KR20050011022A - Program sales and system of user count style - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for selling a program of a user count style using a user count system and a seller code are provided to enable a program maker to receive a maximum sales effect at a small expense by removing worry that users illegally duplicate the program and increasing a more profit probability through promotion for making the program containing the seller code duplicated/used. CONSTITUTION: The user count system(200) allows the user to use a minimum function or a strategically limited function without user count even if the program is distributed with no charge. A counter operating homepage(212) enables the user to download/charge the user count to the program through the Internet(104). An offline charging method enables the user to charge the user count to the system not connected to the Internet by using a recording medium. A sales settlement system recognizes/records the seller code providing the program when the user buys the user count to a database, and pays the price corresponding to the sold user count to the seller.

Description

Program sales and system of user count method and its system {Program sales and system of user count style}

The present invention relates to a method of selling a program, and more particularly, a program maker provides a plurality of sellers by embedding a user counter system and a seller code in a program to be sold. It distributes the program free of charge to users, and the user installs the distributed program on his system, and then purchases the user count as needed from the program maker's homepage through the Internet so that the installed program is used. It relates to a method and a system in which a seller code checked online at the time of purchase is identified and a portion of the amount paid from the user is settled to the seller.

In general, unlike contents, program resources and external import files according to program source code are entangled in a complicated structure, and thus they are installed and used in a system through a separate installation process. These programs are sold in an online distribution system that can be downloaded and installed and used on the Internet.

In order to increase the sales volume of the developed program, it must be accompanied by appropriate promotions and marketing strategies, and also to ensure that the sold program is not duplicated and used by users. It is easy to die due to lack of business or lack of sales activities. Even if the protection program is applied, the user cannot rely on the copyright law because it cannot prevent the copy. As a result, many programs are released free of charge, and when a user group is formed, it can be upgraded and paid for, or a shareware or trial version is separately provided. In a form similar to the present invention, there is a program provided by limiting the use period or the number of times of use of the program in an offline system environment, but this is inconvenient to purchase a genuine product sold separately.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conditions, and a user count operating system of a program that permits the use of a minimum function or a strategically limited function without a user count even if the program is distributed free of charge; A count operation home page for allowing a user to download the count as needed and charge it into the program; An offline charging method for charging a user count through a recording medium in a system not connected to the Internet; When a user purchases a count, a payment system for recognizing the code of the seller who supplied the user's program is recognized and recorded in the DB, and the predetermined amount is paid to the seller; By providing a program, a program that uses only strategically limited functions will be distributed free of charge to the user, and the user will purchase and use the count as much as the user can use the full function of the program. By copying and distributing online or offline, or by copying and using the program, the sales promotion of the program is naturally spread, resulting in higher sales revenue and lowering the cost of users. Will all benefit from that.

1 is a program sales and use flow diagram of a user counting method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a relationship between a counting system to be included in a program and a count operating homepage;

3 is a count operation diagram of the program installation system,

4 is a configuration diagram of a count operating server for processing a program user and a program seller.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

101: Producers who develop and supply programs

102: Seller selling the program

103: user using the program

104: Internet connecting count operating server

200: count system to be included in the program

210: Count Operations Homepage

300: offline counting charging scheme for systems without internet connection

310: user system with the program installed

320: Internet connected system

330: recording medium to store the count

400: Count Operations Server

410: DB where user information is recorded

420: DB where the seller information is recorded

430: user's processing area

440: seller's processing area

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to achieve the above object.

1 is a diagram illustrating a user counting program selling method according to the present invention and one embodiment of the system thereof according to a work flow.

The program maker 101 to create a program to sell develops a program 110, and if the developed program has a count, the count is reduced while operating normally, and if there is no count, the program source code is executed so that only a strategic function can be performed. Insert the count processor 111 to complete the program. The program maker 101 recruits the program seller 102 to sell the program, and the program seller 102 who wants to handle the program applies for the seller registration 120 through the Internet 104, and there is a problem with the information of the applied seller. If it is not there is a unique seller code is generated to register the count operation server 400 to register the seller reception process. The newly registered seller code inserts the seller code 113 into the program so that the user is installed together with the system when the user installs the program, and provides the program seller 102 a program without the user count 114. The program seller 102 may download the program provided from the program maker 101 through the Internet, or distribute the program 121 to the program user 103 by copying it to a CD, and the program user 103 may use his or her system. The program received from the program seller 102 is installed (130). Since the program installed in the user system has no user count, only strategically limited functions are used (131), and the program user 103 counts through the count operating homepage 210 of the Internet 104 to use all the functions of the program. When the purchase application 132 is made, the count reception 115 is made so that the applied count information and the user information are recorded in the count operation server 400. At this time, the count operation server 400 searches for a seller code to retrieve the user's code. The program installed in the system is inspected from which seller, and the count quantity that the program user 103 applied for purchase is recorded in the count operation server 400 as the seller performance (116). Therefore, the program sales performance can be added up to the sales performance of the program seller 102 up to the program distributed directly by the program seller 102 and the program distributed by the user and delivered to another user. Becomes high. When the program user 103 deposits the purchase cost of the count 133, the program maker 101 checks the settlement amount (117), searches for the seller in the count operation server 400, and sends the program to the program seller 102. The sales revenue settlement 118 is processed, and the program seller 102 receives the settlement sales payment 122. After the sales revenue settlement 118 is completed, the program producer 101 supplies the count so that the program user 103 can receive the count applied for purchase from the program user 103 through the count operation homepage 210. The program user 103 receives the count from the count operation homepage 210 of the Internet 104 and charges 134 the system in which the program is installed. A program that is charged with a count can use the full function of the program (135), the count is decreased when a specific function of the program is performed, and when the count is exhausted (136), the program performs only a limited function (131). )do.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the count system 200 and the count operation homepage 210 to be included in the program. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the program user 103 requests to purchase a count 132. It is connected to the count purchase request page 211 of the count operation homepage 210 through the count purchase request machine 201 inserted in the Internet 104, and when the count purchase information is input from the count purchase request page 211, The information is recorded 115 in the count operation server 400. After the payment is confirmed by the program maker 101, the count purchase information received by the count operation server 400 may be counted by the program user 103 on the count supply page 212 of the count operation homepage 210. It is recorded 119 in the count operation server 400 so that. The recorded supply count is counted in the system of the program user 103 by accessing the count supply page 212 of the count operation homepage 210 through the count online charger 202 or the count offline charger 203 inserted into the program. Charging 134. In this process, the count online charger 202 may directly charge the count to a user system connected to the Internet, and the count offline charger 203 may use an external recording medium such as a diskette or a flash memory as a charging medium 330. The count is charged to a user system that is not connected to the Internet, as shown in more detail in FIG. 3.

3 shows a count operation diagram of a program installation system, in which a count is charged online to the user system from the count operation homepage 210 after the count is applied for purchase 132 in the user system 310 in which the program is installed. ) And the offline charging process (300). If the program installation system 310 is not connected to the Internet, it is not possible to charge the online count (304) at this time to charge the count according to the offline count charging scheme 300, the process, such as diskette or flash memory An external recording medium is placed in the program installation system 310, and an offline medium production 301 for recording both the medium recognition information and the unique information of the program installation system 310 so that the count can be filled in the recording medium is performed. Make 330. The charging medium 330 thus made is put in a system connected to the Internet, such as a computer in a PC room, and is connected to the count operating homepage 210 to charge 302 the counting medium 330. In order to check whether the charging medium 330 is a normal charging medium 330, the medium recognition information recorded when the charging medium 330 is made is examined. If the charging medium 330 is normal, the count is charged to the charging medium 330. When the charge is charged to the charging medium 330, the charging medium 330 is brought back into the program installation system 310 and put into the system, and the count recorded on the charging medium 330 is transferred to the program installation system 310, Offline count charging 303 is performed to erase the count recorded on the charging medium 330. In the offline count charging process 303, the unique information of the program installation system 310 recorded when the charging medium 330 is made is compared with the information of the system to be charged. 303 is done. This is because in the offline count charging scheme 300, the count is charged to another user system or the count medium is charged to prevent the copying medium 330 to continue to use.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a count operating server 400 for a business process of a program user 103 and a program seller 102, and the count operating server 400 includes a user DB 410 in which user information is recorded. It consists of a seller DB 420 in which seller information is recorded. The program seller 102 registers with the seller 120 to receive a program containing his / her seller code from the program maker 101, and the seller information and the seller code entered are registered in the seller DB 420. (112). In addition, in order to purchase and charge a count, the program user 103 using the program distributed by the seller must first access the count operation homepage 210 and register as a user 431. At this time, the user information and the user system entered are input. Merchant code of the program installed in is registered 411 to the user DB (410). When the user purchases the count 132, the count data is recorded in the user DB 410, and the seller code is searched 421 to perform the sales performance process. When the user deposits the count price 133, the count operation server 400 retrieves the user information from the user DB 410 and processes the count price payment 117, while selling revenue to the seller according to the seller code. After the settlement 118, the processing result is recorded in the seller DB 420 to register sales results 422, the user is supplied with a count 119, and the user himself counts the count from the count operation homepage 210. The system's online charging (304) or offline charging. The program seller 102 searches (423) and retrieves 441 his own sales record recorded in the seller DB 420 through the manager mode of the count operation homepage 210.

As described above, the program selling method according to the present invention does not need to worry that the program is copied from users when the program is distributed. Rather, the program seller wants the program containing his / her seller code to be copied and used. By wishing and promoting, you increase your chances of generating more revenue, so that programmers get maximum sales at a low cost. In addition, program users also have the effect of dividing the amount by their own amount without the initial purchase cost of the program, thereby reducing the cost burden.

Claims (4)

In distributing the program in the online or offline market, the program includes a user counting system and a program having a seller code embedded therein, and a seller distributing the program, and the user uses the Internet to count the program online or by using a recording medium. A program selling method characterized by using the program by charging offline, and calculating the sales revenue to the seller who distributed it based on the program installed in the user's system. The method of claim 1, wherein the registration information of the program user and the program seller is recorded, the count purchase information and the sales performance of the program user are recorded, the count is supplied to the user, and the sales revenue is settled to the seller. Program sales system. The method of claim 1, wherein the count-filled program uses the full function of the program, and the count is decreased when a specific function of the program is performed, so that when the count is exhausted, the program performs only a limited function. How to make program. [Claim 2] The recording medium of claim 1, wherein the counting system charges the offline system using a charging medium made by recording count recognition information and system-specific information on an external recording medium in a user system that is not connected to the Internet. Count the charging method.