KR20020043944A - Method and apparatus for license certification - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a device for the license certification are provided to execute the license certification of a user by using the biometric information of the user. CONSTITUTION: The license certification device comprises a signal input/output(100), a biometric information detector(102), an information storage(106), a microcomputer(106) and a software execution part(108). The storage comprises a user ID information storage and a biometric information storage. The input/output outputs a serial number of the software and the user ID information inputted from the user to the microcomputer and the biometric information detector detects the biometric information and outputs the biometric information to the microcomputer. The biometric information detector comprises one from a fingerprint recognition scanner, an iris recognition scanner, a voice recognition scanner and a vine recognition scanner. The biometric information includes the fingerprint, voice, iris or vine information. The microcomputer executes the user registration approved to execute the software by storing the user ID and biometric information to the information storage.

Description

License authentication method and device {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LICENSE CERTIFICATION}

The present invention relates to a license authentication method and device, and more particularly to a license authentication method and device for more clearly authenticating a software real user.

In general, software refers to a technology using a computer, and in a narrow sense also refers to a program itself.

The software, which means the program itself, belongs to the category of commercial software that is purchased from software producers, computer stores, and the like, where the purchase of the software is a purchase of a license of the software and not of ownership.

Here, the ownership of the software is owned by the software producer, and has been recognized as one of the intellectual property rights.

In the meantime, various methods have been developed for software licensing to protect the rights of software developers.

As a general licensing method, serial numbers are assigned to each software when the software is sold, and the serial number assigned when installing the software on the computer is prevented from installing the software.

On the other hand, if you want to use the software installed on the computer to prevent the illegal use of the software when a certain password input is required, compared to whether the input password is the same as a preset password to selectively run the software accordingly.

However, such a licensing method has a problem that anyone can easily install the software when the serial number is exposed and illegally execute the software when the password is exposed.

In addition, the serial number and password are used for licensing the computer on which the software is installed, and the real user licensed for the software is not licensed to the real user who is authorized to use the software. Another problem is that you cannot run the same software on different computers.

In addition, since the existing licensing is performed for the computer terminal, there is a problem that illegally uses information provided only to a specific user on the Internet by using the licensed computer terminal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a license authentication method and apparatus for performing user license authentication according to biometric information of a user for executing software.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a license authentication method and apparatus for selectively executing web information by performing user authentication on various web information provided on the Internet according to user biometric information.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a license authentication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing an example of a product serial number input request signal when installing software.

3 is a view showing an example of a user ID information and biometric information input request signal when installing software.

4 is a diagram illustrating a scanning information detection operation state for software execution.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an error state when executing software.

6 is a flowchart for performing license authentication according to FIG.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a license authentication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flow chart for performing license authentication according to FIG.

9 is a block diagram of a license authentication device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a flow chart for performing license authentication according to FIG.

Fig. 11 is a block diagram of a license authentication device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flow chart for performing license authentication according to FIG.

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100: signal input and output unit 102: biometric information detection unit

104: information storage unit 106: microcomputer

108: software execution unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores user ID information and biometric information of a user who is authorized to use the software to perform user registration, and when the execution request signal of the software is input, the user inputs the request signal to the user. By requesting ID information and biometric information, it is determined whether the user is a software registered user by comparing the input user ID information and biometric information with stored user ID information and biometric information, and then the user who inputs the software execution request signal is a software registered user. It is a feature of the present invention to provide a license authentication device and method configured and operated to execute software.

According to another aspect of the present invention, if the user ID information and the biometric information input from the user are not the same as the user ID information and the biometric information stored in the internal storage area of the terminal, the input user ID information and the biometric information are transmitted to the authentication server. The user ID information and the biometric information input to confirm the software registered user are the same by comparing the input user ID information and the biometric information with the user ID information and the biometric information in the authentication server. The present invention provides a license authentication device and method for outputting a software execution signal through a network.

In still another aspect of the present invention, in an authentication method of a license authentication device connected to an authentication server through a network, a user registration is performed by transmitting purchased software serial number information and biometric information of a software purchaser to an authentication server, and installing software. Outputs the biometric information request signal of the municipal software installer, transmits the biometric information input from the installer according to the biometric information request signal to the authentication server, and then compares the biometric information from the installer and the biometric information registered by the user. If is the same, the present invention provides a license authentication apparatus and method for performing software installation.

Another feature of the present invention includes biometric information of a user who requests web information from a web server after performing user registration for using web information by transmitting user ID information and biometric information to a web server connected through a network. If the biometric information input from the user and the biometric information in the web information are the same as the biometric information input from the user by comparing the biometric information input from the user who inputs the web information request signal with the biometric information included in the web information A license authentication apparatus and method for executing web information are provided.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a license authentication method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First embodiment

1 is a schematic configuration block diagram of a license authentication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a product serial number input request signal when installing software, and FIG. 3 is a user ID when installing software. FIG. 1 illustrates an example of information and biometric information input request signals.

4 is a diagram illustrating a scanning information detection operation state for software execution, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an error state when software is executed, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart for performing license authentication according to FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the license authentication apparatus according to the present invention includes a signal input / output unit 100, a biometric information detection unit 102, an information storage unit 104, a microcomputer 106, and a software execution unit 108. do.

The information storage unit 104 includes a user ID information storage unit 110 and a biometric information storage unit 112.

Here, the signal input / output unit 100 receives the serial number and user ID information of the software input from the user and outputs it to the microcomputer 106, and the biometric information detection unit 102 inputs the user's biometric information of the software execution request signal. Is detected and output to the microcomputer 106.

In this case, the signal input / output unit 100 is configured to include a signal input device such as a keyboard and a mouse and a signal output device such as a monitor connected to a terminal such as a computer.

In addition, the biometric information detection unit 102 includes at least one of a fingerprint scanner, an iris scanner, a voice scanner, and a vein scanner.

The biometric information detected by the biometric information detecting unit 102 includes at least fingerprint, voice, iris or vein information of the user.

The microcomputer 106 stores the user ID information input through the signal input / output unit 100 and the biometric information detected through the biometric information detecting unit 102 in the information storage unit 104 when the software is installed. Configured to perform registered user registration.

In addition, when the installed software execution request signal is input, the microcomputer 106 is configured to output the user ID information and the biometric information request signal to the user.

The software execution unit 108 is configured to execute the corresponding software according to the software execution signal output from the microcomputer 106.

The operation of the license authentication device according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, when a user purchases software and then inputs a software installation signal by using the signal input / output unit 100, for example, a keyboard or a mouse, the microcomputer 106 transmits the signal through the signal input / output unit 100 as shown in FIG. 2. Outputs a software serial number input request signal.

Here, the software is a software program that is purchased after paying a certain amount of money and is installed and executed in a terminal such as a computer. For example, various types of software, such as a word processor, Excel, a power point, and an autocad, are used.

As such, the software program upon purchase has its respective product serial number according to the product.

When the user inputs the serial number given at the time of purchasing the software through the signal input / output unit 100 in the product serial number input box, the microcomputer 106 uses the user ID information and the biometric as shown in FIG. Outputs an information input request signal to the user.

The user inputs user ID information for software use in the user ID information input box of FIG. 3, and contacts the biometric information detection unit 102 with the fingerprint, iris, voice, or vein of the user for biometric information detection.

The biometric information detecting unit 102 scans biometric information such as a fingerprint, an iris, a voice, or a vein of the contacted user, and outputs a scanning signal to the microcomputer 106. At this time, the microcomputer 106 is scanning the biometric information as shown in FIG. 4 while the biometric information detection unit 102 scans the biometric information. Is displayed to the user.

The microcomputer 106 stores the user ID information and the biometric information input from the user in the user ID information storage 110 and the biometric information storage 112, respectively, and performs the user registration to complete the installation of the software.

Subsequently, when the user inputs the installed software execution signal through the signal input / output unit 100, the microcomputer 106 receives the user ID information and the biometric information input request signal through the signal input / output unit 100 in the form as shown in FIG. 3. Output to.

When a user inputs user ID information through the signal input / output unit 100 according to a request signal and then contacts a body part for detecting biometric information or inputs a voice signal to the biometric information detection unit 102, the biometric information detection unit 102. ) Scans and outputs biometric information according to the contacted body part or the input voice signal to the microcomputer 106.

The microcomputer 106 stores the user ID information input through the signal input / output unit 100 and the biometric information input through the biometric information detection unit 102 in the user ID information storage unit 110 and the biometric information storage unit 112. Determine if it is.

That is, the microcomputer 106 determines whether the input user ID information is the same as the user ID information stored in the user ID information storage 110 and then determines whether the biometric information corresponding to the user ID information and the input biometric information are the same.

If the microcomputer 106 is not the same as the user ID information and biometric information input and the information stored in the user ID information storage unit 110 and the biometric information storage unit 112, as shown in FIG. User ID information and biometric information do not match the user registered information. " Error message to the user.

On the other hand, if the microcomputer 106 is identical to the input user ID information and biometric information and information stored in the user ID information storage unit 110 and the biometric information storage unit 112, the software execution signal 108 )

The software execution unit 108 executes the corresponding software according to the software execution signal output from the microcomputer 106.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the software execution request signal is input after receiving and storing user ID information input for user registration during software installation, only the biometric information is input from the user, and the biometric information corresponding to the pre-stored user ID information is stored. Compare and operate to perform license authorization accordingly.

It is apparent that the license authentication device of the present invention operated with the above configuration can be performed by a license authentication program.

A method of performing license authentication of a license authentication apparatus according to the present invention configured and operated as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

As the product serial number of the software granted when purchasing the software from the user is input, the user ID information and the biometric information input request signal are output to the user (S600).

When the user ID information and the biometric information are input from the user according to the request signal in the above step (S600) (S602), the user ID information storage unit 110 and the biometric information storage unit may be used to input the user ID information and the biometric information. User registration according to the storage in 112) is performed to complete the software installation (S604).

Here, the user registration is a process of registering information of a user who is allowed to execute the software, and registers a real purchaser who actually purchased the software or a user who is actually permitted to use the software.

At this time, the user who is permitted to use the software may be limited to only one user or may be composed of a plurality of users.

Subsequently, when a predetermined user inputs an execution signal for executing the software installed through the signal input / output unit 100 (S206), the microcomputer 106 transmits the user ID information and the biometric to the user through the signal input / output unit 100. The information request signal is output (S608).

The user ID information is input from the user who inputs the execution signal through the signal input / output unit 100 according to the information request signal in step S608, and the user's biometric information is input through the biometric information detection unit 102. .

The microcomputer 106 compares the input user ID information and the biometric information with the user ID information and the biometric information stored in the ID information storage 104 and the biometric information storage 112 (S610).

If the user ID information and the biometric information input in the above step (S610) and the stored user ID information and biometric information are the same (S612), the software is executed according to the execution signal from the user (S614).

Second embodiment

A second embodiment of a license authentication apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a license authentication apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart for performing license authentication according to FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, the first PC terminal 700, the second PC terminal 710, the user authentication server 720, the biometric information database 730, the first user 740, and the second user 750. It is composed.

Here, it is apparent that the first PC terminal 700 and the second PC terminal 710 are configured to have the same internal configuration as that of FIG. 1.

That is, the first PC terminal 700 and the second PC terminal 710 are configured to store user ID information and biometric information of the first user 740 and the second user 750 allowed to execute the installed software, respectively. do.

In addition, the first PC terminal 700 and the second PC terminal 710 are provided with at least one same kind of software, and the installed software products are configured to have different serial numbers.

The first user 740 is a user registered to use the software installed in the first PC terminal 700, and the second user 750 is registered to use the software installed in the second PC terminal 710. User.

The user authentication server 720 obtains biometric information corresponding to ID information of the first user 740 and the second user 750 from the first PC terminal 700 and the second PC terminal 710 connected through a network. It is configured to receive an input and store in the biometric information database 730.

At this time, the biometric information database 730 is configured in the form of the corresponding biometric information according to the user ID.

In addition, the user authentication server 720 corresponds to user ID information input from the first PC terminal 700 or the second PC terminal 710 and the user ID information stored in the biometric information database 730. The biometric information is compared and the user authentication signal is transmitted to the first PC terminal 700 or the second PC terminal 710.

The operation of the license authentication device according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

The first user 740 completes the installation of the software by inputting user ID information and biometric information after inputting a serial number of a software product granted at the time of purchase to the first PC terminal 700.

The first PC terminal 710 transmits the user ID information and the biometric information input from the first user 740 to the user authentication server 720 for user registration.

In addition, the second user 750 also completes the installation of the software on the second PC terminal 710 through the same process as the first user 740, the second PC terminal 710 is a second user for user registration The user ID information and the biometric information input from 750 are transmitted to the user authentication server 720.

The user authentication server 720 stores the biometric information corresponding to the user ID transmitted from the first PC terminal 700 and the second PC terminal 710 connected through the network in the biometric information database 730.

Since the operation for the first user 740 to execute the software installed in the first PC terminal 700 is the same as the first embodiment of the present invention, description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, since the operation for the second user 750 to execute the software installed in the second PC terminal 710 is also the same as the first embodiment of the present invention, description thereof will be omitted.

When the first user 740 inputs a software execution request signal through a PC terminal other than the first PC terminal 700 that is registered as a user for executing the software, for example, the second PC terminal 710, the second user 740 receives the software execution request signal. The PC terminal 750 outputs the user ID information and the biometric information request signal to the user in the form as shown in FIG. 3.

Here, the second PC terminal 710 includes software registered as a user allowed to execute the first user 740.

Next, the second PC terminal 710 compares the user ID information and the biometric information input from the first user 740 with the software-installed user ID information and the biometric information according to the information request signal.

If the information input from the first user 740 is the same as the information permitted to use the software installed in the second PC terminal 710, the second PC terminal 710 executes the input from the user of the first user 740. Run the software corresponding to the signal.

Meanwhile, if the user ID information stored therein and the information of the first user 740 to which the biometric information is input are not the same, the second PC terminal 710 may include the user ID information input from the first user 740 and The biometric information is transmitted to the user authentication server 720 connected through the network.

The user authentication server 720 uses the user ID information and the biometric information of the first user 740 transmitted from the second PC terminal 710 to match the user ID stored in the biometric information database 730. The information is retrieved and determined to be identical to the transmitted biometric information.

If the transmitted biometric information of the first user 740 and the biometric information stored in the biometric information database 730 are the same, the user authentication server 720 transmits a user confirmation signal to the second PC terminal 710.

Subsequently, the second PC terminal 710 executes the software corresponding to the execution signal input by the first user 740 according to the user confirmation signal transmitted from the user authentication server 720.

On the other hand, it is obvious that the second user 750 may execute the predetermined software using the first PC terminal 700 by performing the same operation as described above.

A method of performing license authentication according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured and operated as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

First, the first user 740 inputs a product serial number of the software, and inputs user ID information and biometric information to the first PC terminal 700 for user registration of the software.

As the first PC terminal 700 stores the input user ID information and the biometric information in an internal memory, the first PC terminal 700 completes the installation of the software by performing a user registration allowing the execution of the software (S800).

The first PC terminal 700 transmits the user ID information and the biometric information registered to the user to the user authentication server 720 connected through the network (S802).

The user authentication server 720 stores the biometric information according to the user ID information transmitted from the first PC terminal 700 in the biometric information database 730.

On the other hand, the second PC terminal 710 through the same process as the first PC terminal 700, the user ID information and biometrics of the second user 750 authorized to execute the software installed in the second PC terminal 710 The information is stored in an internal memory and transmitted to the user authentication server 720 connected through a network.

When the first user 740 inputs the software execution signal installed in the second PC terminal 710 (S804), the second PC terminal 710 transmits user ID information to the first user 740 that has input the software execution signal. And a biometric information request signal (S806).

When the first user 740 inputs user ID information and biometric information according to the information request signal of step S806, the second PC terminal 710 receives the input information and the user ID information and biometric information stored therein. It is determined whether is equal to (S808).

In this case, when the input user ID information and the biometric information are the same as the information stored in the second PC terminal 710 (S810), the second PC terminal 710 executes the software corresponding to the execution request signal.

On the other hand, if the user ID information and the biometric information input in the above step (S810) is not the same as the information stored in the second PC terminal 710, the second PC terminal 710 is the first user 740 User ID information and biometric information inputted from the user authentication server 720 are transmitted.

Here, if the input user ID information and the biometric information are not the same as the information stored in the second PC terminal 710, the software may be used by using a terminal other than the terminal for which the licensed user is registered to execute the software installed in the terminal. It is the case that inputs execution signal.

If the input information and the user ID information and biometric information stored therein are not the same, the second PC terminal 710 transmits the user ID information and biometric information input from the first user 740 to the user authentication server 720. (S812).

The user authentication server 720 searches for the biometric information corresponding to the user ID stored in the biometric information database 730 by using the transmitted user ID information and the biometric information (S814).

When the same information as the information transmitted from the second PC terminal 710 in the above step (S814) exists in the biometric information database (730) (S816), the user authentication server 720 sends a user confirmation signal to the second Transmit to PC terminal 710.

The second PC terminal 710 executes the software corresponding to the software execution signal (S818).

Here, the case where the user of the second PC terminal 710 wants to execute the software installed in the first PC terminal 700 is performed through the same process as described above.

Third embodiment

Referring to the third embodiment of the license authentication according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a license authentication device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart for performing license authentication according to FIG. 9.

As shown in FIG. 9, the license authentication device includes a first PC terminal 900, a second PC terminal 910, a user authentication server 920, and a biometric information database 930.

Here, the first PC terminal 900 is a terminal of the software vendor 940, and the second PC terminal 910 is a terminal of the software purchaser 950.

The software vendor 940 transmits a user registration request signal of the software purchaser 950 for the software purchased by the software purchaser 950 to the user authentication server 920 through the first PC terminal 900.

Here, the user registration request signal includes a software serial number purchased by the software purchaser 950, user ID information and biometric information of the software purchaser 950.

The user authentication server 920 stores the software serial number, the user ID information, and the biometric information in the biometric information database 930 according to a user registration request signal for the software purchaser 950 transmitted from the first PC terminal 900. .

Here, the biometric information database 930 is configured in the form of user ID information and biometric information corresponding to the serial number.

The software purchaser 950 inputs a product serial number, user ID information, and biometric information to install the purchased software on the second PC terminal 910, and the second PC terminal 910 inputs the serial number and user input. The ID information and the biometric information are transmitted to the user authentication server 920 through the network.

The user authentication server 920 compares the serial number, the user ID information, and the biometric information transmitted from the second PC terminal 910 with the information stored in the biometric information database 930.

Here, when the serial number, the user ID information, and the biometric information corresponding to the transmitted information are stored in the biometric information database 930, the user authentication server 920 sends a software installation permission signal to the second PC terminal 910. Output

The second PC terminal 910 installs the corresponding software according to the software installation permission signal transmitted from the user authentication server 920.

In addition, the second PC terminal 910 stores user ID information and biometric information for which software installation has been authenticated in an internal memory.

Subsequently, the software execution according to the software execution request signal installed in the second PC terminal 910 is the same as that of FIGS. 1 and 7, and thus its detailed description will be omitted.

Therefore, the license authentication according to the third embodiment of the present invention compares the product serial number, user ID information and biometric information input at the time of software purchase with the product serial number, user ID information and biometric information input at the time of software installation and selects accordingly. Perform the software installation.

The license authentication method according to the third embodiment of the present invention configured and operated as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

The software vendor 940 transmits the product serial number of the sold software, the user ID information of the software buyer 950, and the biometric information through the first PC terminal 900 to the user authentication server 920.

The user authentication server 920 stores the product serial number, the user ID information, and the biometric information transmitted from the first PC terminal 900 in the biometric information database 930 to perform a software purchase user authentication (S1000).

Subsequently, after the software purchaser 950 inputs an installation signal for installing software onto its own PC terminal, that is, the second PC terminal 910 (S1002), the software purchaser 950 enters the second PC terminal 910. Enter the product serial number, user ID information and biometric information (S1004).

The second PC terminal 910 transmits the information input from the software purchaser 950 to the user authentication server 920, and the user authentication server 920 transmits the information and the biometric information database transmitted from the second PC terminal 910. The information stored in operation 930 is compared (S1006).

If the product serial number, the user ID information, and the biometric information transmitted from the second PC terminal 910 in the above step (S1006) and the information stored in the biometric information database 930 are the same (S1008), the user authentication server ( As the 920 outputs the software execution permission signal to the second PC terminal 910, the second PC terminal 910 performs corresponding software installation (S1010).

Subsequently, the user authentication according to the execution request signal of the installed software is the same as in FIGS. 2 and 8, and thus a detailed description thereof is omitted.

Fourth embodiment

A fourth embodiment of license authentication according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

11 is a block diagram illustrating a license authentication apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a flowchart for performing license authentication according to FIG. 11.

As shown in FIG. 11, a PC terminal 1100, an information providing server 1110, and a database 1120 are configured.

The PC terminal 1100 includes a biometric information input unit 1102, a file information decryption unit 1104, and file information utilization software 1106. At this time, it is obvious that the file information decryption unit 1104 may be included in the file information utilization software 1106.

The database 1120 also includes a web information database 1122 and a biometric information database 1124.

Here, the PC terminal 1100 transmits the web information request signal and the biometric information to the information providing server 1110 connected through the network, and the web information and the biometric information transmitted from the information providing server 1110 according to the web information request signal. The information is configured to receive the mixed information.

In this case, the web information includes document, audio, or video information provided on a network.

The file information decryption unit 1104 of the PC terminal 1100 compares the biometric information transmitted from the information providing server 1110 and the biometric information of the user input through the biometric information input unit 1102 and outputs a software execution signal in the same case. It is configured to.

Here, the user is a user who inputs a web information request signal to the information providing server 1110 through the PC terminal 1100.

The file information utilization software 1106 is configured to execute utilization software for executing web information transmitted from the information providing server 1110 according to the software execution signal output from the file information decryption unit 1104.

At this time, the utilization software is configured to include an MP3 player, a multimedia player, a real player.

Here, the file information decryption unit 1104 is configured to be included in the file information utilization software 1106.

In addition, the web information database 1122 of the database 1120 is configured to store web information for transmission to the PC terminal 1100 by the information providing server 1110, and the biometric information database 1124 is configured as an information providing server ( It is configured in the form of a corresponding biometric information according to the user ID information of the user of the PC terminal 1100 registered as a member in 1110.

Here, the web information includes document information, video information, and audio information of content that can be provided on a network. For example, the web information includes MP3 information, flash image information, and the like.

In addition, it is apparent that web information may be configured to include paid information provided on a network.

The operation of the license authentication device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, a user of a PC terminal 1100 inputs user ID information and biometric information to an information providing server 1110 connected through a network and performs member registration.

Subsequently, when the user of the registered PC terminal 1100 performs a login according to the user ID information input to the information providing server 1110 and inputs a web information request signal, the information providing server 1110 is the biometric information database 1124. ), And outputs the biometric information according to the user ID information input at login, and outputs the corresponding web information from the web information database 1122 according to the web information request signal.

The information providing server 1110 synthesizes web information and biometric information and transmits the web information request signal to the user of the PC terminal 1100.

The file information decryption unit 1104 of the PC terminal 1100 is a biometric information input unit for confirming whether the user of the PC terminal 1100 that has input the web information request signal is a user who is a member of the information provision server 1110. The biometric information of the user of the PC terminal 1100 input through 1102 is compared with the biometric information transmitted from the information providing server 1110.

If the biometric information transmitted from the information providing server 1110 and the biometric information input through the biometric information input unit 1102 are the same, the file information decrypting unit 1104 is a PC terminal 1100 that is a member of the information providing server 1110. It is determined that the user and the user who input the web information request signal are the same and output the software execution signal.

The file information utilization software 1106 executes web information transmitted from the information providing server 1110 according to a software execution signal output from the file information decrypting unit 1104.

The license authentication method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention configured and operated as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user of the PC terminal 1100 performs member registration by inputting user ID information and biometric information to the information providing server 1110.

Subsequently, the user of the PC terminal 1100 logs in by inputting user ID information, and inputs a web information request signal to the information providing server 1110 (S1200).

The information providing server 1110 determines whether the corresponding biometric information according to the user ID information of the user of the PC terminal 1100 that has input the web information request signal exists in the biometric information database 1124 (S1202), and does not perform member registration. If the biometric information does not exist, a member registration request signal is output and other biometric information is received from the user of the PC terminal 1100 (S1204).

If the biometric information is present or the biometric information is input from the user of the PC terminal 1100, the information providing server 1110 searches the web information database 1122 and outputs web information corresponding to the web information request signal.

At this time, the information providing server 1110 synthesizes and outputs biometric information of the user of the PC terminal 1100 to the web information (S1206).

Subsequently, the file information decryption unit 1104 of the PC terminal 1100 is a user of the PC terminal 1100 input through the biometric information and the biometric information input unit 1102 included in the web information transmitted from the information providing server 1110. The biometric information is compared (S1208), and it is determined whether two biometric information is the same (S1210).

If the two biometric information is the same in the above step (S1210), the file information decryption unit 1104 outputs an execution signal to the file information utilization software 1106 to execute software according to the web information transmitted from the information providing server 1110. To execute (S1212).

The license authentication apparatus and method according to the present invention clearly authenticates a real user of a software by comparing biometric information of a user who is permitted to execute software installed in a PC terminal or the like with biometric information of a user who inputs a software execution signal.

Therefore, with respect to the existing software authentication according to the serial number and the password of the schedule, the present invention has an effect of more reliably performing the license authentication of the software by using the user's biometric information that cannot be leaked or imitated to others.

In addition, since only a user having biometric information input at the time of user registration can execute the software, there is an effect of preventing illegal software license authentication.

In addition, according to the present invention, the information provided on the network, for example, the Internet, can be decoded and executed by the user's biometric information, which cannot be imitated, so that paid information on the Internet can be illegally provided and executed by others. It also works.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to vary the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

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Storing the biometric information corresponding to the user ID information to perform a user registration permitted to use the software; Requesting user biometric information from the user when the execution request signal of the software is input from the user; Comparing the user biometric information input according to the request signal with the user registered biometric information; Executing the software when the input user biometric information and the user registered biometric information are the same License authentication method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The biometric information includes at least one of voice information, fingerprint information, iris information, and vein information. The method of claim 1, Performing the user registration is Inputting a serial number assigned to the software; Receiving user ID information and corresponding biometric information from a user for permission to use the software; Storing the biometric information on the user ID information in an internal storage area of the terminal in which the software is installed. License authentication method comprising a. The method of claim 1, A license authentication method in which user registration for multiple users is performed on the software. In the authentication method of the license authentication device connected to the authentication server via a network, Storing user ID information and biometric information to perform user registration permitted to use the software; Transmitting the user registered ID information and biometric information to the authentication server; Requesting user ID information and biometric information from the user when a request for execution of software is input from the user; Performing first license authentication by comparing input user ID information and biometric information according to the request signal with stored user ID information and biometric information; Transmitting the user ID information and the biometric information input from the user to the authentication server when the first license authentication fails, and performing a second license authentication by comparing the user ID information and the biometric information in the authentication server; Executing the software according to a software execution signal by the authentication server if the user ID information and the biometric information in the authentication server and the input user ID information and the biometric information are the same. License authentication method comprising a. Transmitting user ID information and biometric information to a web server connected through a network to perform user registration for providing web information; Receiving web information including biometric information of a user requesting web information from the web server; Comparing the biometric information input from the user who has input the web information request signal with the biometric information included in the web information to perform license authentication; Executing the corresponding software for executing the web information when the biometric information input from the user and the biometric information in the web information are the same; License authentication method comprising a. The method of claim 6, Performing the user registration is And storing the user ID information and the biometric information input when the user accesses the web server. The method of claim 6, The step of performing the license authentication Receiving biometric information in the web server corresponding to the user ID information input when the user logs in; Comparing the input biometric information with the biometric information input from the user License authentication method comprising a. In the authentication method of the license authentication device connected to the authentication server via a network, Performing user registration by transmitting the purchased software serial number information and biometric information of the software purchaser to the authentication server; Outputting the biometric information request signal of the software installer when the software is installed; Comparing the biometric information registered by the user by transmitting biometric information input from the installer according to the biometric information request signal to the authentication server; If the biometric information from the installer and the user registered biometric information are the same, installing the software License authentication method comprising a. Means for storing user ID information and biometric information to perform user registration licensed for software use; Means for requesting user ID information and biometric information from the user when the execution request signal of the software is input from the user; Means for comparing the user ID information and the biometric information input according to the request signal with the stored user ID information and the biometric information; Means for executing the software when the input user ID information and biometric information and the user ID information and biometric information stored at the time of user registration are the same License authentication device comprising a. The method of claim 10, And the biometric information includes at least one of voice, fingerprint, iris or vein information. The method of claim 10, Means for performing the user registration Means for installing the software by inputting a serial number assigned to the software; Means for receiving user ID information and biometric information from a user who is permitted to use the installed software; Means for storing in the internal storage area of the terminal where the software is installed License authentication device comprising a. The method of claim 10, And a license authentication device configured to perform user registration for a plurality of users on the software. In the license authentication device connected to the authentication server through a network, Means for storing user ID information and biometric information to perform user registration licensed for software use; Means for transmitting the ID information and biometric information to the authentication server; Means for requesting user ID information and biometric information from the user when a request for execution of software is input from the user; Means for performing first license authentication by comparing the user ID information and the biometric information input according to the request signal with the stored user ID information and the biometric information; Means for transmitting the user ID information and the biometric information input from the user to the authentication server to perform second license authentication by comparing the user ID information and the biometric information in the authentication server; Means for executing the software according to a software execution signal by the authentication server if the user ID information and biometric information in the authentication server and the input user ID information and biometric information are the same. License authentication device comprising a. Means for transmitting user ID information and biometric information to a web server connected via a network to perform user registration for use of web information; Means for receiving web information including biometric information of a user who requested web information from the web server; Means for performing license authentication by comparing biometric information input from a user who has input the web information request signal with biometric information included in the web information; Means for executing the web information if the biometric information input from the user and the biometric information in the web information are the same License authentication device comprising a. A storage unit for storing user ID information and biometric information of the software licensed user; A signal input / output unit for inputting the software use request signal and inputting user ID information according to the request signal for determining whether the user is a software permission user; A biometric information detector for detecting and outputting biometric information of a user who has input the use request signal; A microcomputer that selectively outputs the software execution signal by determining whether the user ID information input through the user input / output unit and the biometric information from the biometric information detection unit and the user ID information and the biometric information of the storage unit are the same. License authentication device comprising a. In a recording medium in which a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly embodied to perform a license authentication method, and which can be read by the digital processing apparatus. The license authentication method, Storing user ID information and biometric information to perform user registration permitted to use the software; Requesting user ID information and biometric information from the user when the execution request signal of the software is input from the user; Determining whether the user is a software registered user by comparing the input user ID information and biometric information according to the request signal with the stored user ID information and biometric information; Executing the software if the user is a software registered user Recording medium comprising a. A memory in which a program is stored; A processor coupled to the memory to execute the program; The processor by the program, Storing user ID information and biometric information of a software licensed user in a storage area of the software and performing user registration upon receiving the user ID information and biometric information; Requesting user ID information and biometric information from the user when an execution request signal of software is input from the user; Performing first license authentication by comparing the user ID information and the biometric information input according to the request signal with the user ID information and the biometric information stored in the software; Performing second license authentication by comparing the user ID information and biometric information that has performed the first license authentication with the user ID information and biometric information input when registering a user; Executing the software by outputting a software execution signal when the user ID information and the biometric information at the time of registering the user are the same as the user ID information and the biometric information input from the user License authentication apparatus, characterized in that for executing. A storage medium suitable for reading by a computer; Send user ID information and biometric information to a web server connected through a network to perform user registration for web information use, Receiving web information including biometric information of a user requesting web information from the web server; License authentication is performed by comparing biometric information input from a user who has input the web information request signal with biometric information included in the web information, Program means stored in the storage medium for executing the web information if the biometric information input from the user and the biometric information in the web information are the same; Computer program product comprising a. In the license authentication device connected to the authentication server through a network, Means for performing user registration by transmitting the purchased software serial number information and the biometric information of the software purchaser to the authentication server; Means for outputting a biometric information request signal of the software installer upon installation of the software; Means for comparing the user-registered biometric information by transmitting biometric information input from the installer according to the biometric information request signal to the authentication server; Means for performing installation of the software if the biometric information from the installer is the same as the user registered biometric information License authentication device comprising a.