KR102381312B1 - The Method Providing Sing-Clip in Karaoke App performed in Server-System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sing-clip providing method in a karaoke app performed in a server system. More specifically, in the sing-clip providing method in a karaoke app performed in a server system, by providing a separate sing-clip list on the karaoke application, users can be quickly and diversely provided with the songs and song images the users want to hear or see, and publishers of song videos are provided with an opportunity to effectively advertise their song videos.

Description

The Method Providing Sing-Clip in Karaoke App performed in Server-System

The present invention relates to a method of providing a ThingClip in a karaoke application performed in a server system, and more particularly, by providing a separate ThingClip list on the karaoke application, to users the songs and song images they want to hear or see It relates to a method of providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application performed in a server system, which can quickly and diversely provide a song video and provide publishers of a song video an opportunity to effectively advertise their song video.

Since the birth of karaoke in Japan in 1970, karaoke is still prosperous in Asia. The development of the Internet and mobile devices led to the birth of offline karaoke as an online karaoke platform. According to the 2017 Japanese karaoke white paper, in 2016, the population of karaoke in Japan reached 47 million, and in the case of Tencent Music of China, which was recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the number of monthly real users of the online karaoke platform reached 800 million.

In the case of the existing karaoke (karaoke) app service, users were able to test some of the free songs provided, and after paying a fee, they could sing various songs. Paid services were taken for granted because, in order to provide continuous services, one had to pay for copyright, sound source costs, and service server maintenance costs.

However, in the case of paid services, even if marketing is done to recruit users, in many cases, the number of users is reduced and the service operation side suffers from difficulties because they leave again due to the fee-based service.

In the case of the existing karaoke app service, the user pays all platform/service usage fees and uses it, but the compensation for the content produced by the user through the recording of the song (and video) is uneconomical. It was difficult to have any pleasure other than singing, and interactions with others were very rare.

In addition, in the case of the MZ generation, the main customer base of the karaoke app service, when consuming content, they prefer vertical content that can be easily viewed through a smartphone, such as YouTube's 'YouTube Shorts' or Instagram's 'Reel'. , while the viewing time of the entire video content is long, the time spent in one video is short.

Therefore, in the karaoke app service, there is a technology that provides users with a service that can easily access songs (and videos) and deliver content in a short time in order to secure the MZ generation customer base away from the existing content provision method. Although necessary, there is no prior art that provides such a service.

The present invention relates to a method of providing a ThingClip in a karaoke application performed in a server system, and more particularly, by providing a separate ThingClip list on the karaoke application, to users the songs and song images they want to hear or see It aims to provide a method of providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application performed on a server system that can quickly and variously provide do it with

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application performed in a server system including one or more processors and one or more memories, and receives and stores a song image from a user terminal. a song video upload step; a Thing Clip setting step of receiving an input from a user terminal, generating a part of a song image of a preset time section among the song image as a Thing Clip, and storing the Thing Clip; a Thing Clip mode entry interface step of providing a first interface through which a plurality of Thing Clips stored in the database are provided to a Thing Clip mode by a selection input from a user terminal; and a Thing Clip providing step of providing a plurality of Thing Clips to the user terminal according to a preset rule, respectively, and providing a second interface for entering the original song listening mode with respect to the Thing Clip being played. A method for providing clips is provided.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of setting up a Thing Clip includes: a Thing Clip creation request receiving step of receiving a request for generating a Thing Clip for a song image of the user from the user terminal; a thing clip generation step of providing, to the user terminal, a third interface for inputting Thing Clip setting information including time section information corresponding to Thing Clip in the song image; and a ThingClip storing step of storing the ThingClip generated based on the song image and the time section information in the database.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the screen in the user terminal displayed by the third interface includes: an image layer on which an image of a specific time of the song image is displayed; a timeline layer on which a timeline for the song image is displayed; It may include; a section selection element that is displayed overlaid on the timeline layer to receive a user input and select the time section designated as a Thing Clip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an image at a specific time of the song image is reproduced in the image layer, and the timeline layer includes a plurality of images at a plurality of viewpoints of the song image, and in the image layer may change according to the reproduction of the song image, and a section in the timeline designated by the section selection element may correspond to the time section information for generating the Thing Clip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first interface is implemented in such a way as to provide a Thing Clip mode entry element to the user at a preset position on a screen providing a list of the plurality of uploaded song images, and the Thing When a user selects and inputs a clip mode entry element, the Thing Clip providing step can be entered.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of providing the ThingClip, a plurality of ThingClips generated by a plurality of users and stored in the database may be provided to the user terminal one by one according to a preset rule.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen of the user terminal displayed by the second interface may include: a Thing Clip playback layer on which any one of a plurality of Thing Clips stored in the database is played; a posting information layer for displaying information and comments of the user who created the Thing Clip; an original song listening request element capable of requesting entry into the original song listening mode; and a Thing Clip end element capable of terminating the Thing Clip mode.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the interface of the original song listening mode includes: a song image layer on which the entire song image corresponding to the Thing Clip is reproduced; Sponsorship layer that can support the corresponding song image; and a comment layer capable of writing comments and communicating with the plurality of users.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application implemented as a server system including one or more processors and one or more memories, and receives and stores a song image from a user terminal. song video upload unit; a Thing Clip setting unit for receiving an input from a user terminal, generating a partial song image of a preset time section among the song image as a Thing Clip, and storing the Thing Clip; a ThingClip mode entry interface unit providing a first interface through which a plurality of ThingClips stored in the database are provided to a ThingClip mode by a selection input from a user terminal; and a Thing Clip providing unit that provides a plurality of Thing Clips to the user terminal according to a preset rule, respectively, and provides a second interface for entering the original song listening mode with respect to the Thing Clip being played. A clip providing device is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing users with vertical content that can be viewed easily and conveniently through a user terminal such as a smartphone, the number of users can be increased by inducing the interest of the MZ generation, the main customer base of karaoke applications. can

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by allowing users to view a plurality of short contents through a Thing Clip list provided through a user terminal, a large amount of contents can be consumed for a limited time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, producers of songs (and videos) can promote the content they have created through ThingClip, so that content creators can expect to improve their profits, and through improved profits, can provide quality content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by being able to preview the Thing Clip image, it is easier to select the duet invitation song when selecting the duet invitation song than when selecting the duet invitation song in the conventional way.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since a user can view a lot of content for a limited time, it is easier to find a type of content or a content creator that suits the user's taste than the conventional method.

1 schematically shows an overall system in which a point distribution method of a karaoke application is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 schematically shows the steps of performing a point distribution method of a karaoke application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example of holding points in each account or wallet of a user, a system, and a song image in a server system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 schematically shows the detailed steps of a posting step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal in a posting step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal in a posting step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 schematically illustrates an example of a screen for confirming one's own wallet in the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 schematically shows an example for explaining the order arrangement process of posted song images according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 schematically shows detailed steps of the first support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 schematically shows detailed steps of the second support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 schematically shows a screen in the user terminal in some performing steps in the first support step and the second support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 schematically shows a screen in the user terminal in some performing steps in the first or second support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 schematically illustrates a screen of a user terminal performing sponsorship in a first sponsoring stage or a second sponsoring stage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 schematically shows the accumulation of points for a song image and distribution thereof in order to explain the operation of the distribution unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 schematically shows the internal configuration of a server system according to some embodiments of the present invention.
16 schematically shows the internal configuration of a server system according to some embodiments of the present invention.
17 schematically shows the configuration of a module for performing detailed steps of the point distribution method in the karaoke application shown in FIG. 2 according to some embodiments of the present invention.
18 schematically shows the configuration of a module for performing detailed steps of the point distribution method in the karaoke application shown in FIG. 2 according to some embodiments of the present invention.
19 schematically shows the internal configuration of the device for providing a Thing Clip and performing steps of the Thing Clip providing method performed in the server system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 schematically shows the steps performed in the Thing Clip setting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
21 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal after the step of creating a Thing Clip according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.
22 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal after performing a thin clip mode entry interface step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
23 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal after the step of providing a thin clip according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.
24 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal in an original song listening mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
25 schematically illustrates an internal configuration of a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case of being "directly connected" but also the case of being "electrically connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . Also, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

Also, terms including an ordinal number, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

In this specification, a "part" includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized using both. In addition, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, and two or more units may be implemented by one hardware. Meanwhile, '~ unit' is not limited to software or hardware, and '~ unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or to reproduce one or more processors. Accordingly, as an example, '~' indicates components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. The functions provided in the components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or further separated into additional components and '~ units'. In addition, components and '~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or secure multimedia card. Interpretation of “module” and “component” mentioned below should also follow the above-mentioned “~ part”.

The "user terminal" referred to below may be implemented as a computer or portable terminal that can access a server or other terminal through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, a desktop, a laptop, etc. equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility. , Smartphone, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, It may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), and Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro) terminals. In addition, "network" refers to a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a value added network (VAN), or a mobile radio communication network or satellite. It may be implemented in any kind of wireless network such as a communication network.

The “point” mentioned below may correspond to a token, point, virtual currency, money, or an element corresponding to real money in the server system in the method or system of the present invention, and in the server system It may correspond to a factor that has a value that can cause movement between owners.

The “points” may correspond to intangible goods that can be exchanged for other goods or tokens, points, virtual currency, money, or elements corresponding to money in a system outside the server system.

An example of the “point” is a token that can be used inside the service server, or a virtual currency that can be used in the service server and can be exchanged with other tokens (virtual currency, etc.) at an external exchange. there is. The “points” may have monetary value, and transactions may occur inside and/or outside the server system.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the “point” may be implemented in the form of being recorded in the distributed ledger of the blockchain network in which all or a part of the node in the server system is related.

1. Point distribution method and system in karaoke application

Before describing the method of providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application performed in the server system of the present invention, a method and system for distributing points in a karaoke application will be described.

1 schematically shows an overall system in which a point distribution method of a karaoke application is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user may use the karaoke application by accessing the server system 1000 through the application of his/her user terminal. Basically, through the karaoke application, the user can select the song he wants to sing, and at the same time listen to the background music of the song through earphones or the like, and record his own song through the microphone provided in the user terminal.

The application shown in Fig. 1 preferably corresponds to the aforementioned karaoke application. The user registers the user in the server system 1000 through a predetermined registration procedure provided by the application, and the application interacts with the user based on the data provided to the server system 1000 so that the user can use the karaoke application.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the application is a karaoke application, and posting, sponsorship, wallet confirmation, etc., which will be described later, may be performed through the karaoke application.

The server system 1000 may be configured by one or more computing devices including one or more memories and one or more processors. The server system 1000 manages the management and operation of the application, stores user information, sound source data, and song image data, and manages user points to be described later.

The server system 1000 may be configured as a single computing device, but in some embodiments of the present invention may be configured as a plurality of physically separated computing devices. In some embodiments of the present invention, the server system 1000 is a block chain network that transmits and receives data to and from the service server and/or the user terminal as well as a service server that directly transmits and receives data for an application operating in the user terminal may include.

As described above, the application may perform functions such as interaction with other users (eg, commenting) as well as the function of the karaoke application itself as described above. and, accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention will be described with a focus on sponsorship and distribution.

Figure 2 schematically shows the steps of performing a point distribution method of a karaoke application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the entire process of point distribution of the karaoke application, interaction with the user terminal is required. Hereinafter, a point distribution method in a karaoke application performed in a server system according to an embodiment of the present invention from the viewpoint of the server system 1000 will be described.

In step S100, a posting step of posting the song image received from the user terminal of the song image provider who wants to post the song image is performed so that a third party can read it.

In step S100, the song image is always posted in the server system 1000. After that, the song image can be checked by a third party through an application or the like. In step S100, the song image provider may sponsor or grant points to their song image. Through this, more supporters may be recruited in step S200.

In step S200, the posted song image is provided to a user terminal of a third party for a first preset period, and the first sponsor including information on points to be sponsored from the user terminal of the sponsor who wishes to sponsor the song image. A first support step of receiving information and accumulating points for the corresponding song image is performed.

In step S200, points sponsored by users for the corresponding song image are accumulated. In step S200, information on points (initial point + first support point) accumulated in the song image together with the song image may be provided to a third party.

In step S300, after the first period has elapsed, the posted song image is provided to the user terminal of a third party for a second preset period, and the user terminal of the sponsor who wishes to sponsor the song image is sent to the point to be sponsored. A second support step of receiving the second support information including information about the song and accumulating points for the corresponding song image is performed.

In step S300, points sponsored by users for the corresponding song image are accumulated. In step S200, information on points (initial point + first support point + second support point) accumulated in the corresponding song image together with the song image may be provided to a third party.

Preferably, the period during which the second support step is performed is longer than the period during which the first support step is performed. For example, the period during which the first support stage is performed may correspond to one week, and the period during which the second support stage is performed may correspond to four weeks.

In step S400, a distribution step of distributing the accumulated points for the corresponding song image to the user who posted the corresponding song image and the user who sponsored the first period is performed.

Through such a process, an incentive for providing a song image can be given to a song image provider, and an incentive for support can be given to a supporter sponsored in the first support step.

Since the sponsors in the first support step can not only support the corresponding song image, but also expect distribution of the proceeds according to the details of the support in the second support step, the distribution method of the present invention allows more users to use the server. You can participate in the service provided by the system 1000 . The user can generate revenue by sponsoring a song image that he or she considers to be promising in the first sponsoring step.

In addition, in the second support step, it may correspond to people who purely support the corresponding song image.

Preferably, the points accumulated for the song image through the above process are distributed to the song image provider, the sponsor in the first support stage, and the system operating entity. Through such distribution, it is possible to induce more song image providers to participate, and at the same time, it can induce song image providers to post higher-quality song images. At the same time, more users who can become sponsors can participate in this service, and they can be encouraged to be more active in their sponsorship activities.

In addition, by distributing the accumulated points to the system operating entity who operates the entire server system 1000 or a part of the server system 1000, the system operating entity operates the server system 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention, Since it is possible to generate revenue by paying for music copyright, etc., it is possible to exert the effect of maintaining a free form of karaoke application.

Alternatively, the system operating entity may include the copyright holder directly.

FIG. 3 shows an example of holding points in each account or wallet of a user, a system, and a song image in the server system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each user account that can post for one's own song image or perform sponsorship for another's song image has its own wallet (or address), and the server system (1000) information about the points held in each wallet is recorded.

A user can use or deduct points from his or her wallet to store a song image, post a song image, or sponsor someone else's song image.

Similarly, each song image has its own wallet (or address), and information on points held in each wallet is recorded in the server system 1000 . When the user sponsors the corresponding song image through the first and second support steps, the points held in the wallet of the corresponding song image are accumulated.

After that, when the second support step is completed, the points accumulated in the song video are distributed to the supporter's wallet, the song video provider's wallet, and the wallet of the system operating entity in the first support step.

Similarly, the system operating entity has its own wallet (or address), and information on points held in each wallet is recorded in the server system 1000 . The wallet of the system operating entity may be implemented as a plurality of wallets instead of a single wallet.

In one embodiment of the present invention, information on points held in each wallet described above may be recorded in the server system 1000 in the form of total points held in each wallet, but in another embodiment of the present invention, each Transactions that occurred in the wallet of , are recorded in the server system 1000, and the holding points in each wallet may be derived by synthesizing the transactions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wallet may mean a wallet referred to in a block chain network system. In an embodiment of the present invention, the wallet may be implemented by an encryption key related to a digital signature. For example, the server system 1000 applies the asymmetric key method, the address of the wallet corresponds to the public key, and the transaction for the wallet is signed by the private key input or stored in the user terminal, and the server system ( 1000) may be implemented in the form of verification.

4 schematically shows the detailed steps of a posting step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S101, the server system 1000 provides song information to be recorded to the user terminal. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a list of songs to be recorded may be provided according to a user's input (eg, a search input, a category input, etc.).

In step S102, the user selects a song to be recorded by the user through input from the application.

In step S103, the server system 1000 provides the background sound source for recording to the user terminal of the song image provider. The background sound source may correspond to accompaniment, MR, or accompaniment sound source.

In step S104, the user terminal reproduces the received background sound source, and the user listens to the background sound source through earphones and the like, and records through a microphone provided in the user terminal. In one embodiment of the present invention, only voice can be recorded, but in another embodiment of the present invention, an image of a user singing a song may be captured while voice is recorded. Alternatively, voice recording and/or video recording may be performed according to the user's selection.

In step S105, the server system 1000 receives audio information or audio information and image information recorded from the user terminal of the song image provider, and in step S106, the background sound source according to the input of the song image provider. A server storage step of storing the audio information or a song image in which the audio information and the image information are combined in the server system 1000 is performed.

Preferably, the user can check the recording performed through step S104 in his/her terminal, but in order to save it, after storing it in the server system 1000 through steps S105 and S106, the server system through the application You can check your own song image stored in (1000).

More preferably, in order to perform step S107, the user has to pay a certain point from his/her wallet to the server system 1000 . The points paid in this way can be returned when the user deletes the song or leaves the server system 1000 . This performs a kind of staking of points by depositing (DEPOSIT) some of the points that can flow from wallets existing in the server system 1000 to an account related to the system operating entity, and accordingly, even if there is no change in the total amount of points This is to increase the value of the points by reducing the points that can be moved. In particular, if the point is a virtual currency operated by a block chain network, there is an advantage that the value of the virtual currency can be further increased through such staking.

In step S108, the song image provider requests posting of the song image stored through the application, and in step S109, according to the input of the song image provider, the song image stored in the server system 1000 can be viewed by a third party. Execute the post input step for posting.

Preferably, in steps S108 and S109, the song image provider can self-sponsor the song image that he/she wants to post. This is because, as will be described later, the display order of the list of song images posted in the first support step is determined based on the points accumulated in the corresponding song image.

Accordingly, the user may sponsor points for his/her song image so that his/her song image is initially exposed to more people in the first sponsoring stage.

That is, in the posting step, point information input for the corresponding song image can be received from the song image provider, and in the first support step, the order is arranged according to the accumulated support points for each song image, It is provided to a third party user terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, based on the amount of points sponsored by themselves in steps S108 and S109 described above, point distribution to the song image provider in the distribution step may be determined. That is, the more the song image provider sponsors the points themselves in S108 and S109, the higher the amount of points they can receive in the subsequent distribution step.

That is, as described above, in the server storage step and/or the posting input step, the points held by the song image provider may be reduced.

Preferably, the points to be used by the song image provider in the server storage step are fixed to a certain amount, and the points used by the song image provider in the posting input step can be set by the user.

5 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal in a posting step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a screen of the user terminal when steps S101 and S102 described above are performed. As shown in FIG. 5 , the user may select a category tab (“duet invitation”, “popular song”, latest song”) or perform a search to select a song to sing from the extracted song list.

FIG. 5B is a screen of the user terminal when the above-described step S104 is performed. As shown in the drawing, the user may record a song while shooting his/her own image, but may record only the song without taking his/her own image.

6 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal in a posting step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a screen of the user terminal when step S106 is performed. As shown in the figure, the user must use a certain point to store the corresponding song image in the server. Preferably, the points used to store the corresponding song image in this way can be moved to a wallet such as a system operating entity.

Preferably, for storage using points, the application of the user terminal may request the user to input a set password, and the points may be used only when the user password input in the user terminal is verified. Preferably, the use of points in the server system 1000 may basically require input of a password in the user terminal.

6B is a screen of the user terminal on which step S108 is performed. The user can use the points as a sponsor (or deposit) for his/her song video. Even in this case, the application running on the user terminal may request the user to input the password, and according to the verification of the password input in the user terminal, posting and self-sponsorship (or deposit) of the corresponding song may be made.

7 schematically illustrates an example of a screen for confirming one's own wallet in the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the user can check the total amount of points he or she owns in the server system 1000 and the points that he or she uses or obtains through the screen of the application.

8 schematically shows an example for explaining the order arrangement process of posted song images according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the display order of the posted song images displayed on the user terminal in the server system 1000 is determined according to points accumulated in each song image.

Through this, it is possible to induce sponsors' support in the first support stage and the song image provider's support in the posting stage, and in the case of a high-level song, more exposure and thus more support opportunities can be obtained.

9 schematically shows detailed steps of the first support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S201, a step of providing a list of song images arranged in order according to the size of the support point of each song image to the user terminal is performed.

In step S202, a song image selection input from the user terminal is transmitted to the server system 1000, and in step S203, a step of providing the corresponding song image to the user terminal is performed.

In step S203, additional information on the corresponding song image, for example, points accumulated in the corresponding song image, comments on the corresponding song image, etc. are also transmitted to the user terminal, and the user can check them through the application.

In step S204, the server system 1000 receives the first support information according to the user's input from the user terminal. The first sponsor information includes information on points that the user wants to sponsor.

In step S205, a step of accumulating support points for the corresponding song image according to the first support information is performed.

Preferably, in the first sponsoring stage, the sponsor's support for the corresponding song image according to the sponsor's first sponsorship information is not allowed to be withdrawn. This is to promote sponsorship and distribution in a fairer way, and to promote trust gains from those who trust and support the points of the current song video.

10 schematically shows detailed steps of the second support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S301, a step of providing a list of song images arranged in order according to the size of the support point of each song image to the user terminal is performed.

In step S302, a song image selection input from the user terminal is transmitted to the server system 1000, and in step S303, a step of providing the corresponding song image to the user terminal is performed.

In step S303, additional information on the corresponding song image, for example, points accumulated in the corresponding song image, comments on the corresponding song image, etc. are also transmitted to the user terminal, and the user can check them through the application.

In step S304, the server system 1000 receives the second support information according to the user's input from the user terminal. The second sponsor information includes information on points that the user wants to sponsor.

In step S305, a step of accumulating support points for the corresponding song image according to the first support information is performed.

11 schematically shows a screen in the user terminal in some performing steps in the first support step and the second support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11A shows a screen in the user terminal related to the first support step.

As described above, the server system 1000 may provide the posted song image to the user, and may provide the user terminal with the song image in which the first support step is being performed according to category selection in the user terminal. In (A) of FIG. 11 , the “Weekly Popular” tab is selected, and the song image corresponding to the “Weekly Popular” tab corresponds to the song image in which the first support step is being performed.

As shown in (A) of FIG. 11 , the song images are arranged in the order of the accumulated points and displayed on the user terminal. That is, the identification information of the song image or the song image displayed first or at the top among the plurality of songs for which the first support step is being performed at the present time corresponds to the song image having the most points.

According to this method, the frequency of exposure to users increases as the song image with high points is higher.

11B shows a screen in the user terminal related to the second support step.

As described above, the server system 1000 may provide the posted song image to the user, and may provide the user terminal with the song image in which the second support step is being performed according to category selection in the user terminal. In (B) of FIG. 11 , the “Monthly Popularity” tab is selected, and the song image corresponding to the “Monthly Popularity” tab corresponds to the song image in which the second support step is being performed.

As shown in (B) of FIG. 11 , the song images are arranged in the order of the accumulated points and displayed on the user terminal. That is, the identification information of the song image or the song image displayed first or at the top among the plurality of songs for which the second support step is being performed at the present time corresponds to the song image having the most points.

According to this method, the frequency of exposure to users increases as the song image with high points is higher.

12 schematically shows a screen in the user terminal in some performing steps in the first or second support step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specifically, FIG. 12A is a screen that appears when a specific song image is selected in FIG. 11 . In FIG. 12(A), an image in the corresponding song image, a selection icon capable of recording a song in the corresponding song image, comments, retention points, and the like are displayed.

On the other hand, (B) of Figure 12 is a screen for displaying the currently held points in the song image and a selection icon capable of inputting a sponsorship for it.

13 schematically illustrates a screen of a user terminal performing sponsorship in a first sponsoring stage or a second sponsoring stage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a screen of the user terminal when a selection icon capable of inputting a sponsorship is selected in (B) of FIG. 12 . Here, by inputting the password of the point and wallet that the user wants to sponsor, the user can sponsor the corresponding song image using the points.

14 schematically shows the accumulation of points for a song image and distribution thereof in order to explain the operation of the distribution unit 1140 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 14 , after posting, the points for the corresponding song image are continuously accumulated and increased. Thereafter, after the period in the second sponsoring stage has elapsed, the aforementioned distribution stage is performed.

Preferably, in the distributing step, the distribution to the sponsors who performed the sponsorship in the first supporting stage is performed based on the sponsor's sponsor point size in the first supporting stage.

For example, suppose the total accumulated points is 100, of which 30 points are distributed to the supporters in the first support stage, all supporters in the first support stage have supporters A and B, and supporter A receives 2 points. If B sponsors 1 point, A receives 20 points and B receives 10 points.

That is, in the distribution step, the distribution to the supporters who performed the support in the first support step is performed by determining the distribution points in proportion to the size of the support points of the supporters in the first support step.

15 schematically shows an internal configuration of a server system 1000 according to some embodiments of the present invention.

As described above, the server system 1000 may include one or more computing devices.

15A is an application management module 1100 that performs data transmission and reception with the application and manages the operation of the application, and a database 1200 (Data Base, DB) in which song images, user information, point information, etc. are stored. ) is an embodiment when the service server including the configuration of the server system (1000). The form shown in (A) of FIG. 15 corresponds to a case in which the server system 1000 is built as a server for performing general app management.

15(B) corresponds to a case in which details of one or more of points-related creation, sponsorship, use, distribution, and wallet holding points are stored in the blockchain network.

In one embodiment of Figure 15 (B), the details of one or more of point-related creation, sponsorship, use, distribution, wallet holding points, etc. are stored in the database 1200 of the server system 1000 and the block of the block chain network. This corresponds to a case in which the details of one or more of the stored or point-related creation, sponsorship, use, distribution, and wallet holding points are stored in the blockchain network.

In the embodiment of Figure 15 (B), once the application of the user terminal basically performs data transmission and reception with the service server, the service server includes a block chain connection module 1300 such as a daemon for each function, such a block chain The details related to the point are recorded in the block by the access module 1300 . This is to prevent forgery and falsification of details related to points and to ensure their authenticity.

16 schematically shows an internal configuration of a server system 1000 according to some embodiments of the present invention.

16(A) corresponds to a case in which details of one or more of points-related creation, sponsorship, use, distribution, and wallet holding points are stored in the blockchain network.

In an embodiment of FIG. 16 (A), details of one or more of point-related creation, sponsorship, use, distribution, wallet holding points, etc. are stored in the database 1200 of the server system 1000 and the block of the block chain network. This corresponds to a case in which the details of one or more of the stored or point-related creation, sponsorship, use, distribution, and wallet holding points are stored in the blockchain network.

In the embodiment of Fig. 16 (A), once the application of the user terminal performs data transmission and reception with the service server and the block chain network (node of), the details related to the point are recorded directly in the block chain network without going through the service server This corresponds to the embodiment performed.

On the other hand, in (B) of FIG. 16, the service server includes a block chain connection module 1300 such as a daemon for each function, and some of the points related to the point are recorded in the block by the block chain connection module 1300. and some correspond to embodiments in which data transmission/reception with the block chain network is performed directly from the user terminal.

The server system 1000 described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16 corresponds to embodiments of the present invention, and the server system 1000 may be implemented in other ways.

17 schematically shows the configuration of a module for performing detailed steps of the point distribution method in the karaoke application shown in FIG. 2 according to some embodiments of the present invention.

The posting step, the first support step, the second support step, and the distribution step described with reference to FIG. 2 are a point distribution system in a karaoke application implemented with one or more computing devices including one or more processors and one or more memories. may be implemented, and such a system may correspond to the above-described server system 1000 .

The server system 1000 includes: a posting unit 1110 that posts a song image received from a user terminal of a song image provider who wants to post a song image so that a third party can read it; Provide the posted song image to a user terminal of a third party for a first preset period, and receive first sponsor information including information on points to be sponsored from the user terminal of a sponsor who wishes to sponsor the song image and a first support unit 1120 for accumulating points for the corresponding song image; After the first period has elapsed, the posted song image is provided to a user terminal of a third party for a second preset period, and information on points to be sponsored from the user terminal of the sponsor who wishes to sponsor the song image is provided. a second support unit 1130 for receiving the second support information including, and accumulating points for the corresponding song image; The distribution unit 1140 for distributing the accumulated points for the corresponding song image to the user who posted the corresponding song image and the user sponsored during the first period; may include.

The posting unit 1110 , the first sponsor unit 1120 , the second sponsor unit 1130 , and the distribution unit 1140 may be implemented within a single computing device or may be implemented by a plurality of computing devices. In an embodiment, some of the posting unit 1110 , the first sponsor unit 1120 , the second sponsor unit 1130 , and the distribution unit 1140 may be implemented in other physically separated computing devices. In an embodiment, each of one or more elements of the posting unit 1110 , the first sponsor unit 1120 , the second sponsor unit 1130 , and the distribution unit 1140 may be implemented in a plurality of computing devices. For example, a part of the distribution step may be performed in a service server, and the remaining part may be performed in a block chain network.

17A illustrates a case in which the posting unit 1110, the first support unit 1120, the second support unit 1130, and the distribution unit 1140 are included in the application management module of one service server. show

17(B) shows that some of the posting unit 1110, the first sponsor unit 1120, the second sponsor unit 1130, and the distribution unit 1140, for example, the distribution unit 1140 are block chain It shows the case where it is performed as part of the smart contract of the network. As another modification of FIG. 17B, the above-described distribution step is implemented by a part of the block chain connection module 1300 and a smart contract, or the above-described distribution step is a part of the application management module 1100 , the block chain connection module 1300, and may be implemented by a part of the smart contract.

The above-described posting step, the first support step, the second support step, and the execution form in the server system 1000 for the distribution step only correspond to the embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is limited thereto. The posting step, the first support step, the second support step, and the distribution step according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a combination of various computing devices and/or application of a block chain network.

18 schematically shows the configuration of a module for performing detailed steps of the point distribution method in the karaoke application shown in FIG. 2 according to some embodiments of the present invention.

In FIG. 18A , the posting unit 1110 , the first sponsor unit 1120 , the second sponsor unit 1130 , and the distribution unit 1140 of the application management module are the above-described posting step, the first sponsoring step. , the second support step, and some or related additional steps of the distribution step, and the block chain connection unit requests the node to execute recording, creation, and judgment in the block chain network related to the step, and the node’s smart The contract can perform recording, creation, judgment, etc. according to the corresponding step.

18B shows that the posting unit 1110, the first support unit 1120, the second support unit 1130, and the distribution unit 1140 are distributed in the application management module, the block chain connection unit, and the node. It corresponds to an embodiment implemented as . In another embodiment of the present invention, only some of the posting unit 1110 , the first support unit 1120 , the second support unit 1130 , and the distribution unit 1140 are implemented in the form shown in (B) of FIG. 18 . and the rest may be implemented in a distributed manner by one or two of the application management module, block chain connection unit, and node.

2. Thingclip providing method in karaoke application performed on server system

As described above, users of the karaoke application of the present invention may sponsor or receive points for a song or song image uploaded to the server system. On the other hand, through ThingClip provided in the present invention, by providing a plurality of contents for a limited time to users who can sponsor points within the karaoke application, point sponsorship can be activated, and accordingly, in the karaoke application, It can be expected to increase the quantity or quality of the provided content.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application performed in a server system will be described in detail.

On the other hand, the "point" to be described later may correspond to a token, point, virtual currency, money or an element corresponding to real money in the server system in the method or system of the present invention as described above, and the server It may correspond to an element of value that can cause movement between owners in the system. In addition, "upload" to be described later may provide the same function or interface as the aforementioned "posting" on the user terminal.

19 schematically shows the internal configuration of the Thing Clip providing apparatus 1400 performed in the server system 1000 and the steps of the Thing Clip providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Briefly, FIG. 19(A) schematically shows the internal configuration of a device for providing a Thingclip provided in the server system 1000, and FIG. 19(B) is a diagram in the server system 1000. It schematically shows the steps of the ThingClip providing method to be performed.

As shown in FIG. 19 , as an apparatus 1400 for providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application implemented as a server system 1000 including one or more processors and one or more memories, a song that receives and stores a song image from a user terminal Image upload unit 1410; a Thing Clip setting unit 1420 for receiving an input from a user terminal, generating a partial song image of a preset time section among the song image as a Thing Clip, and storing the Thing Clip in the database 1200; a ThingClip mode entry interface unit 1430 that provides a first interface through which a plurality of ThingClips stored in the database 1200 are provided to the user by a selection input from the user terminal and enters the ThingClip mode; and a Thing Clip providing unit 1440 that provides a plurality of Thing Clips, respectively, to the user terminal according to a preset rule, and provides a second interface for entering the original song listening mode with respect to the Thing Clip being played. can do.

Specifically, the ThingClip providing device 1400 is a device that provides ThingClip to a user terminal through the service server of the karaoke application, and is implemented in the server system 1000 . The posting unit 1110 , the first support unit 1120 , the second support unit 1130 , and the distribution unit 1140 are communicatively connected to each other, and information can be exchanged with each other by the user or the system operator. can The ThingClip providing device 1400 does not mean only a device having a hardware configuration implemented physically, but may also mean a device having a software configuration implemented in the server system 1000 .

In the song image upload unit 1410, as an embodiment, a song image upload step (S1000) of receiving and storing a song image from a user terminal; may be performed. The song image upload unit 1410 may perform the same functions as those implemented in the posting unit 1110 described above, and is implemented in the Thing Clip providing device 1400 with the same configuration as the posting unit 1110 . or through communication with the posting unit 1110, the song image upload step (S1000) may be performed.

On the other hand, with respect to the song image, all users who have an account of the karaoke application and who have a predetermined point in the application can upload the song image. A user who wants to create a Thing Clip, which will be described later, essentially uploads his/her song image to the server system 1000 and then can create the Thing Clip, and the uploaded song image is stored inside the server system 1000 . Alternatively, it is stored in the external database 1200 .

In addition, the user may upload a song or a song image to the karaoke application, but preferably, the Thing Clip can be created only for the song image.

In an embodiment, the Thing Clip setting unit 1420 receives an input from a user terminal, creates a Thing Clip part of a song image of a preset time period among the song images, and stores the Thing Clip in the database 1200 . A setting step (S1100); may be performed. More specifically, in the Thing Clip setting step (S1100), only the Thing Clip corresponding to the song image uploaded by the user in the song image upload step (S1000) can be created, and it corresponds to the song image uploaded by a third party other than the user. You cannot have the right to create a Thingclip.

In the Thing Clip mode entry interface unit 1430, as an embodiment, a first Thing Clip mode in which a plurality of Thing Clips stored in the database 1200 are provided to the user can enter the Thing Clip mode by a selection input from the user terminal. Thing clip mode entry interface step (S1200) for providing an interface; may be performed. The first interface is an interface displayed on the screen of the user terminal when a "listen to a song" category (not shown) is selected from the lower part of the interface of the karaoke application, and details of the interface will be described later.

In an embodiment, the Thing Clip providing unit 1440 provides a plurality of Thing Clips to the user terminal in accordance with a preset rule, respectively, and a second interface capable of entering the original song listening mode with respect to the Thing Clip being played back. Thing clip providing step (S1300) of providing; can be performed.

The second interface is an interface displayed on the user terminal through the think clip mode entry element E2 existing on the first interface, and details of the interface will be described later.

In the original song listening mode, an interface including an original song image corresponding to the Thing Clip being reproduced in the Thing Clip providing step (S1300) may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal.

20 schematically shows the steps performed by the Thing Clip setting unit 1420 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 20, the Thing Clip setting step (S1100) includes: a Thing Clip creation request receiving step (S2000) of receiving a request for generating a Thing Clip for one's own song image from the user terminal; a Thing Clip creation step (S2100) of providing a third interface for inputting Thing Clip setting information including time section information corresponding to Thing Clip in the song image to the user terminal; and a Thing Clip saving step (S2200) of storing the Thing Clip generated based on the song image and the time section information in the database 1200 (S2200). In an embodiment, the thin clip setting step (S1100) may be performed.

Specifically, the Thing Clip creation request receiving step (S2000) is a step that can be performed after the user uploads his/her own song image to the server system 1000, and the user receives a selection input from the user terminal. A ThingClip creation request may be made to the server system 1000 , and the server system 1000 may receive the request and perform the ThingClip creation step S2100 . The user may request the creation of a Thing Clip in the song image upload step (S1000) or, after the song image upload step (S1000), request the server system 1000 to create a Thing Clip through a separate process can

In the case of requesting the creation of a Thing Clip in the song image upload step (S1000), by clicking the "Create Thing Clip" element (not shown) in the posting interface (not shown), the server system 1000 requests the creation of a Thing Clip. can The posting interface is an interface displayed on the screen of the user terminal in the song image upload step (S1000), and in the interface, an area in which the user can set a cover image of the song image to be uploaded; and an area in which comments for the corresponding song image can be written. When the user clicks on the “Create Thing Clip” element, the server system 1000 receives a Thing Clip creation request from the user terminal and provides the third interface to the user terminal.

After the song image upload step (S1000), when separately requesting the creation of a Thing Clip to the server system 1000, the user may make a Thing Clip creation request in the "My Page" category (not shown). The “My Page” category can be selected from a category selection area (not shown) located at the lower part of the interface of the karaoke application. When the user selects a corresponding category through the user terminal, a My Page interface (not shown) is displayed on the screen of the user terminal, and the My Page interface provides information on songs (and images) uploaded by the user. A list of songs (not shown) is provided to the user.

In the My Songs list, predetermined content information including a cover image and song information for the user's own song (and video) uploaded by the user is provided, and whether a ThingClip badge (not shown) is displayed on the cover image Through , it is possible to check whether or not ThingClip is set among the user's contents.

An overflow element (not shown) is displayed in the user's content for which the ThingClip badge is not displayed. By clicking the overflow element and selecting and inputting the "Create ThingClip" tab displayed on the user terminal, the The user may request the creation of a ThingClip to the server system 1000 .

On the other hand, the user requested to create a Thing Clip in the song image upload step (S1000), but an error or a similar problem occurred, so only the song image was uploaded, and Thing Clip was created; Alternatively, even if the created ThingClip is not saved, a request for ThingClip creation may be re-requested through the overflow element provided from the My Song List. As described above, when a user requests ThingClip creation through the overflow element, the server system 1000 receives a ThingClip creation request from the user terminal and provides the third interface to the user terminal. .

Additionally, the user may request the creation of a Thing Clip to the server system 1000 even in the original song listening mode for his/her own song image in which the Thing Clip has not been created, and related details will be described later.

The Thing Clip generation step (S2100) is a step performed after the server system 1000 receives a Thing Clip creation request from the user terminal, and time section information of a Thing Clip corresponding to the song image uploaded by the user. and ThingClip setting information including a ThingClip cover image; providing a third interface to the user terminal to input the ThingClip setting information to receive the ThingClip setting information through the user terminal. The time section information is information corresponding to a section for a predetermined time set by the system operator, and preferably, the set predetermined time can be set to a time of 10 seconds to 15 seconds, but the system operator It may be changed at the discretion of the

In the Thing Clip cover image, when time section information is set by the user's input, the first frame screen of the song image corresponding to the set time section may be set as the Thing Clip cover image. Details of the third interface will be described later.

The ThingClip saving step (S2200) is an execution step of storing the ThingClip generated based on the ThingClip setting information received in the ThingClip generating step (S2100) in the database 1200. Upon receiving the time section information about the Thing Clip from the user terminal in the Thing Clip creation step (S2100), the server system 1000 responds to the time section information from the original song image based on the corresponding time section information. It is possible to extract images of length and section. The extracted image may be used as a Thing Clip image, and Thing Clip provided to the karaoke application means the same image content as the Thing Clip image.

The original song image in which the Thing Clip is set may be stored separately from the original song image in which the Thing Clip is not set, and the original song image in which the Thing Clip is set may be stored together with the Thing Clip image corresponding to the original song image.

21 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal after the Thing Clip creation step (S2100) is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 21 , the third interface 3000 is an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal in the Thing Clip creation step ( S2100 ), and in the user terminal displayed by the third interface 3000 , The screen of the image layer (L1) on which an image of a specific time of the song image is displayed; a timeline layer (L2) on which a timeline for the song image is displayed; and a section selection element (E1) that is displayed overlaid on the timeline layer (L2) to receive a user input and select the time section designated as a Thing Clip. Meanwhile, in the image layer (L1), an image at a specific time of the song image is reproduced, and the timeline layer (L2) includes a plurality of images at a plurality of views of the song image, and the image layer ( It changes according to the reproduction of the song image in L1), and a section in the timeline designated by the section selection element E1 may correspond to the time section information for generating the thing clip.

Specifically, in the image layer L1, an image of a specific time of the song image is displayed, and the start point of the displayed image is set as a start point set by the section selection element E1. The user may perform play and pause functions for the song image displayed on the image layer L1 through a selection input to the image layer L1, and when the song image is paused, the image layer A play icon may be overlaid on (L1) to indicate that it is in a paused state.

The timeline layer (L2) provides a timeline generated for the song image uploaded by the user in the server system (1000). The timeline corresponds to the entire song image, and includes a plurality of images at each of a plurality of viewpoints of the song image.

In the timeline layer L2 displayed on the third interface 3000 , only a part of the timeline may be displayed, and the remaining part of the timeline that is not displayed on the screen of the user terminal may be scrolled by the user. You can check it by input. The timeline layer (L2) moves in accordance with the song image as the song image displayed on the image layer (L1) is reproduced, and when the song image stops, movement in the timeline layer (L2) will also stop

The section selection element E1 may be displayed overlaid on the timeline layer L2 to receive a user input, and may be implemented in a box shape on the third interface 3000 . The position of the section selection element E1 is preset to be overlaid on the timeline in the third interface 3000 and fixed on the screen of the user terminal, and a section selectable through the section selection element E1 The length of the image corresponding to may be set by the system operating entity. In addition, the user may set the timeline for a preset time period among the entire song image by manipulating the timeline through a scroll input in the timeline layer L2.

The server system 1000 may receive information on the start time and end time of the timeline selected by the user from the user terminal, and generate time section information, and the service server is based on the time section information. Thus, a ThingClip image corresponding to the selected section can be created, and the first frame of the timeline selected by the user can be set as the ThingClip cover image of the corresponding ThingClip.

As an embodiment of generating the time section information, the time line area overlaid with the section selection element E1 on the timeline layer L2 is visually different from the time line area not overlaid, so that the user By being displayed on the terminal, the user can intuitively recognize the selected section timeline.

22 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal after the thin clip mode entry interface step S1200 is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

22, the first interface 3100 is an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal in the Thing Clip mode entry interface step S1200, and the first interface 3100 is the upload It is implemented in such a way that the Thing Clip mode entry element (E2) is provided to the user at a preset position on the screen providing a list of a plurality of song images, and the user selects and inputs the Thing Clip mode entry element (E2). , the thin clip providing step (S1300) can be entered.

Specifically, the first interface 3100 shown in FIG. 22, as shown in FIG. 22, selects the “listen to a song” category displayed on the leftmost part of the lower end of the interface of the karaoke application. This is the interface displayed on the screen. When the “listen to a song” category is selected, a screen displayed on the screen of the user terminal displays a list of a plurality of songs or song images uploaded by a plurality of users of the karaoke application. The first interface 3100 displays a Thing Clip mode entry element E2, and the Thing Clip mode entry element E2 is implemented by being overlaid on the list of the plurality of songs or song images, and the server system 1000 ) allows the user to receive the user's selection input through the think clip mode entry element E2.

Preferably, when designing the UI (User Interface) of the Thing Clip mode entry element (E2), by inserting an animation or distinguishing the color and icon from the plurality of song image lists, the user can easily It can be designed to be discovered, and by designing as described above, the system operator can intuitively and easily provide new content called Thing Clip, which has not been provided in the conventional karaoke application, to the user. As a result, users of the karaoke application can quickly and variously provide songs and song images they want to hear or see, and can effectively advertise their song images to publishers of song images.

The Thing Clip mode entry element (E2) may be displayed on all interfaces displayed on the screen of the user terminal through a plurality of tabs provided in the “listening to songs” category, and the user can be displayed at any time in the corresponding category. You can enter the Thing Clip mode by selecting the Thing Clip mode entry element (E2).

23 schematically shows an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal after the step of providing a thin clip ( S1300 ) according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.

As shown in FIG. 23 , in the ThingClip providing step (S1300), a plurality of ThingClips generated by a plurality of users and stored in the database 1200 may be provided to the user terminal one by one according to a preset rule, , the screen of the user terminal displayed by the second interface 3200 in the Thing Clip providing step (S1300) is a Thing Clip playback layer ( L3); a posting information layer (L4) for displaying information and comments of the user who created the Thing Clip; an original song listening request element (E3) capable of requesting entry into the original song listening mode; and a thin clip end element (E4) capable of terminating the thin clip mode.

Specifically, in the ThingClip providing step (S1300), a plurality of ThingClips stored in the database 1200 may be provided to the user terminal one by one according to a preset rule. The preset rule may include, for example, the latest order or the oldest order according to the time when ThingClip was created; order of preference of the user input by the service server; order of popularity within the application; or in any order; and the like, and the plurality of Thing Clips may be provided from the user terminal in a swipe format for viewing the next or previous Thing Clip through the user's scroll input to the user terminal.

The second interface 3200 shown in FIG. 23 is an interface provided to the user terminal by a selection input for the ThingClip mode entry element E2 on the first interface 3100. As described above, ThingClip It includes a playback layer (L3), a posting information layer (L4), an original song listening request element (E3), and a Thing Clip end element (E4).

The Thing Clip playback layer (L3) is an area where the Thing Clip image is played. When the user enters the Thing Clip mode, any Thing Clip image selected according to the preset rule in the database 1200 is displayed. It is automatically played in the Thing Clip playback layer (L3). The user may turn on or off the mute function for the Thing Clip image displayed on the Thing Clip playback layer L3 through a selection input to the Thing Clip playback layer L3.

The Thing Clip image reproduced in the Thing Clip playback layer L3 is repeatedly played back. That is, when the Thing Clip image is reproduced for a preset period of time, the Thing Clip image is reproduced again from the beginning in the Thing Clip playback layer (L3). If the currently playing ThingClip is switched to another ThingClip by the user's scroll input, the ThingClip newly provided to the user is also automatically played.

On the other hand, the ThingClip playback layer (L3) displays the song title and the original song singer's name corresponding to the ThingClip image that is currently being played, so that even if the user does not see the entire ThingClip, the ThingClip that the user wants to listen to or see You can quickly select only them.

In the posting information layer (L4), the user information and the user's comments about the user who created the ThingClip that are currently provided to the user terminal in the ThingClip providing step (S1300) may be displayed. The user information includes profile picture information and nickname information of a user who has created the Thing Clip, and the user information may be displayed based on user information stored in advance in the server system 1000 . In the comment, a comment on the corresponding song image created by the user in the song image upload step (S1000) is displayed. On the other hand, the number of users who have created the Thing Clip may be one or more, and accordingly, the user information displayed on the posting information layer L4 may also be one or more.

The original song listening request element (E3) can be clicked by a user who wants to listen to the original song for the Thing Clip, and the user selects and inputs the original song listen request element (E3) to receive the original song for the Thing Clip An entry into the listening mode may be requested from the service server.

The Thing Clip end element E4 is an element that provides a first interface 3100 back to the user terminal by terminating the Thing Clip mode by a user's selection input, and is located in the upper right corner of the second interface 3200. is located in

24 schematically illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal in an original song listening mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

24, the interface 3300 of the original song listening mode includes a song image layer (L5) on which the entire song image corresponding to the Thing Clip is reproduced; A support layer (L6) that can support the corresponding song image; and a comment layer (L7) capable of communicating with the plurality of users by writing comments.

Specifically, the interface 3300 of the original song listening mode includes a song image layer (L5), a support layer (L6) and a comment layer (L7), as described above. In the song image layer (L5), the entire song image corresponding to the Thing Clip can be played, and the server system 1000 stores the original song together with the Thing Clip in the Thing Clip storage step (S2200). A song image is received from the database 1200 so that it can be reproduced in the song image layer (L5).

In the sponsorship layer (L6), with respect to the content posted in the song image upload step (S1000), sponsorship information for receiving support from a plurality of users of the karaoke application is displayed. The sponsorship information includes the amount of money received and the remaining sponsorship available time, and may be sponsored by using the points possessed by the person for the corresponding content through the sponsoring element included in the sponsorship layer (L6). The sponsored amount may be expressed in units of virtual currency in the support layer L6, and the type of virtual currency is set by the system operating entity. In the karaoke application, if the user has a different type of virtual currency or points other than the virtual currency, it can be automatically exchanged and supported through the server system 1000 .

On the other hand, the sponsorship available time means the remaining time during a predetermined period from the time the user uploads his or her song or song image, and the user can provide support to a plurality of users except for the user only when the supportable time remains. can be sponsored. The predetermined period is set by the system operating entity.

In the comment layer (L7), a plurality of users of the karaoke application, including the user, leave comments, so that the fun of using the karaoke application can be increased by interacting with each other, and preferably, feedback or support between a plurality of users By writing a comment, you can expect better quality content. For example, if you meet a user you like, you can promise to create duet content through comments.

Additionally, if the user uploads a song image without creating a Thing Clip in the song image upload step (S1000), select the song image uploaded by the user in the "Listen to song" category or "My Page" category, You can enter the original song listening mode for the song video you uploaded. In the original song listening mode, if it is a song image in which a Thing Clip is not created, the user clicks the overflow element located at the upper left of the original song listening mode, and selects and inputs the "Create Thing Clip" tab displayed on the user terminal By doing so, it is possible to request the creation of a Thingclip to the server system 1000 .

25 schematically illustrates an internal configuration of a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The computing device of FIG. 25 may correspond to an example of a hardware configuration of an internal component of a server system constituting the aforementioned server system, for example, a service server, or a node.

25, the computing device 11000 includes at least one processor 11100, a memory 11200, a peripheral interface 11300, an input/output subsystem ( It may include at least an I/O subsystem) 11400 , a power circuit 11500 , and a communication circuit 11600 .

The memory 11200 may include, for example, a high-speed random access memory, a magnetic disk, an SRAM, a DRAM, a ROM, a flash memory, or a non-volatile memory. there is. The memory 11200 may include a software module, an instruction set, or other various data required for the operation of the computing device 11000 .

In this case, access to the memory 11200 from other components such as the processor 11100 or the peripheral device interface 11300 may be controlled by the processor 11100 . The processor 11100 may be configured as a single or plural number, and may include a GPU and a TPU type processor in order to improve the processing speed.

Peripheral interface 11300 may couple input and/or output peripherals of computing device 11000 to processor 11100 and memory 11200 . The processor 11100 may execute a software module or an instruction set stored in the memory 11200 to perform various functions for the computing device 11000 and process data.

The input/output subsystem 11400 may couple various input/output peripherals to the peripheral interface 11300 . For example, the input/output subsystem 11400 may include a controller for coupling a peripheral device such as a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, or a touch screen or sensor as needed to the peripheral interface 11300 . According to another aspect, input/output peripherals may be coupled to peripheral interface 11300 without going through input/output subsystem 11400 .

The power circuit 11500 may supply power to all or some of the components of the terminal. For example, the power circuit 11500 may include a power management system, one or more power sources such as batteries or alternating current (AC), a charging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator, or a power source. It may include any other components for creation, management, and distribution.

The communication circuit 11600 may enable communication with another computing device using at least one external port.

Alternatively, as described above, if necessary, the communication circuit 11600 may transmit and receive an RF signal, also known as an electromagnetic signal, including an RF circuit, thereby enabling communication with other computing devices.

This embodiment of FIG. 25 is only an example of the computing device 11000, and the computing device 11000 may omit some components shown in FIG. 25 or further include additional components not shown in FIG. 19, or 2 It may have a configuration or arrangement that combines two or more components. For example, a computing device for a communication terminal in a mobile environment may further include a touch screen or a sensor in addition to the components shown in FIG. 25 , and various communication methods (WiFi, 3G, LTE) are provided in the communication circuit 1160 . , Bluetooth, NFC, Zigbee, etc.) may include a circuit for RF communication. Components that may be included in the computing device 11000 may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software including an integrated circuit specialized for one or more signal processing or applications.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing users with vertical content that can be viewed easily and conveniently through a user terminal such as a smartphone, the number of users can be increased by inducing the interest of the MZ generation, the main customer base of karaoke applications. can

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by allowing users to view a plurality of short contents through a Thing Clip list provided through a user terminal, a large amount of contents can be consumed for a limited time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, producers of songs (and videos) can promote the content they have created through ThingClip, so that content creators can expect to improve their profits, and through improved profits, can provide quality content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by being able to preview the Thing Clip image, it is easier to select the duet invitation song when selecting the duet invitation song than when selecting the duet invitation song in the conventional way.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since a user can view a lot of content for a limited time, it is easier to find a type of content or a content creator that suits the user's taste than the conventional method.

The device described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of the hardware component and the software component. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA). , a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions, may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embody in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computing devices, and may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A method of providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application performed in a server system including one or more processors and one or more memories, the method comprising:
a song image uploading step of receiving and storing a song image sung by a user from a user terminal;
a Thing Clip setting step of receiving an input from a user terminal, generating a part of a song image of a preset time period among the song images as a Thing Clip, and storing the Thing Clip and a song image corresponding to the Thing Clip in a database together;
a Thing Clip mode entry interface step of providing a first interface through which a plurality of Thing Clips stored in the database are provided to a Thing Clip mode by a selection input from a user terminal; and
A Thing Clip providing step of providing a plurality of Thing Clips one by one to the user terminal according to a preset rule, and providing a second interface for entering the original song listening mode with respect to the Thing Clip being reproduced;
The screen in the user terminal displayed by the third interface capable of inputting Thing Clip setting information including time section information corresponding to Thing Clip in the song image is,
an image layer on which an image of a specific time of the song image is displayed;
a timeline layer on which a timeline for the song image is displayed;
A section selection element that can be displayed overlaid on the timeline layer to receive a user input and to select the time section designated as a Thing Clip; includes;
In the image layer, an image at a specific time of the song image is reproduced,
The timeline layer includes a plurality of images at a plurality of viewpoints of the song image, changes according to reproduction of the song image in the image layer, and a section in the timeline designated by the section selection element. Corresponding to the time interval information for generating the Thing Clip,
The screen of the user terminal displayed by the second interface,
a Thing Clip playback layer on which any one of a plurality of Thing Clips stored in the database is played;
a posting information layer for displaying information and comments of the user who created the Thing Clip;
an original song listening request element capable of requesting entry into the original song listening mode; and
Including; a Thing Clip end element capable of terminating the Thing Clip mode;
The interface of the original song listening mode displayed according to a selection input for the original song listening request element,
a song image layer on which the entire song image of the original song sung by the user, corresponding to the Thing Clip, is reproduced;
Sponsorship layer that can support the corresponding song image; and
Including; a comment layer that can communicate with the plurality of users by writing a comment;
The sponsor layer includes the amount of money sponsored by the user through the corresponding song image and the time the user can support the corresponding song image, and cannot receive support for the song image for which the supportable time has elapsed, Thing Clip How to provide.
The method according to claim 1,
The Thing Clip setting step is
a Thing Clip creation request receiving step of receiving a Thing Clip creation request from the user's terminal to create a Thing Clip for the user's song image;
a thing clip generating step of providing the third interface to the user terminal; and
and a ThingClip storage step of storing ThingClip generated based on the song image and the time section information in the database.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The first interface is
It is implemented in such a way that a ThingClip mode entry element is provided to the user at a preset position on a screen providing a list of the plurality of uploaded song images, and the ThingClip mode entry element is selected and input by the user, the ThingClip Thing Clip providing method that enters the provision stage.
delete delete delete As a device for providing a Thing Clip in a karaoke application implemented as a server system including one or more processors and one or more memories,
a song image upload unit for receiving and storing an image of a song sung by a user from a user terminal;
a Thing Clip setting unit for receiving an input from a user terminal, generating a partial song image of a preset time section among the song image as a Thing Clip, and storing the Thing Clip and the song image corresponding to the Thing Clip in a database together;
a ThingClip mode entry interface unit providing a first interface through which a plurality of ThingClips stored in the database are provided to a ThingClip mode by a selection input from a user terminal; and
A Thing Clip providing unit for providing a plurality of Thing Clips one by one to the user terminal according to a preset rule, and providing a second interface for entering the original song listening mode for the Thing Clip being played; includes;
The screen in the user terminal displayed by the Thing Clip setting unit by the third interface through which Thing Clip setting information including time section information corresponding to Thing Clip in the song image can be input,
an image layer on which an image of a specific time of the song image is displayed;
a timeline layer on which a timeline for the song image is displayed;
A section selection element that can be displayed overlaid on the timeline layer to receive a user input and to select the time section designated as a Thing Clip; includes;
In the image layer, an image at a specific time of the song image is reproduced,
The timeline layer includes a plurality of images at a plurality of viewpoints of the song image, changes according to reproduction of the song image in the image layer, and a section in the timeline designated by the section selection element. Corresponding to the time interval information for generating the Thing Clip,
The screen of the user terminal displayed by the second interface by the Thing Clip providing unit,
a Thing Clip playback layer on which any one of a plurality of Thing Clips stored in the database is played;
a posting information layer for displaying information and comments of the user who created the Thing Clip;
an original song listening request element capable of requesting entry into the original song listening mode; and
Including; a Thing Clip end element capable of terminating the Thing Clip mode;
The interface of the original song listening mode displayed according to a selection input for the original song listening request element,
a song image layer on which the entire song image of the original song sung by the user, corresponding to the Thing Clip, is reproduced;
Sponsorship layer that can support the corresponding song image; and
Including; a comment layer that can communicate with the plurality of users by writing a comment;
The sponsor layer includes the amount of money sponsored by the user through the corresponding song image and the time the user can support the corresponding song image, and cannot receive support for the song image for which the supportable time has elapsed, Thing Clip providing device.

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