KR101791670B1 - Method, system and computer-readable recording medium for providing social ranking information on content usage - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for providing social ranking information on content usage, the method comprising: collecting content usage information from at least one user terminal device, the content usage information being associated with a social ranking program Wherein the social ranking program operates in conjunction with the content without being bound to a specific social network service, and wherein the social ranking service comprises a social ranking service for at least one content with reference to the collected content usage information, Generating social ranking information on the specific content of another user who has a predetermined relationship with the specific user from social networking information of the specific user, To the terminal device This method is provided.

Description

[0001] METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL RANKING INFORMATION [0002] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method, system and computer-readable recording medium for providing social ranking information on content usage, and more particularly, The content management server 10 acquires content usage information from the user terminal device through the social ranking program operated by the user, generates social ranking information on the content with reference to the collected content usage information, When the ranking information is requested, the social ranking information on the specific content of another user having a predetermined relationship with the specific user is transmitted to the terminal device of the specific user so that the social ranking information on the content usage is not limited to the specific social network service Freely shareable A system, and a computer-readable recording medium.

As social network services such as Cacao Talk and My People are widely used, a variety of contents based on social network services have begun to be introduced. In the case of the content mediated by the social network service, since a plurality of users having a predetermined relationship with each other can share experiences using contents, the frequency and the degree of immersion are much higher when compared with the general contents. In fact, a game based on a social network service called KakaoTalk (for example, Anifang, Cha Cha Cha, etc.) provides rank information about game scores between users who have a friend relationship in a social network service in real time, Smartphone users have reached the level of popularity that has been enough to use.

However, since content usage information or social ranking information is conventionally shared only within a specific social network service such as a kakao tok or My People, users who do not have a predetermined relationship within these social network services can use content usage information There is a limitation that the social ranking information can not be shared. In addition, in such a situation, a producer who produces content such as a game becomes inevitably dependent on an operator of a social network service having a large number of subscribers.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has developed a technique for sharing usage information or social ranking information related to contents, not limited to specific social network services.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve all the problems of the prior art described above.

In addition, the present invention collects content usage information from a user terminal through a social ranking program operating in conjunction with the content without being bound to a specific social network service, And when the social ranking information of the specific content is requested from the terminal device of the specific user, the social ranking information for the specific content of another user having a predetermined relationship with the specific user is specified Another object of the present invention is to provide a method, system, and computer-readable recording medium that can be transmitted to a terminal apparatus of a user.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for providing social ranking information on content usage, the method comprising: collecting content usage information from at least one user terminal device, the content usage information being associated with a social ranking program Wherein the social ranking program operates in conjunction with the content without being bound to a specific social network service, and wherein the social ranking service comprises a social ranking service for the at least one content with reference to the collected content usage information, Generating social ranking information on the specific content of another user who has a predetermined relationship with the specific user from social networking information of the specific user, To the terminal device This method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing social ranking information on content usage, comprising: a content usage information collection unit for collecting content usage information from at least one user terminal device, Wherein the social ranking program is generated by a social ranking program, the social ranking program operates in conjunction with the content without being bound to a specific social network service, and the at least one content A social ranking information management unit for generating social ranking information on the specific content of the specific content, and a social ranking information management unit for, when the social ranking information on the specific content is requested from the terminal apparatus of the specific user, The ranking information is transmitted to the specific user The system includes a service for transmitting information to the terminal device is provided.

In addition, there is provided another method, system, and computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program for carrying out the method for implementing the present invention.

According to the present invention, a content including a social ranking program can be distributed, installed or used without being bound to a specific social network service, and any user who can install and execute the content through the terminal device It is possible to use the content and share the social ranking information about the content.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an overall system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a service providing system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

In this specification, the contents are collectively referred to as digital information or individual information elements, which are accessible through a communication network, such as characters, codes, sounds, sounds, images, and moving pictures. Such content may be composed of, for example, data such as a game, an electronic book, an image, a moving image, an audio, or a combination of at least two of these data.

Configuration of the entire system

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an overall system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the entire system of the present invention can be configured to include a communication network 100, a service providing system 200, a user terminal apparatus 300, and a web server 400. As shown in FIG.

First, the communication network 100 may be configured without regard to its communication mode such as wired and wireless, and may be a LAN (Local Area Network), a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), a Wide Area Network), and the like. Preferably, the communication network 100 in the present invention may be a known World Wide Web (WWW). However, the communication network 100 according to the present invention may include, at least in part, a known wireless data communication network or a known telephone network without being limited thereto.

Next, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the service providing system 200 may receive content (e.g., content) from a user terminal through a social ranking program operating in conjunction with the content without being bound to a specific social network service Generates social ranking information on the content with reference to the collected content usage information, and establishes a predetermined relationship with the specific user when the social ranking information on the specific content is requested from the terminal device of the specific user And transmits the social ranking information on the specific content of the other user to the terminal device of the specific user. The internal configuration of the service providing system 200 and the detailed description of each component will be described later.

Next, the user terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention allows a user to receive contents including a social ranking program provided from the service providing system 200 or a known web server 400 , The content utilization information or the social ranking information from the user terminal device to the service providing system 200 or another user terminal device and to receive the social ranking information from the service providing system 200 .

More specifically, the user terminal device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a digital device including a function of allowing the user terminal 300 to access the service providing system 200 or the web server 400, , A personal computer (e.g., a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, etc.), a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, an IPTV receiver, Can be adopted as the user terminal device 300 according to the present invention. Meanwhile, the user terminal device 300 may include a necessary program such as a dedicated application, a web browser, or the like for allowing a user to receive the service according to the present invention from the service providing system 200.

Next, the web server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides the content including the above-mentioned social ranking program to the user terminal device 300 together with the service providing system 200 so that the user can use the content And the like. In this way, even when content is provided from a separate web server 400 other than the service providing system 200, the content utilization information of the user can be provided to the service providing system 200 or other And can be provided to the user terminal device.

The configuration of the service providing system 200

Hereinafter, the internal configuration of the service providing system 200 performing the important functions for the implementation of the present invention and the functions of the respective components will be described.

2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a service providing system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the service providing system 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a content use information collecting unit 210, a social ranking information managing unit 220, an information providing unit 230, a database 240 ), A communication unit 250, and a control unit 260. [ According to an embodiment of the present invention, the content use information collecting unit 210, the social ranking information managing unit 220, the information providing unit 230, the database 240, the communication unit 250, At least some of which may be program modules that communicate with the user terminal device 300 and / or the web server 400. [ These program modules may be included in the service providing system 200 in the form of an operating system, an application program module, and other program modules, and may be physically stored in various well-known storage devices. These program modules may also be stored in a remote storage device capable of communicating with the service providing system 200. [ These program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types as described below in accordance with the present invention.

First, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the content usage information collection unit 210 may collect content usage information from at least one user terminal device 300.

Here, the content use information comprehensively indicates all types of information related to the use of the content by the user. For example, the content use information may include identification information of the content to be used, identification information of the user using the content, Time or place, place of using the content, achievement or score achieved in the content, and the like. Specifically, it is assumed that the user uses the game contents. In this case, the ID of the user using the game contents, the time of using the game contents by the user, the score achieved by the user in the game contents, Quot; content usage information "

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the content usage information collected from the user terminal device 300 can be generated by a predetermined social ranking program included in the content. Specifically, the social ranking program according to an embodiment of the present invention is not made to be compatible only with a specific social network service, but is composed of an open API (Application Programming Interface), a script language, a meta tag, a web standard programming language, It can be made compatible with all social network services without depending on specific social network services. In addition, the social ranking program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be inserted into the content, operated in conjunction with the content, and may be distributed, installed and executed together with the content. Therefore, according to the present invention, if the content including the social ranking program can be distributed, installed or used without being bound to a specific social network service, and thus the user can install and execute the content through the terminal device Anyone can use the content and share social ranking information about the content.

Next, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the social ranking information management unit 220 generates social ranking information on at least one content with reference to the content use information collected by the content use information collection unit 210 And can perform functions of managing and managing. Specifically, the social ranking information management unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of calculating social rankings among a plurality of users who have experienced using each content for at least one content, for each content , And perform a function of updating the social rankings with reference to the newly collected social ranking information. For example, it may be assumed that the social ranking information for game contents is managed. In this case, the social rankings of n users who use (i.e., play) game contents based on the game scores can be calculated .

Next, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the social ranking information on specific content is requested from the terminal device of a specific user, the information providing part 230 may determine whether or not specific ranking of the other user And transmit the social ranking information on the content to the terminal device of the specific user. For example, it can be assumed that there is a social ranking information based on a score with respect to game contents. In this case, when the user A requests social ranking information based on the game score of the game contents, The social ranking information based on the game score of at least one other user having a friend relationship can be provided to the user A. [

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the information providing unit 230 may transmit the content usage information for the specific content of the first user to the terminal device of the second user in response to a request from the terminal device of the first user And the like. Thus, it is possible to induce the second user who has received the content use information of the first user to use the content.

Meanwhile, the database 240 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may store content including a social ranking program, content usage information of at least one user for at least one content, and social ranking information. 2, the database 240 is shown as being included and configured in the service providing system 200, but according to the needs of those skilled in the art implementing the present invention, the database 240 may include a service providing system 200, Or may be configured separately. On the other hand, the database 240 in the present invention is a concept including a computer-readable recording medium, and includes not only a consultation database but also a database in a broad sense including a data record based on a file system, It is included in the database 240 in the present invention.

The communication unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of enabling data transmission / reception to / from the service providing system 200.

The controller 260 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a content usage information collecting unit 210, a social ranking information managing unit 220, an information providing unit 230, a database 240, A function of controlling the flow of data can be performed. That is, the control unit 260 according to the present invention controls the flow of data to / from the outside or each component of the service providing system 200, thereby controlling the content usage information collecting unit 210, The control unit 220, the information providing unit 230, the database 240, and the communication unit 250, respectively.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

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, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

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200: Service providing system
210: Content use information collection unit
220: Social Ranking Information Management Section
230: Information provision
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Claims (11)

A method performed in a system for providing social ranking information on content usage,
The system includes a content use information collection unit, a social ranking information management unit, and an information providing unit,
The method comprises:
Collecting content utilization information from at least one user terminal device by the content utilization information collection unit,
Generating and managing social ranking information on at least one content by the social ranking information management unit with reference to the collected content use information,
When social ranking information on a specific content is requested from a terminal device of a specific user, social ranking information on the specific content of another user who has a predetermined relationship with the specific user is provided to the specific user Transmitting to the terminal device
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The content utilization information is generated by a social ranking program,
The social ranking program is inserted into the content, operates in conjunction with the content, is made in a form compatible with an arbitrary social network service without depending on a specific social network service,
Wherein generating and managing the social ranking information for the at least one content comprises:
Calculating social rankings among a plurality of users who have experienced using each content for the at least one content for each content, and
Updating the social rankings with reference to the newly collected social ranking information
≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the content includes at least one of a game, an electronic book, a moving image, an image, and audio. The method according to claim 1,
The content use information includes information on the identification of the content, identification information of the user using the content, information on time or time using the content, information on a place using the content, and achievement or score achieved in the content Wherein at least one of the information is included. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the social ranking program comprises at least one of an open API (Application Programming Interface), a script language, a meta tag, and a web standard programming language. The method according to claim 1,
Causing the terminal device of the first user to transmit content usage information for the specific content of the first user to the terminal device of the second user upon request
≪ / RTI > A computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A system for providing social ranking information on content usage,
A content use information collection unit for collecting content use information from at least one user terminal device,
A social ranking information management unit for generating and managing social ranking information on at least one content with reference to the collected content utilization information,
When the social ranking information on a specific content is requested from a terminal device of a specific user, an information item for transmitting the social ranking information on the specific content of another user having a predetermined relationship with the specific user to the terminal device of the specific user study
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The content utilization information is generated by a social ranking program,
The social ranking program is inserted into the content, operates in conjunction with the content, is made compatible with a certain social network service without depending on a specific social network service,
Wherein the social ranking information management unit calculates a social ranking among a plurality of users who have experienced using each content with respect to the at least one content for each content and updates the social rankings with reference to newly collected social ranking information . 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the content includes at least one of a game, an electronic book, a moving image, an image, and audio. 8. The method of claim 7,
The content use information includes information on the identification of the content, identification information of the user using the content, information on time or time using the content, information on a place using the content, and achievement or score achieved in the content Lt; / RTI > information. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the social ranking program comprises at least one of an open API (Application Programming Interface), a script language, a meta tag, and a web standard programming language. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the information providing unit causes content usage information on the specific content of the first user to be transmitted to the terminal device of the second user upon request from the terminal apparatus of the first user.

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