KR101360399B1 - Apparatus and computer-readable storage medium for providing sound source - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for providing a sound source service and a recorded recording medium are provided. An apparatus for providing a sound source service includes: a sound source list providing unit configured to provide a list on which a plurality of sound sources are displayed to a user terminal; A sound source selection information receiving unit which receives selection information on at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal; A file generator which selects a sound source based on the received selection information and generates a single file by combining the selected sound source with an advertisement registered by an advertiser; And a file transmitter for transmitting the generated file to the user terminal, wherein the file generator generates the file by encrypting the selected sound source and the advertisement to be valid for a predetermined period of time.

Description

Sound recording service providing device and recording medium {APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SOUND SOURCE}

The present invention relates to a sound recording service providing apparatus and a recording medium, and more particularly, to a device and a recording, in which a user can use a sound recording free of charge in exchange for listening to (or watching) an advertisement by providing a plurality of sound sources with an advertisement. It is about the medium.

As interest in copyright has increased, various surveillance and detection technologies have emerged to prevent unauthorized use of content, including video and sound recordings, and unauthorized use of content has gradually decreased as legal responses have increased. It is becoming increasingly common that users will have to pay a corresponding fee for their use.

In recent years, various business models have emerged to utilize various contents, such as a system that charges appropriate costs for using contents, a system that allows various contents to be used at a predetermined cost for a predetermined time, and predetermined contents in exchange for providing specific advertisements. Representative systems such as to enable the use of.

Among these, systems that provide free access to a given content or service in exchange for exposure to the advertisement are presented in various forms or under service, and most of them are exposed to advertisements similar to the content or service provided. In return, the content or service can be used free of charge.

For example, when an SMS or MMS advertisement is received through a mobile communication terminal, the SMS or MMS advertisement can be used free of charge, or when a video content is selected, the video advertisement is viewed before or after the corresponding content is played.

However, most of these methods provide advertisements with a similar form as an extension of the content or service providing environment, and in the case of music which has been rapidly paid by various regulations and DRM policies recently, online sound sources installed or distributed by others in euros are used. Although it can be used manually, there is no way to select and download the desired sound source and use it free of charge.

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-115106, 'Free call / message providing system and method using advertisement'

In order to solve the above problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a plurality of sound sources selected by the user and the advertisement inserted by the advertiser as a single file.

In addition, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for allowing a file downloaded to a user's terminal to be played for a predetermined period.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing a sound source service according to an aspect of the present invention, the sound source list providing unit for providing a list in which a plurality of sound sources are displayed to the user terminal; A sound source selection information receiving unit which receives selection information on at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal; A file generator which selects a sound source based on the received selection information and generates a single file by combining the selected sound source with an advertisement registered by an advertiser; And a file transmitter for transmitting the generated file to the user terminal, wherein the file generator generates the file by encrypting the selected sound source and the advertisement to be valid for a predetermined period of time.

In one aspect of the present invention, the file generation unit sets the number of advertisements combined with the selected sound source according to the number of the selected sound sources.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the file generation unit determines the playback order of the selected sound source and the advertisement according to the number of the selected sound source and the number of the set advertisement.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the sound source list providing unit provides the user terminal with information about the number of advertisements set from the file generation unit, and the sound source selection information receiving unit receives the selected sound source from the user terminal. The reproduction order of the advertisement is received, and the file generation unit combines the selected sound source and the advertisement in one file according to the received reproduction order.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the file transmitter transmits a dedicated player for playing the file transmitted to the user terminal to the user terminal, wherein the dedicated player decrypts the encrypted file to the selected sound source and the Play the ad.

In addition, in an aspect of the present invention, the advertisement includes at least one of a video, an image, and text, and the dedicated player provides a web page matched with the advertisement when the played advertisement is selected.

In order to achieve the above object, a computer-readable recording medium installed in a user terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, recorded with a program providing a sound source service is (a) to search for a file for providing the sound source service (B) decrypting the searched file and confirming the validity period of the decrypted file, (c) if the validity period has not elapsed, at least one sound source from the decrypted file and Extracting an advertisement and (d) playing the extracted sound source and the advertisement in a predetermined order.

In one aspect of the invention, the recording medium in the step (d), (d-1) displaying the list of the extracted sound source and advertising, (d-2) the extracted sound source and Receiving a reproduction order of an advertisement and (d-3) executing the extracted sound source and the advertisement according to the input reproduction order, wherein step (d-3) is performed in the step (d-1). If any one of the advertisements displayed as a list is not included in the playback order, the extracted sound source is not played.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing a sound source service according to another aspect of the present invention, the sound source list providing unit for providing a list in which a plurality of sound sources are displayed to the user terminal; A sound source selection information receiving unit which receives selection information on at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal; And selecting a sound source based on the received selection information, transmitting a predetermined number of sound sources among the selected sound sources to the user terminal in a streaming manner, and when the transmission of the predetermined number of sound sources is completed, an advertiser It includes a sound source and an advertisement providing unit for transmitting the registered advertisement to the user terminal.

In another aspect of the present invention, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit set the number of advertisements according to the number of the selected sound source.

In addition, in another aspect of the present invention, when the reproduction of the selected sound source is requested from the user terminal in a state in which the transmission of the advertisement is not completed, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit retransmit the advertisement in which the transmission is not completed. .

In addition, in another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus for providing a sound source service further includes an advertisement cost settlement unit for withdrawing the advertisement fee according to the completion of the transmission, when the transmission of the advertisement to the user terminal is completed, the advertisement cost settlement unit Withdraw the advertising expenses from the advertiser's account, or deduct the advertising expenses from the amount prepaid by the advertiser.

In addition, in another aspect of the present invention, when the advertisement transmitted to the user terminal is selected (click), withdraw the advertisement cost.

In another aspect of the present invention, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit transmits a dedicated player for playing the sound source and the advertisement to the user terminal, wherein the advertisement includes at least one of a video, an image, and a text. When the player clicks on the played advertisement, the player provides a web page matching the advertisement.

In order to achieve the above object, the computer-readable recording medium installed in the user terminal according to another aspect of the present invention, the program providing the sound source service is recorded (a) a list in which a plurality of sound sources are displayed from the sound source service providing server Receiving and displaying on the screen; (b) receiving a selection of at least one of the displayed plurality of sound sources, and transmitting information on the selected sound source to the sound source service providing server; (c) receiving a predetermined number of sound sources among the selected sound sources from the sound source service providing server and reproducing them on a screen; And (d) when the reproduction of the predetermined number of sound sources is completed, receiving an advertisement registered by an advertiser from the sound source service providing server and playing the advertisement on the screen, wherein the number of advertisements played on the screen is It is determined according to the number of the selected sound source.

In another aspect of the present invention, the recording medium (e) when the reproduction of the advertisement is not completed, when the reproduction of the selected sound source is requested to the sound source service providing server, the reception from the sound source service providing server Re-receive an incomplete advertisement and play it back on the screen.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. It is provided to fully inform the owner of the scope of the invention.

According to the terminal and the server for the load view of the present invention described above, a user can listen to a desired sound source (multiple sound sources) free of charge for a predetermined period, and the advertiser can efficiently expose the advertisement for the predetermined period. .

In addition, the advertiser can be provided with the execution report for his advertisement exposed with the sound source, it is possible to efficiently manage the advertisement.

In addition, the music provider (copyright owner) can be paid for the sound source fee in exchange for providing the sound source can contribute to the activation of the music market.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a free sound source service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a free sound source service of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a free sound source service of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a user-specific free sound source service history DB managed by a sound source and an advertisement providing unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

For reference, in the specification, when a part is 'connected' to another part, it is not only 'directly connected' but also 'indirectly connected' with other components in between. It also includes the case.

In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it may include other components, not to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

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

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a free sound source service providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The free sound source service providing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a free sound source service providing server 110, a user terminal 120, an advertiser terminal 130, and a sound source terminal 140.

Explaining each component, the free sound recording service providing server (hereinafter, referred to as a “service providing server”) 110 may provide a web site where a free sound recording service may be used, and the user terminal 120 may provide a web site. When the user wants to use the free sound source service by accessing the site, the user terminal 120 may provide a web page including a list displaying a plurality of sound sources and an interface for selecting at least one of the corresponding lists.

Thereafter, when the service providing server 110 receives selection information on at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal 120, the service providing server 110 selects a sound source based on the received selection information, and combines the selected sound source with an advertisement registered by the advertiser. To create a single file.

In this case, the service providing server 110 may generate a file by encrypting the sound source and the advertisement so as to be valid for a predetermined period.

Thereafter, the service providing server 110 transmits the generated file to the user terminal 120.

In addition, when the service providing server 110 receives selection information regarding at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal 120, the service providing server 110 selects a sound source based on the received selection information, and the advertisement is registered with the advertiser. It can also be provided by streaming.

In this case, the sound source selected by the user and the advertisement registered by the advertiser may be sequentially provided in a predetermined order. A detailed description thereof will be given later.

In addition, the service providing server 110 may be connected to the advertiser terminal 130, receive an advertisement registration request from the advertiser terminal 130, and register the corresponding advertisement as an advertisement for providing a free sound source service according to the received request. have.

To this end, the service providing server 110 may provide a web site for registering an advertisement, and may provide a web page for requesting an advertisement registration to the advertiser terminal 130 accessing the corresponding web site.

Here, the advertisement registration request may be based on the field of advertisement (e.g., automobile, food, clothing and games, etc.), the type (e.g., diet, healthy food and snack, etc., if the advertisement field is food) and the expiration date. When the information is combined with the sound source selected by the user, the information may further include information about the type of sound source to be combined (eg, ballad, dance, trot, etc.).

For reference, when the service providing server 110 combines the sound source selected by the user and the advertisement of the advertiser to generate a single file, the service providing server 110 may randomly select and combine the advertisement, but mainly among the plurality of sound sources selected by the user (eg For example, the user may combine the sound source selected by the user and the advertisement of the advertiser according to the type of sound source occupied by the majority and the 'type of sound source to be combined' included in the advertisement registration request.

For example, if the type of the plurality of sound sources selected by the user is mainly 'ballad', the service providing server 110 advertises the ballad 'the kind of sound source to be combined' included in the advertisement registration request among the previously registered advertisements. Can be searched first and combined with the sound source selected by the user.

In addition, the service providing server 110 may receive a payment request for advertisement execution from the advertiser terminal 130 and pay the corresponding amount. For this purpose, the service providing server 110 may be a payment institution (bank, card company) server ( Not shown).

Here, the amount for executing the advertisement (hereinafter, referred to as 'ad execution amount') may be calculated according to the validity period of the corresponding advertisement that can be played in combination with the sound source selected by the user, and the service providing server 110 may be You can also pay the amount to run the ad.

For example, if an advertiser has paid for an "100 days" flight, the advertiser may register 10 ads with a validity period of "10 days" and an ad with a validity period of "5 days." Can register 20.

If the advertisement execution amount of the advertiser is exhausted, the advertiser cannot register the advertisement, and again registers the advertisement after paying the advertisement execution amount for a predetermined period.

In addition, the service providing server 110 may withdraw the contracted advertising fee as the advertisement of the advertiser is played on the user terminal 120 or the advertisement played on the user terminal 120 is clicked.

In this case, the service providing server 110 may withdraw the advertising costs from the advertiser's account, or may deduct the advertising costs from the amount prepaid by the advertiser.

If the amount prepaid by the advertiser is exhausted, the service providing server 110 may replace the advertisement area of the advertiser with an advertisement of another advertiser.

In addition, the service providing server 110 may transmit information about advertisement execution to the advertiser terminal 130.

Here, the information on the advertisement execution may include at least one of the advertisement execution amount paid by the corresponding advertiser, the advertisement expense withdrawal history, the type of the sound source combined with the advertisement, the age range and the region of the user.

In addition, the service providing server 110 may be connected to the sound source provider terminal 140 to receive a sound source, and may pay a sound source fee or a sound source operation fee according to the sound source.

In this case, the fee for using the sound source or operating fee for the sound source may be paid on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 120 accesses a web site for a free sound source service provided by the service providing server 110 and receives a web page including a list in which a plurality of sound sources are displayed.

Thereafter, the user terminal 120 receives a selection of at least one of the plurality of sound sources displayed on the received web page from the user, and transmits information on the selected sound source to the service providing server 110.

Thereafter, the user terminal 120 receives one file (an encrypted file) in which the plurality of sound sources selected by the user and the advertisement registered by the advertiser are combined from the service providing server 110.

Thereafter, the user terminal 120 decrypts the received file and checks the validity period of the file. When the validity period has not elapsed, the user terminal 120 plays a plurality of sound sources and advertisements from the received file.

In addition, the user terminal 120 may receive a plurality of sound sources selected by the user and advertisements registered by the advertiser from the service providing server 110 in a streaming manner and play them on the screen.

In this case, the user terminal 120 may sequentially play a plurality of sound sources and advertisements in a predetermined order, and the user may use a sound source selected by the user for free instead of listening to or watching the played advertisement.

In addition, the user terminal 120 may receive a dedicated player for using the free sound source service from the service providing server 110, and when the dedicated player is driven, the above-described series of processes of the user terminal 120 are dedicated. It may also be performed by the player.

For reference, when an advertisement (video, image, text) played in the dedicated player is clicked by the user, the dedicated player may provide a web page matching the corresponding advertisement.

In addition, the user terminal 120 is based on any type of handheld (Handheld) that can be connected to the service providing server 110 through a network, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), etc. It may include a wireless communication device of, and may also include a communication device that can be connected to the service providing server 110 through a network, such as an IPTV including a desktop PC, tablet PC, laptop PC, set-top box. .

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a service providing server 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The service providing server 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a sound source list providing unit 111, a sound source selection information receiving unit 112, a file generating unit 113, and a file transmitting unit 114.

In describing each component, the sound source list providing unit 111 is a user terminal 120 accessing a web site provided by the service providing server 110 for a free sound source service, and includes a list in which a plurality of sound sources are displayed. Provide a web page.

Meanwhile, the sound source selection information receiver 112 receives selection information regarding at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal 120.

Meanwhile, the file generator 113 retrieves and selects a sound source from a sound source storage (not shown) based on the selection information received by the sound source selection information receiver 112, and combines the selected sound source with an advertisement registered by an advertiser. Can be created as a file.

In this case, the file generator 113 may set the number of advertisements combined with the selected sound source according to the number of the selected sound sources.

For example, when a service policy is determined to combine one advertisement per three sound sources, the file generator 113 may set the number of advertisements combined with the sound source according to the corresponding policy.

In addition, the file generator 113 may determine the playback order of the selected sound source and the advertisement according to the number of the selected sound source and the number of advertisements set as described above.

Taking the service policy as an example again, if the user selects six sound sources, the file generator 113 combines two advertisements with the selected sound sources according to the service policy, but one advertisement after three sound sources are continuously played. Is played, and then the playback order may be determined such that the remaining three advertisements are played after the remaining three sound sources are continuously played.

In addition, the file generating unit 113 is a continuous playback of the six sound sources selected by the user after two advertisements are continuously played from the beginning, or the six sound sources selected by the user is played continuously first and then two advertisements are continuously played The playback order may be determined as much as possible.

For reference, the reproduction order of the file generation unit 113 may be set in advance by the service provider operating the service providing server 110 as described above, or may be set by the user.

Referring to the case in which the playback order of the sound source and the advertisement is set by the user, the file generator 113 receives the number of sound sources selected by the user from the sound source selection information receiver 112, and the advertisement according to the number of the selected sound sources. The number of can be transmitted to the sound source list providing unit 111.

Thereafter, the sound source list providing unit 111 reflects the number of advertisements received from the file generator 113 and transmits an interface for setting the playback order for the corresponding advertisement and the sound source selected by the user to the user terminal 120. Can be.

Subsequently, the sound source selection information receiver 112 receives the playback order set by the user from the user terminal 120, and the file generator 113 transmits the sound source selection information receiver 112 to the user according to the playback order received by the sound source selection information receiver 112. The sound source selected by the advertiser and the advertisement of the advertiser may be combined into one file.

In addition, the file generator 113 may generate a file by encrypting the sound source selected by the user and the advertisement combined with the sound source to be valid for a predetermined period.

In this case, the file generator 113 may encrypt the file by applying a technique for protecting copyright of digital content such as digital rights management (DRM).

For example, if the validity period of the generated file is set to one week, the sound source and the advertisement included in the file may be played for one week on the user terminal 120, and when the validity period has elapsed, the user is no longer free. The sound source cannot be used.

Meanwhile, the file transmitter 114 transmits the encrypted file generated by the file generator 113 to the user terminal 120.

In addition, the file transmitter 114 may transmit, to the user terminal 120, a "dedicated player" capable of playing a sound source and an advertisement included in the encrypted file generated by the file generator 113.

Detailed description of the dedicated player will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a service providing server 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The service providing server 110 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a sound source list providing unit 111, a sound source selection information receiving unit 112, a sound source and an advertisement providing unit 115, and an advertisement cost settlement unit 116.

For reference, since the sound source list providing unit 111 and the sound source selection information receiving unit 112 have already been described with reference to FIG. 2, the description of the same content will be omitted.

In describing each component, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit 115 select a sound source from a sound source storage unit (not shown) based on the selection information received from the sound source selection information receiving unit 112, and according to the number of selected sound sources. The number of advertisements to be transmitted to the user terminal 120 is set.

Subsequently, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit 115 transmit a predetermined number of sound sources among the selected sound sources to the user terminal 120 in a streaming manner, and when the transmission of the predetermined number of sound sources is completed, the user registers an advertisement registered by the advertiser. Transmit to terminal 120.

For example, if the service policy is set so that one advertisement per three sound sources are transmitted in a streaming manner, and the user selects six sound sources, the sound source and advertisement providing unit 115 streams three sound sources according to the corresponding policy. In this case, one advertisement may be transmitted after continuous transmission, and then the playback order may be determined to transmit the remaining three advertisements after successively transmitting the remaining three sound sources.

In addition, when the transmission of the sound source is requested from the user terminal 120, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit 115 do not complete the transmission of the advertisement.

To this end, the free sound recording service of the present invention may be provided to a user logged in to a web site that provides the service, and the sound source and advertisement providing unit 115 determines whether or not the transmission of the sound source selected by the user is completed for each user and the advertisement. Is completed, that is, the free sound source service history can be managed by the DB (115a).

A detailed description thereof will be given later with reference to Fig.

In addition, the sound source and advertisement providing unit 115 may transmit a dedicated player for playing the sound source and the advertisement to the user terminal 120.

Thereafter, when a dedicated player driven in the user terminal 120 is clicked (including at least one of a video, an image, and a text) to be played, the dedicated player may provide a web page matching the selected advertisement.

Meanwhile, the advertisement cost settlement unit 116 withdraws the contracted advertisement fee when the transmission of the advertisement to the user terminal 120 is completed or when the advertisement transmitted to the user terminal 120 is clicked.

In this case, the advertising cost settlement unit may withdraw the advertising costs from the account of the advertiser, or may deduct the advertising costs from the amount prepaid by the advertiser.

For reference, when all the prepaid amount is exhausted, another advertiser's advertisement may be substituted for the corresponding advertiser's advertisement.

2 and 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention refer to a hardware component such as software, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Lt; / RTI >

However, "components" are not meant to be limited to software or hardware, and each component may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors.

Thus, by way of example, an element may comprise components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, Routines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The components and functions provided within those components may be combined into a smaller number of components or further separated into additional components.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a free sound source service of the user terminal 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For reference, the user terminal 120 may be provided with a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the steps shown in FIG. 4 is recorded, and the steps shown in FIG. 4 may be executed according to the installed recording medium.

In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the user terminal 120 receives a DRM-encrypted file and a dedicated player capable of playing a sound source and an advertisement included in the file from the service providing server 110, and installs the received dedicated player. In this state, the playback order of the plurality of sound sources and the advertisement combined with the plurality of sound sources has not been set, and thus the playback order may be input from the user.

Hereinafter, the steps shown in Fig. 4 are executed by the operation of the dedicated player.

First, the dedicated player searches for a file encrypted by the DRM method received from the service providing server 110 (S401).

For reference, the file includes a plurality of sound sources selected by the user and advertisements registered by the advertiser.

After S401, the dedicated player decrypts the retrieved file and checks the valid period of the decrypted file (S402).

As a result of checking in S402, when the valid period has not elapsed, the dedicated player extracts a plurality of sound sources and advertisements from the decoded corresponding file (S403).

If it is confirmed in S402 that the valid period has elapsed, the dedicated player may output a message indicating that the valid period of the file has elapsed (S404).

After S403, the dedicated player displays a list of sound sources and advertisements extracted in S403 (S405).

After S405, the dedicated player receives a playback order of sound sources and advertisements displayed in a list from the user (S406).

After S406, the dedicated player plays the sound source and the advertisement in accordance with the playback order input in S406 (S407).

In this case, the dedicated player may not play the plurality of sound sources when any one of the advertisements displayed in the list is not included in the playback order.

Through the above-described process, the user can use the sound source he / she wants free of charge in exchange for listening to / viewing the advertisement being played.

In the above, the case where the user sets the playback order has been described, but the playback order may be set by the operator and not by the user.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a free sound source service of the user terminal 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

For reference, the user terminal 120 may be provided with a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the steps shown in FIG. 5 is recorded, and the steps shown in FIG. 5 may be executed according to the installed recording medium.

In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the user terminal 120 has received a dedicated player capable of playing a sound source and an advertisement from the service providing server 110, and the playing order of the advertisement combined with the plurality of sound sources and the plurality of sound sources is a free sound service. In accordance with the service policy of the service provider.

Here, the service policy of an operator providing a free sound source service is to transmit one advertisement per three sound sources.

Hereinafter, the steps shown in Fig. 5 are executed by the operation of the dedicated player.

First, the dedicated player receives a list displaying a plurality of sound sources from the service providing server 110 and displays the list on the screen (S501).

After S501, the dedicated player receives a selection of three sound sources (first sound source to third sound source) from among the plurality of displayed sound sources, and transmits information about the selected sound source to the service providing server 110 (S502).

After S502, the dedicated player sequentially receives the first to third sound sources from the service providing server 110 in a streaming manner and reproduces them on the screen (S503).

After S503, the dedicated player receives an advertisement from the service providing server and plays the screen on the screen when the third sound source is finished playing (S504).

In this case, when an advertisement played on the screen is clicked, the dedicated player may provide a web page matching the corresponding advertisement.

For reference, in S504, if the dedicated player is terminated or the connection with the service providing server 110 is not completed, the dedicated player is requested from the service providing server 110 at a later time for a playback request for the sound source. The advertisement which has not been played can be received again and played on the screen.

In the above, the case where the operator sets the reproduction order has been described, but the reproduction order may be set by a user who is not the operator.

6 is a diagram illustrating a user-specific free sound source service history DB 115a managed by a sound source and an advertisement providing unit 115 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the service policy of the operator providing the free sound source service is to transmit 1 advertisement per 3 sound sources, and the user selects 6 sound sources.

The sound source and the advertisement providing unit 115 are shown in FIG. 6 for six sound sources (first to sixth sound sources) selected by the user, and two advertisements (first advertisement and second advertisement) to be transmitted accordingly. Likewise, whether the transmission is completed may be managed as transmission completion (Y) or non-transmission (N), respectively.

If the connection to the user terminal 120 is stopped while the transmission for the three sound sources (the first sound source to the third sound source) is completed and the first advertisement is transmitted, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit 115 are 3 The transmission completion of the first sound source (first sound source to the third sound source) is displayed as 'Y', respectively, but the transmission completion for the first advertisement is still displayed as 'N'.

This is because the connection with the user terminal 120 is stopped while the transmission for the first advertisement is not completed.

Subsequently, when a playback of a sound source is requested from the user, the sound source and advertisement providing unit 115 searches for a free sound recording service history for the user from the DB 115a, and searches for a user whose first advertisement has not yet been transmitted. It may transmit to the terminal 120.

When the transmission of the first advertisement is completed, the sound source and the advertisement providing unit 115 may indicate whether the transmission of the first advertisement is completed as 'Y' and transmit the fourth sound source to the user terminal 120.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: free sound source service providing system
110: free sound recording service providing server
111: sound source list providing unit
112: sound source selection information receiver
113: file generator
114: file transfer unit
115: sound recording and advertisement provider
115a: DB (free music service history DB by user)
116: Advertising fee settlement
120: User terminal
130: advertiser terminal
140: sound source provider terminal

Claims (16)

In the device for providing a sound source service,
A sound source list providing unit providing a list on which a plurality of sound sources are displayed to a user terminal;
A sound source selection information receiving unit which receives selection information on at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal;
A file generation unit which selects a sound source based on the received selection information, combines the selected sound source with an advertisement registered by an advertiser, encrypts the data to be valid for a predetermined period, and generates a single file; And
Including a file transmission unit for transmitting the generated file to the user terminal,
The file generator is configured to set the number of the advertisement coupled to the selected sound source according to the number of the selected sound source, sound source service providing apparatus.
delete The method of claim 1,
The file generation unit determines a playback order of the selected sound source and the advertisement according to the number of the selected sound source and the set number of advertisements.
The method of claim 1,
The sound source list providing unit provides the user terminal with information on the number of advertisements set from the file generation unit.
The sound source selection information receiving unit receives a playback order of the selected sound source and the advertisement from the user terminal,
The file generation unit combines the selected sound source and the advertisement according to the received playback order to generate a file, sound source service providing apparatus.
The method of claim 1,
The file transmitting unit transmits a dedicated player for playing a file transmitted to the user terminal to the user terminal, wherein the dedicated player decrypts the encrypted file to play the selected sound source and the advertisement. .
The method of claim 5, wherein
The advertisement includes at least one of a video, an image, and text, and the dedicated player provides a web page matched with the advertisement when the played advertisement is selected.
A computer-readable recording medium installed in a user terminal and having recorded thereon a program providing a sound source service,
(a) searching for a file for providing the sound source service;
(b) decrypting the retrieved file and confirming an expiration date of the decrypted file;
(c) extracting at least one sound source and an advertisement from the decoded file when the validity period has not elapsed as a result of the checking; And
(d) playing the extracted sound source and the advertisement in a predetermined order;
Run the
And a program in which the number of the extracted advertisements varies according to the number of sound sources.
According to claim 7,
The step (d)
(d-1) displaying a list of the extracted sound sources and advertisements;
(d-2) receiving a playback order of the extracted sound source and advertisement; And
(d-3) playing the extracted sound source and advertisement according to the input playback order;
Run the
The step (d-3) is a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program that does not play the extracted sound source if any of the advertisements listed in the step (d-1) are not included in the playback order.
In the device for providing a sound source service,
A sound source list providing unit providing a list on which a plurality of sound sources are displayed to a user terminal;
A sound source selection information receiving unit which receives selection information on at least one of the plurality of sound sources from the user terminal; And
Selecting a sound source based on the received selection information, and transmits a predetermined number of the sound source of the selected sound source to the user terminal in a streaming manner, and when the transmission for the predetermined number of sound sources is completed, the A sound source and an advertisement providing unit configured to transmit a predetermined number of advertisements to the user terminal according to the number;
A sound source service providing apparatus comprising a.
delete The method of claim 9,
The sound source and the advertisement providing unit, when the transmission of the advertisement is not completed, when the reproduction of the selected sound source is requested from the user terminal, retransmitting the advertisement is not completed, the sound source service providing apparatus.
The method of claim 9,
When the transmission of the advertisement is completed to the user terminal, the advertising cost settlement unit for withdrawing the advertising fee in accordance with the transmission completion
Further comprising, The advertising cost settlement unit withdraws the advertising costs from the account of the advertiser, or subtracts the advertising costs from the amount prepaid by the advertiser, sound recording service providing apparatus.
13. The method of claim 12,
The advertisement cost settlement unit withdraws the advertisement cost, when the advertisement transmitted to the user terminal is clicked, the sound source service providing apparatus.
The method of claim 9,
The sound source and the advertisement providing unit transmit a dedicated player for playing the sound source and the advertisement to the user terminal, wherein the advertisement includes at least one of a video, an image, and a text, and the dedicated player selects the played advertisement ( click) to provide a web page matching the advertisement.
A computer-readable recording medium installed in a user terminal and having recorded thereon a program providing a sound source service,
(a) receiving a list displaying a plurality of sound sources from a sound source service providing server and displaying the list on a screen;
(b) receiving a selection of at least one of the displayed plurality of sound sources, and transmitting information on the selected sound source to the sound source service providing server;
(c) receiving a predetermined number of sound sources among the selected sound sources from the sound source service providing server and reproducing them on a screen; And
(d) when the reproduction of the predetermined number of sound sources is completed, receiving an advertisement registered by an advertiser from the sound source service providing server and reproducing it on the screen;
Wherein the number of advertisements reproduced on the screen is determined according to the number of the selected sound sources.
The method of claim 15,
(e) When the reproduction of the advertisement is not completed, when the reproduction of the selected sound source is requested to the sound source service providing server, the received advertisement is not received from the sound source service providing server and played on the screen. Steps to
A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon that executes further.

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