KR20080014560A - Contents selling system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for selling contents are provided to sell the contents automatically in a contents sale terminal by authenticating a user terminal in NFC(Near Field Communication) and providing various kinds of charged/free contents to a user terminal through the UWB(Ultra Wide Band). A contents sale terminal(200) includes a first communication terminal for authenticating the user terminal and a second communication module transceiving data about the contents. A portable terminal(100) includes the first and second communication module corresponding to the first and second terminal of the contents sales terminal, and downloads the needed contents from the contents sale terminal. A contents management server(300) is connected to the contents sale terminal, and performs user authentication of the portable terminal and bills a charge to the portable terminal. A database stores contents and member information. The first communication module of the contents sale terminal is an RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) reader and the first communication module of the portable terminal is an RFID tag. The second communication module uses one of the UWB, Bluetooth, infrared, and WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network) communication.

Description

Contents selling system and method

1 is a block diagram showing a content selling system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a content selling terminal and a content management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for wirelessly selling content according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a content charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a content reproduction method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: mobile terminal 110210: NFC module

120, 220: UWB module 130: terminal module

200: content sales terminal 230: content management module

300: content management server 301: authentication unit

302: billing unit 303: data transmission unit

350: database

The present invention relates to a system for selling content and a method thereof.

In general, content is a variety of information or its contents provided through the Internet or computer communication, and is used, generated or used by various types of multimedia devices, such as digital cameras, mobile phones, PMPs, MP3 players, mobile computers, and desktop computers. It is processed and transmitted to and from each other.

Recently, as digital multimedia broadcasting using terrestrial or satellite services has been provided, various types of broadcasting contents can be watched anytime and anywhere using a mobile terminal.

However, the portable terminal has a limitation of providing information limited to a specific field or receives only simple information, so that the necessary information is not effectively provided at a necessary place.

There is a demand for a system that allows a user of a mobile terminal to easily access and use these various types of contents.

The present invention provides a wireless sales system and a method of content.

The present invention provides a content selling system and method for unattended selling of content by performing authentication of a user using short range wireless communication and providing various types of content for free / paid using ultra wideband wireless communication. .

Contents sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the content sales terminal including a first communication module for authentication, a second communication module for transmitting and receiving content-related data; And a portable terminal having first and second communication modules corresponding to the communication module and downloading necessary contents from the content selling terminal.

The content selling terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of requesting a user authentication from a content selling terminal using a first communication module in a portable terminal; After user authentication, retrieving content selling information provided from the second communication module in the content selling terminal and selecting one or more contents to be purchased; When the purchase information of the content is received at the content selling terminal, transferring the charging information to the portable terminal using a second communication module; When the payment is completed according to the charging information, transmitting the content to the portable terminal through the second communication module in the content selling terminal; Storing and playing the content received by the mobile terminal.

A content selling system and method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a content selling system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a content selling system includes a mobile terminal 100, a content selling terminal 200, a content management server 300, and a database 350. A system that provides content. Here, the content is data including text, still images, moving images, audio files, other types of files, and the like.

The portable terminal 100 and the content selling terminal 200 communicate using two or more communication modules. One communication module is used by, for example, an NFC module as a means for recognizing a mobile terminal or a user thereof. Other communication modules are UWB (Ultra Wide Band), Infrared, Bluetooth, Wireless LAN (e.g. Wi-Fi), One or more may be used, such as WiMax.

Here, the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology is a communication standard for automatically performing data communication by a counterpart communication module when entering a predetermined communication range without inputting setting information. For example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) For example. The RFID system consists of two components, an RFID tag (or transponder) and an RFID reader (or interrogator). The RFID tag is referred to as an active tag when it includes a power source, and is referred to as a passive tag, sticker or label when it does not.

The UWB wireless system is a technology for transmitting information using mono pulses narrower than 1-second (Nano-second) instead of a radio frequency (RF) carrier. This UWB wireless system does not interfere with other wireless systems currently in use because of the low power spectrum, such as baseband noise, due to the nature of the pulse, and by using the ultra-wide bandwidth compared to the general wireless system The transmission speed of the signal is increased. In addition, since the UWB wireless system directly transmits a baseband signal through an antenna without upmodulation and directly demodulates the transmitted signal as described above, the UWB wireless system can simplify the transmitter and the receiver.

The portable terminal 100 is a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable media player (PMP), a mobile phone, a notebook, a composite terminal, and the like, and communicates with the content selling terminal 200 using at least two communication modules. The portable terminal 100 includes a first NFC module 110, a first UWB module 120, and a terminal module 130 for a terminal-specific function.

The content selling terminal 200 may be installed at a place such as a roadside, a station, a specific building, and includes a second NFC module 210, a second UWB module 220, and a content management module 230.

Here, the first NFC module 110 included in the portable terminal 100 is an RFID tag, and the second NFC module 210 of the content selling terminal 200 functions as an RFID reader. Such an RFID system reads address information of an RFID tag within several tens of cm from an RFID reader.

The first and second UWB modules 120 and 220 communicate with each other at 100 to 500 Mbps within several tens of meters, and the second UWB module 220 functions as an access point.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the mobile terminal 100 performs authentication using the first NFC module 110, transmits / receives content-related data using the first UWB module 120, and executes a terminal module ( Through 130, communication control and content storage and reproduction control are performed.

The terminal module 130 includes a key input unit 131, a memory 132, a control unit 133, a display unit 134, a speaker 135, and a communication unit 136, and the key input unit 131 includes various types. Means for inputting key information, such as a keypad, a touch pad, and the like, the memory 132 stores contents and menu information, an application program, and the like, and the controller 133 includes the first NFC module 110 and the first UWB. The module 120, the communication unit 136 is responsible for the communication control and the entire terminal. The display unit 134 displays menu information and content to be reproduced on the screen, the speaker 135 outputs voice information, and the communication unit 136 communicates with the outside to become a CDMA module.

3 is a block diagram of a content selling terminal and a management server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 3, the content selling terminal 200 may include a second NFC module 210 for performing authentication, a second UWB module 220 for transmitting / receiving content related data, and overall terminal control and communication control. It includes a content management module 230 for.

The content management module 230 includes a control unit 231, a key input unit 232, a storage unit 233, a display unit 234, a speaker 235, and a network connection unit 236. The controller controls communication with the mobile terminal through the second NFC module 210 and the second UWB module 220, communication with the content management server through the network connection unit 236, and analyzes messages transmitted and received. The key input unit 232 includes a touch pad, a keypad, and the like, and the storage unit 233 stores content related information, an application program, and the like, and is updated when necessary.

The display unit 234 and the speaker 235 guide the video and audio information of various types of information for sale, and the network connection unit 236 connects to the content management server 300 for wired communication.

The content management server 300 includes an authentication unit 301, a charging unit 302, a data transmission unit 303, and a database 350, and the authentication unit 301 includes an RFID address registered in the database 350. The RFID address information of the terminal matching the information is found to perform authentication, and the result of the authentication is notified through the content selling terminal 200.

The billing unit 302 provides payment information to the mobile terminal for billing the paid content, and performs the billing through the corresponding institution by receiving the selection of the provided billing information and inputting an authentication number. And the result of the billing payment is transmitted to the mobile terminal (100).

The data transmitter 303 transmits billing, authentication, and content related data to the content selling terminal 200.

Hereinafter, a content selling operation using the NFC and UWB communication modules according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

1 to 3, the portable terminal 100 performs member authentication on the content selling terminal 200 using the first NFC module 110.

Here, the user of the mobile terminal 100 registers his or her personal information and member ID to the content management server 300 to register as a member. At this time, when registering as a member, the address information of the RFID tag of the first NFC module 110 included in the portable terminal 100 is matched with the member ID and registered in the database 350.

Accordingly, the content selling terminal 200 reads the address information of the RFID tag of the first NFC module 110 from the RFID reader of the second NFC module 210 and transmits the address information to the content management server 300, and the content management server 300. The authentication unit 301 compares the address information of the RFID tag with the RFID address information of the user registered in the database 350 and performs authentication on the matched user.

The content management server 300 transmits the authentication result to the content selling terminal 200, and the content selling terminal 200 notifies the user of the authentication result through the display unit 234 and / or the speaker 235. Can be.

After the authentication procedure, the second UWB module 220 of the content selling terminal 200 is activated under the control of the content management module 230 and is activated by the first UWB module 120 of the mobile terminal 100 within a communication radius. Send sales information.

Here, the second UWB module 220 may be activated by the second NFC module 210 performing the authentication procedure, and the activated second UWB module 220 may transmit a connection request signal including the RFID address to the portable terminal ( The first UWB module 120 of the mobile terminal 100 may be activated by the RFID address information and may be connected to the second UWB module 220.

In addition, the present invention may be directly connected to the content selling terminal 200 through the first UWB module 120 after the member authentication using the first NFC module 110 in the mobile terminal 100, or vice versa After the 2UWB module 220 provides the predetermined information within the communication radius, and if there is a download request for the content from the mobile terminal 100, the member authentication procedure may be performed for the corresponding mobile terminal 100.

The content selling terminal 200 provides data related to the content to be sold using the second UWB module 220 to the portable terminal 100, and the portable terminal 100 uses the first UWB module 120 to provide the data. When the sales information related to the content is received, it is stored in the memory 132 and displayed on the display unit 134.

Here, the data related to the content is sales information for searching for detailed items of the contents, and may indicate the title and additional information of each content and whether it is paid or free. In the case of paid content, price information is provided, and in the case of free content, content that is free for a certain period of time, sample content, and completely free content are displayed separately.

In this case, the mobile terminal 100 searches for the information on the content in real time through the key input unit 131 of the terminal module 130, and the user can select a content that the user wants to download for a fee or free of charge. . The purchase information of the selected content is transmitted to the second UWB module 220 of the content selling terminal 200 through the first UWB module 120.

The content selling terminal 200 checks the content purchase information and then requests the corresponding content data to the content management server 300, and the content management server 300 loads the requested content from the database 350 to sell the content. Provided to the terminal 200, the content selling terminal 200 transmits the received content to the mobile terminal (100).

In this case, the content management server 300 may be transmitted without being scrambled or scrambled through the content selling terminal 200 if the requested content is free, and if paid, scrambled and transmitted. .

To this end, if the content requested to purchase is paid content, the content management server 300 transmits the charging information to the mobile terminal 100 through the content selling terminal 200 in the charging unit 320. The charging information is transmitted to the first UWB module 120 of the mobile terminal 100 through the second UWB module 220 of the content selling terminal 200, and the user makes a payment through an authorized authentication number in the mobile terminal 100. Will be performed.

In this case, the billing information includes the amount information about the content and the user's payment information (for example, credit card, mobile phone, and bank account), and the user selects one payment information and then confirms the user's password (for example, authorized) Authentication number).

The charging for the content may be performed before providing the content to the mobile terminal 100 or after providing the content to the mobile terminal 100.

When the charging is completed as described above, the content management server 300 starts to transmit the content, and when the transmission is completed, the content selling terminal 200 transmits a content transmission completion message, and the content selling terminal 200 transmits the content. The completion message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 using the second UWB module 220.

In this case, the content management server 300 scrambles the content and transmits it. That is, the content is scrambled and transmitted by using the RFID address information of the mobile terminal 100, and the mobile terminal 100 plays the content after the descrambling of the content using the RFID address information when the content is played back. do. Here, the scrambling information may use RFID address information, a telephone number of the cellular phone, a serial number of the cellular phone, and the like.

When the reception of content is completed, the portable terminal 100 inquires of the user whether to play the content. If the user selects play, play is performed. If content is scrambled, play is performed by descrambling.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content selling method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100 performs member authentication on the content selling terminal 200 using the NFC module (S101). At this time, when member authentication is completed using the NFC module, the UWB modules provided in the mobile terminal 100 and the content selling terminal 200 are connected to each other.

The content selling terminal 200 transmits the content selling information to the authenticated counterpart terminal 100 using the UWB module (S103).

In the mobile terminal 100, a user searches for content using the content selling information (S105), and selects one or more of the searched contents (S107). At this time, the purchase information for the selected content is transmitted to the content selling terminal 200 using the UWB module (S109). Here, the content selling terminal 200 checks the content purchase information and then requests the content management server, and the content management server transmits the charging information for the content to perform the charging and the payment (S111).

When the payment is completed by the user in the mobile terminal, the content management server transmits the content using the UWB module of the content selling terminal (S113), and the mobile terminal stores the received content. Playback is possible (S115).

5 is a view showing a charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when content purchase information is received (S121), the content selling terminal provides payment information to the mobile terminal (S123). At this time, the mobile terminal receives the payment information and then selects a payment item (S125), and receives a customer authentication request by receiving an authorized authentication number by the selected payment item (S127). After determining whether the payment is completed (S129) and when the payment is completed, the payment completion message will be notified (S131).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a content reproduction method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when a content purchase request is received at the end of content sale (S141), the content management server transmits the content scrambled to the RFID address of the corresponding terminal to the mobile terminal (S143).

Then, the mobile terminal receives and stores the transmitted content (S145), checks whether there is a play request from the user (S147), and if there is a play request, descrambling the stored content using the RIFD address. After the playback (S149, S151). If the scrambled content is to be copied and played back to another portable terminal, the RFID address of the portable terminal is different, and thus the content cannot be played anymore.

The present invention is an unmanned content selling system that can provide billing and content using an ultra-wideband wireless communication module when the user terminal authenticates a user terminal using a short range wireless module and then requests a content of the authenticated terminal.

In addition, the present invention may be installed in each of the communication module, such as UWB, Bluetooth, infrared, wireless LAN in the content selling terminal, and may perform data communication in accordance with the communication characteristics of the personal portable terminal.

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above-described preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above-described embodiments are for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various implementations are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to the content selling system and method thereof according to the present invention, there is an effect that the content selling terminal can sell authentication and various kinds of contents using two different wireless communication methods.

Since the present invention performs authentication using NFC, authentication according to the service of the content is easy.

In addition, since the present invention performs data communication using the UWB, it is possible to shorten the time of data transmission.

In addition, the present invention can protect the copyright for the content by scrambling the content provided by using the RFID address.

Claims (13)

A content selling terminal including a first communication module for terminal authentication and a second communication module for transmitting and receiving content related data; And a portable terminal having first and second communication modules corresponding to the communication module and downloading necessary contents from the content selling terminal. The method of claim 1, A content management server connected to the content selling terminal, the content management server for performing user authentication and billing of the portable terminal, and a database storing content and member information. The method of claim 1, The first communication module is a content selling system, characterized in that the NFC module. The method of claim 1, The first communication module of the content selling terminal is an RFID reader, and the first communication module of the portable terminal is an RFID tag. The method of claim 1, The second communication module is a content selling system, characterized in that one of UWB (Ultra Wide Band), Bluetooth, infrared, wireless LAN. The method of claim 1, And the authentication uses RFID address information. The method of claim 1, And the content transmitted to the portable terminal is scrambled by an RFID address. Requesting user authentication from a content selling terminal by using the first communication module in the portable terminal; After user authentication, retrieving content selling information provided from the second communication module in the content selling terminal and selecting one or more contents to be purchased; When the purchase information of the content is received at the content selling terminal, transferring the charging information to the portable terminal using a second communication module; When the payment is completed according to the charging information, transmitting the content to the portable terminal through the second communication module in the content selling terminal; And storing and playing the content received from the mobile terminal. The method of claim 8, The content selling terminal transmits authentication or billing information according to the purchase of the content to a content management server, and receives authentication or payment information from a content management server and transmits the authentication or billing information to the mobile terminal. The method of claim 8, The first communication module is a content selling method, characterized in that the NFC module. The method of claim 8, And a first communication module of the content selling terminal is an RFID reader, and the first communication module of the portable terminal is an RFID tag. The method of claim 8, The second communication module is a content selling method, characterized in that one of the UWB (Ultra Wide Band), Bluetooth, infrared, wireless LAN. The method of claim 8, And the content transmitted to the portable terminal is scrambled by the address information of the first communication module provided in the portable terminal.

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