KR20120137074A - E-book service method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electronic book service method is provided to insert an advertisement matched with printout contents into an electronic book file, thereby reducing an electronic book price provided to a consumer. CONSTITUTION: A book, which an electronic book conversion service is requested, is scanned and a scan image is generated(S12). The scan image is analyzed and text information and margin information are extracted(S14,S16). The margin information is compared with advertisement margin pattern information and a matched advertisement margin pattern is extracted(S22). A matched advertisement is extracted by comparing the text information and advertisement copy information(S24). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (S12) Generating scan image by scanning book which electronic book conversion service is requested through publishing company server; (S14) Extracting text information by analyzing the scan image; (S16) Extracting margin information by analyzing scan image; (S22) Extracting matching advertisement margin pattern by comparing margin information and advertisement margin pattern information stored in advertisement database; (S24) Extracting a matching advertisement by comparing text information and advertisement copy information stored in the advertisement database; (S26) Generating advertisement information by inserting matching advertisement into matching advertisement margin pattern; (S28) Generating a composition image by composing the advertisement information and a scan image; (S30) Electronic book service server transmits a book list which composition image is generated to publishing company server

Description

E-book service method {E-BOOK SERVICE METHOD}

The present invention relates to an e-book service method. More specifically, the present invention improves the convenience of consumers to purchase e-books, greatly reduces the amount of work of publishers required in the process of providing e-book services to consumers, and greatly improves the work efficiency of publishers in connection with providing e-book services. In addition, the present invention relates to an e-book service method for improving the quality of e-book contents provided to consumers by automating the generation of e-book files.

Recently, the number of people using the Internet is increasing exponentially with the construction of the information infrastructure and the improvement of the communication environment.

In line with this trend, various commercial transactions are possible through the Internet, and information can be provided. As the multimedia environment and various multimedia technologies are developed, general books sold as paper books are also e-books. It is in circulation.

An electronic book (e-book) refers to a file provided in digital form without the use of paper media for the content of knowledge and information. Such an e-book can be used to read a tram book. It can be seen through a PC equipped with a program or a dedicated portable terminal, and such a device is sometimes called an e-book or an e-book terminal. In other words, it can refer to all software and hardware media including contents in a broad sense.

Consumer demand for e-book services is increasing at a very steep pace in line with the rapidly changing wireless communication environment. However, in reality, the amount and quality of e-book content is insufficient to meet the demand of these consumers. The problem is that it stays on.

In addition, conventionally, since an e-book is generated by scanning an entire page of a book by using a scanner and converting it into an e-book format, there is a problem in that efficiency is reduced in terms of cost and time.

The present invention improves the convenience of consumers to purchase e-books, and greatly reduces the amount of work of publishers required in the process of providing e-book services to consumers, thereby greatly improving the work efficiency of publishers related to providing e-book services. It is a technical task to provide a book service method.

In addition, the present invention is to provide an e-book service method that can improve the quality of the e-book content provided to consumers by automating the generation of the e-book file.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an e-book service method capable of improving the cost and time efficiency by reducing the amount of signal processing required to generate an e-book file from printed matter.

In addition, the present invention by inserting an advertisement that matches the contents of the printed material in the e-book file to provide to the consumer, while reducing the price of the e-book provided to the consumer, it is possible to increase the appropriateness of the advertisement exposed to the consumer, It is a technical task of an advertiser to provide an e-book service method that can increase the efficiency of an advertisement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an e-book service method capable of providing copyright infringement information for an image file or PDF file on a web site to a publisher.

E-book service method according to the present invention for solving this problem, the scan / analysis server scans the book requested e-book conversion service through the publisher server to generate a scanned image, and analyzes the scanned image and the text information A scan / analysis step of extracting margin information, and the scanned image / ad synthesis server extracts a matching advertisement margin pattern by comparing the margin information with advertisement margin pattern information previously stored in an advertisement database, and extracts the text information from the advertisement database. Extracting a matching advertisement by comparing the advertisement phrase information stored in the advertisement text, inserting the matching advertisement into the matching advertisement margin pattern, generating advertisement information, and synthesizing the advertisement information with the scanned image to generate a composite image. Scanned image / advertisement synthesis step, the e-book service server is already synthesized In the book list transmission step of transmitting a list of generated books to the publisher server, a user who has registered as a member inputs member information through a user terminal and electronically through a list of books published on a website provided by the publisher server. A purchase request input step of inputting a purchase request of a book; an e-book file request step of requesting an e-book file purchased by the user from the publisher server to the e-book service server; and an e-book file generation server of the user information of the user E-book file generation step of generating an e-book file by generating a unique information including a, and encrypts and inserts the unique information for each page of the composite image, converting the composite image inserted the unique information into an e-book format An e-book file storing step of storing the e-book file in an e-book database; The service server transmits the electronic book file to the server, the publisher, and is configured to include an e-book file, a transmission step of transmitting the e-book file, receiving the publisher server sends to the user terminal.

The e-book service method according to the present invention is a purchase price paid by the user at a preset rate by the operator of the publisher server to the operator of the e-book service server after the e-book file requesting step and before the e-book file generation step. It further comprises a revenue distribution step of distributing the revenue for.

In the e-book service method according to the present invention, the scan / analysis step includes a scan image generation step in which the scan / analysis server scans the book to generate the scan image, and the scan / analysis server analyzes the scan image. Text information extraction step of extracting the text information, and the margin information extraction step of extracting the margin information by analyzing the scanned image by the scan / analysis server.

In the e-book service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extracting of the text information may include generating whole pattern data by dividing all pixels constituting the scan image into pixels with data and pixels without data; A data extraction path generation step of generating a data extraction path including coordinates and extraction order of partial pixels to be extracted from the whole pattern data; partial pattern data of partial pixels located on the data extraction path among the whole pattern data A partial pattern data extraction step of extracting the partial pattern data, a partial pattern fingerprint generation step of generating a partial pattern fingerprint by fingerprinting the partial pattern data, a fingerprint comparison step of comparing the partial pattern fingerprint with a fingerprint stored in a fingerprint database, and the fingerprint In the database If a fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is stored, the text information selection step of selecting a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database as the text information of the scan image.

In the e-book service method according to the present invention, when the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is not stored in the fingerprint database, the text information extracting step directly extracts text information directly extracting text information from the scanned image. Step, New fingerprint registration step of matching the text information extracted directly from the scan image with the data extraction path to register as a new fingerprint in the fingerprint database and New fingerprint ID granting granting an ID to the new fingerprint registered in the fingerprint database Characterized in that it comprises a step.

In the e-book service method according to the invention, the user terminal is characterized in that the intelligent terminal is installed an application program for processing the e-book conversion service.

In the e-book service method according to the present invention, the application program installed in the user terminal after the user receives the authentication information from the authentication server by inputting the member information through the GUI (Graphic User Interface) screen provided by the application program It can be used.

In the e-book service method according to the present invention, in the purchase request input step, the web site provided by the publisher server by inputting member information authenticated by the authentication server through a GUI screen provided by the application program. And a selection step of selecting an e-book to be purchased through a list of books posted on the web site provided by the publisher server through a login step of logging in to the user and a GUI screen provided by the application program. It features.

In the e-book service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extracting of the text information may include generating whole pattern data by dividing all pixels constituting the scan image into pixels with data and pixels without data; A pattern data partitioning step of dividing the entire pattern data into two or more and sixteen pattern data regions; partial pattern data extraction for extracting partial pattern data of partial pixels located in the pattern data regions for each of the pattern data regions Generating a partial pattern fingerprint by fingerprinting the partial pattern data; a fingerprint comparing step of comparing the partial pattern fingerprint with a fingerprint stored in a fingerprint database; and applying the partial pattern fingerprint to the fingerprint database. Containing fingerprints Wu, characterized in that it contains text information selection step of selecting the fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database to the text information of the scanned image.

In the e-book service method according to the present invention, in the fingerprint comparing step, partial pattern fingerprints extracted from the pattern data areas are compared with a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database according to a predefined comparison order. do.

According to the present invention, an e-book service method extracts a fingerprint from a copyright judgment target file fingerprint extracting step of extracting a fingerprint of a page constituting an image file or PDF file on a web subject to copyright judgment, and a fingerprint extracted from the copyright judgment target file fingerprint extracting step. If a matching ratio between the fingerprint extracted in the fingerprint matching step and the copyright determination target file fingerprint extracting step and the fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database is equal to or greater than a preset value, the publisher server The method further includes a copyright infringement information transmitting step of transmitting copyright infringement information of the image file or PDF file on the web.

According to the present invention, the convenience of the e-book purchase of the consumer is improved, the work volume of the publisher required in the process of providing the e-book service to the consumer is greatly reduced, the work efficiency of the publisher in relation to the provision of the e-book service is greatly improved There is.

In addition, there is an effect that the e-book service method that can improve the quality of the e-book content provided to the consumer by automating the e-book file generation.

In addition, there is an effect that the e-book service method that can improve the efficiency in terms of cost and time by reducing the amount of signal processing required to generate the e-book file from the printed matter.

In addition, by inserting advertisements that match the contents of the printed material into an e-book file and providing them to consumers, the price of the e-books provided to the consumers can be reduced, and the appropriateness of the advertisements exposed to the consumers can be increased. There is an effect that the e-book service method that can increase the efficiency of the provided.

In addition, by utilizing a fingerprint database in which fingerprint information and copyright information corresponding to the fingerprint information are mutually matched and stored, there is an effect that the publisher can provide copyright infringement information on an image file or PDF file on the web.

1 is a view showing an example of the overall system configuration that the e-book service method is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating an e-book service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of extracting text information from a scanned image in an e-book service method according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating another example of extracting text information from a scanned image in the e-book service method according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of providing copyright infringement information for an image file or a PDF file on a web to a publisher server in an e-book service method according to an exemplary embodiment.

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

1 is a view showing an example of the overall system configuration that the e-book service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 is a view showing an e-book service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

1 to 3, the e-book service method according to an embodiment of the present invention scan / analysis step (S10), scan image / advertisement synthesis step (S20), book list transmission step (S30), purchase request Input step (S60), e-book file request step (S70), revenue distribution step (S80), e-book file generation step (S90), e-book file storage step (S100) and e-book file transfer step (S110) It is configured by.

First, in the scan / analysis step S10, the scan / analysis server 20 scans a book for which an e-book conversion service is requested through the publisher server 110 to generate a scanned image, and analyzes the scanned image to text information. The process of extracting and margin information is performed.

For example, the scan / analysis step S10 may include a scan image generation step S12, a text information extraction step S14, and a margin information extraction step S16.

In the scan image generation step (S12), a process of generating a scan image by scanning the printed matter by the high speed automatic scanner under the control of the scan / analysis server 20 is performed.

In the text information extraction step S14, the scan / analysis server 20 analyzes the scanned image and extracts text information included in the scanned image.

Referring to FIG. 4 as an example of extracting text information included in the scanned image, the text information extracting step S14 may include a whole pattern data generation step S141, a data extraction path generation step S142, and a partial pattern data extraction step. (S143), partial pattern fingerprint generation step (S144), fingerprint comparison step (S145), text information selection step (S146), text information direct extraction step (S147), new fingerprint registration step (S148) and new fingerprint ID granting step It may be configured to include (S149).

In the entire pattern data generation step (S141), the scan / analysis server 20 divides all the pixels constituting the scan image into pixels with data and pixels without data to generate the entire pattern data.

In the data extraction path generation step (S142), a process of generating, by the scan / analysis server 20, a data extraction path including the coordinates and the extraction order of the partial pixels to be extracted from the entire pattern data is performed.

In the partial pattern data extraction step (S143), the scan / analysis server 20 extracts the partial pattern data of the partial pixels located on the data extraction path from the entire pattern data.

In the partial pattern fingerprint generation step (S144), the scan / analysis server 20 fingerprints the extracted partial pattern data to generate a partial pattern fingerprint.

In the fingerprint comparison step (S145), the scan / analysis server 20 compares the partial pattern fingerprint with the fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database 30. As a result of the comparison, when the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is stored in the fingerprint database 30, the process switches to the text information selection step S146, and the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is not stored in the fingerprint database 30. If not, the process directly switches to the text information extraction step S147.

In the text information selection step S146, when the scan / analysis server 20 stores the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint in the fingerprint database 30 as a result of the comparison in the fingerprint comparison step S145, the fingerprint database ( A process of selecting a fingerprint stored in 30 as text information of the scanned image is performed. As a result, since an algorithm for directly extracting text information from a scanned image can be omitted, an operation amount related thereto can be greatly reduced.

As a result of the comparison in the fingerprint comparison step S145, when the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is not stored in the fingerprint database 30, the process is switched to the text information direct extraction step S147, and the scan / analysis server 20 A process of directly extracting text information from the scanned image is performed.

Next, in the new fingerprint registration step (S148), the scan / analysis server 20 registers the text information extracted directly from the scanned image with the data extraction path and registers it as a new fingerprint in the fingerprint database 30.

Next, in the step of assigning a new fingerprint ID (S149), the scan / analysis server 20 assigns an ID to a new fingerprint registered in the fingerprint database 30.

As another example of extracting text information included in the scanned image, referring to FIG. 5, the text information extracting step S15 may include a whole pattern data generating step S151, a pattern data splitting step S152, and a partial pattern data extracting step S153. ), Partial pattern fingerprint generation step (S154), fingerprint comparison step (S155), text information selection step (S156), text information direct extraction step (S157), new fingerprint registration step (S158) and new fingerprint ID granting step (S159) It may be configured to include).

Only differences from the example of text information extraction described with reference to FIG. 4 will be described.

In the pattern data division step S152, a process of dividing the entire pattern data into two or more and sixteen or less pattern data regions is performed.

In the partial pattern data extraction step (S153), a process of extracting the partial pattern data of the partial pixels located in the pattern data areas for each pattern data area is performed.

In the fingerprint comparing step S155, the partial pattern fingerprints extracted from the pattern data areas may be compared with a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database according to a predefined comparison order. In this case, when the matching rate between fingerprints is greater than 99% during the comparison process according to the comparison order, for example, the administrator may check the match rate directly with the naked eye after notifying the administrator, and thus stops comparing the fingerprints. Can reduce the amount of computation

The detailed description of the steps except these steps is replaced with the description in the previous example.

Next, in the margin information extraction step (S16), a process of extracting the margin information by analyzing the scan image is performed by the scan / analysis server 20.

The scanned image / advertising synthesis step S20 is configured to include step S22, step S24, step S26 and step S28.

First, in step S22, the scanned image advertisement synthesis server 40 compares the margin information extracted in the margin information extraction step S16 with the advertisement margin pattern information previously stored in the advertisement database 50, and has a similar advertisement. The process of extracting the margin pattern is performed.

Next, in step S24, the scanned image advertisement synthesizing server 40 stores the text information selected in the text information selection step S146 or the text information extracted in the direct text information extraction step S147 in advance in the advertisement database 50. The process of extracting the matching advertisement is performed by comparing with the advertisement phrase information. For example, when the word "infant" or "mother" is included in the text information more than a predetermined number of times, a matching advertisement related to the infant or the mother may be extracted from advertisement phrase information previously stored in the advertisement database 50.

Next, in step S26, the scan image advertisement synthesis server 40 inserts the matching advertisement extracted in step S24 into the matching advertisement margin pattern extracted in step S22 to generate advertisement information.

Next, in step S28, the scan image advertisement synthesis server 40 synthesizes the advertisement information generated in step S26 and the scan image generated in S12 to generate a composite image.

Next, in the book list transmission step (S30), the e-book service server 80 transmits a list of books on which the composite image is generated to the publisher server 110. This list is displayed on the web site provided by the publisher server 110, and the user can purchase the e-book using this list. In addition, the books of this list may be configured to be provided in a preview form for the convenience of the user to purchase the e-book.

Next, in step S40, an application program for processing an e-book purchase service is installed in the user terminal 10 of the user who has subscribed to the web site provided by the publisher server 110.

For example, the user terminal 10 may be a general computer such as a desktop computer or a notebook, or may be an intelligent mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a PDA, or an e-book terminal.

Also, for example, the application program can be configured to allow users to download and access sites such as the App Store or Android Market. In this case, the application program installed in the user terminal 10 may be configured to be used after the user receives the authentication information from the authentication server 100 by inputting the member information through the GUI (Graphic User Interface) screen provided by the application program. Can be.

Next, in step S50, a user who has subscribed to the web site provided by the publisher server 110 inputs the member information through the GUI screen provided by the application program to obtain authentication from the authentication server 100. Through this, the user is in a state in which the user can request an e-book purchase service through the GUI screen provided by the application program.

Next, in the purchase request input step (S60), a user who has subscribed to the web site provided by the publisher server 110 inputs the member information through the user terminal 10, and the web provided by the publisher server 110 is provided. The process of entering an e-book purchase request is performed through a list of books published on the site.

For example, the purchase request input step S60 may include a login step S62 and a selection step S64.

In the login step (S62), the user inputs the member information authenticated from the authentication server 100 through the GUI screen provided by the application program to log in to the web site provided by the publisher server 110.

In the selection step (S64), the user purchases the e-book by selecting the e-book to be purchased through the list of books published on the web site provided by the publisher server 110 through the GUI screen provided by the application program. The process is performed.

Next, in the e-book file request step (S70), the publisher server 110 requests the e-book file purchased by the user from the e-book service server 80. In this case, the information transmitted from the publisher server 110 to the e-book service server 80 includes member information of the user who purchased the e-book, quantity and price information of the e-book, and the like.

Next, in the revenue distribution step (S80), the operator of the publisher server 110 is distributed to the operator of the e-book service server 80 at a predetermined rate the profits for the purchase price paid by the user is performed. This revenue distribution may be performed after the e-book file request step (S70) but before the e-book file generation step (S90), but the settlement date is set on a daily basis, a weekly basis, a monthly basis, and the purchase amount up to this settlement date is added up. It may also be carried out by a batch distribution on the settlement date.

Next, in the e-book file generation step (S90), the e-book file generation server 60 generates unique information including the user's member information, encrypts and inserts the unique information for each page of the composite image, and unique information. A process of generating an e-book file by converting the inserted composite image into an e-book format is performed. In this way, when the e-book file is generated by converting the composite image into which the unique information is inserted into the e-book format, the e-book file is executed only in the user terminal 10 authenticated by the authentication server 100 in step S50. There is an additional effect to prevent unauthorized copying of e-book files.

For example, such an e-book file generation step S90 may include a step S92, a step S94, and a step S96.

In step S92, the e-book file generation server 60 generates a unique information including the user information of the user.

In step S94, the e-book file generation server 60 encrypts and inserts this unique information for each page of the composite image.

In step S96, the e-book file generating server 60 converts the composite image into which the unique information is inserted into an e-book format to generate an e-book file.

Next, in the e-book file storing step (S100), a process of storing the generated e-book file in the e-book database 70 is performed.

Next, in the e-book file transmission step (S110), the e-book service server 80 transmits the e-book file to the publisher server 110, and the e-book file transmitted by the publisher server 110 is transmitted to the user terminal 10. The process of transmission is performed. That is, the e-book service server 80 transmits the e-book file to the publisher server 110 in step S112, and finally transmits the e-book file received by the publisher server 110 to the user terminal 10 in step S114. .

For example, in order to reduce the amount of data transmission and increase the transmission speed, the e-book file transmission step (S110) is performed by the e-book service server 80 directly transmitting the e-book file to the user terminal 10, and the publisher server 110. The furnace may be configured to notify only the transmission result.

Meanwhile, the e-book service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be configured to determine whether a file is infringed on a file by using fingerprint information stored in a fingerprint database and copyright information on the fingerprint information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of providing copyright infringement information for an image file or a PDF file on a web to a publisher server in an e-book service method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the copyright determination target file fingerprint extraction step (S210), a process of extracting a fingerprint of a page constituting an image file or a PDF file on the web that is a copyright determination target is performed. In this step, the algorithm used in the process of extracting text information from the scanned image in the text information extraction steps S14 and S15 may be applied.

In the fingerprint matching step S220, a process of matching the fingerprint extracted in the copyright determination target file fingerprint extraction step S210 with a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database 30 is performed. In the fingerprint database 30, fingerprint information provided from a publisher and copyright information for the fingerprint information are matched with each other and stored.

In the copyright infringement information transmitting step S230, when the matching ratio between the fingerprint extracted in the copyright determination target file fingerprint extraction step S210 and the fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database 30 is equal to or greater than a preset value, the publisher server 110 ), The copyright infringement information of the image file or PDF file on the web is transmitted. For example, before transmitting the information to the publisher server 110, the administrator additionally informs the administrator of the relevant information, and after determining whether the copyright is infringed by the administrator, finally the copyright of the image file or PDF file on the web to the publisher server 110. It may also be configured to send infringing information.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the convenience of purchasing an e-book is improved, and the amount of work of the publisher required in the process of providing the e-book service to the consumer is greatly reduced, so that the work of the publisher is related to providing the e-book service. The efficiency is greatly improved.

In addition, there is an effect that the e-book service method that can improve the quality of the e-book content provided to the consumer by automating the e-book file generation.

In addition, there is an effect that the e-book service method that can improve the efficiency in terms of cost and time by reducing the amount of signal processing required to generate the e-book file from the book.

In addition, by inserting advertisements that match the contents of the book into an e-book file and providing them to the consumers, the price of the e-books provided to the consumers can be reduced, and the appropriateness of the advertisements exposed to the consumers can be increased. There is an effect that the e-book service method that can increase the efficiency of the provided.

In addition, by utilizing a fingerprint database in which fingerprint information and copyright information corresponding to the fingerprint information are mutually matched and stored, there is an effect that the publisher can provide copyright infringement information on an image file or PDF file on the web.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art may make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

10: user terminal
20: Scan / Analysis Server
30: fingerprint database
40: scan image / ad synthesis server
50: advertising database
60: ebook file generation server
70: eBook database
80: eBook service server
90: Membership Management Database
100: authentication server
110: publisher server
S10: Scan / Analysis Step
S12: Scanned image generation step
S14: Extracting Text Information Steps
S16: Extract Margin Information Step
S20: Scanned image / Ad synthesis step
S30: Book list transfer step
S60: Entering Purchase Requisition
S70: ebook file request step
S90: Ebook File Generation Steps
S100: step of saving ebook file
S110: e-book file transfer step
S141: Step of generating full pattern data
S142: Create Data Extraction Path
S143: Partial Pattern Data Extraction Step
S144: partial pattern fingerprint generation step
S145: fingerprint comparison step
S146: Text Information Selection Step
S147: Extracting Text Information Directly
S148: New fingerprint registration step
S149: New fingerprint ID granting step

Claims (11)

In the e-book service method,
A scan / analysis step in which a scan / analysis server scans a book for which an e-book conversion service is requested through a publisher server to generate a scanned image, and analyzes the scanned image to extract text information and margin information;
The scan image / ad synthesis server compares the margin information with advertisement margin pattern information previously stored in an advertisement database, extracts a matching advertisement margin pattern, and compares the text information with advertisement phrase information previously stored in the advertisement database. Extracting a matching advertisement, inserting the matching advertisement into the matching advertisement margin pattern to generate advertisement information, and synthesizing the scanned information with the scanned image to generate a composite image;
A book list transmission step of transmitting, by the e-book service server, a list of books on which the composite image is generated to the publisher server;
A purchase request input step in which a user who has registered as a member inputs membership information through a user terminal and inputs a purchase request of an e-book through a list of books published on a web site provided by the publisher server;
An e-book file request step, wherein the publisher server requests the e-book file purchased by the user from the e-book service server;
The e-book file generation server generates unique information including the user information of the user, encrypts and inserts the unique information for each page of the composite image, and converts the composite image into which the unique information is inserted into an e-book format. Generating an e-book file;
An e-book file storing step of storing the e-book file in an e-book database; And
The e-book service server transmits the e-book file to the publisher server, and the e-book file transmission step of transmitting the e-book file received by the publisher server to the user terminal. The method according to claim 1,
After the e-book file request step and before the e-book file generation step,
And a revenue distribution step of the operator of the publisher server distributing revenue for the purchase price paid by the user at a preset ratio to the operator of the e-book service server. The method according to claim 1,
The scan / analysis step
A scan image generation step of the scan / analysis server scanning the book to generate the scan image;
A text information extracting step of extracting the text information by analyzing the scan image by the scan / analysis server; And
And a margin information extraction step of extracting the margin information by analyzing the scanned image by the scan / analysis server. The method of claim 3,
The text information extraction step
Generating all pattern data by dividing all pixels constituting the scan image into pixels with data and pixels without data;
A data extraction path generation step of generating a data extraction path comprising the coordinates and the extraction order of partial pixels to be extracted from the whole pattern data;
A partial pattern data extraction step of extracting partial pattern data of partial pixels located on the data extraction path from the entire pattern data;
Generating a partial pattern fingerprint by fingerprinting the partial pattern data;
A fingerprint comparing step of comparing the partial pattern fingerprint with a fingerprint stored in a fingerprint database; And
And a text information selection step of selecting a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database as text information of the scan image when the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is stored in the fingerprint database. Service method. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is not stored in the fingerprint database, the text information extraction step may be performed.
A text information direct extraction step of directly extracting text information from the scanned image;
A new fingerprint registration step of registering text information extracted directly from the scanned image with the data extraction path and registering it as a new fingerprint in the fingerprint database; And
And a new fingerprint ID granting step of assigning an ID to a new fingerprint registered in the fingerprint database. The method according to claim 1,
And the user terminal is an intelligent terminal installed with an application program for processing the e-book conversion service. The method of claim 6,
The application program installed in the user terminal is an e-book service method characterized in that the user can be used after receiving the authentication from the authentication server by inputting the member information through a graphical user interface (GUI) screen provided by the application program, . The method of claim 7, wherein
The purchase request input step
A login step of the user inputting member information authenticated by the authentication server through a GUI screen provided by the application program and logging in to a web site provided by the publisher server; And
And selecting a e-book to be purchased through a list of books posted on a web site provided by the publisher server through the GUI screen provided by the application program. Service method. The method of claim 3,
The text information extraction step
Generating all pattern data by dividing all pixels constituting the scan image into pixels with data and pixels without data;
A pattern data division step of dividing the entire pattern data into two or more and sixteen or less pattern data areas;
A partial pattern data extraction step of extracting partial pattern data of the partial pixels positioned in the pattern data regions for each of the pattern data regions;
Generating a partial pattern fingerprint by fingerprinting the partial pattern data;
A fingerprint comparing step of comparing the partial pattern fingerprint with a fingerprint stored in a fingerprint database; And
And a text information selection step of selecting a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database as text information of the scan image when the fingerprint including the partial pattern fingerprint is stored in the fingerprint database. Service method. 10. The method of claim 9,
In the fingerprint comparison step,
And comparing the partial pattern fingerprints extracted from the pattern data regions with a fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database according to a predefined comparison order. The method according to any one of claims 4, 5, 9 and 10,
A copyright determination target file fingerprint extraction step of extracting a fingerprint of a page constituting an image file or PDF file on the web to be copyright determination target;
A fingerprint matching step of matching the fingerprint extracted in the copyright determination target file fingerprint extraction step with a fingerprint stored in a fingerprint database; And
When the matching ratio between the fingerprint extracted in the copyright determination target file fingerprint extraction step and the fingerprint stored in the fingerprint database is equal to or greater than a preset value, the copyright infringement information of the image file or PDF file on the web is transmitted to the publisher server. E-book service method, characterized in that further comprising the step of transmitting copyright infringement information.

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