CN1860710A - System and method of managing pre-paid electronic access to goods, services and other content - Google Patents
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A pre-paid electronic access system allows a consumer to access goods, services, and other content through specified, designated locations on a computer network, such as for example web sites. This system is provided for by the advance purchase of a certificate or card. Various hardware and software components manage the operation of the electronic access system. Consumers may also use the pre-paid access system to select and order content for separate delivery.
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The present invention relates to provide and manage goods, service, and entertainment content carries out the system and method for managing pre-paid electronic access.Specifically, the special specified sites that the present invention relates to be used for by on the computer network such as the Internet visits goods, service, and the access (prepaid) certificate or the card of entertainment content.
Background technology
Prior art comprises the example of many access (prepaid) services.A general example is the prepaid card that is used to place telephone toll call.Be prevalent in the commercial undertaking such as convenience store and supermarket, these cards allow users to buy the consumption amount of money that presets, and dial the telephone number that places on the card afterwards to visit their time buying.The user dials the individual of their desired calling or the telephone number of mechanism then, and therefore this prepaid card is debted.
Other type of prior art prepaid card systems comprises gift Securities card.Many retails commercial city provides the system of the similar credit card with advance payment, like this user can be after a while in the shop for any they want that the article of buying clear off payment for goods.The system of these types can both be activated on the shop of this Ka Goumaidianchu.User by selecting article and when buying article, show the amount of money that this card just can be cleared off this prepaid card then.In the shop, this card debted and all run out up to whole advance payment.
Same in the art ubiquitous be the quotation that is used for the internet access that the software on being provided in disk or CD provides.These quotations provide the permission user, when this software is installed, obtain the fetcher code for the internet access of finite time amount.
Summary of the invention
The managing pre-paid electronic access system makes the people can be by the special assigned address on the computer network, and for example the website receives, and browses, the goods of ordering and obtaining paying, service, and entertainment content.By buying certificate in advance or this system that provides being provided.The operation of various hardware and this electronic access system of software component management.
In one embodiment, the invention provides and be used to sell the system that the various materials on the network are conducted interviews.This system comprises a plurality of alphanumeric sequence, and each alphanumeric sequence comprises a password part and a certificate identifier portion.This system also comprises hardware and software section, comprises server, database, and a plurality of system interfaces that contain user interface and management interface.The present invention also provides a kind of method that content is conducted interviews of selling on network.This method comprises provides a plurality of alphanumeric sequence, the rank of distributing fixed time amount and access to content in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence each, store up this alphanumeric sequence in databases, indicate input personal credit card number or alphanumeric sequence to obtain selection to the consumer to the content level access, the alphanumeric sequence of this input is come into force differentiate the alphanumeric sequence of input by contrasting these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence of being stored in this database, this consumer is put in the menu bar that illustrates by the addressable content of this input alphabet Serial No., and the content-level that allows this consumer's visit to be authorized by this input alphabet Serial No..
In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a kind of system that is used to generate the customization media.This system comprises database, be used for memory of content data and a plurality of alphanumeric sequence, and user interface, be used for allowing the consumer to present at least one sequence of these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence, to visit the particular entertainment content on this computer network and to select entertainment content.This system also comprises server, is used for this selected entertainment content is delivered to management interface, generates this chosen content is sent to media on it.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to generate the customization entertainment media.This method comprises and is provided for presenting the entertainment content that effective alphanumeric sequence customizes selection by the consumer; Selection is used to the entertainment content ordering and transmit on media, this selected entertainment content of storage is examined the paying to this selected entertainment content, and generated this media and this media is sent to the consumer on server.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide by computer network and sell, service, and the system and method that conducts interviews of digital content goods.
Further aim of the present invention provides orders selected goods, service, and entertainment content and pass to consumer's system and method.
From aforementioned description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, other purpose of the present invention and the advantage pair those of ordinary skill relevant with the field of the invention will become more apparent.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view that is placed on the of the present invention a plurality of visit certificates on the Goodsshelves;
Fig. 2 illustrates one to scrape the front view of part with the visit certificate of the part that represents alphanumeric sequence off;
Fig. 3 illustrates to scrape the close-up view of the certificate of the part of an alphanumeric sequence afterwards off;
Fig. 4 is the front view that is encapsulated in the visit certificate in the packing;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that is used for system component of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is to use system of the present invention to distribute the flow chart of steps in the method for the visit of content;
Fig. 7 is the general flow chart that the method for prepayment content is provided to the consumer by computer network;
Fig. 8 is the method flow diagram that generates the entertainment media of customization;
Fig. 9 is the flowcharting of another embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment provides the system and method that reduces the fraud in the electronic marketing transaction;
Figure 10 illustrates to store the block diagram that is used for generating as the Database Systems of a plurality of forms of the information of the customization media of Fig. 8; With
Figure 11 is the block diagram that the Database Systems of a plurality of forms that store the information that is used for whole system of the present invention are shown.
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Below in the explanation of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing that constitutes a part of the present invention, and the mode of the explanation by way of example example embodiment that the explanation principle of the invention is shown therein and how implements.Should be appreciated that and also can adopt other embodiment to implement the present invention and can make the variation on structure and the function and do not depart from the scope of the present invention it.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of a plurality of visit certificates 110 of the present invention.Can be in the shop or in the electronics mode visit certificate 110 is sold to the consumer as card by network.When describing the present invention and embodiment, term certificate and term card can use interchangeably, but for simplicity, will from first to last use the term certificate to represent certificate in this specification, and card, or other any media are virtual or material object.For the consumer provides certificate to be used for prepaying goods service, and the visit of entertainment content by computer network.Thereby, use the present invention, wish by the computer network access goods, service, and prepayment certificate or the card that provides the visit of any context can be provided the consumer of entertainment content.Can be at ad-hoc location, such as requiring content on the website 150.Term " content " is to be used for representing any material, includes but not limited to goods, product, and service, media can use network to buy, and watches, and browses or orders them.
Certificate can respectively comprise the alphanumeric sequence 112 that is made of different parts.A kind of in this part, certificate identifier 114 is used for being identified as those certificates of having issued for buying back of specialities by system hardware and software.Another part, password 116 is used to follow the tracks of the distribution of certificate and buy back equally.Certificate identifier 114 is used as the safety method of the unauthorized use that is used to stop this certificate with password 116.
Certificate 110 can also comprise that several mark hurdles 118 as instruction, can buy back the place (or website 150) of certificate, price, and the goods of following certificate to occur, the choice menus of service and content to represent this class things.Fig. 2 represents to visit the close-up view in the front of certificate 110.As shown in Figure 2, certificate 110 can also have defiber 122, can take off certificate from other part along this line.Certificate with defiber is folding certificate, its allow this certificate everyone or according to the mode identical certificate is placed in his or her wallet or the wallet with credit card, or in this defiber certificate being taken off and is kept at equipment such as Rolodex from other part.Certificate 110 can also have the hole that is arranged on this other part and be used to be suspended on shelf 124 in the shop, as shown in Figure 1, or has and is arranged on the certificate part and is used to be placed in the Rolodex from hole on one's body.Those visit certificates in the embodiment in kind as shown in Figure 1, can be that Any shape or size and available any suitable material are made, and include but not limited to paper, plastics, cardboard or metal.
Fig. 2 also illustrates the zone 126 of visit certificate 110, wherein scrapes part 128 off and has hidden and buying back the required password of this certificate 116 for the product of its representative.In this embodiment, the consumer buys certificate in seller's hand, removes then to scrape part off to manifest password 116.Fig. 3 represents to remove it and scrapes the close-up view of part 128 with the visit certificate that manifests password 116 off.
Fig. 4 represent to be placed in the packing 130 according to as the visit certificate 110 of in the shop, selling the appearance that is presented.Packing 130 intentions stop the consumer to scrape part 128 off before buying certificate, stop the stealing to the product of this certificate representative.
The distribution of visit certificate 110, management and control are by using several assemblies to generate and manage the certificate that can reclaim for some product, and a total system that for example visits the entertainment content of appointment controls.Term certificate, or card strictly do not relate to the distribution alphanumeric sequence, or discern rightly, have the method for at least one certificate identifier portion and password part.These sequences are used to differentiate the certificate that is activated, thereby authorize the consumer to obtain the product whatsoever of this certificate representative.Certificate 110 can be included on any possible media, such as being imprinted on the tangible article or passing through electronic media, such as email distribution.Each alphanumeric sequence that is activated 112 can only be recovered once.
The life cycle of the certificate 110 of the pre-purchase product that representative is used to reclaim comprises several stages.Create alphanumeric sequence 112 and be assigned to a kind of product.The value of each certificate 110 is determined by the value that is assigned to its product when it is released.
In case created alphanumeric sequence 112, promptly can be issued to certificate 110 to sell and be mainly used to be sold to the consumer.This moment, certificate 110 was activated, thereby allowed to be used by the targeted customer.Can generate an invoice is inserted each certificate in invoice by discount rate value to the seller.For example, if the seller issues the certificate of 100 dollars of its product values, and this seller's discount rate is 90%, opens 90 dollars invoice for so this seller.Renewal is used for the record of each released certificate to show which seller it has been issued to, the date of distribution, and the employee who issues this certificate.
Then, the consumer buys certificate 110 in seller's hand.The price that the consumer buys this certificate is not considered the present worth of the product of this certificate representative.Next step of this processing is that certificate reclaims.By the input alphanumeric sequence 112 relevant with this certificate on user interface, what the consumer regained this certificate no matter its represents is any product.Contrast is activated the certificate inventory and alphanumeric sequence 112 is come into force.If the alphanumeric sequence 112 of input does not all match with the interior any alphanumeric sequence of sequence list that is activated, then make this certificate invalid.If coupling then makes certificate come into force, and the record that upgrades this certificate is retracted to show it.In case be retracted fully, this certificate is just removed from the certificate inventory that is activated, and prevents that it from being regained by all other men.
As mentioned above, system of the present invention comprises the certificate 110 that contains alphanumeric sequence 112, when being differentiated, provides the visit to particular entertainment content.Certificate 110 must comprise alphanumeric sequence 112, and it has two customizing messages at least, that is, and and certificate identifier 114 and password 116.In one embodiment, Shi Wu card 110 can be printed on certificate identifier and the password that is printed on the card.This card can comprise that scrapes a part 128 off, by scraping this part of hiding password off password is appeared to the consumer after buying card.Card in kind can be used as invoice receipt part, or other any tangible media distribution.In another embodiment, this certificate can be virtual, as the form of e-file or certificate.Virtual certificate can occur such as any form by for example electronic data in Email or on webpage not need nature printing.
The certificate identifier portion 114 of alphanumeric sequence 112 is to discern any character string of a certificate or the set of character uniquely.Password part 116 is used for making the other any meaningless character string that alphanumeric sequence 112 comes into force or the set of character for what be assigned to the certificate identifier.Can be according to enforcement and by represent this character string with several methods.
In one embodiment of the invention, the consumer can buy an electronic access certificate, and if this visit certificate when having specified the position of the value of money that can repay this certificate representative on the network, visit this position so.During this position, the consumer import subsidiary alphanumeric sequence on user interface in visit, and is provided afterwards buying, and watches, and browses, and selects and the visit of no matter any content of ordering that he or she can enough this certificates visits.This can be with the form of general cargo and service, or with specialized content, carries out such as the form of entertainment content.Therefore term " content " is meant the material that the enough visit certificates of any energy are visited.
Visit certificate 110 and related software thereof allow in any country, with worldwide any monetary sales, allow its retail and distribution thereof.Determine the number of the calculating of access time credit and amusement forum (forum) and based on dollar.This software calculates and authorizes visit under the sun consumer based on any currency.Therefore the consumer can also possess with dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, or the like the selection of the certificate currency scope bought.The certificate of the certificate of buying for supplementing with money again, and, when that is limited to the phase for the moment, just will no longer provide visit to appointed website to during the amortization period of specific period of access time.
This software also is provided for visiting needs the consumer to arrive the affirmation mechanism of the content of given age.This illustrates in the square frame 184 of Fig. 7.When the consumer attempts to visit the content that is subjected to age limit, use the age affirmation aspect of this system.The system prompt consumer imports the date of birth, and this date of system-computed is to determine this consumer's age then.If the age exceeds desired minimal ages, system just allows this consumer to continue to visit the appointment menu selection of amusement so.If system determines this consumer's age and is lower than desired minimal ages that system just stops the content that this consumer's visit is limited so.
The foundation of management alphanumeric sequence 120 and the system that monitors its use also comprise makes the consumer can visit the software of appointed website 150.In order to adapt to a plurality of visiting demands, this software can be accepted and handle simultaneously the millions of access request to this appointed website 150.When visit in visit on the certificate during specified appointed website, this software provides to the consumer and points out or select by using the personal credit card, or selects the cue of using the access (prepaid) certificate to enter this website.By selecting the input method of access (prepaid) certificate, point out on this certificate of input shown and contain the alphanumeric sequence 112 of certificate identifier 114 and password 116 to the consumer.
When the input alphabet Serial No., the validity that all databases of having issued the inventory of alphanumeric sequence are differentiated this alphanumeric sequence that contains of its storage is accepted and contrasted to software program.This software is differentiated the sequence of input, if true, then automatically this consumer is put into the menu area that illustrates by the addressable various amusement of this certificate forum.This software program provides the menu of effective amusement forum from the trend consumer according to the value of money of each prepayment certificate.
The alphanumeric sequence of being set up by software program is stored in to be waited in the database and being activated by the user.This software program never makes alphanumeric sequence repeat.Because the access (prepaid) certificate is designed in the world to sell with multiple value of money, so this software program improves auto-associating in alphanumeric sequence with regard to the time visit is bought on credit between the visit to the predetermined number of times of amusement forum.
One enters in the appointment amusement menu forum, and this software program provides the visit of entertainment service to use with regard to beginning to be calculated as to buy on credit each remaining time of differentiating number of times storage and continue its conduct of monitoring.This process is called in real time and counts down.When the consumer withdraws from an appointed website, this program will keep the time cycle of being visited and be established as the new visit time limit that this specific certificate keeps automatically.When the consumer continues to visit in this appointed website, this program continues remaining access time of monitoring and buys on credit up to the specific certificate that contains this appointment alphanumeric sequence and expire.This software program is designed to forbid the activation again of alphanumeric sequence especially or reload, and buys on credit when expiring, design this software program to forbid visit to this appointed website when this access time.
Fig. 5 is at credential issuance and the schematic diagram of the components of system as directed after buying back.This system includes computer network 132, and this network comprises server 134, database 136, and in kind and/or virtual certificate 110, and a plurality of network interface comprise management interface 138 and user interface 140.Used computer network 132 can be with wide area or local on any computer network of another one compunication.An example of the computer network that uses with the present invention is the Internet.
Figure 11 is the block diagram that the Database Systems of having stored a plurality of forms that are used to operate information required for the present invention are shown.Database component 136 needs a plurality of forms, as shown in figure 11, comprises card table 142, and product table 144 is sold master meter 146, and employee's table 148.In these forms each is all preserved the critical information that is used for this system generally, and allows to follow the tracks of this card in the whole life cycle of each prepayment certificate.
Card table 142 comprises and is used for the certificate identifier field that each has issued certificate.Card table 142 also comprises password field and shows certificate representative is that the product identifiers of what product is arrogant.Whether the bright certificate of issuing of effective word segment table is effective for using.Certificate all was invalid before released, and only just effective when they are used.Seller's field shows the seller that each certificate has been issued to.Issuing date, field showed the issuing date for each certificate.Issue field by whom and show that who employee has issued a specific certificate.Use date field to show that each certificate is by the employed date of consumer.And username field shows the consumer's who has used each certificate name.
Product table 144 comprises the product identifiers field that contains a unique identifier that is useful on each product.The product description field comprises the title and the explanation of every product.Price field comprises the price of every product.
Sell master meter 146 and comprise the vendor identifier field of a unique identifier that contains each seller.Seller's name field comprises all sellers' name.The hair fastener field comprises the quantity of the certificate that is issued to a vendor specific.Used the certificate field to fill with the certificate quantity of having been used by the consumer.The discount rate field is received in the percentage of the value of each certificate that the seller must pay.
Employee's table 148 comprises the employee identification field, and employee identification herein is a unique identification field that is used for each employee, for example registers name.The employee-name field comprises each employee's name.Password field is used to sign in in the management system.
The interface module of computer operation comprises the interface that is used to manage certificate and alphanumeric sequence, and is used for that the consumer decertifies and the interface of sequence.Or the provider of this a system or third party can safeguard this two interfaces.In addition, this interface can be based on webpage or operate by any web application.
User's interface unit 140 is used by the consumer, so that decertify for the product of this certificate representative.According to employed alphanumeric sequence scheme, this assembly must allow the consumer to import certificate identifier on the relevant certificate that they buy and password so that it comes into force.If the certificate that the alphanumeric sequence and of input is activated does not match, this alphanumeric sequence then is disabled so.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of selling in system of the present invention the step in the process of the visit of content.Square frame 152 illustrates the step that a plurality of alphanumeric sequence are provided.Each alphanumeric sequence that square frame 154 is depicted as in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence is distributed cycle service time of an appointment and other step of level of access to content.Carry out this function by management interface 138.Square frame 156 is illustrated in the step of database 136 these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence of stored.These alphanumeric sequence are deposited in the card table 142 of database 136.
Continue Fig. 6, square frame 158 illustrates the step of the alphanumeric sequence of differentiating input.This system comprises the software that is used to differentiate list entries.Square frame 160 illustrates the consumer is put into step in the menu bar that addressable entertainment content is shown.In case the consumer has imported an alphanumeric sequence, and this sequence checked and approved, and this consumer just is directed in the menu bar of having authorized this entertainment content that he or she visits so.This menu bar can be corresponding to listed hurdle in the mark on certificate 110 fronts, if this mark is in consumer's certificate is comprised in.Square frame 162 illustrates and allows the consumer to visit the step of the content-level of being authorized by the alphanumeric sequence of being imported.In this stage, in order to verify purpose, this system can also point out the consumer to import she or he age or date of birth.
When the consumer was visiting the prepayment content, this system monitoring consumer was to the use of this system, as shown in square frame 164.Purpose is that calculating can be for the residue service time of each alphanumeric sequence use.Square frame 166 illustrates the step of calculating remaining time.In case consumer's access time expires, this system just forbids that the consumer uses any further visit of this input alphabet Serial No., shown in square frame 168.In case the time life cycle expires, shown in square frame 170, database 136 just is updated to show that corresponding alphanumeric sequence has been retracted fully and no longer valid.
Visit certificate 110 and the alphanumeric sequence 112 that is assigned with thereof allow this position, or website 150, the particularly visit of the menu of the different content forum in the specified part scope on certificate.Provide direct pickout apparatus meeting to the preview of the brief illustrative narration of content forum to the consumer to the selection of content forum.Value of money on the certificate provides the choice of a plurality of content forums and free service to the consumer.The consumer has the choice of selecting and buying the certificate with different values of money, and different values of money increases or reduced the number of addressable content forum.
Fig. 7 is that the machine network provides the general flow chart of Overall Steps of prepayment content to the consumer as calculated.Square frame 174 illustrates the step that the visit certificate with alphanumeric sequence 112 is provided.Square frame 176 illustrates the step of the indication that operational time limit time of certificate is provided.Square frame 178 illustrates provides the ad-hoc location that indication can be retracted in this time limit or the step of website 150.The step that the menu that square frame 180 illustrates provides spendable content on the website 150 is selected.Square frame 182 is illustrated in the step that accessed content provides the certificate that supplies purchase before.
Access time is determined by the value of money of each certificate 110 that the consumer bought.Access time can not replenish again: for example, the certificate 110 with the access time in (1) calendar month is meant continuous 30 days visit.Should be noted that can or for the access time provides calendar day of a period of time, perhaps provide the period of an appointment, for example 10 hours for the access time.When input alphabet Serial No. 112 visits appointed website 150 on user interface 140, the software section of this system is discerned this alphanumeric sequence 112 and is provided many menus to select according to the discriminating of this alphanumeric sequence from the trend consumer.According to user's the initial visit and the selection of forum, this software generates the point value that successively decreases for the consumer, and in an example, it is one month.The consumer can not regenerate or replenish the additional time; And must before the visit given content, purchase new visit certificate in advance.
Fig. 8 and Figure 10 are that the flow chart and the block diagram of one embodiment of the invention represented, wherein the consumer has the right to choose of selecting to be used on a kind of special media copy and transmitting accessed content.The present invention allows the consumer to select perhaps at some media in kind, to duplicate and offer the consumer electronically such as CD passing through computer network by the content of this certificate visit.For example, select and the desirable feature of editor consumer photo, image and film digitizer, music and other content by the consumer.In each content forum, can obtain at an easy rate about how preserving the user friendly instruction of content.Only by clicking the order button of " saving as CD ", it is in the unique position that this system just deposits alphanumeric fetcher code to this consumer to content.This system has single or multiple audio frequency and video or the film digitizer of preserving a few hours length, and the capacity of numerous photos or graph image and text.The consumer has by deletion or adds the other right to choose that new data is edited the data that has been saved.According to the value of money of certificate, some consumer can qualified release includes the media of its selected content.
Fig. 8 shows the flow chart of the step of the process that generates the customization media, and square frame 186 is depicted as the step that customization selects to provide content.In this step, consumer's input has effective alphanumeric sequence of aforesaid certificate identifier and password.Square frame 188 illustrates the step of the entertainment content that selection will order and transmit on media.This media can be tangible or electronics.Square frame 190 is illustrated in the step of the selected content of storage on the server 134.After chosen content, this system stores selected content and is used for sending to subsequently this media on server.
Square frame 192 illustrates the step of checking consumer's payment.Under the environment of some, for the amount of this content payment of visit, can give freely the chosen content of consumer on the media of selecting as him or she based on the consumer.Under other environment, the personal credit card number that can before selected content will be transmitted, require the consumer to import to be used to pay the bill.Square frame 194 illustrates the step that generates the media be used to send to the consumer.
The media that is used to transmit content can be CD (CD/CD-ROM), CD-Video, digital video disk (DVD), the form of electronic download, or the media of other any kind that can content is placed on it.For the ease of discussing, this specification will be referred to CD, or CD is as default media types.
Figure 10 is illustrated among this embodiment of the present invention the block diagram of Database Systems that storage is used to produce a plurality of forms of the required information of media with chosen content.Square frame 196 illustrates the CDPics table.The first step that generates CD is an alternative.During object on watching the website, the consumer selects to add to the object on the CD.The relevant path of this object and representational thumbnail image thereof are input in the CDPics table.The consumer is directed to people's " my CD page " one by one again.This page shows selected object that all are previous and the residue object number that is allowed on this consumer's CD.Then, the consumer selects " making CD " and is directed to " buying the CD page " again.Check this consumer's CD funds on account and access level to generate the right price of the CD that wants purchased.After this consumer provides suitable purchase information, if necessary, after his or her credit card has been checked and approved, upgrade and be used for each project of this consumer in this CDPics table and one of generation Order Entry Form 210 in.
In case placed the order of " my CD ", this management system software just generates a CD.Set up the temp directory structure to represent this CD.Use the CDPics table, all CD objects are copied on their appropriate locations in this bibliographic structure.Common " front page " copied in this bibliographic structure.For picture library page or leaf of each suitable catalogue generation of content, such as film and picture.Then this bibliographic structure is copied on this CD.
After finishing these steps, test this CD.If test crash then repeats above-mentioned steps.If test is correct, from select, removes the CDPics table, and use this consumer's purchase information that this CD is transported to the consumer.
This CD selects to comprise website 150 with the system component of generation system, database 136, and the software that can carry out Object Selection and media generation.This website is the interface that is used to select the user side of CD object.This website comprises the page or leaf of watching that is used to watch picture and film.Give the option that the consumer is added to these pictures or film their individual's " my CD page or leaf ".On this page or leaf, the consumer can watch or remove the CD object on the account who is added to them.Each object on this page is all corresponding to one in the CDPics table.This website also comprises the suitable page or leaf that is used to buy this CD.
The database component of my CD system need use at least three forms: CDPics, user, and order.The key message that in these forms each is all preserved this system is done as a whole, and allows to follow the tracks of in its whole life cycle each " my CD ".
CDPics table 196 has several hurdles.User name column is discerned each user's item, and relevant with subscriber's meter.Another hurdle, path, definite relevant path that arrives selected CD object.Another hurdle, picture library path, definite relevant path that arrives the thumbnail image of representing each CD object.The film hurdle shows that an item is used for film or picture.Genuine labelling shows that this is film, and false mark shows that this is picture simultaneously.Date is added the date that the hurdle shows that formation is every.Status bar shows every current state.Item with " W " state shows that they are being waited for and is copied.
Subscriber's meter 198 also comprises the hurdle such as the user's name hurdle, and the user's name hurdle comprises the unique identifier to each user.CD funds on account hurdle shows the discount number of the purchase CD that each consumer has.
Order table 200 also has several hurdles.The invoice hurdle is the unique identifier that is used for each order.The product IDs hurdle shows ordered article.The quantity hurdle shows ordered number of articles.The user's name hurdle shows the people's who orders article name.The Information of making out the bill comprises consumer's payment information, such as the credit card address of making out the bill.Transport Information and comprise information such as the product address for service.
Component software is responsible for the foundation of media and is responsible for removing CDPics table 196 after being created CD.This software setting is on this server or on independent computer, suppose that this computer has some assembly, such as data are write CD, visit is by the physical hardware of the same database of this website use, the copy that contains the bibliographic structure of the CD object on this website, and the enough dish driving forces that are used for the temp directory of CD establishment in order to foundation.
This consumer's of this software asks user's name, the path of arrival CD object directory structure, and the path that arrives interim CD bibliographic structure.Use this information, this software is this record of retrieval from the CDPics table of the selected CD object of expression consumer.Being included in these intrarecord information allows this software that this CD object and representational thumbnail image thereof are copied on the suitable catalogue in the interim CD bibliographic structure.When using a simplification nomenclature scheme to copy them, be named for these files again.Common " front page " copied in the root of this bibliographic structure.Should " front page " comprise website and the link that is arranged in each picture library of this map office on this CD.The thumbnail image that use is positioned at this temp directory structure generates two picture library pages or leaves, is respectively applied for film and picture.
After this, this temp directory structure is copied on the CD.Test this CD then.If this CD is out of order, then attempt other copy.If by test, then this consumer's project is removed from CDPics table and this CD is transported to suitable Shipping Address.
Fig. 9 is the flow chart of expression another embodiment of the present invention, wherein is provided with the system and method that reduces the fraud in the electronic marketing transaction.In this embodiment of the present invention, swindle that the buyer of the system and method that uses managing pre-paid electronic access and seller both sides have been reduced and the risk of not paying.
From the seller's viewpoint,, or have the general occurrence of the relation set up-in international business and cause transaction to have risk because both parties may not understand mutually.Utilize the present invention, buyer's prepayment is to the visit of seller's goods.Like this, reduced the seller's risk that the buyer does not pay significantly, allowed the seller and the buyer freely to sign a contract with goods and the service that he is provided.This has also just caused the reduction of tranaction costs.
From the buyer's viewpoint, the buyer in the electronic marketing transaction is stolen for worry information, usually fears to submit on computer network credit card information and other personal information.This has just caused the electronic marketing transaction less.Use the present invention, the buyer can prepay the visit to the seller under safer and more reliable environment.The buyer can be selling certificate afterwards, or card or voucher take selling on the location on this computer network, and regain his or her prepayment certificate to goods and service, and adopting debts this certificate is all used up up to all advance fund fundings.
Should be appreciated that also and can adopt other embodiment, and can make the variation on structure and the function and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.Embodiments of the invention described above have been provided for explanation and purpose of description.This be not want to limit the invention to disclosed detailed in form.Therefore, can make many modifications and variations according to above-mentioned instruction.For example, can use many different media to embody visit certificate of the present invention, such as with signal card card similarly in kind, or on electronic media such as the data file that sends via e-mail.And the visit certificate can meet in several different periods, such as in the specific moon, or repaid in the hourage of appointment.Therefore, it is intended that and does not make scope of the present invention be limited to this detailed description.
Claims (54)
1. one kind is used to sell the system that the material on the network is conducted interviews, and comprising:
A plurality of alphanumeric sequence, each alphanumeric sequence all comprise a password part and a certificate identifier portion; And
Network comprises:
Server, the content of at least one ad-hoc location on the storage networking, wherein at least one in the enough a plurality of alphanumeric sequence of energy regained the use period on this position, when in a plurality of alphanumeric sequence this at least one is when passing this network, this server allows the consumer to visit this at least one ad-hoc location, wherein this consumer is before obtaining the access to content on this at least one ad-hoc location, at least one sequence in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence is paid;
Database is used to store the inventory of these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence, and wherein this database comprises a plurality of forms that are used to monitor these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence;
Management interface is used for generating these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence and product identifiers is partly distributed to each of a plurality of alphanumeric sequence; And
User interface is used for importing at least one sequence of a plurality of alphanumeric sequence and obtains visit to this content.
2. system according to claim 1 wherein uses one the period to distribute in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence each.
3. system according to claim 1, wherein a form in a plurality of forms in this database is the certificate identifier list.
4. system according to claim 1, wherein a form in a plurality of forms in this database is the product identifiers table.
5. system according to claim 1, wherein a form in a plurality of forms in this database is the vendor identifier table.
6. system according to claim 1, wherein a form in a plurality of forms in this database is the employee identification table.
7. system according to claim 1, wherein the inventory that is stored in a plurality of alphanumeric sequence in this database by contrast is checked the alphanumeric sequence of input, and these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence are come into force.
8. according to the system of claim 7, wherein this consumer is allowed to visit the entertainment content of being authorized by the alphanumeric sequence of this input.
9. system according to Claim 8 after wherein Shu Ru alphanumeric sequence comes into force by network, places this consumer in the menu bar that illustrates by the addressable content of alphanumeric sequence of this input.
10. system according to claim 2, wherein this server is monitored the visit of consumer to the content of being authorized by the alphanumeric sequence of this input continuously.
11. system according to claim 10, wherein calculate can be for the residue service time of the alphanumeric sequence use of each input for this server.
12. system according to claim 11, wherein when the use period of distributing to this input alphabet Serial No. expired, this server was forbidden the visit to this content.
13. system according to claim 12, wherein this database is updated with the alphanumeric sequence that shows this input and has been retracted fully and no longer valid.
14. certificate identifier and the password of differentiating wherein presented for the consumer by system according to claim 1, this server allows the visit to a plurality of ad-hoc locations.
15. system according to claim 1 wherein is included in an alphanumeric sequence in a plurality of alphanumeric sequence in the card.
16. system according to claim 1 wherein is included in an alphanumeric sequence in a plurality of alphanumeric sequence in the electronic certificate.
17. system according to claim 16, wherein this electronic certificate is for forming a series of data that can be sent to consumer's e-file by network.
18. system according to claim 1, wherein this network was examined this consumer's age before permission conducts interviews to content.
19. a system that is used to generate the customization media comprises:
Database is used for memory of content data and a plurality of alphanumeric sequence;
User interface is used to select the content on the computer network, and this user interface allows consumer to present at least one sequence in a plurality of alphanumeric sequence to visit the content on this computer network; And
Server is used for this selected content is delivered to management interface, and wherein this management interface generates this chosen content is sent to media on it, and this media is delivered to the consumer.
20. system according to claim 19, wherein each in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence all comprises a password part and a certificate identifier portion.
21. system according to claim 19 further comprises network, is used to allow the communication between this server, database, management interface and user interface.
22. system according to claim 21, the content of at least one ad-hoc location of this server stores on network wherein, wherein at least one in the enough a plurality of alphanumeric sequence of energy regained the use period on this position, when in a plurality of alphanumeric sequence this at least one is when passing this network, this server allows this consumer to visit this at least one ad-hoc location, and wherein this consumer is before obtaining the access to content on this at least one ad-hoc location, at least one sequence in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence is paid.
23. system according to claim 22, wherein this management interface generates these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence, and a product identifiers is partly distributed to each sequence in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence.
24. system according to claim 23, the inventory of these these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence of database storage wherein, and wherein this database comprises a plurality of forms that are used to monitor these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence.
25. system according to claim 24, wherein a plurality of forms in this database comprise the Object table that is used for storage products selection information.
26. system according to claim 24, wherein these a plurality of forms in this database comprise the subscriber's meter that is used for storing subscriber information.
27. system according to claim 24, wherein these a plurality of forms in this database comprise the order table that is used for store order information.
28. sell the method that content is conducted interviews by computer network for one kind, comprising:
A plurality of alphanumeric sequence are provided, and each alphanumeric sequence in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence all has a certificate identifier portion and a password part;
Distributing the service time of appointment for each alphanumeric sequence in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence measures and the access to content rank;
These a plurality of alphanumeric sequence are stored in the database;
On computer network, be designated as personal credit card number or alphanumeric sequence are imported in acquisition to the visit of content-level selection to the consumer by user interface;
By contrasting a plurality of alphanumeric sequence of being stored in this database, the alphanumeric sequence of input is come into force, thereby differentiate the alphanumeric sequence of input;
The content-level that allows consumer's visit to be authorized by this input alphabet Serial No.; And
This consumer is placed in the menu bar that illustrates by the addressable content of this input alphabet Serial No..
29. method according to claim 28 further comprises and monitors the visit of this consumer to the content-level of being authorized by this input alphabet Serial No. continuously.
30. method according to claim 29 comprises that further calculating can be for residue amount service time of each input alphabet Serial No. use.
31. method according to claim 30 further is included in and measures the visit of forbidding when expiring this content the service time of distributing to this input alphabet Serial No..
32. method according to claim 31 further comprises and upgrades this database to show an alphanumeric sequence and be retracted fully and no longer valid.
33. method according to claim 28 further comprises each server is provided, and is used to preserve at least one particular e-mail address and is used to store the content that can be used for by at least one particular e-mail address of consumer's visit.
34. method according to claim 28 further comprises for the consumer and presents certificate identifier of differentiating and the password of differentiating, allows the visit to a plurality of ad-hoc locations.
35. method according to claim 28, wherein this database comprises a plurality of forms that are used to monitor these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence.
36. method according to claim 28 further comprises to the consumer certificate that comprises alphanumeric sequence is provided, wherein this certificate is for forming a series of data that can be sent to this consumer's e-file by network.
37. method according to claim 36, further be included in this certificate of being bought by the consumer by being provided for before this content of computer network access, wherein this consumer is provided by certificate identifier and the password that is provided on this certificate when this content of visit.
38. method according to claim 28 further is included in the consumer is examined in permission before to the visit of this content age.
39. a method that is used to generate the customization media comprises:
Be provided for importing the content that the effective alphanumeric sequence with at least one certificate identifier portion and a password part customizes selection by the consumer;
The content on the media is ordered and is delivered in selection;
This chosen content of storage on server;
Examine paying for this chosen content; And
Generate media and this media is sent to this consumer.
40. according to the described method of claim 39, wherein this media is the electronics transmission by the data of computer network.
41. according to the described method of claim 39, wherein this media is CD-ROM.
42. according to the described method of claim 39, wherein this media is DVD.
43. according to the described method of claim 39, wherein the alphanumeric sequence by this consumer's input shows for chosen content whether need to pay.
44. according to the described method of claim 43, further comprise, then import payment information if the alphanumeric sequence of being imported shows chosen content must pay.
45., further be included on the computer network and be designated as personal credit card number or alphanumeric sequence are imported in acquisition to the visit of content-level selection to the consumer by user interface according to the described method of claim 44.
46., further be included in the consumer is examined in permission before to the visit of this content age according to the described method of claim 39.
47., further be included as the amount and the rank of access to content service time that this alphanumeric sequence is distributed appointment according to the described method of claim 39.
48. according to the described method of claim 39, comprise further a plurality of alphanumeric sequence are provided that each alphanumeric sequence wherein all has a certificate identifier and a password.
49., further be included as the service time amount of each the sequence allocation appointment in these a plurality of alphanumeric sequence and the rank of access to content according to the described method of claim 48.
50., further be included in databases and store up this alphanumeric sequence according to the described method of claim 49.
51., further comprise providing user interface so that import an alphanumeric sequence by the user according to the described method of claim 50.
52., further comprise the inventory that is stored in this alphanumeric sequence in the database by contrast, the alphanumeric sequence of input is come into force, thereby differentiate the alphanumeric sequence of input according to the method for claim 51.
53., further comprise the consumer is placed in the menu bar that illustrates by the addressable content of this input alphabet Serial No. according to the described method of claim 52.
54., further comprise the content-level that allows this consumer's visit to be authorized by this input alphabet Serial No. according to the described method of claim 53.
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