KR20210000156A - E-book sales and management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an e-book sales and management system. The system includes: an electronic publication management server storing electronic publications made by producing and editing various publications as digital data, registering user IDs and passwords for a plurality of purchasers, and providing the electronic publications to the purchasers through the Internet; and a portable terminal connected with the electronic publication management server through the Internet, having a unique ID code and storing user IDs and passwords, which are identical to the ones registered in the electronic publication management server, by registering and encrypting the same, and displaying the electronic publications by downloading and restoring the electronic publications into original publications. The electronic publication management server downloads the electronic publications into the portable terminal in a case wherein a user ID and a password inputted through the Internet are identical to the registered user IDs and passwords, and includes the user ID and the password in the downloaded electronic publications as encrypted codes. The portable terminal includes the unique ID code in the downloaded electronic publications, and displays the downloaded electronic publications only when the user ID and the password corresponding to the unique ID code are registered. According to the present invention, the system is capable of vitalizing the distribution of electronic publications by protecting the electronic publications from copyright infringement.

Description

E-book sales and management system

The present invention relates to an electronic publication system, and more particularly, to an electronic publication system in which the contents of an electronic publication are specifically coded so that the contents can be viewed only in a specific portable terminal.

In general, electronic publications refer to publications produced by digitally encoding publications including text, pictures, photographs, graphic data, such as poetry collections, educational textbooks, and periodicals. However, since conventional electronic publications are not encrypted, there is a possibility of unauthorized copying and the possibility of changing the contents. For this reason, electronic publications have a problem in that it is difficult to promote the distribution of electronic publications compared to conventional paper publications.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic publication system in which the contents of electronic publications are specifically coded to be encrypted so that the contents can be viewed only in a specific portable terminal in order to solve the above problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of selling and managing electronic publications through download to a member's portable terminal.

According to the present invention, the contents of an electronic publication are specifically encoded so that the contents can be viewed only in a specific portable terminal, thereby having the following effects.

First, after the purchaser's unique ID and password are encrypted and included in the electronic publication, the same ID and password as the ID and password of the purchaser registered in the electronic publication must be entered before downloading to a portable terminal is possible. It can be excluded from the source.

Second, it is cheap and can be quickly provided anytime, anywhere through a portable terminal on the Internet network. Therefore, there is no increase in sales forecasting error from the seller's point of view, the author's point of view can increase profitability by supplying in large quantities at low prices, and the consumer's point of view can receive electronic publications at low prices.

Third, since the encryption code of an electronic publication includes <copyright holder, <publication right holder, <production date and <version number, etc., the contents of the electronic publication cannot be tampered with by unauthorized persons. Also, there is no possibility that the content can be changed. And, in this case, it serves as a means to facilitate verification in case of dispute due to copyright infringement in the future.

Fourth, through the electronic publication sales and management method of the present invention, electronic publications can be safely sold and conveniently managed through various communication means.

Eventually, electronic publications can be widely distributed.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic publication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed block diagram of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram of an electronic publication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the electronic publication online vending machine shown in FIG. 3.
5 is a flowchart of a method of selling and managing electronic publications using the electronic publication system of the present invention.

To achieve the above object,

An electronic publication operation server for storing electronic publications produced and edited by digital data of various publications, registering user IDs and passwords for a plurality of buyers, and providing the electronic publications to buyers through the Internet; And the electronic publication operation server is connected through the Internet, and has a unique ID code, and the same user ID and password as registered in the electronic publication operation server are registered and encrypted and stored, and the electronic publication is downloaded to the original publication. And a portable terminal for restoring and displaying, wherein the electronic publication operation server downloads the electronic publication to the portable terminal when the user ID and password input through the Internet are the same as the registered user ID and password, and When the user ID and password are included as encryption codes in the downloaded electronic publication, and the portable terminal includes the unique ID code in the downloaded electronic publication, and a user ID and password corresponding to the unique ID code are registered. There is provided an electronic publication system characterized in that the downloaded electronic publication is displayed only.

To achieve the above other objectives,

Electronic produced and edited digital data of various publications including at least one or more of text, pictures, photos, and graphic data, and various multimedia information including at least one or more of music videos, movies, music, maps, and animations A method of allowing a publication to be viewed through a personal portable terminal, the method comprising: (a) registering a unique ID of a member who wishes to download the electronic publication; (b) allowing the member to select and pay a payment amount for the purchase of the electronic publication selected by the member; (c) encrypting the electronic publication so that the electronic publication purchased by the member can be viewed on the portable terminal of the member; And (d) downloading the electronic publication purchased by the member to a personal portable terminal through a communication means. A method of selling and managing electronic publications is provided.

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

1 is a block diagram of an electronic publication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic publication operation server 10 stores electronic publications obtained by digitally producing and editing various publications, and registers user IDs and passwords for a plurality of purchasers, and provides the electronic publications to buyers through the Internet. Here, the term “provision” includes sales for a fee or providing for free.

In addition, the electronic publication operation server 10 downloads the electronic publication to the portable terminal 14 when the user ID and password input through the portable terminal 14 are the same as the registered user ID and password, and the user The ID and password are included as encryption codes in the downloaded electronic publication.

The electronic publication operation server 10 includes an editing means, a storage means, and an operating means (all not shown).

The editing means includes at least one of novels, magazines, professional books, poetry collections, educational textbooks, periodicals, newspapers, electronic publications including text, pictures, photographs, or graphic data, and at least among movies, music, games, maps, and animations. Produces, edits, and encrypts multimedia data including any one or more.

The storage means stores the electronic publication and multimedia data.

The operating means allows a purchaser who wants to purchase electronic publications or multimedia data stored in the storage means to search through the Internet through an electronic commerce transaction on the Internet, and introduces, sells, or manages the electronic publications and multimedia data.

Here, a process of producing and editing an electronic publication in the electronic publication operation server 10 will be described as follows.

First, the publication in the original manuscript state is input and edited using the editing means of the electronic publication operation server 10. The editing means includes a scanner input device for inputting the contents of the publication and converting the contents of the publication into an electronic publication using a scanner, and a keyboard input device for directly inputting the contents of the publication through the keyboard input device. At this time, the content of the publication inputted through the keyboard input device is a page division code, which is a page division when printed as a general paper publication, and a display that divides the unit that the portable terminal 14 can display on the display screen at once. Insert the code that identifies the page (Display Page) together. In this case, the page code of the general paper publication and the display page code of the portable terminal 14 may be the same or different depending on the displayable size of the display means of the portable terminal 14.

In this way, it is possible to print publications on plain paper with the first manuscript input operation, or to use them all as electronic publications for the portable terminal 14. If the display page, which is a unit that can be displayed on the portable terminal 14 at a time, cannot display one page of an actual paper publication on one screen, the page division in the portable terminal 14 is performed on the portable terminal 14 at once. Regardless of the display page that can be displayed, it can be the same as the page of a regular paper publication. In this case, when a page of a general paper publication is displayed on the display means of the portable terminal 14, it becomes a display page of two or more screens. Therefore, when a specific page of a general paper publication is found with the page search function of the portable terminal 14, the page starts with the same content.

Next, for electronic publications that have been edited, an additional encryption code is inserted into the original manuscript. At this time, the encryption code includes information such as <copyright holder, <publisher right, <production date, <version (version) number, <publish content inspection code, <publish unique serial number. Therefore, it can be used as a means to prevent the contents of electronic publications from being damaged, and to prove them in case of problems in the future.

In particular, unencrypted header information is additionally attached to the encrypted electronic publication, and header information is classified by a code indicating the beginning of the header and the end of the header. In the header information, there are an encryption notification code indicating encryption and a registration status code indicating registration status.

The electronic publication that has completed the encryption operation is stored in the storage means of the electronic publication operation server 10, and the operation means of the electronic publication operation server 10 is a purchaser who intends to purchase the electronic publication stored in the storage means through an electronic commerce transaction on the Internet. They allow them to search through the Internet and introduce, sell, or manage the electronic publications.

The portable terminal 14 is connected to the electronic publication operation server 10 through the Internet, has a unique ID code, and the same user ID and password as registered in the electronic publication operation server 10 are registered and encrypted and stored. Download the electronic publication, restore it to the original publication, and display it. Further, the portable terminal 14 includes the unique ID code in the downloaded electronic publication, and displays the downloaded electronic publication only when a user ID and password corresponding to the unique ID code are input. Here, the unique ID code is a unique code that is given to one terminal, and is composed of, for example, a <terminal manufacturer code and <a terminal unique serial number.

In the system of FIG. 1, the portable terminal 14 downloads the electronic publications operating server 10 through a PC 12 that can connect to the Internet, but the electronic publications are downloaded through wireless data communication without going through the PC 12. It is also possible to download electronic publications directly from the publication operation server 10.

2 is a detailed block diagram of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 1.

The display means 20 displays any one or more of text, picture, photo, graphic data, or image data. Here, the display means 20 is preferably implemented in a touch screen method.

The video processing means 22 displays the electronic publication or multimedia data encrypted by the encryption processing means 24 to be described later on the display means 20.

The encryption processing means 24 processes the electronic publication in the encryption code so that the contents can be viewed only by the portable terminal 14.

The temporary storage means 26 can be written and erased in which the encryption processing means 24 temporarily stores data for encryption processing, or the central control processing means 32 to be described later stores data temporarily to control various functions. However, when the power is turned off, the stored contents are erased.

The internal storage means 28 is a memory that stores data, can write and erase, and does not erase the stored contents even when the power is turned off.

The auxiliary storage means 30 can move and store the contents stored in the internal storage means 28, can move the stored contents to the internal storage means 28, write and erase, and the contents are not erased even when the power is turned off. Is not memory. The auxiliary storage means 30 may be implemented by, for example, a plurality of smart media cards, a plurality of PCMCIA memory cards, and a plurality of multimedia memory cards.

The PC connection means 34 is connected to the PC 12 and copies the contents stored in the PC 12 to the internal storage means 28 or auxiliary storage means 30, or the internal storage means 28 or auxiliary storage. The contents stored in the means 30 can be copied to the PC 12. The PC connection means 34 may use, for example, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE 1394 method.

The audio processing means 36 includes an audio codec circuit, a decoding circuit, and an audio output circuit (all not shown).

The audio codec circuit converts an analog audio signal input through a microphone (not shown) into digital audio data and compresses and stores it in an auxiliary storage means 30 or an internal storage means 28, or the auxiliary storage means 30 or Digital audio data compressed and stored in the internal storage means 28 is converted into an original analog audio signal. The decoding circuit decodes digital audio data stored in a certain compressed format. The audio output circuit amplifies the analog audio signal output from the audio codec circuit so that it can be heard through earphones or speakers.

Meanwhile, the audio processing means 36 may further include a circuit for processing MIDI music data in a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) method and a circuit for decoding music data compressed in an MP3 method. In this case, the central control processing means 32 allows the music stored in the internal or auxiliary storage means 28 and 30 in the MIDI method to be listened to as original music through the audio processing means 36.

The portable terminal 14 may further include an FM radio receiver, in which case the FM radio broadcast can be listened to through the audio output circuit of the audio processing means 36.

After power is supplied to the portable terminal 14, the power control means 38 cuts off the power supplied to the display means 20 if there is no input from the user to the portable terminal 14 for a certain period of time.

The rechargeable battery means 40 is a battery means capable of recharging and supplying power to the portable terminal 14 in a detachable manner. This can be implemented, for example, with a lithium ion battery.

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 14 may further include a DC power connector (not shown) for connecting to an external DC power source. At this time, when the power control means 38 is connected to the external DC power through the DC power connector, the charging battery means 40 is automatically charged. In addition, power supplied to the portable terminal 14 is simultaneously supplied from the external DC power source, and when the DC power connector is disconnected from the external DC power source, power is automatically supplied to the charging battery means 40.

In addition, the power control means 38 checks the amount of power remaining in the rechargeable battery means 40 of the portable terminal 14, and if it is below a certain level, it is automatically determined by the central control processing means 32. The amount of remaining power and the usable time may be displayed through the display means 20, and a warning sound may be generated through the audio processing means 36.

The portable terminal 14 may further include a GPS function control unit (not shown) that processes a Global Positoning System (GPS) function. The GPS function control unit analyzes the current location of the portable terminal 14 through information transmitted through wireless data communication, and displays the current location through the display means 20.

In addition, the portable terminal 14 further includes a solar cell sensor (not shown), and the power control means 38 auxiliary powers the power input to the solar cell sensor together with the rechargeable battery means to the portable terminal. Can be supplied.

The central control processing means 32 controls and operates the overall functions of the portable terminal 14. The function of the central control processing means 32 will be described in more detail below.

When the power of the portable terminal 14 is turned on, the central control processing means 32 causes a menu board for selecting at least reading, music, voice recording, video, and keyboard to be displayed on the display means 20. When the reading menu, music menu, voice recording menu, and video menu are respectively selected, a list of electronic publications stored in the internal or auxiliary storage means (28, 30), music data file name, voice recording file name, and video file Are displayed on the display means 20, respectively. Here, the moving picture file may be compressed and stored using, for example, an MPEG method as well as other digital data compression methods.

When the keyboard menu is selected, a keyboard capable of inputting letters and numbers is displayed on the display means 20, and the central control processing means 32 controls various functions by selecting a specific letter or number of the displayed keyboard. Make sure you can enter the necessary data.

When any one of the electronic publications, music data files, audio recording files, and video files displayed by each menu selection is selected, the contents of the corresponding file are automatically displayed on the display means 20 or the audio processing means 36 To be processed through.

Then, the voice newly inputted through the audio processing means 36 is compressed into a digital code and is selectively stored in the internal or auxiliary storage means 28 and 30.

In addition, when the electronic publication, music data file, and video file are selectively stored in the internal or auxiliary storage means (28, 30), the stored electronic publication is read, music data file is music, and voice recording file is voice recording. As a result, the video file is automatically classified and included in the video menu.

On the other hand, it may further include an external data input processing means (not shown) for inputting characters and pictures with an electronic pen or other input tool on the display means 20, the operation of the central control processing means 32 at this time. Is as follows.

When the power of the portable terminal 14 is turned on, a menu board for selecting a document function is displayed on the display means 20.

When the menu board for selecting the document function is selected, a list of document files input to the external data input processing means stored up to now is displayed.

When a menu for inputting a new document is selected, the external data input processing means inputs the document on the display means 20 with an electronic pen or other input tool.

In addition to storing the document inputted by the electronic pen or other input tool on the display means 20, the stored document file is automatically included in a menu for selecting the document function. In addition, when the document file is selected from the document function menu, the content is automatically displayed on the display means 20.

In addition, the portable terminal 14 has an image input unit (not shown) that inputs an image through a lens and a shutter for taking a picture, and the input image is digitally coded to be viewed through the display means 20. It may further include an image processing means having an image control unit (not shown) to enable. The operation of the central control processing means 32 at this time is as follows.

An image storage function menu is displayed on the display means 20 so that the image inputted by the image processing means can be stored. In addition, when the image storage function menu is selected, a list of image files input to the image processing means that has been stored so far is displayed.

In addition, when a menu for selecting a new image is selected in order to input new image data, the image processing means inputs an image through the lens, and while viewing through the display means 20, a specific image to be stored is pressed. Then, the data of the specific image is compressed and stored in a specific manner in the internal or auxiliary storage means (28, 30). In addition, the stored image file is automatically included in a menu for selecting an image storage function, and when a corresponding image file is selected through the image storage function menu, it is automatically decompressed and displayed on the display means 20.

The portable terminal 14 shown in FIG. 2 can be made in the size of a notebook or book that is easy for individuals to carry.

On the other hand, the central control processing means 32 compresses and stores the image inputted to the image processing means using a still image compression method of the JPEG method, and stores the internal storage means 28 or the auxiliary storage means 30 Still image data compressed with the JPEG method stored in can be automatically classified and decoded. The decoded JPEG digital still image data is displayed as an original image on the display means 20 through the video processing means 22 of the portable terminal 14.

In addition, the central control processing means 32 causes the display means 20 to display a menu board for selecting an Internet connection function when the power of the portable terminal 14 is turned on.

When the menu board for selecting the Internet connection function is selected, it is automatically determined whether the PC 12 capable of connecting to the Internet is correctly connected to the PC connecting means 34. Thus, if the PC 12 cannot connect to the Internet or if the PC 12 is not properly connected to the PC connection means 34, the content is displayed, and when connected to a PC capable of connecting to the Internet, an Internet-enabled web browser Is displayed on the display means 20.

When the keyboard menu board is selected, letters or numbers for interconnection with the electronic publication operating server 10 can be input.

The multimedia contents and electronic publications in the electronic publication operation server 10 can be directly downloaded to the internal or auxiliary storage means 28 and 30 by means of Internet electronic commerce means.

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 14 may further include a personal wireless communication device connection processing means or an independent wireless data communication means for connecting the personal wireless communication device. In this case, the central control processing means 32 performs the following control.

When the power of the portable terminal 14 is turned on, a menu board for selecting an Internet connection function is displayed on the display means, and when a menu board for selecting the Internet connection function is selected, a web browser capable of using the Internet automatically becomes the display unit. To be displayed.

When the keyboard menu board is selected, letters or numbers for interconnection with the electronic publication operating server 10 can be input.

The multimedia contents and electronic publications in the electronic publication operation server 10 can be directly downloaded to the internal or auxiliary storage means 28 and 30 by means of an Internet electronic commerce means.

Further, the portable terminal 14 may further include an independent wireless data communication means, in which case the central control processing means 32 performs the following control.

When the power of the portable terminal 14 is turned on, a menu board for selecting an Internet connection function is displayed on the display means, and when a menu board for selecting the Internet connection function is selected, a web browser capable of using the Internet is automatically displayed. 20).

When the keyboard menu board is selected, letters or numbers for interconnection with the electronic publication operating server can be input.

The multimedia contents and electronic publications in the electronic publication operation server 10 can be directly downloaded to the internal or auxiliary storage means 28 and 30 by means of Internet electronic commerce means.

In addition, the central control processing means (32) causes the display means (20) to display a menu board for selecting a mail function, and by selecting the mail function menu, characters or characters input to the external data input means of the portable terminal (14) Allows you to send a picture, or searches for a document saved as the document file and sends the selected document file.

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 14 may further include an MPEG processing means for processing digital data of the MPEG method by including an MPEG decoder circuit for decoding data compressed by the MPEG method and an MPEG encoder circuit for compressing the MPEG method.

Then, the MPEG decoder circuit decodes the data compressed by the MPEG method input to the wireless data communication means, and the decoded MPEG audio data is converted into an original analog audio signal by the audio processing means (36).

The decoded MPEG audio data is displayed as an original image through a display means (20) through a video processing means (22). Further, the MPEG encoder circuit compresses the image input through the image processing means in the MPEG method and simultaneously compresses the audio signal inputted to the audio processing means 36 in the MPEG method.

In this case, the central control processing means 32 transmits the image data and audio data encoded by the MPEG encoder circuit in real time to a specific counterpart portable terminal using the wireless data communication means.

Here, the personal wireless communication device means or wireless data communication means may be implemented in a PCS, cellular, IMT 2000 method or the like.

Now, the process of producing an electronic publication by encrypting it in the electronic publication operation server 10 and displaying it on the portable terminal 14 will be described as follows.

First, in addition to the contents of the original manuscript, it is encrypted with information such as <copyright holder, <publication right, <production date, <version number, and <publication content inspection code.

Unencrypted header information is additionally attached to the encrypted electronic publication, and header information is distinguished by a code indicating the start and end of the header, and an encryption notification code indicating that the header has been encrypted and a registration status code indicating whether or not to register are included in the header information. Include.

In this case, the operation of the central control processing means 32 to display an encrypted or unencrypted electronic publication will be described as follows.

When it is determined that the electronic publication is not encrypted by the encryption notification code, the electronic publication is displayed on the display unit 20 without passing through the encryption processing unit. And, if it is determined that the electronic publication is encrypted by the encryption notification code, the electronic publication is displayed on the display means 20 through the encryption processing means.

Meanwhile, the process of displaying the encrypted electronic publication by the central control processing means 32 is as follows.

If it is determined that the registration status code is not registered, the unique ID code of the portable terminal 14 in the encryption processing means 24 is additionally included in the encrypted electronic publication to be displayed and then displayed on the display means 20. At the same time, the registration status code is converted into a code indicating that it is registered.

If it is determined that the registration status code has already registered, the unique ID code of the portable terminal 14 included in the encrypted electronic publication is compared with the unique ID code of the portable terminal that intends to display the currently encrypted electronic publication. , The encrypted electronic publication is displayed on the display means 20 only when it is the same.

3 is a block diagram of an electronic publication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The system of FIG. 3 is the same as the system of FIG. 1 except that the electronic publication online vending machine is connected to the electronic publication operation server 10.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the electronic publication online vending machine shown in FIG. 3.

The electronic publication online vending machine 16 shown in FIG. 4 includes a dedicated line connection means 50, a display means 40, a display control means 42, a payment processing means 44, and an auxiliary storage medium processing means 46. And control processing means (48).

The dedicated line connecting means 50 is connected online to the electronic publication operating server 10 through a dedicated line. The display means 40 displays operation instructions and information of a user, and may be implemented as, for example, a touch screen monitor. The display control means 42 allows the display means 40 to display various types of information.

The payment processing means 44 pays the payment by cash or credit card.

The auxiliary storage medium processing means 46 allows the user to write and erase the contents of the electronic publication that the user wants to purchase, and to provide the stored contents in an auxiliary storage medium that is not erased even without power.

The control processing means 48 is in charge of controlling each of the above means and is in charge of processing mutual information with the electronic publication operation server 10.

Thus, the electronic publication online vending machine 16 can search for the electronic publication, and when an appropriate usage fee is received or an approved credit card is input through the usage payment processing means 44, the user's desired electronic publication is recalled. It is downloaded and sold to an auxiliary storage medium.

A process of selling an electronic publication produced by the electronic publication operation server 10 through the electronic publication online vending machine 16 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, in the electronic publication online vending machine 16, when the user manually selects the book selection menu from the menu items displayed on the display means 40, it is displayed so that the user can select one of the author, title, publisher, new book, and keyword input menu. Let the user select the desired menu.

Next, when the user selects the author, a blank space for inputting the author's name and a keyboard displaying letters and numbers are displayed on the display means 40. Then, when the user inputs the desired author name through the keyboard, the author name is entered in the blank.

When the input is finished and the completion menu is selected, the corresponding information is transmitted from the electronic publication operation server 10, the corresponding information is displayed on the display means 40, and the user selects a list of electronic publications to be purchased.

Enter the title, publisher, new book, and keywords in the same way.

When the electronic publication operation server 10 transmits the most recently input price information and information on the electronic publication among the electronic publications selected by the user through a dedicated line, the electronic publication online vending machine 16 displays this information. Display at (40).

When the user selects to purchase the desired electronic publication, the electronic publication online vending machine 16 inputs the user's unique user ID and password. The electronic publication operation server 10 registers a new user ID if the input ID and password are unregistered user IDs or already registered user IDs.

And, if the entered user ID and password are correct, the user is asked to pay the price corresponding to the price of the electronic publication by choosing cash or credit card.

At this time, when the user selects cash as a means of payment, the electronic publication is sent to the cash receiver installed in the electronic publication online vending machine 16, and the deposited cash is analyzed and, if correct, the electronic publication operation server 10 Request the transmission of. Here, if the amount of cash deposited in the cash register is insufficient for the price of the electronic publication to be purchased, wait for a certain amount of time until the amount is equal to or exceeds the amount, and if no more cash is deposited, the previously paid cash is returned and the time Notifying that it has been exceeded, the electronic publication online vending machine 16 returns to the initial start menu.

On the other hand, when a user selects a credit card as a means of payment, the information of the credit card inputted to the credit card input device installed in the electronic publication online vending machine 16 is sent to the electronic publication operation server 10. After checking this, the electronic publication operation server 10 notifies the electronic publication online vending machine 16 if the credit card is a paymentable card. Further, the electronic publication online vending machine 16 requests the electronic publication operation server 10 to transmit the contents of the electronic publication. However, upon receiving disapproval of the use of the credit card from the electronic publication operation server 10, the credit card is returned, the credit card is notified that the credit card cannot be used, and the electronic publication online vending machine 16 returns to the initial start menu.

In addition, the electronic publication operation server 10 includes the user ID and password input by the user as an encryption code in the electronic publication that the user wants to purchase.

In addition, if the user does not select the payment method for a certain period of time or does not operate the purchase cancellation menu, it notifies that the time has expired and returns to the first start menu of the electronic publication online vending machine. When the user selects the purchase cancellation menu and selects the corresponding information selection menu to obtain other information, the corresponding information is output to the display unit 40.

In this way, when the user is finally allowed to purchase the electronic publication, the contents of the transmitted electronic publication can be written and deleted, and the contents are downloaded to an auxiliary storage medium that is not erased even when the power is turned off, and provided to the user. Of course, after downloading the electronic publication to an auxiliary storage medium, if the deposited cash is more than the price of the purchased electronic publication, the balance will be returned.

Meanwhile, another example applicable to the electronic publication system of the present invention will be described as follows.

This is a system in which an electronic publication is downloaded to a PC without downloading to a portable terminal in the system of FIG. 1 or 3 and then downloaded to the portable terminal again. The following describes how to sell electronic publications through the Internet in this system.

First, the purchaser or user must install application software necessary for purchasing an electronic publication on his/her PC. In addition, by connecting to the electronic publication operation server 10 with the Internet function connected to the application software, an electronic publication to be purchased is selected and a purchase selection is made. Then, the electronic publication operation server 10 enters the buyer's unique buyer ID and password. At this time, if it is an unregistered buyer ID or a buyer ID already registered by another person, a new buyer ID is registered.

If the entered buyer ID and password are correct, enter the credit card number and credit card password to pay for the electronic publication.

If the credit card is a valid payment card, the purchaser ID and password entered by the purchaser are encrypted and included in the electronic publication that the user intends to purchase.

If the entered buyer ID and password are incorrect or the credit card is invalid, the information is notified to the buyer.

The electronic publication for which the purchase procedure is completed through the above process is transmitted to the electronic publication purchase directory of the application software installed on the user's PC.

After downloading it to the PC, it is downloaded again to the portable terminal.

The electronic publication operation server 10 records and stores the purchaser ID and password and transaction details of the purchased electronic publication. By doing this, even if the purchaser loses, damages, or deletes the electronic publication that has already been purchased, the record of the electronic publication operation server 10 can be checked and the electronic publication can be transmitted again.

5 is a flowchart of a method of selling and managing electronic publications using the electronic publication system of the present invention.

The flowchart of FIG. 5 includes a step of registering member information 500, a payment payment step 520, an electronic publication encryption step 540, an electronic publication download step 560, and a member management step 580.

The step 500 of registering member information is a step of registering a unique user ID of a purchaser (hereinafter referred to as a member) and necessary information about the member in the electronic publication operation server. Specifically, the user ID is registered with at least one of a unique individual ID or a unique group ID. When registered with a unique personal ID, electronic publications can be viewed only with the portable terminal of an individual member, and when registered with a unique group ID, the purchased electronic publication can be viewed through all portable terminals of the registered group member group. .

Here, the user ID is the member's unique ID (Identification). In addition, the unique individual ID is the member's unique ID, and the unique group ID means the group member's joint ID. The unique group ID is an ID that allows a certain group, that is, a school, a company, a government office, etc. In this way, the use of electronic publications can be maximized by allowing the use of electronic publications jointly.

In addition, by giving the above unique ID, there are advantages as follows.

When purchasing electronic publications from more than one electronic publication operation server (if the electronic publication operation server is operated by several different operators, or even if one operator operates, the electronic publications are purchased from separate operation servers, etc.) Electronic publication operation servers need to be distinguished from the same user ID registered in other electronic publication operation servers. In this case, it is practically difficult to connect all electronic publications operating servers online due to too much cost or interests between different providers. However, as in the method of the present invention, it can be solved by giving each unique electronic publication operating server its own ID and including it in the user ID.

Meanwhile, the user ID is not generally limited to a user ID of about 6-8 characters that we use. Broadly, it can also include several types of electronic signature authentication concepts for member authentication. In addition, such a user ID may be included in the electronic publication to be downloaded and used for specific encryption of the electronic publication, and may be used as an encryption key for viewing the encrypted electronic publication. Consequently, the member information registration step 500 includes all procedures for authenticating the uniqueness of the member and the member's identity.

In the payment payment step 520, the member selects and pays a payment amount for the purchase of the electronic publication selected by the member.

Here, the payment method is at least a credit card method, a cash card method, an automatic withdrawal method from a member bank account by summing the payment for a certain period of time, a giro billing method, a prepaid card method, a debit card method, an electronic money method. , Monetary means in the virtual cyberspace of electronic commerce, equivalent monetary means obtained with bonus points, and flat-rate member means for a specified period of time, and the like.

In addition, as a member accessing the electronic publication operating server via www (worldwide web) and viewing a certain advertisement, a method of replacing the payment for the electronic publication, and inserting a certain advertisement into the electronic publication to be purchased and downloading it. There may be a method of substituting the payment for the electronic publication. This method is to pay the copyright fee with the advertisement fee income of the advertisement requesting company, so it can benefit both the buyer, the electronic publication operating server operator, and the advertisement requesting company.

In the electronic publication encryption step 540, when the electronic publication purchased by the member is displayed on the member's specific portable terminal, the electronic publication is encrypted to prevent the electronic publication from being duplicated or distributed without permission, and to protect the electronic publication. This is the step.

The encryption step 540 can be said to be an essential step to protect the copyright and copyright of the electronic publication edited and produced by the electronic publication operation server, and the electronic publication that the member intends to download is the terminal of the member or group member. This is to make it visible only through.

The key to encryption lies in the encryption key that encrypts electronic publications. If this encryption key is applied equally to everyone or cannot be distinguished specifically, encryption becomes meaningless. Accordingly, the present invention encrypts electronic publications by including at least a code unique to a portable terminal or a unique code such as the user ID. Of course, encryption may be performed by singly or a combination of some or all of the unique codes described above. For example, the unique content of the electronic publication to be purchased may be encrypted by including a user's own authentication means based on a public key, and at least one of the member's unique terminal ID or user ID along with the contents of the electronic publication It can also be encrypted by including. In addition, the contents of the electronic publication may be encrypted by including at least one or more of a copyright holder code, a distributor code, or a serial code unique to the electronic publication. Of course, encryption may be performed by appropriately combining all of the above methods. Here, the copyright holder, the publisher, and the serial code unique to the electronic publication, the title of the book, etc. are used as proof of the original electronic publication in preparation for reproduction and damage of the corresponding electronic publication by applying watermarking technology.

In addition, a fingerprint recognition device may be used as a means for encryption. That is, the fingerprint of the purchaser can be stored in the electronic publication operation server through a fingerprint recognition means connected to a personal computer or directly through a portable terminal, and used as a key to encrypt or decrypt electronic publications.

The electronic publication download step 560 is a step in which the electronic publication purchased by the member is accessed through a specific communication means to the corresponding electronic publication operating server www (worldwide web) and downloaded to the member's portable terminal. The specific communication means may include satellite communication means provided in the portable terminal, synchronous means such as IMT2000, and asynchronous CDMA wireless data communication module means.

When using the portable terminal, the unique ID of the communication means can be used as the unique ID of the terminal.

Here, the following method may be used in order to make the price of the portable terminal unfamiliar. First, it is possible to connect to the personal mobile phone terminal through a personal mobile phone terminal connection device provided in the portable terminal and use the personal mobile phone terminal. Second, the portable terminal may be equipped with a PC connection means and connected to the PC through the PC connection means to access the www (worldwide web) means of the corresponding electronic publication system. In addition, in the electronic publication downloading step, the contents of the electronic publication to be purchased may be encrypted by including a user authentication means and then downloaded.

The member management step 580 is a step of storing and managing the member's purchase content and transaction date of electronic publications, and other contents necessary for member management. As a method, there may be a method of allowing members to view certain electronic publications for free if they meet certain qualification requirements if their electronic publication purchases are good. In addition, portable terminals can be provided to members by renting them for free or for a certain period of time. In addition, even if the contents of the electronic publication once purchased are damaged by the member's mistake or deleted due to the lack of storage means of the portable terminal, the contents of the purchase of the electronic publication and the transaction date of the member can be downloaded again.

Through the above steps, a member who wants to be a writer can be evaluated by a number of writers, so that a new writer with a certain qualification can distribute the work to the member through the electronic publication operation server, so that the member is free or There is an opportunity to view electronic publications at low prices. In addition, new writers have the advantage of making a great contribution to the discovery of competent new writers and the development of the domestic publishing culture, as they can receive a certain fee for publishing without incurring a cost for publishing.

In addition to the above steps, a portable terminal registration step of registering a unique terminal ID, which is a unique identification code of the member's portable terminal, may be additionally included in order to view the purchased electronic publication only with a specific portable terminal.

Here, the unique terminal ID is a unique terminal number of the portable terminal, and may include information such as at least a company-specific code that identifies a terminal manufacturer and a terminal-specific serial code for each terminal manufacturer. This unique terminal ID can be used for copy protection and encryption to protect copyrights or publication rights by allowing the electronic publication to be viewed only with the downloaded portable terminal when the electronic publication is downloaded to the corresponding portable terminal. However, in some cases, when a portable terminal is manufactured and manufactured, it is not necessary to have the unique terminal ID. For example, when the electronic publication operation server generates a unique terminal ID and downloads it to a portable terminal along with the downloaded electronic publication, the electronic publication is viewed only through the portable terminal by registering the unique terminal ID in a specific storage space inside the portable terminal. You can do it. In addition, after storing the member's unique ID registered in the member information registration step 500 in a small and thin security authentication storage means that can authenticate the member, such as a specific portable multimedia memory card or smart card held by the member, It is possible to view the encrypted electronic publication with the encryption key stored in the storage means for security authentication in a portable terminal or PC equipped with a device capable of reading the contents of the storage means for security authentication. In this case, the storage means for security authentication includes at least a member's own encryption key for viewing the contents of the encrypted electronic publication, and may additionally include other information for the expiration date and other operation of the electronic publication operation server.

The method of registering the unique terminal ID is when the unique terminal ID is displayed on the outside of the portable terminal or is not displayed on the outside, but if the unique terminal ID is inside the portable terminal, the member can access the electronic publication operating server at www ), you can directly register the terminal identification number. Alternatively, by connecting a portable terminal to the electronic publication operation server through a communication means, the electronic publication operation server may automatically read and register the unique terminal ID of the portable terminal. In addition, if there is no unique terminal ID in the portable terminal, the contents of the electronic publication to be downloaded and the terminal-specific ID specified by the electronic publication operation server are downloaded to the portable terminal. It is also possible to register a unique terminal ID. In addition, the unique terminal ID allows the unique terminal ID to be registered in the electronic publication operation server when a member purchases a portable terminal, so that the member himself/herself does not need to register the unique terminal ID. Eventually, the unique terminal ID is determined by each portable terminal manufacturer or an electronic publication operating server operator, and its purpose of use is used for encryption authentication such as copyright protection and copy protection.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope not impairing the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of claiming the rights in the present invention is not defined within the scope of the detailed description, but will be limited to the claims to be described later.

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An electronic publication operation server for storing electronic publications produced and edited by digital data of various publications, registering user IDs and passwords for a plurality of buyers, and providing the electronic publications to buyers through the Internet; And
The electronic publication operation server is connected through the Internet, has a unique ID code, and the same user ID and password as registered in the electronic publication operation server are registered and encrypted and stored, and the electronic publication is downloaded and restored to the original publication. And a portable terminal for displaying,
The electronic publication operation server downloads the electronic publication to the portable terminal when the user ID and password input through the Internet are the same as the registered user ID and password, and downloads the user ID and password to the downloaded electronic publication. Included as an encryption code,
Wherein the portable terminal includes the unique ID code in the downloaded electronic publication, and displays the downloaded electronic publication only when a user ID and password corresponding to the unique ID code are registered. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic publication operation server
Electronic publications including at least one of novels, magazines, specialized books, poetry collections, educational textbooks, periodicals, and newspapers containing text, pictures, photographs, or graphic data, and at least one of movies, music, games, maps, and animations Editing means for producing, editing, and encrypting multimedia data including the portable terminal manufacturer in each unique encryption method;
Storage means for storing the electronic publication and multimedia data; And
It includes an operating means for allowing a purchaser who intends to purchase electronic publications or multimedia data stored in the storage means to search through the Internet through an electronic commerce transaction on the Internet, and to introduce, sell or manage the electronic publications and multimedia data. Electronic publication system, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing means inputs the contents of the publication,
An electronic publication system comprising: a scanner input device for inputting the contents of a publication using a scanner and converting it into an electronic publication; and a keyboard input device for directly inputting the contents of the publication through the keyboard input device. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein the editing means
When the electronic publication is produced, a “page” classification code, which is a page division when printed as a general paper publication, and a “display page” division code that can be displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal, are inserted together. Electronic publication system, characterized in that. The method of claim 2,
The electronic publication operation server
When a transaction is made, the user ID and password and the transaction details of the purchased electronic publication are recorded and stored together,
When the purchaser loses, damages, or deletes an electronic publication that has already been purchased, the electronic publication system checks the record of the electronic publication operation server and transmits the electronic publication to the portable terminal again. The method of claim 1,
The electronic publication operation server includes at least one of a copyright holder, a publishing right holder, a production date, a version number, and a publication content inspection code in the electronic publication and encrypts the electronic publication when producing the electronic publication. The method of claim 6,
Additional unencrypted header information is attached to the encrypted electronic publication, and header information is separated by a code indicating the beginning of the header and the end of the header,
The electronic publication system, wherein the header information includes an encryption notification code informing that it is encrypted and a registration status code informing whether or not to register. The method of claim 1,
The electronic publication system, wherein the electronic publication operation server registers a new user ID if the ID and password entered by the user are not registered or if the user ID is already registered. The method of claim 1,
A dedicated line connecting means connected online to the electronic publication operating server through a dedicated line;
Display means for displaying user's operation instructions and information;
Display control means for allowing the display means to display various types of information;
A payment processing means for payment of the payment by cash or credit card;
An auxiliary storage medium processing means that allows a user to write and erase the contents of an electronic publication that a user wants to purchase, and to provide the stored contents in an auxiliary storage medium that is not erased even without power;
And a control processing means for controlling the respective means and for processing mutual information with the electronic publication operation server,
An electronic publication online vending machine that can search for the electronic publication and downloads the electronic publication desired by the user to the auxiliary storage medium and sells it when an appropriate usage fee is received or an approved credit card is input through the payment processing means. Electronic publication system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic publication online vending machine
When the user manually selects the book selection menu from the menu items displayed on the display means, the display is made so that at least one of the author, title, publisher, new book, and keyword input menu can be selected,
When the user inputs necessary items through the displayed menu and selects the completion menu, the information is transmitted from the electronic publication operation server and displayed on the display means, and the user selects a list of electronic publications to be purchased,
When the electronic publication operation server transmits the most recently entered price information and information on the electronic publication among the electronic publications selected by the user through a dedicated line, the electronic publication online vending machine displays this information on the display means. ,
When the user selects to purchase the desired electronic publication, the electronic publication online vending machine enters the user's unique user ID and password,
If the user ID and password entered above are correct, the user requests that the user select and pay the price corresponding to the price of the electronic publication by cash or credit card,
When an appropriate credit card is presented or an appropriate cash is paid, the electronic publication online vending machine requests the electronic publication operation server to transmit the contents of the electronic publication,
When the electronic publication operation server includes the user ID and password input by the user as an encryption code in the electronic publication that the user wants to purchase, and transmits it to the electronic publication online vending machine,
The electronic publication system, characterized in that the electronic publication online vending machine downloads and provides the contents of the electronic publication received to the user by downloading it to an auxiliary storage medium that is capable of writing and erasing the contents of the electronic publication and not being erased even when the power is turned off. The method of claim 10,
When the user selects cash as a means of payment, deposit the cash into the cash machine installed in the electronic publication online vending machine, analyze the deposited cash, and if correct, request the electronic publication operation server to transmit the contents of the electronic publication,
If the amount of cash deposited in the cash register is insufficient for the price of the electronic publication to be purchased, wait for a certain amount of time until the amount is the same or exceed, and if no more cash is deposited, the already paid cash is returned and the time is exceeded. The electronic publication system is characterized by returning to the initial start menu after notifying that it has been completed. The method of claim 10,
When the user selects a credit card as a means of payment, the credit card information entered into the credit card input device installed in the electronic publication online vending machine is sent to the electronic publication operation server, and the electronic publication operation server confirms this and then the credit card. If a is a paymentable card, it notifies the electronic publication online vending machine, and the electronic publication online vending machine requests the electronic publication operation server to transmit the contents of the electronic publication,
If the electronic publication operation server receives disapproval of the credit card use, the credit card is returned, the credit card is notified that the credit card cannot be used, and the electronic publication system returns to the first start menu of the electronic publication online vending machine. The method of claim 10,
If the user does not select the payment method for a certain period of time or does not operate the purchase cancellation menu, it notifies that the time has expired, and returns to the first start menu of the electronic publication online vending machine.
An electronic publication system, characterized in that when a user selects a purchase cancellation menu and selects a corresponding information selection menu to obtain other information, corresponding information is output to the display means. Electronic produced and edited digital data of various publications including at least one or more of text, pictures, photos, and graphic data, and various multimedia information including at least one or more of music videos, movies, music, maps, and animations In a method for allowing a publication to be viewed through a personal portable terminal,
(a) registering a unique ID of a member who wishes to download the electronic publication;
(b) allowing the member to select and pay a payment amount for the purchase of the electronic publication selected by the member;
(c) encrypting the electronic publication so that the electronic publication purchased by the member can be viewed on the portable terminal of the member; And
(d) a method for selling and managing electronic publications, comprising the step of downloading the electronic publications purchased by the member to a personal portable terminal through a communication means. The method of claim 14, wherein step (a)
Including the step of dividing the member's unique ID into a unique individual ID or a unique group ID to register,
When registered with the unique personal ID, the electronic publication is carried by the individual
Make it visible only on the terminal,
The method of selling and managing electronic publications, characterized in that when registered with the unique organization ID, registration is made so that the purchased electronic publication can be viewed through all portable terminals of the registered group member group. The method of claim 14,
At least, storing and managing contents of the member's electronic publication purchase and transaction date, and other contents necessary for member management. The method of claim 14, wherein step (a)
Including the step of registering, including an ID unique to the electronic publication system in addition to the user ID,
A method for selling and managing electronic publications, characterized in that the member can be distinguished even when the user ID is registered in the same electronic publication system operated separately from each other. The method of claim 14,
And registering a unique terminal ID, which is a unique identification code of the member's portable terminal, so that the purchased electronic publication can be viewed only with a specific portable terminal. The method of claim 18,
The unique terminal ID includes at least one of a company-specific code that identifies a terminal manufacturer and a terminal-specific code for each terminal manufacturer. The method of claim 18, wherein step (c) is
And encrypting at least one or more of the unique terminal ID and the member's unique ID together with the contents of the electronic publication. The method of claim 14, wherein step (b) is
And making payment for the purchase of the electronic publication by inserting and downloading a specific advertisement into the electronic publication to be purchased. The method of claim 14, wherein step (c) is
And encrypting the contents of the electronic publication with at least one of a copyright holder code, a distributor code, and a serial code unique to the electronic publication. The method of claim 14, wherein step (d) is
And downloading the electronic publication to be purchased to a portable terminal through a satellite communication unit, an IMT2000 communication unit, or a wireless modem. The method of claim 14, wherein step (d) is
And downloading the electronic publication to be purchased to a portable terminal via a PC. The method of claim 14, wherein step (d) is
And downloading the electronic publication to be purchased through a personal portable terminal connection device provided in the portable terminal. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising the step of automatically calculating and separately storing a certain percentage of the copyright fee (print fee) according to the sale of the electronic publication to the author of the electronic publication along with the sales details,
The method of selling and managing electronic publications, characterized in that the stored content is made available to the author. The method of claim 14
The method of selling and managing electronic publications, further comprising the step of downloading a specific electronic publication for free according to the member's purchase record of the electronic publication. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising the step of registering and storing the fingerprint of the buyer,
A method of selling and managing electronic publications, characterized in that using this as a key to encrypt or decrypt electronic publications. The method of claim 14,
Uploading a work created by a member who desires an artist on a communication network;
Distributing the uploaded work to members so that they can be evaluated by multiple writers; And
The method of selling and managing electronic publications, further comprising the step of paying a certain copyright fee to the member who uploads the work. The method of claim 29, wherein the work,
A method of selling and managing electronic publications comprising at least one of novels, poems, sijos, nursery rhymes, reviews, essays, photographs, movies, animations, music, music videos, compositions, and arrangements. The method of claim 29,
Registering the member who uploaded the work as a special member;
Requesting a special member to review the uploaded electronic publication; And
The method of selling and managing electronic publications, further comprising the step of paying a certain examination fee for examination to the special member.

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