KR20160037331A - Method, system and recording medium for providing video contents and benefit information in social platform and file distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for providing video contents and benefit information associated with video contents via a social platform, a recording medium therefor and a file distribution system. The method for providing contents realized by a computer is directed to the method for distributing video contents in a contents platform set up on the social platform which provides a social service. The method comprises the following steps: providing the video contents by using the information associated with a social network between users of the social service; processing a purchasing process for the video contents selected by the user; and providing benefit information associated with the video contents once the purchasing process is completed. By setting up a video distribution platform on a social platform and providing the video service associated with the social network, the present invention is designed to activate the video service via a new distribution channel.

Description

METHOD, SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENTS AND BENEFIT INFORMATION IN SOCIAL PLATFORM AND FILE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and system for providing benefit information related to video contents and video contents through a social platform,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a content platform that provides benefit information associated with video content and video content.

The rapid increase of users of broadband networks enables the development of new services and diversification of service items through the network. One of the most common services using such a communication network is a video providing service.

For example, Korean Patent No. 10-0827198 (Apr. 25, 2008) entitled " Apparatus and method for providing a moving picture link service "discloses a mobile communication terminal capable of viewing a moving picture A technique for providing a moving picture link service is disclosed.

And provides a content providing method and system that can provide a video service linked with a social network by constructing a video distribution platform on the social platform.

And a method and system for providing a content that can share video contents based on a social network.

And provides a video content providing method and system for recommending video content based on intimacy and responsiveness according to the relationship between the two parties.

There is provided a content providing method and system capable of providing various benefit information related to a purchase model of video contents.

A computer-implemented method of distributing video content in a content platform built on a social platform for providing a social service, the method comprising: distributing the video content using information related to a user- ; Processing a purchase process for the video content selected by the user; And providing benefit information related to the moving image content when the purchasing process is completed.

A management unit for distributing video content in a content platform constructed on a social platform for providing a social service, the information management unit managing information related to a social network between users of the social service; And a providing unit for providing the video content through the social service using the social network, wherein the providing unit processes a purchase process for the video content selected by the user, and then, when the purchase process is completed And provides benefit information related to the moving image content.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to provide video content, the instructions comprising: providing the video content using information associated with a user-to-user social network of the social service; Processing a purchase process for the video content selected by the user; And providing benefit information associated with the moving picture content when the purchasing process is completed. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > [0002] < / RTI >

A file distribution system for distributing a file of an application installed in a user terminal, the file distribution system comprising: a file transfer unit for transferring the file according to a request of the user terminal, the application comprising: A module for controlling the user terminal to provide the moving image content using the moving image; A module for controlling the user terminal to process a purchase process for the video content selected by the user; And a module for controlling the user terminal to provide benefit information related to the moving image content when the purchasing process is completed.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a video distribution platform can be constructed on a social platform to provide a video service linked with a social network, thereby further enabling a video service through a new distribution channel.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, service quality can be further improved by differentiating the service from the existing service by sharing the video content based on the social network.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by recommending the video contents based on the intimacy or the degree of reaction according to the relationship between the two parties, it is possible to provide the video more effectively in combination with the characteristics of the social service for the friends of the real world, The trust of the user can be increased.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing various benefit information related to the purchasing model of the moving picture contents, the specialized service can be expanded and provided through the business model using the social platform.

1 shows an overview of a user terminal and a content providing system in an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 8 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a content providing function based on a social network in an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart for explaining a content providing method including benefit information in another embodiment of the present invention.
10 to 11 are illustrative drawings for explaining a content purchase process and a benefit consumption process in another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a block diagram for explaining an example of the internal configuration of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present embodiments relate to a content platform for providing video content, and in particular, a platform optimized for distribution and consumption of video content can be constructed utilizing a social platform.

In this specification, a social service enables a user to form a social network, such as a messenger service, a social network service (SNS), and a community service, on the Internet, It is possible to mean all services in the form of helping information exchange.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a content platform for providing video content through a messenger service using a messenger service as an example of a social service will be described.

1 shows an overview of a user terminal and a content providing system in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a user terminal 101 and a content providing system 100. FIG. An arrow in FIG. 1 may indicate that data can be transmitted and received between the user terminal 101 and the content providing system 100 via a wired / wireless network.

The user terminal 101 may be connected to a web / mobile site associated with the content providing system 100 by a PC, a laptop computer, a smart phone, a tablet, a wearable computer, Or all terminal devices capable of installing and executing a service-dedicated application. At this time, the user terminal 101 can perform service-wide operations such as service screen configuration, data input, data transmission / reception, and data storage under the control of a web / mobile site or a dedicated application.

The content providing system 100 serves as a content platform for providing video contents to a user terminal 101 as a client. For example, the content providing system 100 may be built on a messenger platform that provides a messenger service, and may distribute the video content based on the messenger's social network. The content providing system 100 may be implemented in a form of being included in a platform of a messenger server (not shown) that provides a messenger service, but is not limited thereto and may be constructed as a system separate from the messenger server, It is also possible to be implemented in the form of distributing video contents through a messenger.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a content providing system in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a content providing method in an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the content providing system 200 according to the present embodiment may include a processor 210, a bus 220, a network interface 230, a memory 240, and a database 250 . The memory 240 may include an operating system 241 and a service providing routine 242. The processor 210 may include a managing unit 211, a calculating unit 212, and a providing unit 213. In other embodiments, the content providing system 200 may include more components than the components of FIG.

The memory 240 may be a computer-readable recording medium and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. Also, the memory 240 may store program codes for the operating system 241 and the service providing routine 242. [ These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memory 240 using a drive mechanism (not shown). Such a computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium (not shown) such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, or a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into the memory 240 via the network interface 230 rather than from a computer readable recording medium.

The bus 220 may enable communication and data transfer between the components of the content providing system 200. The bus 220 may be configured using a high-speed serial bus, a parallel bus, a Storage Area Network (SAN), and / or other suitable communication technology.

Network interface 230 may be a computer hardware component for connecting content providing system 200 to a computer network. The network interface 230 may connect the content providing system 200 to a computer network via a wireless or wired connection.

The database 250 stores and maintains all information required for the service. The database 250 includes a database including contents to be distributed, a database including social network information such as a network formed in a messenger, A database including history and the like, a database including advertisement information, and the like. Although FIG. 2 shows that the database 250 is built and included in the content providing system 200, the present invention is not limited to this, and all or a part of the databases may be installed on different systems It is also possible to exist as an established external database.

The processor 210 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations of the content providing system 200. The instructions may be provided by the memory 240 or the network interface 230 and to the processor 210 via the bus 220. The processor 210 may be configured to execute the program code for the managing unit 211, the calculating unit 212, and the providing unit 213. [ Such program code may be stored in a recording device such as memory 240. [

The managing unit 211, the calculating unit 212, and the providing unit 213 may be configured to perform the steps of FIG.

In step 310, the management unit 211 may manage the video content to be served and the base information for providing the service. Basically, the management unit 211 may include a management function of a content platform as a whole, such as a content registration of a content provider, a billing or a profit management according to the provision, exposure, and sale of the content. In addition, the management unit 211 may include a management role of the entire advertisement platform such as an advertisement registration of an advertiser, an advertisement, and a billing or profit management based on an exposure. Then, the management unit 211 can manage the information on the social network on the messenger, the messenger service, and the history of service utilization of the users for the video service. At this time, the management unit 211 can manage information on the individual social graphs such as information on individual users who are active on the messenger-based social network, and personal information on relationships (for example, friends, neighbors, favorites, etc.) . In addition, the management unit 211 manages, based on the messenger service and the usage log of the video service, for example, a history of a user's IM conversation, a video viewed by a user, a movie registered as a favorite, And history of content usage for the user. In addition, the management unit 211 can manage the purchasing history of the user for the paid video, the history of sharing with other users, the history of benefits provided by the purchasing of the videos, and the like as the content usage history.

In operation 320, the calculation unit 212 calculates reference data that can be used to provide the video contents based on the social network on the messenger. At this time, the calculating unit 212 calculates the intimacy degree of the relationship between the user and the friend, based on the information on the social network on the messenger and the service usage history of the user and the other person (hereinafter, referred to as 'friend' can do. For example, the calculating unit 212 may calculate the intimacy between the user and the friend using one of the interaction strength, the relationship strength, the lastness, and the network similarity, or a combination of two or more elements. Here, the intensity of interaction is a basic element for calculating the intimacy, which means how much or how often the user and the friend interact with each other, and can be calculated using at least one of the recent conversation amount and the conversation frequency. Recently, the amount of conversation or frequency of conversation can be defined as the number of exchanges between a friend and a message or data during a recent period, and the number of exchanges divided by a certain period. Depending on the type of social service, the types of exchanges with friends can be varied. The number of recent visits, recent comments (or trackbacks or sympathy), recent comments (or notes, etc.) It is possible to calculate the interaction strength by using the number. The relationship strength indicates how high the level of relationship between a user and a friend is maintained, and may indicate whether or not the user is registered as a favorite, whether the user is a member of the same group, and so on. In addition, the last name means a time when a relationship between a user and a friend is established, and may be defined as a value obtained by subtracting a relation setting date in which a user and a relationship are set at a day when a friend registers with the service. Finally, the network similarity means how much of a common link between a user's network and a friend's network is, for example, the ratio of the total number of friends who are related to the user in the friend's total friend list . In addition, it can be used to calculate intimacy as long as the correlation between user and friend is expressed or analyzed.

Further, the calculating unit 212 may calculate the rank of the user's friend based on the familiarity degree of the relationship between the user and the friend. The friend rank can be used as reference data for recommending contents, and can be used, for example, to determine a top friend list (full list) of a certain number of persons having a high degree of familiarity with a user. In addition, the calculating unit 212 may calculate the response (i.e., popularity) of the moving image provided through the messenger based on the history of the service of the user and the friends, and may also calculate the moving image ranking based on the degree of the reaction . Likewise, the moving picture ranking can be used as reference data for recommending contents, and can be used, for example, to determine a predetermined number of upper moving picture lists used by all or a part of the user's friends.

The calculating unit 212 may be omitted from the components of the content providing system 200 according to the embodiment.

At step 330, the provider 213 may provide the video content based on the social network on the messenger. For example, the provider 213 may recommend a moving picture based on the user's familiarity with the friend and the service history of the friends. For example, the provider 213 may extract a friend of a certain number of friends of the user in descending order of familiarity, and then provide the most viewed or most recently viewed videos to the friend as recommended videos. Also, the provider 213 provides a popular video having a high degree of responsiveness by the user's friends during the recent period, for example, a video viewed frequently by a friend, a video posted, a video registered in a favorite, can do. At this time, the provider 213 can apply the familiarity to the exposure standard of the moving picture list, that is, the moving picture having the history of the interaction with the friend with high intimacy in the moving picture list, to the top of the list. As another example, the service provider 213 may provide a moving picture in units of individual contents to share individual contents through a messenger chat room between a user and a friend. In other words, the service provider 213 may transmit the selected video to the at least one friend selected by the user through the messenger as individual content units. As another example, the provider 213 may provide a list of videos in a content list unit and share the content list through a messenger chat room between a user and a friend. Likewise, the provider 213 may transmit the video list selected by the user to the at least one friend selected by the user through the messenger in the content list unit.

The providing unit 213 can provide the moving picture contents of the live broadcast program in real time, and can expose the information about the social network of the messenger at the same time. For example, the provider 213 provides a list of concurrent users for live broadcast content. If a user of the instant messenger is present in the concurrent visitor, the friend may be exposed at the top of the list by increasing the weight. At this time, the provider 213 may expose the friends included in the concurrent visitor list in order of intimacy. In addition to the live broadcast, it is also possible to check the friends who are watching the video and to show the friends who are watching the same video at the same time.

Hereinafter, specific functions of the content platform will be described through various examples of the service screen. The following service screens may be a mobile-specific application execution screen or a screen executed on a web / mobile site in a general PC environment.

First, the function of recommending video contents is as follows.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the content recommendation screen 400. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the content recommendation screen 400, the most recently viewed or most recently viewed videos 403 by each friend may be exposed as recommended content for each friend 401 having a high degree of familiarity with the user. At this time, the high-caliber person (for example, four persons) can be determined in the order of high intimacy with the user, and the moving picture 403 can be determined based on the service history of the friend, Can be determined. The content recommendation screen 400 may include summary information (e.g., title, playing time, etc.) for each moving image 403 and a menu for selecting or reproducing the moving image 403 for each moving image 403.

FIG. 5 shows another example of the content recommendation screen 500. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the content recommendation screen 500, the popular video list 503, which has recently been highly reacted by the user's friends, may be exposed as recommended content. At this time, the popular video list 503 is determined based on the service usage history of friends, and it may include a video that a lot of friends have watched for a certain period of time, a jammed video, a video registered in a favorite, have. In the content recommendation screen 500, a friend list 501 having an interaction history for a corresponding moving picture included in the moving picture list 503 may be exposed together. Similarly, the content recommendation screen 500 may include summary information (e.g., title, play time, etc.) for each video included in the video list 503, a menu for selecting or playing a video, and the like.

Next, the ability to share video content is as follows.

6 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the sharing function of individual content units.

Referring to FIG. 6, a moving picture screen 610 in which a specific moving image is selected or reproduced may include a sharing menu 611 for sharing the moving image with a friend. Accordingly, when the user selects the sharing menu 611 on the moving picture screen 610, the moving picture provided on the moving picture screen 610 is switched to the messenger friend list screen 620 which can be selected as a sharing target and select at least one messenger friend . At this time, it is possible to select a moving picture to be shared, in addition to the moving picture screen 610, if the moving picture is a service screen that can be selected as an individual content unit. If the user selects at least one friend in the messenger friend list screen 620, the user can transmit the sharing target video to the friend via the messenger. A messaging dialog 633 between the user and the friend may display a sharing message 631 for the video to be shared by the user. At this time, the sharing message 631 may include a link to allow the friend to access the video have.

7 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a sharing function of a content list unit.

Referring to FIG. 7, a video list screen 710 including a video list may include a selection menu 711 for selecting at least one video to be shared with a friend. When a user wants to share a moving picture with a friend on a content list basis, a plurality of contents can be selected using the selection menu 711 on the moving picture list screen 710, and a contents sharing list can be formed through the selection menu 711. [ When the configuration of the content sharing list is completed, the user can switch to the messenger friend list screen 720 in which at least one messenger friend can be selected. At this time, if the user selects a specific friend on the messenger friend list screen 720, The sharing list can be forwarded to the friend. In the instant messenger screen 730 between the user and the friend, a sharing message 731 for the content list of the video to be shared by the user can be displayed. At this time, in the sharing message 731, Or a link to access each video individually.

In the sharing function described above, a friend is selected after content selection, but conversely, it is also possible to select a content after selecting a friend.

Finally, the function of providing contact information for a moving picture is as follows.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a live broadcast screen 800 for a live broadcast program.

Referring to FIG. 8, the live broadcast screen 800 may be provided with attendant information 810 for concurrent users connected to live broadcast programs at the same time. At this time, profile information (e.g., a nickname, a photograph, etc.) of the service users viewing the moving image may be exposed in the contact information 810. [ Particularly, in the present embodiment, when a user of a user who is connected to a live broadcast program exists, he / she can display the messenger friend 801 at the top of the list, highlight the profile of the messenger friend 801, Different display formats can be applied to distinguish them.

Accordingly, in this embodiment, a platform for distributing and consuming video contents can be constructed by utilizing a messenger platform, and a service model based on a messenger's social network is used to analyze the mutual relationship between users and others, Service.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, various business models can be constructed in connection with the paid video purchasing model. For example, various benefit information related to contents can be provided when purchasing video contents. At this time, the benefit information may be provided in a coupon form (for example, stamp, mileage, etc.) in addition to a one-time coupon which can be consumed once and for a certain function related to the specific benefit.

9 is a flowchart for explaining a content providing method including benefit information in another embodiment of the present invention. The content providing method including the benefit information is performed following the content providing method described with reference to FIG. 3, and each step is performed by the providing unit 213, which is a component of the content providing system 200 described with reference to FIG. 2 .

In step 940, the provider 213 may provide benefit information related to the content when the user purchases the content. In other words, if the content provided to the user is a charged video, the provider 213 may process the purchase process for the content according to the purchase intention of the user. If the content purchase through the purchase process is completed, Can be provided. For example, referring to FIG. 10, a moving picture detail screen 1000 for providing information related to a moving picture may include a menu (e.g., a menu) for allowing a user to transmit a purchase intention 1001) may be included.

At step 950, the provider 213 may play the content purchased by the user or apply the function of the benefit information provided with the content when there is a user request.

For example, the providing unit 213 may provide a benefit (hereinafter, referred to as 'first view') that allows a content loading speed to be advanced for a predetermined time. For example, you can provide a first-in-first-out feature that allows a typical user to preview a video they can view within three hours, within a one-hour period for a specific user.

As another example, the provider 213 may provide a benefit of extending the validity period designated for the content for a certain period (hereinafter referred to as "long view"). For example, for a video with a validity period of one week, a specific user can extend the expiration date by three more days to provide a long view of the video for ten days.

As another example, the provider 213 may provide a benefit (hereinafter referred to as 'view together') that allows the user to view purchased content together with at least one friend on the messenger, So that it is possible to provide a viewing function in which friends of a certain number of people (for example, three) can view the paid videos when the user purchases them. For example, referring to FIG. 11, the video list screen 1110 including a video list may include a selection menu 1111 for selecting a coupon for each video. The user can switch to the messenger buddy list screen 1120 that can select at least one messenger buddy by selecting the view coupon with the selection menu 1111 on the video list screen 1110. At this time, When a specific friend is selected on the list screen 1120, a video to which the view-viewing coupon is applied through the messenger can be transmitted to the friend. In the messenger conversation screen 1130 between the user and the friend, a shared message 1131 for the purchased movie can be displayed. At this time, the shared message 1131 may include a link for allowing the friend to access the corresponding movie .

As another example, the provider 213 may transmit the benefit information provided to the user at the time of purchasing the content to at least one friend selected by the user. In other words, the offering unit 213 may provide a gift function that allows the user to present the coupon to the friend via the messenger without consuming the coupon provided through the content purchase.

As another example, the provider 213 may provide the advertisement information to the user who purchased the content together with the advertisement together with the benefit information. At this time, the advertisement information may include the advertisement extracted at random or may include the advertisement related to the content purchased by the user. In addition, the advertisement information may be provided once when the advertisement is purchased immediately after the purchase of the content or when the benefit information is consumed, or when the advertisement is accessed when the user accesses the video or benefit information. Alternatively, the provider 213 may provide the advertisement to the user who purchased the content by using the advertisement image corresponding to the advertisement information as an image related to the benefit information.

As another example, the offerer 213 may provide benefit information for the content when the user has consumed the advertisement in association with the advertisement. For example, the provider 213 may expose the advertisement information to the user during the content purchase process or after the content purchase is completed, and may perform a switching operation (for example, viewing the advertisement for 5 seconds or more , Clicking an advertisement, moving to an advertisement page, etc.), the user can provide benefits such as first viewing, long viewing, viewing together, and presenting the purchased content. At this time, the advertisement information may include the advertisement extracted at random or may include the advertisement related to the content purchased by the user.

Accordingly, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a variety of benefit information such as a first view, a long view, a view together, a gift, etc. in connection with the purchase model of the video content. Further, We can implement various business models, such as providing benefits to our users.

12 is a block diagram for explaining an example of the internal configuration of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The computer system 1200 includes at least one processor 1210, a memory 1220, a peripheral interface 1230, an input / output subsystem 1240, A power circuit 1250, and a communication circuit 1260. [ At this time, the computer system 1200 may correspond to a user terminal.

The memory 1220 may include, for example, a high-speed random access memory, a magnetic disk, SRAM, DRAM, ROM, flash memory or non-volatile memory. have. Memory 1220 may include software modules, instruction sets, or various other data required for operation of computer system 1200. At this point, accessing the memory 1220 from other components, such as the processor 1210 or the peripheral device interface 1230, may be controlled by the processor 1210.

Peripheral device interface 1230 may couple the input and / or output peripheral devices of computer system 1200 to processor 1210 and memory 1220. Processor 1210 may execute a variety of functions and process data for computer system 1200 by executing a software module or set of instructions stored in memory 1220.

The input / output subsystem 1240 may couple various input / output peripherals to the peripheral interface 1230. For example, the input / output subsystem 1240 may include a controller for coupling a peripheral device such as a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, or a touch screen or sensor, as needed, to the peripheral interface 1230. According to another aspect, the input / output peripheral devices may be coupled to the peripheral device interface 1230 without going through the input / output subsystem 1240.

The power circuitry 1250 may provide power to all or a portion of the components of the terminal. For example, the power circuitry 1250 may include one or more power supplies, such as a power management system, a battery or alternating current (AC), a charging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, And may include any other components for creation, management, distribution.

Communication circuitry 1260 may enable communication with other computer systems using at least one external port. Or as described above, the communication circuitry 1260 may communicate with other computer systems by sending and receiving RF signals, also known as electromagnetic signals, including RF circuitry, as needed.

12 is merely an example of the computer system 1200, and the computer system 1200 may include additional components not shown in FIG. 12, some components shown in FIG. 12 may be omitted, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > components. ≪ / RTI > For example, in addition to the components shown in FIG. 12, a computer system for a mobile communication terminal may further include a touch screen, a sensor, and the like, and various communication methods (WiFi, 3G, LTE , Bluetooth, NFC, Zigbee, etc.). Components that may be included in computer system 1200 may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing or application specific integrated circuits.

The methods according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program instruction that can be executed through various computer systems and recorded in a computer-readable medium.

The program according to the present embodiment can be configured as a PC-based program or an application dedicated to a mobile terminal. The application for providing contents in the present embodiment may be implemented in an in-app form of a specific application (a social service application such as a messenger) so as to be able to operate on the specific application.

In addition, the methods according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed by an application for providing contents by controlling a user terminal. Such an application can be installed in a user terminal through a file provided by a file distribution system. For example, the file distribution system may include a file transfer unit (not shown) for transferring the file at the request of the user terminal.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a video distribution platform can be constructed on a social platform to provide a video service linked with a social network, thereby further enabling a video service through a new distribution channel. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, service quality can be further improved by differentiating the service from the existing service by sharing the video content based on the social network. According to the embodiment of the present invention, by recommending the video contents based on the intimacy degree or the reaction degree according to the relationship between the two parties, it is possible to provide the video more effectively in combination with the characteristics of the social service for the friends of the real world, It is possible to increase the user's trust in the user. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing various benefit information related to the purchasing model of the moving picture contents, the specialized service can be expanded and provided through the business model using the social platform.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) , A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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Claims (18)

A computer-implemented content providing method,
A method of distributing video content on a content platform built on a social platform that provides a social service,
Providing the video content using information related to an inter-user social network of the social service;
Processing a purchase process for the video content selected by the user; And
Providing the benefit information related to the moving image content when the purchasing process is completed
And the benefit information. The method according to claim 1,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
Providing the benefit of the ability to advance the content loading time of the video content
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
Providing the benefit of the ability to extend the validity period of the video content
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
Providing the benefit of sharing the video content with at least one other person who is associated with the user in the social service
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
Providing the benefit information provided to the user to at least one other person in the social service having a relationship with the user
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
Providing advertisement information together with the benefit information
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the advertisement information includes a randomly extracted advertisement or an advertisement related to the video content
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 6,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
And applying an advertisement image corresponding to the advertisement information to an image related to the benefit information
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
The providing of the benefit information may include:
Providing the benefit information when the user consumes the advertisement exposed in the purchase process
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Providing a video having an interaction history by a person who is related to the user in the social service as recommended content
The content providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Calculating an intimacy with another person who is related to the user using information related to the social network
Further comprising:
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Providing a video having an interaction history by others selected based on the intimacy among the others as recommendation contents
The content providing method comprising: And distributing video content on a content platform built on a social platform that provides a social service,
A management unit for managing information related to the inter-user social network of the social service; And
And providing the video content through the social service using the social network,
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Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Processing the purchase process for the video content selected by the user, and providing benefit information related to the video content when the purchase process is completed
The content providing system including the benefit information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Providing the benefit of the ability to advance the content loading time of the video content
The content providing system including the benefit information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Providing the benefit of sharing the video content with at least one other person who is associated with the user in the social service
The content providing system including the benefit information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Providing advertisement information together with the benefit information
The content providing system including the benefit information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Providing the benefit information when the user consumes the advertisement exposed in the purchase process
The content providing system including the benefit information. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to provide video content,
The command includes:
Providing the video content using information related to an inter-user social network of the social service;
Processing a purchase process for the video content selected by the user; And
Providing the benefit information related to the moving image content when the purchasing process is completed
≪ / RTI > wherein said computer system is controllable by said computer system. A file distribution system for distributing a file of an application installed in a user terminal,
A file transfer unit for transferring the file according to a request of the user terminal,
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The application comprises:
A module for controlling the user terminal to provide the video content using information related to an inter-user social network of the social service;
A module for controlling the user terminal to process a purchase process for the video content selected by the user; And
A module for controlling the user terminal to provide benefit information related to the moving image content when the purchasing process is completed;
A file distribution system comprising:

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