KR20020031021A - Method for an issue a proof number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for issuing certification number is provided to issue a certification number capable of connecting and using a specific charged contents while billing and receiving the charge to a free member and non-registering user by using a billing system. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of a user requesting the use of charged contents by connecting to an Internet businessman server through the Internet and judging that a telephone number of billing service is connected(300), inputting the user information needed to issue the certification number in case of connecting(304), requesting the issuance approval of certification number by transmitting the inputted user information to the Internet businessman server and inputting the received result(306), and making the user use the charged site by informing the user of the certification number in case of approving the issuance(312), billing the charge to the telephone fare of user and informing the Internet businessman server of the certification number(316).

Description

How to issue a certificate number {Method for an issue a proof number}

The present invention relates to a method for issuing an authentication number for charging a fee for using the paid content when issuing predetermined paid content of an Internet site and issuing an authentication number for using the paid content.

With the rapid development of communication technology and computer field, internet communication has become an essential means of acquiring and exchanging predetermined information, and its functions and roles are explosively increasing. This Internet communication is performed by connecting Internet subscribers to a data system through a computer system to an information provider and / or an Internet network to which specific servers are connected. A predetermined web established by an information provider or a specific server is established. Internet subscribers access the site through their computer system and then utilize various information and / or services provided by the website. In addition, the Internet communication is not limited to communication between people belonging to a specific service group, and is capable of acquiring predetermined information without being divided into countries or regions, and using the provided services. It is set up as a communication network.

Through the Internet, users can access certain paid contents operated by an internet service provider and perform predetermined tasks including movies, music, knowledge information, and games.

In this case, as the user uses the paid contents, the user should pay the fee for using the paid contents, and the Internet service providers accept the users as paid members and charge the fee for the paid sites used by the paid members.

In addition, Internet operators who operate paid sites offer many free sites, and encourage users to sign up while allowing users to sign up as free members and use free sites.

In addition, there may be cases in which a user who has registered as a free member or a user who does not register as a member of the predetermined Internet site wants to access and use a paid site provided by the corresponding Internet site only once.

However, Internet service providers can only charge and accept fees for paid sites for paid members, and they can't charge for paid sites for free members. There was a problem that the site can not be accessed only once, and must be registered as a paid member.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to issue a certification number while charging and using a billing service for a free member and a user who does not subscribe as a member, and access and use desired paid contents using the certification number. To provide a method for issuing a certification number

Another object of the present invention is to input the user information required for issuing an authentication number and to notify the server for Internet operators of the paid site to request the authorization of the authorization number, and only if the authorization number is issued Issuing a to provide a method for issuing a certification number that can prevent minors from accessing and using pornographic content. In addition, the contents of the above-described implementation of the service contents and similar services implemented through the expanded and added methods are not different from the above-described methods.

1 is a view showing the configuration of hardware to which the authentication number issuing method of the present invention is applied,

2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of a server for an Internet user according to a method for issuing an authentication number of the present invention.

3 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of an authentication server according to an authentication number issuing method of the present invention.

4 is a signal flowchart illustrating an operation of determining and notifying whether an authentication number is issued by an Internet user server according to the authentication number issuing method of the present invention, and storing the issued password.

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

100: Internet 110: server for a plurality of Internet operators

120: multiple user computers 122: multiple user phones

130: server for authentication 132: database

140: public telephone switching network

Billing service operated by the telephone operator of the present invention to achieve this purpose, for example, using the '700 service' operated by the 'Korea Telecom' issuing the authentication number and billing charges in accordance with the issuance of the authentication number A first step of determining whether the user accesses a server for an Internet service provider through the Internet using a user computer and dials a telephone number of a billing service obtained by requesting the use of paid contents; When the user is connected in the first step, the user information required for issuing the authentication number is input, and the inputted user information is transmitted to the server for the Internet operator to request permission to issue the authentication number and input data of the request result. Second process; And when the issuance of the authentication number is permitted in the second process, the user is notified of the authentication number through the issuance and announcement broadcast to use the pay site, and the user charge is charged to the user's telephone fee. And a third process of notifying and storing the number to the Internet service provider server.

And the phone number of the billing service of the first process is; According to the Internet service provider and the fee for using the paid content provided by the Internet service provider, it is characterized in that it is set differently according to the terms of use of the paid content.

Hereinafter, a method for issuing an authentication number of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of hardware to which the authentication number issuing method of the present invention is applied. Here, reference numeral 100 denotes the Internet which is a data communication network based on a predetermined transmission control protocol / Internet protocol (TCP / IP: Transmission Control Protocol), and reference numeral 110 denotes a plurality of Internet operators through the Internet 100. A plurality of Internet service provider servers for operating paid content and the like, code 120 is selectively connected to the plurality of Internet service provider server 110 through the Internet 100 to use the predetermined paid content operated by the Internet service provider. A plurality of user computers.

Code 130 is connected to the plurality of Internet service provider server 110 through the Internet 100 to inquire whether issuance of the authentication number and to generate and issue the authentication number when the authorization number is issued. It is an authentication server for notifying the authentication number issued to the plurality of Internet service provider server (110). The authentication server 130 is provided with a database to store and output various data related to the issuance of a password.

Reference numeral 140 denotes a plurality of user telephones 122 of a user operated by a telephone company and using the plurality of user computers 120 connected to the authentication server 130 to be input through the plurality of user telephones 122. The user information is transmitted to the authentication server 130 and a request for determination of issuance of the authentication number is transmitted, and the voice signal of the output announcement broadcast of the authentication server 130 is transmitted to the plurality of user phones 122 and the server for authentication ( Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN), which charges the user's phone bill according to the signal of 130).

According to the present invention applied to the hardware having such a configuration, a user accesses a predetermined Internet service provider server 110 through the Internet 100 with a user computer 120, and provides predetermined content provided by the service provider server 110. In the case of searching for and selecting paid content, the server 110 for an internet service provider selects a payment method for a fee for using paid content.

When the user selects the billing service using the public switched telephone network 140 as a payment method for the fee for using the paid content, the server 110 for the Internet operator guides the telephone number of the corresponding public switched telephone network 140 so that the user calls. Make a call and charge the fee.

In this state, when the user dials the guided phone number using the user's telephone 122, and is connected to the authentication server 130 through the public switched telephone network 140 in accordance with the dialing, the authentication server 130 The user inputs the user information for receiving the payment for the use of the paid content, for example, to guide the user to input information such as a social security number, and when the user enters the user information, the corresponding information through the Internet (100) Send to the Internet service provider server 110 and requests the authorization of the authentication number issuance.

In this way, according to the request for issuance of the authentication number, the Internet service provider server 110 determines whether the user can use the service by determining whether the user is using the received user information, the restricted age of the corresponding content, etc. Permit issuance of a number.

When the issuance of the authentication number is authorized in this way, the authentication server 130 generates an authentication number to be issued and broadcasts the generated authentication number to inform the corresponding user phone 122 through the public switched telephone network 140. After notifying the charge to the telephone company of the public telephone exchange network 140, and transmits and stores the password issued to the server 110 for the Internet operator through the Internet (100).

In the state where the authentication number is issued as described above, the user inputs the selected pay content, and the server 110 for internet service provider confirms and accesses the input authentication number.

2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of a server for an Internet user according to an authentication number issuing method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 100 for an Internet service provider performs an initialization operation in step 200, establishes various databases including member information in step 202, and then, in step 204, the user computer 120. ) Is connected through the Internet (100).

When it is determined in step 204 that the connection of the user computer 120 is determined, the server 110 for the Internet service provider determines whether or not a member is logged in through the login process in step 206. In step 210, the user inputs the user's information necessary for joining the member and joins the member when the member join is selected.

Here, the subscription includes both a paid member who wants to use predetermined content and a free member who wants to use predetermined content provided for free.

If it is determined in step 206 that the member is a paid member or a free member, or if the user has signed up as a paid member or a free member through the steps 208 and 210, the server 110 for the Internet service provider is executed in step 212. When searching for predetermined content according to the selection, and selecting the content to be used in step 214, the Internet service provider server 110 determines whether the content selected in step 216 is paid content, and the user in step 216 Determine if is a paid member.

If it is determined that the content is not paid content or is a paid content or a paid member, the server 110 for the Internet service provider provides the corresponding content in step 220 so that the user can use it.

If the result of the determination is that the paid content is not a paid member, the server 110 for internet service provider displays the payment method according to the use of the paid content in step 222 so that the user can select it.

In this state, when the user selects the billing service using the public switched telephone network 140 as the payment method in step 224, the server 110 for Internet service provider guides the phone number of the billing service in step 226. To check.

Here, the billing of the usage fee using the billing service of the public telephone exchange network 140 is uniformly determined according to the telephone number, so that the telephone number is given according to the usage fee of the paid contents provided by the internet service provider and the internet service provider, respectively. In addition, it is determined whether the user wants to use what kind of paid content provided by any Internet service provider by using a telephone number dialed by the user by differently applying it according to the use condition of the paid content, for example, the age limit of the minor or the target person. Do it.

When the user dials his or her own telephone 122 according to the telephone number provided to the user, the public telephone exchange network 140 enters the connection to the authentication server 130.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the authentication server 130 determines whether the user telephone 122 is connected through the public switched telephone network 140 performing the charging service in step 300, and the user telephone ( When 122 is connected, the user telephone 122 via the public switched telephone network 140 is broadcasted to input the user's information required for issuance of the authentication code, for example, the user's social security number, etc. in step 302. To transmit and allow the user to listen.

In this state, the user inputs the user information that the user listens to and inputs the announcement in step 306, and when the input of the user information is completed, the user information entered in step 306 is called through the Internet 100. Request for issuance of the authentication number by transmitting to the server 306 of the corresponding Internet operator.

As the server 130 for authentication transmits user information through the Internet 100, the server 110 for the Internet operator is connected to the Internet from the server 130 for authentication in step 400 as shown in FIG. In operation 100, it is determined that data is input, and in operation 402, the data is determined.

If the determination result is the user information requesting the issuance of the authentication number, the server 110 for the Internet service provider is the user information input in step 404 by the user information entered in step 404, such as whether or not to use the content of the authentication number It is determined whether it is an issue target, and in step 406, the determination result is transmitted to the server 130 for approval through the Internet 406.

Here, the server 110 for the Internet service provider and the server 130 for approval are continuously connected through the Internet 100 to determine in real time the permission to issue the authentication number according to the user information transmitted by the server for authentication 130 And transmit the determination result.

As described above, when the server 110 for internet service provider determines whether to issue an authorization number and transmits the authorization number to the approval server 130, the authentication server 130 receives a result of determining whether the authentication number is issued in step 308. In step 310, it is determined whether to issue the authentication number.

If it is determined that the authorization number is issued as a result of the determination, the authentication server 130 generates an authentication number to be issued in step 312 and notifies the user by performing a guide broadcast, and in step 314, the public telephone switching network 140 By notifying the telephone service provider of) to charge the user's telephone fee, and in step 316, the Internet service provider server 110 through the Internet 100 to inform the information about the authentication number issued above. Internet service provider server 110 determines the information about the issuance of the authentication number to notify in step 402, and stores the user information and the corresponding authentication number issuing the authentication number in step 408 to be used.

As such, when the user issues an authentication number according to the use of the paid content and the user inputs it in step 228 through the user computer 120, the server 110 for the Internet service provider enters the authentication number entered in step 230. The user information is determined to determine whether the authentication number is issued to the corresponding user, and when the authentication numbers match, the corresponding content selected by the user in step 232 may be provided and used.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited thereto but is to be construed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims. It will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the invention may be modified and varied in various ways.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user accesses a predetermined Internet site and uses predetermined paid contents provided by the corresponding site, the user pays a fee using a billing service and uses the paid site. Even if you do not sign up as a paid member of the Internet site, you can use the paid site while paying the fee. There are various effects such as to prevent unauthorized use of the.

Claims (2)

A first step of determining whether the user accesses a server for an Internet service provider through the Internet by using a user computer and dials the telephone number of the billing service obtained by requesting the use of the paid contents; When the user is connected in the first step, the user information required for issuing the authentication number is input, and the inputted user information is transmitted to the server for the Internet operator to request permission to issue the authentication number and input data of the request result. Second process; And If the issuance of the authorization number is permitted in the second step, the authorization number is notified to the user through issuance and announcement broadcasting, and used for the use of the pay site, and the fee is charged to the user's telephone fee. Method for issuing the authentication number, characterized in that consisting of a third process to notify and store the server for the Internet operator to confirm. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephone number of the billing service of the first process is; A method of issuing an authentication number, characterized in that the Internet service provider and the paid content provided by the internet service provider are individually assigned and set differently according to the terms of use of the paid content.