example, the server 201 may calculate the initial transaction price by applying only a specified discount rate to the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the transaction requested book identified from the book information.

According to an embodiment, the server 201 may generate transaction information including the initial transaction price calculated as described above. For example, the transaction information may generate sales transaction information including at least a portion of the initial transaction price or seller information.

In step 430, the server 201 transmits the generated transaction information (eg, sales transaction information) including the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) to the electronic device (eg, a first electronic device). 102 (eg, merchant device)). For example, the server 201 transmits the transaction information (eg, sales transaction information) to at least one electronic device (eg, electronic to the device 102 or 104 , the server 201 , or another electronic device associated with the server 201 ).

In step 432, the server 201 is configured based on at least a part of the generated transaction information (eg, sales transaction information) at least part of the registration information (eg, transaction history information or status information, etc.) of the book for which the transaction is requested. can be updated.

5 is a flowchart 500 illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In FIG. 5 , it is assumed that the transaction request is a purchase request. The method is performed by at least one of a server (eg, the server 201 of FIG. 2 ) or a processor of the server 201 (eg, the processor 220 of FIG. 2 (eg, the book distribution management module 232 )). According to an embodiment, at least one of operations 512 to 524 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or another operation may be added.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in step 512 , the server 201 requests a transaction for a chain transaction target book from an electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 (eg, a purchaser device)) (eg: purchase request).

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include a purchase request including image code information including ISBN information or unique identification information for a chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the purchase request may further include information indicating user consent for a chain transaction.

In step 514 , the server 201 may extract image code information of a book for a chain transaction from the purchase request.

According to an embodiment, the extracted image code information may include at least a portion of the ISBN, unique identification information, or registration information of the chain transaction target book.

According to an embodiment, the unique identification information may be unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN or individual unique identification information independent of the ISBN. According to an embodiment, the unique identification information may include letters, numbers, symbols, or a combination thereof.

In step 516, the server 201 may determine whether the transaction requested book is a chain transaction based on the registration information identified based on the unique identification information.

According to one embodiment, if the identified registration information includes transaction history information, the server 201 determines that the transaction requested book is a chain transaction, and the identified registration information includes transaction history information. Otherwise, it may be determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction.

According to an embodiment, when the identified registration information does not include transaction history information, the server 201 includes information for agreeing to a chain transaction of the transaction-requested book in the purchase request. It may be determined that the requested book is a chain transaction.

In step 516, the server 201 may perform step 518 if the book for which the transaction is requested is a chain transaction, and may perform step 520 if the book requested for the transaction is not a chain transaction (ie, if the first transaction).

In step 518, when the book for which the transaction is requested is a chain transaction, the server 201 may generate transaction information including a chain transaction price based on registration information identified based on the unique identification information.

According to one embodiment, when it is determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is a chain transaction, the server 201 determines a chain transaction price based on at least a part of book information, transaction history information, or status information of the identified registration information. can be calculated. For example, when the identified registration information includes transaction history information, the server 201 may store the corresponding book identified from the book information, transaction history information or status information at the final purchase price identified from the transaction history information. It can be calculated by applying a different discount rate for a chain transaction (eg, a specified discount rate + additional discount rate for a chain transaction) depending on the time elapsed from the publication date, the number of chain transactions, the preservation status, or a combination thereof. For example, the server 201 identifies from the book information when the identified registration information does not include transaction history information, but the purchase request includes information to agree to the chain transaction of the book for which the transaction is requested. A chain transaction price can be calculated by applying a chain transaction discount rate (eg a specified discount rate + additional discount rate for chain transactions) to the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the corresponding book.

According to an embodiment, the server 201 may generate transaction information including the chain transaction price calculated as described above. For example, the transaction information may generate purchase transaction information including at least a portion of the chain transaction price, seller information, purchaser information, or a purchase payment information request requesting purchaser's payment information.

In step 520, when the book for which the transaction is requested is not a chain transaction (ie, it is an initial transaction), the server 201 performs a transaction including an initial transaction price based on registration information identified based on the unique identification information. information can be generated.

According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the book for which the transaction is requested is the first transaction, the server 201 may calculate the initial transaction price based on at least a part of the book information of the identified registration information. For example, the server 201 may calculate the initial transaction price by applying only a specified discount rate to the initial price (eg, selling price or list price) of the transaction requested book identified from the book information.

According to an embodiment, the server 201 may generate transaction information including the initial transaction price calculated as described above. For example, the transaction information may generate purchase transaction information including at least a portion of the initial transaction price, seller information, purchaser information, or a purchase payment information request for requesting payment information of the buyer.

In step 522, the server 201 transmits the generated transaction information (eg, purchase transaction information) including the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) to at least one electronic device (eg, an electronic device). (102 or 104), the server 201, or another electronic device associated with the server 201). For example, the server 201 transmits the transaction information (eg, purchase transaction information) to the electronic device (eg, a second electronic device) through a communication unit (eg, the communication unit 210 of FIG. 2 ) of the server 201 . device 104 (eg, a purchaser device).

In step 524, the server 201 is configured based on at least a part of the generated transaction information (eg, purchase transaction information), at least part of the registration information of the book requested for the transaction (eg, transaction history information or status information, etc.) can be updated.

6 is a flowchart 600 illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 illustrates a process subsequent to FIG. 5 , wherein the method includes a server (eg, server 201 in FIG. 2 ) or a processor of the server 201 (eg, processor 220 in FIG. 2 ) (eg: book distribution management module 232.) According to an embodiment, at least one of operations 412 to 432 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or other operations may be added .

In step 610, the server 201 is an electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 (eg, the purchaser device) of FIG. 1 ) and a transaction including price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price). In response to the transmission of information (eg, purchase transaction information), a purchase payment request based on the transaction information may be received from the electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 (eg, purchaser device)).

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment request may include the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) and at least a part of purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request. According to an embodiment, the purchase payment information includes the purchaser's payment financial information for the price information (eg, the purchaser's payment account information or payment card information, the purchaser's digital asset information (eg, coupons, points, or reserves); The price information may include a final purchase price to which at least a portion of the digital asset information of the purchaser is applied, purchaser information (eg, the purchaser's name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), or a combination thereof.

In step 620, in response to the receipt of the purchase payment request, the server 201 may perform payment based on the price information included in the purchase payment request and purchase payment information of the buyer.

According to an embodiment, the server 201 extracts the purchaser's payment financial information and the final purchase price from the purchase payment information included in the purchase payment request, and based on the extracted payment financial information and the final purchase price, Payment can be made directly.

In step 630, when the payment is completed, the server 201 determines the registration information of the book for which payment is requested based on at least a part of the transaction information including the price information, the purchase payment information, or the purchase result information. At least some (eg, transaction history information or status information, etc.) may be updated.

Additionally, in step 640, the server 201 distributes the transaction profits corresponding to the price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price) included in the transaction information to the seller, the copyright holder or the publisher in a specified manner. distribution information can be generated. According to an embodiment, the distribution information may be generated after payment is completed, or may be generated and stored in advance before a transaction occurs.

According to an embodiment, the specified method may include a method in which a specified distribution ratio for a seller, a copyright holder, or a publisher is differently specified according to the number of chain transactions. According to an embodiment, the specified method may include a method in which a specified distribution ratio for a seller, a copyright holder, or a publisher is equally specified according to the number of chain transactions.

Additionally, in step 650, the server 201 may pay one or more beneficiaries (eg, the seller, the copyright holder, or the publisher) based on the transaction revenue distributed based on the distribution information.

According to an embodiment, the storage unit (eg, the storage unit 230 of FIG. 2 ) may further include contact information or financial information (eg, deposit account information) for the copyright holder or the publisher. According to one embodiment, the server 201 is based on the financial information (eg, deposit account information) of the seller included in the seller information, the financial information (eg, deposit account information) of the copyright holder or the publisher. Payment can be made automatically according to transaction revenue or upon receipt of a payment order.

Although not shown in FIG. 6 , in addition, when the payment is completed, the server 201 transmits the purchase result to an electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 (eg, a seller device)). Alternatively, the data may be transmitted to the second electronic device 104 (eg, a purchaser device).

7 is a flowchart 700 illustrating a book distribution method using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 illustrates a process subsequent to FIG. 5 , wherein the method includes a server (eg, server 201 in FIG. 2 ) or a processor of the server 201 (eg, processor 220 in FIG. 2 ) (eg: book distribution management module 232.) According to an embodiment, at least one of operations 412 to 432 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or other operations may be added .

In step 710 , the server 201 is an electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 (eg, the purchaser device) of FIG. 1 ) and a transaction including price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price). In response to the transmission of information (eg, purchase transaction information), a purchase payment request based on the transaction information may be received from the electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 (eg, purchaser device)).

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment request may include the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) and at least a part of purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request. According to an embodiment, the purchase payment information includes the purchaser's payment financial information for the price information (eg, the purchaser's payment account information or payment card information, the purchaser's digital asset information (eg, coupons, points, or reserves); The price information may include a final purchase price to which at least a portion of the digital asset information of the purchaser is applied, purchaser information (eg, the purchaser's name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), or a combination thereof.

In step 720, in response to the receipt of the purchase payment request, the server 201 performs payment based on purchase payment information included in the purchase payment request to a separate payment server (eg, payment server 106 in FIG. 1). (eg Instagram Pay)).

According to one embodiment, the server 201 extracts the purchaser's payment financial information and the final purchase price from the purchase payment information included in the purchase payment request, and is based on the extracted payment financial information and the final purchase price. A payment may be requested from the payment server 106 .

According to an embodiment, the server 201 transmits the purchase payment request received from the electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 104 (eg, the purchaser device)) to the payment server 106 . ) can be transmitted.

In step 730, when the completion of payment is received from the payment server 106, the server 201 responds to the transaction information including the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) and the purchase payment request. At least a part of registration information (eg, transaction history information or status information, etc.) of a book for which payment is requested may be updated based on at least a part of the included purchase payment information or purchase result information.

Although not shown in FIG. 7 , in addition, when the completion of payment is received from the payment server 106 , the server 201 transmits the purchase result to an electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 ). (eg, a seller's device) or the second electronic device 104 (eg, a buyer's device).

8 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 8 , an electronic device 802 or 804 may include at least one of a communication unit 810 , a processor 820 , a storage 830 , an input unit 840 , and a display unit 840 . The electronic device 802 or 804 of FIG. 8 operates as a seller device (eg, the first electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 ) or operates as a purchaser device (eg, the second electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 ) Accordingly, part or all of the first electronic device 102 and the second electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 may be included. However, for ease of explanation, when operating as a seller's device, it is denoted by reference numeral '802', and when operating as a purchaser's device, it is denoted by reference numeral '804'. 8 shows only the components related to the embodiment of the present invention, some of the components may be omitted or integrated, or may further include other components in addition to the above components.

The communication unit 810 is a direct communication unit (eg, the server 201 of FIG. 2 , or the first electronic device 102 , the second electronic device 104 , or the payment server 106 of FIG. 1 ) between the external devices (eg: It is possible to support establishment of a wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel, and performing communication through the established communication channel. The communication unit 810 may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor 820 (eg, an application processor) and support direct (eg, wired) communication or wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication unit 810 may include a wireless communication module or a wired communication module. A corresponding communication module among these communication modules is a first network (not shown) (eg, a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, WiFi direct, or IrDA (infrared data association)) or a second network (eg, the network 108 in FIG. 1) It can communicate with an external device (eg, a cellular network, the Internet, or a telecommunication network such as a computer network (eg, LAN or WAN)). These various types of communication modules may be integrated into one component (eg, a single chip) or may be implemented as a plurality of components (eg, multiple chips) separate from each other. According to an embodiment, the communication unit 810 transmits a transaction request (eg, a sale request or a purchase request) for a book subject to a chain transaction from the server 201 or from the server 201 in response to the transmission of the transaction request. It is possible to receive the transaction information of the book including the price information generated based on the transaction request and the registration information of the chain transaction target book. The communication unit 810 transmits a purchase payment request based on the transaction information to the server 201 or a payment server 106 (eg, InstaPay) associated with the server 201 , or the purchase payment request may receive purchase result information for the purchase payment request from the server 201 or the payment server 106 in response to the transmission.

The storage unit 830 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 802 or 804 . The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (eg, a program or at least one module) and instructions related thereto. The storage unit 830 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. In the storage unit 830, the book distribution application management module 832 for the chain transaction target book may be stored as software.

The input unit 840 may receive a command or data to be used by a component (eg, the processor 820 ) of the electronic device 802 or 804 from outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 802 or 804 . The input unit 840 may include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or an image code scanning module/device (eg, a QR code reader). Scan the image code information including the ISBN or unique identification information of the chain transaction target book through the input unit 840 (eg, an image code scanning module/device (eg, a QR code reader or barcode)), or the input unit 840 ( At least a part of registration information (eg, book information, transaction history information, or status information) of the corresponding book may be input through a keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.).

The display unit 850 may visually provide information to the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 802 or 804 . The display unit 850 may include, for example, a control circuit for controlling a display and a corresponding device. According to an embodiment, the display unit 850 may include a touch circuit/touch panel/touch screen configured to sense a touch.

The processor 820 is, for example, at least one of the electronic devices 802 or 804 connected to the processor 820 by executing software (eg, a program or at least one module (eg, the book distribution application management module 832 )). may control other components (eg, hardware or software components) of A command or data received from another component (eg, the communication unit 810, etc.) is loaded into the volatile memory of the storage unit 830, the command or data stored in the volatile memory is processed, and the resultant data is stored in the non-volatile memory. can

The processor 820 according to various embodiments may execute the book distribution application management module 832 to generally manage or perform a registration request, a sales request, or a purchase request of a book for a chain transaction. For example, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution application management module 832 ) registers for the chain transaction target book, based on the ISBN or unique identification information of the chain transaction target book input through the input unit 840 . At least one of a request, a sale request, a purchase request, or a purchase payment request may be transmitted to the server 201 through the communication unit 810 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) may receive registration information for a chain transaction target book. According to an embodiment, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) may receive image code information displayed on the front surface of the book to be traded through the input unit 840 . For example, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) may scan the image through the input unit 840 (eg, an image code scanning module/device (eg, a barcode reader or a QR code reader)). According to an embodiment, the image code information is a one-dimensional image code (eg, barcode) or a two-dimensional image code (eg, a barcode) including the ISBN or unique identification information of the book for the chain transaction. QR code) According to an embodiment, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) may include an input unit 840 (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.) or a display unit 850 ) of at least a part of registration information (eg, book information, transaction history information, or status information) of a book subject to a chain transaction through the touch circuit / touch pad / touch screen.

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) transmits a transaction request including at least a portion of the image code information, the registration information, the seller information, or the purchaser information to the communication unit 810 . may be transmitted to the server 201 through

According to various embodiments, the transaction request may include a sale request or a purchase request including the image code including the ISBN information or unique identification information for the transaction-requested chain transaction target book. For example, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832) generates a sales request based on at least a part of the image code information, the registration information, or the seller information, and includes the sales request. A transaction request may be transmitted to the server 201 . According to an embodiment, the sale request may further include a request for registration of the corresponding book. For example, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832) generates a purchase request based on at least a part of the image code information, the registration information, or the purchaser information, and includes the purchase request. A transaction request may be transmitted to the server 201 . According to an embodiment, the transaction request may further include information indicating user consent for a chain transaction.

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) responds to the transmission of the transaction request, and the price of the book requested for the transaction from the server 201 through the communication unit 810 . It is possible to receive transaction information including information. According to an embodiment, the price information may include a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price calculated by the server 201 based on at least a part of the registration information of the book for which the transaction is requested.

According to an embodiment, the transaction information may include sales transaction information or purchase transaction information including the price information. According to an embodiment, the sale transaction information may include at least a part of the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) or seller information. According to an embodiment, the purchase transaction information may include at least a part of the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price), seller information, purchaser information, or a purchase payment request for requesting payment information of the buyer. .

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) may display the transaction information including the price information on the display unit 850 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) responds to the transmission of the transaction request for the chain transaction target book to the server 201 , the chain transaction from the server 201 . Transaction information including price information of the target book may be received.

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) may receive purchase payment information of a purchaser in response to a purchase payment information request included in the transaction information. According to an embodiment, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) uses the input unit 840 (eg, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, etc.) through the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or the first The purchase settlement information based on the transaction information including a transaction price) may be input. According to an embodiment, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) performs the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or the first The purchase settlement information based on the transaction information including a transaction price) may be input.

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment information includes the purchaser's payment financial information for the price information (eg, the purchaser's payment account information or payment card information, the purchaser's digital asset information (eg, coupons, points, or reserves); The price information may include a final purchase price to which at least a portion of the digital asset information of the purchaser is applied, purchaser information (eg, the purchaser's name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), or a combination thereof.

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) transmits a purchase payment request including the purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request to the server based on the transaction information. It can be sent to (201).

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment request generates the purchase payment request by including at least a portion of the price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price) and the purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request, and , the generated purchase payment request may be transmitted to the server 201 through the communication unit 810 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 820 (eg, the book distribution management module 832 ) responds to the transmission of the purchase payment request to the server 201 or the server 201 through the communication unit 810 . The purchase result information for the purchase payment request may be received from the payment server 106 (eg, Instagram Pay) associated with the .

According to an embodiment, the purchase result information may include the price information, the transaction information, the purchase payment information, the seller information, the purchaser information, a purchase time, purchase store information, or a combination thereof.

9 is a flowchart 900 illustrating a book distribution method in an electronic device using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In FIG. 9 , an electronic device 802 or 804 operates as a seller device (eg, the first electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 ) or as a purchaser device (eg, the second electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 ). can work However, for ease of explanation, when operating as a seller's device, it is denoted by reference numeral '802', and when operating as a purchaser's device, it is denoted by reference numeral '804'. The method may be performed by at least one of the processors (eg, the processor 820 of FIG. 8 (eg, the book distribution application management module 832 ) of the electronic device 802 or 804 ). , at least one of operations 910 to 940 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or another operation may be added.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in step 910 , the electronic device 802 or 804 may receive registration information for a chain transaction target book.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 802 or 804 may receive image code information displayed on the front side of a book to be chain traded through an input unit (eg, the input unit 840 of FIG. 8 ). For example, the electronic device 802 or 804 may receive the scanned image code information through the input unit 840 (eg, an image code scanning module/device (eg, a QR code reader or a barcode reader)). According to an embodiment, the image code information may include a one-dimensional image code (eg, a barcode) or a two-dimensional image code (eg, a QR code) including the ISBN or unique identification information of the chain transaction target book. .

According to one embodiment, the electronic device (802 or 804) is the input unit 840 (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.) or the touch circuit / touch pad / touch screen of the display unit 850 of the chain transaction target book At least a part of registration information (eg, book information, transaction history information, or status information) may be input.

In step 920 , the electronic device 802 or 804 may transmit a transaction request including at least a portion of the image code information, the registration information, the seller information, or the purchaser information to the server 201 through the communication unit 810 . .

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may include a sale request or a purchase request including the image code including the ISBN information or unique identification information for the transaction-requested chain transaction target book. For example, the electronic device 802 or 804 generates a sale request based on at least a part of the image code information, the registration information, or the seller information, and transmits the transaction request including the sale request to the server 201 . can be sent to According to an embodiment, the sale request may further include a request for registration of the corresponding book. For example, the electronic device 802 or 804 generates a purchase request based on at least a part of the image code information, the registration information, or the purchaser information, and transmits the transaction request including the purchase request to the server 201 . can be sent to

According to an embodiment, the transaction request may further include information indicating user consent for a chain transaction.

In step 930, in response to the transmission of the transaction request, the electronic device 802 or 804 may receive transaction information including price information of a book requested to be traded from the server 201 through the communication unit 810. have.

According to an embodiment, the price information may include a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price calculated by the server 201 based on at least a part of the registration information of the book for which the transaction is requested.

According to an embodiment, the transaction information may include sales transaction information or purchase transaction information including the price information. According to an embodiment, the sale transaction information may include at least a part of the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) or seller information. According to an embodiment, the purchase transaction information may include at least a part of the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price), seller information, purchaser information, or a purchase payment request for requesting payment information of the buyer. .

In step 940 , the electronic device 802 or 804 may display the transaction information including the price information on the display unit 850 .

10 is a flowchart 1000 illustrating a book distribution method in an electronic device using a server that manages registration information of a chain transaction target book according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The method of FIG. 10 is a subsequent process of FIG. 9 . In FIG. 10 , the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 802 or 804 of FIG. 8 ) is transferred to a purchaser device (eg, 804 of FIG. 8 ) for ease of explanation. It is assumed that the operation is performed, and only reference numeral '804' will be described. The method may be performed by at least one of the processors of the electronic device 804 (eg, the processor 820 of FIG. 8 (eg, the book distribution application management module 832 )). At least one of 1010 to 1040 may be omitted, the order of some operations may be changed, or another operation may be added.

Referring to FIG. 10 , in step 1010 , the electronic device 804 transmits a transaction request for a chain transaction target book to a server (eg, the server 201 in FIG. 2 ) from the server 201 . It is possible to receive transaction information including price information of a book for a chain transaction.

According to an embodiment, the price information may include a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price calculated by the server 201 based on at least a part of the registration information of the book for which the transaction is requested.

According to one embodiment, the transaction information purchase transaction information including at least a part of the price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price), seller information, buyer information, or a purchase payment request for requesting payment information of the buyer may include.

In step 1020 , the electronic device 804 may receive purchase payment information of a purchaser in response to a purchase payment information request included in the transaction information.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 804 is configured to access the transaction information including the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) through the input unit 840 (eg, a keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.). It is possible to receive the purchase payment information based on the input. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 804 may display the price information (eg, a chain transaction price or an initial transaction price) through a touch circuit/touch pad/touch screen/ of a display unit (eg, the display unit 850 of FIG. 8 ). ) may receive the purchase payment information based on the transaction information including.

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment information includes the purchaser's payment financial information for the price information (eg, the purchaser's payment account information or payment card information, the purchaser's digital asset information (eg, coupons, points, or reserves); The price information may include a final purchase price to which at least a portion of the digital asset information of the purchaser is applied, purchaser information (eg, the purchaser's name, ID, contact information, address, gender, age, etc.), or a combination thereof.

In step 1030 , the electronic device 804 may transmit a purchase payment request including the purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request to the server 201 based on the transaction information.

According to an embodiment, the purchase payment request generates the purchase payment request by including at least a portion of the price information (eg, chain transaction price or initial transaction price) and the purchase payment information for the purchase payment information request, and , the generated purchase payment request may be transmitted to the server 201 through the communication unit 810 .

In step 1040 , in response to the transmission of the purchase payment request, the electronic device 804 , through the communication unit 810 , the server 201 or a payment server associated with the server 201 (eg, the payment of FIG. 1 ) It is possible to receive purchase result information for the purchase payment request from the server 106 (eg, InstaPay).

According to an embodiment, the purchase result information may include the price information, the transaction information, the purchase payment information, the seller information, the purchaser information, a purchase time, purchase store information, or a combination thereof.

The various embodiments of this document and terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, but it should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of the noun corresponding to the item may include one or more of the item, unless the relevant context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B," "A, B or C," "at least one of A, B and C," and "A , B, or C," each of which may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first", "second", or "first" or "second" may simply be used to distinguish an element from other elements in question, and may refer elements to other aspects (e.g., importance or order) is not limited.

As used herein, the term “module” may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as, for example, logic, logic block, component, or circuit. A module may be an integrally formed part or a minimum unit or a part of the part that performs one or more functions. For example, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be provided in a computer program product (computer program product). Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. The computer program product is distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (eg compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or via an application store (eg Play Store ^TM ) or on two user devices ( It can be distributed (eg downloaded or uploaded) directly, online between smartphones (eg: smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created in a machine-readable storage medium such as a memory of a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (eg, a module or a program) of the above-described components may include a singular or a plurality of entities. According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations among the above-described corresponding components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (eg, a module or a program) may be integrated into one component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each component of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. . According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, program, or other component are executed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations are executed in a different order, or omitted. , or one or more other operations may be added.

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Claims (30)

In the chain transaction method of a book using a server that manages registration information of a book subject to serial transaction with copyright,
receiving a chain transaction request for the chain transaction target book from the electronic device;
generating chain transaction information including price information based on the chain transaction request and registration information of the chain transaction target book;
transmitting the chain transaction information including the price information to at least one electronic device;
It includes the process of generating distribution information for distributing the chain transaction revenue generated from the chain transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner,
The beneficiary includes at least a seller, a copyright holder or a publisher of the book,
The price information includes a price to which a discount rate differently specified according to the number of chain transactions of the book is applied. According to claim 1,
The chain transaction request includes an ISBN for the book, unique identification information, and image code information including at least a portion of the registration information or a combination thereof. 3. The method of claim 2,
The method of claim 1, wherein the image code information includes a one-dimensional image code or a two-dimensional image code. 3. The method of claim 2,
The image code information is displayed on the front of the chain transaction target book, the method. According to claim 1,
The registration information includes at least a portion of book information, transaction history information, or status information of the chain transaction target book stored in association with at least a portion of the image code information of the chain transaction target book included in the chain transaction request, Method . 6. The method of claim 5,
The book information includes ISBN, unique identification information, copyright holder information, publisher information, publication date, initial price, or a combination thereof for the chain transaction target book,
The transaction history information includes seller information for each sale of the book, sale history information including sales price, sale date, sale time, sales store, or a combination thereof, or buyer information for each purchase, purchase price, purchase date, at least part of purchase history information including purchase time, purchase store, or a combination thereof;
The state information includes information indicating the state of the book based on the number of chain transactions of the book. The method of claim 1
The process of generating the chain transaction information is,
In response to receiving the chain transaction request, from the image code information of the chain transaction target book included in the chain transaction request, the ISBN of the chain transaction target book or unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN, or the chain transaction target book The process of extracting individual unique identification information of;
identifying the unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN or registration information matching the individual unique identification information from the storage unit of the server;
determining whether the transaction of the chain transaction target book is a chain transaction based on the identified registration information;
When the transaction of the book is determined as a chain transaction, a chain transaction discount rate differently specified according to a grade or score quantified based on the number of chain transactions of the book is applied to the final purchase price of the book based on the identified registration information to calculate the chain transaction price of the book; and
and generating the chain transaction information including at least a portion of the chain transaction price, seller information or buyer information included in the chain transaction request, or the identified registration information,
The chain transaction discount rate includes a specified discount rate and an additional discount rate in the chain transaction. 8. The method of claim 7,
The process of generating the chain transaction information is,
a process of determining whether information agreeing to a chain transaction is included in the chain transaction request when it is determined that the transaction of the book is the first transaction;
calculating the chain transaction price by applying the chain transaction discount rate to the initial price of the book included in the identified registration information when the chain transaction request includes information for agreeing to the chain transaction; and
The method further comprising the step of generating the chain transaction information, including at least a part of the chain transaction price, the seller information or buyer information, or the identified registration information. delete According to claim 1,
When the chain transaction request is a sale request for the book, determining whether unique identification information of the book corresponding to the ISBN of the book is included from image code information of the book included in the sale request:
issuing the unique identification information when the unique identification information is not included in the image code information; and
The method further comprising the step of updating the registration information of the book in association with the unique identification information. 11. The method of claim 10,
generating image code information by associating the issued unique identification information with the ISBN; and
The method further comprising the step of outputting the generated image code information in the form of a sticker. According to claim 1,
transmitting the chain transaction information including the price information to the electronic device when the chain transaction request is a purchase request for the book;
receiving a purchase payment request from the electronic device; and
The method further comprising the step of performing a payment based on the purchase payment request. 13. The method of claim 12,
The method further comprising the step of transmitting payment result information to the at least one electronic device when the process of performing the payment is completed. 13. The method of claim 12,
The method further comprising the step of updating at least a portion of the registration information based on at least a part of the chain transaction information including the price information, the purchase settlement information, or the purchase result information when the process of performing the payment is completed. According to claim 1,
The process of generating the distribution information is
and generating distribution information for distributing the chain transaction profits corresponding to the price information included in the chain transaction information to the seller, the copyright holder or the publisher of the book in the specified manner. 15. The method of claim 14,
The method further comprising the step of paying the seller, the copyright holder or the publisher in a designated manner based on the distributed chain transaction revenue. According to claim 1,
receiving the image code information of the book before receiving the chain transaction request;
determining whether the image code information includes unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN of the book;
If the image code information includes unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN of the book, the method further comprising the step of registering the registration information of the book in association with the unique identification information in the storage unit of the server. 18. The method of claim 17,
The process of receiving the image code information is,
and scanning the image code displayed on the front side of the book through the input unit of the server. 8. The method of claim 7,
If the image code information does not include unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN of the book, the method further comprising the step of issuing unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN of the book. 20. The method of claim 19,
generating image code information by associating the issued unique identification information with the ISBN;
The method further comprising the step of outputting the generated image code information in the form of a sticker. A server for managing registration information of books subject to serial trade with copyright,
communication department;
storage; and
at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising:
Receive a chain transaction request for the chain transaction target book from the electronic device through the communication unit,
Generate chain transaction information including price information based on the chain transaction request and the registration information of the chain transaction target book,
transmitting the chain transaction information included in the price information to at least one electronic device,
It is set to generate distribution information for distributing the chain transaction revenue generated from the chain transaction request to one or more beneficiaries in a specified manner,
The beneficiary includes a seller, copyright holder or publisher of the book,
The price information includes a price to which a discount rate specified differently according to the number of serial transactions of the book is applied, a server. 22. The method of claim 21,
The chain transaction request includes the ISBN for the book, unique identification information, and tag information including at least a part of the registration information or a combination thereof, a server. 22. The method of claim 21,
The registration information includes at least a part of book information, transaction history information or status information of the chain transaction target book stored in association with at least a part of the image code information of the chain transaction target book included in the chain transaction request, Server . 22. The method of claim 21,
the at least one processor,
In response to the receipt of the chain transaction request, the ISBN of the chain transaction target book or unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN or individual unique identification information is extracted from the image code information of the chain transaction target book included in the chain transaction request do,
Identifies the unique identification information corresponding to the ISBN from the storage unit or registration information that matches the individual unique identification information,
Determining whether the transaction of the chain transaction target book is a chain transaction based on the identified registration information,
When the transaction of the book is determined as a chain transaction, a chain transaction discount rate differently specified according to a grade or score quantified based on the number of chain transactions of the book is applied to the final purchase price of the book based on the identified registration information to calculate the chain transaction price of the book,
It is set to generate the chain transaction information, including at least some of the chain transaction price, seller information or buyer information included in the chain transaction request, or the identified registration information,
The chain transaction discount rate includes a specified discount rate and an additional discount rate during chain transactions, the server. 25. The method of claim 24,
the at least one processor,
If it is determined that the transaction of the book is the first transaction, it is determined whether information agreeing to the chain transaction is included in the chain transaction request,
When the chain transaction request includes information agreeing to the chain transaction, the chain transaction price is calculated by applying the chain transaction discount rate to the initial price of the book included in the identified registration information,
A server configured to generate the chain transaction information, including at least a portion of the chain transaction price, the seller information or buyer information, or the identified registration information. delete 22. The method of claim 21,
the at least one processor,
If the chain transaction request is a sale request of the book, it is determined whether unique identification information of the book corresponding to the ISBN of the book is included from image code information of the book included in the sale request,
If the unique identification information is not included in the image code information, the unique identification information is issued,
a server configured to update registration information of the book in association with the unique identifying information. 22. The method of claim 21,
the at least one processor,
When the chain transaction request is a purchase request for the book, transmitting the chain transaction information including the price information to the electronic device;
receiving a purchase payment request from the electronic device;
A server configured to perform a payment based on the purchase payment request. 22. The method of claim 21,
the at least one processor,
A server set to generate distribution information for distributing to the seller, copyright holder or publisher of the book in the specified manner for the chain transaction profit corresponding to the price information included in the chain transaction information. In a computer readable recording medium recording a program for execution on a computer, the program is executed by at least one processor, the at least one processor A recording medium comprising executable instructions for performing a process according to claim 1 .

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