KR101517115B1 - System for providing music sharing service and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a music sharing service providing apparatus and a music sharing service providing method for providing shared music playback services to users by setting up shared music. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a sound source list to a user terminal, A connection address providing unit for generating a unique connection address provided with the shared music requested to be shared and providing the connection address to the user terminal; A shared music request receiving unit for receiving a shared music provision request from a user terminal accessing to a connection address; And a shared music server for providing tone data corresponding to the requested shared music to the user terminal.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a music sharing service providing apparatus and a music sharing service providing method for providing music sharing service,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music sharing service, and more particularly, to a music sharing service providing device and a music service method in which users share music by providing a shared music playback service to users.

The online music service is one of various contents services and provides various kinds of music such as music, pop songs, jazz, classical music, various melodies, etc. to a user terminal (for example, a mobile terminal, a PC, etc.) through a communication network . The user terminal accesses a specific site through the Internet, downloads desired music, or receives a streaming service.

The following patents related to the above technology disclose a technology for sharing sound sources among users using Bluetooth communication. In the following patent application, when the first Bluetooth device receives a request for sharing a sound source at the request of a user, it establishes a wireless connection with the second Bluetooth device and transmits the sound source data to the connected second Bluetooth device. In addition, in addition to the shared sound source, the sound source information of the sound source can be shared, so that the first Bluetooth device can transmit sound source information to the second Bluetooth device. Therefore, music with shared settings can be shared among the users of the Bluetooth device with the sound source data and the sound source information.

However, sharing of sound sources had to be limited by Bluetooth communication. For example, users sharing a sound source had to have a Bluetooth device, and the Bluetooth devices on the calling and receiving sides had to be within a communication distance that allowed Bluetooth communication.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2007-0096324

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for allocating a unique address to a shared music upon receiving a sharing request for online music, And an object of the present invention is to provide a service providing apparatus and method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a music sharing service within a limit of the number of times of reproduction when a user who requests sharing of music designates the number of times of reproduction, charges a service use fee according to a designated number of times of reproduction.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing a music sharing service for providing a music sharing service, the apparatus comprising: a sharing request receiver for providing a music source list to a first user terminal, A connection address providing unit for generating a unique access address provided with the shared music requested to be shared and providing the unique access address to the first user terminal; A shared music request receiving unit for receiving a shared music provision request from a second user terminal connected to the connection address; And a shared music server for providing tone data corresponding to the requested shared music to the second user terminal.

In the present invention, the sharing request receiver further selects the number of times the shared music is reproduced from the first user terminal.

Here, the sharing request receiver selects an SNS (Social Network Service) corresponding to the distribution path of the shared music from the first user terminal.

Alternatively, the music sharing server further includes a shared music settlement unit for performing payment processing by guiding corresponding settlement costs when the shared music and the play count are selected from the first user terminal.

Further, the music sharing server further includes an SNS shared music invitation unit connected to the SNS server of the SNS (Social Network Service) distribution path and requesting registration of sharing invitation information including the connection address.

Preferably, the shared music request receiving unit receives the purchase request for the shared music from the second user terminal connected to the connection address, and guides the purchase.

Here, the shared music provider provides a service of downloading or streaming shared music within the limit of the number of plays set in the shared music.

In addition, the shared music providing unit subtracts the number of plays once from a predetermined time after providing the sound source data to the second user terminal.

In addition, the shared music providing unit guides purchase of the shared music when the number of plays set in the shared music is exceeded.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing a music sharing service for providing a music sharing service, the apparatus for displaying a music source list received from a shared music server, A sharing request transmission unit for transmitting a sharing request; And a connection address receiving unit for receiving a connection address from which the shared music requested to be shared is received from the shared music server.

Here, the sharing request receiver transmits the sharing request information including the sound source selected as the shared music server, the number of plays, an SNS (Social Network Service) distribution path, and a sharing message.

Further, the user terminal may further include a settlement request unit for receiving settlement cost information from the shared music server, displaying the settlement cost information on a screen, and transmitting payment information entered by a user to request payment.

The user terminal further includes an SNS shared music registering unit for accessing the SNS server of the SNS distribution path selected by the user and requesting registration of information on the sharing invitation including the connection address.

The user terminal may further include a shared music inquiry management unit for inquiring information of music requested to be shared from the shared music server and displaying a connection address, number of plays, and end of sharing for each shared music on the screen .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a music sharing service for providing a music sharing service, the method comprising: (a) A sharing request step of connecting to a shared music server to receive a sound source list, selecting a specific sound source from the sound source list, and transmitting a sharing request; (b) a connection address providing step in which the shared music server generates a unique connection address for providing the shared music requested to be shared and provides the unique connection address to the first user terminal; (c) a shared music request step of, when the connection address is selected in the second user terminal, accessing the shared music server linked to the connection address and transmitting a request for providing the shared music; And (d) providing shared music corresponding to the shared music requested by the shared music server to the second user terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when music is shared, anyone can request playback by clicking the URL of the shared music, and can provide a service for playing the shared music to the requestors within the limit of the number of plays.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention below, And should not be construed as interpretation.
1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a music sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a shared music server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4 through 7 are schematic views of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a schematic flowchart of a music sharing service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a music sharing service providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A music sharing service providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 2 requesting a music sharing service and providing a shared music playback service and a shared music server 3 ).

Here, the shared service provides the playback service of the sound source to the user if there is an arbitrary user's request for the sound source to which the sharing is designated.

The user terminal 2 is a terminal capable of performing wired and wireless Internet communication, and is a terminal on which an application is installed. For example, it includes smart terminals (iPhone, Android terminal), smart pads (iPad, Galaxy pad) and so on.

The user terminal 2 receives a sound source list from the server 3, selects a specific sound source, and requests the corresponding sound source to be a shared music. Then, the user terminal 2 receives the URL address of the shared music set to be shared from the server 3. When the URL address is clicked on the user terminal 2, it is linked to the address of the corresponding server 3 and is provided with a reproduction service of the shared music.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the user who sets the shared music is denoted as the first user, and the user who is provided with the playback service for the shared music of the first user is denoted as the second user. Here, the second user receiving the shared music playback service may include at least one user. And the first user may be the second user.

The shared music server 2 receives a sharing application for an individual sound source from the first user terminal 2 and sets it as shared music so that the corresponding sound source can be provided to the second users in a shared manner. Then, the shared music server 2 generates a unique URL address for each shared music and responds to the first user terminal 2. Thereafter, when the shared music server 2 receives the URL connection from the second user terminal 2, it provides a playback page of the uniquely allocated sound source, and provides the playback service of the sound source to the second user terminal 2.

2 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a shared music server 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The shared music server 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sharing request receiving unit 31, a connection address providing unit 33, a shared music request receiving unit 35 and a shared music providing unit 36.

Here, the shared music server 3 may further include a shared music payment unit 32 and an SNS shared music invitation unit 34.

The sharing request receiver 31 provides a list of sound sources to the connected first user terminals 2, selects a specific sound source from the sound source list, and receives a sharing request.

Here, the sharing request receiving unit 31 receives the information of the sharing request from the first user terminal 2, and the information of the sharing request includes selected tone generator information and the number of reproduction times. The number of times of reproduction may be set within an amount or a point limit of the user. Also, the number of times of reproduction is the number of times that the shared music can be reproduced, and the service of providing the shared music is rejected in the instance of the reproduction request exceeding the number of reproduction. For example, when the number of times of reproduction is set to 10, the reproduction service is provided for up to 10 times without discriminating the user, and the music providing service is ended from the 11th time. At this time, for the sound source for which the sharing music providing service has been terminated, the purchase page may be guided to induce purchase of the sound source.

Also, the sharing request receiving unit 31 may not specifically designate the number of plays within a point limit of the first user using the point subtraction method. For example, when the first user has 10,000 points, 8,000 points can be registered as the limit points of the shared music conventions A and B. Assuming that 5 points are subtracted for each reproduction of the A source and 10 points are subtracted for one reproduction of the B source, the A and B sources are subtracted from each other during each reproduction within the limit of 8,000 points, .

Further, the first user terminal 2 can be an enterprise. When the advertisement information to be inserted into the reproduction page of the shared music is registered on the enterprise side, the sharing request receiving unit 31 can register the advertisement information.

The shared music settlement unit 32 guides the cost payment to the first user terminal 2 in response to the sharing request of the first user and receives the payment information of the first user and performs the payment processing. Of course, the shared music settlement unit 32 can uniquely calculate the service cost with respect to the type of sound source and the number of reproductions. Alternatively, instead of the playback count, the playback period may be replaced with the first user's share request, and the corresponding settlement cost may be calculated. If the point deduction method is set, the shared music settlement unit 32 may cover purchasing points in proportion to the amount of settlement of the first user. In addition, the shared music payment unit 32 may sell a fixed amount of money corresponding to a predetermined amount at the request of the user. Then, after purchasing the fixed amount, the user arbitrarily sets the number of plays within the limit of the fixed amount, It is also possible to request.

The connection address providing unit 33 assigns a unique URL to the individual sound sources requested to be shared and provides the URL to the first user terminal 2. The URL is access information that can uniquely identify a sound source with a first user who sets up the sharing and is linked to a playback page of the sound source.

The SNS shared music invitation unit 34 selects a sound source and a play count or a point limit when a first user transmits a sharing request when sharing a request, and when a specific SNS service is selected as a distribution path, the SNS shared music invitation unit 34 accesses a corresponding SNS server, And registers the message information with the contents of the URL. Then, any second user who inquires the message information can be linked to the provided page of the corresponding sound source by clicking the URL.

For example, when a first user selects a sound source and requests a sharing, it selects any one of SNS services such as Kakao Talk, Facebook, Twitter, and the like. Then, the SNS shared music invitation unit 34 generates a text containing the URL and the invitation message of the first user, and sends the text information to the corresponding SNS server to request registration. Then, the article information is registered in the SNS web page of the first user, and the second users visiting the web page can inquire the article information.

The shared music request receiving unit 35 receives a request for reproducing the corresponding shared music from the second user terminal 2 when the second user terminal 2 generates a click event of the URL.

The shared music providing unit 36 provides a corresponding playback page of the shared music according to the event. And provides a playback service of the corresponding sound source matched with the URL.

Here, if advertisement information is registered by the first user on the enterprise side, the registered advertisement may be displayed as a background of the sound source on the reproduction page of the shared music. Then, while the sound source is being reproduced, the advertisement information can be reproduced on the background screen.

In addition, the playback service includes download service and streaming service of sound source data. Of course, when a player function is provided on a page provided by the shared music providing unit 36, the second user terminal 2 can receive a sound reproducing service without installing a separate player.

Also, when the shared music providing unit 36 transmits the sound source data to the second user terminal 2, the shared music providing unit 36 subtracts one from the current playing number after a predetermined time. Of course, in the case of the point deduction method, the shared music offering unit 36 subtracts one play point within a point limit after a predetermined time. Here, it is assumed that the second user is provided with a preview service in order to subtract the number of plays with a predetermined time. If a pre-listen request occurs in a sound source provided with a preview service, the request is not included in the number of times of playback. Therefore, if the playback service continues after the time set in the preview (e.g., 1 minute preview) is exceeded, it is preferable that the playback frequency is subtracted once.

3 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a user terminal 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user terminal 2 may be installed with a dedicated application 200 for using a music sharing service. The application 200 includes a sharing request transmitting unit 21, a payment request unit 22, a connection address receiving unit 23, and an SNS shared music registering unit 24.

The sharing request transmitting unit 21 transmits the shared resource request to the shared music server 3 to receive a list of sound sources, selects a specific sound source, and requests sharing.

Here, the information of the sharing request necessarily includes information of the corresponding sound source selected by the first user, and may include at least one of a playback count (or playback period), an SNS distribution path, and a shared message to be transmitted to the other party have.

In addition, when the first user sets the point deduction method, the sharing request transmitting unit 21 may register the point limit registered by the first user and transmit it as information of the sharing request. In addition, when the first user on the enterprise side sets up the advertisement, the sharing request transmitting unit 21 can transmit the advertisement information registered by the first user as information of the sharing request.

The settlement request unit 22 is informed of the service fee calculated in real time from the server 3 in response to the transmitted information of the sharing request. Then, the payment information according to the payment means such as credit card, cyber money, and account transfer inputted by the first user is inputted and transmitted to the server 3 to request payment.

Alternatively, the settlement requesting unit 22 receives the type of the fixed-interest ticket sold by the server 3 (for example, a ten-thousand-won-limit ticket, etc.) and displays it on the screen and inputs the payment information for the fixed- And can transmit the request to the server 3 to request payment. Then, the first user who purchases the ticket may select the number of plays within the limit of the ticket, if necessary, and the amount of the ticket may be immediately deducted according to the selected number of plays.

When the sharing request of the first user is approved by the shared music server 3, the connection address receiving unit 23 receives and stores the URL provided with the corresponding shared music playback service.

Here, the components of the application 200 are components for setting the shared music by the first user. On the other hand, when the second user requests the reproduction service of the shared music, the second user may not go through the application 200. For example, the second user can access the server 3 through the web browser of the second user terminal 2 by accessing the specific SNS service, inquiring the registered article, and clicking the URL included in the contents. Of course, when the URL is selected according to the service policy, the application 200 can be automatically executed to access the playback page of the shared music.

The SNS shared music registration unit 24 may register the SNS shared music invitation unit 34 in the SNS server in place of the SNS shared music invitation unit 34. [ When the SNS distribution path is selected by the first user, the SNS shared music registration unit 24 executes the application of the SNS distribution path installed in the application 200 and automatically inserts the URL into the message window of the executed application do. The first user registers the message in the SNS server after editing the contents of the message or specifying the recipients. That is, when the first user selects the SNS distribution path, the subject registering in the SNS distribution may be any one of the SNS shared music invitation unit 34 or the SNS shared music registration unit 24. [ On the other hand, the first user may copy the URL directly to the clipboard, and distribute the URL by pasting it on another distribution path (e.g., e-mail, blog, bulletin board, etc.).

FIGS. 4 through 7 are schematic diagrams of screens of a user terminal 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first user selects "buy" for the shared music after running the application 200. Then, the first user terminal 3 receives the sound source list from the server 3. Also, the first user can search for the sound source on the page of the sound source list. The first user selects a specific sound source from the sound source list and requests sharing.

Referring to FIG. 5, a user's selection screen is displayed for a sound source for which a first user requested sharing. The first user inputs an invitation message to be transmitted to the second users, selects a SNS distribution route, a check mark of the sharing request, and the number of plays, and then requests sharing. The number of times of reproduction may be replaced with a point limit. Then, the first user terminal 2 transmits information of the sharing request of the user to the server 3 to request sharing.

Referring to FIG. 6, after the sharing request of the first user is approved by the server 3, the first user can inquire and manage each shared sound source approved in the application 200. The first user can check the information of the shared sound source (eg, date of sharing, shared path / distribution path, number of plays, etc.) and copy the URL to the clipboard for pasting at a later time. It is also possible to request immediate suspension of the provision of shared music. Further, the first user can confirm the list of the sound sources for which the shared music has been set so far.

Referring to FIG. 7, a screen in which the URL of the shared music is displayed in the SNS application is shown. The second user clicks on the URL after viewing the article distributed through the SNS distribution path. Then, the second user accesses the playback page of the server 3 and is provided with a playback service of the corresponding shared music.

8 is a schematic flowchart of a music sharing service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The first user executes the application 200 at the first user terminal 2. The application 200 selects a sound source from the first user and transmits a sharing request of the sound source at the request of the first user (S21).

Here, the first user can select the number of plays, the SNS distribution path, etc. through the application 200 and input an invitation message. The first user can set a point limit at which a predetermined point is subtracted from each time of reproduction by the point deduction method instead of the number of times of reproduction, Information can be registered.

When the sharing request of the first user is generated, the server 3 receives the sharing request information from the application 200 (S31).

When information on the sharing request is received, the server 3 transmits information on the service use fee to the application 200, guides the settlement, receives the settlement information of the first user (S22), and processes the settlement (S32 ). Here, the server 3 can calculate the service usage fee in consideration of the sound source, the number of times of reproduction, or the point limit, and the SNS distribution path.

If it is determined that the user has selected the number of playbacks within the limit of the limit, or if a point limit is set within the stored points, the payment step S32 may be omitted.

In response to the user's sharing request, the server 3 generates a URL that is uniquely associated with the first user and the sound source and is connected to a page providing the playback service of the sound source, and transmits the generated URL to the application 200 (S33). Then, the application 200 receives the URL (S23).

Here, the URL may be registered in the SNS server through the application 200 or the server 3. [ When the application 200 registers, the application 200 executes the corresponding SNS application installed in the user terminal 2 and inserts the URL into the message content. Then, the first user edits the content of the message, the receiver, and the like, and then requests the message registration. Then, the SNS application accesses the server of the SNS distribution path selected by the first user and automatically registers articles containing the URL and the invitation message as contents (S24). The server 3 accesses the corresponding SNS server by using the sharing request information of the received user and automatically registers the article including the URL and the invitation message as contents (S34).

Thereafter, when the content of the URL is displayed on the screen of the second user terminal 2, the second user clicks the URL. Then, the second user terminal 25 is linked to the URL, accesses the server 3, and requests reproduction of the corresponding shared music (S25).

When the server 3 is requested to play the shared music from the user terminal 2 linked by the URL (S35), the server 3 provides the shared music playback service (S36). Then, the second user terminal 2 reproduces the sound source data provided from the server 3 in the form of shared music (S26).

In the above-described embodiment, the term "part" is not used to denote the hardware division of the music sharing service providing apparatus. Accordingly, a plurality of constituent parts may be integrated into one constituent part, and one constituent part may be divided into a plurality of constituent parts. Also, the constituent unit may mean a hardware constituent unit, but may mean a constituent unit of software. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not particularly limited by the term "part ".

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It goes without saying that various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalence of the scope.

1: music sharing service system 2: user terminal
3: server 31: sharing request receiver
33: Connection address providing unit 35: Shared music request receiving unit
36: Shared Music Offering

Claims (19)

A sharing request receiving unit for providing a sound source list to a first user terminal and selecting a sharing frequency of a specific sound source and a playing frequency of a sound source or a limit of a reproducing point and receiving a sharing request;
A connection address providing unit for generating a unique connection address for providing the shared music requested to be shared and providing the unique connection address to the first user terminal when payment of the received sharing request is successful;
A shared music request receiving unit for receiving a shared music provision request from at least one second user terminal connected to the connection address after the connection address is distributed by the first user terminal; And
Providing the sound source data corresponding to the shared music requested to be provided to the second user terminal within the limit of the number or the point, and when the predetermined time has elapsed after providing the sound source data, A shared music maid
And a shared music server including the shared music server. delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sharing request receiver registers background screen content displayed as a background screen at the time of playing back the shared music from the first user terminal,
Wherein the shared music providing unit displays the background screen content and provides the sound source data to the second user terminal. The method according to claim 6,
An SNS shared music invitation section,
Wherein the sharing request receiver selects an SNS (Social Network Service) corresponding to a distribution path of shared music from the first user terminal,
Wherein the SNS shared music invitation unit accesses an SNS server of the SNS (Social Network Service) distribution path and requests registration of information on the sharing invitation including the connection address. A sharing request transmission unit displaying a list of music sources received from the shared music server on the screen and selecting a specific music source, a playing frequency of the music source or a limit of the playing point, and transmitting a sharing request to the shared music server; And
When the payment of the sharing request is successful, receiving from the shared music server an access address to which the shared music requested to be shared is provided,
And a user terminal in which an application including the application is installed and executed,
When the predetermined time has elapsed after the reproduction service of the shared music is provided to the user terminal and the other user terminal within the limit of the number or the point by using the connection address by the shared music server, Wherein the music sharing service providing apparatus comprises: delete 9. The method of claim 8,
The shared-
Wherein the sharing request further includes background content to be displayed as a background screen upon reproduction of the shared music selected by the user. 11. The method according to claim 8 or 10,
Further comprising an SNS shared music register for accessing an SNS server of the SNS distribution path selected by the user and requesting registration of information on the sharing invitation including the connection address. 11. The method according to claim 8 or 10,
And a shared music inquiry management unit for inquiring information of music requested to be shared from the shared music server and displaying on the screen a connection address, a playing count or a point limit for each shared music, an advertisement, A music sharing service providing device. A method for providing a shared music by receiving a sharing request of music from an online shared music server,
A sharing request receiving step of providing a sound source list to a first user terminal and selecting a sharing frequency of a specific sound source and a playing frequency of a shared music or a limit of a reproducing point and receiving a sharing request;
Generating a unique access address to which the shared music requested to be shared is provided, and providing the connection address to the first user terminal when the received sharing request is successful;
A shared music request receiving step of receiving a shared music provision request from at least one second user terminal connected to the connection address after the connection address is distributed by the first user terminal; And
Providing the sound source data corresponding to the shared music requested to be provided to the second user terminal within the limit of the number or the point, and when the predetermined time has elapsed after providing the sound source data, And a shared music providing step in which the shared music providing step is performed. delete delete delete delete 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the step of receiving the sharing request includes registering background screen content displayed as a background screen at the time of reproducing the shared music from the first user terminal,
Wherein the shared music providing step displays the background screen content and provides the sound source data to the second user terminal. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the sharing request receiving step comprises:
And receiving a Social Network Service (SNS) corresponding to a distribution path of the shared music from the first user terminal
Further comprising: accessing an SNS server of the SNS (Social Network Service) distribution path and requesting registration of information on the sharing invitation including the connection address.

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