KR20070017229A - Online Contents Distribution System and Method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an online content distribution system and a method thereof, and more specifically, to enable an online user to buy online content that is difficult to replicate, attach it to an e-mail or an IM (Instance Message), etc. The present invention relates to an online content distribution system and a method for allowing an e-mail recipient with content to enjoy as much as its value without a separate subscription or authentication procedure.

A content system for providing contents information capable of supplying contents to a distribution system, and verifying the validity of the content use right in the distribution system and providing the contents to an online user; A distribution system that publishes the content online and provides a content use right to an online user; And an online delivery system for delivering the content use right to an online user or to another online user designated by the online user, wherein the online user does not require subscription or authentication in using the content. do.

Internet, Distribution System, Content, E-mail, Spam, Content Gift

Description

Online Contents Distribution System and Method {Online Contents Distribution System and Method}

1 is a block diagram of an online content distribution system according to the present invention

2 is a flow chart of the online content distribution method according to the present invention

3 is a block diagram showing an example of distributing a telephone service using an online contents distribution system according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a distribution method of a telephone service using an online contents distribution system according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an e-mail with a right to use a telephone service using an online content distribution system according to the present invention.

6 is an exemplary view of receiving an e-mail reception request to prevent spam e-mail mis-recognition according to the present invention

7 is a flowchart of a method for exchanging a content use right for another content according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to an online content distribution system and a method thereof, and more specifically, to allow an online user to buy online content that is difficult to replicate, attach it to an e-mail or an IM (Instance Message), and send it to a person or present it to another person. The present invention relates to an online content distribution system and a method for allowing an e-mail recipient with content to enjoy as much as its value without subscribing or authenticating.

On-line means a state (type) in which a terminal device is connected to a central computer system or the like through a communication line. The communication line is an electronic communication network and may be in any form, such as a public network or a private network. In the present invention will be described in detail the embodiment of the Internet which is the most widely used public network.

In general, Internet users are provided with various contents that provide entertainment or value through various web sites. Examples of Internet content include Internet telephony services, Short Messaging Service (SMS) delivery services, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) delivery services that provide video telephony or video e-mail, Video On Demand (VOD) services, and Audio On Demand ) Services, and services that provide Internet comics, games, and other Internet content.

Such contents are provided free of charge or for a limited time, and are generally provided in a membership system according to service subscription. In the case of a free service, advertisements are delivered to members and the service can be used in return. Therefore, a user who wants to use the content has to register as a member of the web site that provides the content and has to visit the web site every time he wants to use the service.

Unlike the method of distributing content through a member-based website, there is a method of distributing content through e-mail. Distributing videos, picture files, etc. in e-mail or distributing it, or clicking a URL (uniform resource locator) in an e-mail may open the site for a certain period of time. This was to finally recruit subscribers to the website, and was also provided in a form that could be used indefinitely even if the person who received the e-mail with the content was copied to others.

Existing methods were not able to control the use and usage rights of the content, it was easy to duplicate the content it was difficult to monetize the content, it was difficult to grow the content industry using only a specific group of users who use information technology (IT).

In addition, in the case of attaching and distributing the cyber cache as another method of the contents distribution method through the existing e-mail, it is inconvenient to go through the registration or authentication process, and it is necessary to wait until the points are collected to buy the contents product, It is not easy to enjoy it because it needs to be exchanged for content products, and users have to remember the site where the cache is commonly used.

As an example, a gifted recipient can write directly without remembering the site.The user can purchase or use a game contents ticket with a prize / prize and use it as a gift. There was an invention that allows users to access paid content by clicking on a right of use on e-mail and use contents and receive prizes and prizes; Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-66221 (2003.08.09). However, the above-mentioned invention can also be used only after the purchaser registers and authenticates, and the beneficiary who receives the gift voucher must pass the game to receive prizes / products, or any other beneficiary who uses other paid content vouchers can click to pay. Although it is possible to access the content, there is a hassle that can be used only after recertifying the paid system and paying again with a given pass.

In order to solve the problem of the existing content distribution method, the content distribution system designed in the present invention is to facilitate the use of the content, and do not require the user to subscribe or authentication. In addition, it is possible to control the capacity and usage by the content distribution method devised in the present invention that it was impossible to control by unauthorized copying when delivered to the e-mail.

In conclusion, it is to ensure the anonymity and convenience of the end user using the content. In addition, it provides consumers' convenience and immediate enjoyment, which are key success factors in the distribution of contents on the Internet.

To this end, the online content distribution system according to the present invention,

Receive the quantity information of the contents available from the system that provides the content online and disclose it on the distribution system,

The online user purchases the right to use the content published in the content distribution system to an online terminal such as a PC or a personal mobile terminal,

Delivering the sold right to the user or another online user through the messaging system such as e-mail or instant message in the content distribution system,

Recipient submits the content use right delivered to the online user's e-mail account to the content providing system and uses the content.

An online communication line is an electronic communication network and may be in any form, such as a public network or a private network. In the present invention will be described in detail the embodiment of the Internet which is the most widely used public network.

Online content distribution method according to the present invention,

A first step of receiving information on the quantity available for the content from a system for providing the content on the Internet and publicizing it on the Internet;

Internet users purchase the right to use the contents published in the content distribution system through an Internet terminal such as a PC, and deliver the use right traded at the same time to the buyer through the messaging system such as e-mail or instant message in the content distribution system. 2 courses;

And a third step in which the receiver submits the content use right delivered to the buyer's e-mail account to the content providing system and uses the content.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an online content distribution system according to the present invention.

The content server 100 discloses the content to Internet users through the distribution server 200 and provides a service to a user having a valid use right.

Examples of Internet content include difficult-to-copy telephone services, short messaging service (SMS) delivery services, multimedia messaging service (MMS) delivery services that provide video telephony or video e-mail, video on demand (VOD) services, and audio on demand. On Demand), Location Based Service (LBS), e-lottery, e-cards or Internet comics, games and other Internet content.

The distribution server 200 receives the available quantity information of the content from the content server 100 and publishes it on the Internet, and sells and manages a use right. Internet users purchase the right to use the content published in the distribution server 200 to the online content buyer terminal 300, such as a PC, and at the same time the purchase right used in the distribution server 200 such as e-mail or instant message It delivers to the purchaser terminal 300 through the messaging server 400. At this time, the buyer may give the recipient a gift by specifying the e-mail address of another person without sending it to him.

The recipient submits the content use right delivered to the purchaser's terminal 300 to the content server 100 and uses the content.

The right of use is data in hypertext markup language (HTML) format, including content capacity and authentication key value available, and can be handled by the messaging server along with the general delivery of the message.

In the present invention, all the recipient terminals 300 or 500 and other messaging servers directly connected to and used by the receiver transmit only the right of use, and have no involvement in processing the right of use. Every user must have at least one account on another messaging server in order to receive e-mail through another messaging server. Other messaging servers (hereinafter referred to as messaging servers that process their e-mails) are not related to the features of the present invention and are displayed with the receiver terminals 300 and 500, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

2 is a flowchart of an online content distribution method according to the present invention.

The content server 100 provides the capacity information capable of supplying the content to the distribution server 200, and the distribution server 200 announces the service to be sold on the Internet (S1).

At this time, the content can be published at a free or discounted price with support from companies, individuals, and public institutions.

The distribution server 200 may distribute or sell the content to the Internet user who reserves the use of the subscription by free or discounting the content.

An internet user having a willingness to purchase a content use right through an easy online payment method such as payment by credit card or mobile phone using the Internet terminal 300 (S2). At this time, the e-mail address to receive the content use right can be designated as a person or a gift can be sent by specifying the e-mail address of the recipient. In addition, in order to prevent an Internet user from being mistaken as a malicious e-mail, an originating address may be designated as an e-mail address or an address which is not mistaken as a malicious e-mail.

The distribution server 200 sends the usage right at the same time the purchase is completed to the e-mail address specified by the buyer using the messaging server 400 such as e-mail or instant message (S3).

In this case, when the mail is sent to another person's e-mail address instead of the buyer's own e-mail address, the buyer presents to another person.

The purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 to be received as a gift receives an e-mail with a content usage right from a messaging server that processes their e-mail (S4). At this time, the messaging server 400 serves to deliver normal e-mail.

The purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 that received the e-mail with the content use right is submitted to the content server 100 (S5).

The content server 100 requests the distribution server 200 to inspect the use right (S6), the distribution server 200 receives the use right and confirms that it is a valid use right issued by the distribution server 200 and allows the content provision. (S7)

The content server 100 confirms that it is a valid usage right and services the content through the purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 (S8).

By the distribution server 200 to securely authenticate on a public network such as the Internet,

The first process of the distribution server 200 includes a key value for authenticating the right of use at the same time as the sale to the buyer, and delivers it to the buyer or another person through e-mail.

A new key value generated by message digestion along with a characteristic value such as time (year: month: day: hour: minute: second) of the receiver terminal or IP address is combined with the characteristic value of the terminal. The second process of submitting to the content server 100 is made.

As a result, content can be safely distributed from the risk of hacking such as forgery, tampering or eavesdropping on the Internet. In addition, it is safe to re-play by tapping, and has an easy effect of utilizing a single use ticket as a multi-use ticket.

The distribution server 200 adjusts (reduces) or invalidates the capacity of the used right. If the security key value of the right of use is eavesdropping, theft, or the user's e-mail has a risk of hacking or leaking, it invalidates the existing right, reissues the right of use, and retransmits the reissued right through the e-mail (S9).

As in the step (S3), the purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 to be received as a gift receives an e-mail with a content use right from the messaging server processing their e-mail (S10).

In the settlement process for the content supply, the distribution server 200 pays the content server 100 for the content providing (S8 process) (S11).

In this case, the payment means may be paid by an easy online payment method such as credit card payment or online account transfer as in the content use right purchase step (S2).

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of distributing a telephone service using an online content distribution system according to the present invention.

When the content (telephone) service server 100 receives two or more telephone numbers, that is, the sender's telephone number and receiver's telephone numbers, through the Internet, the sender's telephone and the receiver are connected by connecting the sender's telephone and the receiver's telephone using a telephone network. The phone is a content server that enables conferences.

The distribution server 200 receives the available capacity information of the content from the telephone content server 100 and publishes it on the Internet.

The online content purchaser terminal 300 such as a PC used by the Internet user purchases the right to use the content published in the content distribution server 100 by a credit card or other Internet payment means.

The distribution server 200 transmits the use right traded at the same time as the purchase to the purchaser terminal 300 through the messaging server 400 such as e-mail or instant message in the distribution server 200.

The telephone number of the telephone receiver 550 and the telephone number of the user's telephone 350 to which the call is to be connected with the content use right delivered to the purchaser's terminal 300 is submitted to the content server 100, and the content server 100 is provided. ) Connects the phones 350 and 550 simultaneously to enable phone calls.

The telephone network is an example for better understanding and may be an internet international telephone network or an high-speed network (ATM) for making video calls.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a distribution method of a telephone service using an online contents distribution system according to the present invention.

(Telephone) The content server 100 provides capacity information capable of supplying content to the distribution server 200, the distribution server 200 announces the service capacity to sell on the Internet (S100).

An internet user having a purchase intention purchases a content use right using the internet terminal 300. (S101)

The distribution server 200 sends the usage right at the same time as the completion of purchase to the e-mail address specified by the buyer using the messaging server 400 such as e-mail or instant message (S102).

The purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 to be received as a gift receives an e-mail with a content use right from the messaging server 400 that processes their e-mail (S103).

The purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 which received the e-mail with the content use right attached to the presenter submits the caller's phone number and the callee's phone number to the content server 100 together with the use right together with the use right. S104)

The content server 100 requests the distribution server 200 to inspect the usage right (S105), and the distribution server 200 receives the usage right from the content server 100 to the valid usage right issued by the distribution server 200. In case of providing content permission (S106)

The content server 100 confirms that it is a valid usage right and transmits a call connection signal using the wired or wireless telephone network 700 (S107).

The wired / wireless telephone network 700 connects the caller's telephone 350 and the receiver's telephone 550 (S108) and maintains a connection and enables a call (S109).

The content server 100 transmits a termination instruction when the call time limit corresponding to the use right exceeds, and transmits a call disconnection signal to the wired / wireless telephone network 700 (S110).

The wired / wireless telephone network 700 sends out an end guide according to the telephone connection termination signal and terminates the disconnection and the call (S111).

In the settlement process, the distribution server 200 pays the content providing implementation (step S8) to the content server 100 (S112).

The distribution server 200 adjusts (reduces) or invalidates the capacity of the used right. When there is a risk of eavesdropping, theft or user's e-mail hacking or leaking, the one-way password value of the right of use is reissued and the reissued right is resent via e-mail (as in S9 in Fig. 2). )

As in the procedure (S3 of FIG. 2), the purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 to be received as a gift receives an e-mail with a content use right from the messaging server processing their e-mail (Fig. 2). As in step S10)

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an e-mail with a right to use a telephone service using an online content distribution system according to the present invention.

An illustration of an e-mail mailbox received by the purchaser terminal 300 or the free user terminal 500 to be received as a gift. The contents include the sponsored notification message portion 410, the input telephone number and the receiver telephone number together with the use right, an input window portion 420 for submission and a question / response window for confirming the contents recognition of the message. )

The question / answer window is a window 430 having an effect of confirming whether the contents of the institution sponsorship are recognized along with the right to use contents distributed at a free or discounted price, supported by a company, an individual, a public institution, etc. to be.

This has the effect of preventing the use of only the content without viewing the message content delivered by the end content user.

The right to be submitted to the content server 100 together with the caller's telephone number and the called party's telephone number has a one-way encryption value and a key value for authenticating between the distribution server 200 and the end-to-end e-mail (440). ) Can be hidden in the email (Hidden).

6 is an exemplary view of receiving an e-mail reception request to prevent spam e-mail mis-recognition according to the present invention.

When the distribution server 200 collects the user's e-mail address from the Internet user for the purpose of customer management, advertisement, etc., customer management information such as name (511), birthday (512), gender (513) and other addresses and interests And the receiving e-mail address 515 for identification from the Internet user to avoid filtering the receiving e-mail address 514 and the spam e-mail that will receive the e-mail. It consists of a window 510.

In general, e-mail sent to a recipient whose origin address has nothing to do with it is called spam. Internet users are avoiding receiving malicious e-mail by allowing the messaging server to only receive originating addresses that are relevant to them. In order to prevent malicious e-mail mis-recognition, Internet users can actively designate the originating address by providing an input e-mail address input window for identification from Internet users.

For example, when the application is made as shown in the drawing, the Internet user name “Jung Woo Jung” has an e-mail with content attached to an e-mail address whose address is kimsoft@kornet.net from the distribution server 200. When you receive it, you will be able to receive the designated sender address specified by santa@northpole.com.

This has the effect of blocking the delivery of spam e-mail by impersonating the originating address as a distribution server in the messaging server used by the Internet user, and the true e-mail sent from the distribution server. Has the effect of distinguishing mail.

In addition, it is an additional information for managing content provided free of charge by sponsorship, and is a means of collecting information irrespective of subscription or authentication. That is, gender information, including a receiving address for content delivery, is an information input means that an internet user can autonomously apply, and it is effective in preventing reservation of content usage rights and spam mistake without subscription and authentication.

The originating address may be designated at the time of purchase of the content, or the originating address that the user who receives the e-mail has applied for in advance may be set.

When the originating address specified by the sender who buys the content from the distribution server 200 and the designated address previously specified by the receiving party are different, the priority is set and sent. Priority setting can be done by various combinations of anomalies. For example, the same recipient can be sent to the same recipient with different source addresses.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of exchanging a content use right for another content according to the present invention.

Through the process of supplying the content (S1) and purchasing or presenting the content (S2) in the above-described flowchart (FIG. 2),

The user terminal 300 or 500 may receive one or more e-mails with content attached thereto (S200).

In the user terminal, the user terminal 300,500 converts the content into a cyber cache or exchanges it with another content with the submission of the use right to the distribution server 200 as necessary to convert, integrate, split, and exchange the mail into various forms. , Divides the capacity or makes an application for consolidation into one usage right (S201)

The distribution server 200 confirms the use right and converts the multiple use rights sent to the e-mail or the e-mail address to which the cyber cache is attached into one or other contents and sends them to the e-mail address (S202).

When the use rights are divided, the user may designate a plurality of recipients and present them separately.

For more specific examples, as an example of an exchange, if an online user has a 30-minute access to an Internet phone, the SMS 30 can be rewritten according to the exchange request, and an encryption key / receipt address / content type / available capacity, etc. The distribution system that stores the data on the server manages the 'Internet phone use right' and then changes it to 'SMS use right' to store and manage (exchange). As an example of a merge, if an online user has two e-mails containing the right to send 10 SMS, one e-mail with the right to send 20 SMS according to the merge request New dictation At this time, the distribution system manages two usage rights and then stores and manages one usage right (merge). As an example of conversion, if an online user has two e-mails containing 10 SMS and 30 minutes of internet phone call, the new ticket with 40 CyberCaches can be used according to the conversion request. And keep it in your e-mail inbox. This is not a payment method that can be cashed or settled on another site, but a means that can be stored within the scope of the present invention and integrate different types of content into one use right for later use by online users. . This is because the distribution system manages the use of 'SMS 10' and 'Internet Phone 30' while storing and managing one 'CyberCache 10' use right (transformation). As an example of segmentation, when an online user needs to send an SMS, the distribution server buys and writes 200 SMS text messaging services, and if 100 SMS remain, the user is left with a right to send 100 SMS. In addition, 10 cases can be redistributed to each other by a split request, and the distribution system manages one right of use and stores and manages 10 right of use (division). This can have the effect of activating the distribution of content to exchange service content between the online user and the online user.

Through the above process, the user terminal receives an e-mail to which a new content use right is attached (S203).

The distribution server 200 adjusts or reissues the use right when the use right is eavesdropped, stolen or the user's e-mail is hacked or leaked, and retransmits the reissued use right through the e-mail (S204).

The user terminal may receive an e-mail to which the updated content usage right is attached (S205) and use the content (S5, S6, S7 and S8 in FIG. 2).

Various examples of distributing content using an online content distribution system according to the present invention are as follows.

Internet hard disk users have not been able to send and receive large files by e-mail, FTP or username and password to inform, but the application of the present invention, while protecting their data, you can only send and receive data. When you want to receive a large file from a colleague, you can attach an e-mail with an internet hard disk pass and easily receive it from your colleague.

 Although it was difficult for operators of professional survey companies to pay the respondents when they received the questionnaire via e-mail, the rate of replying from the customer was good when the questionnaire was received through e-mail with the right to use the content, and the reward was only paid to the customer who answered the questionnaire. .

 When a courier delivers a product, it was difficult for the customer to leave the house when the appointment was made because the customer did not know when the item would arrive and it was difficult to keep in touch with the courier staff. However, it is possible to maximize customer satisfaction by providing customers with e-mail with location content.

 Every time a user who enjoys watching Internet pay movies enjoys watching funny movie videos, the contents are e-mailed to a friend who is a US immigrant.

As described above, the present invention may be applied to distribute various contents in various fields online.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains should realize the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that various modifications or changes can be made. Accordingly, modifications to future embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the technology of the present invention.

As described above, with no subscription and no authentication, the content user does not need to worry about personal information leaking online, and does not need to remember the ID and password to use the content. In addition, there is a convenient effect that the content can be used immediately with only the right of use in the e-mail inbox used without having to remember the service address of the system providing the content. In the case of a user who receives and uses a gift, the user can immediately use the content with only a use ticket without the hassle of using the content only by paying the price.

In addition, in order to prevent misuse as a malicious e-mail in the process of delivering the right to use the e-mail, an Internet user receives an identification e-mail address for identification from the Internet user and marks it on the sender address and sends it to himself or another user. Actively distinguish between malignant and positive e-mail, there is an effect that can prevent mis-processing. In addition, there is an effect that can be reserved in advance to receive the use rights, collect the receiving address of the users who want to receive the positive e-mail, and make the sponsoring company easily advertise.

In addition, by transmitting the one-way encryption key value through the network, it is possible to distribute the content safely from the risk of hacking such as forgery, tampering or eavesdropping on the Internet, and secure the one-time use right by re-playing by eavesdropping. It has an easy effect that can be utilized in a plurality of usage tickets.

In addition, it is possible to buy the right to use the content of the online service, such as a pay phone, can be used directly from the inbox of the message, there is an effect that can easily distribute the online service non-member system.

In addition, communication services such as telephone service can be distributed as online contents without additional S / W and H / W installation, and various contents can be applied to the present invention to activate the online contents industry. In addition, there is an effect of providing the convenience of enabling multi-party communication through online communication through multi-party communication.

In addition, by discounting the fee for using the content, there is an effect to significantly increase the purchasing power of the person presenting the content. In addition, the effect of boosting the recognition of sponsors' sponsorship contents that enables discount benefits is doubled.

In addition, in a conventional messaging server, in order to distribute and present an Internet user with a right to use, in the case of distribution by simply copying (copying, forwarding, replying, etc.) the use right received by the Internet user, the recipients with the use right have limited capacity. In using, there is competition between the receivers that cannot be used, but the use of the present invention enables the division (divide) of use rights without subscription or authentication, thereby enabling the use of services without competition. In addition, it provides a convenient effect that can use a variety of content through the exchange, merging, and conversion of the content use rights. In addition, the service content can be exchanged between the online user and the online user to activate the content distribution.

In addition, even if the user cannot use the use right due to the loss or theft of the use right, the use right can be retransmitted to the receiving address of the user, thereby providing a convenient effect that the user does not have to manage the use right separately.

In addition, when the Internet user does not use the e-mail, it provides an effect of increasing the probability of delivery of the right of use by delivering the right of use as another channel such as a mobile phone number or a messenger address.

As such, the present invention will close the informatization gap between users by activating online content distribution, and activate the superior content industry to be a gift attached to e-mail as contents, and differentiate from spam e-mail which gives nothing. It will be a positive e-mail that you want to give and receive. We can also create a culture of sharing that can contribute to the creation of a bright society that shares pleasure.

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Distribution server in the feed provides capacity information and the content distribution server that provides Internet users with no registration or certification in providing content to Internet users confirm the validity of the content usage right of the content server; A distribution server that publishes the contents on the Internet and provides the Internet users without subscription or authentication of the Internet users in providing contents use rights; And In the case of delivering the content use rights to the Internet user, or to another Internet user designated by the Internet user includes a messaging server that provides without subscription or authentication of the Internet user, The Internet user in using the content on the Internet Online content distribution system, characterized in that no registration or authentication is required.  Receiving a capacity information capable of supplying content from a content server and distributing it on the Internet in a distribution server; A second step in which an internet user purchases a content use right through an internet terminal without subscription or authentication; Transmitting a content use right through an messaging server to an internet user or another internet user designated by the internet user without subscription or authentication; And And a fourth step in which the Internet user submits a content use right to a content server without subscription or authentication and uses the content.

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