KR20020045843A - Offering Method of Digital Contents linking Service and System Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for a digital contents linking service are provided to offer a DOI(Digital Object Identifier) registration service and a linking service to the CONSTITUTION: A digital linking service by using a DOI number of a web site is guided for a user(S12). The user registered as a member is classified as a special member of a

Description

Offering Method of Digital Contents linking Service and System Thereof}

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a digital content linking service, by using a DOI concept, which is a digital content protection protocol, by assigning a DOI number to a copyright holder of digital content and inserting and selling watermarking index information in the digital content sold. The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a digital content linking service, which is prevented from being illegally used, as well as copyright protection and information retrieval in cyberspace.

Recently, with the rapid development of information and communication, various kinds of information and copyrighted works are provided through digital communication networks. These digital information services maximize the socio-economic effects by supporting users to obtain various information conveniently and quickly. Therefore, countries around the world are striving to establish digital information services early.

In order to perform the digital information service, various and vast works must first be processed and transmitted as digitized works. To do this, the license of the copyright holder must be obtained. Major digital information service organizations in developed countries are establishing individual licensing know-how with copyright holders, while activating the use of copyrights by using a functionalized copyright centralization agency. In order to complete digital information service in the future, it is essential to quickly and easily maintain the use environment of copyrighted works.

The development of the copyright distribution environment promotes the production of copyrighted works and the activation of information services, and serves as an important factor to determine the competitiveness of the information industry in the future. In order for a network-based copyright information management system to operate effectively, it is necessary to prepare a standardized identification code for a work. Therefore, we proactively accept the digital object identifier (DOI), a digital asset identification code that is gaining popularity in developed countries, and index metadata that supports the transaction history of assets in connection with DOI. The situation is seeking to do.

On the other hand, in order to access a specific website through the Internet, the user directly enters the domain of the desired website in the address input (URL) window provided in the web browser or selects a domain registered in advance in the book mark. Will try.

When Internet users access a specific site they want, they search by entering keywords in a separate search box to find the information they need, that is, by selecting a specific content from the search results. You will go through a general search process to access a web site.

The above general search process is essential that the user enters a keyword and selects a list of searched result screens in order to obtain the information he / she desires. If the selected content does not match what he / she is looking for However, there was an inconvenience of selecting and checking a plurality of search results one by one.

In addition, a connection error occurs when a domain is changed or a corresponding content is deleted from the searched results, and a user has to pay a lot of time and effort to find information desired by the user in cyberspace.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, to provide the copyright holder of the digital content with the DOI number registration agency service and the linking service for embedding the DOI number on the corresponding digital content content of the copyright holder (purchase required) By inserting and selling index information into digital content, the digital content is prevented from being used for illegal purposes such as unauthorized copying, which provides digital copyright protection and a very easy information retrieval service in cyberspace. Its purpose is to provide a method and system for providing a content linking service.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a digital content linking service providing system according to the present invention;

2 to 5 are flowcharts illustrating a method for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

10: Client 20: Copyright Owner

30: Digital Content Provider 40: Internet

50: server module 51: member database (DB)

52: copyright holder database (DB) 53: metadata registration database (DB)

54: Digital Content Database (DB)

55: Purchasing Database (DB) 56: Index Database (DB)

The present invention provides a method for providing a digital content linking service using a website's DIOI number to users connected to a website. Determining membership by performing the login process, and in case of non-member, performing membership registration process to store and manage member information by classifying into general members and special members such as individual copyright holders, organizations, associations and organizations that own copyright. Wow; Confirming whether a predetermined menu of digital content linking service is selected; If the copyright holder registration service is selected by the user, assigning a DIO number through a registration processor and notifying the copyright protection association of the DIO number; A step in which the copyright holder assigned the DIO number searches for digital contents including the copyright or the main content of the copyright, and embeds the DIIO number for linking; When the Internet users request to purchase and purchase the digital content having the DIO number embedded therein, encrypting the index information and notifying and transmitting to the content provider holding the corresponding content; And the content provider provides a digital content linking service providing method comprising the step of inserting and selling the index information to the digital content requested to purchase through watermarking.

Another feature of the present invention is a user client for accessing a website for providing a digital content linking service using a DIOI number through the Internet; Copyright holders such as individuals, organizations, associations and organizations whose authors are the owners of digital content; A digital content provider for producing, editing, and processing the copyrighted work as digital content and providing it to Internet users; The Internet, which is a network for transmitting and receiving data via communication at a remote location; And a linking service for embedding the copyright holder's DOI number registration service and the registered DOI number into the digital content, and encrypting index information of the digital content requested to be purchased through a partnership with the digital content provider. It provides a digital content linking service providing system comprising a server module for selling to a user by watermarking through.

Hereinafter, a method and a system for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining a method for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention. .

Referring to this, as shown in FIG. 1, a system for providing a digital content linking service is provided, for example, for a personal computer or an Internet TV for connecting users to a website that provides a digital content linking service using a DIOI number through the Internet 40. Clients 10, copyright holders 20, such as individual authors, organizations, associations and organizations, owners of digital content, and copyrighted works of copyright holders 20 are produced, edited and processed as digital content for free to unspecified majority or Through the digital content provider 30, which is provided for a fee, the Internet 40 which is a network for transmitting and receiving data through remote communication, and the DOI number registration agency service of the copyright holder 20 and the digital content provider 30 It is composed of a server module 50 for providing digital content sales and linking services to Internet users The lure is.

The server module 50 stores a member database 51 storing personal information of members in order to manage Internet users who wish to receive digital content linking services using a DIOI number in a cyber space, and the DOI number. Copyright database 52 for storing and managing the personal information of the registered copyright holder 20, metadata registration database 53 for storing the detailed information of the copyright that the copyright holder 20 inputs when registering the DOI number, the digital Digital content database 54 for classifying and storing brief information and location information of digital content held by content providers 30 for each field, and purchase database for storing transaction details and payment details of digital content purchased by Internet users. (55) and the printing of digital content sold through the website It consists of an index database 56 that stores Indecs information.

A method and system for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

First, a user who wishes to receive a digital content linking service using a DIOI number through the Internet 40 executes his or her client 10, for example, a client operating program embedded in a personal computer, as shown in FIG. After connecting to the Internet 40, if the domain address of the website providing the digital content linking service using the DIO number is input (S11), the server module 50 is connected to the digital content linking service and digital through the homepage In addition to the guide to the content purchase process, such as to output a login icon on the screen (S12).

When the user selects the login icon displayed on the screen, the server module 50 outputs a login message to the screen to perform a user authentication procedure for determining whether the user is a member (S13). In addition, the membership agreement and the member information input window are displayed on the screen to perform the member registration process, and the member information inputted from the user, for example, address, contact information, email, job, hobby, specialty, new ID and password, etc. 51) to manage. Here, the member registration is classified into a general member who collects information through the Internet and a special member such as an individual who owns a copyright, an institution, an association, and an organization, and detailed information input by the special member is the copyright holder database 52. Is stored and managed (S14).

In the step S13 of determining whether the user is a member, the server module 50 outputs a digital content linking service menu through a screen when the user is a member (S15), and the user selects a copyright holder registration agency service. For example, in step S16, 10.CP00000001 or 10.RA00000001 numbers are sequentially increased by 1 for each user who registers according to a prefix number generation rule of the Copyright Protection Association (S17).

When the prefix number is assigned, the server module 50 outputs an input item designated by the copyright protection association for registering digital content metadata to the screen, registers the metadata, and stores the metadata in the metadata registration database 53. (S18). Here, the input item for registering the metadata is divided into mandatory items and other items, and if the digital content to be input by the copyright holder 20 is a book, book information, author information, chapter information, keyword information, and digital content. Provider information is input, and chapter information includes chapter detail information, page information, page keyword information, page digital content provider information, keyword information, and chapter digital content provider information.

When the metadata registration is completed, the server module 50 generates a suffix number (S19) and stores the DOI number in which the prefix number and the suffix number are combined in the copyright holder database 52, and the copyright protection. The association will be notified (S20). In this case, the suffix number is automatically generated in principle on a website providing a DOI number registration agent service, and may be arbitrarily generated by the copyright holder 20 and may be generated according to a separate creation rule of the Copyright Protection Association. .

When the copyright holder 20 selects a digital content search service in the service menu to link his DOI number to digital content in which his copyright or main content of copyright is written or used, the server module 50 A search window for inputting a digital content search keyword is output to the screen, and the digital content database 54 is searched based on the keyword input by the copyright holder 20 (S21). Here, the search method is classified into a general search and a patch search, and a general search can find keywords, book names, chapter names, page names, and authors as keywords, and patch searches can be performed by sellers, authors, and keyword titles. Search, and the search expression may be searched at once by inputting, for example, "seller / author / keyword / title".

The server module 50 outputs the digital content searched by the copyright holder 20 or the corresponding list on the screen (S22), and the copyright holder 20 responds to words corresponding to the title of the copyright registered in the searched digital content. The linking is set by embedding the DOI number of the device (Embedding) (S23). Here, when the copyright holder 20 is the owner of the copyright, for example, "factorial decomposition," and the searched digital content is, for example, "math textbook or reference book," the copyright owner ( The linking is established by embedding the DOI number of 20). In addition, the server module 50 is configured to link and set the DOI number of the copyright holder 20 of the "factor decomposition" to all digital contents in which "factor decomposition" is described in accordance with the request of the copyright holder 20.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the digital content purchase procedure in which the general users accessing the website providing the digital content linking service using the DIO number is registered is provided through the server module 50. If the digital content purchase service is selected in the middle, the server module 50 outputs a search box for inputting a digital content search keyword to the screen, and the digital content database 54 is based on the keyword input by the user. The search is made (S31). Here, the digital content that can be purchased by the user can be purchased at a lower level by books, chapters, and pages, which are different from those of general shopping malls. The content provider 30 may be selected and selected.

The server module 50 outputs the digital content requested by the user or the corresponding list on the screen (S32), and when the user selects the digital content desired to be purchased and selects it to add to the shopping cart (S33), The purchase of digital content is confirmed again (S34).

When the user chooses to purchase, the server module 50 outputs a screen for inputting payment terms so that the user selects a payment method such as, for example, a credit card, cyber money, bank deposit, and cumulative point, and pays. When the condition is entered (S35), the general payment procedure of the digital content in the shopping cart is performed.

When payment is completed by the user, the server module 50 outputs a purchase completion message of the corresponding digital content to the screen, and stores the purchase and payment details input by the user in the purchase database 55 (S36). In this case, the server module 50 encrypts the content information, copyright information, transaction history information, and purchaser information of the digital content purchased by the user with index information, thereby indexing the index information. In addition to storing in the digital content provider 30 to provide the corresponding digital content to the user and to notify (S37).

The digital content provider 30 analyzes the index information transmitted from the server module 50 and inserts the index information into watermarking by inserting the index information into the corresponding digital content and based on the buyer information of the analyzed index information. The content will be provided to the buyer. In addition, when the digital content purchased by the user is a company-owned content stored in the digital content database 54, the server module 50 directly inserts the index information by watermarking the buyer and inserts the buyer information. The digital content will be provided to the buyer as a basis.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user who purchased the digital content executes the digital content through his or her client 10 (S40), the user is automatically connected to the server module 50 that provides the digital content linking service. In addition, the server module 50 extracts index information of the digital content executed by the user client 10 and compares the index data stored in the index database 56 to determine whether the digital content is normally purchased content. It is determined (S41). If the digital content executed by the user is illegally copied content, the server module 50 transmits an unusable and purchase guide message to the user client 10.

The server module 50 executes the content when the executed digital content is normally purchased content, and when the user selects a predetermined word linked to the DOI number by embedding the digital content (S42). The linking information of the selected word is inquired through the content database 54 to notify the digital content provider 30 providing the corresponding digital content of the request for use (S43). Here, when the digital content purchased by the user is, for example, "math textbook or reference book", and the user selects the word "factorization" among the contents of the content, linking is established through embedding in the selected word "factorization". Detect DOI number.

The digital content provider 30 retains and transmits brief information and purchase information of the digital content to the client 10 (S44), and the client 10 outputs the brief information and purchase information of the transmitted digital content to the screen. In addition, if the user selects to purchase (S45) and the user chooses to purchase, the user confirms whether to purchase again and outputs a screen for receiving the payment terms provided from the server module 50. In addition, the user selects a payment method such as a credit card, cyber money, bank deposit and accumulated points, and inputs a payment condition (S46).

When payment is completed by the user, the server module 50 outputs a purchase completion message of the corresponding digital content on the screen, and stores the purchase and payment details input by the user in the purchase database 55 (S47). Here, the server module 50 encrypts the content information, copyright information, transaction history information, buyer information, and the like, of the digital content purchased by the user with index information to index the index information 56. In addition to storing in the digital content provider 30 to provide the corresponding digital content to the user and to notify (S48).

The digital content provider 30 analyzes the index information transmitted from the server module 50 and inserts the index information into watermarking by inserting the index information into the corresponding digital content and based on the buyer information of the analyzed index information. The content is provided to the buyer (S49).

On the other hand, the operator of the server module 50 for providing a digital content linking service using the DIO number number the ranking by each sector based on the purchase and payment information of the digital content purchased by the user, and to the users Will be provided.

When the user accesses a website providing a digital content linking service using a DIO number, the server module 50 selects the linking service ranking view from the service menu (S61). Ranking, usage ranking of the book you have registered, ranking ranking and usage ranking of the chapter you have registered, ranking ranking and usage ranking of the pages you have registered, embedding similar to the book you have registered A menu screen, such as the ranking of one book and the number of books that the user wants among the books that have been registered similarly to the registered one, is displayed (S62), and if a predetermined menu is selected by the user, the ranking of the corresponding field. It is output to the screen (S63).

As described above, the method and system for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention provide a DOI number registration agent service to a copyright holder of digital content using a DOI concept, which is a digital content protection protocol, and embeds the DOI number on the copyrighter's digital content. Embedding) Linking is set and watermarked encrypted index information is sold and sold on the digital contents to be sold to prevent unauthorized copying and use for illegal purposes, protecting copyrights and very easy information in cyberspace. It is possible to provide a search service.

In addition, the method and system for providing a digital content linking service according to the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the technical gist of the invention.

As described above, the present invention provides a digital content by linking and setting DOI numbers through the embedding of copyright contents on digital contents of copyright holders, and inserting and selling encrypted index information into digital contents sold through the Internet. In addition to preventing unauthorized copying and illegal use, there is an effect of providing copyright protection and a very easy information retrieval service in cyberspace.

Claims (10)

Guiding digital content linking services using the DIOI number of the website to users accessing the website; Determining membership by performing the login process, and in case of non-member, performing membership registration process to store and manage member information by classifying into general members and special members such as individual copyright holders, organizations, associations and organizations that own copyright. Wow; Confirming whether a predetermined menu of digital content linking service is selected; If the copyright holder registration service is selected by the user, assigning a DIO number through a registration processor and notifying the copyright protection association of the DIO number; A step in which the copyright holder assigned the DIO number searches for digital contents including the copyright or the main content of the copyright, and embeds the DIIO number for linking; When the Internet users request to purchase and purchase the digital content having the DIO number embedded therein, encrypting the index information and notifying and transmitting to the content provider holding the corresponding content; And Wherein the content provider comprises the step of inserting the index information through the watermarking to the digital content requested to purchase the digital content linking service providing method comprising the. The method of claim 1, In the step of assigning the DIO number, assigning a prefix number sequentially increased by 1 to the corresponding copyright holder when a copyright holder registration service is selected; Outputting a meta data input window to the screen when the prefix number is assigned and registering and storing copyright information, author information, chapter information, keyword information, and digital content provider information inputted from a copyright holder; And generating a suffix number when the registration of the metadata is completed, storing and managing a DOI number in which the prefix number and the suffix number are combined, and notifying the copyright protection association which protects the copyright. Digital content linking service providing method. The method of claim 2, The chapter information of the metadata is chapter detail information, page information, page keyword information, digital content provider information of a page, keyword information, and digital content provider information of a chapter. The method of claim 1, In the step of selling the digital content, when the user selects the digital content purchase service from the service menu of the website, the purchase search box is displayed on the screen, and the single copyright item of the digital content that the user can purchase and the chapters thereof. And selecting a page and the like, and allowing a user to selectively purchase a price comparison of digital content and a digital content provider to selectively purchase the content. The method of claim 1, Automatically connecting to a server module that provides a digital content linking service when the user who purchased the digital content executes the digital content through his or her client; The server module extracting index information inserted into the executed digital content and comparing the index information with previously stored index data; Outputting an unusable and purchase message if the index information comparison result does not match; Executing the corresponding digital content when the index information comparison result matches; When a user selects a predetermined word having a DOI number embedded in the executed digital content, the server module queries the linking information of the selected word through a content database and requests a use of the digital content provider for providing the corresponding digital content. Making a step; Transmitting, by the digital content provider, brief information and purchase information of the digital content to the client; The client outputs the brief information and purchase information of the transmitted digital content on the screen, and when the user selects to purchase, the client outputs a screen for inputting the payment terms provided from the server module to receive the payment terms by the user. Processing; The server module outputs a purchase completion message of the digital content to the screen when the payment is completed by the user, encrypting the index information and notifying and transmitting to the digital content provider of the digital content; And providing, by the digital content provider, the index information notified from the server module to the user by inserting the index information into the corresponding digital content through watermarking. The method of claim 1, The operator of the server module that provides the digital content linking service using the DIO number ranks the respective sectors based on the purchase and payment information of the digital content purchased by the users, and the Internet users rank the linking service in the service menu. When you select the view, you can find the order by genre, the ranking by genre, the ranking and usage of the book you registered, the ranking and usage of the chapters you have registered, and the embedding of your own pages. It displays menu screens such as ranking and usage ranking, the ranking of the books that are similar to the books that you have registered, and the ranking of the number of the books that you have embedded similarly to the books you registered. Digital content linking service providing method. The method of claim 1, In the digital content searching step, if the user selects a digital content search service, the server module outputting a search window for inputting a digital content search keyword to a screen; According to the keywords entered in the search box, it is divided into general search and patch search. In the general search, keywords, book names, chapter names, page names, and authors are searched by keywords. In the case of patch search, sellers, authors, Inputting a keyword title as a seller / author / keyword / title to perform a search process at one time; And searching the digital content database based on a keyword input by the copyright holder or a general user and outputting a corresponding search result on the screen. A user client (10) for accessing a website for providing a digital content linking service using a DIOI number through the Internet; Copyright holders 20 such as individuals, institutions, associations and organizations whose authors are the owners of digital content; A digital content provider (30) for producing, editing, and processing the copyrighted work of the copyright holder (20) to digital users; The Internet 40, which is a network for transmitting and receiving data through remote communication; And The DOI number registration agency service of the copyright holder 20 and a linking service for importing the registered DOI number into digital content are provided, and the index information of the digital content required to be purchased is encrypted through cooperation with the digital content provider 30. System for providing a digital content linking service comprising a server module (50) for watermarking through the digital content provider 30 to sell to the user. The method of claim 8, The server module 50 includes a member database 51 which stores personal information of members in order to manage Internet users who wish to receive digital content linking services using a DIO number in a cyber space as members; A copyright holder database 52 for storing and managing personal information of the copyright holder 20 registered with the DOI number; A metadata registration database 53 for storing detailed information of a copyright for which the copyright holder 20 inputs a DOI number upon registration; A digital content database (54) for classifying and storing brief information and location information of digital content held by the digital content providers (30) for each field; A purchase database 55 for storing transaction details and payment details of digital contents purchased by Internet users; And an index database (56) for storing index information of digital content sold through the website. The method according to claim 8 or 9, The index information includes content information, copyright information, transaction history information, buyer information, etc. of digital content requested to be purchased, and the index information is encrypted in the sold digital content and inserted into the digital content through watermarking. Digital content linking service providing system.