JP6509430B2 - Method, server and system for providing digital content - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method, server and system for providing digital content.

  A variety of companies use the cuponing system to differentiate their products and services and stimulate consumers' buying habits. The cupponing system is used as a strategic marketing tool, and it is an integrated marketing tool to maximize corporate profit pursuit and consumer satisfaction.

  In recent years, with the popularization of digital culture due to the development of information and communication technology, a cupooning system using the Internet and mobile has been introduced. The couponing scheme includes, for example, mobile coupons, internet coupons, and mobile cards issued to users.

  Coupons or mobile cards are classified as corporate coupons and distributors coupons by the issuing entity.

  In Korean Patent Publication No. 2004-0052154, in order to display a visual character on at least N or more of M item cards, a serial number capable of recognizing a specific item is randomly generated for each item grade. Store the generated serial number in the ticket issue DB, confirm the serial number displayed on the item card entered through the Internet with the ticket issue DB, and the item corresponding to the serial number stored in the game DB is a specific online A configuration is disclosed that is registered in conjunction with a game, and provides an attribute according to the ability value set in the game DB.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2004-0052154

  When the quantity of digital content to be purchased and the information of the user's device are received from the device of the affiliated company, it is intended to transmit the URL for accessing the web page of the server of the operating company to the user's device. Another object of the present invention is to provide digital content to a user device when a purchase request for digital content generated based on information read out from a web page displayed on the user device is received from a device of a partner company. . However, the technical problems to be achieved by the present embodiment are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

  The method for providing digital content performed by the server of the operating company according to the first aspect of the present invention as a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical problems is a method according to the first aspect of the invention. Receiving a charge request from the partnering company, providing the first digital content selling goods to the device of the partnering company, the quantity of the first digital content from the partnering company's device and information of the user's device Receiving a URL of sending the device's device to the web page of the server of the operating company to the device of the user, and based on the information read from the web page from the device of the affiliated company Receiving a purchase request for the first digital content generated by the And D. reducing the first digital content selling goods provided to the device of the partnering company by an amount corresponding to the first digital content quantity; and Providing the device.

  In addition, a server of a digital content management company according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a receiving unit that receives a first digital content quantity and information of a user's device from a partner company's device; A URL transmission unit for transmitting a URL for accessing a web page to the device of the user, and a purchase request for the first digital content generated from the device of the affiliated company based on the information read from the web page A purchase request receiving unit, a goods management unit for reducing the first digital content selling goods provided to the device of the partner company by an amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content, and the first digital And D. providing a content to the device of the user.

  The system for providing digital content according to the third aspect of the present invention includes a server of an operating company and a device of a partner company, and the server of the operating company sells the first digital content to the device of the partner company. Providing the goods and transmitting to the user's device a URL causing the user's device to access the web page of the operating company's server, and the first digital content selling goods provided to the partner's device Reducing the amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content, and providing the first digital content to the device of the user, the device of the affiliate company comprising the quantity of the first digital content and Send the information of the device of the user to the server of the operating company and retrieve it from the web page The purchase request for the first digital content generated based on the information may be configured to transmit to the server of the operating company.

  The means for solving the problems described above are merely examples, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Besides the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.

  According to any one of the means for solving the problems of the present invention described above, when the quantity of digital content to be purchased and the information of the user's device are received from the device of the partner company, The URL for accessing the web page can be sent to the user's device. Also, when the purchase request for digital content generated based on the information read from the web page displayed on the user's device is received from the device of the partner company, the digital content can be provided to the user's device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital content batch registration system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a server of the operating company shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a server of the operating company shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a server of the operating company shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method of providing first digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method of providing first digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method of providing first digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method of providing first digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. However, the present invention can be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, in order to clearly explain the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

  In the entire specification, when one part is "connected" to another part, this is not only "directly connected", but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. It also includes the case where it is linked. Also, when "one" includes a component, this means that the component may further include another component, unless otherwise stated.

  In the present specification, “unit” includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized using both. Also, one unit may be realized using two or more pieces of hardware, and two or more units may be realized by one piece of hardware.

  In the present specification, part of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal or device may alternatively be performed by a server coupled to the terminal or device. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may be performed by a terminal or device connected to the server.

  Hereinafter, specific contents for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the attached configuration diagram or flowchart.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the digital content providing system includes a server 100 of an operating company, a device 110 of a user, a server 120 of a supplying company, and a device 130 of a partner company. However, since the digital content providing system of FIG. 1 is only one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited by FIG. 1 and different from FIG. 1 by various embodiments of the present invention. It can also be configured.

  The following describes an embodiment for providing the first digital content to the user's device 110 using the payment code.

  The server 100 of the operating company provides the first digital content selling goods to the device 130 of the affiliated company (for example, the terminal of the operator installed in the net cafe), and visits the device 110 of the user (for example, the net cafe) (The smart phone of the customer) who provides the first digital content. For example, the first digital content means a mobile gift certificate, a content card, a mobile coupon, etc. that the user of the user's device 110 intends to purchase. Also, the first digital content selling goods is, for example, prepaid coin or prepaid mileage charged to the device 130 of the partner company so that the first digital content can be purchased.

  The server 100 of the operating company provides the device 130 of the affiliated company with the first digital content sale goods according to the charge request of the first digital content sales goods of the device 130 of the affiliated company. The first digital content selling goods may include the first goods and the second goods.

  For example, the device 130 of the partner company remits a predetermined amount corresponding to the first digital content selling goods to be charged to an account linked to the operating company server 100.

  The server 100 of the operating company provides the device 130 of the partner company with the first digital content selling goods corresponding to the predetermined amount transferred to the account linked to the server 100 of the operating company. Here, the server 100 of the operating company provides the first goods corresponding to the predetermined amount transferred to the device 130 of the affiliated company, and the second goods for promoting and promoting the first digital content. Can also be provided.

  When receiving the purchase price of the first digital content from the user device 110, the server 100 of the operating company generates a payment code of the first digital content and transmits the payment code to the user device 110. When the server 100 of the operating company receives the purchase request for the first digital content including the payment code from the device 130 of the partner company, the server 100 of the operating company first sends the first goods for digital content sales provided to the device 130 of partner company. The first digital content is provided to the user's device 110 by decreasing the amount corresponding to the purchase price of the digital content.

  The partner device 130 queries and sells the first digital content with the payment code.

  The device 130 of the partner company requests the server 100 of the operating company to charge the first digital content selling goods, and receives the first digital content selling goods from the management company server 100.

  For example, when transferring a predetermined amount to the account corresponding to the server 100 of the operating company, the device 130 of the partner company provides the first digital content selling goods corresponding to the transferred amount from the server 100 of the operating company. get.

  The device 130 of the partner company receives the payment code transmitted from the server 100 of the operating company to the device 110 of the user from the device 110 of the user, and the purchase of the first digital content including the payment code is Request the server 100.

  The user's device 110 installs a digital content store application for purchasing digital content.

  The user's device 110 drives a digital content store application and accesses the digital content store to purchase at least one or more first digital content.

  The user device 110 receives the first digital content from the server 100 of the operating company, and requests the server 120 of the supplying company to provide the second digital content using the first digital content. For example, the user device 110 issues second digital content provided by the server 120 of the supplying company by collectively registering the plurality of first digital contents through the server 100 of the operating company and the server 120 of the supplying company. do that for me.

  The supplier's server 120 provides the second digital content corresponding to the first digital content to the user's device 110 or the account of the user's supplier's server 120.

  The supplier's server 120 requests the operating company's server 100 to settle the second digital content provided to the user's device 110. For example, the server 120 of the supplying company has the amount of money due to the second digital content provision transferred from the server 100 of the operating company to the corresponding account of the server 120 of the supplying company.

  The following describes an embodiment of providing the first digital content to the user's device 110 through the information and URL of the user's device 110. In the embodiments described below, it is assumed that the digital content store application for purchasing digital content is not installed on the user's device 110.

  The partner company's device 130 sends the quantity of the first digital content purchased by the user and the information of the user's device 110 to the server 100 of the operating company. For example, the information of the user's device 110 is the mobile phone number of the user's device 110.

  When the server 100 of the operating company receives the first digital content quantity and the information of the user's device 110 from the partner company's device 130, the web browser of the user's device 110 is accessed to the web page of the operating company's server 100 To the user's device 110. For example, the URL is generated based on the address of the server 100 of the operating company and the order code of the first digital content, and the web page displays a barcode corresponding to the order code of the first digital content. Is a page configured to be

  The device 130 of the affiliate company requests purchase of the first digital content generated based on the information (bar code information corresponding to the order code of the first digital content) read out from the web page to which the user device 110 is connected. Are sent to the server 100 of the operating company. For example, the device 130 of the partner company reads the barcode outputted on the web page accessed by the device 110 of the user using a barcode reader, and transmits the purchase request of the first digital content to the server 100 of the management company.

  The server 100 of the operating company decreases the first digital content selling goods provided to the device 130 of the affiliated company by the amount corresponding to the first digital content, and the first digital content to the user's device 110 provide.

  In general, the components of the digital content providing system of FIG. 1 are connected via a network. A network means a connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as a terminal and a server, and an example of such a network includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Internet (Internet), LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE (registered trademark), etc. are included. However, it is not limited to this.

  Hereinafter, the operation of each component of the digital content providing system in FIG. 1 will be more specifically described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a digital content batch registration system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the digital content batch registration system includes a server 100 of an operating company, a device 110 of a user, and a server 120 of a supplying company. However, since the digital content batch registration system of FIG. 2 is only one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited by FIG. 2 and different from FIG. 2 according to various embodiments of the present invention. Can also be configured.

  When receiving the batch registration request for the first digital content from the user device 110, the server 100 of the operating company transmits a plurality of pin codes corresponding to each of the plurality of first digital content to the user device 110, A URL is provided to the user device 110 for accessing the batch registration page of the server 120 of the supplying company that batch registers at least one or more pin codes selected by the user device 110. Here, the URL may include information on at least one selected pin code.

  The user device 110 transmits a batch registration request for a plurality of first digital contents to the server 100 of the operating company, and transmits a signal for selecting at least one pin code among the plurality of pin codes to the server 100 of the operating company Do.

  The user's device 110 comprises a wirelessly capable mobile terminal, and according to various embodiments of the present invention, the user's device 110 may be various forms of devices. For example, the user's device 110 is a portable terminal that can connect to a remote server via a network. Here, as an example of a portable terminal, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (registered trademark) (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) as a wireless communication device in which portability and mobility are ensured. PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multipl) Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminal, a smart phone (smartphone), includes all kinds of hand-held (Handheld) based wireless communication devices such as a tablet PC. However, the user device 110 is not limited to the form shown in FIG. 1 or the one exemplified above.

  The server 120 of the supplying company receives the user information from the device 110 of the user who has accessed the batch registration page of the server 120 of the supplying company, and authenticates the device 110 of the user based on the user information.

  The server 120 of the supplier company collectively registers the plurality of pin codes based on the user information of the user device 110 and the information on at least one pin code included in the URL.

  After collectively registering the plurality of pin codes selected by the user device 110, the server 120 of the supplying company does not return the result of the collective registration to the server 100 of the operating company.

  Generally, the components of the digital content batch registration system of FIG. 2 are linked via a network. A network means a connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as a terminal and a server, and examples of such a network include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the Internet. , LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, etc., but is limited thereto is not.

  In the following, the operation of each component of the digital content providing system and the digital content batch registration system in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be more specifically described.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the server 100 of the operating company shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the following, with reference to FIG. 3, an example of providing a first digital content to a user's device 110 using a payment code will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the server 100 of the operating company includes a transaction request receiving unit 300, a digital content transaction unit 310, a goods management unit 320, a digital content providing unit 330, a settlement unit 340, and a DB 350. . However, the server 100 of the operating company shown in FIG. 3 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications may be made based on the components shown in FIG.

  The transaction request receiving unit 300 receives the purchase price of the first digital content from the device 110 of the user. Here, the first digital content includes, for example, a mobile gift certificate, a content card, and a mobile coupon.

  For example, if the user's device 110 selects and settles at least one or more first digital contents in the digital content sales store, for example, the transaction request receiving unit 300 may purchase the total purchase amount for the selected first digital contents. From the device 110 of

  The transaction request reception unit 300 receives the refund amount of the first digital content from the device 110 of the user.

  For example, the user's device 110 can manage the first digital content refund amount together with the information of the first digital content (limited to the first unopened digital content) to be refunded at the digital content sales store. Transmit to server 100.

  When the digital content transaction unit 310 receives the purchase price for the first digital content from the user device 110, the digital content transaction unit 310 transmits the payment code of the first digital content to the user device 110. Here, the payment code is a code that the user device 110 presents to the partner device 130 to purchase the first digital content, and may include a barcode or a character code.

  For example, the user's device 110 selects the first digital content that he / she wants to purchase in the digital content sales store (online store), and selects a purchase scheme to purchase the selected first digital content. Here, the purchase method includes, for example, a character code or a barcode as a payment code.

  The digital content transaction unit 310 generates a barcode corresponding to the first digital content when the barcode transmission request is received from the user device 110 together with the purchase price for the first digital content, and the generated barcode Are sent to the user's device 110.

  For example, when the user device 110 selects the barcode as the payment code of the first digital content, the barcode corresponding to the first digital content and the payment valid time information for the barcode from the server 100 of the operating company To receive. At this time, the bar code corresponding to the first digital content can be used only within a preset settlement effective time, and if the settlement effective time has passed, repayment is required.

  The digital content transaction unit 310 generates a character code corresponding to the first digital content when receiving a transmission request of the character code together with the purchase price for the first digital content from the user device 110, and generates the generated character code Are sent to the user's device 110. Here, the letter code is a meaning including all numeral codes or combinations of letters and numbers.

  For example, when the user device 110 selects a character code as the payment code of the first digital content, the character code corresponding to the first digital content and the payment effective time information for the character code are received from the server 100 of the operating company To receive.

  The digital content trading unit 310 receives a purchase request for the first digital content including the payment code from the device 130 of the partner company.

  The digital content trading unit 310 receives a purchase request for the first digital content including the barcode information transmitted from the partner company device 130 to the user device 110.

  For example, the device 130 of the affiliate company queries and sells real content and first digital content through the content sales site provided by the server 100 of the operating company. Here, the content sales site is used for the first status information of goods for digital content sales, sales of real contents, refunds, menus used for inquiries, sales of first digital contents, refunds. It may include a menu and the like. Here, when the purchase of the first digital content is completed, the current status information of the first digital content selling goods reflects the commodity information reduced by an amount corresponding to the purchase amount of the first digital content in real time.

  For example, when the first digital content is to be settled by the barcode payment method, the device 130 of the partner company scans the barcode of the first digital content transmitted from the server 100 of the operating company to the device 110 of the user. , Requests the server 100 of the operating company to purchase the first digital content.

  The digital content trading unit 310 receives a purchase request for the first digital content including the character code transmitted from the server 100 of the operating company to the device 110 of the user from the device 130 of the partner company.

  For example, when the first digital content is to be settled by the character code settlement method, the device 130 of the partner company inputs the character code transmitted from the server 100 of the operating company to the device 110 of the user, and the server 100 of the operating company Request the purchase of the first digital content.

  When the digital content transaction unit 310 receives the character code transmitted from the device 130 of the partner company to the device 110 of the user, it generates a security code corresponding to the character code and additionally transmits it to the device 110 of the user.

  The digital content trading unit 310 receives the security code transmitted from the device 130 of the partner company to the device 110 of the user.

  For example, if the device 130 of the partner company receives a character code corresponding to the first digital content from the user device 110 within a preset payment effective time, and transmits the character code to the server 100 of the operating company, The device 110 additionally receives a security code corresponding to the character code from the server 100 of the operating company. The user device 110 sends the security code to the partner device 130.

  The partner device 130 causes the partner device 130 to additionally receive the security code and to cause the partner device 130 to additionally transmit the security code to the operating company server 100 to sell the first digital content. It is possible to prevent the first digital content from being leaked to another user's device (not shown) when the character code is erroneously entered or incorrectly entered.

  When the digital content transaction unit 310 receives the first digital content withdrawal amount from the user device 110, the digital content transaction unit 310 transmits the first digital content withdrawal code to the user device 110.

  For example, the user device 110 selects a refund method for the first digital content received from the server 100 of the operating company. Here, the payment method may include a payment letter code and a payment bar code.

  The digital content trading unit 310 receives a refund request for the first digital content including the refund code transmitted from the partner device's device 130 to the user's device 110.

  For example, when the user device 110 selects the withdrawal bar code as the withdrawal code of the first digital content, the withdrawal bar code corresponding to the first digital content and the withdrawal effective time information for the withdrawal bar code may be It receives from the server 100. At this time, the user device 110 can receive a refund if the withdrawal barcode corresponding to the first digital content is transmitted to the device 130 of the partner company within a preset withdrawal effective time.

  As another example, when the user's device 110 selects the payout character code as the payout code of the first digital content, the payout character code corresponding to the first digital content and the payout effective time information for the payout character code It receives from the server 100 of the operating company.

  In addition, when the device 130 of the partner company receives a refund character code corresponding to the first digital content from the device 110 of the user within a preset settlement effective time, and transmits the character code to the server 100 of the operation company, the user The device 110 additionally receives a security code corresponding to the payout character code from the server 100 of the operating company. The user device 110 transmits the received security code to the partner device 130.

  Thereafter, if the security code transmitted from the partner company device 130 matches the security code transmitted to the user device 110, the refund process for the first digital content is completed.

  The device 130 of the partner company erroneously sends the wrong character code by causing the device 130 of the partner company to additionally transmit the security code sent to the device 100 of the user to the server 100 of the operating company in order to refund the first digital content. It is possible to prevent the first digital content of another user's device (not shown) from being refunded if it is inputted or improperly inputted.

  The goods management unit 320 receives the charge request for the first digital content sale goods from the device 130 of the affiliated company, and provides the first goods for the digital content sale to the device 130 of the affiliated company. Here, the first digital content selling goods is a point used when selling the first digital content in the device 130 of the partner company, and may include the first goods and the second goods.

  For example, when the predetermined amount of money is transferred from the device 130 of the partner company to the account corresponding to the server 100 of the operating company, the goods management unit 320 sends the first goods of the remittance amount to the device 130 of the partner company. provide. Here, the first good means, for example, a coin that charges only one coin per won. Also, the first good may be a cash coin that can be refunded at the request of the device 130 of the partner company.

  In addition, the goods management unit 320 is configured to request the charging of the first digital content sales goods at the time of requesting the charging of the first digital content sales goods by the predetermined amount preset in the device 130 of the partner company. The second good is provided to the partner device 130 free of charge. Here, the second good may be a non-cashable coin which can not be refunded to cash.

  When the goods management unit 320 receives a purchase request for the first digital content from the device 130 of the affiliated company, the goods management unit 320 purchases the first digital content goods for sale for the first digital content provided to the device 130 of the affiliated company. Decrease the amount corresponding to the amount.

  Specifically, the goods management unit 320 first decreases the second goods with respect to a part of the selling price of the first digital content requested to be purchased, and after all the second goods are consumed, Decrease the first good by the remaining sales amount difference.

  The goods management unit 320 reduces the first digital content sales goods (the first goods and the second goods) corresponding to the sales price of the first digital content, while reducing the first goods which has been reduced. It is also possible to increase the second goods by a preset rate.

  When the goods management unit 320 receives a refund request for the first digital content from the device 130 of the affiliated company, the first digital content sale goods provided to the device 130 of the affiliated company are refunded for the first digital content. Increase by the amount corresponding to the amount.

  The digital content provider 330 provides the first digital content to the user's device 110. At this time, the user's device 110 may purchase or exchange the second digital content provided by the server 120 of the supplying company through the first digital content. For example, the user device 110 issues second digital content provided by the server 120 of the supplying company by collectively registering the first digital content through the server 100 of the operating company and the server 120 of the supplying company. get.

  The digital content provider 330 may retrieve the first digital content from the user's device 110 when the refund process for the first digital content is completed.

  The settlement unit 340 performs settlement on the server 120 of the supplying company and the second digital content when the second digital content is issued to the device 110 of the user through the first digital content. For example, the settlement unit 240 may perform the settlement every time the second digital content is purchased by the first digital content in the user's device 110, and performs the settlement every preset period. Also good.

  The settlement unit 340 remits an amount corresponding to the second digital content provided to the user device 110 to an account corresponding to the server 120 of the supplying company.

  The DB 350 stores data input and output between each component inside the server 100 of the operating company, and input and output between the server 100 of the operating company and components outside the server 100 of the operating company. Store data. Examples of the DB 350 include a hard disk drive existing inside or outside the server 100 of the operating company, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a memory card, and the like.

  On the other hand, if it is a person skilled in the art, the transaction request receiving unit 300, the digital content transaction unit 310, the goods management unit 320, the digital content providing unit 330, the settlement unit 340, and the DB 350 are separately implemented. It should be appreciated that one or more of these may be integrated and embodied.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the server 100 of the operating company shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the server 100 of the operating company includes a receiving unit 400, a URL transmitting unit 410, a purchase request receiving unit 420, a goods management unit 430, and a digital content providing unit 440. However, the server 100 of the operating company shown in FIG. 4 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications may be made based on the components shown in FIG. For example, the URL transmitting unit 410 and the purchase request receiving unit 420 of FIG. 4 may be included in the digital content transaction unit 310 of FIG. Also, the receiving unit 400 of FIG. 4 may be included in the transaction request receiving unit 300 of FIG.

  In the following, referring to FIG. 4, an example of providing the first digital content to the user's device 110 through the information and URL of the user's device 110 will be described.

  The receiver 400 receives the first digital content quantity and information of the user device 110 from the partner device 130. Here, the first digital content includes, for example, a mobile gift certificate, a content card, and a mobile coupon. The information on the user's device 110 includes, for example, the mobile phone number of the user's device 110 and the like.

  For example, when the user's device 110 is a non-member who is not subscribed to the digital content sales store (online store), the receiving unit 400 determines the type, quantity of first digital content that the user's device 110 intends to purchase. And information of the user's device 110 through the device 130 of the partner company.

  The URL transmitting unit 410, upon receiving the first digital content quantity and the information of the user's device 110 from the partner company's device 130, generates a URL causing the user's device 110 to access the web page of the supplier's server 120. , Transmit to the user's device 110. Here, the web page is a page configured to display a barcode corresponding to the order code of the first digital content, and the URL is the address of the server 100 of the operating company and the first digital content. It may be an address generated based on the order code.

  The purchase request receiving unit 420 receives a purchase request for the first digital content generated based on the information read from the web page by the device 130 of the affiliated company from the device 130 of the affiliated company. Here, the information read from the web page is information obtained by scanning the barcode information output to the web page accessed by the user device 110 by the device 130 of the partner company, and the purchase request for the first digital content is , May include the information of the barcode.

  The goods management unit 430 receives a charge request for the first digital content sale goods for the first digital content quantity from the device 130 of the alliance company, and sends the first digital contents sale goods to the device 130 of the alliance company. I will provide a. Here, the first digital content selling goods are coins or points used when selling the first digital content in the device 130 of the partner company, and may include the first goods and the second goods. .

  For example, when the predetermined amount is transferred from the device 130 of the affiliated company to the account corresponding to the server 100 of the operating company, the goods management unit 430 sends the first goods of the remittance amount to the device 130 of the affiliated company. provide. Here, the first good may be a refundable cash coin.

  For example, the goods management unit 430 may set up a second good of a predetermined amount set in advance at the time of charge request of the first digital content sale good for partnering promotion and promotion of the first digital content. The device 130 is provided free of charge. Here, the second good may be a non-cashable coin which can not be refunded to cash.

  The goods management unit 430 reduces the first digital content selling goods provided to the device 130 of the partner company by an amount corresponding to the first digital content quantity. For example, the goods management unit 430 reduces the good for sale by an amount corresponding to the price and quantity of the selected first digital content.

  The goods management unit 430 reduces the second goods first with respect to the partial amount of the sales amount corresponding to the first digital content quantity, and after all the second goods are consumed, the remaining sales amount Decrease the first goods by the difference of

  The goods management unit 320 reduces the first digital content sales goods (the first goods and the second goods) corresponding to the sales price of the first digital content, while reducing the first goods which has been reduced. It is also possible to increase the second goods by a preset rate.

  The digital content provider 440 provides the first digital content to the user's device 110. Here, the first digital content may be purchased or exchanged for second digital content provided by the server 120 of the supplying company.

  Now, with reference to FIGS. 6a-6d, a method of selling the first digital content to the user's device 110 through the information and URL of the user's device 110 at the partner's device 130 will be described. For example, the device 110 of the user is a non-member of the server 100 of the operating company.

  6a to 6d illustrate a method of providing first digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 6a, the device 130 of the affiliate company displays the content sales site 600 provided from the server 100 of the operating company to sell the first digital content for non-members of the server 100 of the operating company. .

  Prior to the sale of the first digital content, the device 130 of the affiliated company requests the server 100 of the operating company to charge the first digital content selling goods 601 in advance, and the first digital content is transmitted from the server 100 of the operating company Get the goods 601 for sale.

  The partner company's device 130 inputs the quantity 603 of the first digital content 602 purchased by the user's device 110 and the information 604 of the user's device 110 (for example, a mobile phone number etc.) into the content sales site 600 To the server 100 of

  Thereafter, the user device 110 receives the text message 605 including the URL for accessing the web page of the server 100 of the operating company. Here, the text message 605 may be delivered directly by the server 100 of the operating company, or alternatively, the server 100 of the operating company may be dispatched via the switch of the communication company or the server of the communication company. .

  Here, a barcode corresponding to the order code of the first digital content 602 is displayed on the web page.

  Referring to FIG. 6b, the device 130 of the partner company scans the barcode information 606 displayed on the web page accessed by the device 110 of the user, and requests the server 100 of the operating company to purchase the first digital content 602. Send

  Referring to FIG. 6c, after confirming the sales information and the corresponding settlement amount information 607, the device 130 of the partner company requests 608 for sales approval from the server 100 of the operating company. The server 100 of the operating company decreases the first digital content selling goods 601 held by the device 130 of the partner company by the settlement amount.

  Referring to FIG. 6d, when the partner company device 130 transmits the first digital content 602 quantity and user device 110 information to the operator company server 100, the user device 110 receives the address of the operator company server 100. And a text message 609 including a URL configured by the order code of the first digital content 602.

  In addition, when the user device 110 requests the operation server 100 to re-send the text message 609 through the partner device 130, the user device 110 receives the address of the operation server 100 and the first digital content 602. The text message 610 including the URL configured by the order code of is received again.

  Also, if the user device 110 requests the server 100 of the operating company to cancel the order of the first digital content 602 through the device 130 of the partnering company, the device 110 of the user receives the first digital content from the server 100 of the operating company. An order cancellation completion message 611 is received.

  On the other hand, if it is a person skilled in the art, the receiving unit 400, the URL transmitting unit 410, the purchase request receiving unit 420, the goods management unit 430, and the digital content providing unit 440 may be implemented separately It should be appreciated that one or more may be integrated and embodied.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the server 100 of the operating company shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the server 100 of the operating company includes a batch registration request reception unit 500, a pin code transmission unit 501, a pin code reception unit 502, a URL transmission unit 503, a present request reception unit 504, and a present code. The generation unit 505 includes a present code transmission unit 506, a security code generation unit 507, a security code transmission unit 508, a security code reception unit 509, and a present provision unit 510. However, the server 100 of the operating company shown in FIG. 5 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications may be made based on the components shown in FIG.

  The batch registration request reception unit 500 receives a batch registration request for a plurality of first digital contents from the device 110 of the user. Here, the first digital content includes, for example, a mobile gift certificate, a content card, and a mobile coupon.

  For example, when the batch registration request receiving unit 500 purchases the at least one or more first digital contents at the digital content sales store and holds the at least one or more first digital contents, the batch registration request receiving unit 500 , Receiving a bulk registration request for at least one or more first digital contents from the user's device 110.

  When receiving the batch registration request for the plurality of first digital contents, the pin code transmission unit 501 transmits a plurality of pin codes corresponding to each of the plurality of first digital contents to the device 110 of the user. Here, the pin code may be a code that can issue the second digital content provided by the server 120 of the supplying company.

  The pin code transmission unit 501 receives at least one QR code (registered trademark) from the device 110 of the user. Here, the QR code is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the server of the operating company, an identification code of each of the plurality of first digital contents, and a pin code corresponding to each of the plurality of first digital contents encrypted. May contain code.

  For example, decrypt the QR code, http: // www. funple. Assuming that the string com / qr / HHHH0F_BFEWUOKV5J is extracted, http: // www. funple. com / qr is the URL address of the server of the operating company, HHHH0F is the identification code of the first digital content, and BFEWAOKV5J is the code in which the pin code corresponding to the first digital content is encrypted . The server 100 of the operating company may store in advance the pin code and the corresponding encryption and decryption information.

  For example, when the pin code transmission unit 501 scans a QR code included in at least one real content purchased by the user device 110 through the partner device 130, the pin code transmission unit 501 receives at least one real content from the user device 110. Receive at least one QR code that corresponds to

  The pin code transmission unit 501 decrypts the encrypted code included in the received QR code based on a preset rule, and sends the decrypted pin code to the user device 110.

  For example, http: // www. funple. When receiving the QR code in which the character string of com / qr / HHHH0F_BFEWUOKV5J is encoded from the user's device 110, the server 100 of the operating company decrypts the encrypted code (BFEWUOKV5J) based on the preset information, Send the decrypted pin code (ABDGETGDXBX) to the user's device 110.

  The pin code receiving unit 502 receives a signal for selecting at least one pin code out of the plurality of pin codes from the user device 110.

  For example, the pin code reception unit 502 may be a plurality of pin codes corresponding to a plurality of first digital contents purchased in the digital content sales store, or a QR code included in the real content purchased in the device 130 of the partner company. The pin code selected by the user device 110 among the plurality of pin codes corresponding to each is received from the user device 110.

  The URL transmission unit 503 generates a URL for accessing the batch registration page of the user device 110 to the server 120 of the supplying company, and provides the URL to the user device 110. Here, the URL may be generated based on at least one selected pin code. For example, the URL includes information on at least one selected pin code.

  The present request reception unit 504 receives a present request for a plurality of first digital contents from the device 110 of the user.

  When the present code generation unit 505 receives a present request for a plurality of first digital contents, the present code generation unit 505 generates a present code corresponding to the plurality of first digital contents.

  The present code transmission unit 506 transmits the present code to the device 110 of the user who has transmitted the plurality of first digital content present request requests.

  The security code generation unit 507 checks the validity of the present code (present code transmitted to the user's device 110) received from another user's device (not shown), and then there is a code that matches the present code , Generating a security code corresponding to the present code.

  The security code transmission unit 508 transmits the generated security code to a device (not shown) of another user.

  The security code reception unit 509 receives a security code transmitted to a device (not shown) of another user from the device 110 of the user.

  After checking the validity of the security code received from the device 110 of the user, the present providing unit 510 recovers the plurality of first digital contents from the device 110 of the user if the security code is valid. Send to the user's device (not shown).

  On the other hand, if it is a person skilled in the art, a batch registration request reception unit 500, a pin code transmission unit 501, a pin code reception unit 502, a URL transmission unit 503, a present request reception unit 504, a present code generation unit 505; The present code transmission unit 506, the security code generation unit 507, the security code transmission unit 508, the security code reception unit 509, and the present provision unit 510 may be separately implemented, or one or more of them may be integrated. It should be fully understood that it can be realized.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing digital content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The digital content providing method according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 includes the server 100 of the operating company, the device 110 of the user, the server 120 of the supplying company, and the partnering company according to the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. It includes steps processed chronologically in the device 130. Therefore, even if the following contents are omitted, the contents described regarding the server 100 of the operating company, the device 110 of the user, the server 120 of the supplying company, and the device 130 of the affiliated company in FIGS. The present invention is also applied to the digital content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 7, in step S701, the server 100 of the operating company receives a charge request for the first digital content sale goods from the device 130 of the partner company. Here, the first digital content sales goods may include the first goods and the second goods.

  In step S703, the server 100 of the operating company provides the device 130 of the partner company with the first digital content sales goods.

  In step 705, the server 100 of the operating company receives the first digital content quantity and the information of the user device 110 from the device 130 of the partner company.

  In step S 707, the server 100 of the operating company transmits, to the device 110 of the user, a URL for causing the device 110 of the user to access the web page of the server 100 of the operating company. Here, the web page is configured to display a barcode corresponding to the order code of the first digital content, and the URL is based on the address of the server 100 of the operating company and the order code of the first digital content. Can be generated.

  In step S709, the server 100 of the operating company receives, from the device 130 of the partner company, a purchase request for the first digital content generated based on the information read from the web page. Here, the purchase request for the first digital content may include barcode information displayed on the user device 110.

  In step S711, the server 100 of the operating company decreases the first digital content selling goods provided to the device 130 of the partnering company by an amount corresponding to the first digital content.

  In step S 713, the server 100 of the operating company provides the first digital content to the user device 110. Here, the first digital content may be configured to be able to purchase the second digital content provided by the server 120 of the supplying company.

  Although not shown in FIG. 7, in step S711, the server 100 of the operating company decreases the first goods corresponding to the sales price of the first digital content, and reduces the first goods for the reduced first goods. The second good is increased by a preset percentage.

  Although not shown in FIG. 7, in step S711, the server 100 of the operating company preferentially reduces the second goods over the first goods.

  In the above description, steps S701 to S713 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps according to embodiments of the present invention. Also, some steps may be omitted as needed, and the order between steps may be changed.

  An embodiment of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a recording medium including a program stored in a computer-executable medium or computer-executable instructions. Computer readable media can be any soluble media that can be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile and non-volatile media, discrete and non-separable media. Computer-readable media can also include all computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media may be volatile and non-volatile, discrete and non-volatile, embodied in any method or technology for storing information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Includes all separable media. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data of a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media .

  The above description of the present invention is for illustration, and one skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs can make other embodiments without changing the technical idea and essential features of the present invention. It should be understood that it can be easily deformed in the form of Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all aspects and not limiting. For example, each component described in a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as being distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

  The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims, and all the modified or derived forms derived from the equivalent concept thereof are the present invention. It should be interpreted as included in the scope.

Claims (17)

In the digital content providing method performed by the server of the operating company,
Receiving a charge request for the first item for sale of digital content from a device of a partner company;
Providing the first digital content selling goods to the device of the partner company;
Receiving the quantity of the first digital content and the user's device information from the device of the partner company;
Sending to the user's device a URL causing the user's device to access a web page of the operating company's server;
Receiving a purchase request for a first digital content generated based on the information read from the web page from a device of the partner company;
Reducing the first digital content selling goods provided to the device of the partner company by an amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content;
Providing the first digital content to the device of the user;
How to provide digital content, including   The method according to claim 1, wherein the URL is generated based on an address of a server of the managing company and an order code of the first digital content.   The method according to claim 2, wherein the web page is configured to display a barcode corresponding to the order code.   The method of claim 3, wherein the purchase request for the first digital content received from the device of the partner company includes information of a barcode displayed on the device of the user.   The method for providing digital content according to claim 1, wherein the first digital content selling goods include a first goods and a second goods. Reducing the first digital content selling goods by an amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content;
Reducing the first item by an amount corresponding to the selling price of the first digital content;
Increasing the second good by a preset percentage of the reduced first good;
A method of providing digital content according to claim 5, comprising: Reducing the first digital content selling goods by an amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content;
6. The digital content providing method according to claim 5, wherein the second good is reduced preferentially to the first good.   The method of claim 1, wherein the first digital content is configured to be able to purchase a second digital content provided by a supplier server. In the server of the digital content management company,
A receiver for receiving the first digital content quantity and user device information from the partner device's device;
A URL transmission unit for transmitting a URL causing the device of the user to access a web page to the device of the user;
A purchase request receiving unit that receives a purchase request for the first digital content generated based on the information read from the web page from a device of the partner company;
A goods management unit for reducing the first digital content selling goods provided to the device of the partner company by an amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content;
A digital content provider for providing the first digital content to the device of the user;
Operating company server, including   10. The goods management unit receives a request for charging the first digital content selling goods from the device of the partnering company, and provides the device of the partnering company with the first digital content selling goods. The server of the operating company described in.   The server of the operating company according to claim 9, wherein the URL is generated based on an address of the server of the operating company and an order code of the first digital content.   The server of the operating company according to claim 11, wherein the web page is configured to display a barcode corresponding to the order code.   The server of the operating company according to claim 12, wherein the purchase request for the first digital content received from the device of the partner company includes information of a barcode displayed on the device of the user. In the digital content delivery system,
The server of the operating company,
Including devices from partnering companies,
The server of the operating company provides the first device for selling digital content to the device of the partner company,
Send to the user device a URL that allows the user device to access the web page of the operating company server,
Reducing the first digital content selling goods provided to the device of the partner company by an amount corresponding to the quantity of the first digital content;
Configured to provide the first digital content at the user's device;
The device of the partner company transmits the quantity of the first digital content and the information of the user's device to the server of the operating company.
A system configured to send a purchase request for the first digital content generated based on the information read from the web page to the server of the operating company.   The system according to claim 14, wherein the URL is generated based on an address of a server of the operating company and an order code of the first digital content.   The system of claim 15, wherein the web page is configured to display a barcode corresponding to the order code.   The system according to claim 16, wherein the purchase request for the first digital content received from the device of the partner company includes information of a barcode displayed on the device of the user.