KR20160126730A - On-line lecture contents providing system possible to identify learner terminals and method of providing on-line lecture contents using the system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an online lecture content providing system to provide lecture content through a communication network, to track information of a learner terminal accessed through a communication network, so as to check whether the accessed learner terminal is a registered learner terminal, and provide lecture content to the accessed learner terminal when the accessed learner terminal is a registered learner terminal. According to the present invention, tuition-paid lecture content can be provided to only the registered learner terminal. Thus, it is prevented that multiple learners receive the lecture content by sharing one identification (ID) with each other. Since the lecture content is not provided to a learner who wants to receive the lecture content by using an ID of other learners without paying a tuition fee, a tuition fee can be paid by all of learners wanting to receive a lecture. Thus, a big help can be provided to a company to provide an online lecture.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-line lecture contents providing system and an on-line lecture contents providing system,

The present invention relates to an on-line lecture contents providing system, and more particularly, to a lecture contents providing system that enables a learner to receive lecture contents through a communication network, To an online lecture content providing system and a method of providing online lecture contents using the system.

As communications technology continues to evolve, there is a growing demand for on-line lecture systems and on-line lectures that deliver lecture content non-face-to-face through a communications network such as the Internet, instead of traditional face-to-face offline lectures. Online lectures do not require lecturers and learners to be in the same place at the same time, and learner has the advantage that they can take the contents of learning at their own convenience.

In the online lecture, a learner accesses a website of a company providing online lectures through a communication network, selects a lecture to be lectured, and receives payment of the lecture by paying a tuition fee for the selected lecture. Generally, a company that provides online lectures allows the lecturer to receive the lecture for a predetermined period of time, for example, one month, so that the lecturer can repeatedly learn the lecture can do.

However, the conventional online lecture system may have the following problems. The provider of the online lecture matches the learner who paid the lecture fee for the lecture with the ID (ID) assigned to the learner, and the learner who accessed with the learner has the right to take the lectures online . In this case, many learner can receive lecture contents when learner shares ID.

For example, if the learner who wants to take a specific online lecture is not one but a plurality of learner, he / she submits online lecture with a specific learner's name among those lecturers and performs payment processing for the online lecture. In the conventional on-line lecture system, when the learner is accessed by using the ID of the learner who has performed the payment processing, it is possible to confirm whether the learner actually connected is by the learner who has performed the payment processing or other learner who intends to take the same lecture none.

In this case, although the actual online lecture has been settled only for the specific learner's name, a plurality of learner who have not performed settlement for the online lecture, You can receive online lectures using the learner's name.

As one method for solving such a problem, there may be a method of providing an on-line lecture only to the learner who is first or last accessed when there are a plurality of learners who want to access an on-line lecture providing server using a specific ID . However, since it is impossible to confirm whether the learner actually paid the tuition fee, it is inevitable that online lectures will be provided only for a specific user. Also, even in this case, when a large number of learners connect by connecting the connection time, a large number of learners can receive online lectures even though the tuition is paid only for one person.

As described above, in the conventional online lecture system, it is inevitable to perform an online lecture payment process only for a specific person among a lecturer who intends to take the same lecture, and also to provide online lectures to a large number of learner who shares a specific person and an ID . In the case of a provider providing an online lecture service, since online lectures are provided to a plurality of learner by only a payment process for a part of the learner although the lecture fee for the online lecture must be received for each learner, There is a problem that the tuition fee for the online lecture that has been constructed is underdetermined. This can pose a serious threat to the business of a provider of online teaching services.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an online lecture contents providing system and a lecture contents providing system which can provide online lectures only to a learner who has actually processed payment for an online lecture in which a lecture payment has been processed, And to provide a method of providing online lecture contents using the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an online lecture content providing system capable of securing a stable tuition fee for on-line lectures by preventing a large number of learners from taking online lectures through ID sharing and providing an online lecture content providing method using the same I would like to.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an online lecture content providing system capable of providing lecture contents of appropriate quality according to a learner terminal and smoothly processing a lecture payment and an online lecture content providing method using the same.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The present invention having the above-described objects is directed to an online lecture content providing system having means for identifying a learner who has requested an on-line lecture, and to an online lecture content providing method using the system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-line lecture contents providing system for providing lecture contents through a communication network, the system comprising: a server for accessing a lecture contents providing server via a communication network, A learner terminal; And a lecture providing a lecture content produced by the connected learner terminal in the case of a registered learner terminal by tracking information of the learner terminal connected through a communication network to confirm whether the connected learner terminal is a registered learner terminal And an online lecture content providing system including a content providing server.

Illustratively, the lecture contents providing server can track the IP address of the connected learner terminal and confirm the connected learner terminal.

According to one preferred embodiment, the online lecture contents providing system of the present invention may further include an administrator terminal for transmitting an answer to the lecture payment inquiry presented from the learner terminal to the lecture contents providing server.

In one exemplary embodiment, the lecture contents providing server includes an interface module for providing an access environment to the learner terminal, a lecture management module for managing transmission of lecture contents to the learner terminal, A database module for storing information on lecture contents, learner and access terminal which can be provided to the learner terminal, and a learner terminal which tracks the information of the learner terminal connected through the communication network, And a client tracking module for confirming whether the terminal is a terminal.

For example, the client tracking module may include an access terminal tracking unit for tracking information of a learner terminal connected through the communication network, and a control unit for controlling the information of the access learner terminal acquired by the access terminal tracking unit, And a terminal comparison notifying unit for transmitting the confirmation result from the connected terminal comparing unit to the connected learner terminal.

Wherein the lecture management module comprises: a moving picture setting unit for selecting an optimal moving picture quality by testing a possible moving picture quality of the connected learner terminal; a lecture selecting unit for displaying a lecture available to the learner terminal; And a lecture reproducing unit for transmitting lectures to the learner terminal.

The tuition payment module includes a tuition payment guide section for posting, to the learner terminal, a guidance page for a tuition payment query requested from the learner terminal and an answer history page for a tuition payment query transmitted from the administrator terminal, And a payment processing unit for performing a payment process for the requested tuition fee.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing lecture contents through a communication network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) requesting provision of lecture contents from a learner terminal connected through a communication network to a lecture contents providing server ; (b) tracking information of the connected learner terminal by the lecture contents providing server and confirming that the connected learner terminal is a registered learner terminal; And (c) providing lecture contents produced by the connected learner terminal, when the learner terminal connected in the step (b) is confirmed by the learner terminal as a registered learner terminal, by the content providing server of the lecture Provide a method of providing.

In one exemplary embodiment, in step (b), the lecture contents providing server may track the IP address of the connected learner terminal to identify the connected learner terminal.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the query history of the tuition payment from the learner terminal before the step (a) is transmitted to the lecture contents providing server, the administrator terminal connected to the lecture contents providing server via the communication network And a step of transmitting a response history of payment of the inquired question from the learner terminal to the lecture contents providing server.

In one exemplary embodiment, the step (b) includes the steps of tracking information of a learner terminal connected through a communication network, comparing information of the acquired learner terminal with information of a previously registered learner terminal, And transmitting the confirmation result by comparing the terminal information to the connected learner terminal.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in response to a request from the connected learner terminal before the step (a), the lecture contents providing server tests a possible video image quality with the learner terminal, And providing the image quality information.

According to the online lecture contents providing system and the online lecture contents providing method of the present invention, it is possible to acquire the learner terminal information to access the lecture, and to provide the lecture contents requested only to the learner terminal that matches the learner terminal information registered in advance do. That is, since the lecture contents are transmitted only to the learner who matches the learner terminals acquired and registered in advance, even if a plurality of learners who intend to take the same lecture are connected by a method of sharing an ID, Can be provided.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if only a specific learner among a plurality of learner has paid tuition, even if other learner requests lecture contents according to sharing of an ID or the like, lecture contents are not provided if they are not registered learner terminals, Sharing can prevent multiple learners from taking each online lecture.

Through the system and method of the present invention, learners who intend to take lectures must pay the tuition. Companies offering online lecture services are expected to be able to provide high quality online lectures because they can secure stable tuition fees for providing online contents of the lectures produced and built.

In addition, it is possible to provide the video lecture contents of optimal image quality according to the environment information of the learner terminal connected to the system of the present invention, and by inducing the learner to solve difficulties in the payment process for enjoying the lecture contents immediately, Can be provided directly to the desired lecture.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a client terminal and a server constituting an online lecture contents providing system through a communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a module and a component constituting a client terminal and a server constituting an online lecture contents providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating in more detail a component of a module constituting a content providing server for mediating between a learner terminal and an administrator terminal in an online lecture contents providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a process of providing on-line lecture contents through a flow of information and data between a client terminal and a server constituting an online lecture contents providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a client terminal and a server constituting an online lecture contents providing system through a communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1, the online lecture contents providing system 100 according to the present invention includes a learner terminal 200 that can receive lecture contents through a communication network, The lecture contents providing server 300 and the lecture contents providing server 300 which provide the lecture contents providing server 300 and the lecture contents providing server 300, The lecture contents providing server 300 and the administrator terminal 400 providing the learner terminal 200 with a detailed answer history.

The communication network for transmitting and receiving data and / or information between the learner terminal 200, the lecture contents providing server 300 and the administrator terminal 400 constituting the online lecture contents providing system 100 according to the present invention is a typical , But may also include a mobile communication network or a wired communication network capable of transmitting and receiving data such as a data communication network such as 3G or LTE, a wireless Internet communication network, and a short message.

The learner terminal 200, which can access the lecture contents providing server 300 through the communication network and select the desired lecture courses and receive the lecture contents, can be connected to the computer terminal 202 such as a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, And smart devices such as smart phones or tablet PCs or portable terminals 204 such as feature phones and PDAs. The learner can receive information related to the lecture contents provided by the lecture contents providing server 300 using the learner terminal 200, for example, the computer terminal 202. [ Alternatively, the learner may access the lecture contents providing server 300 using the learner terminal 200, and then transmit a query history related to the settlement processing for the online lecture to be lectured. Alternatively, the learner can use the portable terminal 204 alone to process the receipt of the lecture contents and the transmission of the inquiry history for the tuition payment processing.

The administrator terminal 400 is a terminal operated by a person in charge of business of a company that operates the lecture contents providing server 300. Typically, the administrator terminal 400 is a computer terminal such as a personal computer (PC), a notebook, or a smart TV. In an alternative embodiment, the administrator terminal 400 may be a smart device, such as a smart phone or tablet PC, or a portable terminal, such as a feature phone or PDA. When a query history about settlement of lecture contents to be lectured to the lecture contents providing server 300 is transmitted from the learner terminal 200 through the communication network to the lecture contents providing server 300 ), Confirms the details of the inquiry, and creates appropriate answer details or guidance details about the inquiry details and transmits the information to the lecture contents providing server 300 and / or the learner terminal 200 that has transmitted the inquiry details .

Although not shown in FIG. 1, as another client that can configure the online lecture content providing system 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the lecture client 200 transmits And may include a lecture terminal that can send answer data to the lecture contents providing server 300 by writing answers to the questions.

2 and 3, which are attached to modules and components constituting the learner terminal 200, the lecture contents providing server 300 and the administrator terminal 400 constituting the online lecture contents providing system 100 according to the present invention, Will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a module and a component constituting a client terminal and a server constituting an online lecture contents providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating in more detail a component of a module constituting a content providing server for mediating between a learner terminal and an administrator terminal in an online lecture contents providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

A module in this specification may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving this hardware. For example, a module may refer to a logical word of a code written in a predetermined computer language and a hardware resource for executing the code, and may be a code that is physically connected to the module, or a specific type of hardware It will be readily appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In the present specification, a database or a DB may mean functional and structural combination of software and hardware storing information corresponding to each DB. Illustratively, the DB may be implemented as at least one table, and may further include a separate DBMS (Database Management System) for searching, storing, and managing information or data stored in the DB. If necessary, the DB can be implemented in various ways such as a link-list, a tree, a relational DB, and the like. Any data storage medium and data capable of storing information corresponding to the DB Structure.

The learner terminal 200 constituting the online lecture content providing system 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 210, a display 220, a communication unit 230, a moving picture playback unit 240, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 250 < / RTI > The learner can use the input unit 210 to input various information and / or data required by the lecture contents providing server 300 and to select a lecture course or the like to be taken. For example, the learner can input his / her personal information, terminal information, payment means information, and a question about the lecture contents taken by using the input unit 210 constituting the learner terminal 200. Also, the learner can create a query history for the settlement processing of the online lecture contents that he / she intends to take through the input unit 210 of the learner terminal 200. [ Non-limiting examples of the input unit 210 constituting the learner terminal 200 include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and a remote controller.

In addition, the learner terminal 200 includes a display 220 which can be implemented by, for example, a liquid crystal display device (LCD) or an organic electroluminescent device (OLED). Not only an input interface implemented through a web page of a company that operates a lecture contents providing server 300 through various displays provided from a lecture contents providing server 300 through a display 220, Related information is displayed. The learner terminal 200 includes the communication unit 230 to access the web page and / or the mobile access page operated by the lecture contents providing server 300 to receive the lecture contents and to perform the lecture contents payment processing To the lecture contents providing server 300, the query history data created through the input unit 210. [

The learner terminal 200 may include a moving picture reproducing unit 240 that can play the lecture contents transmitted from the lecture contents providing server 300. [ The moving picture reproducing unit 240 may be a moving picture player commonly used such as a media player or a GOM player or may be a specific moving picture player provided independently by the lecture contents providing server 300. [ In the latter case, the learner terminal 200 downloads the application provided by the web page and / or the mobile access page of the lecture contents providing server 300 or the mobile application, and transmits the application or the mobile application from the lecture contents providing server 300 You can play video lectures.

Alternatively, the learner terminal 200 may include a mathematical expression editor 250 that may be provided from the lecture content providing server 300. For example, if a learner taking a course in engineering is asked a question in a lecture, it is necessary to input a complex formula. Compared to entering formulas offline, entering formulas in a network such as the Internet can be quite cumbersome. In order to solve this hassle, for example, the formula editor 250 is downloaded through a web page and / or a mobile access page of the lecture contents providing server 300, and the formula editor 250 is executed to easily input a complex formula .

The learner terminal 200 may be equipped with a memory and / or other application program, which may be a RAM or a ROM, in addition to the above-described components, and may be provided with various lectures provided by the lecture contents providing server 300 May be connected wirelessly or wired.

The administrator terminal 400 may have an input unit 410 for inputting data or information related to processes such as transmission of lecture contents and payment of tuition fees provided by the lecture contents providing server 300. [ The input unit constituting the administrator terminal 400 may be, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel. If necessary, the person in charge of the business that operates the lecture contents providing server 300 can input an answer and / or a guide to the details of the payment processing query transmitted from the learner terminal 200 by using the input unit 410 have.

The administrator terminal 400 has a display 420 for displaying a web page and / or a mobile access page provided by the lecture contents providing server 300 or displaying an administrator dedicated page, a connection to the lecture contents providing server 300 And a communication unit 430, which may be a communication interface that can mediate transmission of answer data and / or guidance history data on question history data related to payment of tuition, for example.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the administrator terminal 400 includes a tuition payment management unit 440. [ As described later, the learner connected to the lecture contents providing server 300 using the learner terminal 200 may not be able to smoothly process payment for lecture contents to be taken. At this time, if the query history related to the tuition payment processing from the learner terminal 200 is transmitted to the lecture contents providing server 300, the tuition payment managing unit 440 of the administrator terminal 400 transmits the lecture contents to the lecture contents providing server 300 It is possible to transmit appropriate answer history data created through the input unit 410 to the lecture contents providing server 300 with respect to the question history data related to the tuition settlement. Alternatively, the tuition payment management unit 440 may process the guidance on the tuition payment and / or the progress of the tuition payment in connection with the tuition payment module 300, which will be described later, with respect to the query details relating to the settlement processing of the online lecture contents .

For example, after accessing the lecture contents providing server 300 using the administrator terminal 400, the payment data of the learner whose settlement processing has been completed in the manager page and the settlement data of the settlement data The administrator can confirm only the data list in which the query is transmitted for the tuition payment. The administrator can check the details of the tuition payment query transmitted from the learner terminal 200 by selecting the data list to which the query history is transmitted with respect to the tuition payment.

Then, the administrator can create an appropriate answer or guidance detail about the details of the payment of the tuition payment using the administrator terminal 400 and transmit it to the lecture contents providing server 300 and / or the learner terminal 200. Alternatively, the administrator may use the administrator terminal 400 to identify and solve problems related to the payment process for the tuition payment, to allow the payment process to proceed, or to process the payment of the tuition fee to the learner who has transmitted the query details for payment of the tuition payment It may be possible to provide data indicating that it is possible. If necessary, the administrator terminal 400 may be loaded with a memory, a moving picture player, or other application program, and a printer may be connected to the administrator terminal 400.

The lecture contents providing server 300 can transmit and receive various data and information to / from the learner terminal 200 and / or the administrator terminal 400 via the communication network, And the payment of the tuition. According to one exemplary embodiment, the lecture content providing server 300 includes an interface module 310, a lecture management module 320, a tuition payment module 330, a database module (DB module 340), a client tracking module 350 and a control unit 360 such as a CPU for controlling functions of these modules.

The interface module 310 provides a connection environment and an appropriate user interface for the learner terminal 200 and / or the administrator terminal 400 connected to the lecture contents providing server 300. For example, the learner terminal 200 can access the web page or the mobile access page operated by the lecture contents providing server 300 through the interface module 310, input necessary information and data, play the lecture contents, A question or the like related to settlement or the like can be input or an application required for playback of the lecture content can be downloaded. The administrator terminal 400 accesses a web page or a mobile access page operated by the lecture contents providing server 300 through the interface module 310 and receives a query history related to the tuition payment processing and receives an answer / Guidance details and the like to be downloaded to the lecture contents providing server 300 and / or the learner terminal 200. [ For example, the interface module 310 may include a connection unit 312 and an input window setting unit 314 as shown in FIG.

The connection unit 312 is configured to implement a web page and / or a mobile access page presented to the learner terminal 200 connected to the lecture contents providing server 300 through a communication network such as the Internet. For example, a web page and / or a mobile access page presented through the lecture contents providing server 300 may provide an introduction of a lecturer, a possible course or a learning support center in the form of an upper menu, an input for membership, A window can be displayed. If necessary, menus such as a lecture attendance, an excerpt, an exercise problem, and personal information update are displayed on the left side of a web page and / or a mobile access page, and a video player application for playing video contents, An application that can display the data of the learner terminal 200 on the display 220 (see Fig. 2) of the learner terminal 200, or a menu that can download an application such as a formula editor is connected to the connection unit 312 of the lecture contents providing server 300 And can be displayed on the learner terminal 200 via the network.

The input window setting unit 314 is for setting a window for inputting various information and data from the learner terminal 200 or the administrator terminal 400. [ For example, the learner can input his / her personal information, terminal information, payment information, etc. by using the input window displayed on the learner terminal 200 by the input window setting unit 314.

At this time, courses that can be taken on the web page and / or the mobile access page presented to the learner terminal 200 and / or the administrator terminal 400 through the connection unit 312 may be displayed to be divided into a main category and a sub-category. By way of example, the main categories of lecture selection can be classified into Engineering, Commerce, Natural Science, University Mathematics, Major Math, etc., and subcategories appropriate to each main category may be displayed. For example, if you select engineering category as the main category among the lecture courses, you will be provided with a rough lecture on circuit theory, electronic circuit, electromagnetism, computer structure, dynamics, statics and hydrodynamics as subcategories (lecture, tuition, , Available period, etc.) are displayed. If necessary, they can be divided into basic courses, core courses, detailed courses, short courses, and integration courses among the same subjects so that the learner can select appropriate lectures.

The lecture management module 320 controls and manages the playback of lecture contents transmitted to the learner terminal 200, the uploading and downloading of data related to the lecture contents, and the questions and answers related to the lecture contents. 3, the lecture management module 320 may include a moving image setting section 320, a lecture selecting section 324, and a lecture reproducing section 326. [

The moving image setting unit 322 acquires environment information (e.g., specification of the learner terminal 200, communication environment, etc.) of the learner terminal 200 connected to the lecture contents providing server 300 via the communication network, It is possible to test various video image qualities that can be provided to the terminal 200 and implement the optimal video image quality information for the learner terminal 200 to be set.

The lecture selecting unit 324 discriminates whether or not the lecture selected by the learner terminal 200 so that the lecturer intends to take the lecture is a lecture indicating whether the lecture is a lecture in which a predetermined fee has been paid. Alternatively, when the learner accesses the lecture contents providing server 300 by using the learner terminal 200 and logs in, the learner can display the lectures that the learner can take in the learner terminal 200 separately, It is possible to give an indication that it is possible. In this case, if necessary, you can indicate the remaining period during which you can take the lecture.

The lecture playback unit 326 transmits the content related to the lecture selected by the lecture selecting unit 322 to the learner terminal 200 in a streaming manner. That is, the lecture playback unit 326 reproduces a data stream related to the lecture contents selected by the learner terminal from the lecture contents stored in the lecture DB 342, and provides the data stream to the learner terminal 200. [ If necessary, the user can control not only the data stream of the content of the lecture reproduced through the lecture reproducing unit 326 but also the lecture terminal 200 through fast forward, rewind, pause, stop, . ≪ / RTI >

In the exemplary embodiment, the lecture transmitted to the learner terminal 200 through the lecture playback unit 326 may be a moving picture lecture. In this case, standard definition (SD), high definition (HD), full high (High Definition), and high definition (HD) are selected for the online lecture contents selected by the learner through the lecture playback unit 326 of the online contents providing server 300 Definition, Full-HD), and Quad High Definition (QHD).

In the exemplary embodiment, before the lecture contents are transmitted to the learner terminal 200, the moving picture setting unit 322 sets the moving picture corresponding to the lecture contents according to the learner's selection through the learner terminal 200 and / The optimum moving picture quality information may be extracted in consideration of the communication environment and specifications of the learner terminal 200 and the lecture contents corresponding to the picture quality extracted through the lecture reproducing unit 326 may be reproduced.

For example, when the learner terminal 200 is in a high-specification and communication environment is good, the moving image setting unit 322 selects the moving image content of full-HD image quality or QHD image quality as the optimum image quality, 326 to the learner terminal 200. The learner terminal 200 can receive the lecture contents corresponding to the selected image quality. On the other hand, when the specification of the learner terminal 200 is low / low or the communication environment is not good, the moving picture setting unit 322 selects the moving picture contents of the standard picture quality SD as the optimum picture quality, 326) to the learner terminal (200).

The tuition payment module 330 performs the payment process of the tuition fee for the lecture selected by the learner using the learner terminal 200. [ For example, the tuition fees may be differentiated according to the number of lectures for each lecture, the basic course, the core course, the detailed course, etc., and the lectures can be made through the learner terminal 200 (for example, 90 days, 100 days, 150 days, 200 days, etc.). In an exemplary embodiment, the tuition payment module 330 may be associated with the tuition payment management unit 440 of the administrator terminal 400. [

In one exemplary embodiment, the tuition payment module 330 may include a tuition payment guide section 332 and a tuition payment processing section 334, as shown in Fig. The tuition payment guidance section 332 is configured by the tuition payment management section 440 of the administrator terminal 400 with respect to a guidance page for inquiring about a tuition payment request and a processing malfunction which are requested from the learner terminal 200, And a page related to the transmitted payment / answering history page and / or the payment processing history of the tuition to the learner terminal 200. On the other hand, the tuition payment processing unit 334 performs settlement processing relating to the lecture contents selected by the learner through the learner terminal 200. [

The learner who is connected to the lecture contents providing server 300 through the learner terminal 200 can select various payment means to be presented through the tuition payment module 330 and proceed to purchase / payment processing for desired lecture contents. For example, with respect to the tuition payment method, the tuition payment module 330 may be a credit card payment method such as a bank transfer method, a credit card or debit card, or a new financial transaction method known as fin tech And the like can be displayed on the learner terminal 200. With regard to the payment processing of the lecture contents through the lecture contents providing server 300, the lecture payment module 330 may be connected to a financial institution server such as a bank or a card company directly through a private network, Payment Gateway, PG) server and / or a Value-Added Network (VAN) server. The financial institution may finally approve the settlement of the tuition payment, and the fee for payment of the tuition payment may be distributed according to a pre-agreement between the company operating the lecture contents providing server 300 and the PG company and / or VAN .

Meanwhile, the DB module 340 stores and manages information related to lecture contents, learner information, and lecture information transmitted to the learner terminal 200 through the lecture contents providing server 300. 3, the DB module 340 may be divided into a lecture DB 344, a learner DB 346, and a terminal DB 346 in the exemplary embodiment.

The lecture DB 342 stores lecture subjects, lecture contents, and the like as information related to lecture contents. For example, lecture content can be stored as video content of various quality. The learner DB 344 stores the learner's personal information such as the learner's name, the learner's ID and password in the lecture contents providing server 300, and the learner's terminal information such as the learner's terminal number capable of receiving the short message . The terminal DB 346 stores information on the learner terminal 200 connected to the lecture contents providing server 300 through the communication network. For example, the terminal DB 346 may be stored in a form linked to the learner information stored in the learner DB 344. [

As an example of information related to the learner terminal 200 that can be stored in the terminal DB 346, the IP address information of the learner terminal 200 connected through the communication network can be cited. If necessary, the IP address information of the learner terminal 200 stored in the terminal DB 346 may be one or more, for example, 1-3 pieces of information. The information of the user terminal 200 connected to the lecture contents providing server 300 is compared based on the information of the learner terminal 200 stored in the terminal DB 346 as described later, You can track whether you are a learner or not. For example, the IP address information of the learner terminal 200 stored in the terminal DB 356 may include IP address information of the learner terminal 200 used when the learner first accessed after membership, and / May be the IP address information of the learner terminal 200 used when the payment process for the tuition payment for the learner terminal 200 is performed.

3, the lecture DB may include personal information of a lecturer such as the lecturer's name, history, lecture, lecture ID and password of the lecturer in the lecture contents providing server 300, , Lecturer terminal information such as a lecture terminal number capable of receiving a short message, and the like.

At this time, the lecture DB 342 is linked to the learner DB 344, the terminal DB 346 and the lecture DB (not shown). Therefore, the lecture DB 342 can be implemented so as to be linked with the lecture information on the lecture contents, the lecturer terminal information, the learner information on the lecture contents, and the like. For example, information such as the total attendance period of a learner taking a specific lecture and the remaining attendance period can be linked.

The client tracking module 350 configuring the lecture contents providing server 300 according to the present invention accesses the lecture contents providing server 300 through the communication network and stores information of the learner terminal 200 requesting transmission of lecture contents, It tracks the IP address information of the learner terminal 200 and confirms whether the learner terminal is the terminal of the learner who paid the tuition. In one exemplary embodiment, the client tracking module 350 can be divided into an access terminal tracking section 352, an access terminal comparing section 354, and a terminal comparison notifying section 356.

The access terminal tracking unit 352 accesses the lecture contents providing server 300 through the communication network and transmits information of the learner terminal 200 requesting transmission of lecture contents that have taken courses such as the IP address of the connected learner terminal 200 And obtains the IP address information of the corresponding learner terminal 200. The access terminal comparison unit 354 compares the IP address information of the access learner terminal 200 acquired by the access terminal tracking unit 352 with the IP address information acquired from the learner terminal 200 having the same ID registered in advance do. As described above, the IP address information of the learner terminal 200 of the learner having the specific ID can be acquired at the time of initial login and / or when processing the tuition payment for the selected lecture contents.

The terminal comparison section 356 transmits the comparison and confirmation result to the currently connected learner terminal 356 in the connected terminal comparison section 354. [ For example, when the connected terminal comparison unit 354 confirms that the IP address information of the currently connected learner terminal 200 and the IP address information previously obtained from the learner terminal 200 of the learner using the same ID are The terminal comparison section 356 transmits the data indicating that the learner has been confirmed to the corresponding learner terminal 200 through a short message or a separate guidance window. The lecture reproducing unit 326 can transmit the lecture contents requested by the learner terminal 200 to the learner terminal 200 in accordance with the confirmation result of the access terminal comparing unit 354. [

On the other hand, when the connection terminal comparison unit 354 determines that the IP address information of the currently connected learner terminal 200 does not match the IP address information previously acquired from the learner terminal 200 of the learner using the same ID The terminal comparison section 356 may transmit the data indicating that the transmission of the contents of the selected lecture is restricted because the learner is not confirmed. The data may be transmitted to the corresponding learner terminal (200). In this case, if the learner can not authenticate that the learner has paid the actual tuition through a separate verification procedure, the selected lecture contents are not transmitted to the currently connected learner terminal 200.

Conventionally, in a state where only a specific one of a plurality of learners who intend to take the same lecture through a communication network has paid the tuition fee, the other learners can enjoy the contents of the lecture in such a way that they share the ID of the particular person who paid the tuition fee I could. From the viewpoint of the provider of the lecture contents through the communication network, the lecture contents should be provided to each learner who paid the tuition after payment of a separate tuition from the learner. However, in a lecture system using a conventional communication network, a large number of learners can enjoy the lecture contents by using a method of sharing a ID with a specific person who paid a tuition fee only by paying a tuition fee of a specific person, It was difficult to expect a tuition fee for Therefore, there are many limitations in providing contents of high-quality lectures in a lecture system using a conventional communication network.

 However, through the implementation of the client tracking module 350 of the present invention, only a specific one of a plurality of learners who intend to take the same lecture pays the tuition, and shares the ID of the specific person among a plurality of learners The lecture contents are provided only to the learner terminal 200 acquired in the preliminary procedure and the lecture contents are not provided to the other learner terminals 200. [

Therefore, many learners who want to take courses through the network can not enjoy the contents of their lectures only by sharing the ID. As a result, companies offering lecture contents through a communication network can receive a large amount of tuition fee for all learners who want to take a lecture, so that a great effect can be expected at a business level. Accordingly, It becomes possible.

Next, a method of providing an online lecture service using the online lecture contents system according to another aspect of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a process of providing on-line lecture contents through a flow of information and data between a client terminal and a server constituting an online lecture contents providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, a lecturer photographs a lecture to be taken by the lecturer using a photographing device such as a digital camera or a camcorder. Then, the contents of the taken lecture are converted into a data stream type of video and audio using a manager terminal of a company operating a lecture contents providing server, and the lecture contents thus converted are stored in the lecture contents providing server S410). In an exemplary embodiment, the lecture content may be stored as content of video lectures of different image qualities. For example, video lecture contents can be stored in differentiated picture quality such as standard definition (SD), high definition (HD), full high definition (HD), and quad high definition (QHD). The stored lecture content may be associated with lecture information and may be stored in a lecture content providing server according to a predetermined category classification.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, before lecture contents are produced and stored, lectures and lectures of the lecturers are negotiated based on the lecturer's history and the like, and a contract is made between the lecturer and the company that operates the lecture contents providing server. The lecturer provides the lecture contents providing server with personal information (name, address, history, lecture) and terminal information (lecturer terminal number) using the lecturer terminal, and the lecture contents providing server inputs The lecturer person information and lecturer terminal information are stored. The lecturer can register an ID and a password for identifying each lecturer to the lecture contents providing server using the lecturer terminal. Alternatively, the administrator of the company that operates the lecture content providing server may assign IDs and passwords according to the rules set in advance to the respective lecturers. In an alternative embodiment, an administrator of a company that operates a lecture content providing server inputs history of a lecturer notified offline from a lecturer, personal information, terminal information, etc. using an administrator terminal and stores the information in a lecture contents providing server It will be possible.

The learner uses the learner terminal to acquire the learner's personal information (name, address) and the terminal information (learner terminal number), etc. in order to transmit and play the online lecture contents provided through the lecture contents providing server And registers information for identifying a learner such as a member ID and a password (step S415).

If necessary, the lecture contents providing server obtains information of the learner terminal, for example, IP address information, which has input the member ID, and registers this information in association with the learner information (step S420). 4, the lecture contents providing server receives the learner information from the learner terminal and acquires the information of the learner terminal. Alternatively, the lecture contents providing server may select the learner terminal information And the like. In one exemplary embodiment, a learner may connect to a lecture content provision server using a computer terminal and / or a mobile terminal. In a preferred embodiment, the learner terminal information acquired and stored in the lecture contents providing server, for example, the IP address information of the learner terminal may be one or more, for example, 1-3.

Subsequently, the user can select a lecture to be taken by himself / herself referring to a web page and / or a mobile access page displayed on the learner terminal through the lecture contents providing server and request a payment process for the selected lecture (step S425) . In the exemplary embodiment, the lecture information and lecture subjects of the lecturer are displayed in a list form on a web page operated by the lecture contents providing server and / or on a mobile access page. By way of example, the main categories of lecture selection can be classified into Engineering, Commerce, Natural Science, University Mathematics, Major Math, etc., and subcategories appropriate to each main category may be displayed.

For example, if you select engineering category as the main category among the lecture courses, you will be provided with a rough lecture on circuit theory, electronic circuit, electromagnetism, computer structure, dynamics, statics and hydrodynamics as subcategories (lecture, tuition, , Available period, etc.) are displayed. If necessary, they can be divided into basic courses, core courses, detailed courses, short courses, and integration courses among the same subjects so that the learner can select appropriate lectures.

In this case, it is desirable to design the learner to design the progress of the learner by specifying the total number of lectures and the possible lecture periods together with each lecture course. When the learner selects a course to be taken, the lecture contents providing server displays an input window for payment of the tuition related to the lecture of the lecture to the learner terminal. If the learner selects an appropriate payment means for paying the tuition fee using the learner terminal, for example, an account transfer or a credit card, and there is no problem in the tuition payment processing, the lecture contents providing server performs electronic payment processing for the tuition fee (Step S435).

On the other hand, if the payment process for the selected lecture content does not proceed smoothly or if there is a question related to the payment process, the query / inquiry related to the payment process can be transmitted to the lecture contents providing server using the learner terminal ). At this time, the lecture contents providing server can store and manage the data list in which the settlement processing is completed and the format of the data list in which settlement processing is not smoothly performed. For example, the settlement processing completion date may be specified for the data list in which the settlement processing is completed, and the completion date may not be specified for the data list in which the settlement processing is not completed.

 Using the administrator terminal connected to the lecture contents providing server through the communication network, the guide details for the settlement inquiry / inquiry are created or the problems not solved for settlement are solved, and these guide details are transmitted to the lecture contents providing server (S430 step). For example, a business person can check the data list related to the payment processing in the management mode, select the data list that is not processed, check the details of the payment inquiry associated with the data list, have. Or a problem that has not been processed in the settlement process, and then, after the problem is solved, a guide to the effect that the problem is solved can be created. Subsequently, the lecture contents providing server can perform the payment process of the tuition fee requested from the learner terminal after the problem related to the payment processing is solved (step S435).

The learner terminal is connected to the lecture contents providing server through the communication network even when the tuition is paid. Therefore, in one exemplary embodiment, the lecture contents providing server obtains information of the learner terminal accessed through the communication network, for example, IP address information of the learner terminal at the time the tuition payment is made, Can be registered in association with each other.

When the payment of the tuition is completed, the learner information can be stored in association with the lecture contents information. The learner selects the lecture course whose payment has been completed using the learner terminal connected to the lecture contents providing server through the communication network, (Step S440). At this time, if necessary, it may be displayed so that the lecture portion of the learner can be distinguished from the lecture portion of the same lecture. Preferably, the learner indicates the remaining period of the entire period during which the lecturer can receive the contents of the lecture (for example, 30 days if 60 days have elapsed since the lecture fee payable for 90 days) The learner will be able to induce the learner to plan the lecture.

Alternatively, before the learner requests the lecture contents using the learner terminal, the learner can implement the optimal video quality according to the environment information of the learner terminal through the video setting unit 322 (see Fig. 3) of the lecture contents providing server have. The process of setting the optimal video quality may be implemented before the step of requesting the content of the lecture paid through the learner terminal, or alternatively, after the learner terminal tracking and comparison as described later, But may be implemented immediately before the step of providing the content.

When a request for lecture contents is transmitted from a learner terminal connected to a lecture contents providing server through a communication network, the lecture contents providing server tracks information of an access learner terminal requesting lecture contents, for example, IP address information, The IP address information of the connected learner terminal is compared with the IP address information obtained from the learner terminal having the same ID stored and registered in advance so as to track the learner terminal requesting the lecture contents (Step S445).

If the information of the currently connected learner terminal matches the information of the previously registered learner terminal, the lecture contents providing server transmits the data indicating that the learner has been confirmed to the currently connected learner terminal through a short message or a separate guide window To the learner terminal (S450). Then, the lecture contents providing server provides the contents of the lecture requested to the currently connected learner terminal matching the registered learner terminal information (step S455).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S445 that the information of the currently connected learner terminal does not match the information of the previously registered learner terminal, the lecture contents providing server can not transmit the selected lecture contents because the learner is not confirmed Limited / can be limited 'to the corresponding learner terminal through a short message or a separate guide window (step S450). In this case, if the learner can not authenticate that the learner has paid the actual tuition through a separate verification procedure, the selected lecture contents are not transmitted to the currently connected learner terminal 200.

If it is determined in step S445 that the currently connected learner terminal matches the primary registered learner terminal, the lecture contents providing server provides the requested lecture contents through the currently connected learner terminal in step S455. Illustratively, the lecture content may be transmitted to the learner terminal in a streaming fashion. At this time, besides transmitting the lecture contents, the lecture contents providing server can be implemented so that data such as a lecture problem, an exercise question, an explanation, and a correct answer can be displayed on a web page and provided to the learner terminal . In addition, an application such as a video player for playing back lecture contents, or an application capable of reading out an issue or the like can be displayed on a web page, and the learner can be guided to download the application using the learner terminal.

As described above, in the online lecture contents providing method according to the present invention, only a specific person among a plurality of lecturers who intend to take the same lecture, and a plurality of learners share an ID of a learner who paid the tuition, Is not provided. Therefore, the learner who intends to take a specific lecture must pay a predetermined tuition fee, so that the lecture contents providing service provider can expect to increase the desired tuition fee.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the foregoing embodiments. On the contrary, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be apparent, however, that such modifications and changes are all within the scope of the present invention.

100: online lecture content providing system 200: learner terminal
202: computer terminal 204: portable terminal
300: Lecture contents providing server 310: Interface module
320: Lecture management module 322: Movie setting section
324: Steel selection part 326: Steel regeneration part
330: Tuition payment module 332: Tuition payment information section
334: Tuition payment processor 340: Database module
350: Client tracking module 352:
354: Connection terminal comparing unit 356: Terminal comparison notifying unit
360: control unit 400:

Claims (12)

An online lecture contents providing system for providing lecture contents through a communication network,
A learner terminal connected to a lecture contents providing server through a communication network and receiving lecture contents provided by the lecture contents providing server; And
The learner terminal connected to the learner terminal through the communication network traces the information of the learner terminal and confirms whether the connected learner terminal is the registered learner terminal and provides the lecture contents produced by the connected learner terminal in the case of the registered learner terminal And a providing server.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the lecture contents providing server tracks the IP address of the connected learner terminal and confirms the connected learner terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
And an administrator terminal for transmitting a response to the tuition payment query presented from the learner terminal to the lecture contents providing server.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The lecture contents providing server includes an interface module for providing an access environment to the learner terminal, a lecture management module for managing transmission of lecture contents to the learner terminal, a tuition payment module for managing the receipt of the tuition fee requested from the learner terminal, A database module for storing lecture contents that can be provided to the learner terminal, information about the learner and access terminals, and a client tracking module for tracking information of a learner terminal connected through the communication network to confirm whether the learner terminal is a registered learner terminal And a content providing system.
5. The method of claim 4,
The client tracking module comprises: an access terminal tracking unit for tracking information of a learner terminal connected through the communication network; and a connection monitoring unit for monitoring information of a learner terminal acquired by the access terminal tracking unit, And a terminal comparison notification unit for transmitting the confirmation result from the connection terminal comparison unit to the connected learner terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the lecture management module comprises: a moving picture setting unit for selecting an optimal moving picture quality by testing a possible moving picture quality of the connected learner terminal; a lecture selecting unit for displaying a lecture available to the learner terminal; And a lecture reproducing unit for transmitting lectures to the learner terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the tuition payment module comprises: a tuition payment guide section for posting, to the learner terminal, a guidance page for a tuition payment query requested from the learner terminal and an answer history page for a tuition payment inquiry transmitted from the administrator terminal; And a payment processing unit for performing payment processing for the tuition.
An online lecture contents providing method for providing lecture contents through a communication network,
(a) requesting provision of lecture contents from a learner terminal connected through a communication network to a lecture contents providing server;
(b) tracking information of the connected learner terminal by the lecture contents providing server and confirming that the connected learner terminal is a registered learner terminal; And
(c) providing lecture contents produced by the connected learner terminal, when the learner terminal connected in the step (b) is confirmed by the learner terminal by the lecture contents providing server, Way.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the lecture contents providing server tracks the IP address of the connected learner terminal and confirms the connected learner terminal in step (b).
9. The method of claim 8,
If a query history of the tuition payment from the learner terminal before the step (a) is transmitted to the lecture contents providing server, the administrator terminal connected to the lecture contents providing server via the communication network, And a step of transmitting an answer history of settlement to the lecture contents providing server.
11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
Wherein the step (b) comprises the steps of: tracking information of a learner terminal connected through a communication network; comparing information of the obtained learner terminal with information of a previously registered learner terminal; And transmitting the result to the connected learner terminal.
11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
Further comprising the step of, by a request from the connected learner terminal before the step (a), testing a possible video quality of the connected learner terminal by the lecture contents providing server to provide optimal video quality information How to provide online lecture contents.

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