KR20050056415A - Method for providing contents information by reading code pattern image - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and system for providing information including generation and extraction of coded pattern images. The present invention provides a system comprising a content provider server providing content related to a code, a user terminal capable of recognizing an arbitrary code image, and a code platform server generating and supplying the code and providing a content reference address of the code. Performing a code issuance request for the corresponding content from the content provider server to the code platform server, approving the code issuance, generating a code image and transmitting the code image to the content provider, and promoting the code image. Attaching to and exposing the code image to the code platform through a user terminal to recognize the code image and confirming the validity of the code and the suitability of the format, and transmitting the code data to the code platform server; and The content reference address that matches That made, including the step of transmitting to the features. According to the present invention, it can be utilized in all services for exposing code images such as advertisements to users.

Description

Method for providing information including generation and extraction of coded pattern image and system thereof

The present invention relates to an information providing method including a generation and extraction of a coded pattern image, and a system thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for obtaining and providing information on content on a wired or wireless Internet, and includes various media such as newspapers, magazines, and books. After recording the information associated with the content in a patterned code (image), using a terminal equipped with a code recognition device (camera) (including a mobile communication terminal) to acquire and recognize the patterned code by contactless, According to the information content of the extracted code, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing information including generation and extraction of coded pattern images for transmitting corresponding data to the system.

The two-dimensional barcode service, which is used as a means of acquiring and providing information on content on the wired / wireless Internet, is image encoded only with simple index data mapped with a content reference address (URL) on the Internet. ) After printing and distributing on off-line media, the result of decoding by user's request (decoding through the recognition device) is also simple index data mapped to the corresponding content. By requesting this to the system, when the code is issued, the URL address value of the content mapped to the index assigned to the content is returned to the user terminal (including the PC and the mobile communication terminal), and the user A method of acquiring content and information by accessing the content using an Internet address value (URL) of the content.

As such, when only the simple index data information assigned to the content URL is coded and used, when the corresponding content is no longer managed on the Internet, that is, the effective management period of the content has elapsed, the content is no longer provided. Even if the code content is not available, the user may know the validity period of the code content on an offline medium such as a newspaper or magazine that has already been printed and published unless the code content validity period is separately marked as a code image. Therefore, after the user recognizes the code by using a terminal equipped with a code recognition device, the user accesses the system through the wired / wireless Internet and attempts to acquire the corresponding content and access the service. In this case, after the user accesses the system through the Internet network, the user finds that the content is no longer provided and an error occurs. In such a case, the user has an inconvenience of time and unnecessary economical access to the Internet. In the service provider side, there is no separate means and method for managing the validity period of the content, which causes difficulty in maintaining the corresponding content in the system. When distributing on off-line media, the content must be maintained and managed by the system so that the content can be accessed on the Internet until the media (newspapers, magazines, etc.) containing the printed and exposed code disappears. The timing is also not clear, so it is difficult to maintain the contents of the service, and the method of separately marking the expiration date along with the image code on the media not only impairs the activation of the service by causing the burden on the advertiser for printing, When it is difficult to indicate a separate validity period and considering a user who attempts to connect without knowing the validity period, the problem cannot be solved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is due to a code validity period which is not provided by a two-dimensional bar code service that is used as a means of acquiring and providing information on content on the existing wired and wireless Internet. In order to solve the possible problems, by providing a code validity function, in the process of acquiring the content information of the corresponding code (Code), by blocking unnecessary wireless Internet access, it can facilitate user convenience and content management in the system. To provide an information providing method including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image that can provide a means.

On the other hand, another object of the present invention is to solve the problem that may occur due to the code validity period that is not provided in the two-dimensional bar code service that is used as a means of obtaining and providing information about the content on the existing wired and wireless Internet By providing a code validity function, in the process of acquiring the content information of the corresponding code, by blocking unnecessary wireless Internet access, it is possible to provide a means for facilitating user convenience and content management in the system. An information providing system including generation and extraction of coded pattern images is provided.

As a technical idea for achieving the above object of the present invention, the present invention provides a content provider server that provides content related to code, a user terminal capable of recognizing an arbitrary code image, and generating, supplying and supplying the code. An information providing method including generation and extraction of a coded pattern image using a system consisting of a code platform server providing a content reference address, the method comprising: performing a code issuance request for a corresponding content from the content provider server to a code platform server First step; Approving the code issuance, and generating a code image and transmitting the code image to a content provider; Attaching and exposing the code image to a promotion object, and recognizing the code image through a user terminal to confirm the validity and format of the code and transmitting code data to the code platform server. Three steps; And transmitting a content reference address matching the code data to the user terminal.

At this time, when the code issuance request of the first step is transmitted, data including content, content provider, and expiration date is transmitted, and when the code issuance is approved in the second step, the code is searched for through the database search. After that, the code issuance is approved.

The code data generation of the third step may include: imaging the code image; Decoding coded coded images to extract code data; Verifying validity period and code data format in the extracted code data; And transmitting the code data to the code platform server when the code data is within the validity period and the format is appropriate. After the fourth step, the information is retrieved by connecting to the content reference address. do.

On the other hand, the information providing system including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image of the present invention as a technical idea for achieving the above object of the present invention, provides the content data, the one-dimensional code, two-dimensional corresponding to the content A content provider server that receives a code image including a code and a color code, and prints or attaches to a target to perform content promotion; A camera module capable of capturing code images, including the one-dimensional code, two-dimensional code, and color code, is provided, a communication module can be connected to a network, and validity period and format are verified from the captured code image. A user terminal transmitting to the code platform server; And a code platform server for transmitting the approved code image and transmitting a content URL mapped to the code verified in the user terminal to the user terminal.

At this time, the user terminal, the camera to perform imaging from the one-dimensional code, two-dimensional code and color code; A decoder for decoding coded image files to extract code data; A code verifier for verifying that the format of each code data including an expiration date delimiter is correct for the extracted code data; An interface module for transmitting the code data and performing an internet access function to the code platform server; And a browser.

The code platform server may further include a direct access platform connected to an interface module of the user terminal to receive a code recognized by the user terminal and to transmit a content reference address matching the code to the user terminal, and to the direct access platform. Admin database that provides analysis functions including basic system usage patterns, and log database for managing system logs, application logs, user logs, etc. A code access system comprising a content transmitted from the content provider server and a content index; And a code issuing interface that receives the requested code from the content provider server and outputs the issued code, searches a code database in response to the code request, generates a new code, and delivers the new code to the code issuing interface. And a code issuing system comprising a code issuing engine and a code database for storing code data in which the code request is made.

The code data includes a service provider identifier, an expiration date identifier, a data length, a provider code, and a content code.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a schematic diagram of an information providing system including generation and extraction of a coded pattern image of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the system for the present invention is basically a user terminal (camera phone, webcam (Web Cam), PDA) 10, code operators and content providers (CP) (hereinafter referred to as "content provider" 20 ”and the code platform server 30. As shown in FIG.

The user terminal 10 includes a camera module capable of recognizing the code, including a one-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, and a color code. It also includes a communication module for connecting to a network.

The content provider 20 performs printing by printing or attaching the one-dimensional code, the two-dimensional code, and the color code through offline. In addition, a web server for providing a content corresponding to a content request from the user terminal 10 while providing a code issuance request for an item or service item to be promoted is provided.

The code platform server 30 issues a code in response to a code issuance request sent from the content provider 20 and transfers the content URL mapped to the code transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the user terminal 10. It includes a code issuing system and a code access system to perform the function of transmitting. Detailed configuration thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a control circuit block diagram showing a system configuration for a service configuration of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a control circuit block for the configuration of the user terminal 10, the configuration of the content provider 20, and the configuration of the code platform server 30 is illustrated.

The user terminal 10 includes a camera 101 which performs imaging from the 1D code, the 2D code, and the color code, and a decoder which decodes the captured image file and extracts code data. (102), a code verifier (103) for verifying that the format of each code data including an expiration date delimiter is correct for the extracted code data, the code data transmission, and the code platform server (30). It includes an interface module 104 for performing an Internet access function to the local network, and a browser 105 (WAP, GVM).

The code platform server 30 is largely composed of a code access system 40 and a code issuing system 50.

First, the code access system 40 is connected to the interface module 104 of the user terminal 10 to receive the code recognized by the user terminal 10 and the URL matching the corresponding code to the user terminal 10. Admin Tool, which provides a direct access platform 41 to transmit, an analysis function including basic system usage patterns, etc., to the direct access platform 41, an admin log, and an application system log and an application. A log database (Log DB) 43 for managing data including a log, a user log, and the like, and storing data such as system management and analysis of system usage patterns with the user terminal 10, and transmitted from the content provider 20. The contents 44, and the contents index 45 (URL).

The code issuing system 50 is a code issuing interface (I / F) 51 that receives the requested code from the content provider 20 and outputs the issued code, and in response to the code request. A code issuing engine 52 for performing a search of the code database 53 to generate a new code and delivering it to the code issuing interface 51, and a code database 53 for storing code data in which the code request is made. DB).

The content provider 20 links the content with the content index of the code access system 40.

In the existing code service, there was no definition of the format of the code data at the time of code issuance, and there was no means for granting the validity of the code. By constructing the code, a code image including a validity period is issued to the code according to a predefined code data format from the code issuance, and the code verifier is executed on the user terminal 10 (client). In 103, the function of verifying the validity of the code is given to solve the unnecessary wireless Internet connection problem after code recognition.

3 is a diagram illustrating a code data format applicable to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, as an example, a code access message frame has a tag, a length, and a data, and the data has code data, that is, a service provider identifier and an expiration date. Includes delimiter, data length, operator code, content code, etc. The validity period separator is specified in units of months if possible, and consists of data such as the number of months remaining from the designated start month to the expiration month.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information including generation and extraction of a coded pattern image according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the content provider 20 providing the content performs an issue request for the corresponding content to the code platform server 30 (S1). This code issuance request is notified to the platform administrator (e-mail, SMS, administrator screen), the administrator is a variety of information, such as the content and content provider 20, and the required expiration date entered in the issuance request through the database After reviewing for duplication, the code issuance is approved.

The code platform server stores the code and content related information with respect to the approved code (S2), and then generates a code image to allow the content provider 20, a code issuer, to request the code image. To pass. Accordingly, the content provider 20 prints and promotes a code image downloaded and e-mailed through an offline advertising medium on each offline medium. Of course, it is also possible to promote online (S3).

With respect to the code image exposed through this promotion, a user having a terminal equipped with the camera 101 operates the camera 101 by using a hot key on the terminal to display the code image exposed offline. Recognition (photographing the image close-up with the camera 101 to recognize the code). The terminal of the camera 101 decodes the recognized code image to decode the code data, and the extracted code data is valid through the code verifier 103 and a code data format. You will verify that this is appropriate.

The verified code data and decoding related information are transmitted to the code platform server 30 using the internet access function of the user terminal 10 (S4).

Using the code data information transmitted from the user terminal 10, the corresponding content information (URL) at the time when the code is issued is returned to the user terminal 10 (S5).

The user terminal 10 downloads the corresponding content page using the content information delivered from the code platform server 30 or accesses the information and the service (S6).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it will be apparent that many modifications are possible by those skilled in the art within the technical spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the information providing method and the system including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image according to the present invention can be utilized in all services for exposing code images, such as advertisements to users.

1 is a schematic diagram of an information providing system including generation and extraction of a coded pattern image of the present invention;

2 is a control circuit block diagram showing a system configuration for a service configuration of the present invention;

3 is a view showing a code data format applicable to the present invention,

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information including generation and extraction of a coded pattern image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: user terminal 101: camera

102: decoder 103: code verifier

104: interface module 105: browser

20: content provider

30: code platform server

40: code access system 41: direct access platform

42: AdminTool 43: Log Database

44: content 45: content index

50: code issuing system 51: code issuing interface

52: Code Issuing Engine 53: Code Database

Claims (9)

Coded using a system comprising a content provider server that provides content related to code, a user terminal capable of recognizing an arbitrary code image, and a code platform server that generates, supplies, and provides a content reference address of the code In the information providing method including the generation and extraction of the pattern image, A first step of performing a code issuance request for corresponding content from the content provider server to a code platform server; Approving the code issuance, and generating a code image and transmitting the code image to a content provider; Attaching and exposing the code image to a promotion object, and recognizing the code image through a user terminal to confirm the validity and format of the code and transmitting code data to the code platform server. Three steps; And A fourth step of transmitting a content reference address matching the code data to a user terminal; Information providing method including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image, characterized in that consisting of. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data including the content, the content provider, and the expiration date is transmitted when the code issuance request of the first step is performed. The method of claim 1, wherein the code issuance approval is performed after examining whether a code is duplicated through a database search when the code issuance approval is approved in the second step. . The code data generation of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein Imaging the code image; Decoding coded coded images to extract code data; Verifying validity period and code data format in the extracted code data; And Transmitting the code data to the code platform server if the code data is within the valid period and the format is appropriate Information providing method including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image, characterized in that consisting of. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising, after the fourth step, connecting to a content reference address and performing information retrieval of the corresponding content. And method of providing information, including extraction. A content provider server that provides content data, prints or attaches a code image including a 1D code, a 2D code, and a color code corresponding to the content, and prints or attaches to a promotional target to perform content promotion; A camera module capable of capturing code images, including the one-dimensional code, two-dimensional code, and color code, is provided, a communication module can be connected to a network, and validity period and format are verified from the captured code image. A user terminal transmitting to the code platform server; And Code platform server for transmitting the approved code image, and transmits the content URL mapped to the code verified in the user terminal to the user terminal Information providing system including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 6, wherein the user terminal, A camera which performs imaging from the one-dimensional code, the two-dimensional code and the color code; A decoder for decoding coded image files to extract code data; A code verifier for verifying that the format of each code data including an expiration date delimiter is correct for the extracted code data; An interface module for transmitting the code data and performing an internet access function to the code platform server; And browser Information providing system including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the code platform server, A direct access platform connected to an interface module of the user terminal and receiving a code recognized by the user terminal and transmitting a content reference address matching the code to the user terminal, and an analysis including a system usage form basic to the direct access platform. Admin tools that provide functions, including a system log, an application log, a user log, and the like, and a log database that stores data including system management and system usage analysis with a user terminal, and transmitted from the content provider server. A code access system comprising the composed content and a content index; And A code issuing interface that receives the requested code from the content provider server and outputs the issued code, and searches a code database in response to the code request to generate a new code and deliver it to the code issuing interface. A code issuing system comprising a code issuing engine and a code database storing code data on which the code request is made; Information providing system including the generation and extraction of the coded pattern image, characterized in that consisting of. 7. The information providing system of claim 6, wherein the code data includes a service provider identifier, an expiration date identifier, a data length, a provider code, and a content code.