KR200363484Y1 - Digital contents vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a digital content vending machine installed in various convenience facilities and public places where users can download digital content more easily on their terminals anytime, anywhere. The digital content vending machine of the present invention is a fast food restaurant. Is a digital content vending machine installed in public places such as convenience stores, subway stations, and PC rooms to sell content to users. The operation of the entire vending machine transmits the desired content information to the user's mobile terminal through wired or wireless methods. Control means for controlling the control, content storage means for storing various content information, payment means for performing billing and payment according to the use of the content under the control of the controller, and content desired by the user under the control of the user's mobile To your device or download Downloading and uploading means for uploading content from a mobile terminal, and is characterized in that comprising: a display means for displaying according to the manual for the overall process according to the vending machine use, under the control of the control unit.

Description

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The present invention relates to a content vending machine, and more particularly, to a digital content vending machine installed in various fast food stores, convenience stores, subway stations, PC rooms, etc., which can freely sell various digital contents to more people anytime, anywhere. It is about.

The rapid development of the Internet technology and information and communication technology fields are causing various changes in the way of human life including social, economic, cultural and artistic fields.

In particular, due to the activation of e-commerce based on knowledge and information, various changes are being sought in the business field. As a result, the development and sales routes of various cultural contents for customers ranging from music, movies, and games are established. It is being sought.

Moreover, in recent years, due to the rapid development and dissemination of various multimedia terminals, contents that have been available in the existing desktop environment can be used in the mobile environment, and thus, various content development and sales routes in the mobile environment are expected.

However, up to now, it is very inconvenient to download content to mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDAs, and especially for MP3 players, the hassle of having to purchase content using the desktop and then download it to MP3 players again becomes a problem. have.

Therefore, it is important to provide an environment where users can freely download various contents anytime and anywhere, and various contents such as recordings, videos, games, and images, especially for the activation of the record, video, and game markets. Like the existing vending machine, sales route that can be sold freely regardless of place is required.

In fact, when music, games, and images are downloaded indiscriminately and illegally online, they download content to their mobile devices in a simple way from a convenient location, a fast food restaurant, or a public place such as a subway station. If the environment is provided, it will be a great help to solve the problems caused by the illegal reproduction of the recently released record.

Accordingly, the present applicant proposes a digital content vending machine that can easily download digital content such as music, movies, images, and games to a user's terminal, such as a mobile phone, a PDA, or an MP3 player.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a digital content vending machine installed in various convenience facilities and public places so that users can download digital contents more easily to their terminals anytime and anywhere.

1 is an external configuration diagram of a digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

11: monitor 13: keyboard

15a: coin slot 15b: banknote insertion

15c: card reader 17: speaker

19: Function key 21: Headphone

23 CD outlet 100 Vending machine body

200: control means 300: download and upload means

400: payment method 500: content storage means

600: CD writer 700: Internet network

800: Internet connection

The digital content vending machine of the present invention for achieving the above object is a digital content vending machine installed in a public place such as a fast food store, a convenience store, a subway station, a PC room, and the like to sell the content to the user. Control means for controlling the operation of the entire vending machine to transmit to the user's mobile terminal through wired, wireless manner, content storage means for storing a variety of content information, and payment to perform the billing and payment according to the use of the content under the control of the controller Means for downloading and uploading the content desired by the user under the control of the controller to the user's mobile terminal or uploading the content from the user's mobile terminal, and the overall processing according to the use of the vending machine under the control of the controller. Display according to the manual It is characterized in that comprising: a display means.

In addition, the digital content vending machine of the present invention is characterized by further comprising a CD writer for recording the music video or music file selected by the user, and a photo printer for printing the image file.

In addition, the digital content vending machine of the present invention is characterized in that it is further provided with an Internet access means connected to the Internet network connected to the management system of the operator responsible for the installation, management and operation of the vending machine.

Hereinafter, a digital content vending machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in various fast food stores, convenience stores, PC rooms, subway stations, and the like.

Such a digital content vending machine transmits content desired by the user, for example, music, movies, games, images, music videos, etc., to the user's mobile device in a wired or wireless manner.

In addition, the user desired content is recorded and provided on a recording medium such as a CD (CD), and receives an image file or the like from the mobile terminal of the user and outputs it to a photo printer. At this time, a mobile phone, a PDA, an MP3 player, etc. are preferable as said mobile terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the digital content vending machine is provided with a monitor 11 as a display means on a front surface of the main body of the vending machine 100, and a keyboard 13 as a data input means at a lower predetermined position of the monitor 11. ) Is installed, a coin inlet 15a, a banknote inlet 15b, a card reader unit 15c and the like are also installed. At this time, the coin inlet (15a), banknote inlet (15b) and the card reader unit 15c, although not shown in the drawing, is connected to the payment means responsible for billing and settlement.

In addition, the digital content vending machine according to the present invention, the speaker 17 for outputting the guidement according to the use of the vending machine, various function keys 19 and headphones 21, etc. required for credit card payment is additionally installed. The headphone 21 is for allowing the user to listen to music when the user wants to play and watch the music or music video directly on the vending machine without downloading it to his mobile terminal. In this case, the image may be viewed through the monitor 11.

The monitor 11 is to display a manual according to the use of the vending machine under the control of the control means described below, it is preferably composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a touch panel (Touch panel), in the standby state of the advertiser Display the advertisement screen.

The keyboard 13 inputs data necessary for a user to purchase content, and transmits various input signals inputted to the controller to search for content or to select and download the desired content.

On the other hand, the side of the vending machine main body 100 is provided with a physical interface means for downloading the content to the user's mobile terminal, such interface means may include a serial communication cable, such as RS-232C, USB cable, etc. It is preferable to use a multijack which can be connected to the mobile phone, PDA, and the like in common.

Here, in order to download the content to the mobile terminal of the user, in addition to the wired method using the cable, it is also possible to download through a wireless method such as infrared (IrDA) and Bluetooth (Blooth). Of course, in order to download content in a wireless manner, it is obvious that a module capable of supporting Bluetooth or IrDA formats should be embedded in a user's mobile terminal or a vending machine.

In addition, the digital content vending machine according to the present invention can upload various image files, music files, and the like from the user's mobile terminal by using the interface means. The uploaded file, for example, the music file is a CD. It can be recorded in the CD discharge port 23 and provided, and the image file can be output through a photo printer (not shown).

Such a digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the digital content vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 200 for controlling the overall operation of the vending machine, a monitor 11 as a display means, and a keyboard 13 as data input means. ), Download and upload means 300 for downloading the content to the user's mobile terminal and uploading the content from the mobile terminal, payment means 400 for billing and payment according to the use of the content, music video, Content storage means 500 for storing a variety of content, such as music, images, games, movies, E-book, CD writer 600 for recording music videos, song files, games and other content on the CD and the Internet It is configured to include an Internet connection 800 connected to the network 700.

Such a digital content vending machine is connected to the Internet network 700 through the Internet access unit 800, and communicates with a management system (not shown) of an operator in charge of managing and operating the vending machine through the Internet network 700. Send and receive content information and payment information.

The control means 200 searches for a content desired by the user, and controls a series of processes of transmitting the content to the user's mobile terminal through a wired or wireless method when the user pays a cost for downloading the content.

Although not shown in the drawing, the payment means 400 is connected to a coin recognizer connected to a coin inlet 15a, a bill recognizer connected to a bill inlet 15b, and a credit card checker connected to a card reader 15c to purchase content ( Or charges and pays the fee, and performs the credit card payment process by performing the authentication process through the Internet network 700, and performs payment processing using the user's mobile phone in addition to coins, banknotes, and credit cards. .

The downloading and uploading means 300 refers to an interface means for transmitting the corresponding content information to the user's mobile terminal when the user selects the content and pays the cost. The user can download the desired content to his mobile terminal while connecting a USB cable installed on the vending machine to his mobile terminal.

In addition, the user can upload the content information stored in his mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, MP3, digital camera, PDA to the cache memory (not shown) in the vending machine by using the download and upload means 300.

For example, upload content information such as music video, music file, and image file stored in the mobile phone to the vending machine through the interface means, and the uploaded content information is recorded on the CD by the CD writer 600. After that, it can be provided through the CD discharge port 23 shown in Figure 1, it is possible to output the image file and the like to the photo printer 900.

On the other hand, the digital content vending machine according to the present invention, if the content desired by the user is not stored in the content storage unit 500 is connected to the server of the management system or a separate content producer through the Internet network 700 The content can be ordered, and the content can be updated at specific times.

According to the digital content vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, when a user pays a fee corresponding to the content purchase cost to download a specific content to his mobile terminal, the content is transferred by wire or wireless method. Since it can be downloaded to the mobile terminal of the above, when the above-mentioned digital content vending machine is installed in various places such as fast food stores, convenience stores, subway stations, PC rooms, the user can freely select his / her own mobile terminal anytime, anywhere. This allows users to download content much more easily than purchasing via a PC connected to the Internet.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention may use various changes, modifications, and equivalents. For example, it is obvious that the digital content vending machine can be applied to a public telephone or an ATM. Therefore, the above description does not limit the scope of the present invention defined by the limits of the utility model registration claims below.

As described above, the digital content vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention can be installed at a place such as a fast food store, a convenience store, a subway station, a PC room, and the user can freely purchase the content he / she wants anytime, anywhere. To avoid the hassle of having to use a PC connected to the Internet network.

In addition, it is possible to activate the development and dissemination of various contents by paying the costs for using the contents legitimately from the illegal content duplication made by voice.

Claims (4)

As a digital content vending machine installed in public places such as fast food stores, convenience stores, subway stations, and PC rooms to sell content to users, Control means for controlling a series of operations of the vending machine for transmitting the content information desired by the user to the mobile terminal of the user through a wired or wireless manner; Content storage means for storing various content information; Payment means for performing charging and settlement according to the use of content under the control of the controller; Downloading and uploading means for downloading the content desired by the user to the user's mobile terminal or uploading the content from the user's mobile terminal under the control of the controller; And display means for displaying, according to a manual, a series of processes according to the use of the vending machine under the control of the controller. The digital content vending machine of claim 1, further comprising a CD writer for recording the music video or music file selected by the user on a CD, and a photo printer for printing the image file. The digital content vending machine of claim 1, further comprising an internet access unit connected to an internet network connected to a management system of an operator in charge of installing, managing, and operating the vending machine. The method of claim 1, wherein the payment means, Digital content vending machine, characterized in that the payment processing using coins, banknotes, credit cards and mobile phones.