KR100976376B1

KR100976376B1 - Content accounting and authentication method for mobile communication terminal

Info

Publication number: KR100976376B1
Application number: KR1020030044670A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김준수
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2003-07-02
Filing date: 2003-07-02
Publication date: 2010-08-18
Also published as: KR20050004477A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: determining whether a content to be downloaded is stored in a memory when a content download is executed by a user; Downloading and storing content from a content providing server if the content to be downloaded is not stored in a memory; When the content to be downloaded is stored in a memory or a new content is stored, attempting to authenticate charging by accessing a charging authentication server; If the charging authentication fails, the mobile terminal moves to a reception screen, downloads content from a content providing server, and repeatedly performs charging authentication. Therefore, in the present invention, even if charging authentication fails for the downloaded content, the downloaded content is unpaid content due to unsuccessful authentication while performing billing authentication by executing billing authentication again when the use request is made without deleting the content. Can be prevented from changing.

Description

Content charging authentication method of mobile terminal {CONTENT ACCOUNTING AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for downloading content in a content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating the use of content in the content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

The present invention relates to a content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal that can reduce the generation of unpaid content by clarifying the charging authentication procedure of paid content downloaded from a content providing server. will be.

Types of contents provided by a conventional mobile communication terminal include a wireless Internet service, a multimedia file service such as a ringtone and a video provided by a general content provider, an information service, a broadcast message service, and the like.

The mobile communication terminal includes a network connection function, a content reception and analysis function, a content storage function, a billing authentication function, and a user confirmation function to provide each content providing service.

When the user downloads the content, in the case of the paid content, the mobile communication terminal performs the charging authentication procedure to receive the authentication and change the content information so that the content can be played.

The content charging authentication method of the conventional mobile communication terminal is as follows.

When the user selects a menu to use the content providing service, the mobile communication terminal accesses the corresponding content providing server, downloads the content list, and outputs the content list to the display window.

When the user selects the content to download, the mobile communication terminal requests and downloads the content from the content providing server. When the reception of the content is completed, the mobile communication terminal stores the content and executes a billing authentication procedure to pay a service fee.

If the content storage fails or the charging authentication process is not performed, the mobile communication terminal deletes the downloaded content and does not pay a service fee.

However, in the prior art as described above, there is a problem of paying a content transmission fee even if the user cannot use the downloaded content.

In addition, conventionally, when a user attempts to access a charging authentication server to transmit content information and user information, and removes a battery of a terminal while waiting for a processing result, the authentication operation fails and the user may use unpaid content.

In addition, conventionally, when the charge authentication server becomes inaccessible to the charging authentication server during the charging authentication operation and becomes inaccessible to the charging authentication, or the charging is not received due to the general overload or wireless internet failure, the downloaded contents are deleted and must be downloaded again from the beginning. There is this.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. When the user confirms that the downloaded content is stored and confirmed, the billing authentication operation can be performed and the billing authentication operation can be performed on the unauthenticated content when the content is requested to be played. Its purpose is to provide a content charging authentication method for a communication terminal.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, when the user executes the content download service in the content providing service determines whether the content to be downloaded is already stored in the memory, if the user does not receive the content by requesting the download to the content providing server Storing; Accessing a billing authentication server when the content is finished storing, attempting billing authentication, and if successful, changing the content information to play the content; If the content to be downloaded is already downloaded content, checking content information to determine whether the content is authenticated or not authenticated by a billing authentication server; As a result of the determination, if the content is authenticated, a message for confirming that there is content is displayed on the display window.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for downloading content in a content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the content charging authentication method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention determines whether the content to be downloaded is already stored in the memory when the user executes the content download service in the content providing service. Requesting a download to receive and store the content; Accessing a billing authentication server when the content is finished storing, attempting billing authentication, and if successful, changing the content information to play the content; If the content to be downloaded is already downloaded content, checking content information to determine whether the content is authenticated or not authenticated by a billing authentication server; As a result of the determination, if the content is authenticated, it outputs a message confirming that there is content on the display window, and if the content is not authenticated, the authentication is performed by attempting charging authentication.

When the user executes the content download service from the content providing service, the controller (not shown) of the mobile communication terminal determines whether the content to be downloaded is already stored in the memory.

As a result of the determination, if the content has already been downloaded, the controller checks the content information to determine whether the content is authenticated or not authenticated by the charging authentication server. If the content is authenticated, the controller outputs a message confirming that there is content on the display window, and attempts charging authentication if the content is not authenticated.

If the content is to be downloaded for the first time, the control unit requests the content download server to receive the content data. Here, the content providing server provides the content when the terminal requesting service is authenticated with the billing authentication server.

After the reception is completed, the controller plays the downloaded content before storing the content in the memory so that the user can confirm whether the content is normal and whether the content is stored. When the user requests to save the content, the content is stored in the memory. While storing the content, the address of the billing authentication server is also stored in the content information.

After storing the content in the memory, the controller of the mobile communication terminal attempts to authenticate the charging by accessing the charging authentication server. If the charging authentication is successful, the controller changes the content information so that the content is played upon a subsequent playback request. If the charging authentication fails, the controller moves to the reception screen and waits for the next command of the user.

Attempt to connect to the billing authentication server for the billing authentication procedure, if normally connected, the controller transmits the user information and content information to the server to pay the usage fee. When the charging authentication process is completed normally, the charging authentication completion mark is displayed on the content information.

Thereafter, the user can freely use the charge-authenticated content.

While the content is stored in the memory and the billing authentication procedure is performed, when the user removes the battery of the terminal or moves to a call-free area, the content that is not billed is present. Therefore, when the user requests content reproduction, the mobile communication terminal should perform an operation of confirming the charging authentication in the content information.

2 is a flowchart illustrating the use of content in the content charging authentication method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. If the content is authenticated, making the content available according to a user's request; Accessing a billing authentication server and attempting billing authentication for the content requested for use if the content information is not verified as a result of the checking; storing the result in the content information; When the charging authentication is completed, the step of making the content available.

When the user requests the use of the content, the controller (not shown) of the mobile communication terminal checks the content information to determine whether the content is billed or authenticated. If the content is billed, the content is freely available according to the user's request.

If the content is not billed, the controller accesses the billing authentication server, attempts billing authentication for the content requested to be used, and stores the result in the content information. When the charging authentication process is normally completed, the controller displays the charging authentication completion mark on the content information. Upon charging authentication, the mobile communication terminal makes the content available.

Once the above-mentioned content is authenticated once, the usage period is unlimited. However, in the case of content with limited usage period, a process of requesting repurchase of the user should be added in consideration of the elapse of the usage period.

The content information includes a field for identifying whether the content has a limited usage period, a field indicating a usage period, a date of first use, and the presence or absence of billing authentication.

When the user requests the use of the content, it checks whether the billing authentication is present in the above-described content information. In addition, it is determined whether the usage period is limited content, and if true, the usage period is calculated by referring to the date of first use.

It determines whether the usage period exceeds the usage period assigned to the content, and if true, displays a message window requesting repurchase. When the user requests repurchase, the user accesses the billing authentication server, receives the billing authentication, and sets the first date to the current date.

Thereafter, the user can freely use the contents during the usage period.

As described in detail above, the present invention does not need to download the content again, even if the charge authentication fails for the downloaded content without deleting the content, so there is no need to download the content again and the time and fee due to the content retransmission There is no effect to pay.

In addition, there is an effect of preventing the downloaded content is changed to the unpaid content because the authentication failed due to unspecified reasons while performing the billing authentication.

In addition, when the content download request, the content already stored in the memory immediately skips the download procedure and confirms that there is content, thereby preventing unnecessary content download.

Claims

Determining whether content to be downloaded is stored in a memory when content download is executed by a user;

Downloading and storing content from a content providing server if the content to be downloaded is not stored in a memory;

Accessing a billing authentication server and attempting billing authentication when the content to be downloaded is stored in a memory or new content is stored in the memory;

If the charging authentication fails, the content charging authentication method of the mobile communication terminal comprising the step of repeatedly performing the charging authentication after downloading the content from the content providing server to the receiving screen.

The method of claim 1, wherein the billing authentication according to the request to use the content is

Determining whether the requested content is billed or authenticated content based on content information when a user requests to use content;

If the requested content is charge-authenticated content, making the content available according to a user's request;

Accessing a billing authentication server and attempting billing authentication for the corresponding content if the requested content is not billing authenticated content and storing an authentication result in the content information;

Content charging authentication method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the step of enabling the content when the charging authentication is completed.

The method of claim 2, wherein the billing authentication according to the usage period of the content is

When the user requests the use of the content, determining whether the corresponding content is content with a limited usage period based on the content information;

Calculating a period of use by referring to a date of first use of the content if the content is content with a limited period of use;

Determining whether the usage period exceeds the usage period assigned to the content, and outputting a message requesting repurchase to the display window if the usage period is exceeded;

When the user requests a re-purchase, the step of accessing the billing authentication server to receive the billing authentication and to set the use date to the current date to enable the content billing authentication method of a mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein if the pre-stored content is content that has already been authenticated by the charging authentication server, a message for confirming that there is content is displayed on the display window, and if the content is not authenticated, the mobile communication terminal attempts to authenticate the charging. Content charging authentication method.