KR20070044995A - Contents service system with improving product management and method therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content service system and method for improving product management, wherein a user who wants to use a bundled product can receive the contents of various content providers in one bundled product regardless of the content provider. Disclosed is a content service system and method which is improved.

The content service system having improved product management is a content service system having improved product management for providing a content service to a user of a terminal, wherein the content service system manages an integrated management device that manages content and downloads of content. And a content download device, wherein the integrated management device provides the content registered by the at least one content provider to the user in a single product, and classifies the content according to the number of the provided content.

Integrated management device, content download device, bundled product, individual product

Description

Content Service System and Method Improved Product Management {CONTENTS SERVICE SYSTEM WITH IMPROVING PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AND METHOD THEREFORE}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a content service system with improved product management according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram illustrating an integrated management apparatus of a content service system of FIG. 1;

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the service management unit of the integrated management device of FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing a content download apparatus of the content service system of FIG.

5A to 5E are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8A to 8C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9A to 9C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

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102: first terminal 104: second terminal

110: communication network 120: integrated management device

130: content download device 140: external device

150: content provider 160: service node

170: gateway

The present invention relates to a content service system and method for improving product management, and more particularly, to improve product management for bundling products of different content providers so that a user can use products of various content providers as one bundled product. One content service system and method are described.

In general, a portal server providing a content service creates a menu and a list of contents provided from a content provider and provides the same to a user's terminal, selects a desired content from a menu and a list of the provided content, and completes a payment. The portal server then provides the corresponding content to the user's terminal via a wired or wireless communication network. The content provided by the portal server includes multimedia content such as messages, videos, images, and music.

In this case, the portal server registers and manages the content provided by the content provider, and the registered content is provided to the user's terminal through the download system, and the content provider provides various conveniences for the user's convenience and to increase the consumption of the product. Register bundled products that provide content at a low price by composing content into one product.

However, the conventional portal server provides a user with a bundled product registered by the content provider as it is, so that the user can select content only from within the bundled product provided from the corresponding content provider, thereby causing various problems. For example, according to the conventional content service, the user cannot use the content registered by the second content provider while using the bundled product registered by the first content provider. Therefore, in order to receive the content registered by the second content provider, the first content provider Even if the bundled product is valid, the content of the second content provider must be purchased separately, thereby paying a double cost and causing great inconvenience in using the content.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to manage the product so that the user who wants to use the bundled product in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems can be provided with the contents of various content providers in one bundled product without distinction according to the content provider. An improved content service system and method are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the content service system improved product management according to the present invention, the content service system to improve the product management to provide a content service to the user of the terminal, the content service system manages the content An integrated management device and a content download device for managing the download of the content, wherein the integrated management device provides the user registered content from the at least one content provider to the user in a single product, divided according to the number of the provided content To the content provider.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the content service method to improve the product management according to the present invention, in the content service method is improved product management for providing a content service to the user of the terminal, (a-1) individual products Providing content information selected from contents registered by at least one content provider on a page to a user's terminal, and (a-2) providing bundled product information to a user's terminal when bundled product information is selected from the content information. And (a-3) providing the content registered by the at least one content provider to the user's terminal in the same manner as providing the content registered by the same content provider when a request for the content selected by the user is requested.

In order to solve the above technical problem, in the content service method to improve the product management to provide the content service to the user of the terminal, the content service method to improve the product management to provide the content service to the user of the terminal, (b-1) providing the bundle product information of the selected content among the contents registered by the at least one content provider on the bundle product page to the user's terminal, and (b-2) at the request of the content selected by the user, at least And providing content registered by one content provider to a user's terminal in the same manner as providing content registered by the same content provider.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The descriptions in the various embodiments are only shown and limited by way of example and without intention other than the intention to help those of ordinary skill in the art to more thoroughly understand the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention. It should not be used as a limitation.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a content service system with improved product management according to the present invention. Referring to the attached FIG. 1, a content service system with improved product management according to the present invention will be described below.

First, referring to the accompanying FIG. 1, the content service system according to the present invention includes a first terminal 102 supporting wireless communication, a second terminal 104 supporting wired communication, a communication network 110, and an integrated management device. 120, a content download system 130, a content download system (CDS), an external device 140, and a content provider 150 (CP, Contents Provider), and include an exchange device 160 and / or a gateway 170. G / W; gateway) may be further included.

The first terminal 102 includes a mobile phone, a PDA, a smart phone, an MP3 phone, an MP3 player, or the like, which can wirelessly connect to the integrated management device through a wireless communication network such as a mobile communication network, and the second terminal 104 includes: PC systems or dedicated terminals that can be connected to the integrated management device through a wired communication network, such as a communication modem, an internet connected to a dedicated line, or the like. Thus, the communication network 110 includes a wired and wireless communication network.

The integrated management apparatus 120 includes a delivery unit, a content provider access unit (CP Access Framework), a service management unit (Service Management Framework), a business support unit (Business Support Framework), and an interface unit (Interface Framework) It may be formed as an open structure and may be a portal platform that may be implemented together with other solutions.

In addition, the integrated management device 120 supports the Web (WEB) and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). For example, it supports Web servers such as HP-UX, Sun Solaris, WebLogic, Oracle9iAS and SunONE Web Server, and supports global regulations for wireless businesses such as swap.

In addition, the integrated management device 120 is connected to a content provider (CP), a content download device (CDS), and an external device, register the content, such as bundled products provided from the content provider, access information of the registered content It is responsible for creating and managing a menu page suitable for the characteristics of the content service such as, price, and / or guide information.

In addition, the integrated management device 120 manages the bundled product so that different content providers can use the registered content as one bundled product.

The content download apparatus 130 includes a contents management system, a contents download system, an external interface, and an operation manager OA & M. It receives an account, generates information to be used for the product page, and generates various product pages based on the generated page information.

In addition, the content download device 130 manages and performs content services, such as Send-to-friend, Ask-Buy, and / or My-Box, and Ringtone. ) Provides a content download role for providing a content service such as a provision service, an image provision service, and a video and / or audio (VOD / MOD) provision service.

In addition, the content download device 130 may be connected to a communication network through a gateway to provide a content service, and in particular, may be connected to a communication network through a WAP gateway 170 to provide a swap-based content service. .

The external device 140 includes a device such as a billing server, an SMS center, and the like, connected to the integrated management device 120 and the content download device 130, and the billing service and / or SMS service through the communication network 110. To the terminal 102 of the user.

The content provider 150 represents a provider who wants to provide a content service, registers the content to be provided in the integrated management device 130, uploads a service file for the corresponding content, and classifies a service. And select a format and provide the integrated management device 130 with additional information according to the classification and format.

In addition, each content provider 150 registers the bundled product according to the content type, the number of times of use of the content, and the like, the prepaid cost is subtracted according to the number of contents used by the user after the prepayment, and the number of bundle purchases can be adjusted.

The integrated management device 120, the content download device 130, the external device 140, and the content provider 150 may be connected to the communication network 110 through the exchange device 160. The switching device 160 may include a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) and / or a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) for providing a data service of a mobile communication network.

2 is a block diagram showing an integrated management device of a content service system according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view showing a service management unit of the integrated management device of FIG. 2 in detail, and FIG. 4 is a view of a content service system according to the present invention. A configuration diagram showing a content download apparatus will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 and 3, the integrated management apparatus 120 may include a delivery unit 121, a content provider access unit 123, a CP access framework, a service management unit 125, and a business support unit. 127, Business Support Framework), and interface unit 129 (Interface Framework).

The transmission unit 121 forms a wired / wireless channel with the user terminal, extracts user information and terminal information such as subscriber ID, terminal type (Phone type), browser information (Browser information) from the user terminal of the channel is formed, Subscriber authentication is performed using the extracted information.

In addition, the transmission unit 121 is to display the main menu page partitioned to match the performance of the user terminal, the channel formation with the user terminal is formed by separating the wire channel (WEB Channel) and the wireless channel (Mobile Channel) It is desirable to.

The content provider access unit 123 includes components necessary for accessing the content provider 150. For example, a content provider access interface is provided to connect with various content providers, and serves as content provider access management, content provider gateway management, content provider control management, and content provider question management.

The service manager 125 may include an operator management module 210 that manages the overall business process of the service manager, a partner management module 220 that manages a partner's profile, the number of logins, and content provider information. The content management module 230 manages content access points necessary for access and manages URL information of the content, and product management for managing individual products, bundle products, and other products. A module 240, a price management module 250 for managing price information using information transmitted from a billing server, a product page management module 260 for managing a product page providing product information of a registered product, and And a menu management module 270 for managing menus to be provided to the terminal and managing language information to be supported for the terminal, and providing registered contents to the user. Includes a service provider module (280).

The merchandise management module 240 manages a bundled product registered from a content provider, adjusts the number of times the bundle product can be used when the user receives the registered content from another content provider, and applies to the charging policy of the bundled product. The billing revenue for the content is settled according to the other content providers that registered the content. Therefore, the user has an advantage of being able to receive contents of different content providers in one bundled product.

The business support unit 127 manages wired / wireless terminal information and provides terminal information according to the terminal type and / or browser information extracted from the transmission unit 121.

In addition, the business support unit 127 manages registered subscriber information and provides subscriber information to the transmission unit so that subscriber authentication is performed. The subscriber information is preferably managed by dividing the wired subscriber and the wireless subscriber.

The interface unit 129 is configured as a connection unit that can be connected to an external device, such as a billing server, SMS center, etc., and serves to connect the integrated management device and the external device. In addition, the interface unit 129 manages billing information, SMS information, content access information, content usage information, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 4, the content download apparatus 130 may include a contents management system 131, a contents download system 133, an external interface 135, and an operation manager 137. , OA & M).

The content manager 131 is suitable for the performance of the user terminal, provides a basic menu page necessary for download to the user terminal, and manages the content download for providing the content to the user terminal. In addition, the content manager 131 manages and executes content services such as Send-to-friend, Ask-Buy, and / or My-Box.

5A to 5E are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which shows a content service method in which a user purchases a bundle product using individual product pages (Hot Ringtones).

As shown in FIG. 5A, first, individual product pages (eg, Hot Ringtones) displaying respective content lists are provided on a user's terminal.

When the desired content (White Chrismas) is selected from the individual product page displayed by the user, as shown in FIG. 5B, the price, preview, buy it now, and view bundle information of the corresponding content (Buy) more and get a discount).

When bundle information is selected from the provided content related information, as illustrated in FIG. 5C, a bundle product page displaying a type of content, a number of times of using the content, and a discount rate is provided. The bundled product pages may be divided and displayed according to content types and may be freely set. For example, it may be set to be provided only for a specific product, for a specific period of time.

When the desired content type (Chrismas Ringtones / Image) is selected from the bundled product page displayed by the user, as illustrated in FIG. 5E, a bundle download page is provided to the user's terminal.

The bundle download page displays the number of downloadable contents, and the user downloads the contents by selecting the contents to be provided and executing the download. The selection of the content is not limited to a content provider that has registered a bundled product, and may select content registered by another content provider. If the content of another content provider other than the content provider that provided the bundled product is selected, the download is performed in the same manner as when provided from one content provider. The number of times the bundled product is used is adjusted, and the billing revenue is separately paid to the corresponding content provider in consideration of the billing information, the discount rate information, and the count information. For example, if the total cost is 1,000 won to download three Chrismas Ringtones / Image contents, but if the bundled product is used to pay 800 won, which is 20% off, two contents registered by the first content provider If the user selects the remaining one content registered from the second content provider, the billing revenue is settled at 2/3 of 800 won for the first content provider, and 1/3 of 800 for the second content provider. The amount of is settled.

But. If the user does not pay the down payment for the use of the bundled product, the bundle download page is not provided, and as shown in FIG. 5D, a bundle purchase page is provided. The bundle download page is provided after a purchase is determined from the bundle purchase page from a user.

6A to 6C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which shows a content service method in which a user purchases a bundled product from a bundled product page.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the user's terminal is provided with a bundled product page displaying the type of content, the number of times of use of the content, and a discount rate. The bundled product pages may be divided and displayed according to content types and may be freely set. For example, it may be set to be provided only for a specific product, for a specific period of time.

When the desired content type (Chrismas Ringtones / Image) is selected from the bundled product page displayed by the user, as illustrated in FIG. 6C, the bundle download page is provided to the user's terminal. The number of downloadable contents is displayed in the bundle download page, and the user selects the contents to be provided and executes the download to download the contents. The selection of the content is not limited to a content provider that has registered a bundled product, and may select content registered by another content provider. If the content of another content provider other than the content provider that provided the bundled product is selected, the download is performed in the same manner as when provided from one content provider. The number of times the bundled product is used is adjusted, and the billing revenue is separately settled to the corresponding content provider in consideration of the billing information, the discount rate information, and the count information.

But. If the user does not pay a prepayment for the use of the bundled product, the bundle download page is not provided, and as shown in FIG. 6B, a bundle purchase page is provided. The bundle download page is provided after a purchase is determined from the bundle purchase page from a user.

7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a user uses a preview service provided from a bundle purchase page. Represents a content service method.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, when a user selects a content preview service in a bundle purchase page, a preview page is provided to the user's terminal. In the preview page, the bundle product selected by the user is individually displayed, such as 1. Preview Ringtone1, 2. Preview Ringtone2, and 3. Preview Image1.

In this case, the user can freely select the desired content regardless of the content provider, and the integrated management device provides the preview service in the same manner as when the user selects the content registered by the same content provider even if the user selects the content registered by the other content provider. do. 7C illustrates a preview screen provided after the user selects one content on the preview page.

8A to 8C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which shows a content service method when a user uses a buy service provided in a bundle purchase page. .

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, when a user selects a purchase service from a bundle purchase page, a download request page requesting whether to download is provided to the user's terminal. Subsequently, when the user selects to download, as shown in FIG. 8C, the bundled product selected by the user is individually displayed on the download page such as 1. Download Ringtone1, 2. Download Ringtone2, and 3. Download Image1. Is provided.

In this case, the user can freely select the desired content without the content provider, and the integrated management device provides the download service in the same manner as when the user selects the content registered by the same content provider even if the user selects the content registered by the other content provider. .

9A to 9C are diagrams illustrating a content service method of improving product management according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which a content service is provided when a user uses a Buy for your friend service provided in a bundle purchase page. The method is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, when a user selects a present service from a bundle purchase page, a present page is provided to the user's terminal. The gift page is configured to enable a partner related information including a phone number and a message of a partner to transmit content. Subsequently, when the user inputs the other party's related information and selects and transmits the other party's related information, the transmission completion of the desired content is transmitted to the user. 9C shows a page notified of completion of transmission.

As described above, the content service system and method for improving product management according to the present invention can be provided with the contents of multiple content providers in one bundled product regardless of the content provider when the user uses the bundled product. In terms of content providers, there is a feature that can increase the use of content.

Content service system and method for improving product management according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be designed and applied in various ways without departing from the basic principles of the present invention belongs to the present invention It will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

The present invention has the effect of enhancing the user's convenience of using the content by allowing the content registered by different content providers to be used in one bundled product.

The present invention enables the use of contents provided by other content providers in one bundled product, and the content providers are improved according to the share ratio of the bundled products to each content provider to improve the management of the bundled products to improve the user's use of the contents. Has the effect of increasing.

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In the content service system to improve the product management that provides the content service to the user of the terminal, The content service system includes an integrated management device for managing content and a content download device for managing download of content. The integrated management apparatus provides contents registered by at least one content provider to a user in a single product, and sets the contents according to the number of the provided contents to the corresponding content provider. system. The method of claim 1, And the product is a content product provided according to the type of content. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the product is a bundled product including a content type, a usable number, and a discount rate. The method of claim 1, The integrated management apparatus includes a service management unit for managing a bundle product registered from the content provider, and adjusts the number of times the bundle product can be used when the user receives the registered content from another content provider Content service system with improved management. The method of claim 4, wherein The service management unit improves the product management, characterized in that for managing according to the charging policy of the bundle product to settle the billing revenue for the content to at least one content provider. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The service management unit includes a product management module for improving a product management, characterized in that it comprises a product management module for managing a single product (Bundle Product) and other products (Variable Products). The method according to claim 4 or 5, The service manager includes a service provider management module that manages the overall business process of the service manager; A partner management module that manages the profile of the partner, the number of logins, and the content provider information; A content management module for managing a content access point necessary for a terminal to access content and managing URL information of the content; A price management module managing price information by using information transmitted from a billing server; A product page management module managing a product page providing product information of a registered product; A menu management module for managing menus to be provided to the terminal and managing language information to be supported by the terminal; And And a service providing module for providing the registered contents to the user. The method of claim 1 or 4, wherein the integrated management device, A content provider access unit that manages access of the content provider; A transmitter configured to form a wired / wireless channel with the user terminal, extract user information and terminal information from the user's terminal on which the channel is formed, and perform subscriber authentication using the extracted information; A business support unit for managing the registered subscriber information; And And an interface unit having a connection unit connected to the content download device and an external device. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the content download device, A content management unit managing content download for providing content to a user's terminal; A content download unit which downloads the content; An external interface unit having a connection unit connected to the integrated management device and an external device; And And an operation management unit for managing the operation of the content download device. In the content service method improved product management that provides a content service to the user of the terminal, (a-1) providing content information selected from contents registered by at least one content provider in an individual product page to a user's terminal; (a-2) providing bundle product information to a user terminal when bundle product information is selected from the content information; (a-3) if there is a request for the content selected by the user, providing the content registered by the at least one content provider to the user's terminal in the same manner as providing the content registered by the same content provider; Content service method with improved product management. The method of claim 10, The individual product page is a content service method of the improved product management, characterized in that provided by classifying the content by type. The method of claim 10, The content information is improved product management, characterized in that at least one of the information selected from the price of the content (Preview), Buy it now, and Buy more and get a discount Content service methods. The method of claim 10, The bundled product information includes a content type, a content usage number, and a discount rate. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, After the step (a-3), and further comprising the step of calculating the billing revenue for the corresponding content to the at least one content provider according to the charging policy of the bundled product, characterized in that the product management improved content service method . In the content service method improved product management that provides a content service to the user of the terminal, (b-1) providing bundle product information of content selected from contents registered by at least one content provider in a bundle product page to a user terminal; (b-2) if there is a request for the content selected by the user, providing the content registered by the at least one content provider to the user's terminal in the same manner as providing the content registered by the same content provider; Content service method with improved product management. The method of claim 15, The bundled product information includes a content type, a content usage number, and a discount rate. The method according to claim 15 or 16, After the step (b-2), the content service method of the improved product management, further comprising the step of calculating the billing revenue for the corresponding content to the at least one content provider according to the charging policy of the bundled product. .

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