KR20110128021A - Contents bank system and managing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A content bank system and a management method are provided to enable a content provider to effectively manage the content by storing and managing different content through the content bank and editing the content. CONSTITUTION: A user interface unit(110) provides a work screen to a user and receives operation command with data. An upload processor(120) uploads the content which is requested from the user interface unit to a content DB(180) of a corresponding content provider. A examination/edition processor(130) stores the edited content to the content DB as the same content of different versions.

Description

CONTENTS BANK SYSTEM AND MANAGING METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to a technology for storing various contents uploaded by a content provider, a content user editing and storing contents, and downloading the edited contents.

Today, due to the development of digital contents, broadcasters, newspaper companies, publishers, magazine companies, music companies, etc. have various contents in themselves. Content source data such as images, images, documents, and sound sources are stored in films (VHS, Digibeta, DVCAM, Mini DV, etc.), CDs, DVDs, and computer hard disks.

As the content source data is managed for each content owner, problems such as data loss, corruption, and error may occur. In addition, when the contents manager is changed or when the contents are leaked due to hacking or the like, a great economic loss occurs to the copyright holder, so it is necessary to more fundamentally manage the content source data.

You can edit content while keeping / managing heterogeneous content. The uploaded content can be secured. Allows the content provider to download the edited content.

According to an embodiment, a content bank system provides a user's work screen, receives a user command, and receives an operation command and data, an upload processor for uploading the requested content to a content DB of the corresponding content provider, and a corresponding content for the uploaded content. It may include a review / edit processing unit for processing the inspection and editing of the provider to store the edited content as a different version of the same content in the content DB, and a download processing unit for providing the stored content to the user of the content provider with the authority.

According to an embodiment, the content bank system constructs a component analysis unit configured to construct and analyze uploaded content into content elements according to a request of an upload processing unit or a review / editing unit, and a portion set by a content provider among a plurality of decomposed content elements. The apparatus may further include a content converting unit including a format converting unit converting the set format and a content constructing unit generating rearranged content by rearranging and combining the extracted content elements.

The content bank allows the content provider to efficiently manage content while maintaining / managing heterogeneous content. Security of the uploaded content may be enhanced to secure the content. Content service may be facilitated as the content provider downloads the edited content.

1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a content bank system and a content providing terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;
2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a content bank system according to an exemplary embodiment;
3 is a block diagram illustrating a content conversion unit of a content bank, according to an exemplary embodiment;
4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a content management method of a content bank system, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terms used are terms selected in consideration of functions in the embodiments, and the meaning of the terms may vary depending on the intention or precedent of the user or operator. Therefore, the meaning of the terms used in the embodiments to be described later, according to the definition if specifically defined herein, and if there is no specific definition should be interpreted to mean generally recognized by those skilled in the art.

1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a content bank system 100 and a content providing terminal 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the content bank system 100 receives contents from a plurality of content providing terminals 200. The content providing terminal 200 may provide content or may download content. For example, the content provided by the content providing terminal 200 may be content held by copyright companies such as a publisher, a magazine company, a newspaper company, a media company, a digital content owner, a record company, and a movie company.

A plurality of content holders upload the contents through the Internet communication network and store them in the content bank system 100. In addition, the content bank system 100 may be connected to edit stored content. The content providing terminal 200 may download the edited content if necessary. Accordingly, the content provider may edit and download his content while keeping it in the content bank system 100.

According to an embodiment, the content bank system 100 may transmit the uploaded content to the content service server 300. The content service server 300 is a server that serves various contents to customers. The content service server 300 may be provided with various types of content in connection with the content bank system 100. Accordingly, the person who sells the content can use the independent content bank system 100 to efficiently manage the content.

2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the content bank system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2, the content bank system 100 includes a user interface unit 110. The user interface unit 110 may support user interfaces 110a and 110b of different communication methods according to the environment of the access terminal. The operating system may be different for each terminal to be connected, and the communication method may be, for example, HTTP or TCP / IP. Accordingly, the user interface 110 may receive content from various terminals.

The user interface 110 may authenticate the content provider when the user logs in. This can be used to enter the ID (ID) and password (Password), mobile phone authentication, authorized certificates, etc. through a mobile carrier. When the content provider is authenticated, a separate content DB 180 is allocated to each user. Accordingly, the content provider is guaranteed a storage space for storing the content from the content bank system 100.

In addition, the content provider is authenticated even when editing or downloading the content stored in its content DB (180). When editing content, stricter access restrictions are enforced. When downloading the content, the number of downloads and information about the downloaded terminal may be confirmed through authentication. Accordingly, the stored content can be managed more systematically.

The user interface 110 may set an accessible work range by checking a user's authority. As described above, the content provider may edit the content uploaded by the content provider and may download the content. In this case, the rights of each worker may be restricted to prevent the damage or leakage of the content. Even in the case of using one ID, the authorization control for each worker is possible by going through an additional authentication procedure.

The user interface 110 may provide a work screen to the user and receive an operation command and data. The content provider may upload and download a content file through a work screen provided by the content bank system 100. The work screen may provide a search function for searching for content stored in the content DB 180. The content provider may provide a function for editing or inspecting content. Accordingly, the user can easily use the content.

The content bank system 100 includes an upload processor 120. The upload processor 120 uploads the content requested by the user interface 110 to the content DB 180 of the corresponding content provider. The content data uploaded by the content provider may be added with content DB 180 information unique to the content provider and may be stored as the content DB 180. The content may store search information input by the content provider. The search information may include information such as title, type, creation date, and copyright holder of the content. Accordingly, the content bank system 100 may manage the respective content DBs 180a and 180b for each content provider.

In addition, the upload processor 120 may receive meta data related to the corresponding content and store the metadata in association with the corresponding content. When search information is not stored in the content itself, metadata may be directly input from the content provider. The input metadata may be stored in the content DB 180 together with the content data. The input metadata may be modified by the review / edit processing unit 130. Accordingly, the content provider can easily search his or her content data using the search information input by the content provider.

In addition, the upload processor 120 may process digital authoring management (DRM) for the content requested by the user interface 110. The DRM may be processed in the content uploaded by the content provider. The upload processor 120 may decode the DRM of the content provider and replace the DRM of the content bank system 100 with a unique DRM. In addition, the upload processor 120 may further process the DRM unique to the content bank system 100 to the DRM of the content provider. Accordingly, security of the content stored in the content DB 180 may be enhanced.

The content bank system 100 includes a download processor 140. The download processing unit 140 provides the content stored in the content DB 180 to a user of a content provider having authority. The content download unit may identify a user who has undergone a user authentication procedure in the user interface 110. If there is a content download request from the confirmed user, the download processor 140 transmits the corresponding content to the user in the content DB 180.

When the content is transmitted, the download processor 140 may separately store the download usage information. The download usage information may be, for example, a user's ID, access time, downloaded terminal information, and the like. This is to generate information used for content security management and billing processing. The download processor 140 may determine whether there is an unauthorized user's access by storing the number of times of downloading or the user information for each access of the user.

The content bank system 100 includes a review / edit processing unit 130. The inspection / editing processing unit 130 processes the inspection and editing of the corresponding content provider with respect to the uploaded content. The content provider may not only upload the content but also convert the content into a desired format. The inspection / editing processor 130 may convert the format or layout of the content through the content converter 160. The editing of the content can be inspected through the preview of the converted content.

In addition, the review / edit processing unit 130 stores the edited content in the content DB 180 as different versions of the same content. As described above, the content provider may edit his content from time to time. In this case, the inspection / editing processing unit 130 may store the content in the content DB 180 by making the version different each time the content is edited through the version management unit 170 which will be described later. Accordingly, the content provider may edit the content in a stable space provided by the content bank system 100.

The content bank system 100 according to an embodiment may further include a searcher 150. The searcher 150 allows the content provider to search the content stored in the own content DB 180. The searcher 150 may provide search information by using search information and meta information of content uploaded by a user. Accordingly, the user can efficiently search for content stored in his or her content DB 180.

The content search can search data by applying meta information search filtering the title, word combination search using string comparison method, content extension search, copyright search using hash function, content search using DNA, etc. alone or in combination. For example, the eBook may provide a search interface and a function in a manner desired by the user among meta information search, word combination search, and content extension search. In the case of a sound source or an image, it is possible to search even a detailed scene of content through sound source DNA and image DNA technology.

The content bank system 100 according to an embodiment may further include a version manager 170. The version manager 170 manages the version of the content inspected / edited by the user. If the content provider has an edit for the same content, the content provider may update the version to be stored in the content DB 180. Accordingly, by managing different versions of the same content, the user can manage both the content before the edit and the version after the edit.

The content bank system 100 may further include a billing processor (not shown). The billing processor may use a billing DB (not shown) in which billing information on content downloaded by the download processor 140 to a user of the content provider is stored. The charge of the content stored in the billing DB is determined and when the billing process is completed from the user, the download processing unit 140 may control to distribute the content to the authenticated user.

3 is a block diagram of a content converter 160 of a content bank, according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 3, the content converter 160 includes a configuration analyzer 161. The configuration analyzer 161 analyzes the uploaded content in accordance with the request of the upload processor 120 or the inspector / editer to decompose the content into content elements. The content provider may include various content elements, such as a sound source, an image, text, and a video, in the content. The configuration analyzer 161 separately extracts content elements and outputs them to the format converter 163.

The content converter 160 according to an embodiment includes a format converter 163. The format conversion unit 163 converts a portion set by the content provider among the plurality of content elements decomposed by the configuration analyzer 161 into a set format. The content provider may edit his or her content through the content bank system 100. In this case, the user may convert the format of each content element into a set format in order to edit the content to be sold by the service.

If the content element has already been converted to the format desired by the user, no separate format conversion is necessary. In this case, the format conversion unit 163 outputs the plurality of content elements decomposed by the configuration analyzer 161 to the content configuration unit 165. The format converter 163 may provide various converters and editors to apply a format desired by a user.

The content converter 160 according to an embodiment includes a content composer 165. The content constructing unit 165 generates the converted content by rearranging and combining the content elements extracted by the composition analyzing unit 161. Referring to FIG. 1, the content bank system 100 may transmit content to the content service server 300. This is for the content provider to provide his / her content to various service media that have a contract of use. In order to generate content driven in each service medium, the content composer 165 may generate content that can be serviced by converting content elements.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a content management method of the content bank system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, the content bank system 100 provides a work screen to a user who first provides content using a content management method, and receives an operation command and data (410). The user interface may provide a user interface corresponding to the terminal connection environment or the operating system of the user.

Next, the content provided by the content provider is uploaded to the content DB (180) (430). A unique content DB 180 is allocated to each content provider, and content is stored in the corresponding content DB 180. In this case, digital authoring management (DRM) for the content may be processed. You can also receive search information about the uploaded content.

Next, the content provider may inspect and edit the uploaded content (450). The uploaded content may be edited at the request of the content provider. During the editing process, the user can also check whether the editing was successful. In this case, the content element can be extracted and converted into a desired format. The converted content element can be finally generated as content to be serviced by rearranging the configuration.

Next, the content stored in the content DB 180 is downloaded to the user with authority (470). The downloaded content may be restricted to users of the content provider who is allowed to access. User authentication ensures that content is downloaded only to authorized users.

In addition, the content management method of the content bank system 100 may search for content stored in the content DB 180. In addition, the version of the content may be managed in the content editing process of the user. In addition, in order for the user to download the content stored in the content DB 180, the user may be charged to the user, and when the charging process is completed, the content may be downloaded to the user.

According to an embodiment, the above-described content management method may be stored in a recording medium as a program executable by a computer. The recording medium may be, for example, a CD or a mini disk, or may be in the form of a virtual disk that can be downloaded from a web page via the Internet.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments described with reference to the drawings, but is not limited thereto. Accordingly, the invention should be construed by the description of the claims, which are intended to cover obvious variations that can be derived from the described embodiments.

100: Content Bank System
110: user interface unit
120: upload processing unit
130: inspection / editing processing unit
140: download processing unit
150: search unit
160: content conversion unit
161: configuration analysis unit
163 format conversion unit
165: content configuration unit
170: version control unit
180: content DB
200: content providing terminal
300: content service server

Claims (13)

It supports different communication methods according to the environment of the access terminal, authenticates the content provider when the user logs in, sets the range of work that can be accessed by checking the user's authority, provides the work screen to the user, and receives operation commands and data. A user interface unit;
An upload processing unit which uploads the content requested by the user interface unit to a content DB of the corresponding content provider, receives metadata related to the corresponding content, and stores the related metadata in association with the corresponding content;
A review / edit processing unit for processing the review and editing of the uploaded content to store the edited content as the same content of different versions in the content DB; And
A download processor for providing contents stored in the contents DB to a user of a content provider having authority;
Content bank system comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The upload processing unit,
And uploading the content requested by the user interface unit to the content DB by processing digital rights management (DRM). The method of claim 1,
The content bank system,
A search unit for processing a search using at least one of the metadata, content-specific extension data, hash value data, and DNA data in a content DB of the corresponding content provider;
Content bank system further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The content bank system further includes a content converter, wherein the content converter,
A configuration analysis unit for analyzing the uploaded content in accordance with the request of the upload processing unit or the inspection / editing unit and decomposing it into content elements;
A format converting unit converting a portion set by a content provider among a plurality of content elements decomposed by the configuration analyzing unit into a set format; And
A content construction unit for generating the converted content by rearranging and combining the content elements extracted by the configuration analysis unit;
Content bank system comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The content bank system,
A version manager which manages a version of content data inspected and edited by the inspector / edit processor;
Content bank system further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The content bank system,
A billing DB for storing billing information on content downloaded by the download processor to a user of a content provider; And
A billing processor configured to control distribution of the content to the authenticated user when the corresponding content usage fee stored in the billing DB is processed from the authenticated user;
Content bank system further comprising. It supports different communication methods according to the environment of the access terminal, authenticates the content provider when the user logs in, sets the range of work that can be accessed by checking the user's authority, provides the work screen to the user, and receives operation commands and data. Providing a user interface;
An upload processing step of uploading the requested content to the content DB of the corresponding content provider through the user interface, receiving metadata related to the corresponding content, and storing the related content in association with the corresponding content;
A review / edit processing step of processing the review and editing of the corresponding content provider for the uploaded content and storing the edited content in the content DB as different versions of the same content; And
A download processing step of providing the content stored in the content DB to a user of an authorized content provider;
Content management method of the content bank system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
The upload processing step,
And uploading the content requested through the user interface to the content DB by processing digital copyright management (DRM). The method of claim 7, wherein
The content management method,
A search step of processing a search by the metadata or information in the content in the content DB of the corresponding content provider;
Content management method of the content bank system further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein
The content management method further includes a content conversion step, wherein the content conversion step,
A composition analysis step of constructing and analyzing the uploaded content into content elements according to the request of the upload processing step or the inspection / editing processing step;
A format conversion step of converting a part set by a content provider among a plurality of content elements decomposed by the configuration analysis step into a set format; And
A content composition step of generating the converted content by rearranging and combining the content elements extracted by the configuration analysis step;
Content management method of the content bank system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
The content management method,
A version management step of managing a version of content data inspected and edited in the inspecting / editing processing step;
Content management method of the content bank system further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein
The content management method,
Storing charging information about the content downloaded to the user of the content provider by the download processing step in a billing DB; And
A charging processing step of controlling distribution of the corresponding content to the authenticated user when the fee for using the corresponding content stored in the charging DB is processed from the authenticated user;
Content management method of the content bank system further comprising. A recording medium storing a program executable by a computer on which the content management method according to claim 7 is implemented.

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