KR102344934B1 - System for applying books to digital libraries - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a book application system for an electronic library. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to recognize an ISBN barcode photographed through a camera of a user communication terminal, so that an applicant can apply for a desired book more quickly and conveniently through accurate information input without directly inputting information for the desired book application. According to an embodiment, a book application system for an electronic library comprises: an ISBN barcode reader unit for recognizing an ISBN barcode photographed through a camera of a user communication terminal; an online bookstore API unit for obtaining corresponding book information from an online bookstore server based on the ISBN barcode recognized through the ISBN barcode reader unit; and a desired book application unit which applies the desired book using the book information obtained through the online bookstore API unit, wherein the desired book application unit applies the desired book by specifying an application target library.

Description

Electronic library book application system {SYSTEM FOR APPLYING BOOKS TO DIGITAL LIBRARIES}

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a book application system of an electronic library.

In the existing library operation system, the library operation server was responsible for collectively managing a large number of book data. Since it was necessary to contact the book publisher to purchase a book and to organize the data on the purchased book separately, it was a problem that it took a lot of time until the professors or students could read the book after purchasing one book. .

In addition, since it is necessary for the library to input data for management for each book, it takes a lot of time for data input, and there is a problem in that the management cost is increased.

To solve this problem, an electronic library system has been developed, and an application is made by inputting the book information for the desired book through an application. As a result, the accuracy of information input is low, causing inconvenience to applicants and problems with normal book requests.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0459008 (Registration Date: November 19, 2004) Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0074834 (published date: July 04, 2018)

In an embodiment of the present invention, by recognizing the ISBN barcode photographed through the camera of the user communication terminal, the applicant can apply for the desired book more quickly and conveniently through accurate information input without directly inputting information for the desired book application. of book application system.

Book application system of the electronic library according to an embodiment of the present invention, ISBN barcode reader unit for recognizing the ISBN barcode photographed through the camera of the user communication terminal; an online bookstore API unit for obtaining the corresponding book information from the online bookstore server based on the ISBN barcode recognized through the ISBN barcode reader unit; and a desired book application unit for applying for a desired book by using the book information obtained through the online bookstore API unit, but designating an application target library.

In addition, it may include a login management unit that stores and manages the user's personal information and login information, and processes login authentication for each user.

In addition, it may include a desired book list management unit that creates and manages a list of the book information requested through the desired book requesting unit based on the log-in information, and updates and manages the list of the received desired book.

In addition, when the desired book applied for through the desired book application unit is received in the library, based on the log-in information, the desired book stock notification unit further includes a desired book stock notification unit that transmits a desired book arrival notification message to the contact information of the user who requested the desired book can do.

In addition, it may further include a desired book application consent processing unit that proceeds with the process of obtaining the consent of at least one person other than the applicant in order to achieve the multiple application approval conditions for the desired book applied by the individual user through the desired book application unit. have.

In addition, the desired book application consent processing unit connects to the member management server of the library designated through the desired book application unit, extracts member information previously registered in the application target library, and provides the extracted member with consent to the desired book application The target selection unit for consent to the application for the desired book selected as the target; The desired book application consent message is sent to the contact information of the member selected through the desired book application consent selection unit, and the desired book application consent message is provided to request the request for application consent for the desired book requested through the desired book application unit The desired book application consent message transmission unit; and if the number of replies to the desired book application consent message is greater than or equal to the preset application consent standard, the user who has approved the purchase of the desired book requested through the desired book application department and applied for the desired book purchase approval message It may include a desired book purchase review unit that transmits a notification message for permission to purchase the desired book.

In addition, the desired book application consent target selection unit extracts member information in which the number of times of use of the application target library is greater than or equal to the preset reference number from among member information previously registered in the application target library, and selects it as a consent target for the desired book application can do.

According to the present invention, by recognizing an ISBN barcode photographed through a camera of a user communication terminal, an applicant can apply for a desired book more quickly and conveniently through accurate information input without directly inputting information for requesting a desired book. An application system can be provided.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the overall operation method of the book application system of the electronic library according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the book application system of the electronic library according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a schematic block configuration of a book application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a general ISBN barcode.
5 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a desired book application consent processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of a desired book application consent processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, rather than the name of a simple term.

In the entire specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit" and "module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the overall operation method of the book application system of the electronic library according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block showing the overall configuration of the book application system of the electronic library according to an embodiment of the present invention 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a general ISBN barcode, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic block configuration of a book application program according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a desired book according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block showing the detailed configuration of the application consent processing unit, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of the desired book application agreement processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the book application system 1000 of the electronic library according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to the application installed in the user communication terminal 11 as shown in FIG. 1 and the user communication terminal 11 through wired/wireless Internet communication. It may be implemented in the form of the book application management server 20 .

The user communication terminal 11 is a smart phone (smart phone), a tablet PC, a laptop computer (laptop computer), an electronic book terminal, a digital broadcasting terminal, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), MP3 player, It may be a digital camera or a navigation device, but is not limited thereto.

The book application management server 20 has the same configuration as a conventional web server in terms of hardware, and is implemented through various types of languages such as C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, etc. in terms of software. It may include program modules that function. In addition, it is provided in a variety of ways depending on the operating system such as DOS, Windows, Linux, Unix, macintosh, Android, and iOS for general server hardware. It can be implemented using a web server program being developed.

As an example of a wireless communication network of an Internet network connecting between the user communication terminal 11 and the book application management server 20 according to the present embodiment, technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, GSM ( Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000), EV-DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), 5G, etc.) is not doing In addition, an example of the wired communication network may be a closed network such as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), and preferably an open network such as the Internet. The Internet is a TCP/IP protocol and several services existing in its upper layers, namely HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), Telnet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), SNMP ( It refers to a worldwide open computer network structure that provides Simple Network Management Protocol), NFS (Network File Service), and NIS (Network Information Service).

2, the book application system 1000 of the electronic library according to the embodiment of the present invention is a login management unit 100, an ISBN barcode reader unit 200, an online bookstore API unit 300, a desired book application unit ( 400), the desired book list management unit 500, the desired book application consent processing unit 600, and may include at least one of the desired book stock notification unit (700).

The login management unit 100 may store and manage the user's personal information and login information, and may process login authentication for each user. The user's personal information may include name, contact information, residence address (additionally work address, school address, etc.), designated library information, etc., and login information may include ID and password information. Here, the designated library information may include a library name, address information (location information), and the like as information on a library that the user likes, and is not necessarily information to be stored. However, if the designated library information is not registered, the nearest library may be arbitrarily designated based on the residence address, work address, and school address, and a more detailed description thereof will be described later.

The ISBN barcode reader 200 may recognize the ISBN barcode photographed through the camera of the user communication terminal 11 . As shown in Figure 3, ISBN consists of 13 digits as an international standard book number, the first 3 digits are the prefix, the next 2 digits are the country code (assigned by the International ISBN Management Organization), and the next 5 digits are The issuer number (assigned by the Korean Literature Number Center), the next two digits may mean a signature identification number, and the last one digit may mean a check mark. In addition, a 5-digit additional symbol may be added to the ISBN barcode, and the first digit may mean a reader target symbol, the next 1 digit may mean a publication type symbol, and the last 3 digits may mean a content classification symbol. This ISBN barcode information can quickly recognize the information of the barcode through a program that recognizes an image captured by the camera of the user communication terminal 11 .

The online bookstore API unit 300 may obtain the corresponding book information from the online bookstore server 30 based on the information of the ISBN barcode recognized through the ISBN barcode reader unit 200 . For example, using the API of the online bookstore server 30 such as 'Aladdin' or 'Yes 24' to obtain ISBN barcode recognition information, detailed information such as the title, author, publisher, publication year, price, etc. of the book can be obtained. can

The desired book application unit 400 uses the book information (title, author, publisher, publication year, price, etc.) obtained through the online bookstore API unit 300 to apply for the desired book, but designates the application target library can apply for it. Accordingly, in the past, in order to apply for a desired book to the library, the detailed information about the book, such as title, author, publisher, publication year, and price, was applied through the process of inputting each book through a keyboard (physical keyboard, virtual keyboard). According to this embodiment, if only the ISBN barcode of the book you want to apply is taken, the detailed information of the book is automatically recognized and automatically filled in the book application input field, so that the contents of the book information are omitted or incorrectly entered during the application process. In addition to eliminating errors in the application, the application process is also simplified for the applicant, thereby minimizing the time required for the application.

The desired book list management unit 500 creates and manages a list of book information requested through the desired book application unit 400 based on the log-in information, and updates and manages the list for the desired book received. have. That is, it is possible to list and manage the book information requested as a desired book for each user, and when a book included in the list is put into the library, the book information from the list can be stored and processed and deleted and managed. In addition, the list is classified by library (or region), application date, requested book genre, price, author, etc. It can be configured to notify (deleted due to stock) items on a bulletin board or individual contact information.

As shown in FIG. 4, the program for requesting the desired book described above includes an electronic library system (management of city application, loan, etc.), member information system (management of user information), Reactive Native (providing UI solution such as book application), books It can be composed of information API (book information link API), Support Layer (composition of common modules such as Legacy linkage and SSO linkage), and Infra Layer (network configuration for stable services such as proxy).

The desired book application consent processing unit 600, through the desired book application unit 400, in order to achieve a plurality of application approval conditions for the desired book applied by the individual user The procedure of receiving the consent of at least one person other than the applicant can proceed.

To this end, the desired book application consent processing unit 600, as shown in FIG. 5, of the desired book application consent target selection unit 610, the desired book application consent message transmission unit 620 and the desired book purchase review unit 630 It may include at least one.

The desired book application consent target selection unit 610 connects to the member management server (hereinafter referred to as the library operation server 40) of the application target library designated through the desired book application unit 400, and the corresponding library operation server 40 ), the extracted member information can be extracted and selected as the subject of consent for the desired book application. For example, if user A applies for a desired book to library K, users B, C, D, E, F, G, who are already registered as members in library K, can be selected as the consent object, and users B, C , D, E, F, and G are requested as the desired book, so a notification message indicating whether they agree or not can be temporarily prepared.

In addition, the desired book application consent target selection unit 610 extracts member information in which the number of times of use of the library operation server 40 is greater than or equal to the preset reference number of times among member information previously registered in the library operation server 40, It can be selected as the subject of consent for the desired book application. For example, in a state in which users B, C, D, E, F, G are temporarily selected, the usage records of the corresponding library operation server 40 for users B, C, D, E, F, G are retrieved And, if there is a user (eg, users B, C, G) who has used it more than once, the corresponding users B, C, and G may be finally selected as recipients of the notification message. Accordingly, only users who have substantially used the library to a certain extent are judged as those who are qualified to decide whether or not to approve or reject someone else's request for a desired book.

The desired book application consent message transmission unit 620 provides book information of the desired book applied through the desired book application unit 400 to the contact information of the member selected through the desired book application consent target selection unit 610, , it is possible to transmit a desired book application consent message to request receipt of application consent for the desired book. For example, as described above, when users B, C, and G are selected as the target selection unit 610 to apply for the desired book, users B, C, A notification message can be sent to G's contacts. At this time, the notification message can determine whether to agree by replying to the message within a predetermined time, or by providing separate URL information to run a pros and cons voting program on the corresponding web page to input whether or not to agree to the notification message. You can receive a doctor.

On the other hand, in the above, when designating a library to apply for a desired book, it was checked whether or not consent to the request for the desired book was applied to the members already registered in the designated library, but the number of registered members is less than the preset number, or If you are not qualified to decide whether or not to agree with the number, you can obtain the contact information of the head of the household in the neighboring housing complex (preset neighboring housing complex) of the library and send a notification message to the person in question with a library promotion message as described above. In the same way, it is possible to decide whether or not to support the desired book.

The desired book purchase review unit 630 permits the purchase of the desired book requested through the desired book request unit 400 when the number of replies to the desired book application consent message is greater than or equal to the preset application consent standard number, and A purchase approval message can be sent to a user who has applied for the desired book, and the desired book purchase permission notification message can also be individually notified to the bulletin board or to the contact information of users who participated in the pros and cons of the desired book.

When the desired book requested through the desired book application unit 400 is received in the library, the desired book arrival notification unit 700 is notified of the desired book arrival to the contact information of the user who applied for the desired book based on the login information. Messages can be sent, and individual contact information can also be sent to the contact information of users who have participated in the discussion on whether or not the desired book is up and running.

Hereinafter, a desired book application process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 6 .

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the user communication terminal 11 captures or scans the ISBN barcode of an actual book or a book displayed on a display, printed matter, etc. (①) to recognize the corresponding ISBN barcode information, and retrieve the recognized ISBN barcode information. It is transmitted to the online bookstore server 30 linked to the system 1000 through the API (②), and book information according to the corresponding ISBN barcode information is returned to the user communication terminal 11 (③). After designating the library, the user communication terminal 11 completes the desired book application to the book application management server 20 together with the received book information.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6 , the library member information may be requested from the book application management server 20 to the library operation server 40 of the designated library ( ⑤ ). In this case, the requested library member information is a user (especially a user registered as a borrower) of the library, and may request name and contact information, and the information may correspond to the contents agreed upon at the time of membership registration. Thereafter, the library operation server 40 may provide library member information to the book application management server 20 (⑥). Accordingly, the book application management server 20 may transmit a desired book application consent message to the user communication terminal 12 of the corresponding contact (⑦), and receive a reply to each of the pros and cons (⑧). Accordingly, the book application management server 20 may provide the result of pros and cons for the desired book application, that is, whether to purchase the desired book, to the communication terminal 11 of the applicant (⑨).

According to this embodiment, if only the ISBN barcode of the book you want to apply is taken, the detailed information of the book is automatically recognized and automatically filled in the book application input field, so that the contents of the book information are omitted or incorrectly entered during the application process. In addition to eliminating errors in the application, the application process is also simplified for the applicant, thereby minimizing the time required for the application.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing the book application system of the electronic library according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and as claimed in the claims below, the present invention Without departing from the gist, it will be said that the technical spirit of the present invention exists to the extent that various modifications can be made by anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field to which the invention pertains.

1000: book application system of electronic library
100: login management unit
200: ISBN barcode reader unit
300: online bookstore API unit
400: Hope book application department
500: Hope Book List Management Department
600: Requested book application consent processing unit
610: Selecting the target of consent for the desired book application
620: Request book application consent message transmission unit
630: Desired book purchase review unit
700: Hope book wearing notification unit
11: Hope book applicant terminal
12: Terminal subject to consent to application for desired book
20: Book application management server
30: Online bookstore server
40: library operation server

Claims (4)

ISBN barcode reader unit for recognizing the ISBN barcode photographed through the camera of the user communication terminal;
an online bookstore API unit for obtaining the corresponding book information from the online bookstore server based on the ISBN barcode recognized through the ISBN barcode reader unit;
a desired book application unit for applying for a desired book using the book information obtained through the online bookstore API unit, but designating an application target library; and
Including a desired book application consent processing unit that proceeds with the procedure of obtaining the consent of at least one person other than the applicant in order to achieve a plurality of application approval conditions for the desired book applied by the individual user through the desired book application unit;
The above-mentioned desired book application consent processing unit,
The desired book application consent target line that accesses the member management server of the designated application target library through the desired book application section, extracts member information previously registered in the application target library, and selects the extracted members as the object of consent for the desired book application goverment;
The desired book application consent message is sent to the contact information of the member selected through the desired book application consent selection unit, and the desired book application consent message is provided to request the request for application consent for the desired book requested through the desired book application unit The desired book application consent message transmission unit; and
If the number of replies to the desired book application consent message is greater than or equal to the preset application consent threshold, the purchase of the desired book requested through the desired book application section is permitted, and a purchase approval message of the desired book is sent to the user who requested the desired book Includes a desired book purchase review unit that sends a notification message for permission to purchase the desired book;
The above-mentioned desired book application consent selection department,
A book application system for an electronic library, characterized in that, from among member information previously registered in the library subject to the application, member information in which the frequency of use of the library subject to the application is greater than or equal to the preset reference number of times is extracted and selected as the subject of consent for the desired book application .
According to claim 1,
The book application system of the electronic library, characterized in that it stores and manages the user's personal information and login information, and includes a login management unit that processes login authentication for each user.
3. The method of claim 2,
Electronic, characterized in that it includes a desired book list management unit that creates and manages a list of the book information applied through the desired book application unit based on the login information, and updates and manages the list of the desired book in stock The library's book application system.
4. The method of claim 3,
When the desired book applied through the desired book application unit is received in the library, based on the log-in information, the desired book stock notification unit further comprising a desired book stock notification unit for sending a desired book stock notification message to the contact information of the user who requested the desired book Characterized by the electronic library book application system.

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