KR20140050198A - System, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for providing an application for an mobile terminal by a usage based - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing a mobile application based on the measured rate system, which is capable of providing a preview time for use of a mobile application for a predetermined time after the installation of the mobile application, and inducing payment after the end of the preview time. In particular, the apparatus includes an application key generating unit for creating an application key for a mobile application, and a mobile application providing unit for including the created application key in the mobile application and providing a user terminal with the mobile application. The mobile application operated in the user terminal includes: a function for checking a user key corresponding to the mobile application when the user terminal receives a request for executing the mobile application; a function for confirming residual time information stored in response to the user key; and a function for executing the requested mobile application according to the confirmed residual time information. [Reference numerals] (120) Market server; (210) Application executing unit; (220) User key generating unit; (230) User key checking unit; (240) Residual time checking unit; (250) Payment window generating unit; (260) Payment request unit; (270) Processing result receiving unit; (280) Time allocating unit; (291) User key; (292) Residual time information; (AA,BB) User input

Description

System, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for providing mobile application by pay-as-you-go system

The present invention relates to a mobile application providing system, and more particularly, to provide a preview time that can be used for a set time after installing a mobile application, and a mobile application providing system, apparatus, and method by a pay-per-use to induce payment after the preview time ends. And a computer readable recording medium.

Today, the widespread use of the Internet has led to the rapid development of wireless mobile communication technology beyond the fixed line, and in the real world, information retrieval on the Internet through portable terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs, and hand- It became possible regardless of time and place.

On the other hand, as the performance of recently launched smartphones has improved, users are moving a lot from general mobile phones to smart phones. A smart phone is an intelligent mobile phone that adds computer support to a mobile phone. It is faithful to the mobile phone function, but adds a personal digital assistant (PDA) function, Internet function, and video playback function. Etc. are provided to provide a more convenient interface. In addition, with the support of wireless Internet function, it is connected to internet and computer, and also functions as a terminal such as e-mail, web browsing, fax, banking, and game. On the other hand, smart phones have a standard operating system (OS) or a dedicated operating system to accommodate various functions.

As such, as various functions can be implemented through various mobile terminals such as smart phones, various dedicated application programs and contents driven in the mobile terminals are being developed.

A dedicated application installed and driven on a smartphone is also commonly referred to as an 'app.' And is downloaded and installed for a fee or free through various application markets. Accordingly, a user can access a specific application market on a smart phone, search for a desired application, select the application, download and install the application.

As a technology related to how to install an application on such a smart phone, Korean Laid-Open Publication No. 2012-0030786, "Terminal Device and Method for Downloading and Installing Application" (Document 1), while downloading and installing an application from an external server, Disclosed are a terminal device and a method for displaying an identifier corresponding to the application at an appropriate location.

Meanwhile, in case of paid applications, if a problem occurs or is not satisfied after purchasing and installing the application, a policy that allows a refund within a predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes for an Android-based application) is applied. .

However, this method has a problem in that the user cannot experience the application before purchasing the application because it has to go through a complicated procedure of purchasing the corresponding paid application and then refunding it again. In addition, because the refund process is complicated, users often hesitate to purchase paid applications. In addition, there is a problem that even when deleting and reinstalling the installed application there is no way to check the usage period or usage rights thereof.

Therefore, there is a need for an effective method that can be used in advance for a certain period of time without paying a paid application, and the need for a method that can be converted to a purchase page naturally after a free trial.

[Document 1] Terminal device and method for downloading and installing Korea Patent Application Publication No. 2012-0030786 (Samsung Electronics) 2011.03.23

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile application providing system, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium by a pay-per-use that provides a preview time that a user can use for a certain period of time even before making a purchase for a mobile application sold for a fee. have.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a mobile application providing system, apparatus, method and method using a pay-as-you-go payment system by switching to a payment page immediately after a certain period of preview time for a mobile application sold for a fee ends. A computer readable recording medium is provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to map the usage time for the paid mobile application to a unique user key value, and to be charged according to the usage time by using the pay-per-use based on the pay-per-use mobile application A mobile application providing system, apparatus, method, and computer readable recording medium are provided.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention and to achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a mobile application providing apparatus using a pay-as-you-go, mobile application for providing an application key generating unit for generating an application key for a mobile application and the generated application key to the mobile application to the user terminal The mobile application including a provision unit, the mobile application operated in the user terminal, the function of checking the user key corresponding to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to run in the user terminal; Identifying remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And executing the mobile application requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.

Preferably, the mobile application generates a new user key when there is no user key corresponding to the mobile application as a result of the checking of the user key.

Preferably, the user key is generated using the application key and / or the terminal ID of the user terminal.

Preferably, when the new user key is generated, the mobile application allocates a preview time of a preset time and stores it as the remaining time information.

Preferably, when the mobile application runs out of the allocated preview time according to the execution of the mobile application, the remaining time information indicates that there is no remaining time. Create

Preferably, the payment window is displayed by mapping the payment amount and the use time, and the mobile application allocates the use time mapped to the payment amount and stores the remaining time information when the payment is completed.

Preferably, when the mobile application is deleted, the user key is stored in the user terminal without being deleted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile application providing system using a pay-as-you-go system, in a mobile application file manipulation detection system, generates an application key for a mobile application and includes the generated application key in the mobile application for a user. Market server provided to the terminal; And a user terminal configured to receive and install the mobile application from the market server, wherein the mobile application operated in the user terminal corresponds to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed in the user terminal. Checking user keys; Identifying remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And executing the mobile application requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile application using a pay-as-you-go method includes: a market server generating an application key for a mobile application and including the generated application key in the mobile application to a user terminal; And a user terminal configured to receive and install the mobile application from the market server, wherein the mobile application operated in the user terminal corresponds to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed in the user terminal. Checking user keys; Identifying remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And executing the mobile application requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile application using a pay-per-use is a method for providing a mobile application with a pay-per-use to a user terminal, wherein the step performed by the mobile application installed in the user terminal is performed by the user. Installing the mobile application in a terminal; Checking the user key corresponding to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed at the user terminal; Checking remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And executing the mobile application requested to be executed according to the confirmed remaining time information.

On the other hand, the information for receiving the mobile application providing method by the pay-per-use may be stored in a recording medium that can be read by the server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include ROMs (Read Only Memory), Random Access Memory, CD (Compact Disk), DVD (Digital Video Disk) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, (For example, transmission over the Internet). Such a recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a user does not purchase a mobile application sold for a fee, the user can experience a predetermined period of time, thereby guiding the purchase of the application. In addition, even if a user has a disapproval of the paid application, the user can increase the use of the paid application by experiencing the application in advance.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the user can easily purchase the application by inducing the user to directly switch to the payment page after using the preview for a predetermined period for the mobile application sold for a fee.

In addition, according to the present invention, by managing the use time for the mobile application sold for a fee to a uniquely generated user key value, there is an advantage that it is possible to manage the pay-as-you-go billing according to the use time.

1 is a view showing a mobile application providing system by a pay-per-use agent according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure for performing a mobile application providing function by a pay-per-use in the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application provision procedure using a pay-per-use according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application execution procedure performed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a preview guide message of a mobile application executed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a preview execution screen of a mobile application executed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a preview end message of a mobile application executed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 are diagrams illustrating a payment screen connected as the preview ends of a mobile application executed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which the claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

The present invention generally provides a preview time that a user can use before payment for a mobile application that is distributed for a fee through various application markets, and can be experienced in advance even if the application is not purchased. Discloses a system that can lead a user to make a purchase by causing a transition to a payment page. In addition, the present invention discloses a mobile application providing system by a pay-per-use that can be billed to be charged according to the use time after the preview time for the mobile application.

To this end, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal generates a unique user key value at the first execution after downloading the mobile application, and uses the generated user key value to preview and / or use the application time by the pay-per-use. By managing, it is possible to prevent malicious use time manipulation and illegal use of the user.

Meanwhile, the user terminal in the following description includes not only a general desktop computer but also a smart phone including a mobile communication terminal, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a palmtop computer, a personal digital assistant : PDA), a web pad, etc., and can be adopted as a user terminal according to the present invention as long as it is a digital device equipped with a microprocessor and capable of computing with a memory means.

In addition, the application in the following description means an application that is installed and executable in the user terminal, in the present invention may be a mobile application that is sold in the application market and installed in a smartphone, etc. The present invention is limited to a mobile application It doesn't work.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

First, the structure of a system and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and the procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

Pay-per-use mobile application provision system

1 is a view showing a mobile application providing system by a pay-per-use agent according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a paid mobile application requiring payment among mobile applications distributed to the user terminal 140 through the market server 120 may be charged according to a use time according to the present invention.

More specifically, after the application developer develops an application (eg, a mobile application), the developer terminal 110 accesses the market server 120 to register the developed application in the application market.

Meanwhile, each user accesses the market server 120 through the communication network 130 in the user terminal 140, searches for a plurality of registered applications, and downloads and installs a specific application in the user terminal 140.

Among the applications registered in the market server 120, the free application can be freely executed and used without paying a separate usage fee. However, in the case of a paid application, the free application can be executed after paying the usage fee.

In this case, the present invention provides a preview time that can be used for a predetermined period for each user even without paying the usage fee even in a paid application. To this end, when the paid application downloaded to the user terminal 140 is first executed, a unique user key value is generated for each user, and the usage time according to the execution of the application is mapped to the generated user key value to manage the application. Usage time management is enabled.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the preview time provided after the download is elapsed, the execution of the application may be forcibly terminated, and may be automatically switched to the payment page. At this time, when the user makes a payment on the automatically switched payment page, the application can be used for a time corresponding to the payment amount. That is, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to use the application by the pay-per-agent.

The communication network 130 may be configured without regard to its communication mode such as wired and wireless and may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network ), A wide area network (WAN), and the like. Also, the communication network 130 may be a known World Wide Web (WWW) and may use a wireless transmission technique used for short-distance communication such as Infrared Data Association (IrDA) or Bluetooth It is possible.

Mobile application provision device by pay-per-use

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure for performing a mobile application providing function by a pay-per-use in the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the mobile application installed in the user terminal according to the present invention, by automatically generating a user key value, by mapping the management time of the application to the generated user key value by the preview function and pay-as-you-go charging for a specific mobile application It can provide a run function.

That is, referring to Figure 2, in the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention to provide a mobile application by the pay-per-app execution unit 210, the user key generation unit 220, the user key check unit 230, residual The time checker 240, the payment window generator 250, the payment requester 260, the processing result receiver 270, and the time allocator 280 may be configured.

First, when the application developer registers the developed mobile application to the market server 120 as described above in the description of FIG. 1, the market server 120 issues an application key for the corresponding application. The issued application key is inserted into the application and distributed.

That is, when a user accesses the market server 120 to search for an application and downloads a specific application, the application in which the application key is inserted is downloaded.

On the other hand, when the user installs the downloaded application from the user terminal and requests execution, the app execution unit 210 detects the execution request and generates a user key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, when the app execution unit 210 detects execution of an application, the detected execution information is provided to the user key checker 230. The user key checker 230 checks whether a user key corresponding to the application exists. If there is no user key already stored as a result of the check of the user key checker 230, the user key generator 220 requests a user key generation.

The user key generation unit 220 generates a user key 291 from an application key inserted in the application and / or a terminal ID of the user terminal. The generated user key 291 is stored in a storage area in the user terminal. The user key is then assigned a preview time (remaining time) for free access to the application for a period of time. The allocated remaining time information 292 may be stored in a user terminal, and the user key 291 and / or remaining time information 292 is preferably stored encrypted.

 That is, when the application is executed for the first time, a preview time for a preset time is allocated to the user key generated for the first time. This allows paid applications to be used for a certain period of time before purchase.

Meanwhile, the user key checker 230 reads the user key 291 generated by the user key generator 220 or the user key 291 already generated and stored, and provides the remaining key checker 240 to the remaining time checker 240.

The remaining time checker 240 checks the remaining time information 292 mapped to the read user key 291, and if the remaining time remains, instructs the app execution unit 210 to execute the application. Meanwhile, when the remaining time is not the remaining time generated by the application purchase but the preview time allocated at the first execution, the remaining preview time may be guided as shown in FIG. 5.

On the other hand, when the remaining time check unit 240 checks that the available time is exhausted and there is no remaining time, the app executor 210 instructs the execution of the application to stop, and the application for purchasing the application to the payment window generator 250. Request to create a payment window for

The payment window generator 250 generates a payment window as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 according to the instructions of the remaining time checker 240 to inform that the preview time for the application has ended and induces payment to the user.

The payment request unit 260 receives payment related information from a user and requests payment to the market server 120 or a payment related server (not shown) by transmitting the input payment related information.

When the payment process is normally completed, the processing result receiving unit 270 receives the result of the payment processing and provides the received payment information to the time allocating unit 280. The time allocator 280 allocates a usage time corresponding to the payment amount, and the allocated usage time is stored as the remaining time information 292.

As such, when the user executes the application again after the use time is allocated after the payment processing, the app execution unit 210 confirms the remaining time information 292 by checking the user key and the remaining time as described above. Therefore, since the usage time corresponding to the payment amount is allocated, the remaining time checker 240 instructs the app execution unit 210 to execute the application. According to the instruction, the corresponding application is normally executed in the user terminal.

On the other hand, when the application is executed, the remaining time checker 240 may be implemented to check whether the payment time or the preview time remains by checking the remaining time information 292 at a specified time interval or whenever a specific event occurs. .

Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to execute the application for the allocated preview time even before the payment of the paid application, and the application usage and management by the pay-per-use becomes possible due to the use time allocation according to the payment amount.

In addition, since the user key 291 and the remaining time information 292 may be stored in a separate space of the user terminal even after the application is deleted and reinstalled, the user key 291 already stored in the newly installed application. ) And the remaining time information 292 enables continuous use time management.

In more detail, when a user runs an application while the preview time for a specific application is used up, and then deletes the application and reinstalls the same application in order to use the same application without payment, the present invention is implemented. For example, by managing the user key 291 and the remaining time information 292 separately from the application, it is possible to prevent malicious use of the preview time. That is, as described above, since the user key 291 is a value generated by using the application key and / or the terminal ID, even when a specific application is deleted and the same application is reinstalled in the same terminal, the same user key is used in the same user terminal. Since 291, continuous use time management for the application is possible.

How to provide mobile applications by pay-as-you-go

3 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application provision procedure using a pay-per-use according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a developer first produces an application using the developer terminal 110 (S301), and the produced application is transmitted to the market server 120 to be registered (S302).

The market server 120 issues an application key to the registered application (S303), and inserts the issued application key into the corresponding application (S304).

Meanwhile, the user accesses the market server 120 through the user terminal 140 and searches for an application (S305). Then, a specific application is selected and downloaded through the search (S306), and the downloaded application is executed (S307).

At this time, since the user key is not yet generated when the application is first executed, a new user key corresponding to the application is generated (S308). For example, as described above, the user key may be generated using the application key and / or the terminal ID.

Then, the preview time available before payment is allocated to the generated user key according to the embodiment of the present invention. The application is driven by the time allocation (S309), and when the allocated time ends (S310), a payment window is generated (S311) to induce paid payment.

When the payment request is made to the market server 120 or the payment related server through the generated payment window (S312), the market server 120 allocates a usage time corresponding to the payment amount to the corresponding user key according to the payment processing (S313). do. In this case, the payment information is also transmitted to the developer terminal 110 (S314) so that the developer may know the payment amount through the corresponding application.

In addition, the market server 120 transmits the time allocation information allocated according to the payment to the user terminal 140 (S315). The user terminal 140 receives the time allocation information and reflects it to the remaining time information corresponding to the user key (S316).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application execution procedure performed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, when an application downloaded from a user terminal is executed (S401), a request for generating a user key using an application key and / or a terminal ID included in the application (S402).

At this time, if a user key has already been generated (S403), the remaining usage time corresponding to the user key already generated is searched (S404). On the other hand, if a user key has not already been generated, a user key is generated using the application key and / or the terminal ID (S405). In addition, before the user key is first generated as described above and the payment for the use of the application is made, a preview time is allocated to the generated user key according to an embodiment of the present invention (S406).

In this way, when the usage time is allocated, the application requested to be executed is executed and driven (S407). During the execution of the application, it is checked whether there is a remaining time (S408). If the remaining time is not exhausted, the application execution is stopped and a payment window is generated (S409). If a user requests a payment through the payment window, a time for using an application is allocated to the corresponding user key according to a payment process (S410), and the allocated time is stored as remaining time information.

Example

5 is a diagram illustrating a preview guide message of a mobile application executed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, even in the case of a mobile application that can be used after paying a fee, it is possible to use the application for a predetermined time by allocating a preview time according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above.

For example, if you have a paid application with a preview time, when you run the application, as shown in the figure, you can create a window like 'This game can play the game for 5 minutes free for preview', and the user continues If you select below, you can use the application without paying for the set time.

Accordingly, after the application is executed during the preview time as shown in FIG. 6, when the set preview time has elapsed and there is no remaining time, a guide window as shown in FIG. 7 is generated to induce use after payment. do.

That is, as shown in Figure 7 generates a guide window, such as 'requires additional payment to continue the game,' and if the user chooses to pay, a payment guide window as shown in FIG. In this case, when a specific fee is selected and paid in FIG. 8, a payment progress window as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and the user can use the corresponding paid application by inputting payment related information and requesting payment. For example, if you pay 200 won, you can use it for 24 hours, and if you pay 1000 won, you can use it for a month. At this time, as in the preview time check described above, the remaining time information after payment is checked in real time, thereby enabling the use of the paid application by the pay-per-use.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, it is also possible to make unlimited use of the payment of 3000 won. In this case, it is possible to use the user who has paid the unlimited use without time limit without checking the remaining time information separately. Therefore, in the case of making an unlimited use payment in this way, a payment window is not generated over time and no additional payment is required.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention by allocating the usage time for each payment amount, it is possible to use the application by the pay-per-use. In addition, the use time information according to the payment amount is stored and managed as the remaining time information 292 mapped to the user key 291 as described above.

In this way, the preview time is provided for mobile applications that are distributed for a fee through various application markets, so that the user can preview the application even if the user does not purchase the application. This can induce a user to make a purchase.

In addition, the mobile application can be used by pay-as-you-go by providing a means for payment to be charged according to the usage time after the preview time for the mobile application.

The various operations and functions as described herein with respect to the various methods may be performed by any of a number of types of functions, such as a particular processing function and / or a processing function implemented therein, and / ≪ / RTI > For example, such functions may be described herein, as well as performing various operations and processes as described herein, or any other operations and functions as described herein, etc., or the like, And may perform such operations, processes, and the like.

In some embodiments, such functions (which may be implemented on the same device or on distinct devices) may be implemented in such a manner and in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, etc., and / Operations and functions, and their equivalents. In some embodiments, such processing is performed together by the first functional portion in the first device and the second functional portion in the second device. In other embodiments, such processing, operations, etc. are performed entirely by the processing units within one particular apparatus. Even in other embodiments, such processing and operations are performed using at least a first functional portion and a second functional portion within a single device.

Also, in the foregoing description, the terms " system, " " device, " and " section " may be a single processing device or a plurality of processing devices. Such a processing device may be a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a central processing unit, a field programmable gate array, a programmable logic device, a state machine, a logic circuit, an analog circuit, a digital circuit, and / (Analog and / or digital) based on hard coding of operational instructions. The processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit may be implemented as a single memory device, a plurality of memory devices, and / or a combination of the processing modules, the processing circuitry, and / Lt; / RTI > memory and / or an integrated memory element. Such a memory device may be any device that stores read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and / . If the processing module, the module, the processing circuit, and / or the processing unit include one or more processing devices, the processing devices may be centrally located (i.e., directly or indirectly via a wired and / Connected), distributed (e.g., cloud computing via an indirect connection over a local and / or wide area network). If the processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit implements one or more of those functions through a static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or circuitry, memory and / It should further be noted that the corresponding operating instructions may be internal or external to the circuit including the static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or logic circuitry. The memory element may be stored and the processing module, module, processing circuitry, and / or processing unit may be configured to store a hard-coded and / or hard-coded data item corresponding to at least a portion of the steps and / or functions depicted in one or more of the figures It should be further noted that it carries out operational instructions. Such a memory device or memory element may be included within the components of the manufacture.

The present invention has been described above with the aim of method steps indicative of the performance of certain functions and their relationships. The boundaries and order of these functional components and method steps have been arbitrarily defined herein for convenience of description. Alternative boundaries and sequences may be defined as long as the specific functions and relationships are properly performed. Any such alternative boundaries and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. In addition, the boundaries of these functional components have been arbitrarily defined for ease of illustration. Alternative boundaries can be defined as long as certain important functions are properly performed. Likewise, the flow diagram blocks may also be arbitrarily defined herein to represent any significant functionality. For extended use, the flowchart block boundaries and order may have been defined and still perform some important function. Alternative definitions of both functional components and flowchart blocks and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the functional components and other illustrated blocks, modules, and components herein may be implemented as illustrated or as separate components, such as semiconductor integrated circuits (ASICs) And the like, or any combination thereof.

The invention may also be described, at least in part, in terms of one or more embodiments. Embodiments of the invention are used herein to describe the invention, aspects thereof, features thereof, concepts thereof, and / or examples thereof. The physical embodiment of an apparatus, article of manufacture, machine, and / or process for implementing the invention may include one or more aspects, features, concepts, examples, etc., described with reference to one or more embodiments described herein . Moreover, in the entire drawing, embodiments may incorporate the same or similarly named functions, steps, modules, etc. that may use the same or different reference numbers, and as such, the functions, The steps, modules, etc. may be the same or similar functions, steps, modules, etc. or others.

Meanwhile, the term "processing unit" is used in the description of various embodiments of the present invention. A module includes a functional block implemented via hardware to perform one or more functions, such as processing one or more input signals to produce one or more output signals. The hardware implementing the functional block may operate directly by combining software and / or firmware. As used herein, a module may include one or more sub-modules that are themselves modules.

While various combinations of features and specific combinations of features of the present invention are explicitly described herein, other combinations of these features and functions are likewise possible. The present invention is not limited to the specific examples disclosed herein, and obviously incorporates these other combinations.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

110: developer terminal 120: market server
130: communication network 140: user terminal
200: application 210: app execution unit
220: user key generation unit 230: user key inspection unit
240: remaining time inspection unit 250: payment window generation unit
260: payment request unit 270: processing result receiving unit
280: time allocator 291: user key
292: remaining time information

Claims (23)

In the mobile application providing apparatus by the pay-per-use,
An application key generator for generating an application key for the mobile application; And
It includes a mobile application providing unit for providing the generated application key to the mobile application to the user terminal,
The mobile application operated in the user terminal,
Checking a user key corresponding to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed at the user terminal;
Identifying remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And
And a function of executing the mobile application requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.
The method according to claim 1, The mobile application,
And a new user key is generated when there is no user key corresponding to the mobile application as a result of the checking of the user key.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the user key,
And a new user key generated using the application key and / or the terminal ID of the user terminal.
The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile application,
When the new user key is generated, a preview time of a predetermined time is allocated and stored as the remaining time information, the mobile application providing device by a pay-per-use.
The method of claim 4, wherein the mobile application,
When the allocated preview time is exhausted according to the execution of the mobile application, and when the remaining time information indicates that there is no remaining time, the execution of the mobile application is stopped and a payment window is provided. Device.
The method of claim 5, wherein the payment window is displayed by mapping the payment amount and use time,
The mobile application allocates a usage time mapped to the payment amount when the payment is completed, and stores as the remaining time information, mobile application providing device by a pay-per-use.
The method according to claim 1, The mobile application,
Upon deletion of the mobile application, the user key is stored in the user terminal without being deleted, the mobile application providing apparatus by a pay-per-use.
In the mobile application file manipulation detection system,
A market server for generating an application key for a mobile application and including the generated application key in the mobile application to provide to a user terminal; And
And a user terminal configured to receive and install the mobile application from the market server.
The mobile application operated in the user terminal,
Checking a user key corresponding to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed at the user terminal;
Identifying remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And
And a function of executing the mobile application requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.
In the mobile application providing method by the pay-per-use, the step performed by the market server,
Generating an application key for the mobile application; And
Including the generated application key in the mobile application to provide to the user terminal,
The mobile application operating in the user terminal,
Checking the user key corresponding to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed at the user terminal;
Checking remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And
And executing the mobile application that is requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.
The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile application,
And if a user key corresponding to the mobile application is not found as a result of the checking of the user key, generating a new user key.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the user key,
A method of providing a mobile application using a pay-per-use, generated using the application key and / or the terminal ID of the user terminal.
The method of claim 10, wherein the mobile application,
When the new user key is generated, a preview time of a preset time is allocated and stored as the remaining time information, the mobile application providing method by a pay-per-use.
The method of claim 12, wherein the mobile application,
When the allocated preview time is exhausted according to the execution of the mobile application, and when the remaining time information indicates that there is no remaining time, the execution of the mobile application is stopped and a payment window is provided. Way.
The method of claim 13, wherein the payment window is displayed by mapping the payment amount and use time,
The mobile application allocates a usage time mapped to the payment amount when the payment is completed, and stores the remaining time information as the remaining time information.
The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile application,
Upon deletion of the mobile application, the user key is stored in the user terminal without being deleted, the mobile application providing method by the pay-per-use.
In the method for providing a mobile application by the pay-per-use to the user terminal, the step performed by the mobile application installed in the user terminal,
Installing the mobile application on the user terminal;
Checking the user key corresponding to the mobile application when the mobile application is requested to be executed at the user terminal;
Checking remaining time information stored in correspondence with the user key; And
And executing the mobile application that is requested to be executed according to the identified remaining time information.
The method of claim 16, wherein the mobile application,
And a new user key is generated when there is no user key corresponding to the mobile application as a result of the checking of the user key.
The method according to claim 16, wherein the user key,
A method of providing a mobile application using a pay-per-use, generated using the application key and / or the terminal ID of the user terminal.
The method of claim 17, wherein the mobile application,
When the new user key is generated, a preview time of a preset time is allocated and stored as the remaining time information, the mobile application providing method by a pay-per-use.
The method of claim 19, wherein the mobile application,
When the allocated preview time is exhausted according to the execution of the mobile application, and when the remaining time information indicates that there is no remaining time, the execution of the mobile application is stopped and a payment window is provided. Way.
The method of claim 20, wherein the payment window is displayed by mapping the payment amount and use time,
The mobile application allocates a usage time mapped to the payment amount when the payment is completed, and stores the remaining time information as the remaining time information.
The method of claim 16, wherein the mobile application,
Upon deletion of the mobile application, the user key is stored in the user terminal without being deleted, the mobile application providing method by the pay-per-use.
A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 9 to 22 is recorded.

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