JP7145959B2 - Content usage right management method and device - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for managing content usage rights. ), thereby allowing other users to use the content using the corresponding transferred (donated) usage rights.

When viewing media contents such as sound sources and moving pictures, a predetermined fee must be paid in order to view paid contents. In other words, a user who wants to view paid content may pay a fee to view specific content, or pay a fixed fee to view all (or some) content provided by a content providing service for a certain period of time. you have to buy a ticket. If the user does not want to pay or purchase a fixed-price ticket, he/she can view at least part of the pay content for free by watching a predetermined advertisement provided before playing the pay content. There is also

However, in many cases, when the viewing of pay content is permitted on the condition that such advertisements are provided, the advertisements provided are completely unrelated to the pay content that the user wants to view. A problem has arisen that users feel inconvenienced by viewing .

Therefore, users who have viewing rights to paid content donate a portion of their viewing rights so that users who want to use paid content for free can enjoy paid content without watching unnecessary advertisements. There is a need for a content usage rights management method and apparatus that provides the right to view content for free, while also allowing users who have donated a portion of the viewing rights to feel satisfied.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0130293 (published on November 10, 2014) discloses a method for adjusting usage rights of DRM content in a terminal device, wherein the license for the DRM content is used to obtain the DRM content. Use the included advertising content, update the usage status information of the advertising content according to the usage, compare the updated usage status information of the advertising content with the policy information on the usage of the advertising content, and obtain the corresponding comparison result A method is disclosed that includes reconciling usage rights information for digital content included in DRM content with a license based on a license.

The above background material is merely to aid the understanding of the reader, may contain material that does not form part of the prior art, and may contain material not available to those skilled in the art depending on the prior art. be.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0130293

In one embodiment, a specific artist is designated and transferred (donated) in order to provide other users with the first user's right to use the content provided by the content providing service for a predetermined period of time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content usage right management method and device that allows a second user who satisfies a related predetermined condition to use the content within the scope of the transferred (donated) usage right.

In one embodiment, a first user who is a fan of a particular artist transfers a portion of the usage rights to the content he owns to the other user, thereby allowing other users to It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for managing content usage rights that can increase interest.

One embodiment enables other users to use the content using part of the usage rights to the content for a certain period of time transferred from the first user who is a fan of a particular artist, and utilizes the usage rights of the content. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content usage right management method and apparatus capable of maximizing efficiency.

In one aspect, from a first user terminal of a first user who owns a first right of use for a predetermined first period to a plurality of contents provided by a content providing service, a first period that is at least part of the first period receiving a transfer request for the first usage right for two time periods; reducing the first usage right of the first user by the second time period based on the transfer request; Providing a second user terminal of a user with a second usage right for at least part of the plurality of contents for at least part of the second period (e.g., unit period); Provide a content usage rights management method.

Each of the plurality of contents may be associated with an artist.

The first usage right may be a subscription for the first period for the plurality of contents.

The transfer request from the first user terminal may be a transfer request specifying a first artist among artists associated with the plurality of contents.

The predetermined condition may be to reproduce a predetermined number of contents related to the first artist among the plurality of contents.

The predetermined condition is to reproduce a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album related to the first artist among the plurality of contents, or to reproduce contents related to the first artist. or at least a predetermined number of content contained in a particular album associated with a first artist that includes content that the second user has selected to play. It may be to reproduce the content.

The content usage right management method, wherein the second user is a member of the content providing service, or a user who is not a member of the content providing service but is given a predetermined identifier.

A personal relationship based on a messenger application or SNS may be formed between the first user and the second user.

The content usage right management method may further include providing a predetermined reward to the first user.

The reward may be associated with the first artist.

The second period may be a time, date, or day of the week belonging to a specific section set by the first user in the first period.

The second usage right may be a usage right only for content related to the first artist among the plurality of contents.

The content usage right management method may further include determining whether the first user satisfies a predetermined transferability condition for the first usage right.

The transferable condition is when it is determined that the first user has played back a predetermined number of contents among the contents related to the first artist, or when the first user has transferred Satisfied when it is determined that the second period of the first usage right to be attempted or the accumulated period of the first usage right previously transferred by the first user is less than or equal to a predetermined maximum transferable period. You can judge.

The content usage right management method may further include displaying information about the first user to whom the first usage right has been transferred on a page related to the first artist of the content providing service.

The first user may be plural.

The content usage right management method may further include providing a ranking for a plurality of first users associated with the first artist.

The ranking may be displayed on a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service.

The ranking may be based on a weight calculated based on the length of the second period of the first usage right transferred by each of the plurality of first users.

The ranking may be determined based on multiple parameters, including the weights.

The weighted value of the parameters may be a dominant parameter in determining the ranking.

The second user may be a user who accesses a page related to the first artist of the content providing service using the second user terminal.

Providing the second usage right includes providing guidance information related to providing the second usage right to the second user terminal (the guidance information includes information guiding the predetermined condition). , determining whether or not the second user satisfies the predetermined condition based on a response from the second user terminal; and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the second user's second 2 providing the second usage right to the user terminal.

The second user may be plural.

The second usage right may be provided only to a predetermined number of second users for each predetermined period of time.

The first user may be plural.

The content usage rights management method includes displaying the accumulated amount of the second period of the first usage rights transferred by a plurality of first users on a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. may further include

In another aspect, from a first user terminal of a first user who owns a first usage right for a predetermined first period to a plurality of contents provided by a content providing service, the above receiving a transfer request for the first usage right for a second time period that is at least a portion of the first time period, and reducing the first usage right of the first user by the second time period based on the transfer request; A control unit that provides a second user terminal of a second user that satisfies a predetermined condition with a second usage right for at least part of the plurality of contents for a period that is at least part of the second period. To provide a content usage right management device including:

Each of the plurality of contents may be associated with an artist.

The first usage right may be a subscription for the first period for the plurality of contents.

The transfer request from the first user terminal may be a transfer request specifying a first artist among artists associated with the plurality of contents.

The predetermined condition may be to reproduce a predetermined number of contents related to the first artist among the plurality of contents.

The second user may be a user who accesses a page related to the first artist of the content providing service using the second user terminal.

The control unit provides the second user terminal with guidance information related to provision of the second usage right (the guidance information includes information guiding the predetermined condition), and the second user terminal based on the response of the second user, it is determined whether or not the predetermined condition of the second user is satisfied, and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the second user terminal of the second user is given the second usage authority may be provided.

A user transfers (donates) the surplus part of his/her own right to use content provided by a content providing service for use by other users, thereby efficiently using the right to use the content. To provide a content use authority management method and device that can be utilized and allow other users to use content without viewing unnecessary advertisements.

A user who is a fan of a particular artist can transfer part of the usage rights to the content owned by the user to another user on the condition that the specified conditions related to the particular artist are met. To provide a content usage right management method and device capable of inducing other users' interest in a particular artist and encouraging the user's activity as a fan of a particular artist.

When a user who is a fan of a particular artist designates a particular artist and transfers a part of the usage rights to the content owned by the user to another user, information about the transfer of the usage rights is displayed on a page associated with a specific artist of a content providing service, and a user can show the presence of being a fan of the specific artist.

1 shows a content usage rights management method for designating a first artist to transfer (donate) at least part of the first user's content usage rights to a second user, according to an embodiment; It is a diagram. 1 is a diagram illustrating structures of a first user terminal that transfers usage rights to content, a content usage rights management device, and a second user terminal that is provided with usage rights, in an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a content usage rights management method for transferring at least a portion of a first user's content usage rights for use by a second user, according to an embodiment; 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing rankings among first users for pages associated with a particular artist of a content providing service in one example; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a second user with second usage rights to content based on usage rights to content transferred from a first user, in one example. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing usage rights transfer information and/or a user interface to a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service in one example; FIG. 4 illustrates a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service and how a first user requests transfer of a portion of a first usage right on the page, in one example; FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating how a second user receives a second usage right for content on a content providing service page in one example;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the detailed description below, "content" may be media content such as, for example, sound sources, motion pictures, or music videos. Also, an artist associated with content means a person involved in the creation of the content, and may be, for example, a singer who created the content corresponding to the sound source.

In addition, in the following detailed description, a user may mean not only a human user but also an account of a content providing service associated with the user or a user terminal used by the user for convenience of explanation. For example, receiving a request from a user/providing content to a user is interpreted as receiving a request from an account (or user terminal) associated with the user/providing content to an account (or user terminal) associated with the user. may be Similarly, the user terminal/user account used by the user may also be interpreted as indicative of the user himself.

Furthermore, in the detailed description below, use of content may correspond to viewing content according to the purpose specified by the content providing service. For example, using media content may correspond to playing that media content. Also, the 'usage right' of content may mean the right to use the content according to the purpose specified by the content providing service.

FIG. 1 shows, in one embodiment, content usage rights that specify and transfer (donate) a first artist so that a second user can use at least a portion of the first user's content usage rights. It is the figure which showed the management method.

FIG. 1 shows a content usage authority management device 100 requesting transfer (donation) of a first usage authority to a plurality of contents provided by a content providing service from first user terminals 110-1 to 110-N of a first user. and thereby provide second user terminals 120-1 to 120-N of second users with second usage rights belonging to the range of the first usage rights that have been transferred. As shown in the figure, there may be a plurality of first users and second users, but for convenience of explanation, the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120 will be described below as representative examples, and redundant description will be given. are omitted.

The first usage right refers to the right to freely use a plurality of contents (for example, a specific range of contents or all contents) provided by the content providing service for a predetermined first period. can be For example, if the content providing service is a sound source providing service, the first usage right may correspond to a flat-rate use ticket (flat-rate playback ticket) for the sound source provided by the sound source providing service, purchased by the first user. The predetermined first period is a period corresponding to the period of purchase by the first user, and may be, for example, one day, one week, one month, or one year.

The first user terminal 110 may request the content usage right management device 100 to transfer part of the first usage right. At this time, the first user terminal 110 may designate a specific first artist. The first artist may be, for example, an artist of interest to the first user. That is, the first user may be a fan of the first artist. The first user terminal 110 may transfer the right to use the content for the second period corresponding to at least part of the first period among the first right to use the content for the first period.

Upon receiving the transfer request for the first usage right for the second period, the content usage rights management device 100 may reduce the first usage right of the first user for the second period. That is, the content usage authority management apparatus 100 may reduce the first usage authority in the account associated with the first user for the period transferred by the first user.

The content usage right management apparatus 100 may provide the second user terminal 120 of the second user who satisfies the condition related to the first artist designated by the first user among the second users with the second usage right for the content. . The second usage right may belong within the scope of the first usage right. The second usage right may be a usage right for content for a unit period corresponding to at least a part of the second period described above.

For example, in more detail with reference to a specific example, if the first user holds a 30-day fixed-price ticket that allows reproduction of all sound sources provided by the sound source providing service, the first user may request the content usage right management device 100 to transfer (donate) the right corresponding to the 10 days of the flat rate ticket to the second user. At this time, the first user may designate singer AAA who is a fan of the first user. Upon receiving the request, the content usage authority management device 100 reduces the first user's 30-day fixed-price ticket to a 20-day fixed-price ticket, and divides the fixed-price ticket corresponding to 10 days into 10 one-day fixed-price tickets for 10 people. may be provided to each of the second users. The content usage authority management device 100 may provide such a one-day fixed-price ticket only to the second user who satisfies a predetermined condition in relation to the singer AAA. The predetermined condition may be, for example, reproducing a sound source associated with singer AAA a predetermined number of times or more.

In this way, the first user can show his presence as a fan of the first artist by designating the first artist for whom he is a fan and donating part of the first usage right. By providing the second usage right only to second users who meet predetermined conditions associated with one artist, interest in the first artist can be induced to the second user. In addition, the second user can use the content without viewing unnecessary advertisements by being provided with the second usage right.

On the other hand, as shown in the figure, when there are a plurality of first users, some first users (for example, users of user terminals 110-N) designate a second artist to transfer their first usage rights. sometimes. At this time, the second user to be provided with the second usage rights may be required to satisfy a condition associated with the second artist.

The details of how a first user contributes a portion of the first usage rights he or she possesses to a second user are described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2-8.

FIG. 2 illustrates the structures of a first user terminal that transfers usage rights to content, a content usage rights management device, and a second user terminal that is provided with usage rights, according to an embodiment.

Detailed configurations of the content usage authority management device 100, the first user's first user terminal 110, and the second user's second user terminal 120 described in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The content usage authority management apparatus 100 reduces the first usage authority of the first user and provides the second usage authority to the second user according to the transfer (donation) request of the first usage authority from the first user terminal 110. It may be a server or other computer device that manages usage rights for a plurality of contents provided by a content providing service. For example, the content usage authority management device 100 operates an application related to the content providing service installed in the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120 to provide the content to the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120. It may be a server that provides usage.

Content usage authority management device 100 may include communication section 210 and control section 220 .

The communication unit 210 may be a device for the content usage authority management device 100 to communicate with other servers and user terminals 110 and 120 . That is, the communication unit 210 transmits/receives data and/or information to/from other servers and user terminals 110 and 120, such as a network interface card, a network interface chip, and a networking interface port of the content usage authority management device 100. or a software module such as a network device driver or networking program.

The control unit 220 may manage components of the content usage rights management device 100 and may execute programs or applications used by the content usage rights management device 100 . For example, the control unit 220 processes a transfer request for a portion of the first usage right received from the communication unit 210 and executes a program or application used to provide the second usage right to the second user. , may handle the necessary operations. The control unit 220 may be at least one processor of the content usage rights management device 100 or at least one core within the processor.

The controller 220 may include an authority manager 222 , an interface provider 224 , a ranking calculator 226 and a reward provider 228 . Each of the components 222-228 of the controller 220 may be implemented by one or more software and/or hardware modules.

The authority management unit 222 allows the communication unit 210 to transmit a first usage right from the first user terminal 110 associated with the first user who owns the first usage right for a predetermined first period to a plurality of contents provided by the content providing service. A request to transfer (donate) a first usage right for a second period of time that is at least part of one period may be received. The authority management unit 222 may reduce the first usage authority of the first user by the second period based on the received transfer request. In addition, the authority management unit 222 allows the second user terminal 120 associated with the second user who satisfies a predetermined condition to receive at least part of the contents of the unit period corresponding to at least part of the second period. A second usage right may be provided that is a usage right for the .

The ranking calculation unit 226 may calculate the ranking among the first users based on the degree of usage right transfer of the first users.

The remuneration providing unit 228 may provide a predetermined remuneration to the first user to whom the first usage right has been transferred.

The interface providing unit 224 may provide information regarding the transfer of the first usage right of the first user and/or a user interface related to the transfer of the first usage right.

More specific functions and operations of components 222-228 of control unit 220 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. Arrangements 222-228 of control unit 220 described above may be implemented in at least one processor, and the functions and operations of arrangements 222-228 may be performed by at least one processor. Also, for convenience of explanation, the functions/operations performed by components 222-228 of controller 220 are sometimes described as being performed by controller 220. FIG.

The first user terminal 110 allows the first user to use a plurality of contents provided by the content providing service using the first usage right, and transfers part of the first usage right to the content usage right management apparatus 100 . It may be an electronic device that makes a request to For example, the first user terminal 110 may be a smart phone, a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, an Internet of Things device, or a wearable device. It may be a terminal used by a user, such as a computer (wearable computer).

The first user terminal 110 may include a communication unit 230 , a control unit 240 and a display unit 250 .

The communication unit 230 may be a device for the first user terminal 110 to communicate with the content usage authority management device 100 or other user terminals. That is, the communication unit 230 is a network interface card, a network interface chip, and a networking interface port of the first user terminal 110 for transmitting/receiving data and/or information to/from the content usage rights management device 100 and other user terminals. or a software module such as a network device driver or networking program.

The control unit 240 may manage components of the first user terminal 110 and may execute programs or applications used by the first user terminal 110 . For example, the control unit 240 may execute an application related to the content providing service installed in the first user terminal 110 to request transfer of the first usage right or allow the first user to use the content. , which may handle the necessary computations. The controller 240 may be at least one processor of the first user terminal 110 or at least one core within the processor.

The display unit 250 outputs data input by the first user of the first user terminal 110, displays information on content to be used, information on the first user's first use right transfer, and a user interface related thereto. It may be a display device for outputting. For example, the display 250 may include a touch screen, in which case the display may be configured to include input functionality for allowing the user to enter settings and requests.

Also, although not shown, the first user terminal 110 may include a storage unit as a device for recording data or information. Storage may include any memory or storage device. The storage unit may record programs or applications executed by the control unit 240 and information related thereto. For example, the storage unit may record an application related to the content providing service and information about the corresponding application.

The second user terminal 120 may include configurations 230'-250' corresponding to the configurations 230-250 of the first user terminal 110, respectively, and the technical features described for the configurations 230-250 are similar to the configurations 230'-250. ' can also be applied in the same way, so redundant description is omitted.

A more detailed method of managing content usage rights through interaction between the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120 and the content usage rights management device 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. do.

The technical features described above with reference to FIG. 1 can be applied to FIG. 2 as they are, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a content usage rights management method for transferring at least a portion of a first user's content usage rights for use by a second user, according to one embodiment.

In step 310, the authority management unit 222 of the control unit 220 receives a plurality of contents provided by the content providing service from the first user terminal associated with the first user who has the first usage authority for a predetermined first period. , may receive a transfer request for a first usage right for a second time period that is at least part of the first time period.

Each of the plurality of contents provided by the content providing service may be associated with an artist. An artist associated with the content is a person involved in the production of the content, and may be, for example, a singer who produced the content corresponding to the sound source. Each piece of content may also be included in the associated artist's album.

The first usage right transfer request from the first user terminal 110 may be a transfer request in which the first artist is designated by the first user. The designation of the first artist may be made when the first user terminal 110 selects the first artist when the transfer is requested or when the transfer request is executed on the page related to the first artist of the content providing service. For example, a first user may designate a first artist that he or she is a fan of and request that a portion of the first usage rights he or she owns be donated for provision to a second user. .

The first usage right may be a subscription for a first period of time for the plurality of contents. For example, the first usage right may be a subscription (streaming ticket or download ticket) for a period (1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or 1 year) paid by the first user for a plurality of sound sources. . The second term of the first usage right to be transferred may be at least part of the first term. For example, the second period may be a time, date, or day of the week belonging to a specific section set by the user within the first period. As an example, if the first period is one month, the second period subject to transfer may be a portion of ten days. Also, if the first usage right is dated (or the date can be specified by the first user), the second period for the one month first usage right is 10 days on the specified date. It can be. In addition, the second period may be a specific day of the week (for example, Tuesday) in the first period, or a specific time period (for example, midnight to 11:00 am) in the first period. There may be.

Therefore, the first user may request a donation by designating a period (surplus period) during which he/she is not expected to use the first period of the first usage right.

In step 320, the rights management unit 222 may determine whether the first user who requested the transfer of the first usage right satisfies a predetermined transferable condition for the first usage right.

For example, when it is determined that the first user has played back a predetermined number of contents related to the first artist among the plurality of contents provided by the content providing service, the authority management unit 222 It may be determined that the first user meets predetermined transferability conditions.

Alternatively, the authority management unit 222 may, for example, determine whether the second period of the first usage authority to be transferred by the first user is equal to or less than a predetermined maximum transferable period, or the first usage authority previously transferred by the first user. is equal to or less than a predetermined maximum transferable period, it may be determined that the first user satisfies a predetermined transferable condition. A certain time unit may be set for the predetermined maximum transferable period. For example, the authority management unit 222 may set the maximum transferable period so that the first user cannot transfer (donate) the first usage authority for 30 days or more during one month.

Execution of step 320 may prevent the first user from indiscriminately transferring his first usage right. In other words, it is possible to prevent abusive acts in donating content usage rights.

The authority management unit 222 may perform step 330 when it is determined that the first user satisfies a predetermined transferability condition.

At step 330, the rights management unit 222 may reduce the first usage rights of the first user by a second time period based on the received transfer request. The authority management unit 222 may reduce the first usage authority for the second period in the account associated with the first user of the content providing service. For example, if the first user requests a transfer of 10 days of the 30-day first usage authority, the authority management unit 222 may reduce the first usage authority of the first user to 20 days.

At step 340, the authority management unit 222 allows the second user terminal 120 associated with the second user who satisfies a predetermined condition to receive at least part of the plurality of contents of the unit period that is at least part of the second period. A second usage right to the content may be provided.

A predetermined condition that the second user must satisfy in order to obtain the second right of use is to reproduce a predetermined number of contents related to the first artist among the plurality of contents provided by the content providing service. good.

For example, the predetermined condition may be to reproduce a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album related to the first artist among a plurality of contents provided by the content providing service. At this time, the specific album may be designated by the first user or the content usage authority management device 100 . Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be to reproduce at least content designated by the first user among content associated with the first artist. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be to play a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist, including the content selected by the second user to be played. As an example, the predetermined condition is to reproduce three sound sources of the first artist, to reproduce three sound sources included in the first album of the first artist, or to reproduce the first It may be to reproduce three sound sources including the sound source selected by the first user among the sound sources of the artist. Alternatively, it may be to play three sound sources of the first artist, including the sound source that the second user has selected to play. In order to prevent the second user's abusive behavior, the reproduction of the "content" satisfying the predetermined condition is to reproduce the content from the beginning to the end, or to reproduce at least 70% or more (that is, the predetermined value or more). It may be to

The unit period is at least part of the second period, and may be obtained by dividing the second period to provide the second usage right to the second user. For example, if the second period is ten days, the unit period may be one day. Therefore, as an example, if the first user donates the corresponding fixed-price ticket for 10 days, the authority management unit 222 divides this into 10 one-day fixed-price tickets and provides them to each of the 10 second users. You can

The second usage right may be a usage right that falls within the scope of the first usage right. The second usage right may have the same conditions as the first usage right, except that the content may be used for a shorter period of time than the first usage right. Alternatively, the second usage right may be a usage right for only the content related to the first artist or some of the content provided by the content providing service. For example, a first user may request the transfer of usage rights specifying that the usage rights that he or she is transferring are to be used only for the content of a first artist of which he is a fan.

The second user provided with the second usage right may be a member of the content providing service. Alternatively, the second user may be a user who is not a member of the content providing service but is given a predetermined identifier. For example, the second user may be a user who is given a predetermined guest account that is not an account of the content providing service.

Alternatively, the second user may be a user with whom the first user has a personal relationship based on a messenger application or SNS. For example, the first user and the second user may be friends. In this case, the first user requests the transfer of the usage right so that the usage right transferred by the first user is provided only for the use of the content by the second user with whom the first user has established a personal relationship. good.

When the second user, for example, accesses a page related to the first artist of the content providing service or selects content related to the first artist, if a predetermined condition is met, the second usage right is granted. You may be informed about the availability of offers.

Execution of step 340 may induce a second user's interest in the first artist by providing a second usage right to a second user who satisfies predetermined conditions associated with the first artist. In addition, by transferring the second right of use as described above in response to the first user's donation request, the first user can be made to feel the presence of the first artist as a fan.

Also, although not shown in the figure, the reward providing unit 228 may provide a predetermined reward to the first user to whom the first usage right has been transferred. The reward provided may be associated with the first artist. The remuneration providing unit 228 may provide a remuneration to the first user according to the ranking of the first user who transferred the first usage right for the most periods to the first users.

The reward provided may be, for example, goods associated with the first artist. Also, pictograms, stamps, points, coupons related to the first artist, or the first user's account (e.g., account thumbnail) available in the content providing service or an application related to the content providing service (e.g., messenger application) It may be at least one of the visually displayable items. Alternatively, it may be an opportunity to provide actual connection (on/offline connection) with the first artist.

The technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 can be applied to FIG. 3 as they are, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing rankings among first users for pages associated with a particular artist of a content providing service, in one example.

As noted above, there may be multiple first users.

In operation 410, the ranking calculator 226 may calculate the ranking among the first users based on the degree of transfer of the first usage right of the first users. The ranking may be a ranking indicating the first user's degree of interest in the first artist. The ranking may indicate which primary users have contributed the most (ie, the longest duration) primary usage rights to the primary artist.

At step 420 , the ranking calculation unit 226 may provide the ranking of the plurality of first users associated with the first artist calculated at step 410 . The ranking may be displayed on a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. The user may check the ranking through the user terminal 110, 120 that accessed the corresponding page.

The ranking may be determined by a weight calculated based on the length of the second period of the first usage right transferred by each of the plurality of first users. Ranking calculations may be performed for a specific period of time. For example, the ranking calculation unit 226 may rank a first user who designates a first artist and donates a large amount of the first usage right in the last month to a higher rank. Alternatively, the first user who recently donated the first usage right may be ranked higher. That is, the ranking calculation unit 226 may determine the ranking of the first users such that the first users who recently donated more first usage rights are ranked higher.

A ranking for the plurality of first users associated with the first artist may be determined based on a plurality of parameters including, in addition to the degree of contribution of the first usage rights described above. For example, the ranking may be determined further based on at least one of the number of times content associated with the first artist has been played, the number of times the content has been shared, and an activity index for the first artist. The weighted value of such parameters may be a dominant parameter in determining the ranking. That is, whether or not the first usage right is donated and the degree thereof may be the most important parameters in determining the ranking.

A specific example of the ranking of the first user will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 can be applied to FIG. 4 as they are, so duplicate descriptions will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a second user with second usage rights to content based on usage rights to content transferred from the first user, in one example.

Step 340 described with reference to FIG. 3 may include the following steps 510-530.

A second user who is provided with the second usage right may be a user who uses the second user terminal 120 to access a page related to the first artist of the content providing service.

The interface providing unit 228 of the control unit 220 may provide the second user terminal 120 with guidance information regarding provision of the second usage right. Guidance information may include information guiding predetermined conditions described with reference to step 340 .

At step 520 , the authority manager 222 may receive a response from the second user terminal 120 . The response may be an agreement to accept the provision of the second usage rights. At this time, the authority management unit 222 gives the responding second user the authority to use the content that needs to be reproduced in order to satisfy the predetermined condition (for example, the designated content among the content related to the first artist). may be provided.

At step 530, the authority management unit 222 may determine whether the second user satisfies a predetermined condition. The authority management unit 222 may determine whether the second user satisfies the predetermined condition indicated in the information guiding the predetermined condition in step 510 . For example, when the second user is informed of the requirement to play three sound sources of the first artist, the second user may satisfy the condition by playing three sound sources of the first artist.

In step 540, the authority management unit 222 may provide the second usage authority to the second user terminal 120 associated with the second user when it is determined that the second user satisfies the predetermined condition. For example, the authority management unit 222 gives the second user not only the authority to use the content that needs to be reproduced in order to satisfy the predetermined condition, but also the authority permitted by the second authority (for example, provided by the content providing service). usage rights to all content or a specified subset of content (content associated with the first artist)).

A specific example of providing the second user with the second usage right will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 can also be applied to FIG. 5 as they are, so redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information and/or a user interface related to transfer of usage rights on a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service, in one example.

At step 610, the authority management unit 222 may detect access of a user (first user or second user) to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. The page associated with the first artist may be an album associated with the first artist, or a page where content is organized. A page associated with a first artist may provide detailed information about the first artist, the first artist's albums, and the first artist's content.

At step 620, the interface providing unit 224 may provide information regarding the transfer of the first usage rights and/or a user interface related to the transfer of the first usage rights to the page associated with the first artist.

Specifically, in step 620-1, the interface providing unit 224 may display information about the first user to whom the first usage right has been transferred on a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. For example, the interface providing unit 224 collects the ID or nickname of the first user, a predetermined message created by the first user, the length of the period of the first usage right donated by the first user (donation amount), and the first user's may be displayed on a page associated with the first artist. By displaying such information about the first user on the page related to the first artist, the first user can feel the presence of the first artist as a fan. In other words, the transfer of the first usage right of the first user who designates the first artist can give the first user the same satisfaction as when purchasing the goods of the first artist.

At step 620-2, the interface providing unit 224 may provide the first user's ranking information to the page associated with the first artist. The rankings provided may correspond to the rankings described with reference to FIG.

At step 620-3, the interface provider 224 may display on a page associated with the first artist the cumulative amount of the first usage rights transferred by the plurality of first users for the second period. For example, the interface providing unit 224 displays the cumulative amount of the first usage rights transferred by the plurality of first users for a certain period of time (e.g., one month) for the second period on the page associated with the first artist. You can Alternatively/additionally, the interface providing unit 224 sets the amount of second usage rights that can be provided to the second user (that is, the remaining amount of the total donation amount that is the period that can be provided to the second user) to the first May be displayed on pages associated with the artist.

Specific examples of steps 620-1 through 620-3 described above are described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

Since the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 can be applied to FIG. 6 as they are, redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 7 illustrates, in one example, a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service and how a first user requests transfer of a portion of a first usage right on the page.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a page 700 associated with a first artist. Page 700 may include the name of the first artist (artist AAA) and the content associated with the artist (songs A, B...). Also, as shown, the page 700 may include a ranking 710 of the first user. Rankings 710 may be displayed by scrolling page 700 .

Ranking 710 includes the amount of first usage rights transferred by each first user (150 days, as in the example shown) and the number of times each user has played content (123, 333 Listens, as in the example shown). ) may be presented together. Also, both the name (ID or nickname) and thumbnail of each first user may be displayed. Ranking 710 may correspond to the ranking provided by interface provider 224 described in step 620-2 described with reference to FIG.

As shown, a page 750 for donating a first usage right may be displayed by selecting a portion corresponding to Fan or the top of a ranking 710 on the page 700 .

Page 750 may include a total cumulative amount donated by the first user 770, a ranking of the first user 760, and a user interface 780 for donating the first usage rights. Cumulative quantity 770 may correspond to information provided by interface provider 224 described in step 620-3 described with reference to FIG. Ranking 760 may correspond to ranking 710 .

By selecting the user interface 780, the first user may request the content usage rights management device 100 to donate the first usage rights owned by the first user. Although not shown, if user interface 780 is selected, an additional user interface may be displayed for setting the second time period for donations.

Since the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 can be applied to FIG. 7 as they are, redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating how a second user is provided with a second usage right for content on a content providing service page, in one example.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a page 800 associated with a first artist. Page 800 may include content (songs A, B...) associated with a first artist (artist AAA).

Alternatively, the illustrated page 800 may be a page in which contents are arranged and provided according to a predetermined standard, rather than a page specifically related to the first artist.

As shown, when the second user selects a particular piece of content from among the pieces of content displayed on page 800, guidance related to provision of the second usage right is provided, as described with reference to FIG. A page 850 containing information 860-880 may be provided to the second user.

Alternatively, page 850 may be automatically provided to the second user when the second user accesses page 700 or 800 associated with the first artist, unlike what is shown.

Page 850 may include guidance information 860-880 related to providing second usage rights. Guidance information 860 and 870 may indicate predetermined conditions to be met by the second user. For example, in the example shown in the figure, the predetermined condition may be to include the sound source of artist AAA selected by the second user, and to reproduce three sound sources of artist AAA.

The second user may request acquisition of the second usage right by selecting “play and get a ticket” from the guidance information 880 . Such a request to obtain a second usage right may correspond to the "response" of step 520 described with reference to FIG. The authority management unit 222 provides the second user with the authority to reproduce the three sound sources of the artist AAA, including the sound source D selected by the second user, according to the request for obtaining the second usage right. you can Alternatively, an authority may be provided to allow only the sound source D and sound sources A, B, and C selected from the sound sources of artist AAA to be played.

The sound source of artist AAA that satisfies a predetermined condition may be automatically played when the second user selects "play and receive ticket".

If the second user satisfies a predetermined condition, the authority management unit 222 may provide the second user with the second usage authority (1 Day Free Ticket, one-day fixed price ticket for all sound sources).

Guidance information 860-880 related to the provision of the second usage right may be implemented differently than shown, by applying predetermined conditions different from those shown.

The second usage right may be implemented such that it is only provided to a predetermined number of second users for each fixed period of time. A certain period of time may be, for example, one day, one week, or one month. As an example, the content authority management unit 222 may provide the second user with only ten second usage authorities per day. That is, even if the first user's accumulated residual donation amount is 100 days, only 10 second usage rights (one-day usage rights) may be provided to the second user per day. Opportunities to provide such a limited number of second usage rights may be provided to second users on a first-come, first-served basis. Such a predetermined number may be predetermined by the authority manager 222 .

The technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 can also be applied to FIG. 8 as they are, so duplicate descriptions will be omitted.

The apparatus described above may be realized by hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments include processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic units (PLUs), microprocessors, Or may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing unit may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that run on the OS. The processor may also access, record, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to executing software. For convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the processing device may include multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. You will understand. For example, a processing unit may include multiple processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include computer programs, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, to configure a processor to operate at its discretion or to independently or collectively instruct a processor. You can Software and/or data may be embodied in any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual device, computer storage medium or device for interpretation on or for providing instructions or data to a processing device. may be changed. The software may be stored and executed in a distributed fashion over computer systems linked by a network. Software and data may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiments may be embodied in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. Here, the medium may record the computer-executable program continuously or temporarily record it for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of single or multiple hardware, and is not limited to a medium that is directly connected to a computer system, but is distributed over a network. It may exist in Examples of media are magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and It may include ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc., and may be configured to store program instructions. Other examples of media include recording media or storage media managed by application stores that distribute applications, sites that supply or distribute various software, and servers.

As described above, the embodiments have been described based on the limited embodiments and drawings, but those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations based on the above description. For example, the techniques described may be performed in a different order than in the manner described and/or components such as systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. described may be performed in a manner different from the manner described. Appropriate results may be achieved when combined or combined, opposed or substituted by other elements or equivalents.

Accordingly, different embodiments that are equivalent to the claims should still fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (19)

A content usage rights management method executed by a computer, comprising:
From a first user who owns a first usage right for a predetermined first period with respect to a plurality of contents provided by a content providing service, a first period which is part or all of the first period is transmitted via the first user terminal. receiving a transfer request for the first usage right for two periods;
reducing the first usage right of the first user based on the second time period based on the transfer request; and to a second user who satisfies a predetermined condition , via the second user terminal , the second user terminal. providing a second usage right to at least some of the plurality of pieces of content for a portion or all of a period of time;
each of the plurality of contents is associated with an artist;
the first usage right is a flat-rate usage right for the first period for the plurality of contents;
The transfer request via the first user terminal is a transfer request that designates a first artist among artists associated with the plurality of contents.
Content usage rights management method. wherein the predetermined condition is to reproduce a predetermined number of contents among the plurality of contents related to the first artist;
2. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1. The predetermined condition is
playing back a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents;
Playing at least the content specified by the first user among the contents related to the first artist; or Specifying the content related to the first artist including the content selected by the second user for playback. is to play a predetermined number of contents included in the album of
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. The second user is a member of the content providing service, or a user who is not a member of the content providing service but is given a predetermined identifier.
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. A personal relationship based on a messenger application or SNS is formed between the first user and the second user,
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. providing a predetermined reward to the first user;
the reward is associated with the first artist;
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. The second period is a time, date, or day of the week belonging to a specific section set by the first user in the first period.
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. The second usage right is a usage right only for content related to the first artist among the plurality of contents.
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. further comprising: determining whether said first user satisfies a predetermined transferability condition for said first usage right;
Said assignable terms are:
When it is determined that the first user has reproduced a predetermined number of contents among the contents related to the first artist among the plurality of contents, or when the first user intends to transfer 1 determining that the second term of the usage right or the cumulative term of the first usage right previously transferred by the first user is satisfied when it is determined to be less than or equal to a predetermined maximum transferable term;
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. 3. The content usage rights management of claim 1 or 2, further comprising displaying information about the first user to whom the first usage rights have been transferred on a page related to the first artist of the content providing service. Method. the first user is plural,
providing a ranking for a plurality of first users associated with said first artist;
The ranking is displayed on a page related to the first artist of the content providing service;
wherein the ranking is a weighted value calculated based on the length of the second period of the first usage right transferred by each of the plurality of first users;
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. the ranking is determined based on a plurality of parameters including the weighted value;
the weighted value of the parameters is a dominant parameter in determining the ranking;
12. The content usage authority management method according to claim 11. the second user is a user who accesses a page related to the first artist of the content providing service using the second user terminal;
Providing the second usage right comprises:
providing guidance information regarding provision of the second usage right to the second user via the second user terminal, wherein the guidance information includes information guiding the predetermined conditions;
determining whether or not the second user satisfies the predetermined condition according to a response from the second user terminal; 3. The content usage rights management method of claim 1 or 2, comprising: providing the second usage rights via two user terminals. the second user is plural,
wherein the second usage right is provided only to a predetermined number of second users at regular intervals;
3. The content usage authority management method according to claim 1 or 2. the first user is plural,
3. Displaying the cumulative amount of the first usage rights transferred by a plurality of first users for the second period on a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. Content usage rights management method described in . A computer program that causes a computer to execute the usage authority management method according to any one of claims 1 to 15. and a first user who owns a first usage right for a predetermined first period with respect to a plurality of contents provided by a content providing service , through the first user terminal. receiving a transfer request for the first usage right for a second period that is part or all of a period, and reducing the first usage right of the first user based on the second period based on the transfer request; , to a second user who satisfies a predetermined condition , via a second user terminal, a second usage right for at least a part of the plurality of contents for a part or the whole of the second period. including a control unit that provides
each of the plurality of contents is associated with an artist;
the first usage right is a flat-rate usage right for the first period for the plurality of contents;
The transfer request from the first user terminal is a transfer request specifying a first artist among the artists associated with the plurality of contents.
Content usage right management device. wherein the predetermined condition is to reproduce a predetermined number of contents among the plurality of contents related to the first artist;
18. The content usage authority management device according to claim 17. the second user is a user who accesses a page related to the first artist of the content providing service using the second user terminal;
The control unit provides guidance information related to the provision of the second usage right to the second user via the second user terminal, and according to a response from the second user terminal, the second user determines whether or not satisfies the predetermined condition, and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied , the second user is provided with the second usage authority via the second user terminal, and the Guidance information includes information that guides the predetermined condition,
19. The content usage authority management device according to claim 17 or 18.

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