KR20210131856A - Method for distributing profit of contents using block chain network and computing device performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a content revenue distribution method using a blockchain network and a computing device for performing the same. The content revenue distribution method using a smart contract over the blockchain network comprises multiple steps of allowing content revenue distribution to proceed according to an operational procedure linked to the smart contract working on the blockchain network, wherein in at least one of the multiple steps, a content settlement request is received from a content contributor or a content user, and a request packet for a node of the blockchain network or the smart contract to perform an operation corresponding to the settlement request from the content contributor or the content user is created and transmitted. The multiple steps may include: registering content received from a content provider in the smart contract; setting contribution information for each contributor for revenue distribution of the content in the smart contract; receiving a request for use of the content from the content user and transmitting a token corresponding to a content use time of the content user to an account of the smart contract; and distributing tokens accumulated in the account of the smart contract.

Description

Method for distributing profit of contents using block chain network and computing device performing the same}

The present invention relates to a content revenue distribution method using a block chain network and a computing device for performing the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method of distributing the revenue of the corresponding content based on the contribution ratio of each contributor to the content.

The content described in this section merely provides background information for the present embodiment and does not constitute the prior art.

Thanks to the infinitely provided virtual space of the Internet and the development of the infrastructure that supports it, users can use more diverse contents. In particular, the increase in Internet users' interest in content is leading to activation of the content market, such as users not only consuming content registered on an Internet platform, but also uploading content they have created themselves to generate revenue.

However, while the content-related revenue increases as the content market is activated, a number of contributors who participate in content production receive only the contracted down payment for the revenue generated from the content, or receive the same revenue regardless of the level of participation. It was often unreasonable. That is, in the prior art, there was a problem in that an appropriate compensation was not made to a plurality of contributors who participated in content production according to their contribution to content production.

In addition, in order for contributors to receive the revenue generated by the content, it takes a lot of time and has to go through complicated procedures. Therefore, contributors often felt the burden of production costs, such as huge labor and technology fees, which were put into the initial stage of content production.

Accordingly, there is an increasing need for a platform that can accelerate the distribution of the revenue generated by the contents, receive the generated revenue through a simple procedure, or reinvest in the production of new contents.

The object of the present invention is to calculate the total revenue generated by the content registered in the blockchain network, calculate the dividend based on the contribution ratio for a plurality of contributors who contributed to the production of the content, and calculate the dividend calculated for each contributor To provide an operating program and a computing device for performing a content revenue distribution method for distributing

In addition, another object of the present invention is to calculate and distribute dividends for each contributor of the content based on the contribution ratio of each contributor calculated based on the working time, investment, or contract details of the contributors who participated in producing the content. It is to provide an operating program and a computing device for performing a content revenue distribution method.

In addition, another object of the present invention is an operating program and computing device for performing a content revenue distribution method for calculating and refunding the user's refund based on the amount of tokens transmitted as the user's content is used and the discount rate of the corresponding content is to provide

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention not mentioned may be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the examples of the present invention. Moreover, it will be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

The content revenue distribution method using a smart contract of a block chain network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of steps of allowing content revenue distribution to proceed according to an operation procedure linked with a smart contract operating in the block chain network, , in at least one of the plurality of steps, receiving a content settlement request from a content contributor or a content user, and the node or the smart contract of the blockchain network responds to the settlement request of the content contributor or the content user A request packet is generated and transmitted to the block chain network to perform Setting contribution information for each contributor, receiving a request for use of the content from the content user, and transmitting a token corresponding to the content use time of the content user to the account of the smart contract; distributing the accumulated tokens to the account of

In addition, the contribution information for each content contributor may include a plurality of contributors who contributed to the production of the content, and respective contribution ratios for the plurality of contributors.

In addition, the step of setting the contribution information for each content contributor may include directly receiving the respective contribution ratios for the plurality of contributors or calculating the contribution ratio based on the separately inputted content-related parameters. have.

In addition, the content-related parameters may include working time, investment, or contract details of the content contributor for the content production.

In addition, in the step of transmitting the token to the smart contract account, the amount of the transmitted token may be proportional to the usage time of the content used by the content user.

In addition, the contribution information for each content contributor further includes a discount rate for the content user, and the step of distributing the token includes calculating the refund of the content user based on the discount rate and the content user's usage time, , and transmitting a token corresponding to the calculated refund amount to the account of the content user.

In addition, the step of distributing the token may include calculating the dividend of the content contributor based on the content contributor and the contribution ratio, and transmitting a token corresponding to the calculated dividend to the account of the content contributor. can

In addition, when receiving the settlement request, the method further comprising the step of settling a token belonging to the account of the content contributor, wherein the settlement includes: the settlement request amount applied by the content contributor to the account of the content contributor If the amount is greater than the amount corresponding to the token attributed to the token, the amount corresponding to the token is deposited in a preset bank account of the content contributor, and the amount requested by the content contributor is the token belonging to the account of the content contributor When the amount is smaller than the amount corresponding to , it may include depositing the settlement request amount into a preset bank account of the content contributor.

In addition, in the step of distributing the token, the payment details of the dividends attributed to the account of the content contributor are stored in the distributed storage, and in the step of settlement, the details of the deposit transferred to the account of the content contributor are stored in the distributed storage. After storing, the method may further include verifying the adequacy of settlement based on the payment details and the deposit details stored in the distributed storage, and the remaining balance details in the account of the content contributor.

In addition, the step of distributing the token is performed when the request packet is received, and the period of distributing the token is based on a time when the ratio of the token to be distributed and the transmission fee consumed for transmission is less than or equal to a predetermined ratio can be determined as

On the other hand, a computing device using a smart contract of a blockchain network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory in which the above-described content revenue distribution method is stored, a processor executing the asset division transaction operation program stored in the memory, and the block chain and a communication device for performing communication with a network.

The specific effects of the present invention in addition to the above will be described together while describing specific details for carrying out the invention below.

1 is a view for explaining a content revenue distribution system using a block chain network according to some embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining the schematic operation of the content revenue sharing system according to some embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the block chain network of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the structure of blocks constituting the block chain network of FIG. 3 .
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the platform server of FIG. 1 .
6 is a flowchart for explaining the details of a content revenue distribution method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart for explaining a settlement method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a settlement operation executed in a server when a settlement request is received from a contributor in step S260 of FIG. 6 .

The terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to a general or dictionary meaning. In accordance with the principle that the inventor can define a term or concept of a word in order to best describe his invention, it should be interpreted with a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one embodiment in which the present invention is realized, and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, so they can be substituted at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications and applicable examples.

The terms used in this specification and claims are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should be understood that terms such as “comprise” or “have” in the present application do not preclude the possibility of addition or existence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification in advance. .

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

In addition, each configuration, process, process, or method included in each embodiment of the present invention may be shared within a range that does not technically contradict each other.

In general, 'Contents' refers to intangible results embodied in media by specifically processing cultural materials. Content entails various processes depending on the shape of the final product. In the present invention, the content includes video content consisting of text, audio, and video. In addition, the content may include digital content such as games and applications. However, this represents an example of the content provided in the present invention, and in the present invention, the content may include various types of results that can be provided through a network.

In addition, in the present invention, a content contributor means a person who has contributed to the creation of the corresponding content. For example, content contributors may include investors who provided capital, producers who directly participated in content production and provided their own labor, and rights holders (or contractors) who have final rights to content.

The content revenue distribution method of the present invention distributes the total revenue of the content based on the contribution information including the contribution ratio for each contributor who contributed to the production of the content using the block chain network (hereinafter, the contribution ratio for each contributor) It is about how to distribute content revenue.

Hereinafter, a content revenue sharing system for performing a content revenue sharing method will be described.

1 is a view for explaining a content revenue distribution system using a block chain network according to some embodiments of the present invention. 2 is a view for explaining the schematic operation of the content revenue sharing system according to some embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the block chain network of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the structure of blocks constituting the block chain network of FIG. 3 . FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the platform server of FIG. 1 .

First, referring to FIG. 1 , the content revenue distribution system 10 that provides a content revenue distribution method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a blockchain network 100 , a platform server 200 (hereinafter referred to as a server), and a distributed storage system. (distributed storage) 300 may be included.

In this case, the content revenue sharing system 10 may provide a content revenue sharing service to the user through a DApp (Decentralized Application) 70 . Here, the DApp 70 is a decentralized application, which is an application used to distribute, store, and drive information on a network without a central server by utilizing a block chain.

Data or transactions created in the DApp 70 cannot be deleted. In addition, since all information generated in the DApp 70 is disclosed and recorded in the public transaction ledger, it is technically difficult to hack and has high security. The DApp 70 may generally operate through tokens or coins.

In addition, the DApp 70 uses a smart contract to perform a command or bring necessary information. Here, a smart contract means a software code that automatically executes the contract details on the assets of the block chain when a predetermined condition is achieved on the block chain.

The content revenue sharing system 10 of the present invention may issue a token corresponding to a currency used in a content providing service. The user may deposit a specific currency into the content revenue distribution system 10 and receive a token corresponding to the amount of the deposited currency. For example, the content revenue sharing system 10 may receive won (KRW) and pay a corresponding token to the user. In addition, the content revenue sharing system 10 may convert a different type of currency (eg, foreign exchange or virtual currency) into a token and provide it to the user.

The content revenue sharing system 10 may use the account itself of the block chain network 100 as an account of a user using the content revenue sharing system 10 . In this case, the user account of the content revenue sharing system 10 may be independently created without the intervention of the server 200 on the client side.

Accordingly, each user has an account address corresponding to the user account and required to use the blockchain network 100 . Here, the user is a content provider (CS) who registers the completed content to the blockchain network 100, a content contributor (CR) who contributed to creating the content, and a content user who uses the content registered in the blockchain network 100 (CU) may be included.

The content revenue sharing system 10 may provide at least one smart contract in which a content providing service is implemented through the block chain network 100 . The smart contract may be implemented to provide specific content to the user, and the implemented smart contract may be distributed and used in the blockchain network 100 .

1 and 2 , the content revenue sharing system 10 may provide a smart contract (CSC) for content (hereinafter, referred to as a content smart contract).

The content smart contract (CSC) is based on the storage management of information on content, storage management of information on content contributors (CR), calculation of the use time of content users (CU) for each content, and the accumulated total use time. It is possible to perform functions such as calculating tokens to be transmitted, calculating total revenue based on accumulated tokens, and distributing the calculated total revenue to content contributors (CR) and content users (CU).

At this time, the content revenue distribution system 10 may provide functions for issuance and redeeming of tokens, movement of tokens (eg, deposit and settlement of tokens), management of the balance book of user accounts, and distribution of token revenue. have.

A separate server (eg, the financial computer network in FIG. 6 ) included in the content revenue sharing system 10 performs an intermediary operation between the bank and the blockchain network 100 , for example, confirming whether to deposit KRW from the bank, bank account You can perform operations such as checking the balance of , and transferring the deposit transaction to the content smart contract.

A content user (CU) may purchase a token required for content use in the content revenue sharing system 10 . Subsequently, the content user (CU) may deposit the purchased token in the user account of the blockchain network 100 and use the content for a usage time corresponding to the deposited token. At this time, the user's token corresponding to the usage time of the content is periodically (or aperiodically) automatically transmitted to the content smart contract (CSC), and the movement history of the token is recorded in the blockchain network 100 . In this case, the content smart contract may generate log data for the transmission of the token corresponding to the use time of the content, and record it in the block chain (55 in FIG. 3 ).

On the other hand, the server 200 may be a computing device in which a content revenue distribution operation program (hereinafter, simply referred to as an 'operating program') using a content smart contract (CSC) of the block chain network 100 operates. The server 200 may perform the content revenue sharing method by using such a content revenue sharing operation program.

Specifically, the server 200 operates an operating program to receive a request from a content provider (CS), a content contributor (CR), and a content user (CU) who are participants in content revenue distribution, and a node ( 50) or the smart contract program may request to perform an operation corresponding to the request of the participant.

The operation program may perform a plurality of steps to allow content revenue distribution to proceed according to an operation procedure linked with a smart contract program operating in the block chain network 100 .

Here, the smart contract program is briefly referred to as a “smart contract” and can be understood as a program that automatically executes contract contents when the contract conditions programmed based on block chain technology are satisfied. For example, if an administrator who wants to register a smart contract program in the block chain network 100 codes the conditions and contents of the contract and registers it in the block chain network 100, the smart contract program is executed when certain conditions are satisfied according to the contract contents. A corresponding operation may be automatically performed.

For example, when based on Ethereum, the smart contract program may be coded using a programming language called Solidity and registered in the blockchain network 100, and in the blockchain network 100 A registered smart contract program can be run by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) operated by nodes in the Ethereum blockchain network. However, the configuration using the Ethereum-based blockchain network is only an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

At this time, the operation program is a kind of DApp (Decentralized application) described above, and the participants (ie, content provider (CS), content contributor (CR), content user (CU) ), etc.) and the smart contract program can be understood as an application program that performs an interface function.

To this end, the operating program receives a request from a participant participating in content revenue distribution in at least one of a plurality of steps, and requests that a node or smart contract program of the blockchain network perform an operation corresponding to the request of the participant A request packet may be generated and transmitted to the blockchain network 100 . The request packet can be generated to conform to the protocol of the blockchain network.

For example, if it is based on Ethereum, the request packet may be generated based on the protocol of the Ethereum blockchain network.

However, this is only an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and the request packet may be generated based on protocols of various types of blockchain networks.

On the other hand, the operating program can process the user's content-related request by deriving the balance of tokens deposited in the user account based on the log data recorded in the block chain (55 in Fig. 3). Also, when a settlement request for tokens held by a content contributor (CR) or a content user (CU) occurs, the operating program withdraws the requested token from the user account, converts it into the currency of the country, and transfers it to a preset bank account. A settlement procedure for depositing may be performed. Specific details of the plurality of steps performed by the operating program will be described in detail below.

Additionally, all transactions made in the content revenue sharing system 10 may be cryptographically signed by the private key of the account (eg, Ethereum account) of the transaction party's blockchain network 100 (cryptographically) signed). Through this cryptographic signature, transactions made by the holder of a specific account in the blockchain network 100 can be identified.

In addition, the account of the blockchain network 100 may be referred to as a public key and a general key generated by an already public encryption algorithm (eg, secp256k elliptic curve encryption algorithm). Transactions signed by a specific account may be referred to as transactions mapped to a specific account.

Also, when a specific transaction is requested, a transaction may be generated that is encrypted by the user's private key and corresponds to the requested transaction. The content revenue sharing system 10 may process the generated transaction and record it on the block chain 55 .

Some of the transactions occurring in the content revenue sharing system 10 may be processed on the block chain through the block chain network 100 , and the rest of the transactions may be processed off the block chain through the server 200 . chain) can be processed. If all transactions are processed on the blockchain, excessive transaction fees may occur and processing delays may occur. Accordingly, the content revenue sharing system 10 can reduce fees and perform fast processing by processing some transactions outside the block chain.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the blockchain network 100 is a peer-to-peer network including a plurality of computing devices 50-1, 50-2, 50-3, 50-n (peer or node) connected to each other through the network. It may be referred to as a peer network. The plurality of computing devices 50 may have one public ledger. The blockchain network 100 may be referred to as a distributed network in that one public ledger is generated by each of a plurality of computing devices 50 . The single public ledger may be referred to as a plurality of block chain blocks 55 .

The blockchain network 100 may process the transaction and write it to the blockchain block 55 . For example, the blockchain network 100 may process the transactions defined in the content smart contract (CSC) and record them in the blockchain block 55 . Here, a block may mean a kind of data packet sequentially connected by encrypting contents such as transaction details and time of occurrence in the form of letters and numbers.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 4 , each block chain block 55 constituting the block chain network 100 is composed of a plurality of blocks BL.

One block BL may be divided into a header area BH and a data area BD.

Here, the header region BH may include a hash value of a previous block or a hash of data.

In addition, the data area BD may include a contract code required for the construction of a smart contract and a transaction history of a token. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the data area BD may omit the contract code and include only the transmission history.

The contract code of block 55 may include content information and contribution information. Here, the content information may include the title of the work, work ID, work type, work genre, work storage information, work discount rate, and the like. In addition, the contribution information includes a plurality of content contributors (CR) who contributed to the production of the corresponding content, a contribution ratio (ie, contribution rate) for each contributor to the plurality of content contributors (CR), an account for each contributor, a work discount rate, and an account for each contributor. may include

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and when the resource consumed to generate and maintain the block BL increases due to excessive content information and contribution information, only the contribution ratio of each contributor of the contribution information to the block BL. included, and the remaining information may be stored in the server 200 in the form of a database.

In addition, the contribution level and discount rate for each contributor can be changed later by an administrator or user.

While the content user (CU) is watching the content registered in the blockchain network 100, a part of the token held by the content user (CU) can be transferred to the address (i.e., contract address) of the smart contract account of the content. have. In this case, the amount of the transmitted token may be proportional to the content use time of the content user (CU).

Subsequently, the content smart contract (CSC) may distribute the tokens accumulated in the account to the content contributor (CR) and the content user (CU) based on the contribution information. Details of the distribution method will be described later.

Similarly, the transmission history and distribution details of the token are stored in the data area BD of the block 55 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5 , the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a processor 210 , a memory 220 , and a communication interface 230 . The processor 210 may control the overall operation of the server 200 . The processor 210 may include a transaction processing module 215 .

For example, the processor 210 may execute the instructions stored in the memory 140 to drive the transaction processing module 215 . An operation performed by the transaction processing module 215 may be understood as an operation performed by the processor 210 . The server 200 may communicate with the blockchain network 100 and the distributed storage 300 through the communication interface 230 . The processor 210 of the server 200 may process the generated transaction and transmit the transaction or the processing result of the transaction to the distributed storage 300 through the communication interface 230 . The distributed storage 300 may store the received transaction.

As described above, the transaction processed by the blockchain network 100 may be stored in the blockchain 55 , and the transaction processed by the server 200 may be stored in the distributed storage 300 . Transactions stored in the blockchain network 100 or the distributed storage 300 may have immutability and transparency.

The distributed storage 300 may guarantee immutability and transparency of stored data. The distributed storage 300 may be referred to as, for example, an InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). Immutability of data published in IPFS may be guaranteed by a merkle directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure. Also, anyone can access the stored data through address values (eg, hash address values) of the stored data. Users can check and monitor all transaction details stored in the distributed storage 300 .

By storing all transaction details in the distributed storage 300 , the content revenue sharing system 10 can guarantee transparency and immutability even for transactions processed by the server 200 .

The server 200 may store and execute a smart contract program. As described above, the smart contract program can be understood as a program that automatically executes contract contents when a contract condition programmed based on block chain technology is satisfied, for example.

Here, the smart contract program can be written so that the operating program follows the pre-defined operating procedure. For example, the operating program prescribes a plurality of operating procedures, and the server 200 selects one operating procedure from among a plurality of operating procedures provided by the operating program, and sets the smart contract program to follow the operating procedure. can

In addition, the smart contract program may include details on token operation. Matters on token operation may include, for example, information on advance payments, holdings, maintenance costs, and transaction currency. In this case, the transaction currency may be understood as a virtual currency used when using contents using a smart contract. As the transaction currency, for example, fiat currency (KRW) and virtual currency (dKRW) corresponding to 1:1 may be used.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the contents revenue distribution method will be described by encompassing the operations of the block chain network 100 and the server 200 included in the contents revenue distribution system 10 as operations of the operating program.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the operating program receives the content provided by the content provider CS ( S110 ). The operating program may extract content information (eg, content registration number, content type, or content title, etc.) from the uploaded content and store it in the content information storage (CIS). In this case, the content information storage CIS may be a data sector included in the memory 220 of the server 200 .

In addition, the content information may additionally include a discount rate for the user, and the corresponding content information may be input by the content provider CS and a plurality of content contributors.

Next, the operating program receives contribution information for each contributor from the content provider CS or the content contributor CR ( S120 ). Here, the contribution information may include a contribution ratio for a plurality of contributors and an account of the contributor.

The operating program may store the input contribution information for each contributor in the contributor information storage (RIS). Here, the contributor information storage RIS may be another data sector included in the memory 220 of the server 200 .

Also, in another embodiment of the present invention, the contribution ratio for each contributor may be calculated based on a content-related parameter. Here, the content-related parameters may include working time, investment, or contract details of a contributor for content production.

For example, the contribution ratio of the contributors may be calculated based on the ratio of each contributor's actual working hours, the ratio of each contributor's investment, or the stake ratio of each contributor specified in the contract.

As another example, when the content is a video type including subtitles, the contribution rate for each contributor may be calculated based on the production participation rate of each contributor for the background music, subtitles, and video constituting the content. However, this is only an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Subsequently, the operating program may generate a smart contract registration request packet. The smart contract registration request packet may include items necessary for smart contract registration of content. For example, the smart contract registration request packet may include content information, contribution information, a smart contract program, and a smart contract account.

Subsequently, although not clearly shown in the drawing, the operating program transmits a smart contract registration request packet to the block chain network 100 . Through this, a work contract related to the uploaded content is created in the content revenue sharing system 10 .

Next, the content user (CU) uses the content registered in the blockchain network 100 (S130). In this case, the operating program may provide the content available time corresponding to the token belonging to the user account of the content user (CU) to the user terminal. After the use of the content is terminated, the operating program may update the remaining amount of the available time in the user account and display the remaining amount on the user terminal.

Next, the operating program transmits the token belonging to the account of the content user (CU) to the smart contract account of the content in return for the content use of the content user (CU) (S140).

Then, as the smart contract is performed on the blockchain network 100, a dividend to be provided to the content contributor (CR) and a refund to be refunded to the content contributor (CR) are calculated from the token belonging to the smart contract account of the content ( S150).

In this case, dividends and refunds may be calculated based on a contribution rate for each contributor or a discount rate for users included in the smart contract of the content. Also, dividends and refunds can be calculated based on the remaining amount after deducting operating costs from the tokens attributed to the smart contract account.

Next, the operating program transmits the token corresponding to the calculated dividend to the content contributor CR (S160). In addition, the operating program transmits a token corresponding to the calculated refund to the content user (CU).

In this case, the operating program may transmit the token corresponding to the dividend to the account address of the content contributor (CR) registered in advance. In addition, the operating program may transmit a token corresponding to the refund to the account address of the content user (CU).

In this case, the operating program may store the tokens corresponding to dividends and refunds for a certain period of time and then distribute them periodically. However, the token distribution period may be changed according to certain conditions.

For example, when it is determined that the transmission fee on the blockchain network 100 for profit distribution is excessive, the operating program may adjust the token transmission cycle. For example, the token distribution period may be determined based on a point in time when a ratio of a token to be distributed and a transmission fee consumed for transmission is less than or equal to a predetermined ratio. However, this is only an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Through this, the present invention transmits a token corresponding to the refund calculated by applying a discount rate to the user's usage time to the user's account, thereby improving the users' platform usage rate and content usage rate, and new revenue according to the consumption of new contents can create

In addition, the present invention calculates the contribution ratio for each contributor using the contribution ratio, investment money, or working time for a plurality of contributors, and differentially distributes the overall revenue generated from the content based on the calculated contribution ratio, so that the contributors It can provide a sustainable and stable income to In addition, the present invention can reduce the burden of content production costs on content creators through the immediate distribution of revenue generated by the content.

In addition, according to the present invention, the absolute amount of dividends received by content contributors can be increased by distributing the total revenue obtained by adding the total content use revenue and the total other revenue to a plurality of contributors according to the contribution ratio for each contributor. Through this, the revenue distributed to the content contributors can be increased, and the reinvestment of the distributed revenue can be promoted to improve the content production volume and production quality, so that it is possible to provide users with better quality and various types of content.

Hereinafter, an example of the content revenue distribution method of the present invention will be described. In addition, for convenience of explanation, the subject performing the content revenue sharing method of the present invention will be described as an example of an operating program operating in the content revenue sharing system 10 .

6 is a flowchart for explaining the details of a content revenue distribution method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the settlement method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Parts overlapping with the above-described embodiment will be simplified or omitted, and differences from the above will be mainly described below.

First, referring to FIG. 6 , the content provider (CS) registers the content in the blockchain network 100 through the content smart contract (CSC) (S210). In this case, the operating program may store information on content in the memory 220 and the distributed storage 300 of the server 200 for content management and settlement.

In this case, the content smart contract (CSC) may include work information. Here, the content information may include the title of the work, work ID, work type, work genre, work storage information, work discount rate, and the like. The content included in the content information may be input by the content provider CS and a plurality of content contributors CR.

Next, the operating program sets contribution information for each contributor of the content in the content smart contract (CSC) (S220). Contribution information for each contributor includes a plurality of content contributors (CR) who contributed to the production of the corresponding content, a contribution ratio (ie, contribution) for each contributor to the plurality of content contributors (CR), an account for each contributor, a work discount rate, and a bank for each contributor account may be included.

The operating program stores the input contribution information for each contributor in the content smart contract (CSC). In this case, the contribution information may be directly input by the content provider CS or a plurality of content contributors CR, or may be calculated by the server 200 based on separately input content related parameters.

Then, the operating program pays the cost according to the content use of the content user (CU) in tokens (S230). The operation program calculates the available time of the content based on the token that the content user (CU) holds in the user account and delivers it to the user terminal. Next, after deducting the available time based on the usage time of the content user (CU), the token corresponding to the usage time is transmitted to the smart contract account of the corresponding content (ie, the account address of the corresponding content).

In this case, the server 200 may store the content usage time of the content user CU corresponding to each content (eg, first content and second content, etc.). In addition, the operating program may derive the total usage time for each user's content by summing the usage time for each user from the usage time stored in the contents. The operating program may deduct the total content use time from the available time attributed to the account of the content user (CU). After the total content use time is deducted, the operating program may store the remainder of the available time in the user account.

Next, the operating program distributes the tokens accumulated in the smart contract account of each content to the content contributor (CR) and the content user (CU) based on the content information included in the content smart contract (CSC) (S240).

In this case, the operating program may calculate a refund according to the discount rate by applying a discount rate to the calculated total revenue (ie, total accumulated tokens). In this case, the operating program refers to the discount rate corresponding to the corresponding content in the content information. The operating program may calculate a refund for each content user (CU) by applying a discount rate to each user's content use time (or the amount of tokens transmitted).

In addition, the operating program may calculate a dividend for each of the plurality of contributors based on the contribution ratio for each contributor of the content. The operation program may receive contribution information for each contributor for each content from the content information. In this case, the contribution information for each contributor may include a contribution ratio for each contributor and an account of the contributor. The operating program can calculate the dividend for each contributor based on the contribution ratio for each contributor with respect to the total revenue excluding the user's total refund.

Then, the operating program pays the calculated dividend and refund to the content user (CU) and the content contributor (CR), and stores the payment details for the dividend and refund paid to the distributed storage 300 (S250).

In this case, the operating program may receive account information for each contributor stored in the content information. The operating program can pay the dividend calculated for each contributor to each content contributor (CR) in the form of a token. Dividends paid may be credited to the contributor's account.

In addition, the operating program may attribute the calculated user-specific refund to the user's account. In this case, the refund may be returned to the user's account by being replaced with a token or available time corresponding to the refund.

Meanwhile, the operating program may store dividend details by contributor and refund details by user in the distributed storage 300 . In this case, the dividend details may include a content registration number corresponding to the paid dividend, a contribution ratio, a dividend amount, a dividend payment account, and a dividend payment date. In addition, the refund details may include a content registration number, a discount rate, a refund amount, a refund payment account, and a refund payment date corresponding to the paid refund details.

Then, referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 , the operating program may receive a settlement request from the content user CU and the content contributor CR ( S260 ).

In this case, the operating program may receive a request for settlement of the refund from the content user (CU) through the user terminal. The operating program may receive a settlement request amount and a user account from the content user (CU) through the user terminal.

In addition, the operating program may receive a request for settlement of dividends from the content contributor (CR). The operating program can extract the content contributor's (CR) settlement request amount and the contributor's account from the content smart contract (CSC) and use it.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a user account or a contributor account may be stored in the server 200 in advance and used.

Next, the operating program checks whether the token held by the settlement requester is equal to or greater than the settlement request amount through the block chain network 100 (S270).

Then, if the requirements of step S270 are satisfied, the operating program executes the settlement of the settlement request (S271). The operating program may compare the received settlement request amount with the amount (for example, dividend or refund, etc.) attributed to the account (for example, the account of the content user (CU) or the account of the content contributor (CR), etc.) .

Next, the operating program requests a withdrawal for the settlement amount (eg, settlement request amount, refund or dividend) (S273). In this case, if the amount requested for settlement is greater than or equal to the dividend or refund attributable to the account, the operating program may request withdrawal processing for the amount corresponding to the dividend or refund. On the other hand, if the amount requested for settlement is less than the dividend or refund attributable to the account, the operating program may request withdrawal processing for the amount requested for settlement.

Then, the operating program withdraws the settlement money from the user account and the contributor's account (S280, S290). Here, the settlement means a currency that has the same value as the tokens approved for withdrawal. In this case, the settlement money may be deposited into the bank account of the content user (CU) and the bank account of the content contributor (CR). The operating program can deposit the settlement amount into the account of the settlement requester through the financial computer network.

At the same time, the operating program stores the balance confirmation details (ie, the balance details) and the settlement deposit details in the distributed storage 300 (S285). The operating program may deduct the amount requested for settlement from the refunds and dividends attributed to the accounts of users and contributors. The operating program may display the remaining amount after deducting the withdrawal amount to the accounts of users and contributors.

In addition, the operating program may store the remaining balance and settlement deposit details in the distributed storage 300 . In this case, the settlement deposit details may include a settlement amount corresponding to the settlement amount, a settlement money payment account, a settlement money payment account, and a settlement payment date.

Then, the operating program is a payment history for the dividend or refund stored in the distributed storage (300). A verification operation for settlement is performed based on the settlement deposit details and balance confirmation details (ie, remaining balance details) (S285).

In this case, the operating program may calculate the total dividend details, the total refund details, and the total settlement details of the content user (CU) and the content contributor (CR) according to a preset period.

Then, the operating program may calculate the final expected balance to be attributed to the accounts of the content user (CU) and the content contributor (CR). The operating program may verify whether the calculated final expected balance is the same as the final balance attributed to the accounts of the content user (CU) and the content contributor (CR).

However, the order of the above-described token transmission verification operation in step S285 and the withdrawal processing operation in step S290 may be changed and performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 7 , the token transmission verification operation in step S285 may be performed before the withdrawal processing operation in step S290, and vice versa. In this case, by verifying the transmission details before the currency is deposited into the account of the settlement requester, it is possible to prevent financial accidents that may occur, and thus operational stability can be improved.

Hereinafter, when the settlement request is received, a detailed method of calculating the settlement amount in the server 200 will be described.

8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a settlement operation executed in a server when a settlement request is received from a contributor in step S260 of FIG. 6 .

6 and 8, the operating program receives a settlement request from the content contributor (CR) (S270). The operating program may receive a settlement request for dividends, a settlement request amount and an account of the content contributor (CR) from the content contributor (CR).

Subsequently, the operating program may compare the amount requested for settlement of the content contributor CR with the dividend of the content contributor CR (S375). In this case, the operating program may receive the amount of dividends attributed to the account of the content contributor (CR) from the account of the content contributor (CR) and compare it with the requested settlement amount.

Subsequently, when the settlement request amount of the content contributor CR is smaller than the dividend, the operation program may deposit the settlement request amount into the account of the content contributor CR set in advance (S377). That is, if the payable dividend is greater than the settlement request amount, the operating program pays the settlement request amount to the account of the content contributor (CR).

On the other hand, when the settlement request amount of the content contributor CR is greater than the dividend, the operating program may deposit the dividend into the account of the content contributor CR (S379). Here, the dividend may mean an amount in the account of the content contributor (CR).

That is, when the payable dividend is less than the settlement request amount, the operating program pays all of the dividends in the account of the content contributor CR to the account of the content contributor CR. In this case, the operating program may provide a notification to the content contributor (CR) that only the amount corresponding to the dividend can be settled.

After the payment is completed, the operating program executes a regular verification operation for settlement using the distributed storage 300 (S280). In this case, the operating program may calculate the final expected balance to be attributed to the account of the content contributor (CR). Subsequently, the operating program may verify whether the calculated final expected balance is the same as the final balance attributed to the account of the content contributor (CR).

Through this, the present invention calculates the contribution ratio for each contributor using the contribution ratio, investment money, or working time for a plurality of contributors, and differentially distributes the overall revenue generated by the content based on the calculated contribution ratio. It can provide sustainable and stable income to customers. In addition, the present invention can reduce the burden of content production costs on content creators through the immediate distribution of revenue generated by the content.

In addition, the present invention can increase the absolute amount of dividend received by the content content contributors (CR) by distributing the total revenue, which is the sum of the total content usage revenue and the total other revenue, to a plurality of contributors according to the contribution ratio for each contributor. Through this, the revenue distributed to the content contributors (CR) can be increased, and the reinvestment of the distributed revenue can be promoted to improve the content production volume and production quality, thereby providing users with better quality and various types of content. can

In addition, the content revenue distribution method of the present invention distributes the total revenue, including content use revenue, advertising revenue, and other revenue including paid revenue, to contributors according to the contribution ratio for each contributor, thereby producing content and production quality of content contributors (CR). can be improved, providing users with better quality and various types of content.

The above description is merely a description of the technical idea of this embodiment by way of example, and various modifications and variations may be made by those skilled in the art to which this embodiment belongs without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. Accordingly, the present embodiments are intended to explain rather than limit the technical spirit of the present embodiment, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of this embodiment should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present embodiment.

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200: platform server
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Claims (10)

As a content revenue distribution method using smart contracts of the blockchain network,
A plurality of steps of allowing content revenue distribution to proceed according to an operating procedure linked to a smart contract operating in the block chain network,
In at least one of the plurality of steps, a content settlement request is received from a content contributor or a content user, and the node of the blockchain network or the smart contract performs an operation corresponding to the settlement request of the content contributor or the content user. Create a request packet to perform and transmit it to the block chain network,
The plurality of steps are
registering the content received from the content provider in the smart contract;
setting contribution information for each contributor for profit distribution of the content in the smart contract;
receiving a request for use of the content from the content user and transmitting a token corresponding to the content use time of the content user to the account of the smart contract;
distributing the accumulated tokens to the account of the smart contract,
The contribution information for each content contributor includes a plurality of contributors who contributed to the production of the content, and respective contribution ratios for the plurality of contributors,
The step of setting the contribution information for each content contributor includes calculating the contribution ratio using the content-related parameter.
How to share content revenue.
According to claim 1,
The content-related parameters are
A content revenue distribution method including working hours, investment, or contract details of the content contributors for the content production.
According to claim 1,
The step of setting contribution information for each content contributor includes:
Content revenue sharing method comprising calculating the contribution rate based on the production participation rate of each contributor for the background music, subtitles, and video constituting the content.
According to claim 1,
The contribution information for each content contributor further includes a discount rate for the content user,
The step of distributing the token comprises:
Calculating the refund of the content user based on the discount rate and the content user's usage time or the transmitted token,
Contents revenue sharing method comprising transmitting a token corresponding to the calculated refund to the content user's account.
According to claim 1,
The step of distributing the token comprises:
Calculating the dividend of the content contributor based on the token accumulated in the account of the smart contract and the contribution ratio of the content contributor,
Contents revenue sharing method comprising transmitting a token corresponding to the calculated dividend to the account of the content contributor.
As a content revenue distribution method using smart contracts of the blockchain network,
A plurality of steps of allowing content revenue distribution to proceed according to an operating procedure linked to a smart contract operating in the block chain network,
In at least one of the plurality of steps, a content settlement request is received from a content contributor or a content user, and the node of the blockchain network or the smart contract performs an operation corresponding to the settlement request of the content contributor or the content user. Create a request packet to perform and transmit it to the block chain network,
The plurality of steps are
registering the content received from the content provider in the smart contract;
setting contribution information for each contributor for profit distribution of the content in the smart contract;
receiving a request for use of the content from the content user and transmitting a token corresponding to the content use time of the content user to the account of the smart contract;
distributing the accumulated tokens to the account of the smart contract;
Comprising the step of, when receiving the settlement request, settlement of the token attributed to the account of the content contributor,
In the step of distributing the token, the payment details of dividends attributed to the account of the content contributor are stored in a distributed storage,
In the settlement step, the deposit details transferred to the account of the content contributor are stored in the distributed storage,
The content revenue distribution method further comprising verifying the adequacy of settlement based on the payment details and the deposit details stored in the distributed storage, and the remaining balance details in the account of the content contributor.
7. The method of claim 6,
The distributed storage uses an InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), and the content revenue distribution method configured to allow anyone to access the stored data through an address value of the data stored in the distributed storage.
7. The method of claim 6,
The settlement step is,
If the amount of payment requested by the content contributor is greater than the amount corresponding to the token belonging to the account of the content contributor, deposit the amount corresponding to the token into the preset bank account of the content contributor,
Content revenue distribution comprising depositing the settlement request amount into a preset bank account of the content contributor when the amount of the request for settlement applied by the content contributor is smaller than the amount corresponding to the token belonging to the account of the content contributor Way.
7. The method of claim 1 or 6,
The step of distributing the token is performed when the request packet is received,
The period for distributing the tokens is a content revenue sharing operation program that is determined based on a point in time when a ratio of a token to be distributed and a transmission fee consumed for transmission is less than or equal to a predetermined ratio.
A memory in which the content revenue sharing operation program related to the content revenue sharing method of claim 1 or 6 is stored;
a processor for executing the content revenue sharing operation program stored in the memory; and
Computing device comprising a communication device for performing communication with the block chain network.

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