KR101977395B1 - System and method for sharing music file - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing a method for sharing purchased sound sources among a plurality of users. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a system for providing a method of sharing a sound source among a plurality of users, the system comprising: a list of friends comprising a plurality of users and one or more users, A sound source purchase management unit for managing a purchase history of sound sources purchased by each user for each of the plurality of users, a sound source purchase management unit for managing a sound source among at least one sound source purchased by one or more friend users included in the friend list of the user A profile sound source list management unit for generating a profile sound source list including a profile sound source shared by the friend user of the user in order to represent himself / herself, and a profile sound source list provided from the user terminal of the user In response to a request to reproduce the profile sound source, Service profile, the sound source that provides a source profile included in the original list may include a.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING MUSIC FILE [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a sound source sharing, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing a sound source sharing method, and more particularly, And more particularly, to a method and system for sharing a sound source that allows a user to listen to a shared profile sound source.

Recently, various social network services (SNS) have been introduced, and many people are using SNS by using a smart device. Through such SNS, users express their stories or feelings in writing, photographs or music.

As the SNS allows the user to post pictures or music so as to express the emotion of the user, the user using the SNS purchases and plays the sound source in order to express his / her mood in his / her SNS.

As a result, many users repeatedly access the account of the user in the friend relationship to listen to the sound source set by the one or more users in the friend relationship, or illegally download and use the sound source of the user in the friend relationship have.

Therefore, there is a need for a service that can continuously reproduce a sound source posted by a user in a plurality of friends without the illegal downloading of the sound source.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2004-0029452 relates to playlist generation, transmission, and retrieval, and can automatically generate a play list that is automatically assisted by data collected from users of the worldwide music information system. When the user accesses the music information system, the user extracts the characteristics of the records they have received from the collected data and uses them. However, the techniques disclosed in the above patent documents do not solve the above-described problems.

Therefore, a technique for solving the above-described problems is required.

An embodiment of the present invention has an object of collecting and reproducing only a selected sound source for the purpose of indicating the emotional state of one of the sound sources purchased by one or more users in a friend relationship.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention has an object to enable a user to receive a whole sound source without illegally downloading a specific sound source among at least one sound source purchased by a user in a friend relationship.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a method of sharing a sound source among a plurality of users, the system comprising: A friend management unit that manages a friend list that is a list including friend users that are one or more users, a sound source purchase management unit that manages purchase details of sound sources that each user purchased for each of the plurality of users, A profile sound source list management unit that generates a profile sound source list including profile sound sources shared by the friend users of the at least one sound source purchased by the friend users with other users to represent them, From the user terminal of the user, In response to the playback request including the profile of the sound source may include a profile that provides a sound source providing the source profile contained in the profile list of the sound source.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing a sound source with a sound source sharing system sharing a sound source among a plurality of users, the method comprising: The method comprising the steps of: managing a purchase history of a sound source purchased by each user from each of the plurality of users; managing at least one sound source purchased by one or more friend users included in the friend list of the user Generating a profile sound source list including profile sound sources shared by the respective buddy users with other users to represent themselves, and generating the profile sound source list from the user terminal of the user provided in the profile sound source list In response to a request to reproduce the profile sound source, It may comprise the step of providing the profile comprises a source tree.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, only one sound source selected for the purpose of indicating the emotional state of one of the sound sources purchased by one or more users in a friend relationship can be collected and reproduced So that the emotion can be predicted through the selected sound source without directly accessing the SNS of the user in the friend relationship.

In addition, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, it is possible to receive a whole sound source included in the profile sound source list without illegally downloading a specific sound source among the at least one sound source purchased by a user in a friend relationship, And to induce the user to purchase the sound source.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram including a sound source sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a sound source sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a sound source sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 5 are diagrams for explaining a sound source sharing method 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.

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

Before describing this, we first define the meaning of the terms used below.

First of all, 'friend relationship' means a relationship established within the online service to allow users to browse and share information with each other within a predetermined range or to perform specific actions with respect to each other, for example, A second user stored in the user terminal of the first user, a second user registered as a friend in the social network service (SNS) used by the first user, and the like.

A user in a friend relationship is referred to as a 'friend user' on the basis of a specific user, and a list listing identification information of friend users is referred to as a 'friend list'. Identification information of users included in the friend list is used to identify the user A server ID composed of a series of numbers assigned by the server, or a unique number assigned to the terminal of the user, for example, a telephone number.

The 'purchase history' is a list of the sound sources purchased by the user paying a certain royalty fee. The sound source to be selected and shared by the user to express himself or herself to a specific or unspecified user in the purchase history is referred to as' '.

For example, a user can share at least one sound source selected from a plurality of sound sources purchased by himself / herself as a profile sound source to a friend user through the SNS as a streaming sound, and includes a profile sound source set by a friend user based on a specific user The list is referred to as a 'profile sound list'.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network configuration including a sound source sharing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the sound source sharing system 100 can communicate via the network N. [ The network N may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal area network (PAN) wireless networks such as mobile radio communication network, Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Mobile WiMAX, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) or satellite communication network.

The user terminals 10 and 11 constituting the sound source sharing system 100 can be connected to a remote server through a network N or can be connected to other terminals and servers by using a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device ), Or the like. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) (Handheld) based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet television (TV), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like. Further, the wearable device is an information processing device of a type that can be directly worn on a human body, for example, a watch, a glasses, an accessory, a garment, shoes, and the like. The wearable device can be connected to a remote server via a network, Lt; / RTI >

The user terminals 10 and 11 can communicate with the sound source sharing server 20 to be described later through the network N. The user terminals 10 and 11 receive the profile sound source list including the profile sound sources shared by the users included in the friend list, The sound source can be reproduced.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the first user terminal 11 and the second user terminal 12 may be referred to as the user terminal 11 or the second user terminal 12 depending on the user.

The sound source sharing server 20 which is another constitution of the sound source sharing system 100 can be realized by a general-purpose computer and can be connected to the network N to communicate with the user terminals 10 and 11, A storage device capable of storing information received from the user terminal 10, 11 via the network 10 may be provided.

The sound source sharing server 20 can collect the users included in the contacts of the user terminals 10 and 11 or the friends of the SNS used by the users of the user terminals 10 and 11, It is possible to create a friend list of the user terminals 10 and 11 based on the friend list and generate a profile sound resource list in which only the profile sound source among the sound sources purchased by the user in the friend relationship is collected, 10 and 11, and can transmit profile sound sources included in the profile sound source list to the user terminals 10 and 11.

The functions of the sound source sharing system 100 are performed in the sound source sharing server 20, and some functions of the sound source sharing system 100 may be performed in the user terminals 10 and 11 according to the embodiment. Hereinafter, it will be described that the sound source sharing server 20 performs the functions of the sound source sharing system 100.

Hereinafter, each component of the sound source sharing system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 to describe the sound source sharing system 100. FIG.

The friend managing unit 210 of the sound source sharing system 100 may manage a friend list, which is a list including one or more friend users in a friend relationship for each of a plurality of users.

To this end, the friend managing unit 210 may collect user information stored in the contacts of the user terminals 10 and 11.

For example, the friend managing unit 210 may provide an application for collecting the identification information of the second user in the friend relationship with the first user terminal 10, and may be provided from the application installed in the first user terminal 10 And can receive the identification information of the second user in the friend relationship stored in the contact of the first user terminal 10. [

For example, the friend managing unit 210 directly accesses a contact of the first user terminal 10 and collects a name, a telephone number, or an e-mail address, which is identification information of a second user stored in the contact.

Alternatively, the friend managing unit 210 can access the SNS used by the user and collect identification information of other users in a friend relationship.

For example, the friend managing unit 210 receives the authentication information of the SNS used by the first user from the first user and directly authenticates the SNS, or provides the login page of the SNS to the first user terminal 10, The information of the friend user in the friend relationship with the first user can be received from the SNS.

Then, the friend managing unit 210 generates a friend list based on the identification information of the friend user in the friend relationship of the user thus received, and stores the friend list in a manner matching with the identification information of the user.

The friend managing unit 210 may periodically access the user terminal 10, 11 or the SNS used by the user to update the friend list.

The sound source purchase management unit 220 can manage purchase details of sound sources purchased by each user for a plurality of users.

For this, the sound source purchase management unit 220 may provide a list of sound sources that can be purchased by the user terminals 10 and 11. If the user selects a sound source and makes a payment, the purchase purchase management unit 220 matches the user's identification information, And stores the purchased sound source.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the sound source purchase management unit 220 can provide a coupon to purchase the sound source to the user terminals 10 and 11.

For example, when the user performs subscription through the sound source sharing system 100, the sound source purchase management unit 220 can provide a coupon to purchase one sound source to the user terminals 10 and 11 , The coupon provided at this time may be provided in an electronic form via a messenger, an e-mail, an SMS, or the like.

On the other hand, the sound source purchase management unit 220 may present the sound source purchased by the user to the friend in the friend relationship or may present the coupon to the friend in the purchase source, A message requesting settlement can be transmitted to a friend user in a friend relationship.

For example, the sound source purchase management unit 220 may provide a payment means through a payment unit 250, which will be described later, to the first user terminal 10 so that a first user can purchase a sound source, The present invention can include a sound source purchased and purchased by the first user in the purchase history of the second user.

Alternatively, for example, the sound source purchase management unit 220 may transmit a sound source desired by the first user to the second user terminal 11 at the request of the first user, and the second user may transmit the sound source purchase corresponding to the notification If the user accepts the payment, the payment means can be provided to the second user terminal 11 through the settlement unit 250, which will be described later. When the second user makes payment for the sound source, the sound source can be included in the purchase history of the first user have.

The profile sound source list management unit 230 manages a profile sound source list including a profile sound source that is a sound source shared by friend users in a friend relationship among at least one sound source purchased by one or more users included in the friend lists of the plurality of users Can be generated.

According to the embodiment, the profile sound source list management unit 230 manages at least one sound source as a profile sound source to be shared with the second user included in the friend list of the first user among the sound sources included in the purchase history managed by the sound source purchase management unit 220, Can be selected from the second user and a profile sound source list composed of the profile sound sources selected by the user included in the friend list of the first user can be generated.

At this time, when the profile sound source list management unit 230 has a profile sound source overlapping when creating the profile sound source list, the profile sound source list management unit 230 can generate a profile sound source list excluding the overlapping profile sound sources.

In another embodiment, the profile sound source list management unit 230 can select a sound source from among the sound sources included in the purchase history of the second user included in the friend list of the first user, , And a profile sound source list of the first user can be generated based on the selected sound source.

On the other hand, when each user changes the profile sound source, the profile sound source list management unit 230 can update the profile sound source list of the user including the profile sound source.

For example, when the second user in the friend relationship of the first user changes the profile sound source from the first sound source to the second sound source, the profile sound source list management unit 230 manages the first sound source list The sound source can be removed and the second sound source can be included.

The profile sound source providing unit 240 may provide the profile sound source list generated by the profile sound source list management unit 230 to the user terminals 10 and 11 and may receive the profile sound source list from the user terminals 10 and 11, Upon receiving the playback request of the profile sound source, the profile sound source may be provided in response to the playback request.

For example, the profile sound source providing unit 240 may provide a profile sound source in a streaming manner in response to a profile sound source playback request of the user terminal 10, 11, or alternatively, a DCF File can be provided.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the profile tone generator 240 can provide profile sound sources according to the order of the profile tone source list, not the order of the user, as the profile tone source included in the profile tone source list.

The sound source sharing system 100 may include a settlement unit 250 and the settlement unit 250 may provide a settlement means for purchasing a sound source to the user terminals 10 and 11. [

At this time, the settlement unit 250 can provide, for example, a small-sized mobile phone settlement, a credit card, and an untransferred settlement as payment means provided to the user terminals 10 and 11.

For example, when a profile sound source included in the profile sound source list provided to the first user terminal 10 is reproduced, the payment unit 250 notifies the profile sound source, which is not included in the purchase details of the first user, The user can purchase the sound source by providing the payment means with the payment unit 10.

The sound source sharing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes the steps of time series processing in the sound source sharing system 100 shown in FIG. Therefore, the contents described above with respect to the sound source sharing system 100 shown in FIG. 2 may be applied to the profile sound source method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

First, the sound source sharing system 100 may generate a friend list, which is a list including one or more friend users in a friend relationship for each of a plurality of users (S3000).

To this end, the sound source sharing system 100 may collect the identification information of the user stored in the contacts of the plurality of user terminals 10 and 11, or collect the identification information of the user registered in the SNS used by each of the plurality of users And can generate a friend list based on the collected information.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 may collect the name, phone number, etc. of the user stored in the contacts of the first user terminal 10 or the second user terminal 11, It is possible to generate a friend list including a friend user in a relationship and a friend list including a friend user in a friend relationship based on the second user.

If there is a third user commonly included in the friend list of the first user and the friend list of the second user according to the embodiment, the sound source sharing system 100 transmits the friend list of the first user and the friend list of the second user Each of the second user and the first user may be included to generate a friend list.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 can access the SNS of the first user and collect the identification information of the user registered as a friend, thereby generating a friend list. According to the embodiment, Users who have more than a preset number of exchanges can be included in the friends list.

The sound source sharing system 100 can manage purchase details of sound sources purchased by each user from each of a plurality of users (S3001).

That is, the sound source sharing system 100 can generate or update purchase details for each user when each user purchases a sound source or presents a sound source purchased to another user.

To this end, the sound source sharing system 100 may provide a list of available sound sources and a payment means so that each user can purchase a sound source to each of the plurality of user terminals 10, 11.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 can directly sell a sound source by providing a sound source list and a payment means including at least one available sound source to the first user terminal 10, The list of sound sources of the party is provided and the payment means is provided to the first user terminal 10 so that only payment can be performed.

The sound source sharing system 100 may be able to present a coupon for purchasing a sound source or a sound source purchased by the user to another user according to the embodiment.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 may provide or sell a coupon for purchasing a sound source to a user, and may present the coupon to another user.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 may allow a sound source purchased by a first user to be presented to a second user, and a sound source purchased by a first user may be presented to a second user The sound source sharing system 100 may add the sound source included in the purchase history of the first user to the purchase history of the second user and delete the sound source from the purchase history of the first user.

Thereafter, the sound source sharing system 100 may detect whether or not each user selects a profile sound source to be shared with a friend user in a friend relationship in the sound source purchase history of a plurality of users (S3002).

That is, the sound source sharing system 100 may provide a user interface for selecting a profile sound source to a plurality of user terminals 10 and 11.

According to the embodiment, the sound source sharing system 100 can select a profile sound source to be shared with a friend user in a friend relationship of each user from each of a plurality of users.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 may provide a purchase history of a second user to a second user terminal 11 included in a friend list of a first user, At least one sound source may be selected as a profile sound source to be shared with the first user among the sound sources included in the purchase history of the user.

In another embodiment, the sound source sharing system 100 may select a sound source to receive a share from a purchase history of a friend user in a friend relationship of each user from each of a plurality of users.

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 may provide a purchase history of a second user included in the friend list of the first user to the first user terminal 10, A sound source for the first user to be shared among the sound sources included in the purchase history of the user 2 can be selected from the first user.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sound source sharing system 100 provides purchase details 400 to a user terminal of a first user Final, and the sound source sharing system 100 includes a sound source 400 included in the purchase history 400, 'Appointed-jone' (403) among the sound sources included in the purchase history 402 from the second user 'Salvation' can be selected as the profile sound source And 'JK Kim Dong-wook' 405 of the sound source included in the purchase history 404 from the third user 'Kima' can be selected as a profile sound source.

On the other hand, the sound source sharing system 100 may limit the number of profile sound sources selected as the profile sound sources in the purchase details of each user, and may be limited to one.

In contrast, according to the embodiment, the sound source sharing system 100 can increase the number of profile sound sources selected in proportion to the number of sound source purchases of each user.

The sound source sharing system 100 may generate a profile sound source list including a selected profile sound source of each user for each of a plurality of users (S3003).

5 illustrates an example of a profile sound source list provided to a user. Referring to FIG. 5, the sound source sharing system 100 includes a friend list of a first user to generate a profile sound source list 503 of a first user 'Final' Appointed-jone '(501), which is the profile sound source of each of the second user' Salvation '501 and the third user' Kima '502 included in the friend list 500 of the first user, 403) and a profile sound source list 503 including "JK Kim Dong Wook" (405) at about thirty.

At this time, when the profile sound source shared by each user is changed or the friend relationship is changed, the sound source sharing system 100 stores at least one profile sound source list including the profile sound source of the user whose profile sound source is included or the friend relationship changed You can remove the included profile source and update the profile source list that adds the changed profile source.

On the other hand, when the profile sound source to be included in the profile sound source list is overlapped, the sound source sharing system 100 can generate the profile sound source list except for the overlapping profile sound sources.

The sound source sharing system 100 can provide a profile sound source list generated for each user to a plurality of user terminals 10 and 11 and can receive a profile sound source list from a plurality of user terminals 10 and 11, And may provide the profile sound source to the user terminal 10, 11 in response to the request (S3004).

For example, the sound source sharing system 100 may stream the second user's profile sound source to the first user terminal 10 requesting the provision of the profile sound source, or may provide a profile sound source in the form of a DCF file .

At this time, the sound source sharing system 100 may provide the profile sound source according to the selection of the first user according to the embodiment, or may provide the profile sound source according to the profile sound source list order.

In addition, for example, the sound source sharing system 100 can provide a profile sound source and simultaneously inquire the user whether or not to purchase the provided profile sound source. When the user requests the purchase of the profile sound source, .

The sound source sharing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module 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.

The sound source sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented as a computer program (or a computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions that are processed by a processor and can be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language . The computer program may also be recorded on a computer readable recording medium of a type (e.g., memory, hard disk, magnetic / optical medium or solid-state drive).

Therefore, a sound source sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be realized by a computer program as described above being executed by a computing device. The computing device may include a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using a variety of buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Where the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface And commands stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and / or multiple busses may be used with multiple memory and memory types as appropriate. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset comprised of chips comprising multiple independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may comprise volatile memory units or a collection thereof. In another example, the memory may be comprised of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. The memory may also be another type of computer readable medium such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium and may include, for example, devices in a SAN (Storage Area Network) or other configurations, and may be a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

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.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

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Claims (4)

A method for controlling a server to share a sound source among a plurality of users using a social network service,
Using a profile sound source shared by each of the at least one friend user in the list including at least one friend user in a friend relationship with the specific user among the plurality of users, Generating a profile sound resource list to be provided to the specific user;
Receiving a reproduction request for at least one or more specific profile sound sources included in the profile sound source list from a terminal of the specific user provided with the generated profile sound source list, ; And
And providing the specific profile sound source included in the profile sound source list to the terminal of the specific user in a state of being disconnected from the social network service in response to the playback request,
Wherein the profile sound source list is composed of a set of profile sound sources respectively selected by the one or more friend users to represent ones of the sound sources included in the respective purchase details,
Wherein the profile sound source list is generated by each of the friend users including one or more profile sound sources selected from among sound sources included in the purchase history of the user,
And updates the profile sound source list of the specific user in a friend relationship with the friend user whose profile sound source has been changed in real time when the profile sound source of each friend user is changed. The method according to claim 1,
And providing the specific profile sound source to the terminal of the specific user by streaming. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the profile sound source list is generated or updated, only one profile sound source among the profile sound sources for one or more friend users included in the friend list is included only once. A computer program executed by a computer device and stored on a recording medium for performing the method recited in any one of claims 1 to 3.

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