KR20010103359A - Internet Information Billing System and Method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a billing system and method for using internet information that can provide a billing system that can be combined with a subscription and a pay-as-you-go system when the content is provided using the Internet, and can guarantee the transparency of the revenue of the information provider. will be. Such an Internet information usage billing system according to the present invention includes a content provider for providing one or more contents for a fee; When the computer system connected by wire / wireless communication is connected to the server of the content provider and receives the content, the computer system and / or the system of the wire / wireless network provider which will be described later are settled for the time for receiving the service. Billing settlement software to pass to; A wired / wireless terminal connected to the billing settlement software and configured to interface to enable general voice call and / or data communication via wired / wireless; And a wired / wireless communication provider system that charges a communication fee and / or a service fee according to billing information of a computer system transmitted from the wired / wireless terminal.

Description

Internet Information Billing System and Method

The present invention relates to an Internet information charging system and method, and more particularly to an Internet information charging system and method that can be combined with the subscription and pay-as-you-go system by improving the charging system according to the provision of content through the Internet.

Currently, there are various ways to settle billing of Internet users in the use of the Internet.

In the first method, in case of general PC communication, KT manages the usage fee and charges it to the telephone fee. However, some content providers make an Internet access program and distribute it to service users, and when a user accesses a paid site, the user automatically connects to the Internet and the telecommunication service provider charges. However, the first method above applies to Internet users using modems, and is not suitable for dedicated line users.

Therefore, the second method is to operate using a coupon collectively referred to as electronic money when using Internet information as a dedicated line. That is, it is a settlement method that reduces the amount of deposit every time a coupon is used in the form of a deposit with a certain amount using electronic money.

The third method is account transfer through monthly flat fee. However, this method is also not preferable because it is a method that is not based on the actual information fee. For example, the amount of the service fee is set at 500 ~ 1000 won per MP3 download and comics at 1000 won per day, and for adult information, the monthly membership fee is 10,000 ~ 30,000 won for the membership fee. Provide services in the form of However, this third method is also unreasonable if the Internet users do not use the Internet much.

Fourth, there is a way to check the usage time accurately by installing a software program that handles billing on the user's computer. This method can change the usage time by cracking the program. This doesn't really apply because of this.

In addition, the above-described conventional billing method is impossible to pay a small amount of money, and because it requires the input of personal financial information such as bank account number or credit card number, a loophole is exposed to the personal financial security. .

In addition, when Internet users are provided with contents, they often suffer unjust damage because they do not know the credit status of the information provider. This problem should be regarded as a result of lack of morality of the operators because the contents provider registration system is not implemented. It was difficult to know which operators are currently doing business on the Internet.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, when paying for the content provided by using the Internet can be combined with the subscription and pay-as-you-go, and the profit of the information provider To provide a billing system and method for using the Internet information that can provide a billing system that can ensure transparency.

Another object of the present invention is to check the paid / free service of the content providing service provider, the system of the present invention is automatically registered when using the Internet signal for the Internet use in the wire / wireless provider immediately without the Internet user separately registration process To provide a billing system and method for using internet information that can be settled for processing.

1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a business model according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an Internet information charging system according to the present invention.

3 is a control flow diagram illustrating an improved billing settlement method in accordance with the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: user computer 20: mobile communication terminal (for user authentication)

30: leased line terminal 40: leased line provider

50a to 50c: user computer 100: content provider (CP)

200: Internet user 300: Mobile communication provider

In order to achieve the above object, and a content provider for providing one or more content according to the present invention for a fee; Billing settlement software for billing for the service provided when the computer system connected to the communication line is connected to the server of the content provider to provide the content to the computer system and / or the system of the mobile carrier to be described later Wow; Software connected to the authentication processing software and interfaced to enable general voice call and / or data communication through wired / wireless communication; In accordance with the billing information of the computer system to be transmitted to the wired / wireless, it is composed of a system of a mobile communication provider to charge a service fee.

In addition, the Internet information usage billing method according to the present invention includes the steps of a user of a computer system (login) to log in to a paid site of a specific content provider provided on the Internet; Transmitting the login user authentication information to a server of a mobile communication provider in billing settlement software connected to the computer system; Verifying the computer system with the authentication information at the server; Transmitting data of the authentication confirmation number to the user of the mobile phone using the computer system, and logging in the authentication confirmation number assigned to the server of the content provider; Transmitting from the billing settlement module to the server according to the usage time or usage amount; Calculating, by the server, billing for using internet information of the computer system based on the login and logout times.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration and operation of the broadcast program selling system using a communication network according to the present invention.

1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a business model according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the content provider 100 provides a fee / free of content to each Internet user 200, while the Internet user 200 provides content provided by the content provider 100 to the content provider. The service 100 uses a service provided through the mobile communication provider 300 for a fee. Accordingly, the mobile communication provider 300 may charge the fee for using the paid information service to the internet user 200, and the internet user 200 pays the information service fee to the mobile communication provider 300.

In this case, when the content provider 100 registers a business to the mobile communication provider 300, the mobile communication provider 300 issues a service provider code. In addition, a business agreement relating to the settlement of costs for providing a service should be made in advance between the content provider 100 and the mobile telecommunications provider 300.

The gist of the present invention is that the current Internet payment system is processed in a centralized software (S / W) method, but the authentication of the use of information for each Internet user by using the user authentication method through the wireless communication of the mobile communication provider It transmits to the central processing system to perform user authentication processing.

2 is a block diagram of an Internet information charging system according to the present invention. Referring to Figure 2, the Internet information billing system according to the present invention and a content provider for providing one or more content for a fee; The billing settlement software 20 which connects the computer system 10 connected to the communication line to the server of the content provider to settle billing for receiving the content and delivers it to the computer system 10 and / or the mobile communication provider system. ; It is connected to the authentication processing software 20 of the content user, the mobile communication provider server and the software for transmitting the authentication confirmation number for the user to log in (Content) to the user mobile communication terminal; Server software of a content providing service provider for confirming and processing through a login for using content; It consists of a system of the mobile communication provider 40 to charge the service fee. Here, the billing settlement software is a software and hardware that the computer system 10 checks the time / service usage amount connected to the server of the content provider, and divides the paid / free service and informs the system of the mobile communication provider, billing A program for executing the settlement, and a data base that stores the identifier information of each computer system and the content provider.

3 is a control flowchart illustrating an improved billing settlement method according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a user of a computer system first connects to a paid site providing specific content while accessing the Internet using a computer system. At this time, if the user of the computer system is the first visitor, the user must be registered as a member. At this time, the server of the mobile communication provider authenticates and registers an identifier (ID) and password inputted by the new member, and assigns a customer management identifier to the computer system of the new member.

Subsequently, when a user of the computer system logs in to a paid site of a specific content provider provided on the Internet, the user of the computer system must enter a user identification number and password, and the billing settlement software 20 Notifies the server of the mobile communication provider 40 of the user identification number and password. Subsequently, the mobile communication provider 40 determines whether the login is successful. At this time, if the determination is not successful, the above steps are repeatedly performed, and if successful, the authentication confirmation number is transmitted to the user's mobile communication terminal. The user who is assigned the authentication confirmation number enters the authentication confirmation number in the relevant part, logs in, checks the user, and allows the use of the contents.

If the user of the computer system 10 finishes using the desired content, the computer system 10 logs out a specific paid server provided on the Internet. When the user applies for a subscription form of service, the total number of times of use is checked and transmitted to the mobile communication service provider 40 in real time.

In the present invention, when a user of a computer system accesses a specific paid site and uses desired content, the content provider is registered in the billing settlement software, and the user information is already registered with the mobile operator and the information on the use of the content. Since the information is transmitted in real time, the information transmitted to the server of the mobile communication provider remains only the content provider code number and the user code number of the content information, and the hacking can be prevented due to the real-time settlement processing.

According to the present invention as described above, when the content provider is registered and the registration number is entered into the billing settlement software of the computer of each Internet user, when the Internet user tries to use the paid site while all the information of the content provider is present. After checking the content provider registration code that is already stored, if the pay-as-you-go system, check the time, and in the case of a flat rate, check the number of times of use and transmit it to the mobile operator in real time. Therefore, the present invention can charge even a small amount of money, and there is no fear of hacking the financial information of the Internet user since no account number or card number is input.

The billing settlement software of the present invention described above, the authentication processing of the content user, the authentication confirmation transmission software to the user mobile communication terminal, the client software of the content provider, the billing settlement is easy to be managed by the mobile communication provider easily Let's find out.

Claims (6)

A content provider for providing one or more contents for a fee; When the computer system connected by wire / wireless line is connected to the server of the content provider and uses the content, the authentication confirmation number is transmitted to the user mobile terminal after the verification procedure at the server of the mobile communication provider to be described later through a user login. Software for transmitting an authentication confirmation number; An authentication confirmation number processing software for using the contents of the contents provider after the confirmation; A code for providing a content provider and a content user, a content fee database program, and software for interfacing data to a mobile communication provider through wired / wireless communication; And a system of a mobile communication service provider that charges a content service usage fee according to the charging information of a computer system transmitted from the contents. The billing settlement module of claim 1, wherein the billing settlement module comprises a software for detecting the connection to a server of the content provider and informing a system of a mobile communication provider that performs the billing settlement by dividing a paid / free service. Internet information usage billing system comprising a program for executing the. A user of a computer system logging in to a paid site of a specific content provider provided on the Internet; Transmitting the login to a server of a mobile telecommunication service provider performing billing settlement in billing settlement software connected to the computer system; Identifying the content provider and the computer system at the server; Using the computer system to logout the server of the content provider provided on the Internet; Transmitting the logout time to the server in the billing settlement module; Billing the internet information usage of the computer system based on the login and logout at the server. The method of claim 3, wherein the login step Inputting a user identification number and a password by the user; And informing the server of the start of use of the Internet information by the user. The method of claim 3, wherein the logout step is Confirming the customer care identification number; And notifying the server of the end of use of the Internet information by the user. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the billing of the Internet information usage of the computer system is settled based on a pay-as-you-go or a subscription based on a user's application.