KR101752791B1 - Method of sharing music content and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The music content sharing apparatus includes a list transmission unit for transmitting a music content list to a first device, a sharing request receiving unit for receiving a request for sharing one music content selected from a plurality of music contents included in the transmitted music content list, A sharing setting unit for setting a sharing manner of the music contents using a sharing scheme for the selected music content included in the received sharing request, and a music content sharing unit for sharing the selected music content through the set sharing scheme.

Description

[0001] METHOD OF SHARING MUSIC CONTENT AND APPARATUS THEREFOR [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for sharing music content.

With the development of information and communication technology, mobile phones, so-called smart phones, which integrate mobile phone functions and data communication functions have appeared. Unlike conventional mobile phones, which have been released as finished products and used only for their functions, smartphones can be installed and used in a variety of applications (application programs) of hundreds or thousands of users. Users are now using their smartphones.

As an example of a variety of applications, a user of a smartphone can download desired music contents from a music content provider using a music service application or receive it in a streaming manner.
Meanwhile, Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-1226560 discloses a configuration for providing a multimedia content sharing service between a first terminal and a second terminal during a communication service.

An apparatus and method for sharing music contents through various types of music contents sharing method. It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a music content sharing apparatus including a list transmission unit for transmitting a music content list to a first device, a plurality of A sharing request receiver for receiving a request for sharing one music content selected from the music contents from the first device, a sharing method for the music content using a sharing method for the selected music content included in the received sharing request And a music content sharing unit for sharing the selected music content through the set sharing method and the set sharing method.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing music content, the method comprising: transmitting a music content list to a first device; receiving a request for sharing one music content selected from a plurality of music contents included in the transmitted music content list; The method comprising the steps of: receiving from a first device, setting a sharing method of the music content using a sharing method for the selected music content included in the received sharing request, and sharing the selected music content through the set sharing method The method comprising the steps of:

A user device according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a list receiver for receiving a music content list from a music content sharing device, a user input for selecting any one of a plurality of music contents included in the received music content list, A user input receiving unit for receiving a user input for selecting a sharing mode for content, and a sharing requesting unit for transmitting a sharing request for the selected music content including the selected sharing mode to the music content sharing device .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of requesting sharing of music contents, the method comprising: receiving a music content list from a music content sharing apparatus; selecting one of a plurality of music contents included in the received music content list Receiving a user input for selecting a sharing method for the selected music content, and transmitting a sharing request for the selected music content including the selected sharing method to the music content sharing device The method comprising the steps of:

The above-described task solution is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.

According to any one of the above-described tasks, the music content sharing apparatus can provide music contents to users through various types of music content sharing methods.

1 is a configuration diagram of a music content sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the music content sharing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the first device shown in FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an example of a music content sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an example of musical contents sharing using a messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A is an example of a messenger background music setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6B is an example of applying the background music set in the messenger to the chat room according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A and 7B are an example of music content sharing using Facebook, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an example of musical content sharing using a twitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an example of music content sharing using a link according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an example of music content sharing using characters according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11A is an example of music content sharing using a music content providing site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11B is an example of a dialog window for transmitting and receiving messages between user devices sharing music contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11C is an example of a list of user devices sharing music contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a music content sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of requesting sharing of music contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the terminal or the device may be performed in the server connected to the terminal or the device instead. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed on a terminal or device connected to the server.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a music content sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a music content sharing system may include a music content sharing apparatus 10, a first device 20, a second device 30, and a network 40. However, since the music content sharing system of FIG. 1 is only one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to FIG.

The music content sharing apparatus 10 transmits a music content list to the first device 20 and transmits a sharing request for at least one music content out of a plurality of music content included in the transmitted music content list to the first device 20 As shown in Fig.

The music content sharing apparatus 10 may share the selected music content to the second device 30 in accordance with the sharing method for the selected music content from the first device 20. [ Here, the sharing method for the music contents includes a method of sharing music contents using an instant messaging service (IMS) (for example, chatting in a chat room of a messenger such as a kakao chat, a line, (For example, setting the background music on the profile screen of the first device 20 on the messenger) by sharing music contents by setting background music in the instant messenger (for example, sending / sharing music contents to the second device 30) , A method of sharing music contents by setting background music on Facebook (for example, a UI setting of music contents on a Facebook board), a method of sharing music contents by setting background music on Twitter (for example, Posting link address to reproduce music contents on Twitter bulletin board), and sharing music contents by creating and distributing links to share music contents (For example, generating an access address of a music content providing site providing music contents), a music content sharing method using a text message (for example, an access address for providing music contents, Sending a text message to the second device 30).

The music content sharing apparatus 10 can share the music content selected in the first device 20 with the number of sharing times set for the music content set by the first device 20 in the second device 30 And may transmit the number of times of sharing to the second device 30 so that it can be listened to.

The music content sharing apparatus 10 may generate a connection address for providing the music content selected by the first device 20 and may transmit a message including the generated connection address to the second device 30. [ Here, the connection address may be the URL address of a music content providing site (for example, Genie) that provides music content. In this case, the music content providing site may be a web page capable of playing music contents on a smart terminal. Alternatively, the music content providing site may be a concept including a music content providing application executed on a device as well as a specific site displaying a web page or the like.

The first device 20 may request a music content list from the music content sharing apparatus 10 and receive a user input for selecting at least one music content from the music content list received from the music content sharing apparatus 10 have. Further, the first device 20 may receive a user input for selecting a sharing mode for the selected music content, and further receive a user input for setting a sharing frequency for the music content. In this case, the user input may be input through the external input device provided in the first device 20 or connected thereto, and the external input device may be a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a remote controller, or the like.

Also, the first device 20 may transmit the music content selected by the user of the first device 20, the sharing method for the music content, and the sharing frequency to the music content sharing device 10. Here, the number of times of sharing may be equal to or less than the number of times that the first device 20 can use the music content in the music content providing site. The number of times of reproduction at this time may be the number of times of all kinds of music contents registered in the music contents providing site or may be the number set differently for music contents registered in the music contents providing site.

The second device 30 transmits the music content to the first device (the second device 30) on the basis of the music content received by the music content sharing device 10, the sharing method for the music content, 10).

The first device 20 and the second device 30 may include a mobile terminal capable of wireless communication and in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, Lt; / RTI > For example, the first device 20 and the second device 30 may be a computer or a portable terminal capable of connecting to a remote server via a network. One example of the computer includes a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser). Examples of the portable terminal include a PCS (Personal Digital Assistant), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), an IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Handheld based wireless communication devices such as Access-2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, smartphones, tablet PCs, .

The music content sharing apparatus 10, the first device 20, and the second device 30 included in the music content sharing system may be connected to each other through the network 40. In this case, the network means a connection structure in which information can be exchanged between each node such as terminals and servers. An example of such a network is the Internet, a wireless local area network (WLAN) , Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), 3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), and Wireless Gigabit It does not.

Hereinafter, the operation of the music content sharing apparatus 10 of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the music content sharing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the music content sharing apparatus 10 may include a list transmitting unit 11, a sharing request receiving unit 12, a sharing setting unit 13, and a music content sharing unit 14. However, the music content sharing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 2 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. For example, the music content sharing apparatus 10 may further include a user interface for receiving a command or information from the user. In this case, the user interface may generally be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, but may be a graphical user interface (GUI) represented in an image display device.

The list transmission unit 11 may transmit the music content list to the first device 20. [ Here, the music content list may be a list including all types of music content registered in the music content providing site or a list including music content selected by the first device 20. [ In addition, the music content list may include musical contents of a predetermined rank determined based on the number of times of use of each of the plurality of music contents counted in the day, week, and month in the music content providing site.

The sharing request receiving unit 12 may receive from the first device 20 a request for sharing one music content selected from the first device 20 among a plurality of music contents included in the transmitted music content list. Here, the sharing request may include the number of times of sharing of one music content selected from the first device 20, the sharing method, identification information of the second device 30 as an object of music contents sharing, and the like. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the number of music contents received as a sharing request in the sharing request receiving unit 12 may be one, but not one.

When the sharing setting unit 13 receives a request for sharing music contents from the first device 20, the sharing setting unit 13 can set a sharing method of the music contents using the sharing method for the music contents included in the received sharing request. Here, a method of sharing music contents includes a method of sharing music contents using a messenger, a method of sharing music contents by setting a background music in a messenger, a method of sharing music contents by setting background music on a facebook, A method of sharing music contents by setting background music, a method of sharing music contents by generating and distributing links sharing music contents, a method of sharing music contents through text messages, and the like.

In addition, when the sharing setting unit 13 receives a request for sharing music contents through the messenger from the first device 20, the sharing setting unit 13 may generate a connection address for providing the selected music contents. Here, the connection address may be a unique URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the selected music content. The URL may uniquely identify the music content and may be connection information linked to the playback page of the music content.

Also, when a request for sharing music contents is received from the first device 20, the sharing setting unit 13 may set the sharing frequency of the music contents using the sharing frequency of the music contents included in the received sharing request have. For example, if the number of times that the first device 20 can reproduce the music content is 300, and the number of times that the first device 20 shares the music content to be shared with the second device 30, The sharing setting unit 13 may set the number of times of sharing so that the second device 30 can share / listen to the music content by ten times, which is the sharing frequency of the music content set by the first device 20 have.

The music content sharing unit 14 may share the selected music content through the sharing method set by the first device 20. [ For example, when the first device 20 selects one or more music contents from the music contents list received from the music contents sharing device 10 and sets the selected music contents as the background music of the IMS (Instant Message Service) program , And the set music contents can be shared with the second device 30.

Further, the music content sharing unit 14 may transmit a message including the connection address providing the selected music content to the second device 30 included in the sharing request. In addition, the music content sharing unit 14 may share the selected music content for a predetermined number of sharing times.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the music content sharing unit 14 may transmit a registration request of a user interface (UI) for playing music content to a user profile screen of the IMS program to the server of the IMS program. In addition, the music content sharing unit 14 may send a message for activating the music playback program for playing the music content to the first device 20 or the second device 20 included in the sharing request of the music content received from the first device 20, (30). In this case, the music playback program may provide a UI for displaying at least one user device that has shared music contents, and a UI for transmitting and receiving messages between at least one or more user devices sharing music contents.

In addition, the music content sharing unit 14 may transmit a message for setting the music content to the background music to the first device 20 or the second device 30 included in the received sharing request.

The music content sharing apparatus 10 may further include a DB, and the DB may store data. In this case, the data includes data input and output between the respective components in the music content sharing apparatus 10, and is input between the music content sharing apparatus 10 and the components outside the music content sharing apparatus 10 And output data. An example of such a DB may include a hard disk drive, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a memory card and the like which are present inside or outside the music content sharing apparatus 10.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the first device 20 shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the first device 20 may include a list receiving unit 21, a user input receiving unit 22, a sharing request unit 23, and a UI display unit 24. However, the first device 20 shown in FIG. 3 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. For example, the first device 20 may further include a user interface for receiving a command or information from the user. In this case, the user interface may generally be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, but may be a graphical user interface (GUI) represented in an image display device.

The list receiving unit 21 can receive a music content list from the music content sharing apparatus 10. [ Here, the music contents list may include a real-time chart sound source, a daily chart sound source, a weekly chart sound source, and a monthly chart sound source. The real-time chart sound source includes the updated sound source ranking and sound source information in a predetermined time unit, the daily chart sound source includes the updated sound source ranking and sound source information in a day, the weekly chart sound source includes the updated sound source ranking And the monthly chart sound source may include the sound source ranking and sound source information updated on a monthly basis.

The user input receiving unit 22 may receive a user input for selecting any one of a plurality of music contents included in the received music content list and a user input for selecting a sharing mode for the selected music content. In addition, the user input receiving unit 22 can further receive a user input for setting the number of times of sharing with music contents.

The sharing request unit 23 may transmit a sharing request for the selected music content including the selected sharing mode to the music content sharing device 10. [ At this time, the transmitted share request may include the set number of shares.

The UI display unit 24 can set the selected music content as the background music of the IMS program and display the UI for controlling the playback of the set background music. In the IMS program UI, title and artist name corresponding to the selected music content, the number of remaining shares of the selected music content, and the like can be displayed. The UI display unit 24 may further display a UI for playing the selected music content on the user profile screen of the IMS program. In addition, when the selected music content is set as the background music of the SNS program, the UI display unit 24 can further display a UI for playing back the set background music. For example, when background music is set to the music content selected in the user's Facebook account, the Facebook UI may display an identifier for controlling the reproduction of the music content, the number of remaining shares of the selected music content, and the like.

The first device 20 may further include a DB, and the DB may store data. In this case, the data includes data input and output between the respective components in the first device 20, and data input and output between the first device 20 and the components outside the first device 20 Data. One example of such a DB may include a hard disk drive, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a memory card and the like, which are present inside or outside the first device 20.

FIG. 4 is an example of a music content sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the music content ranking page 41 displays a plurality of music contents corresponding to the real time, daily, weekly, and monthly charts, and selects and plays back all the music contents by listening to music contents, And a UI corresponding to each of the SNS divisions.

The music content sharing page 42 may include a music division and SNS recommendation check box, detailed information about the music content to be shared, a field for setting the number of sharing of music contents, and a field for selecting a sharing method of music contents. Here, the sharing method selection field includes a method of sharing music contents using a messenger as each sharing method, a method of sharing music contents by setting background music in the messenger, a method of sharing music contents by setting background music on Facebook A method of sharing music contents by setting background music on Twitter, a method of sharing music contents by creating and distributing links sharing music contents, a method of sharing music contents through text messages, and the like may be included .

For example, when the user of the first device 20 selects the music content from the music content providing site 41 and selects the SNS division button, the music content sharing device 10 stores the SNS division button corresponding to the SNS division button selected by the user The music content ranking page 41 can be moved to the music content sharing page 42. [

In the music content sharing page 42, the user of the first device 20 can select the music division check box and set the sharing frequency and sharing method for the music content to be shared with the user of the second device 30. [

5 is an example of musical contents sharing using a messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The music content sharing page 51 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the music content sharing page 42 shown in FIG. 4, and a duplicated description will be omitted. The messenger 52 may be an IMS program driven in response to a messenger selected by a user of the first device 20 in a sharing mode selection field included in the music content sharing page 51. [ For example, the IMS program may be a messenger program such as Nate On, Kakao Talk, Line, MSN, My People, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user of the first device 20 on the music content sharing page 51 clicks or touches the music division check box, and the music content to be shared with the user of the second device 30 You can set the number of shares and choose 'Messenger' as a shared method in the Sharing method selection field. The music content sharing device 10 may be configured to drive a predetermined instant messenger 52 based on a sharing mode selected by the user and to transmit at least one or more second devices The user of the first device 30 can be selected from the user of the first device 20. The music content sharing apparatus 10 may transmit a message including an address to which music contents can be shared to a user of the second device 30 selected through the messenger dialog window 53. [ The user of the second device 30 can enjoy the music contents through the address included in the message.

6A is an example of a messenger background music setting according to an embodiment of the invention.

The music content sharing page 61 shown in FIG. 6A corresponds to the music content sharing page 42 shown in FIG. 4, and a duplicated description will be omitted. The user profile screen 62 of the IMS program corresponds to the 'messenger background music setting' selected by the user of the first device 20 in the sharing mode selection field included in the music content sharing page 61, And a UI for registering and playing music contents.

For example, in the music content sharing page 61, the user of the first device 20 selects the music division check box, sets the sharing frequency for the music content to be shared with the user of the second device 30, In the method selection field, you can select 'Messenger Background Music Settings'. The music content sharing device 10 can register the music content in the user profile screen 62 of the IMS program corresponding to the messenger background music setting UI selected by the user and display the music content playback UI. Alternatively, the music content may be registered in the user profile screen 62 at the request of the music content sharing apparatus 10 in the server of the corresponding IMS program.

6B is an example of applying the background music set in the messenger to the chat room according to an embodiment of the invention.

6B, the music content sharing apparatus 10 can reproduce the music content registered in the profile screen of the first device 20 on the chat room screen 63 of the first device 20, 20 may display a UI for playing and controlling music contents on the chat room screen 63. [ On the other hand, in the chatting screen 64 of the second device 30 chatting with the first device 20, the UI for determining whether to listen to the shared music content and the title and artist name of the music content being played can be displayed have. In addition, the present invention is not limited to this, and the chat room screen 64 of the second device 30 may also display a UI for playing and controlling music contents.

7A and 7B are an example of music content sharing using Facebook, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The music content sharing page 71 shown in Fig. 7A corresponds to the music content sharing page 42 shown in Fig. 4, and a duplicated description will be omitted. The post 72 registered on Facebook is a result corresponding to the 'Facebook' selected by the user of the first device 20 in the sharing mode selection field included in the music content sharing page 61, 20 may be registered as a method for sharing the selected music contents to other users in the account of the user of the terminal 20, including a UI for playing back music. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the sharing request includes the identification information of the second device 30 as a shared object, the corresponding post is allowed to be accessed only to the second device 30, 30). ≪ / RTI > In addition, in the Facebook 72, it is possible to reproduce the music background in the facebook 72 without moving to the music content providing site through the 'Play as Background Music' UI. At this time, in order for the selected music contents to be reproduced as the background music, cooperation from the server of Facebook may be required.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for sharing music content selected by a user of the first device 20 with a user of the second device 30 or another user at a music content providing site, A post including a UI for registering the corresponding music content as facebook music in the Facebook account of the user of the device 20 can be registered as the identification number 73 of FIG. When the user of the second device 30 or another user registers music contents as background music, the user's Facebook account includes the number of sharing of music contents, a UI for playing music contents Can be displayed. Also, if the user of the second device 30 or another user registers music contents as background music, the UI of the user can be displayed in the account of the user or the control of the reproduction of the registered background music. A user who has shared music contents can listen to full-length music contents as many times as the number of times of sharing the music contents. However, if the number of times of sharing with music contents is exhausted, have.

FIG. 8 is an example of musical content sharing using a twitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The music content sharing page 81 shown in Fig. 8 corresponds to the music content sharing page 42 shown in Fig. 4, and a duplicated description will be omitted. The post 82 registered on the Twitter is a result corresponding to the 'Twitter sharing' selected by the user of the first device 20 in the shared mode selection field included in the music content sharing page 81, May register a message in the Twitter account of the user of the first device 20 including the address to which the music content is linked. When the user of the first device 20 or the second device 30 touches an address to which the music content is linked, the music content sharing device 10 stores the music content in an address linked to the music content The corresponding music player can be displayed on the device of the corresponding user.

9 is an example of musical content sharing using a link according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The music content sharing page 91 shown in Fig. 9 corresponds to the music content sharing page 42 shown in Fig. 4, and a duplicated description will be omitted. The page 92 on which the URL linked with the selected music content is displayed is a result corresponding to the 'link creation' selected by the user of the first device 20 in the shared mode selection field included in the music content sharing page 91, Then, the user of the first device 20 can copy the URL address linked with the music contents and transmit the copied URL address to the user of the second device 30 through various methods such as a message or e-mail.

10 is an example of music content sharing using characters according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The music content sharing page 101 shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to the music content sharing page 42 shown in FIG. 4, and a duplicated description will be omitted. The text message indicated by the identification number 102 in FIG. 10 corresponds to the 'text sharing' selected by the user of the first device 20 in the sharing method selection field included in the music content sharing page 101. That is, when the user of the first device 20 selects 'character sharing', the first device 20 executes a message transmission / reception program such as SMS / MMS, and the music contents are linked as indicated by the identification number 102 A message including an address or a corresponding QR code may be generated. The user of the first device 20 can forward the message to the user of the second device 30 through the message transmission / reception program.

11A is an example of music content sharing using a music content providing site according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11A, a music play screen 111 of a music content providing site includes a play list providing UI 1110, a music content providing application (APP) installing UI 1111, a music content information display area A user device list providing UI 1115 for displaying at least one or more user devices sharing music contents together with the music contents list 1112; a remaining sharing frequency display area 1113 for music contents; a reproduction status display area 1114 for music contents; A playback control UI 1116 for music contents, and a message transmission / reception page providing UI 1117 for sending and receiving messages between at least one or more user devices sharing music contents.

The music content play list screen 112 may be a screen of music content displayed when the user of the first device 20 selects the play list providing UI 1110 of music content.

11B is an example of a dialog window for transmitting and receiving messages between user devices sharing music contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11B, when the user of the first device 20 selects the message transmission / reception page providing UI 1130 on the music playback screen 113 of the music content providing site, the first device 20, (1141) between the user device and the user device sharing the music content, and the created message may be displayed in the message display area (1140).

11C is an example of a list of user devices sharing music contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11C, when the user of the first device 20 selects the user device list providing UI 1150 on the music playback screen 115 of the music content providing site, the user of the first device 20 selects the music content The SNS information for the user corresponding to each of the user devices sharing the SNS. Here, the SNS information may be a Facebook ID corresponding to the user of the second device 30, a Kakao Talk ID, a Twitter ID, etc., and is shown in the identification number 1160 in FIG. 11C.

11A to 11C illustrate that the first devices 20 are displayed on the first device 20 when the first device 20 is connected to the music content providing site. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The same screen may be displayed even when the user device sharing the shared music contents accesses the music content providing site.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a music content sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method of sharing music contents according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 includes the steps of time-series processing in the music content sharing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. Therefore, the content described with respect to the music content sharing apparatus 10 of Figs. 1 to 11 is not limited to the method in which the music content sharing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 12 shares the music content . ≪ / RTI >

In step S1201, the music content sharing apparatus 10 may transmit the music content list to the first device 20. [

In step S1202, the music content sharing apparatus 10 may receive a request for sharing one music content selected from a plurality of music contents included in the music content list transmitted in step S1201 from the first device 20. [

In step S1203, the music content sharing apparatus 10 may set a sharing method of the music content using the sharing method for the selected music content included in the sharing request received in step S1202.

In step S1204, the music content sharing apparatus 10 may share the selected music content through the sharing method set in step S1203.

In the above description, steps S1201 to S1204 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of requesting sharing of music contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method for requesting sharing of music contents according to the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 13 includes the steps of time-series processing in the first device 20 according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 12. Therefore, the content described with respect to the first device 20 of FIGS. 1 to 12 even when omitted from the following description is a method in which the first device 20 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 requests sharing of music contents . ≪ / RTI >

In step S1301, the first device 20 may receive the music content list from the music content sharing apparatus.

In step S1302, the first device 20 may receive a user input for selecting any one of the plurality of music contents included in the music content list received in step S1301.

In step S1303, the first device 20 may receive a user input for selecting a sharing method for the music content selected in step S1302.

In step S1304, the first device 20 may transmit a sharing request for the selected music content including the shared mode selected in step S1303 to the music content sharing device 10. [

In the above description, steps S1301 to S1304 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

It is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. .

10: music contents sharing device
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Claims (15)

A music content sharing apparatus for sharing music content through a music content providing system,
A list transmission unit for transmitting a music content list to a first device connected to a site of the music content providing system;
A sharing request receiver for receiving a request for sharing one music content selected from a plurality of music contents included in the transmitted music content list from the first device;
A sharing setting unit for setting a sharing mode of the music content using a sharing scheme for the selected music content included in the received sharing request; And
And a music content sharing unit for sharing the selected music content through the set sharing method,
The music content sharing unit transmits a registration request of a UI (User Interface) for playing the selected music content to a server of the IMS program on a user profile screen of an IMS program installed in the first device,
When the first device receives confirmation of the registration request of the UI through the IMS program, the UI is output to the user profile screen by the server of the IMS program,
Wherein the selected music content is reproducible through a UI displayed on the user profile screen.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sharing setting unit sets a sharing frequency of the music content using a sharing frequency of the selected music content included in the received sharing request,
Wherein the music content sharing unit shares the selected music content by the preset sharing frequency.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sharing setting unit generates a connection address for providing the selected music content,
Wherein the music content sharing unit transmits a message including the generated connection address to a second device included in the received sharing request.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the music contents are provided as background music of an IMS (Instant Message Service) program.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the music content sharing unit transmits a message for activating a music playing program for playing the music content to the first device or a second device included in the received sharing request.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the music playback program provides a UI for displaying at least one user device sharing the music content, and a UI for transmitting / receiving a message between at least one or more user devices sharing the music content.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the music content sharing unit transmits a message for setting the music content as a background music to the first device or a second device included in the received sharing request,
A music content sharing method using a music content providing system in a music content sharing apparatus,
Transmitting a music content list to a first device connected to a site of the music content providing system;
Receiving a request for sharing one music content selected from a plurality of music contents included in the transmitted music content list from a first device;
Setting a sharing mode of the music content using a sharing scheme for the selected music content included in the received sharing request; And
And sharing the selected music contents through the set sharing method,
The step of setting the sharing method of the music contents
And transmitting a registration request of a user interface (UI) for playing the selected music content to a server of the IMS program on a user profile screen of an IMS program installed in the first device,
The step of sharing the selected music content
When the first device receives the confirmation of the registration request of the UI through the IMS program, outputs the UI to the user profile screen, and plays the selected music content through the UI displayed on the user profile screen The method comprising the steps of:
A user device accessing a site of a music content providing system to request sharing of music contents,
A list receiving unit for receiving a music content list from a music content sharing apparatus;
A user input receiving a user input for selecting one of a plurality of music contents included in the received music content list and a user input for selecting a sharing mode for the selected music content; And
And a sharing request unit for transmitting a sharing request for the selected music content including the selected sharing scheme to the music content sharing device,
Further comprising a UI display unit for displaying a UI (User Interface) for playing the selected music content on a user profile screen of an IMS program installed in the user device,
Wherein the UI is provided by a server of the IMS program when receiving an acknowledgment of a registration request of the UI through the IMS program,
Wherein the selected music content is played through a UI output on the user profile screen.
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the user input receiving unit further receives a user input for setting a sharing frequency for the music content,
Wherein the shared request transmitted comprises the set number of shares.
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the UI display unit sets the selected music content as background music of the IMS program and displays a UI for controlling playback of the set background music.
delete 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the UI display unit displays a UI for playing the set background music when the selected music content is set as background music of the SNS program.
A method for a user device accessing a site of a music content providing system to request sharing of music content,
Receiving a music content list from a music content sharing apparatus;
Receiving a user input for selecting any one of a plurality of music contents included in the received music content list;
Receiving a user input for selecting a sharing mode for the selected music content; And
And transmitting a sharing request for the selected music content including the selected sharing mode to the music content sharing device,
Further comprising displaying a user interface (UI) for playing the selected music content on a user profile screen of an IMS program installed in the user device,
Wherein the UI is provided by a server of the IMS program when receiving an acknowledgment of a registration request of the UI through the IMS program,
Wherein the selected music content is played through a UI displayed on the user profile screen.

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