KR20000058835A - The intervene system of a internet software - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An internet software intermediation system is provided so that various softwares can be used immediately from an intermediation server on the internet by suppling various programs provided by software developers. CONSTITUTION: A software developer supplies softwares, upgraded softwares and patch files to a software intermediator and receives a royalty for the software usage time by a user from the software intermediator. The user purchases a personal computer of minimum specifications at a low price, executes necessary softwares on the internet directly and pays for the usage. The software intermediator centralizes softwares, upgraded softwares and patch files supplied from the software developer. A personal computer manufacturer provides inexpensive personal computers of which softwares are not necessary.

Description

The intervene system of a internet software

The present invention is to enable the use of a variety of software on the Internet, and more specifically, after registering the various programs provided by the software developer in the software relay server, the user of the PC that meets the same specifications to receive the program from the relay server whenever necessary It is about one Internet software relay system.

In recent years, with the explosive spread of computers, the world is becoming a network through the Internet, and the use of various kinds of software is also inevitably increasing. It is a well-known fact that such software is inevitably economically expensive for individuals to purchase and use at that time, and thus cannot endure the temptation of illegally copied software.

Therefore, in recent years, the use of the software to rent and use has emerged and is partially applied, but it is difficult to use a variety of software as soon as individuals need to access a variety of software immediately, and also had a lot of restrictions on its use, such as having a separate specification for the software.

The present inventors have created the present invention in consideration of the above matters, and after registering various programs provided by the software developer on the software relay server, the user of the PC having the same specification can receive the program from the relay server whenever necessary. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an internet software relay system that makes various software immediately available on the Internet.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an internet software relay system that can be produced and supplied to the minimum specifications equipped with a basic web browser only the specifications of the general PC as the various programs can be utilized on the Internet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an internet software relay system for maximizing the use of a computer by allowing a user of an existing PC to use a counterpart's software through a relay server.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide consumers with a PC that can use the Internet at a minimum price, to induce the PC manufacturer to activate the market in accordance with the consumer PC purchase, and to provide software developers with a legitimate copyright payment and illegal copy protection effect Not only can it be expected, the relay is to provide an internet software relay system that can expect a variety of benefits, such as attracting advertisements according to the acquisition of members.

1 is a schematic conceptual diagram of an internet software relay system of the present invention;

2 is a control block diagram illustrating an example of a relay system to which FIG. 1 is applied;

3a, 3b is an operation procedure of the present invention, the Internet relay system,

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing another example of the present invention Internet software relay system,

5 is an operational flow chart of FIG. 4.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

10: internet, 20: software server,

30: software relay server, 40: connection server,

The present invention for achieving the above object is a software relay server for connecting the information and software utilization of the various software DB to the registered subscription member after checking the information of the PC access user subscribed to a specific Internet service provider through the homepage; An internet website for providing various methods of using software and information provided by a software developer, and a software relay homepage including an input unit for a member identification procedure; A member DB for storing a user management identification procedure and a related status of registered members; A software list DB for accumulating information on registered software from a software provider while the accumulated data is read by a search program; It is equipped with a basic web browser and a specification that can utilize the Internet, and has a feature that consists of a PC that can retrieve application software from the homepage of the software relay server and directly execute related software on the Internet.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic conceptual diagram of an internet software relay system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing an example of a relay system to which FIG. 1 is applied, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are flowcharts of an operation of the present invention. Is a block diagram showing another example of the Internet software relay system of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of operation of FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the present invention interoperates all four consumers, a software developer, a software relay, and a PC manufacturer to maximize profits. It provides centralized access to the intermediary, while the payer pays the royalties over time as the user uses the software. Secondly, the user can use a low-cost PC with a minimum specification of a basic PC, such as an internet connection. Purchase the necessary software from the relay server every time, run the software directly on the Internet, and settle the usage fee accordingly, and thirdly, the software relayer can increase the number of visitors because it is easy to secure the membership of the specified user. A certain amount of ads from the advertiser Can be attracted. Finally, fourthly, PC makers can expect low-cost PCs without software and vitalization of the PC market.

As shown in FIG. 2, the system configuration in which the above-described four characters can be interlocked is described. As shown in the drawing, it may be divided into a software relay server 30 and a homepage 31, a member DB 32, a software list DB 33, a PC 50, and the like.

In other words, 50 is a general PC for the user, which is manufactured with the minimum PC specification that can be connected to the Internet. The user can purchase it directly, but it is preferable to receive it at a minimum price through mass purchase of a repeater. In the state of being subscribed to a company, it is physically connected to the Internet 10 through a modem or a LAN, and receives various software read from a search program provided by the software relay server 30, and can be utilized in a software using server that describes this software. Do.

51 is a web browser, which is a program for reading out various kinds of information connected to the Internet 10 (NETSCAPE, etc.), and is a typical operating program such as displaying the software list information in various forms.

30 is a software relay server, and after confirming the information of the PC (50) access user subscribed to a specific Internet service provider, connected to the registered subscription member to provide information and software utilization of the various software list DB 33 through the homepage Let's do it.

31 is a software homepage. It is an internet website for providing various software and software (S / W) usage information, upgraded software, and how to use the information. It is also preferable that the included advertising document (not shown).

32 is a member DB, which stores input data according to a user's membership registration procedure, and also stores related information such as Internet software user, gender, number of visits, and software usage status.

33 is a software list DB, in which various software lists provided by the relay server, for example, HWP, EXCEL, AUTOCAD, and the like, are stored and accumulated, and the accumulated data is read out through a conventional search program.

Here, the search program is similar to the search process commonly used on the Internet, so detailed descriptions thereof are avoided. However, it is preferable to operate the search by dividing the information search by utility, game, and work area. .

40 is a connection server, and is an internet connection device for physically connecting the software relay server 30, the homepage 31, and the software using server 20.

21 is a software management DB, the use time of the software, the type of software, the user status, the usage fee, etc. are managed, and each usage information is transmitted through the connection server 40 when the software of the PC is terminated.

The present invention configured as described above stores the software information provided from the software developer on the Internet software relay server 30 and the homepage 31 in the software list DB 33, and the software is executable in the software management DB 21. Save as state.

Such a state is operated according to the procedure of FIG. 3. First, when a consumer purchases a PC having the basic specifications required by the relay server (same specification) (S10), the user can use the relay server 30 accordingly. This automatic acquisition, that is, member registration is made (S11), and when the PC 50 is physically connected to the software relay server 3 via the Internet 10, the start information of the homepage 31 is displayed on the Internet ( 10) by being output to the web browser 51, it becomes a state which can acquire each software information through the monitor of the PC 50 (S12) (S13).

At this time, the member input procedure, that is, enter the member ID and password, and completes a series of member verification process through the search of the member DB (32) and enters the software ready state (S14).

Subsequently, the user can search for the necessary software using a search program from the DB, and as a result can be immediately displayed and checked on the monitor of the PC 50, and at the same time, the software information can be used through the connection server 40. ), It is natural to move directly to the execution software through a single click (CLICK) process if necessary, because it is linked to each other (S15). Here, the software execution is first confirmed whether the program through the license (authentication) process of the program (S16) (S17), at this time includes a variety of information about the license, this confirmation information is the software using server 20 to be described later Is transferred to and stored in the software management DB 21 (S18) (S19).

The information received in step S19 is input through the connection server 40, the user information of the authentication file (license) and whether or not the membership is confirmed and the start time of the executed software is also terminated, that is, the end of the authentication file (software termination) The counter is counted up as the basic data of the program royalty settlement (S20-S24).

It is natural that this royalty payment is notified to the software user and the provider at the same time (S25) (S25).

On the other hand, Figure 4 illustrates a case where the use of the PC is different, that is, having a general specification, the other software is retrieved from the homepage 31 of the software relay server 30, the related software via the connection server 40 PC 70 that can be executed using a dedicated program, and the program distributed free to the software relay server 30 to be connected to the PC through the connection server 40, and supports utilizing the other software on the PC Dedicated program 80 is added to the configuration.

Such a configuration is performed according to the procedure of FIG. 5. First, when accessing the software relay server 30 physically through the Internet using a PC (S11 ′), the start information of the homepage is displayed through a web browser through the Internet 10. By outputting to (71) (61), it becomes a state which can acquire each software information through the monitor of PC70 (80) (S12 ').

At this time, the member input procedure, that is, enter the member ID and password, and completes a series of member verification process through the search of the member DB and enters the software ready state (S13 ').

Subsequently, the user can search for the necessary software using a search program from the DB, and as a result, the software list of the other side is immediately displayed and confirmed on the PC monitor (S14 '). 80 is utilized to execute (S15 ') (S16') (S17 ').

Here, the software execution of the dedicated program 80 first checks the authenticity through the license (authentication) process of the program, at this time includes a variety of information about the license, this confirmation information is the software management of the software using server to be described later Transmission and storage in the DB is the same as described above.

As described above, the present invention registers various programs provided by a software developer in a software relay server, so that a user of a PC having the same specification can receive a program from the relay server whenever necessary, thereby enabling various software to be used on the Internet immediately. As various programs can be utilized on the Internet, it is possible to produce and supply the specifications of general PCs to the minimum specifications equipped only with a basic web browser, and to allow users of existing PCs to use the software of the other party through a relay server. Therefore, the computer can be maximized.

Therefore, it is possible to provide consumers with PCs with internet usage at a minimum price, induce PC manufacturers to activate the market by purchasing consumer PCs, and expect software developers to pay a fair copyright fee and prevent illegal copying. The relay has the characteristics that can expect various benefits, such as attracting advertisements according to the acquisition of members.

Claims (3)

A software relay server that checks the information of the PC access user subscribed to the specific Internet service company and connects the registered subscription member to provide information and software utilization of various software DBs through the homepage; An internet website for providing various methods of using software and information provided by a software developer, and a software relay homepage including an input unit for a member identification procedure; A member DB in which a user management identification procedure is input and a related status of a registered member is stored; A software list DB for accumulating information on registered software from a software provider while the accumulated data is read by a search program; An Internet software relay system comprising a basic web browser and a specification capable of utilizing the Internet, and comprising a PC capable of executing application software on the Internet by searching application software on the homepage of the software relay server. According to claim 1, Connection server which is an Internet connection device for physically connecting the software relay server and the software using server utilizing the actual software, A software use server connected to the software relay server and a connection server, interlocked, and outputting each usage information to the PC and the relay homepage when the PC user executes the software; Internet software relay system which includes software management DB which manages usage time of software, type of software, user status, usage fee, etc. The software relay server of claim 1, further comprising: a software relay server for checking information of a PC connection user subscribed to a specific Internet service company and connecting the registered subscription member to provide information and software utilization of various software DBs through a homepage; A PC that has a general specification and can search for the other software on the homepage of the software relay server and execute related software using a dedicated program through the connection server; Internet software relay system, characterized in that the program distributed free to the software relay server to access the PC through a connection server, and a dedicated program for supporting the use of the other software on the PC.