KR101398766B1 - Method, apparatus and system for off-line distributing of contents using near field communication - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method to distribute content offline using near field communication includes: a method of receiving an intrinsic code value from an NFC medium capable of near field communication using a near field communication module; a step of confirming whether an application program corresponding to the received intrinsic code value is installed in a mobile device; and a step of enabling the application program when the received intrinsic code value is matched with an intrinsic code value stored in the application program installed in the mobile device.

Description

[0001] METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR OFF-LINE DISTRIBUTING OF CONTENTS USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a method for offline distribution of online contents using a short distance communication technology, and more particularly, to a method for distributing content (application, multimedia contents, etc.) A method and an apparatus for distributing using an offline medium, and an invention related to the system.

As wired and wireless communication technologies have evolved, it has become possible to transmit and receive large amounts of data quickly. In particular, with the development of wireless communication technology, a mobile device having mobility can access a network at high speed while moving. In addition, as the integration of processors becomes more sophisticated, the device is miniaturized and the processing performance is improved.

Recently, a mobile device (e.g., a smart phone, etc.) has been introduced that can communicate with a network at high speed while moving, process large amounts of data, or execute application programs.

As communication performance of a mobile device has been improved and high speed transmission and reception of large amount of data has become possible, a method of distributing an application program or multimedia contents that can be executed or reproduced in a device through a wired / wireless communication network has been introduced. This approach has been widely adopted especially in the purchase of applications or content via mobile devices.

For example, a service platform provider may provide an "application (content) marketplace" through which a developer, a content provider, and a user of the device can access through the network, To the application (content) market, where the user of the device accesses the application (content) market and downloads or executes or plays the application or content he or she needs, free of charge or at a predetermined price, Content) ecosystem "was established.

In general, a user of a mobile device may download an application or content free of charge, such as paying a certain price (e.g., watching an advertisement, making a payment, etc.). The developer or the content provider may receive some or all of the amount paid by the user for the downloaded application program or content, or pay a fee from a third party (e.g., the number of times the user has viewed the advertisement from the advertiser, In proportion to advertising revenue, etc.). Service platform providers charge transaction fees for applications or content traded in the application market, or earn revenue by collecting a portion of advertising revenue from third parties. Examples of these "application (content) ecosystems" include Apple Inc.'s Appstore, Google Inc.'s Google Play®, SK Telecom's T Store, and KT's OleMarket.

The transaction of the application program or the content through the above-described application ecosystem is widely used for content transaction of a mobile device (e.g., a smart phone) due to the simplicity of downloading, etc., In this case, an appropriate e-commerce platform is provided to the user. In the case of transactions of applications or contents through the application ecosystem, payment means such as card settlement or online money settlement is used rather than cash settlement due to the nature of the e-commerce platform.

In the case of such a payment means, payment is completed online, and the user can process all of the download, execution, and payment processes of the desired content or application program online. However, for users who are not familiar with the online e-commerce platform, payment methods can be difficult. Also, since the distribution channels of application programs and contents are monopolized by a service platform provider who has created an application ecosystem, the fee charged by the service platform provider may be set too high to shrink the transaction.

Meanwhile, a mobile device generally includes various types of Near Field Communication (NFC) modules in addition to a wireless communication module and a processor. Such a short-range communication module can be configured based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, and can communicate with an external device having an active or passive RFID module at a short distance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for distributing an online application program or contents executed in a mobile device offline.

As described above, the technical features of the present invention to achieve the objects of the present invention and achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below are as follows:

The method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a unique code value from an NFC medium capable of short-range communication using a short-range communication module; Determining whether the application program is installed in the mobile device, and enabling the application if the received unique code value matches the unique code value stored in the application program installed in the mobile device.

The method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: determining whether an application program guide program is installed in the mobile device when the application program is not installed in the mobile device And installing the application program guide program in the mobile device by executing the application program guide program when the application program guide program is installed.

The method for off-line distribution of contents using short-range communication according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include the step of providing a URI for installing the application program in the mobile device when the application program installation guide program is not installed .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication further includes matching and storing the unique code value received from the NFC medium and the installed application program.

A method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: registering the mobile device as one of devices that can be enabled by the application program; And transmitting the code to the server.

The method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes disabling the application program when the application program is terminated.

A method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving an NFC medium unique code registration permission request message from a client device, the NFC medium unique code registration permission request message including NFC Comprising: an NFC unique code received by the client device from a medium and a client device unique code; matching and storing the NFC medium unique code and a client device unique code; And transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message to the client device based on the determination.

A client device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a local communication module for receiving a unique code value from an NFC medium capable of short-range communication, and a local communication module for determining whether an application program corresponding to the received unique code value is installed in the mobile device And a processor for enabling an application program when the received unique code value matches a unique code value stored in an application program installed in the mobile device.

The server for off-line distribution of contents using short-range communication according to another embodiment of the present invention receives an NFC medium unique code registration permission request message from a client device, and the NFC medium unique code registration permission request message is transmitted to an NFC medium - a network communication module for transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message to the client device, A database for matching and storing a client device specific code, and a client device determining unit for determining whether the number of client devices matching the stored NFC medium unique code exceeds a limit value, The NFC medium specific code registration message, and the NFC medium specific code registration reject message.

A server for offline distribution of contents using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a database for storing a list of authenticated NFC medium unique codes, an NFC medium specific code registration permission request message from a client device, Wherein the NFC medium specific code registration permission request message includes an NFC unique code and a client device unique code received by the client device from the NFC medium, A network module for transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration rejection message, and a controller for determining whether the received NFC unique code is included in the list of the stored authenticated NFC medium unique codes.

A method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication according to an embodiment of the present invention includes storing a list of authenticated NFC medium specific codes, receiving an NFC medium specific code registration permission request message from a client device, Wherein the NFC medium unique code registration permission request message includes an NFC unique code and a client device unique code received by the client device from the NFC medium, the received NFC unique code includes a list of the stored authenticated NFC medium unique codes And transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message to the client device based on the determination.

The method, apparatus and system for off-line distribution of contents using short-range communication according to an embodiment of the present invention can be realized by expanding a sales path of an application program for a client device offline, It is possible to provide a variety of distribution channels to consumers of the program.

In addition, the content provider can acquire an amount other than margin required for offline distribution without an intermediary fee paid to the platform provider of the application market.

Also, by providing a spot transaction-based off-line distribution path that is familiar to users who are not familiar with online application purchasing among the consumers of the application program, the market of application programs can be diversified.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for off-line distribution of contents using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 2A illustrate a method for offline distribution of content using short-range communication, performed in a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 3A are diagrams illustrating a method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication, performed in a client device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a step of allowing unique code registration of an NFC medium in a client device, which is performed in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a server for off-line distribution of content using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. It will be appreciated, however, that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of one or more aspects. However, it is to be understood that these aspects are illustrative and that some of the various ways of practicing the various aspects of the principles of the various aspects may be utilized and that the described teachings are intended to include both such aspects and their equivalents.

Various aspects and features will be presented by a system that may include a plurality of devices, components, modules, and the like. It should also be understood and appreciated that the various systems can include additional devices, components, modules, etc. and / or can not include all of the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in connection with the drawings .

As used herein, the terms "embodiment," "example," "aspect," "example," and the like should not be construed as advantageous or advantageous over any aspects or designs described. As used herein, the terms 'component,' 'module,' 'system,' 'interface,' and the like generally refer to a computer-related entity and include, for example, hardware, It can mean software.

In addition, the term "or" is intended to mean " exclusive or " That is, it is intended to mean one of the natural inclusive substitutions "X uses A or B ", unless otherwise specified or unclear in context. That is, X uses A; X uses B; Or when X uses both A and B, "X uses A or B" can be applied to either of these cases. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes all possible combinations of one or more of the listed related items.

Also, the term " comprises "and / or" comprising " means that there is a corresponding feature, step, operation, module, component, and / Components and / or groups of elements, components, components, and / or groups thereof. In addition, although the terms first and second in the present specification can be used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms. That is, these terms are only used to distinguish between two or more components, and should not be construed as meaning order or priority. Also, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise or to the contrary, the singular forms in this specification and claims should generally be construed to mean "one or more. &Quot;

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for off-line distribution of contents using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The system for offline distribution of the content of FIG. 1 may include a client device 100, a server 200, a content provider 300, an offline store 400 and an NFC medium 500.

In the system of Fig. 1, contents traded through off-line distribution may be used for various applications such as application programs (application), multimedia contents (music, movies, TV series, etc.) or combinations thereof (e.g., And may include a variety of content that can be played or executed in the client device 100.

The client device 100 may be a fixed or mobile device. When the client device 100 is a stationary device, the client device 100 may be a variety of devices, such as a desktop, a wired / wireless transmission / reception function and a multimedia player with a processor (e.g., smart TV), a gaming console, Device.

When the client device 100 is a mobile (mobile) device, the client device 100 may be a laptop, an automotive trip cup computer device, a telematics device, a navigation device, a remote station, a mobile station, a handheld device, And may include various devices.

The mobile device 100 may be referred to as a device, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a terminal, a remote station, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, . The client device 100 may also be a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, a cordless telephone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant Device, or other processing device connected to the wireless modem.

The client device 100 may communicate with the server 200 in a wired and / or wireless manner. When the client device 100 communicates with the server 200 via a wireless network system, the wireless network system described herein may be used in various wireless communication systems, such as CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, SC- Can be used. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. A CDMA system may implement wireless technologies such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), cdma2000, and the like. UTRA includes wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. In addition, CDMA2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Release 0 and Release A are generally referred to as CDMA2000 1X, 1X, and the like. IS-856 (TIA-856) is generally referred to as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), and the like. UTRA includes wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. A TDMA system may implement a radio technology such as a general purpose system for mobile communications (GSM). OFDMA systems can implement wireless technologies such as Evolved-UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash OFDM, UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), which can apply 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Multi Carrier (MC) and Carrier Aggregation (CA) techniques, is the latest generation of UMTS using E-UTRA Releases. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A and GSM are presented in documents of entities named "Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)". In addition, CDMA2000 and UMB are presented in documents of an organization entitled " 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) ". The techniques described herein may be used with other systems and wireless technologies as well as the above-mentioned systems and wireless technologies.

The client device 100 may perform near field communication. The client device 100 may include a local communication module (not shown) to perform local communication. Local area communication may refer to a local area wireless access standard designed to communicate via electromagnetic induction between adjacent devices. One example of a wireless connection standard related to short-range communication is Ecma 340 and ISO / IEC 18092. RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) technology exists as an example of short-range communication. RFID can be classified into active, semi-passive, and passive RFID depending on whether a power source is attached to an RFID tag and whether a power source is used for transmitting and receiving a signal.

The client device 100 may receive a signal from the NFC medium 500 via a local communication module. The client device 100 can receive the unique code of the content to be traded from the NFC medium 500 through the NFC medium 500 or the NFC medium 500 using the short distance communication. In addition, the client device 100 may receive information related to a uniform resource identifier (URI) from the NFC medium 500 that can download content traded via the NFC medium 500.

The client device 100 may communicate with the server 200 via a wired and / or wireless network. The client device 100 may download contents (multimedia data, application programs, etc.) from the server 200 using the unique codes received from the NFC medium 500 or may download the multimedia data Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > replay enabled. ≪ / RTI >

The server 200 may include a database storing downloadable application programs (applications), contents (multimedia data, etc.). The server 200 may communicate with the client device 100 over a wired network and / or over a wireless network. The server 200 may receive at least one of a unique code of an NFC medium, an application program download request message, and an application program enable message from the client device 100 via a wired / wireless network. The content provider 300 can upload an application program and contents to be sold by the content provider to the server 300.

The server 200 may store a unique code of the NFC medium 500 and a matching list of the client device 100 corresponding thereto. When a user of the client device 100 wants to execute or play an application program or contents corresponding to the NFC medium 500 in one or more client devices 100 with one NFC medium 500, May register a predetermined number of client devices 100 with respect to one NFC medium 500. For example, when the client device 100 transmits an application enable request message including the unique code of the client device 100 and the unique code of the NFC medium 500 obtained via the local communication, Can check whether the unique code of the client device 100 and the unique code of the NFC medium 500 exist in a pre-stored matching list, and transmit an application program enable message based thereon.

The content provider 300 may be a developer of an application program or a producer of multimedia content. The content provider 300 can upload an application program developed by the content provider 300 or multimedia content created by the content provider 300 or a combination thereof to the server 200. The content provider 300 records the code for allowing the client device 100 to download the content provided by the client device 100 from the server 200 and to reproduce or execute the content on the NFC medium 500 and store the code in the offline store 400 It can be sold through. The content provider 300 may receive at least a part of the sales proceeds of the NFC medium 500 sold through the off-line store 400 as proceeds.

The offline store 400 may sell the NFC medium 500. The offline store 400 receives the NFC medium 500 from the content provider 300 or an intermediate merchant and can sell the NFC medium 500 through offline payment. The offline store 400 can sell an intermediate margin to the user of the client device 100 by attaching an intermediate margin to the NFC medium 500. The off-line store 400 may be provided with a promotional device (not shown) for introducing the contents of an application program and / or multimedia data that can be enabled through the NFC medium 500 being sold.

The NFC medium 500 may include an active, semi-passive, passive RFID module as the medium including the NFC module. For example, the NFC medium 500 may be configured in the form of an RFID card. The NFC medium 500 may be provided with a unique code and may transmit the unique code to the NFC module (not shown) of the client device 100 through short-range communication. The unique code assigned to the NFC medium 500 can be encrypted and stored. The unique code stored in the NFC medium 500 is used when the application program or the content is downloaded from the server 200 in the client device 100 or when an application program installed in the client device 100 is enabled, .

The NFC media 500 may also store information about the URI that indicates the download path so that the application or content may be downloaded first in the client device 100. [ For example, the client device 100 receives the unique code and URI information of the NFC medium from the NFC medium 500 and displays the URI corresponding to the URI information to the user, so that the user can simply The application program and / or contents corresponding to the NFC medium 500 may be downloaded.

In the system shown in FIG. 1, the content provider 300 may upload the content or the application program to the server 200 after the content provider 300 generates the content or application program, and allow the user of the client device 100 to download the content or application program . At the same time, the content provider 300 decides to sell the application program and / or the content registered in the server by offline, and can directly produce or commission the NFC medium 500. The NFC medium 500 may store an NFC medium 500 unique code corresponding to an application program and / or contents uploaded by the content provider 300 to the server. The unique code of the NFC medium 500 may be uniquely set for each NFC medium 500. The unique code of the NFC medium 500 may correspond to an application program and / or content created by the content provider 300.

The NFC medium 500 may be sold to the user via the offline store 400. In the offline store 400, the NFC medium 500 can be sold through offline payment (i.e., an offline purchase method such as cash settlement or card settlement). While the NFC medium is distributed in the off-line store, the NFC medium 500 may be packaged and distributed in its own distribution case so that the unique code stored in the NFC medium 500 is not read until the final sale time.

The user removes the application program and / or contents uploaded by the content provider 300 from the server (e. G., The client device 100) by removing the NFC medium 500 purchased through offline settlement, 200). The client device 100 may include an installation guide program that facilitates content marketing via the NFC media 500 that is distributed offline. The application program guide program is transmitted from the server 200 to the NFC medium 500 through the operation of simply placing the client device 100 in contact with or proximity to the NFC medium 500 without any special operation by the user of the client device 100. [ Or contents to be downloaded and installed corresponding to the inherent code of the application program and / or the content.

For example, the application installation guide program may identify the unique code received via the NFC media 500, control the application download limit setting of the client device 100, and automatically register the corresponding application and / Or contents can be downloaded from the server 200 and installed in the client device 100. [

If the application program installation guide program is not installed in the client device 100, the user can download the application program and / or the content from the server 200 manually. For this purpose, a guide message may be written in the distribution container of the NFC medium to guide how to download the application program and / or contents from the server 200 manually. The client device 100 may display the application download URI corresponding to the unique code of the NFC medium 500 and allow the user to download the application program by simply clicking on the URI.

2 is a diagram illustrating a method for offline distribution of content using short-range communication, performed in a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the client device 100 receives a message from the server 100 only once at the time of installing the application program (S165), and thereafter does not communicate with the server 100, 500) to enable content or application programs.

2, the client device 100 may read the unique code of the NFC medium from the NFC medium 500 through short-distance communication (S110). When the native code is read from the NFC medium 500, the client device 100 may enable downloading of the content application program (or multimedia content), or a process of enabling playback of the execution of the content application program (or multimedia contents) Can proceed.

When the client device 100 reads the unique code of the NFC medium 500 via the short distance communication, the client device 100 transmits a content application program corresponding to the unique code of the NFC medium 500 in the client device 100 (Or whether the multimedia contents are stored) (S120).

If the content application program is not installed, the client device 100 may determine whether the content application program installation guide program for downloading and installing the content application program is installed in the client device 100 (S130) . If the content application installation guide program is not installed in the client device 100, the method may proceed to the steps shown in FIG. 2A. If the content application installation guide program is installed in the client device 100, the method may proceed to step S140.

When the content application program installation guide program is installed in the client device 100, the client device 100 can execute the content application program installation guide program (S140). The content application program installation guide program stored in the client device 100 allows the client device 100 to download the content application program corresponding to the unique code received from the NFC medium 500 from the server 200. [

To this end, the content application program installation guide program may have a right to control some options of the client device 100. For example, if the client device 100 has a limited option to install only applications purchased through an online application market, the content application installation guide program may have the authority to release the restriction options.

2, the client device 100 may download and install an application program from the server 200. [ When the application program guide program is executed (S140), the application program guide program may cause the client device 100 to download and install the application program (S150).

The client device 100 transmits the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 and the unique code of the client device 100 to the server 200 when the content application is first downloaded (and / or installed) (S160).

The server 200 examines the unique code of the NFC medium 500 received from the client device 100 and the unique code of the client device 100 at the time of downloading or installing the first application program, / You can send a rejection message. A further description of the operation of the server 200 is described in detail in FIG.

2, the client device 100 may receive the NFC unique code registration permission message from the server 200 (S165). When the client device 100 receives the NFC unique code registration permit message in step S165, the client device 100 stores the matching of the unique code of the NFC medium 500 and the unique code of the client device 100 in a memory (S170).

Once the client device 100 downloads or installs the application program, the client device 100 may enable the application program without communicating with the server 200 (S180). For example, the client device 100 reads a unique code from the NFC medium 500 (S110), and when an installed content application program is searched (S120), the client device 100 reads the unique code from the NFC medium 500 The inherent code and the unique code of the read NFC medium 500 can be compared (S171).

Here, if the unique code of the NFC medium matched with the previously installed content application program coincides with the unique code of the read NFC medium 500, the client device 100 enables the downloaded (installed) content application program (S180). Otherwise, the client device 100 may disable the content application and terminate the process.

Since the client device 100 does not need to communicate with the server 200 for authentication of the NFC medium 500, even if the communication with the server 200 is not smooth, .

2A is a continuation of the drawing shown in Fig.

2A, when the content application program installation guide program is not installed in the client device 100, the client device 100 may provide the URI related to the download of the content application program to the user (S240) . To this end, the NFC medium 500 may include information about a download URI and a command for the client device 100 to launch a browser to provide the download URI to the user.

Steps S250 to S280 other than FIG. 2A may perform the same functions as steps S150 to S180 having similar reference numerals in FIG.

3 and 3A are diagrams illustrating a method for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication, performed in a client device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The client device 100 may perform operations similar to the steps S110 through S150 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 in the steps S310 through S350 of FIG.

The client device 100 may match and store the downloaded application program and the received NFC unique code (S360). Accordingly, when the NFC specific code is read from the NFC medium 500 in the future, the client device 100 can automatically enable the content application program to be matched.

The client device 100 may also transmit the received NFC unique code and the unique code of the client device to the server 200 (S370). In this case, the server 200 may match the received NFC unique code and the unique code of the client device and store the unique code in the database. The server 200 matches and registers the unique code of the client device with the corresponding NFC unique code, and the contents application program enable request message including the NFC unique code matched from the client device 100 and the unique code of the client device Only when it is received can the enable operation of the application be permitted.

The client device 100 may enable the downloaded content application program (S380). The client device 100 enables the content application program, which may mean that the application program is executed in the client device 100. [ Or when the downloaded data is multimedia content corresponding to the unique code of the NFC medium 500, enabling the content application program by the client device 100 means that the corresponding multimedia content is reproduced in the client device 100 It can mean.

The client device 100 can disable the corresponding content application program when a predetermined time has elapsed or one time of playback (or execution) has ended. Disabling the content application program by the client device 100 may mean prohibiting execution or playback of the application program and / or multimedia content. In this case, in order to enable the content application program again, the unique code of the NFC medium 500 may be received from the NFC medium 500 through the short-range communication.

Returning to step S320, when the content application program has already been installed, upon receiving the unique code of the NFC medium 500, the client device 100 transmits the received NFC unique code and the unique code of the client device 100 to the server (S371). The received NFC unique code and the unique code of the client device 100 may be included in the application enable request message and transmitted.

When receiving the application program enable message from the server 200, the client device 100 may enable the downloaded content application program (S371).

FIG. 3A is a continuation of the drawing shown in FIG.

3A, if the content application program installation guide program is not currently installed in the client device 100, the client device 100 may provide the URI related to the download of the content application program to the user (S440) . To this end, the NFC medium 500 may include information about a download URI and a command for the client device 100 to launch a browser to provide the download URI to the user.

Commands stored in the NFC medium 500 and information on download URIs may include a command for communicating with the server 200 to download a content application program, download URI information for downloading a content application program, and the like .

This has a different scheme from the existing application ecosystem, such as the command system (e.g., AAR (Android Application Record)) provided by the application ecosystem system provider, and this is different from the server 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention ) May be a separate server independent of the application market server that constitutes the existing application program ecosystem.

Steps other than FIG. 3A (S450 to S480) may perform the same function as steps (S350 to S380) having similar reference numbers in FIG.

4 is a diagram illustrating a step of allowing unique code registration of an NFC medium in a client device, which is performed in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The server 200 may match and store the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 and the unique code of the client device 100 (S570). The server 200 matches and stores the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 and the unique code of the client device 100 in step S570 and transmits the NFC medium unique code registration permission message in step S550 as follows .

The server 200 may allow the client device 100 to download the content application program (S510).

After the application program is downloaded, the server 200 first receives the unique code of the NFC medium 500 and the unique code of the client device 100 from the database (not shown) It is possible to confirm whether or not the inherent code of the terminal is stored (S530).

In one embodiment, once the NFC medium 500 is produced, the unique code of the produced NFC medium 500 may be stored in the server 200 in a batch before circulation. The unique code of the NFC medium 500 stored in the server 200 is stored as a valid unique code and can be used to determine whether the distributed NFC medium 500 is illegally copied or not.

In one embodiment, when the server 200 stores a unique code of the produced NFC medium 500 in the database, the server 200 transmits the authenticated NFC 500 in which the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 is stored It can be determined whether or not it is included in the inherent code of the medium 500 (S525). When the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 is matched with the stored unique code list, the server 200 determines that the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 is valid, and proceeds to the next step S530 .

If the unique code of the received NFC medium 500 does not match the stored unique code list, the server 500 may stop the execution of steps S530 to S580 and terminate the method. Optionally, the server 200 may send an application program disable message to the client device 100.

When the unique code of the NFC medium 500 received from the client device 100 is already stored in the server 200, the server 200 stores the unique code of the other client devices matched to the unique code of the stored NFC medium 500 The unique code of the client device 100 received from the client device 100 may be compared (S540).

If the unique code received from the client device 100 is included in the unique code list of the client device matched with the unique code of the stored NFC medium 500 in the server 200, To transmit an NFC unique code registration (allow) message.

If the inherent code received from the client device 100 is not included in the unique code list of the client device matched to the unique code of the stored NFC medium 500 in the server 200, The unique code of the NFC medium 100 may be matched to the unique code of the corresponding NFC medium 500 and stored in the NFC medium 500 in operation S570. Here, the server 200 may further determine whether the number of unique codes of the client device matched to the unique code of the stored NFC medium 500 exceeds a preset threshold value (S560).

When the number of unique codes of the client device matched with the unique code of the stored NFC medium 500 exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the server 200 adds a new code to the unique code of the corresponding NFC medium 500 The client device 100 may reject the unique code matching and send an NFC unique code registration (reject) message (S580).

Accordingly, the content provider 300 can control the content or application program distributed through the NFC medium 500 to be reproduced or executed only by a predetermined number of client devices.

When the unique code received from the client device 100 is included in the unique code list of the client device matched with the unique code of the stored NFC medium 500 in the server 200, An acceptance message can be transmitted (S550). This may be the case where the client device 100 receives the first downloaded application and then re-downloads it.

If the unique code of the NFC medium 500 received from the client device 100 is not already stored in the server 200, the server 200 transmits the unique code of the received client device 100 to the corresponding NFC medium 500, (S570), and transmits the NFC unique code registration (allow) message to the client device 100 (S550).

4, the server 200 matches the unique code of the client device 100 with the unique code of the NFC medium 500 at the time of initial registration, stores the unique code in the client device 100 ), And may transmit an enable allow (deny) message to the client device 100 in response thereto.

2, when the client device 100 registers the inherent code of the client device 100 and the unique code of the NFC medium 500 in its own memory at the time of installing the initial application program, the client device 100 May not exchange messages with the server 200 at a later execution of the application program.

The above-described steps shown in Figs. 2 to 4 are not essential elements for implementing a method for off-line distribution of contents using local communication according to the present invention, and additional steps may be added, The steps may be omitted. The steps disclosed in Figs. 2 to 3 above are not limited by the time-series chronological order shown, and the steps may be performed at the same time as the other steps as necessary, or may be carried out with a change in the chronological order.

For example, in FIG. 2, the step of downloading the application program (S150) may be executed after the step S165 of receiving the NFC unique code registration permission message from the server 200. [ Accordingly, if the NFC unique code registration permission message is not received from the server 200, the download of the content application program (S150) can be prevented.

5 is a diagram illustrating one embodiment of a client device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the client device 100 may include a processor 110, a short range communication module (NFC module) 120, and a network communication module 130.

 The short range communication module 120 may receive the unique code value from the NFC medium 500 capable of short range communication. The short range communication module 120 may be implemented as an RFID module. In addition to the unique code of the NFC medium 500, the short range communication module 120 may receive information necessary to provide a download URI.

The processor 110 determines whether an application program corresponding to the received unique code value is installed in the client device 100, whether an application program guide program is installed in the client device, And whether the unique code value stored in the application program installed in the application program is matched. Processor 110 may enable or disable the downloaded content application.

The processor 110 may control the modules of the client device 100 including the short range communication module 120 and the network communication module 130. [ The processor 110 may be a general-purpose processor or an application-specific processor (ASIC).

The network communication module 130 transmits a unique code of the NFC medium 500 received through the short distance communication module 120, a unique code of the client device 100, a download request message, and an application program enable request message to the server 200, And can receive the response of the server 200 accordingly.

6 is a diagram illustrating a server for offline distribution of contents using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the server 200 may include a processor 210, a database 220, and a network communication module 230.

The processor 210 receives the application download request message from the client device, determines whether the application download request message is allowed, and determines whether the unique code of the client device matches the unique code of the device capable of enabling the application program It can be judged.

The database 220 may store a unique code of the client device 100 and a unique code matching table of the device.

The network communication module 230 may communicate with the client device 100 via a wired and wireless network. The network communication module 230 can receive the application program download request message and the application program enable request message from the client device and can transmit the response messages thereto.

In one or more exemplary implementations, the functions presented herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. When implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted via one or more instructions or code on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media includes computer storage media and communication media including any medium for facilitating transfer of a computer program from one place to another. The storage medium may be any general purpose computer or any available medium that can be accessed by a special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise any form of computer readable medium, such as RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage media, magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, But not limited to, a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a general purpose processor, or any other medium that can be accessed by a particular processor. In addition, any connection means may be considered as a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a web site, server, or other remote source over wireless technologies such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or infrared radio, and microwave, Wireless technologies such as cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or infrared radio, and microwave may be included within the definition of such medium. The discs and discs used here include compact discs (CDs), laser discs, optical discs, DVDs, floppy discs, and Blu-ray discs where disc plays the data magnetically, As shown in FIG. The combinations may also be included within the scope of computer readable media.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described above may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations thereof. In order to clarify the interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement these functions in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions are not necessarily outside the scope of the invention.

The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the present disclosure may be implemented or performed with a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array , Discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination designed to implement the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor; In an alternative embodiment, such a processor may be an existing processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as, for example, a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or a combination of such configurations.

For a hardware implementation, the various illustrative logic, logic blocks, modules, and circuits of the processing units described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented within a computer-readable medium such as one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors ), Digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, general purpose processors, , Micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described herein, or a combination thereof. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but, in the alternative, it may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other suitable configuration). Additionally, at least one processor may include one or more modules capable of implementing one or more of the steps and / or operations described herein.

In addition, various aspects or features described herein may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and / or engineering techniques. Moreover, steps and / or operations of a method or algorithm described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. Additionally, in some aspects, steps or acts of a method or algorithm may be present as a machine-readable medium, or as a combination of at least one or any combination of codes or instructions on a computer-readable medium, It can be integrated into computer program stuff. The term "article of manufacture " as used herein is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from any suitable computer-readable device or medium.

In addition, the steps and / or operations of the described algorithm or method in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software modules include random access memory (RAM); Flash memory; A read only memory (ROM); An electrically programmable ROM (EPROM); Electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM); register; Hard disk; Portable disk; Compact disk ROM (CD-ROM); Or in any form of known storage media. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such that the processor reads information from, and writes information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be a component of the processor. These processors and storage medium are located in the ASIC. The ASIC may be located at the user terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal. In addition, in some aspects, steps and / or operations of an algorithm or method may reside as a combination of instructions or any combination of instructions and / or instructions on a machine-readable medium and / or computer-readable medium, It can be integrated into computer program stuff.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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A method for off-line distribution of content using short-
Receiving an NFC medium unique code value from an NFC medium capable of short range communication using a short range communication module, the NFC medium including an RFID tag, and when the client device is located within a certain distance from the RFID tag, An NFC medium unique code value from the medium is sent to the client device;
Determining whether an application program corresponding to the received NFC medium unique code value is installed in the client device;
Transmitting the received NFC medium unique code value and the unique code of the client device to a server;
Receiving an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message from the server, the message including whether the number of client devices matching the NFC medium unique code exceeds a limit value and whether the received NFC Generated based on whether the media specific code value is valid; And
And enabling an application program when the received unique code value matches a unique code value stored in an application program installed in the client device.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication. The method according to claim 1,
Checking whether an application program guide program is installed in the client device if the application program is not installed in the client device; And
Further comprising the step of, when the application program guide program is installed, executing the application program guide program to install the application program in the client device.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising providing a uniform resource identifier (URI) for installing the application program in the client device when the application program guide program is not installed.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication. 4. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 3,
Further comprising matching and storing the installed application program with the NFC medium unique code value received from the NFC medium.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication. delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising disabling the application program when execution of the application program is terminated.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication. A method for off-line distribution of content using short-
Receiving an NFC medium unique code registration permission request message from a client device, the NFC medium unique code registration permission request message including an NFC medium unique code and a client device unique code received by the client device from the NFC medium; Wherein the NFC medium comprises an RFID tag, and when the client device is located within a certain distance from the RFID tag, an NFC medium unique code value from the NFC medium is sent to the client device;
Matching and storing the NFC medium specific code and the client device specific code;
Determining whether the number of client devices matching the stored NFC medium unique code exceeds a limit value and whether the stored NFC medium unique code is valid; And
And transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message to the client device based on the determination.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication. As a client device,
A short range communication module for receiving an NFC medium unique code value from a short range communicable NFC medium, wherein the NFC medium comprises an RFID tag, and when the short range communication module is located below a certain distance from the RFID tag, An NFC medium unique code value from the client device is sent to the client device; And
The method comprising: confirming whether or not an application program corresponding to the received NFC medium specific code value is installed in the client device, transmitting the received NFC medium specific code value and the unique code of the client device to the server, The method comprising: receiving an inherent code registration permission message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message, the message including information indicating whether the number of client devices matching the NFC medium specific code exceeds a limit value and whether the received NFC medium unique code value is valid And a processor for enabling an application program if the received unique code value matches a unique code value stored in an application program installed in the client device,
Client device. A server for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication,
The method comprising: receiving an NFC medium specific code registration permission request message from a client device; and the NFC medium specific code registration permission request message including an NFC medium unique code and a client device unique code received by the client device from the NFC medium, Wherein the NFC medium includes an RFID tag, and when the client device is located below a certain distance from the RFID tag, an NFC medium specific code value from the NFC medium is transmitted to the client device, A network communication module for transmitting a code registration permission message or an NFC medium unique code registration rejection message;
A database for matching and storing the NFC medium specific code and the client device specific code; And
Determining whether or not the number of client devices matching the stored NFC medium specific code exceeds a limit value and whether the stored NFC medium specific code is valid; and based on the determination, Message and an NFC medium unique code registration reject message,
A server for off - line distribution of contents using short - range communication. A server for off-line distribution of content using short-range communication,
A database for storing a list of authenticated NFC medium specific codes;
The method comprising: receiving an NFC medium specific code registration permission request message from a client device, the NFC medium specific code registration permission request message including an NFC medium unique code and a client device unique code received by the client device from the NFC medium; A network module for transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message to a client device based on a determination of a controller, the NFC medium including an RFID tag, The NFC medium unique card value from the NFC medium is transmitted to the client device; And
And a controller for determining whether the received NFC medium unique code is included in the list of the stored authenticated NFC medium unique codes and whether the number of client devices matching the received unique code exceeds a limit value.
A server for off - line distribution of contents using short - range communication. A method for off-line distribution of content using short-
Storing a list of authenticated NFC medium specific codes;
Receiving an NFC medium unique code registration permission request message from a client device, the NFC medium unique code registration permission request message including an NFC medium unique code and a client device unique code received by the client device from the NFC medium; The NFC medium includes an RFID tag and if the client device is located below a certain distance from the RFID tag, an NFC medium unique card value from the NFC medium is sent to the client device;
Determining whether the received NFC medium unique code is included in the list of the stored authenticated NFC medium unique codes and whether the number of client devices matching the received unique code exceeds a limit value; And
And transmitting an NFC medium unique code registration permit message or an NFC medium unique code registration reject message to the client device based on the determination.
A method for offline distribution of content using short range communication.

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