KR20020094619A - System and method for intermediation servicing transaction of knowledge information using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for intermediating a document information transaction is provided to plan electronic commerce of document information and create a profit of CONSTITUTION: In a system for intermediating a transaction of document information such as a document, a writing, a program source, etc. related to a

Description

System and method for intermediation servicing transaction of knowledge information using internet}

The present invention relates to a document information transaction brokerage service system and method using the Internet, and more specifically, to a relationship between the registered personal information and buyer information and the document information to be traded through a predetermined dedicated browser integrated management Only the authorized user can view the document information, and only the copyright holder and the copyright assignee have the right to sell the document information. The copyright holder (owner) relates to a document information transaction intermediation service system and method using the Internet to make money by opening the document information without the risk of copyright infringement.

As is well known, in recent years, the exchange and purchase and sale of goods and information through the Internet has become commonplace. In other words, e-business, or e-commerce, using the Internet has exploded and activated in recent years.

However, when looking at the goods and services traded by the e-commerce using the Internet, while the goods and services traded off-line are mainstream, intellectual works such as documents, articles and program sources related to copyright (hereinafter, The transaction of "document information" is insignificant.

As described above, there may be various reasons why the document information is not activated in the electronic commerce using the Internet, but the biggest reason may be attributed to the copyright protection problem. That is, the transaction of document information has a lot of restrictions on the activation of e-commerce using the Internet due to copyright protection, and because of this, most of the low-quality document information, which is undesirable rather than useful and high-quality document information, is mostly shared through the Internet. to be.

In other words, copyright protection is the biggest risk factor in trading individual document information using the existing document information transaction system. That is, when a document information seller sells some document information to the first buyer, the first buyer can sell the purchased document information to another person (second buyers), which creates or processes the original document information. It is natural that a document seller can lose a lot of money. This is because the existing document information trading system cannot prevent document information buyers from selling document information to other second buyers.

Considering the above situation, if only a system capable of completely protecting copyrights in the transaction of document information on the Internet will be able to cause a great repercussion on the monetization and transaction of the document information.

The present invention has been created in consideration of the above situation, and through the predetermined dedicated browser to manage the registered personal information, the buyer information and the transaction document information to view the document information only to the user established a transaction relationship Authorizes only the copyright holder and the copyright assignee to sell the document information, thereby facilitating the e-commerce of the document information, and the copyright holder of the document information discloses the document information without risk of copyright infringement. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and method for document information transaction brokerage service using the Internet to generate revenue.

1 is a block diagram of a document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet according to the present invention.

2 is a conceptual diagram of a system and method for document information transaction brokerage service using the Internet according to the present invention;

3 is an operation of the document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow diagram of a document information transaction brokerage service method using the Internet according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: Internet 100: Mediation Server

110 browser information trading section

111: dedicated document information transaction 116: Member authentication

118: transaction document generation unit 126: valid document management unit

128: transaction management unit 130: database (DB)

Document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet according to the present invention to achieve the above object; Clients wanting to trade the document information are installed to generate the transaction document information, view the transaction document information, and the clients can search, register and pay the transaction document information. A browser dedicated to document information transactions; A server for allowing the client to download the document information transaction-only browser from an Internet connection, and performing tasks such as membership authentication, document information management, and valid document inspection necessary for the client to trade document information; There is a characteristic in that.

In a preferred embodiment of the system of the invention, the server,

And a transaction document generation unit for generating a predetermined formatted document to be viewed only by the document information transaction browser, and generating information for transaction and preview information of the document information.

In a preferred embodiment of the system of the invention, the server,

A network communication service unit for transmitting and receiving information through an internet network; A member authentication unit for checking whether the connected client is a member; A general document manager for general management of document information such as storing and deleting document information; Valid document inspection unit for checking the validity and ownership of the transaction document information; A search engine unit for generating predetermined search information for providing information search service for the transaction document information to clients; A transaction document manager for managing document information on which a transaction is made; A transaction management unit for management associated with transaction of document information such as payment of document information; And a database for storing document information files, various information related to transaction of document information and information about member clients.

In a preferred embodiment of the system of the present invention, the server grants the right to display and view the document information through the browser only to a client having a transaction relationship with the document information. Only the copyright holder and the copyright assignee of the document information are authorized.

And, document information transaction brokerage service method using the Internet according to the present invention for achieving the above object; Clients wanting to trade the document information are installed to generate the transaction document information, view the transaction document information, and the clients can search, register and pay the transaction document information. It is characterized in that the transaction of the document information is made through a browser dedicated to the predetermined document information transaction.

In a preferred embodiment of the method, the method comprises the steps of: generating a predetermined formatted document for viewing only by the document information trading browser; Generating information for a transaction and preview information of the document information.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the document information transaction brokerage service system and method using the Internet according to the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known technologies or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram of a document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram of a document information transaction brokerage service system and method using the Internet according to the present invention. 3 is an operation of the document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a flow chart of a document information transaction brokerage service method using the Internet according to the present invention. In Figs. 1 to 4, the symbol P denotes a client, and the number following P is used to distinguish a plurality of clients.

1 to 3, the client P accesses the document information transaction intermediation server 100 through the Internet 10. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the network communication service unit 112 of the intermediate server 100 will act to allow the client P to access the intermediate server 100.

Client P, which is connected to the intermediate server 100, generally registers in a well-known manner. The client P registered as a member downloads the document information transaction-only browser 111 provided by the mediation server 100 and installs it on the computer. Membership of the client P is achieved by the member authenticator 116.

When the client P completes the installation of the document information transaction-only browser 111, the client P generates a transaction document (information) through this dedicated browser 111, and downloads the necessary transaction document (information). can see. In addition, the client P may search, register, and make a payment according to a transaction document information using the dedicated browser 111.

Meanwhile, the mediation server 100 allows the clients P1..P4 to download the document information transaction-only browser 111 through the dedicated browser operating unit 110 in the Internet connection, and the client (P1..P4). They perform tasks such as membership authentication, document information management, and valid document inspection that are required to trade documents (information). The mediation server 100 includes a transaction document generation unit 118 that generates a predetermined formatted document to be viewed only by the dedicated browser 111, and generates information for trading and preview information of the document information. do.

The mediation server 100 is a network communication service unit 112 that performs transmission and reception of information through the Internet 10 network, and a client connected to a website operated by the mediation server 100 to achieve the above task. Member authentication unit 116 for checking whether (P) is a member, general document management unit 122 for general management of document information such as storing and deleting document information, and its validity as transaction document information. And a valid document inspection unit 126 for checking ownership, a search engine unit 114 for generating predetermined search information for providing information search service for the transaction document information to clients P1..P4; , Transaction document management unit 124 for managing the document information that the transaction is made, transaction management unit 126 and document information file for the management involved in the transaction of document information, such as payment of the cost of the transaction of document information And a database 130 for storing various information related to the transaction of the information and document information for the member client (P).

In the system of the present invention, the mediation server 100 grants the right to display and view the corresponding document information only through the document information transaction-only browser 111 to the client that has established a transaction relationship with the document information, and Only the copyright holder (owner) and the copyright assignee of the document information are authorized to sell the document information.

The operation of the document information transaction brokerage service system and the method using the Internet according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the document information transaction brokerage service using the Internet according to the present invention is installed by clients (P1..P4) who want to trade document information, and generate document information for transactions and view the document information for transactions. In addition, all documents (information) are made through the document information transaction-only browser 111, which enables clients (P1..P4) to search, register, and pay for transaction information. .

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the clients P1 and P2 access the document information transaction intermediation site operated by the mediation server 100 and register as members when a document information transaction is desired (S10). It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the member ID and password will be registered at the time of membership registration, and the registered member ID and password will be used to log in by accessing the mediation site of the mediation server 100 later. As described above, member authentication is performed by the member authentication unit 116.

After membership registration, the clients P1 and P2 download and install a dedicated browser 111 (FIG. 1) necessary for the transaction of document information from the server 100 (S12). After downloading and installing the dedicated browser 111, the client P1 who wants to trade the document (information) searches and specifies a folder of the document to be shared on his computer (S14). Next, the client P1 registers the information of the document to be shared with the intermediary server 100, and corrects the registered document information as necessary after registration (S16). When the client P1 registers the document information, the intermediate server 100 registers and stores the document information of the client P1 in the database 130 and stores the document information through a transaction document generation unit 118 in a dedicated browser ( Update to a form that can only be seen through 111) (S18).

Next, when the client P2 requiring the predetermined document information accesses the mediation server 100 and searches for document information using the search engine unit 114 of the mediation server 100 (S20), the mediation server 100 ) Allows the client P2 to receive and view the search results (S22). Since the search engine unit 114 supports searching by various conditions, for example, 'find title', 'find content', 'find by keyword', and so on, the client P2 may need documents in the mediation server 100. Can be easily found.

The search results include the detailed information of the document, the download amount, and the information of the author (owner).

If there is document information desired by the search result, the client P2 requests document information from the owner and previews the document (S24) (S26). After previewing the document, the client P2 determines whether to purchase the document or download it (S28). If the client P2 decides to download the document, the mediation server 100 causes the client P2 to pay for the download of the document using the transaction management unit 128 or a well-known payment system. (S30). Of course, it is possible to enter into a customary sales contract for the document before the settlement.

When the payment required for downloading the document is completed, the mediation server 100 allows the client P2 to download the document. The client P2 may download the document from the mediation server 100, and in some cases, may directly download the document from the computer of the document copyright holder client P1, as shown in FIG.

2 and 3, the document information transaction brokerage service according to the present invention may be a peer-to-peer (P2P) document information paid transaction, and applying such a method independently or additionally is mediation. It may be preferably selected according to the operational aspect of the service operator.

For reference, the operation of the document information transaction intermediation service system and method according to the present invention described so far can be summarized and distinguished into "general operation", "operation for purchase" and "operation for sale". It looks like this:

1. General operation

After registering the client (user) in the mediation server 100, the dedicated browser 111 is downloaded and installed.

-Login using the member ID and password registered in the dedicated browser 111 installed.

-Move the document you want to sell to the designated location and create the search information.

The generated search information is internally transmitted to the mediation server 100 and managed.

Create a specially formatted document for sale.

2. Action for purchase

-The user (client) searches in the dedicated browser 111.

-Select the document you want from the search results.

-Select the document to receive preview information from the user who owns the document.

-View the received information and request a purchase.

-Make internal contracts and pay for them.

-Download the paid document.

-Read or utilize the downloaded document.

3. Action for Sale

-When a user who wants to buy a copy is connected, the information of the document is transmitted.

-Sign a contract internally and check whether the payment has been completed.

-Once the payment is confirmed, the transaction information is added to the document according to the contract.

-If the transmission is successful, terminate.

The document information transaction brokerage service system and method using the Internet according to the present invention as described above, the transaction relationship is established by integrally managing the information of the individual, the buyer's information and the document information that is registered through a predetermined browser Only authorized users can view the document information, and only the copyright holder and the copyright assignee have authority over the sale of the document information, thereby facilitating the e-commerce of the document information. It provides the advantage of making profitable by disclosing document information without risk of infringement.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to generate revenue by, for example, charging a certain monthly fee to member clients or receiving a certain commission on a transaction document.

In addition, the present invention can be guaranteed when the site of the intermediary server is activated, the revenue generated through online advertising and the revenue generated by electronic commerce.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In a system for brokering a transaction of document information such as documents and program sources associated with copyright using the Internet, Clients wanting to trade the document information are installed to generate the transaction document information, view the transaction document information, and the clients can search, register and pay the transaction document information. A document information transaction browser that enables; A server for allowing the client to download the document information transaction browser from an Internet connection, and performing tasks such as membership authentication, document information management, and valid document inspection necessary for the client to trade document information. Document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the server, Document information using the Internet characterized in that it comprises a transaction document generation unit for generating a predetermined formatted document to be viewed only by the document information transaction browser, and for generating information and preview information for the transaction of the document information Trading brokerage service system. The method of claim 1, wherein the server, A network communication service unit for transmitting and receiving information through an internet network; A member authentication unit for checking whether the connected client is a member; A general document manager for general management of document information such as storing and deleting document information; Valid document inspection unit for checking the validity and ownership of the transaction document information; A search engine unit for generating predetermined search information for providing an information search service for the transaction document information to clients; A transaction document manager for managing document information on which a transaction is made; A transaction management unit for management associated with transaction of document information such as payment of document information; And a document information file, and a database for storing information on member clients and information related to the transaction of document information. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the server grants the right to display and view the document information through the browser only to a client having a transaction relationship with the document information. Document information transaction brokerage service system using the Internet, characterized in that only the copyright holder and the copyright assignee of the document information for the sale of. In the method of using the Internet to broker the transaction of document information such as documents and articles and program sources associated with copyright, Clients wanting to trade the document information are installed to generate the transaction document information, view the transaction document information, and the clients can search, register and pay the transaction document information. Document information transaction brokerage service method using the Internet, characterized in that the transaction of the document information is made through a predetermined document information transaction dedicated browser. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: generating a predetermined formatted document to be viewed only by the document information trading browser; And generating information for the transaction of the document information and information for previewing the document information transaction intermediation service using the Internet.