KR20140111177A - Method for displaying information about buying of contents, apparatus and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying content purchase information and an apparatus and a system for the same and, more specifically, to a method for displaying content purchase information and an apparatus and a system for the same which can provide a new interface for a user using an application store, by moving content to a content purchase list screen classifying the content according to a category and displaying the content, and then displaying a download proceeding status of the content together, when a purchase request for the content is inputted through a service application such as the application store where the user can purchase a number of pieces of content. For this, a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display part for displaying information occurring while the service application is executed; and a control part which controls to display a list screen as to content information including more than one icon which is set to correspond to content through the display part, when the service application is executed, moves one icon included in the content information to a corresponding content purchase list screen, when a purchase request for specific content information of the content information displayed in the list is checked, and then controls to display a download proceeding status of content corresponding to the content information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a content purchase information display method, a content purchase information display method,

The present invention relates to a content purchase information display method, an apparatus and a system therefor, and more particularly, to a content purchase information display method, a content purchase information display method, , A content purchase information display method capable of downloading the content by moving the content to a content purchase list screen classified by category and displaying the download progress status of the content, and an apparatus and a system therefor will be.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] With the rapid development of information communication technologies, various types of terminals such as mobile communication terminals, personal computers, and the like have been implemented to perform various functions.

For example, the mobile communication terminal can perform a variety of additional functions such as data communication, photographing or moving picture photographing using a camera, music or moving picture file playback, game, and broadcasting viewing. .

However, in order to add such an intra-terminal additional function, a memory for an application supporting the operation of the additional function is required. In addition, when an application supporting the driving of various additional functions is integrated and sold in the terminal irrespective of whether or not the user is using the terminal, the memory, which is a limited resource of the terminal, is consumed so much. Labor is needed.

Accordingly, in recent years, a service such as an application store that can download and use only an application required by itself, free of charge, or paid for a predetermined fee, among various applications supporting various additional functions as described above, .

In addition, the user can download various contents such as movies and music through the application store, and then use them through the movie playback application or the music playback application, in addition to the applications that support various additional functions through the application store.

However, there is a problem that when downloading a specific application or contents through the application store, the progress of downloading the application or the content is displayed in a simple form, and a function of managing a list of downloaded applications or content There is a problem that the same operation is repeated to download the application or the content again if a problem occurs in the file of the downloaded application or the content.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0859663 B1, registered on September 16, 2008 (name: method of providing user interface when downloading from IPTV service)

As described above, the present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problem of displaying the download progress status of the content only in a simple form when downloading the content including the application through a service application such as an application store, A content purchase information display method for displaying the download progress status of the content together with the download of the content after moving the content to the content purchase list screen when the purchase request for the content is input, And to provide a device and a system for such a system.

In addition, according to the present invention, when contents to be downloaded by a user are separately managed through a content purchase list screen for each category, if the same content is to be downloaded again later, a content purchase list screen An information display method, and an apparatus and system for the same.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal comprising: a display unit for displaying information generated during execution of a service application; And a service application, the control unit controls the display unit to display a list screen for content information including at least one icon set in correspondence with the content, and displays a purchase request for specific content information among the content information displayed in the list And a controller for moving one of the icons included in the content information to the corresponding content purchase list screen and displaying the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information.

At this time, the content information may include at least one of a preset image icon, a text icon, and a menu icon for performing a specific function corresponding to one of the contents.

Here, if the purchase request for the specific content information is confirmed in the content information, the control unit may control the image icon included in the content information to move to the content purchase list screen to be displayed.

In addition, the control unit can control the content download progress status to be superimposed on the icon.

At this time, the download progress status of the content can be displayed in the form of a progress bar of a circular or straight line.

Also, the progress of the downloading of the contents can be displayed in a text form.

In addition, after the controller confirms the category information of the content information, the controller may control the icon included in the content information to be displayed on the content purchase list screen corresponding to the category information to be displayed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service apparatus including a service communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to and from at least one terminal; And a service communication unit for providing a list screen for content information including at least one icon set in correspondence with the content to the terminal through the service communication unit when a request for executing the service application is detected from the terminal through the service communication unit, When a purchase request for specific content information is detected from the content information displayed on the list, a content purchase list screen is provided to the terminal through the service communication unit, and any one icon included in the content information is moved to the content purchase list screen And a service control unit for controlling the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information to be displayed so as to be superimposed on the icon.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content providing system for transmitting a service application execution request to a service device, receiving and displaying a list screen for content information from the service device, A terminal for receiving a purchase request for content information from a service device and receiving and displaying a content purchase list screen from the service device, And if a request for executing a service application is received from the terminal, the terminal provides a list screen for content information including at least one icon set in correspondence with the content to the terminal, and if a purchase request for content information is received from the terminal, A service apparatus for providing a content purchase list screen, moving a certain icon included in the content information to a content purchase list screen, and controlling the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information to be superimposed on the icon And the like.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying content purchase information, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a list screen of content information including at least one icon set in response to content; Confirming a purchase request for specific content information among the content information displayed on the list by the terminal; When the terminal confirms the purchase request for the specific content information, moving one of the icons included in the content information to the content purchase list screen; And displaying the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information on the content purchase list screen of the terminal.

At this time, before the step of displaying the list screen, the terminal executes the service application.

The step of confirming the purchase request may include: moving the terminal to a detailed description screen corresponding to the content information; And a selection input of a purchase request button displayed on a detailed description screen of the terminal.

In addition, the step of moving to the content purchase list screen may include: confirming the category information of the content information; And moving the terminal to a content purchase list screen corresponding to the identified category information.

Furthermore, the present invention can provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the method for displaying content purchase information according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above is recorded.

According to the content purchase information displaying method, the apparatus and the system therefor according to the present invention, when a purchase request for a specific content is inputted through an application store or the like, the content is moved to the content purchase list screen and then the content is downloaded At this time, by displaying the download progress status of the contents together, it is possible to provide a new interface to a user using the application store.

In addition, according to the present invention, when contents to be downloaded by a user are separately managed through a content purchase list screen for each category, it is possible to support downloading of the contents through a content purchase list screen , And the convenience of the user using the application store is enhanced.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a content purchase information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining a content purchase information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. This is to omit the unnecessary description so as to convey the key of the present invention more clearly without fading. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments thereof, It is to be understood that the invention is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Also, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, Not used. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second component may be referred to as a first component, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as a second component.

In addition, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in between .

Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprising "or" having ", as used herein, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, It should be understood that the foregoing does not preclude the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Now, a content purchase information display method, an apparatus and a system therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein like or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, Duplicate descriptions may be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a content providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include one or more terminals 10, a service apparatus 20, and a communication network 30.

First, the terminal 10 refers to a user apparatus that can transmit / receive various data via the communication network 30 according to a user's operation. The terminal 10 can perform voice or data communication through the communication network 30 and can exchange various information with the service device 20. [

In particular, after accessing a service page through a service application provided by the service apparatus 20, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can receive various information related to the service page, Can be transmitted to the service device 20. [ For example, when the service device 20 provides a content service such as a movie, a music, an application providing a certain function such as a camera, a schedule management, an address book, etc., a list of a plurality of content information is confirmed through the service page .

When the purchase request for specific content information is confirmed among the contents information displayed on the list, the terminal 10 transmits a purchase request to the service device 20. Then, after downloading the corresponding content from the service device 20, the content can be used.

At this time, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention moves the icon included in the content information requested by the user to the corresponding content purchase list screen and displays the icon, downloads the content corresponding to the content information, .

A method for displaying content purchase information in the terminal 10 will be described later in more detail. For the above-described operation, the terminal 10 of the present invention includes a browser for transmitting and receiving information, a memory for storing programs and protocols, And a microprocessor for executing and controlling the program by executing the program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 10 of the present invention accesses a service page provided by the service apparatus 20 through a service application. However, when a separate service application exists in the terminal 10 It may access the service page provided by the service apparatus 20 via the web.

In addition, the terminal 10 of the present invention may receive and use various information provided by the service apparatus 20 according to a service type provided by the service apparatus 20, in a cloud service system.

In addition, the content in the present invention is a concept that refers to both pure applications such as movies and music, as well as application programs that perform specific functions such as game applications and schedule management applications. Such contents can be downloaded from the service apparatus 20 in the form of a file, installed in the terminal 10, or used in the terminal 10. Here, downloading may refer to a process in which an actual file for the content is transferred from the service device 20 to the terminal 10, but the process of buffering the content to reproduce the specific content in a streaming manner .

The service device 20 transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal 10 through the communication network 30. [ When the service connection of any one of the terminals 10 is confirmed, the service terminal 20 can provide various information to the terminal 10. Here, the service connection confirmation of the terminal 10 can be confirmed through the execution of the service application in the terminal 10 or the connection of the service page through the web at the terminal 10.

When the service connection of the terminal 10 is confirmed, the service apparatus 20 can provide a list screen for various contents information held in the terminal 10, When the purchase request is confirmed, the entire content of the content is downloaded to the terminal 10.

In addition, when the service connection of any one of the terminals 10 is confirmed, the service apparatus 20 transmits various information related to the service page to the terminal 10, in particular, the content purchase information display method according to the embodiment of the present invention A user interface is provided. In particular, when the purchase request for specific content information is confirmed from the terminal 10, the service device 20 of the present invention moves a specific icon such as an image included in the content information to the corresponding content purchase list screen And provide a user interface that can display the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information in a superimposed manner on the icon.

The user interface may be provided in a form of a program, and the user interface may be provided only during the service connection of the terminal 10. When the service connection of the terminal 10 is terminated, the user interface may be deleted.

The main configuration and operation method of the service apparatus 20 will be described later, and the processor mounted on the terminal 10 and the service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention can execute the method according to the present invention Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > commands. In one implementation, the processor may be a single-threaded processor, and in other embodiments, the processor may be a multithreaded processor. Further, the processor is capable of processing instructions stored on a memory or storage device.

In addition, the terminal 10 and the service device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention transmit / receive various information related to each other through the communication network 30, and various types of communication networks can be used for the communication network 30 at this time .

For example, a wireless communication method such as WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA or Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL) , Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable (HFC), Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH).

In addition to the above-described communication methods, other widely known or later-developed communication methods may be included.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the content providing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a content providing apparatus (not shown) for providing a plurality of contents. Here, the content providing apparatus (not shown) refers to a device that provides content to the terminal 10 in cooperation with the service apparatus 20. [ For example, it may be an apparatus for providing an application for executing a specific function such as a schedule, a household, etc., as well as contents such as movies, music, and games. The content providing apparatus (not shown) may provide the content to the terminal 10 at the request of the service apparatus 20. At this time, the content providing apparatus (not shown) However, the service device 20 may provide contents to the service device 20 in advance, and the service device 20 storing the contents may transmit the stored contents to the terminal 10 at the request of the terminal 10.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 11, an input unit 12, a control unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a display unit 15, .

First, the communication unit 11 plays a role of supporting transmission and reception of various information to and from the service device 20 through the communication network 30. In particular, the communication unit 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention transmits the execution information of the service application provided by the service apparatus 20 to the service apparatus 20 and transmits the execution information of the service application to the service apparatus 20 via the service application or the service page. For example, information related to the user interface.

In addition, the communication unit 11 can transmit various request information input from the user to the service device 20. [ For example, when a purchase request for specific content information is generated by a user, the purchase request can be transmitted to the service device 20, and the corresponding content file can be downloaded and received.

The input unit 12 transmits various signals such as numbers and character information input from the user, various functions, and signals inputted in relation to the function control of the terminal 10 to the control unit 13. In particular, the input 12 of the present invention may support user input to execute a service application. In addition, the input unit 12 of the present invention can support a user's input for purchasing specific contents on a list screen for a plurality of contents information.

As described above, the input unit 12 may include a key input unit such as a keyboard or a keypad, a touch input unit such as a touch sensor or a touch pad, a voice input unit, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetism sensor, an acceleration sensor and a proximity sensor, And gesture input means including at least one or more gesture input means.

In addition, it can include all forms of input that are currently under development or can be developed in the future.

The control unit 13 performs overall control of the terminal 10 and may be an operating system (OS) and a process apparatus for driving each configuration, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) .

The controller 13 of the present invention is functionally connected to each component. That is, the control unit 13 is functionally connected to the communication unit 11, the input unit 12, the storage unit 14, and the display unit 15, and controls the flow of signals for power supply and function execution .

In particular, the control unit 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention controls the entire process of executing the service application provided by the service device 20 according to the request of the user. The control unit 13 may control various service application execution screens to be displayed on the display unit 15 according to the user interface information provided by the service apparatus 20. [

More specifically, the control unit 13 can first control the service application initial screen to be displayed. Thereafter, control is performed so that the operation information according to the user's operation is transmitted to the service apparatus 20 through the communication unit 11, and in accordance with the information received from the service apparatus 20, The list screen can be controlled to be displayed. For example, the control unit 13 can control to display a list screen including a plurality of content information classified according to the type of content such as a movie category, a music category, a life / location application, A list screen including a plurality of pieces of content information classified according to whether or not the content information is displayed can be displayed.

Here, each piece of content information may include at least one of a predetermined image icon, a text icon, and a menu icon for executing a specific function corresponding to one of the contents. For example, the content information for the A movie includes at least one of an image icon for the A movie, a text icon for introducing the A movie, a menu icon for executing a specific function such as downloading the A movie, And may be configured to include one.

When a purchase request for specific content information is confirmed on a list screen including a plurality of content information including one or more icons, the controller 13 displays an icon, e.g., an image icon, included in the content information, The process of moving to the screen and controlling the display is controlled. For example, when the content purchase list screen is located at the third position to the right in the list screen for content information, the control unit 13 displays a process of moving from the list screen for the content information to the content purchase list screen, (15).

Also, the content purchase list screen may be divided into a plurality of categories. For example, when the category of the content information is a movie, the controller 13 may control the icon included in the content information to be displayed on the movie content purchase list screen to be displayed. If the category of the content information is music, the controller 13 controls the icon included in the content information to be displayed on the music content purchase list screen to be displayed.

Then, the control unit 13 moves the specified icon included in the content information to the content purchase list screen, displays the content on the content purchase list screen, requests the service apparatus 20 to download the content corresponding to the content information, . At this time, the control unit 13 may control to display the download progress status of the content over the icon. Here, the download progress status of the content can be controlled to be displayed in a circular or linear progress bar form, and can be controlled to be displayed in a text form, for example, a text form such as 70% or 80%.

The control unit 13 of the present invention has previously described that the operation described above is performed according to the user interface provided by the service apparatus 20. [ The user interface provided by the service apparatus 20 may be provided in a form of a program. At this time, the controller 13 stores the information about the user interface in the storage unit 14, and controls the content purchase information display process according to the present invention according to the information about the stored user interface.

In addition, the information on the user interface can be activated only while the service application is being executed. When the execution of the service application is terminated, information on the user interface stored in the storage unit 14 can be deleted.

In addition, in order to control the content purchase information display process according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the control unit 13 may further include a screen control module 13a.

In addition to the above, the controller 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform various controls related to execution of the service application. For example, in order to purchase paid content, the control unit 13 may provide a role of transferring payment information such as card information input from a user to the service apparatus 20. [

In addition, the storage unit 14 may temporarily store various data generated during execution of the application program, including an application program required for the functional operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the storage unit 14 according to the embodiment of the present invention may store a service application supporting download of contents in advance, and may store various information generated when a service application is executed, for example, content purchase information according to an embodiment of the present invention The user interface information for the method can be stored. The various information generated when the service application is executed may be deleted when the service application is terminated, and may be permanently stored if necessary.

The storage unit 14 may include a program area and a data area. The program area stores relevant information for driving the terminal 10, such as an operating system (OS) that boots the client terminal 10. The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the terminal 10 is stored. As described above, the service application and various information generated during execution of the service application, in particular, information on the user interface, can be stored. The storage unit 14 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro-type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM, a ROM ROM), and the like.

In addition, although the service application and the like stored in the storage unit 14 are described in the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, 20).

The display unit 15 displays information on a series of operation states, operation results, and the like that occur while the terminal 10 is performing its functions. In particular, the display unit 15 of the present invention can display various information generated during execution of the service application. In addition, under the control of the control unit 13, the display unit 15 according to the embodiment of the present invention can display a list screen for content information including a plurality of content information, Screen can be displayed. Also, it is possible to display the entire process of moving the icon included in the specific content information to the content purchase list screen on the list screen for the content information.

The display unit 15 may be implemented as one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the input unit 12 as described above. When the display unit 15 is implemented together with the input unit 12, It is possible to display various information that is generated along with it.

In addition, the display unit 15 of the present invention as described above can be applied to a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode LED, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display. Some of these displays may also be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be configured as a transparent display including TOLED (Transparent OLED).

As described above, the main components of the terminal 10 have been described with reference to FIG. However, not all of the components shown in FIG. 2 are essential components, and the terminal 10 may be implemented by more components than the components shown, . It is needless to say that the positions of the major components of the terminal 10 shown in FIG. 2 can be changed for convenience or for other reasons. In addition, although only one screen control module 13a is shown as a module configuring the control unit 13, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the control unit 13 may be composed of various modules performing various functions.

The main configuration and operation method of the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above. The terminal 10 of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal 10 described herein may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia player (PMP) , A smart TV, a desktop computer, etc. may be used.

The terminal 10 according to the present invention can not enumerate all of the variations of the portable apparatus according to the convergence trend of the digital apparatus. However, when the unit of the same level as the above- Any device may be used as the terminal 10 of the present invention if it is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the service device 20 via a communication network and downloading contents provided by the service device 20. [ Lt; / RTI >

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 3, a service apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a service communication unit 21, a service control unit 22, and a service storage unit 23.

More specifically, the service communication unit 21 supports transmission and reception of various information to and from one or more terminals 10 through the communication network 30. In particular, the service communication unit 21 of the present invention can provide a list screen for content information including a plurality of content information to the terminal 10 at the request of the terminal 10. In addition, if a purchase request for specific content information is received from the terminal 10, the terminal 10 may provide a content purchase list screen and then provide the content information.

The service control unit 22 performs overall control of the service device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the service control unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention performs the control of the content The entire process can be controlled.

In other words, when the service control unit 22 of the present invention detects the execution request of the service application from any one of the terminals 10 through the service communication unit 21, Various screens according to application execution can be provided. For example, the terminal 10 may provide a list screen for a plurality of contents information. Thereafter, when a purchase request for specific content information is detected from the content information displayed on the list through the service communication unit 21 from the terminal 10, the terminal 10 provides the content corresponding to the content information to the terminal 10 The process is controlled.

At this time, the service control unit 22 provides the content purchase list screen to the terminal, controls one of the icons included in the content information to move the content purchase list screen, and then displays the content corresponding to the content information And controls the progress of downloading so as to be superimposed on the icon.

That is, in the method of displaying content purchase information according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the service apparatus 20 provides the user interface information for the terminal 10 to the terminal 10 in advance, Otherwise, the operation may be performed by the service device 20 transmitting the information generated for displaying the content purchase information to the terminal 10 in real time.

For this, the service control unit 22 may include a content management module 22a and a screen control module 22b. Here, the content management module 22a controls the entire process of storing and managing content provided from one or more content providing devices (not shown). For example, A category for the content can be set. For example, in the case of content for music, the category for the content may be music. In addition, the content management module 22a sets an image related to the content in correspondence with the content in order to display the content on the list screen for the content information, and displays the text information about the content in an icon form And controls a process of generating content information by setting a menu icon corresponding to the content to execute a specific function such as purchase or detailed view. When the purchase request for specific content information is confirmed from the terminal 10, the terminal 10 provides the content corresponding to the content information, identifies the category information of the provided content information, Content purchase list screen.

On the other hand, the screen control module 22b controls the entire process of providing the user interface related to the content purchase information display method to the terminal 10. When the purchase request for specific content information is confirmed, for example, Controls the process of moving one of the icons included in the content information to the corresponding content purchase list screen and displays the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information over the icon .

The service storage unit 22 stores all the programs according to the execution of the functions of the service apparatus 20. [ In particular, the service storage unit 22 according to the present invention stores various information related to service provision to the terminal 10. For example, the service storage unit 22 may include a DB 23a for one or more pieces of content information. Here, the content information may include at least one of a preset image icon, a text icon, and a menu icon for performing a specific function corresponding to one of the content files.

The service storage unit 23 of the present invention may be a repository located in the service apparatus 20 and may be a data storage server located outside the service apparatus 20 and capable of transmitting and receiving data with the service apparatus 20 have.

The main configuration and operation method of the service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above.

The service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

The service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the same hardware configuration as that of a typical Web server or a network server. However, the software includes a program module implemented through a language such as C, C ++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, or the like. The service device 20 can be implemented in the form of a web server or a network server. The web server is generally connected to an unspecified number of clients and / or other servers through an open computer network such as the Internet, And a computer software (web server program) installed for the computer system. However, in addition to the above-described web server program, it should be understood as a broad concept including a series of application programs running on the web server and various databases built up in some cases. The service device 20 uses a web server program that is variously provided according to operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Macintosh to general server hardware Typical examples include a Web site used in a Windows environment, an Internet Information Server (IIS), and CERN, NCSA, and APPACH used in a UNIX environment. In addition, the service device 20 can classify service subscription information, store and manage the subscription information in a member database, and such a database can be implemented inside or outside the service device 20. [ At this time, the database implemented in the service apparatus 20 may be the service storage unit 23. Such a database is a general data structure implemented in a storage space (hard disk or memory) of a computer system using a database management program (DBMS), and can be used to freely search (extract), delete, edit, (RDBMS) such as Oracle, Informix, Sybase, and DB2, as well as Gemston, Orion, (OODBMS) such as O2 and O2, and an XML Native Database such as Excelon, Tamino, Sekaiju, etc., can be implemented for the purpose of this embodiment. And may have appropriate fields or elements to achieve its function.

In addition, the service apparatus 20 of the present invention may be implemented as one or more servers operating in a server-based computing manner or a cloud-based manner. In particular, information transmitted and received through the content providing system 100 may be provided through a cloud computing function that can be permanently stored in a cloud computing device on the Internet. Here, cloud computing utilizes Internet technology in digital terminals such as desktops, tablet computers, laptops, netbooks and smart phones to provide virtualized IT (Information Technology) resources such as hardware (server, storage, (Database, security, web server, etc.), service, data, etc. on demand. In the present invention, all information transmitted between one or more terminals 10 and the service device 20 is stored in a cloud computing device on the Internet, and can be transmitted anywhere, anytime.

On the other hand, the memory mounted on the terminal 10 or the service apparatus 20 stores information in the apparatus. In one implementation, the memory is a computer-readable medium. In one implementation, the memory may be a volatile memory unit, and in other embodiments, the memory may be a non-volatile memory unit. In one implementation, the storage device is a computer-readable medium. In various different implementations, the storage device may include, for example, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or any other mass storage device.

Although the present specification and drawings describe exemplary device configurations, the functional operations and subject matter implementations described herein may be embodied in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or alternatively, of the structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents May be embodied in computer software, firmware, or hardware, including, or in combination with, one or more of the foregoing. Implementations of the subject matter described herein may be embodied in one or more computer program products, i. E. One for computer program instructions encoded on a program storage medium of the type for < RTI ID = 0.0 & And can be implemented as a module as described above. The computer-readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of matter that affects the machine readable propagation type signal, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

Hereinafter, a content purchase information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content purchase information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, in order to execute the content purchase information display method according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the service application is executed by the terminal 10 (S101). Here, the service application is provided by the service apparatus 20, and can be an application supporting download of a content such as an application store. The service application is preferably provided in the terminal 10 in advance, but the service application is not limited thereto, and the service application may be executed in a cloud service manner.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the service application is executed for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited thereto. After accessing the service page provided by the service apparatus 20 via the web or the like, And may download the content provided by the service device 20 through the service page.

Then, the terminal 10 displays a list screen for one or more contents information (S103). The list screen for the content information may be an initial screen of the service application, or may be a screen displayed on the initial screen of the service application.

After the selection input of the specific content information among the content information displayed on the list is confirmed (S105), the terminal 10 displays a detailed description screen corresponding to the content information (S107).

Then, when the selection input of the purchase request button displayed on the detailed screen is sensed (S109), the terminal 10 moves any one of icons included in the content information, for example, an image icon to the content purchase list screen S111), the content corresponding to the content information is downloaded, and the download progress status of the content is displayed on the content purchase list screen (S113).

Here, the progress of downloading can be displayed in a superimposed manner on the icon, and can be displayed in a circular or linear progress bar shape or text form.

This will be described with reference to an example of a screen.

5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining a content purchase information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view of a list screen for content information including a plurality of content information. As shown in the figure, the list screen for content information may include a plurality of content information 500, and the content information 500 may include predetermined image icons 503 corresponding to any one of the content, A text icon 505 which is explanatory information for the contents, a menu icon 504 for executing a specific function such as detailed viewing or purchase.

At this time, an instruction corresponding to the image icon 503 and the text icon 505 (for example, moving to the content information detailed view screen) may be set according to the setting of the service apparatus 20. [

In this state, when a menu icon 504 for executing a detailed viewing function is selected and input from the user, a content information detailed viewing screen corresponding to the content information can be displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, a specific icon, e.g., an image icon, included in the content information may be dynamically moved to a position corresponding to an image of the content information detailed screen.

Then, when the terminal 10 detects a selection input to the purchase button 501 displayed on the content information detail view screen, the content purchase list screen as shown in FIG. 7 may be displayed. At this time, a specific icon, e.g., an image icon, included in the content information may be dynamically moved to the content purchase list screen and displayed as indicated by 502. [ The process of moving the image icon can be displayed through the terminal 10.

Here, the content purchase list screen may be divided into a plurality of categories. For example, an eBook, a movie, a comic book, a music, and a shopping application, and can be classified according to whether it is paid for free or paid. At this time, the terminal 10 checks the category of the content information in which the purchase request is generated, and controls the specific icon included in the content information to be moved to the content purchase list screen suitable for the category. In addition, the content information displayed on the content purchase list screen may be stored for a certain period of time, and the user may download the corresponding content again through the content purchase list screen for a predetermined period of time.

At this time, the terminal 10 may control the icon 502 to display the progress of downloading of the contents in a superimposed manner. Here, the download progress of the contents may be displayed in a circular or linear progress bar form, or may be displayed in a text form such as 70% or 80%.

In this way, when downloading content through an application store or the like, the present invention does not merely display the download progress status of the content, but merely displays a content purchase list screen corresponding to a specific icon corresponding to the content, A new user interface can be provided by displaying the content download progress screen on the content purchase list screen in a superimposed manner with the image icon.

In addition, the present invention manages information on content downloaded by a user through a content purchase list screen for each category, so that if the same content is to be downloaded again later, it can support downloading through a content purchase list screen, And the convenience of the user who uses it is enhanced.

The content purchase information display method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

The content purchase information display method of the present invention as described above may be provided in the form of computer readable media suitable for storing computer program instructions and data. At this time, a computer-readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data includes, for example, a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) Optical media such as a DVD (Digital Video Disk), a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM , Random Access Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM). The processor and memory may be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuits. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the specification contains a number of specific implementation details, it should be understood that they are not to be construed as limitations on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather on the description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention Should be understood. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments, either individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although the features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, Or a variant of a subcombination.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown to achieve the desired result, or that all illustrated operations should be performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

The present invention relates to a content purchase information display method, an apparatus and a system therefor, and more particularly, to a content purchase information display method, a content purchase information display method, , A content purchase information display method capable of downloading the content by moving the content to a content purchase list screen classified by category and displaying the download progress status of the content, and an apparatus and a system therefor will be.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new user interface to a user using the application store. In addition, when contents to be downloaded by a user are separately managed through a content purchase list screen for each category, It is possible to support the downloading of the contents through the purchase list screen, and the convenience of the user using the application store is enhanced.

Accordingly, the present invention can contribute to the development of the service industry, and the present invention is industrially applicable since it is not only possible to market or operate but also can be practically and practically carried out.

10: terminal 11: communication unit 12: input unit
13: Control section 13a: Screen control module 14:
15: display unit 20: service device 21: service communication unit
22: service control unit 22a: content management module 22b: screen control module
23: service storage unit 23a: content DB 30: communication network
100: Content providing system

Claims (14)

A display unit for displaying information generated during execution of the service application; And
A control unit configured to control the display unit to display a list screen for content information including at least one icon set corresponding to the content, when the service application is executed, and to display a purchase request for specific content information among the content information displayed in the list A controller for moving one of the icons included in the content information to the corresponding content purchase list screen and displaying the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information;
And a terminal device. The method according to claim 1,
The content information
Wherein the terminal comprises at least one of a predetermined image icon, a text icon, and a menu icon for performing a specific function corresponding to any one of the contents. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
Wherein the controller controls the image icon included in the content information to be displayed on the content purchase list screen when the purchase request for the specific content information is confirmed in the content information. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And controls the download progress status of the content to be overlaid on the icon. 5. The method of claim 4,
The progress of downloading of the contents
Wherein the terminal is displayed in the form of a progress bar of a circular or linear shape. 5. The method of claim 4,
The progress of downloading of the contents
Wherein the terminal is displayed in a text form. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And controls the icon included in the content information to be displayed on the content purchase list screen corresponding to the category information after the category information of the content information is confirmed. A service communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to and from at least one terminal; And
When a service application execution request is detected from the terminal through the service communication unit, the service communication unit provides a list screen for content information including one or more icons preset in correspondence with the content to the terminal through the service communication unit, When a purchase request for specific content information among the content information displayed on the list is detected by the terminal through the communication unit, a content purchase list screen is provided to the terminal through the service communication unit, A service control unit for moving the icon to the content purchase list screen and controlling the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information so as to be superimposed on the icon;
Wherein the service device comprises: The service device transmits a request for execution of the service application to the service device, receives and displays a list screen of the content information from the service device, and when a purchase request for the specific content information is detected, A terminal for transmitting a purchase request for information and receiving and displaying a content purchase list screen from the service device; And
If a request for execution of a service application is detected from the terminal, a list screen of content information including at least one icon set in correspondence with the content is provided to the terminal, and a purchase request for content information is received from the terminal The method comprising the steps of: providing a content purchase list screen to the terminal; moving one of the icons included in the content information to the content purchase list screen and displaying a download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information, So as to control the service device;
The content providing system comprising: Displaying a list screen for content information including one or more icons preset by the terminal in response to the content;
Confirming a purchase request for specific content information among the content information displayed on the list by the terminal;
Moving one of the icons included in the content information to a content purchase list screen when the terminal receives a purchase request for specific content information; And
Displaying, on the content purchase list screen, the download progress status of the content corresponding to the content information;
And displaying the content purchase information. 11. The method of claim 10,
Before the step of displaying the list screen,
The terminal executing a service application;
The method of claim 1, further comprising: 11. The method of claim 10,
The step of confirming the purchase request
Moving the terminal to a detailed description screen corresponding to the content information; And
Detecting a selection input of a purchase request button displayed on the detailed screen of the terminal;
And displaying the content purchase information. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step of moving to the content purchase list screen
Confirming the category information of the content information by the terminal;
Moving the selected content icon to a content purchase list screen corresponding to the identified category information;
And displaying the content purchase information. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the content purchase information displaying method according to at least one of claims 10 to 13.

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