KR20220117753A - Method and system for inducing digital currency purchase - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for inducing digital currency purchase. The method for inducing digital currency purchase according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving a selection for a specific payment method related to the digital currency purchase and registering the specific payment method in a user account; allocating a reward related to the use of the content to the user account based on an event that occurs while maintaining the specific payment method; and outputting guide information on the reward on at least one of a plurality of pages.

Description

Method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDUCING DIGITAL CURRENCY PURCHASE}

The present invention relates to a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency.

As technology develops, the utilization of digital devices is increasing. In particular, electronic devices (eg, smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.) are equipped with various functions such as web surfing using the Internet, listening to music, and viewing of video content, as well as communication functions such as phone calls and text messages. .

Thanks to the popularization of electronic devices, the content industry is showing remarkable growth. Content refers to various types of information or contents provided through the Internet or computer communication, and the types may be very diverse. For example, the content may include a webtoon, a web novel, music, an e-book, an article, a moving picture, a TV program image, and an image.

As a representative example of actively consumed content, there is a webtoon, which is a cartoon serialized and distributed through an internet communication network, and is a compound word of web and cartoon.

As the consumption of these webtoons steadily increases, various operators (or webtoon-related service providers) are developing various services in order to make many consumers feel interested in their webtoons and consume them. As an example, various operators (or webtoon-related service providers) provide consumers by segmenting the volume of a book into several episodes, and induce continuous consumption of the episodes.

As the consumption of these webtoons steadily increases, various operators (or webtoon-related service providers) are developing various services in order to make many consumers feel interested in their webtoons and consume them. As an example, various operators (or webtoon-related service providers) provide consumers by segmenting the volume of a book into several episodes, and induce continuous consumption of the episodes.

As another example, in Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0085195 (method and system for providing a webtoon to which an animation effect is applied to a user terminal), a webtoon to which an animation effect is applied is provided to consumers, Suggested ways to improve comprehension.

As such, in order to induce consumers' consumption and interest in content, various studies are being conducted. There is still a need to increase consumers' purchase intention for content, thereby attracting more consumers, and at the same time, maintaining continuous consumption of content.

The present invention relates to a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency so that consumption of content can be made continuously.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency that allows a user to maintain an automatic payment method for digital currency.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency that enables a user to consume content more economically.

In order to solve the above problems, in accordance with the present invention, a method for inducing purchase of digital currency provided in a graphic user interface (GUI) having a plurality of pages includes the purchase of digital currency and Registering the specific payment method in a user account by receiving a selection of a related specific payment method, and allocating a reward related to the use of the content to the user account based on an event that occurs while maintaining the specific payment method and outputting guide information about the reward to at least one of the plurality of pages.

On the other hand, the system for inducing the purchase of digital currency according to the present invention, the communication unit for receiving the user's selection information related to the use of the content, and the content in response to the selection information at least one of the plurality of pages and a control unit provided using Based on the event, a reward related to the use of the content may be allocated to the user account, and guide information regarding the reward may be output to at least one of the plurality of pages.

Furthermore, the program that is executed by one or more processes in the electronic device according to the present invention and can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium is provided in a graphic user interface (GUI) having a plurality of pages. A method for inducing purchase of digital currency, the step of receiving a selection for a specific payment method related to the purchase of the digital currency and registering the specific payment method in a user account; Occurs while maintaining the specific payment method Based on the event to include instructions to perform the steps of allocating a reward related to the use of the content to the user account and outputting guide information for the reward to at least one of the plurality of pages have.

As described above, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention provides a reward to the user based on the user maintaining the automatic payment method, thereby enabling more effective customer management.

Furthermore, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention, by guiding the user with reward guide information, allows the user to intuitively recognize the fact that the reward is paid, and to continuously maintain the automatic payment method.

Furthermore, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention provides various methods to a user who is attempting to cancel (or cancel) the automatic payment method, thereby providing a pre-provided or planned reward to the automatic payment method. User's cancellation (or cancellation) can be prevented.

On the other hand, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention initiates payment for the purchase of digital currency whenever a payment event related to payment of digital currency occurs, so that payment for digital currency is continuously made. can do. Through this, the purchase of digital currency used to read the content is continuously made, so that the consumption of the content can be made continuously.

Furthermore, according to the above payment method, the user has the convenience of not having to go through the electronic payment for the purchase of digital currency every time when reading the contents, and can freely use the contents using the digital currency they have at any time. .

Furthermore, in the present invention, by providing various payment types and payment conditions, the user can design an electronic payment method suitable for his/her taste and situation.

1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a user environment in which content is provided in the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user group.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention.
5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 6, 7, and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a graphical user interface provided in the present invention.
9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, and 10C are conceptual diagrams for explaining the cancellation of the automatic payment method in the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "part" for components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, and the technical idea disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as “comprises” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency for purchase of digital currency, and to provide a payment environment that enables continuous consumption of content.

Hereinafter, a method of inducing the user to set a specific payment method by providing guide information to the user based on the user's usage tendency will be described in more detail with the accompanying drawings. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method and system for inducing purchase of digital money according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a user environment in which content is provided in the method and system for inducing purchase of digital money according to the present invention 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a user group, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method of inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention. Furthermore, FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 6, 7 and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining the graphical user interface provided in the present invention, and FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 10A , Figure 10b and Figure 10c is a conceptual diagram for explaining the cancellation of the automatic payment method in the present invention.

The digital currency purchase induction system described in the present invention is a system that includes or is connected to a content providing system, and the digital currency purchased through the digital currency purchase induction system is used to view the content provided by the content providing system. can be

In the present invention, the purchase method of digital currency is described using the term “digital currency purchase inducement system”, but the electronic payment function provided through the digital currency purchase inducement system is provided by the “content providing system” It may be a function. In this case, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the “system for inducing purchase of digital currency” may also be called a “content providing system”.

On the other hand, "content" described in the present invention may refer to various types of information or its contents provided through the Internet or computer communication. The types of content that can be applied to the present invention may be very diverse. For example, at least one of contents such as a webtoon, a web novel, music, an e-book, an article, a moving picture, a TV program video, and an image may be provided through the present invention.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, content corresponding to a webtoon will be described as an example. Here, the webtoon is a compound word of web and cartoon, and refers to a cartoon or cartoon provided through an Internet communication network.

Such content corresponding to the webtoon (hereinafter referred to as “webtoon content”) may be provided on the electronic device 200 through the digital currency purchase inducement method and system according to the present invention. Accordingly, the user may use the webtoon content provided through the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention through the electronic device 200 .

In the present invention, the webtoon content may be composed of a plurality of sub-contents. Such a plurality of sub-contents may constitute a series of webtoon content. Here, the series may mean a continuous project or content.

In the present invention, in order to avoid confusion of terms between webtoon content and sub content, the term “sub content” is referred to as “episode”.

All of these sub-contents or episodes are terms for conceptually distinguishing in the present invention, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that all of these also correspond to “content”.

Meanwhile, in the above case, the webtoon content may consist of a plurality of episodes, and the plurality of episodes may all have the same product type, or at least some may have different product types.

Here, the product type of the episode may be composed of any one of a “free product type” and a “paid product type”.

“Episode having a free product type” may mean an episode that a user can use immediately without payment of digital currency, coupon, or reading right (or usage right), in order to view (or use) the episode.

Conversely, "episodes with a paid product type" may refer to episodes that can be used only when a user pays digital currency, coupon, or viewing right (or usage right) to view (or use) the episode. .

That is, the content provided in the present invention consists of at least one episode, and each of the at least one episode is a paid product type that can be read through payment of the digital currency and can be viewed without payment of the digital currency. You can have any one of the free product types.

In this case, the product type of the specific episode having the paid product type among the at least one episode may be converted into a free product type based on the lapse of a preset time. In this case, the specific episode converted to the free product type may be viewable even if digital currency is not paid.

In this case, the preset time may be set in various ways, and counting as to whether the preset time has elapsed may be made from the date or time when the content of the paid product type was uploaded. For example, a specific episode of a paid product type may be converted into content of a free product type 3 days after the specific episode is uploaded on a content providing service.

On the other hand, in the digital currency purchase induction system according to the present invention, as a method of inducing purchase of digital money for the purchase of digital currency used for viewing episodes having a paid product type, the user reads an episode having a paid product type When the request is received, the digital currency held in the user account may be deducted, and an episode having a paid product type may be provided to the user's electronic device.

On the other hand, the electronic device 200 (refer to FIG. 1 ) refers to the electronic device 200 used by the user. If the electronic device 200 is capable of outputting webtoon content provided through the content providing system according to the present invention, it is There is no particular limitation on the type.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 200 is not limited in its type, and includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a portable computer, and a slate PC. ), tablet PC, ultrabook, desktop computer, digital broadcasting terminal, PDA (personal digital assistants), PMP (portable multimedia player), navigation, wearable device (eg, wearable device) For example, it may be a watch-type terminal (smartwatch), a glass-type terminal (smart glass), or a head mounted display (HMD).

In the present invention, "digital currency" is a form of money used digitally (stored in a computer or used on a network), and may also be referred to as "cyber money". Such digital money may refer to money in which monetary values are stored in an electronic form.

Digital money may be stored in electronic form on the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 (refer to FIG. 1 ) according to the present invention or a server linked thereto.

Such digital currency may be stored in association with a user account. That is, digital currency as much as the quantity purchased by the user may exist in association with the user account.

Such digital money is used for economic consumption activities, and social money, internet coupons, mobile coupons, game money, etc. may also be included as examples of digital money.

On the other hand, based on the operator where the digital currency is issued, the places where it can be used may be different.

For example, digital currency issued by Company A may be used only on a service platform provided by Company A (eg, a webtoon service or a shopping mall operated by Company A). In addition, when there are a plurality of service platforms operated by Company A, the digital currency issued by Company A may be commonly used in the plurality of service platforms according to Company A's policy.

For example, the digital currency issued by Company A may be commonly used in a plurality of different service platforms, such as a webtoon service platform, a video providing platform, and an OTT service platform.

In addition, such digital currency may be commonly used between service platforms of different operators, by alliance between operators.

Furthermore, digital currency may be named in various terms, and the term may be named by a business operator. For example, digital currency may be named any name such as beans, beans, acorns, and cones. In the description and drawings of the present invention, such digital currency is called “cookie”. Accordingly, in the present invention, the term “cookie” is used interchangeably with the term of digital currency, and the term “cookie” will be understood as digital currency.

On the other hand, digital money can be purchased by electronic settlement (payment).

“Electronic settlement (payment)” described in the present invention is a user (or consumer) It means paying for the purchase of goods or services.

Such electronic payment may be understood to include all payments made online, such as card payment, point payment, and account transfer.

Here, the product may mean “digital money” in the case of the present invention. In the present invention, electronic payment may be used interchangeably with "payment".

On the other hand, in the present invention, "digital money is purchased through electronic payment" can be expressed as "digital money is charged". That is, the user can “purchase” or “charge” digital currency through electronic payment. The digital currency purchased or charged in this way may exist in association with the user account.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, digital money may have a plurality of properties or types.

The property or type of digital currency may be classified according to whether the digital currency is “purchased” through electronic payment.

More specifically, digital money having a first attribute (or first type) among a plurality of attributes is digital money purchased through electronic payment, and in the present invention, digital money acquired by the act of purchasing digital money as described above Money may be referred to as “purchased digital currency” or “purchased digital currency”. "Purchase digital currency" may refer to digital currency paid to a user account in response to payment for electronic payment.

Furthermore, digital money having the second attribute (or the second type) among the plurality of attributes is digital money paid to the user account separately from the purchase of digital money through electronic payment, and may be called "reward digital currency". have.

Such "reward digital currency" means digital money paid to the user's account in terms of benefits (reward or reward) to the user, apart from paying the price for the purchase of digital currency through electronic payment. can These reward digital currency may be used interchangeably with terms such as “additional digital currency”, “bonus digital currency” or “compensation digital currency”.

On the other hand, the usage right used in the present invention has the same meaning as a pass ticket used for reading specific content, and can be distinguished from the reward digital currency of the monetary concept used to read all contents.

In the present invention, the rewards bonus currency and usage rights are collectively referred to as “rewards”. A reward may be understood as a reward or benefit for a specific action of the user (eg, digital currency purchase by the second payment method).

In the present invention, appropriate rewards can be paid so that continuous purchases for digital currency can be made.

On the other hand, the "quantity" described in the present invention is a value indicating the amount of digital money, and when there is a number of digital money or a unit of digital money, it may mean an amount according to the unit. In the present invention, "amount" may be used interchangeably with "number".

In the present invention, the number of digital currency given to a user account is called "purchase quantity" in correspondence to payment of a price by electronic payment. In the present invention, “purchase quantity” may be used interchangeably with “charge quantity”.

In addition, in the present invention, apart from paying the price, the number of digital currency given to the user account is called “additional quantity”. In the present invention, “additional quantity” may be used interchangeably with “bonus quantity”, “reward quantity” or “compensation quantity”.

On the other hand, in the present invention, for the electronic payment for the purchase of digital currency, a plurality of electronic payment methods (or methods) may exist. The first electronic payment method may be understood as a one-time payment method, which may mean a payment method for purchasing digital currency only when there is a user's request for purchasing digital currency.

In the case of the first electronic payment method, since it has a one-time payment attribute, after the electronic payment process is started and completed by the user, the additional electronic payment is not performed until an additional payment request is received from the user.

In addition, the second payment method may be understood as an automatic payment method, which may mean that an electronic payment process for digital currency purchase is started even without a separate user request. In the case of the second payment method, if the registered electronic payment method (eg, credit card, bank account) is valid, even without a user's request, based on the initiation of the electronic payment process, purchase can be made.

In the case of the second payment method, payment conditions may be registered in the user account, and in the digital currency purchase inducement system 100, as a payment event satisfying the payment conditions registered in the user account occurs, the electronic payment process is performed. Can perform (or initiate). The monitoring of such a payment event and the execution of the electronic payment process according to the payment event may be performed by the electronic digital currency purchase inducement system 100 for the purchase of digital currency according to the present invention, which can be performed even without user intervention. can This second payment method may be called “automatic payment”, “pre-set payment method” or “specific payment method”. “Automatic payment” may mean that the payment for the purchase of digital currency is performed under the control of the digital currency purchase induction system 100 for the purchase of digital currency under the consent of the user. In the present invention, "automatic payment" and "automatic charging" may be used interchangeably.

In the present invention, the continuous purchase of digital currency is induced through this second payment method, and in the following description, the second payment method will be mainly described.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the second payment method corresponding to automatic payment may include “a plurality of payment types” related to the purchase of digital currency. The system 100 for inducing purchase of digital currency may receive selection information for selecting a specific payment type from among a plurality of payment types from a user account.

The “plural payment types” described in the present invention define when and how payment (in particular, payment of the second method (automatic payment)) will be performed, and a condition for generating a payment event for automatic payment can mean defining

In the present invention, the plurality of payment types are described as “first payment type” and “second payment type” as examples, but are not limited thereto. More detailed information will be provided later.

In the present invention, “specific payment type” may mean at least one of the plurality of payment types. More specifically, the specific payment type may mean a payment type specified by selection information received from a user account.

Furthermore, a factor that determines when and how the electronic payment will be performed is called a “payment condition” in the present invention. "Payment conditions" may be specified by a user's selection or may be specified by a business operator.

Meanwhile, “user” used in the present invention may refer to a subject who purchases digital currency and consumes (purchases or reads) webtoon content. A user in the present invention may be used interchangeably with “consumer”, “user account”, “user's electronic device”, “user electronic device 200”, “subscriber”, “viewer” or “public”.

A user purchases digital currency based on an “account (ie, user account)” previously registered in the digital currency purchase inducement system according to the present invention, and uses the purchased digital currency to consume (purchase) content. or read).

“Account” may be created through a page associated with the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 . Alternatively, the “account” may also be created in at least one other system associated with the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention.

Accordingly, in this specification, all accounts based on the digital currency purchase induction system 100 according to the present invention are referred to as “accounts previously registered in the digital currency purchase induction system according to the present invention, without distinguishing between the systems in which the accounts are issued. ” to be named.

For understanding of the present invention, a flow of data transmission and reception in the present invention will be briefly described.

First, the information i) transmitted from the user side to the purchase inducement system 100 for digital money, or ii) the information transmitted from the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 to the user side is substantially i) “electronic device logged into the user account” (200)” to the digital currency purchase inducement system 100, or ii) from the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 to “electronic device 200 logged in with a user account”. .

However, in this specification, for convenience of explanation, it is not clearly distinguished, i) information is transmitted from the “electronic device 200 logged in with a user account”, or ii) “electronic device 200 logged in with a user account” “User account” should be described as the subject, such as i) “sending information from user account” or ii) “receiving information from user account”.

Furthermore, the "business operator" used in the present invention may mean a subject who operates the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 . That is, in the present invention, the operator can be understood as the same meaning as the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 or the content providing system according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 , users may be classified into two types based on whether payment conditions related to the second payment method are registered in the user account.

The first type user 320 is a user whose payment conditions related to the second payment method are not registered in the user account, and has no history of purchasing digital currency through the second payment method or digital currency through the second payment method Although there is a past history of purchasing , it may include users who do not currently purchase digital currency as the second payment method. In this specification, the first type user 320 may be used interchangeably with "automatic payment unregistered user" or "unregistered user".

The second type user 340 may refer to a user whose payment conditions related to the second payment method are registered in the user account. The second type user is a user who currently purchases digital currency through the second payment method. In this specification, the second type user 340 may be used interchangeably with “automatic payment registered user” or “registered user”.

In the present invention, a user according to a user account may be classified as a user corresponding to any one of the first type and the second type, and guidance information may be provided based on the classified type.

Depending on the user type, the content of the guidance information provided is different, and the guidance information provided to the first type of users may include information recommending purchase of digital currency through a specific payment method (automatic payment method). have. In addition, the guidance information provided to the second type of users may include information for continuously maintaining a specific payment method.

Furthermore, in the present invention, it is possible to provide guidance information more effectively by dividing subdivided user groups within user types.

In the present invention, a user group can be classified according to a usage tendency based on the user's content usage information.

"Content usage information" used in the present invention may include various information related to digital currency purchase of a user account and viewing of contents.

For example, content usage information includes: i) purchase history of digital currency, ii) payment method when purchasing digital currency (at least one of the first payment method and second payment method) iii) purchase quantity of purchased digital currency (or average purchase quantity of digital currency purchased), iv) purchase cycle of digital currency (or average purchase cycle of digital currency), v) payment method used to purchase digital currency (ex, credit card, account transfer, cultural gift certificate), vi) the type of content viewed (ex. either free product type or paid product type), vii) the amount of digital currency consumed to view the content, viii) the genre of the viewed content (or the number of viewing frequency by genre), ix) browsing Quantity of content (or frequency of content viewing), x) information of content viewed (content title, etc.), xi) preferred content type (or genre), xii) whether a change in payment method has been requested, xiii) automatic payment method (Section No.) 2 (which may be expressed as a payment method or a specific payment method) whether cancellation is requested (whether or not cancellation is attempted), xiv) whether or not the automatic payment method has been registered in the past. However, the content usage information is not limited to the information listed above.

First, in order to provide guidance information to users of the first type, a method of classifying the users of the first type into a plurality of groups will be described in detail.

In the present invention, “usage propensity” refers to a tendency related to a user's use of content, which may be a criterion for grouping users of the first mouth. The first type of users may be classified into any one of a plurality of user groups based on their usage tendency. Users classified into the same user group may be users having a similar usage tendency.

As such, in the present invention, the usage tendency may be determined based on the user's content usage information.

More specifically, the usage tendency may be related to “the presence or absence of registration of a specific payment method (second payment method or automatic payment method) in the past” and “the degree of use of content”. Here, “whether or not a specific payment method has been registered in the past” may refer to whether or not a user account has previously purchased digital currency using the second payment method (automatic payment method).

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 , the first type of users are divided into a first group (or a first user group, 321 ), a second group (or a second user group, 322 ) and a third group (or third group). It may be classified into at least one of the user groups, 323).

Here, the first group 321 and the second group 322 may be classified based on whether the user according to the first user type has previously purchased digital currency through the specific payment method. Furthermore, the third group 323 may be classified according to the degree of content (or digital currency) consumed by the user according to the first user type.

The first group 321 may mean users who do not have a history of purchasing digital currency through the second payment method in the present as well as in the past. That is, users belonging to the first group 321 may be users who have never purchased digital currency through an automatic payment method.

The second group 322 may be a group for users who have past registration histories for the second payment method. More specifically, users belonging to the second group 322 may be users who do not currently purchase digital currency through the second payment method, but have purchased digital currency through the second payment method in the past.

Next, the third group 323 may be a group for users whose degree of content use satisfies a preset criterion.

Here, “the degree of use of content” may mean the degree to which the user uses (or consumes) the content (or digital currency). In particular, the degree of use of content that satisfies the preset criteria is determined by the consumption (or exhaustion) of content (or digital currency) equal to or greater than (or exceeding) a specific quantity (or preset quantity) during a specific period (or preset period). It may be about whether or not

When the user consumes more than a certain amount of content for a specific period, it may be determined that the user has used the content to satisfy a preset criterion, and in this case, the user may belong to the third group.

In this case, the user of the third group 323 may be a user belonging to any one of the first group 321 and the second group 322 .

That is, the third group 323 is a group for classifying users whose degree of content use satisfies a preset criterion among users classified into any one of the first group 321 and the second group 322 . can be understood

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a method of providing information for inducing purchase of digital currency to a user account may be set differently according to a usage tendency.

"Induction information (or guide information)" used in the present invention may refer to information that guides a user to purchase digital currency by a specific payment method.

Here, the specific payment method may be the aforementioned second payment method, that is, an automatic payment method. Derived information is a term selected to improve understanding of the present invention, and may be replaced with a general name such as “information”.

Next, in order to provide guidance information to users of the second type, a method of classifying the users of the second type into a plurality of groups will be described in detail.

In the present invention, the second type of users may be divided into a first group 341 and a second group 342 according to the user's usage tendency.

At this time, the user's usage tendency to distinguish the second type of users is to be determined based on whether a cancellation request for the "automatic payment method (second payment method or specific payment method) is requested (cancellation attempt) among the content use information discussed above. can

Here, “whether or not to attempt cancellation” may mean whether a cancellation request for the automatic payment method is received from a user account in which the automatic payment method is registered.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 , i) a user who has not made a cancellation request for the automatic payment method while the automatic payment method is registered is classified as a user belonging to the first group 341, ii) automatic payment A user who has made a cancellation request for the automatic payment method while the method is registered may be classified as a user of the second group 342 .

That is, the first group 341 may be a group for users who have not attempted to cancel the automatic payment method, and the second group 342 may be a group for users who have attempted to cancel the automatic payment method. .

In the present invention, guide information for maintaining the automatic payment method may be differently provided according to the usage tendency of the second type of users. That is, guide information provided to users of the first group 341 and guide information provided to users of the second group 342 may be different from each other.

"Guidance information (or guidance information)" used in the present invention may refer to information that guides a user to purchase digital currency by an automatic payment method (or a specific payment method, a second payment method). Guide information is a term selected to reveal the characteristics of the present invention, and may be replaced with a general name such as “information”.

Meanwhile, the guide information may be information provided in at least one of visual, auditory, and tactile forms. For example, when the guide information is visual information, it may be composed of text, an image, a video, and the like.

Furthermore, the guide information includes a first function including at least one of information on a specific payment method and information on a benefit provided to a user, and a second function providing a page for changing settings related to a specific payment method, etc. At least one of them may be provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A , when the guide information 513 is output as visual information on the user's electronic device, the guide information 513 indicates "200 automatic charge-only cookies paid! The first function can be provided by providing information including information such as “I will pay 300 additional cookies for the next automatic recharging!” Furthermore, the guide information 513 may provide a second function for moving to a page for changing settings related to a specific payment method.

In this case, the setting change related to the specific payment method may mean performing changes related to the payment condition related to the specific payment method, the quantity of digital currency to be purchased, cancellation, and the like.

Meanwhile, at least a portion of the guide information may include a graphic object to which the second function is linked. In this case, the graphic object may be understood as an icon. As an example, as shown in FIG. 5A , the guide information 513 may itself be a graphic object to which a second function is linked. Alternatively, the guide information may include a graphic object to which the second function is linked. Meanwhile, when the graphic object to which the second function is linked is selected by the user, a page for performing a change of language related to a specific payment method may be provided on the user's electronic device.

Meanwhile, the guide information may be output to at least one of a plurality of pages provided by the system 100 according to the present invention.

Here, the “page” may be understood as a document including visual information provided through the display unit of the electronic device 200 , which may also be referred to as a graphic user interface.

Furthermore, a plurality of different pages used in the present invention may refer to pages for providing a plurality of different functions (or services) provided by the system according to the present invention. Such a page may be described by being divided into a basic page and a setting page for convenience of description.

Here, the “basic page” may mean a page that provides information related to the content or information about the content for viewing of the content.

For example, the basic page may include a start page provided when a content providing service is started (when an app is executed or when a specific page is accessed by a web address) through an app or the web.

As another example, the basic page, as shown in Fig. 5a, by exposing the title 511 and cover (or thumbnail, 512) of a plurality of contents, "inducing the selection of any one content from the user account" Content providing page 510” or a “review information page 520” that provides content-related review information (eg star ratings and comments) as shown in FIG. 5B may be included.

As such, the basic page refers to various pages that provide information related to content, and is not limited to the above-described page.

Furthermore, the “setting page” may refer to a page for providing information related to a user account or purchase of digital currency, or for setting (eg, changing a setting for an automatic payment method, etc.).

For example, as shown in FIG. 5C , the setting page is a “my page” that provides the quantity 531 of digital currency (ex cookies) held by the user account or content purchase history 532, etc. (530)”.

As another example, the setting page may include a “digital currency purchase page 540” for purchasing (or charging) digital currency (ex cookies), as shown in FIG. 5D . The “digital currency purchase page 540” may provide information on the amount of digital currency currently held in the user account 541 and the amount of digital currency purchased 542, and the like.

As another example, the setting page may include a page 550 for performing settings related to a specific payment method (automatic payment method) previously registered in the user account, as shown in FIG. 5E .

Meanwhile, the setting page described above is for an example, and the type of the setting page is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, at least one page among a plurality of pages may be provided and output to the user electronic device 200 . The user may select content or use the selected content (or the selected episode) through the page output on the electronic device 200 .

Meanwhile, although the concept of a plurality of pages has been described in the above description, a page that is actually provided may be a single page. However, the various functions (or services provided through a plurality of pages) as described above may be provided on a single page. In this case, a plurality of functions (or information) may be provided on the electronic device 200 through a single page, based on a user's request or a determination of the controller.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, it will be described that pages are divided for each function. However, it may be understood that, as described above, a plurality of different functions (or information) are provided on a single page.

Meanwhile, the guide information may be controlled to be output on the page by at least one method among a plurality of methods.

Here, the plurality of methods are for how to provide guide information to the user, and the first method is a page ( It may be a method of exposing the guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 to at least a portion of the 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 . In this case, the guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 of the first method may be included in at least a part of the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 , and may exist in an inserted form. The guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 of the first type may be banner type (or banner type) guide information. As shown in the figure, banner type guide information 513 according to the first type , 533, 543, 553) may be formed in a band-shaped form or various forms.

Furthermore, in this case, the guide information of the first method may be provided on the electronic device in the form of a push, even if an application corresponding to the content providing service is not provided.

Meanwhile, positions at which the first type of guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 are included on the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 may be set in various ways. Further, the position where the guide information 513, 533, 543, and 553 of the first method is included on the pages 510, 530, 540, and 550 is the guide information 513, 533, 543, 553 of the first method. It may be determined in advance according to the type of the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 including , or the type of information (or function) included in the page.

Furthermore, the guidance information of the second method may be understood as a method of exposing the guide information 523 in the form of a pop-up on at least a part of the page 520 output to the user's electronic device as shown in FIG. 5B . .

The guide information in the form of a pop-up according to the second method may refer to a method in which the guide information 523 is exposed in a window that overlaps and is output on the page 520 .

Furthermore, at this time, guide information of the second method may also be provided on the electronic device in the form of a push, even if an application corresponding to the content providing service is not provided.

On the other hand, when the guide information is provided by the push method, the page on which the guide information is provided may be a page different from the page provided by the system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, based on the terms discussed above, a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency for inducing purchase of digital currency used for content viewing will be described in more detail with accompanying drawings. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention may include at least one of a communication unit 110 , a storage unit 120 , and a control unit 130 .

Here, the communication unit 110 serves to provide (or transmit) content (hereinafter, “webtoon content” will be described as a representative example) on the electronic device 200 through wired or wireless communication. can be done

Furthermore, the communication unit 110 may serve to transmit/receive various data for performing electronic payment to and from the electronic device 200 .

Next, the storage unit 120 may be configured to store various information related to the provision of webtoon content and charging of digital currency. The storage unit 120 may include at least one content server 100a including a plurality of webtoon contents, or a contents database (data base).

Hereinafter, the content server and the content DB are not distinguished, and will be collectively referred to as the content server. That is, of course, the content server described in the present invention may also be understood as a content DB.

Furthermore, the content server 100a for storing a plurality of webtoon contents may exist in a configuration separate from the storage unit 120 . In this case, the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 may control the content server 100a to provide the webtoon content stored in the content server 100a to the user electronic device 200 .

Furthermore, the storage unit 120 may store user information subscribed to a service (eg, a webtoon providing service) provided in the digital currency purchase inducement system according to the present invention. Such user information may include information about a user account (eg, identification (ID)). The user can use the webtoon content by logging in to the service provided in the digital currency purchase inducement system according to the present invention with a user account.

Furthermore, the storage unit 120 may store various types of information associated with the user account. For example, the storage unit 120 may store user history information associated with the user terminal 200 .

Here, the user “history information” includes information on payment methods received from the user account, information on payment types, information on payment conditions, information on payment events related to payment, and information on purchase history of digital currency and the like, may include various information generated in the digital currency purchase inducement system according to the present invention. In the present invention, the term “history information” may be used interchangeably with terms such as “payment history” or “registration history”.

Next, the controller 130 may perform a series of controls for performing the digital currency purchase inducement method according to the present invention.

The controller 130 may collect content usage information of users and classify the users with similar content usage propensities by using the collected content usage information.

The controller 130 may classify a user according to a user account into one of a first user type and a second user type, and provide guide information (or guidance information) based on the classified user type.

Depending on the user type, the content of the guide information provided is different, and the guide information provided to users of the first user type may include information recommending purchase of digital currency through a specific payment method (automatic payment method). can In addition, the guide information provided to the second type of users may include information for continuously maintaining a specific payment method.

In this way, the controller may determine the user type of the user according to the user account and provide guide information according to the determined user type.

In this case, the controller 130 may provide guidance information more effectively by dividing the subdivided user groups within the user type.

Hereinafter, a method of providing guidance information to users of the second user type will be described in more detail.

The controller 130 may classify the second type of users into a first group 341 and a second group 342 according to the user's usage tendency.

At this time, the user's usage tendency to distinguish the second type of users is to be determined based on whether a cancellation request for the "automatic payment method (second payment method or specific payment method) is requested (cancellation attempt) among the content use information discussed above. can

Here, “whether or not to attempt cancellation” may mean whether a cancellation request for the automatic payment method is received from a user account in which the automatic payment method is registered.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the controller 130 classifies a user belonging to the first group 341 as a user belonging to the first group 341 i) a user who has not made a request to cancel the automatic payment method while the automatic payment method is registered, ii) A user who has made a cancellation request for the automatic payment method while the automatic payment method is registered may be classified as a user of the second group 342 .

That is, the first group 341 may be a group for users who have not attempted to cancel the automatic payment method, and the second group 342 may be a group for users who have attempted to cancel the automatic payment method. .

The controller 130 may differently provide guide information for maintaining the automatic payment method according to the usage tendency of the second type of users. That is, the guide information (or first guide information) provided to users of the first group 341 and the guide information (or second guide information) provided to users of the second group 342 may be different from each other. can

The controller 130 may output guide information to a specific user in a manner and content matched to any one of the first group 341 and the second group 342 .

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a method of providing information for guiding the purchase of digital currency to a user account may be set according to a usage tendency. In this case, the methods set according to the usage tendency may be all different, or at least one may be different.

In this way, a method of outputting guide information may be set in each of the plurality of groups of users of the second type.

The controller 130 may provide guidance information to the user's electronic device in a manner corresponding to a group to which the user corresponding to the specific user account belongs.

The controller 130 may control the guidance information to be output on the page by at least one method among a plurality of methods.

Here, the plurality of methods are for how to provide guide information to the user, as described above, and the first method is as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5C, 5D and 5E, the user's electronic device. It may be a method of exposing the guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 to at least a part of the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 output to . In this case, the guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 of the first method may be included in at least a part of the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 , and may exist in an inserted form. The guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 of the first type may be banner type (or banner type) guide information. As shown in the figure, banner type guide information 513 according to the first type , 533, 543, 553) may be formed in a band-shaped form or various forms.

Meanwhile, positions at which the first type of guide information 513 , 533 , 543 , and 553 are included on the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 may be set in various ways. Further, the position where the guide information 513, 533, 543, and 553 of the first method is included on the pages 510, 530, 540, and 550 is the guide information 513, 533, 543, 553 of the first method. It may be determined in advance according to the type of the pages 510 , 530 , 540 , and 550 including , or the type of information (or function) included in the page.

Furthermore, the guidance information of the second method may be understood as a method of exposing the guide information 523 in the form of a pop-up on at least a part of the page 520 output to the user's electronic device as shown in FIG. 5B . .

The guide information in the form of a pop-up according to the second method may refer to a method in which the guidance information 523 is exposed in a window that overlaps and is output on the page 520 .

Furthermore, a page on which guide information is output is specified in the storage unit 120 , and the specification of such a page may exist by matching each user group.

For example, in the storage unit 120 , which page (eg, a specific basic page or a specific basic page among the basic pages) Information for specifying whether the setting page is a specific setting page, etc.) may be stored. In this case, the storage unit 120 may store information on which method of outputting guide information to users of the first group among the plurality of methods described above.

Similarly, information specifying which page is output to the users of the second group among a plurality of pages that can be provided by the system 100 may be stored in the storage unit 120 . In this case, the storage unit 120 may store information on which method of outputting guide information to users of the second group among the plurality of methods described above.

For example, in the storage unit 120 , which page (eg, a specific basic page or a specific basic page among basic pages) Information for specifying whether the setting page is a specific setting page, etc.) may be stored. In this case, the storage unit 120 may store information on which method of outputting guide information to users of the second group among the plurality of methods described above.

In this way, the storage unit 120 includes identification information of a page on which guide information is output for each group (eg, information specifying a specific basic page among basic pages or information specifying a specific setting page among setting pages) and Matching information in which information on at least one of the output methods of guide information is matched may be stored.

The controller 130 monitors a page output (or provided) from the user's electronic device based on such matching information, and when the monitored page corresponds to a page outputting guide information to a user group of a specific user , it is possible to provide guidance information in a manner matched to the user group of the specific user.

Furthermore, unlike the monitoring method, when receiving request information for outputting a specific page from the user account, the control unit 130 may determine whether the requested specific page matches the user group to which the user belongs according to the user account. have. And, as a result of the determination, when the requested specific page matches the user group to which the user belongs according to the user account, the controller 130 may output guide information to the requested specific page.

Hereinafter, based on the terms used in the present invention and the configuration of the digital currency purchase inducement system 100, an environment in which content is provided will be described in more detail with accompanying drawings. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a user environment in which content is provided in the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention may provide a user environment for providing webtoon content. Such a user environment may be provided through an application installed in the user's electronic device 200 or a web page accessed through the electronic device 200 . Such a user environment may mean a page including visual information provided through the display unit of the electronic device 200 , which may also be referred to as a graphic user interface.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the user environment may be configured in various ways, and may be configured to provide content (eg, webtoon content) to the user. For example, as shown, in the page provided to the electronic device, i) a description (or title) 210 for a plurality of contents (eg, a plurality of webtoon contents), ii) representing each of the webtoon contents Thumbnail (or cover) 220 and iii) at least one of digital currency information 230 required for viewing each content may be included. A screen configuration provided on a page may be modified in many ways.

Meanwhile, the user may check the webtoon content through the page provided through the electronic device 200 and select and use the content to be read.

In this case, when the content type of the content selected by the user is the paid product type content, the controller 130 may provide the paid product type content to the user after deducting the digital currency held in the user account.

More specifically, when the product type of the specific content (eg, a specific episode) selected by the user is a paid product type, the controller 130 determines that an item corresponding to the specific content is selected on the electronic device. , it is possible to determine whether the user account logged in on the electronic device has a use right (or a viewing right) necessary to view (or use) the specific content.

Here, determining the use right or the reading right may be understood as determining whether a specific user account logged into the electronic device has the right to use (or right) the specific content.

On the other hand, “the user account has the right to use or read the content of the paid product type” means that the user account can be used (or paid for) to use the content of the paid product type. ), digital currency, coupon, or reading right (or right to use)” can be understood as holding.

When a specific content of a paid product type is selected, the control unit 130 performs i) payment processing of digital currency held in the user account, ii) processing using coupons, or iii) processing (or deduction processing) of reading tickets. You can proceed with the payment process.

In addition, the controller 130 may provide the paid product type content to the user account for which payment for viewing (or using) the paid product type content has been completed through this payment process.

In the present invention, “providing the content on the electronic device” may mean transmitting information related to the content to the electronic device so that the content is output on the electronic device.

Meanwhile, when content having a free product type is selected by the user, the controller 130 may provide the selected content to the user's electronic device 100 without determining whether the user has the right to use the content.

Meanwhile, even in the case of content having a free product type, the controller 130 may provide content only to electronic devices logged in with a user account previously registered in the digital currency purchase inducement system according to the present invention.

For example, when a reading request for content having a free product type is received from the electronic device, the controller 130 may check (or check) whether a user account is logged into the electronic device. Then, after it is confirmed that the user account is logged in to the electronic device, the controller 130 may provide content having a free product type on the electronic device. At this time, when the user account on the electronic device is not logged in, the controller 130 may proceed with a process for logging in.

2 , in the digital currency purchase inducement system according to the present invention, when there is a request to view content of a paid product type, through payment (or deduction) for digital currency previously held in the user account , it is possible to provide a paid product type of content to the user.

Hereinafter, a method of maintaining the setting of a user's specific payment method by providing guide information to the user based on the user's usage tendency will be described in more detail with accompanying drawings.

First, in the present invention, a process of registering a specific payment method in the user account by receiving a selection of a specific payment method related to purchase of digital currency from a user account may be performed (S410).

Here, the specific payment method is the second payment method described above, and may be understood as an “automatic payment method”.

The registration process of the specific payment method may proceed from a process of receiving selection information for selecting a specific payment type from among a plurality of different payment types related to the specific payment method from the user account.

More specifically, the selection information is a page of a specific application (eg, webtoon content providing application) or a specific webpage (eg, providing webtoon content) that is linked with the digital currency purchase induction system 100 according to the present invention. web page).

Meanwhile, a page for setting a payment type related to digital currency may be named as an “automatic payment registration page” or “recharge registration page”.

The user may select a specific payment type from among a plurality of different payment types related to the automatic payment method through the charging registration page.

When receiving a request for provision (access or access) of a “charging registration page” from the user electronic device 200 , the control unit 130 may provide a “charging registration page” on the user's electronic device 200 .

The controller 130 may transmit information related to the charging registration page to the user's electronic device 200 so that the charging registration page can be provided to the user's electronic device 200 .

A user's request for provision of the charging registration page may be made through a wide variety of paths. As an example, the charging registration page may be provided based on selection of one area of the “charging guide page” output on the electronic device 200 as described above. The one area may be an area in which a function icon related to provision of a charging registration page is output.

The controller 130 may output information on a plurality of different payment types related to digital currency on the “recharge registration page”. Through this information, the present invention introduces a plurality of different payment types to the user, and allows the user to select a specific payment type that matches his or her content consumption pattern among them.

In the present invention, a plurality of different payment types may be associated with different payment conditions. The controller 130 may initiate the electronic payment process when a payment event that satisfies a payment condition matched to each of a plurality of payment types occurs in the user account.

Looking at the plurality of payment types in more detail, each of the plurality of payment types may be associated with different payment conditions. That is, the plurality of payment types may mean specifying on which payment standard an automatic payment is to be made for a user account.

A plurality of payment types can be classified based on a wide variety of payment conditions. ) may include a second payment type matching the related payment conditions.

For the first payment type among the plurality of payment types, a payment process may be initiated in relation to digital currency held in a user account. For example, in the case of the first payment type, when the quantity of digital currency held in the user account does not satisfy a preset reference quantity, the control unit 130 may start the payment process.

Furthermore, in the second payment type, a payment process may be started based on a reference date selected in the user account. In this case, the controller 130 may initiate a payment process for the user account every reference date.

As such, in the present invention, a user may select from which payment type the automatic payment process will be triggered.

Next, in the present invention, a process of registering a payment condition may be performed. The process of registering such a payment condition is performed using selection information generated after a specific payment type is selected by a user from among a plurality of payment types and input (or selection) of information on a payment condition related to the specific payment type is completed. can be done

In the present invention, a payment condition is a basis for generating a payment event that initiates a payment process, and as described above, the payment conditions may be different depending on the payment type.

When a specific payment type is selected, the controller 130 may receive information on payment conditions for the specific payment type and quantity information of digital currency to be purchased.

Here, the selection information may include at least one of information on payment conditions and quantity information. The controller 130 may register a payment condition corresponding to a specific payment type in the user account by using the selection information received from the user account.

More specifically, the controller 130 may receive payment conditions and quantity information corresponding to the payment type based on the user selecting a specific payment type from among a plurality of payment types. The quantity information may refer to information specifying a purchase quantity for digital currency.

When selection information related to a payment condition is received from the user (or from the user account, from the user's electronic device), the control unit 130 uses the selection information to provide a payment condition corresponding to a specific payment type to the user account. can register.

The controller 130 may register different payment conditions in the user account according to the selection information. Here, “registration” may mean matching with a user account and storing selection information.

On the other hand, information registered in the user account includes: i) information on payment type, ii) detailed information on payment conditions according to payment type (eg, the minimum amount of digital currency at which the payment process is initiated, payment process At least one of information on the reference date, etc.) and iii) information on the quantity of digital currency purchased through the payment process (or quantity information) may be included. Meanwhile, the information registered in the above user account may be expressed as information related to payment conditions, such as “information on payment conditions” or “payment condition information”.

By registering a payment condition in the user account, the controller 130 may initiate an electronic payment process for the user account when a payment event satisfying the payment condition occurs in the user account. In the present invention, this is called "automatic payment registration (or automatic charging registration)".

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a process of allocating a reward related to the use of content to a user based on an event that occurs while the user maintains a specific payment method may proceed (S420).

More specifically, the controller 130 may detect a history of completing the electronic payment process in the user account for a specific period, and allocate a reward to the user account based on the detected history.

Here, “completion of the electronic payment process” may mean that the payment target amount is paid through the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention by electronic payment. A case in which payment of the payment target amount is normally made through the digital currency purchase system 100 according to the present invention is referred to as “Completion of the electronic payment process”.

When the electronic payment process is completed, the controller 130 may pay a reward (or bonus) to the user account along with the purchased digital currency.

Here, the reward may be understood as at least one of reward digital currency or a right to view specific content. The right to use has the same meaning as a pass used to read specific content, and can be distinguished from reward digital money in the concept of money used to view paid-type content. These vouchers may also be referred to as “free passes”.

Such free use rights may be made available for use only for specific content. Such specific content may be content designated under the control of an administrator or the controller 130 . Specific content may be content that users may be interested in, such as popular content, latest content, and the like.

Rewards may be paid whenever purchased digital currency is purchased, or may be paid under certain conditions. The situation in which the reward is paid can be changed in a very diverse way.

As an example, the controller 130 may pay a reward based on the number of times the electronic payment process for the purchase of digital currency is completed.

As another example, the controller 130 may pay a reward based on the number of times the electronic payment process is completed during a specific period is more than (or more than) a preset number of times.

This is to ensure that the user continuously maintains automatic payment for the purchase of digital currency.

To this end, the controller 130 may count the number of times the electronic payment process is completed. In this case, the controller 130 may count the number of times in which the electronic payment process according to the second payment method (automatic payment method) is completed.

Counting the number of times the electronic payment process is completed means counting the number of times the electronic payment process is completed, that is, counting the number of times.

The controller 130 may count the number of completions of the electronic payment process completed in various ways.

As an example, the controller 130 may count the number of completions of the electronic payment process by adding 1 to the number of completion whenever the electronic payment process according to the second payment method (automatic payment method) is completed. . For example, when the electronic payment process according to the second payment method (automatic payment method) is first completed, the control unit 130 counts the number of completions, and as a result of the counting, the number of completions becomes '1' from 0. Thereafter, when the electronic payment process according to the second second payment method (automatic payment method) is completed, the controller 130 counts the number of completions, and as a result of the counting, the cumulative number of the number of completions becomes '2' from 1 .

The control unit 130 may store the counted number of completions in the storage unit 120 .

The control unit 130 of the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention, based on the counting result, determines whether the number of completions (or start history) corresponds to the preset number of completions (or the preset number of start times). By determining whether or not, it is possible to provide a reward to the user account.

Furthermore, in the present invention, a process of outputting guide information for rewards to at least one of a plurality of pages may be performed (S430).

More specifically, the controller 130 may determine the user type of the user. And, as a result of the determination, when the user's type is the second type for which the automatic payment method is previously registered through the process S410, it is possible to determine which group the user belongs to among a plurality of groups.

The controller 130 may classify the second type of user into one of the first group 341 and the second group 342 according to the user's usage tendency.

At this time, the user's usage tendency to distinguish the second type of users is to be determined based on whether a cancellation request for the "automatic payment method (second payment method or specific payment method) is requested (cancellation attempt) among the content use information discussed above. can

Here, “whether or not to attempt cancellation” may mean whether a cancellation request for the automatic payment method is received from a user account in which the automatic payment method is registered.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the controller 130 classifies a user belonging to the first group 341 as a user belonging to the first group 341 i) a user who has not made a request to cancel the automatic payment method while the automatic payment method is registered, ii) A user who has made a cancellation request for the automatic payment method while the automatic payment method is registered may be classified as a user of the second group 342 .

That is, the first group 341 may be a group for users who have not attempted to cancel the automatic payment method, and the second group 342 may be a group for users who have attempted to cancel the automatic payment method. .

The controller 130 may differently provide guide information for maintaining the automatic payment method according to the usage tendency of the second type of users. That is, guide information provided to users of the first group 341 and guide information provided to users of the second group 342 may be different from each other.

Meanwhile, in the storage 120 , a page on which guide information is output is specified, and the specification of such a page may exist by matching each user group.

Furthermore, the controller 130 may match not only the page to which the guide information is exposed, but also the location where the guide information is outputted, for the user group, and may be stored in the storage 120 .

For example, in the storage unit 120 , which page (eg, a specific basic page or a specific basic page among the basic pages) Information for specifying whether the setting page is a specific setting page, etc.) may be stored. In this case, the storage unit 120 may store information on which method of outputting guide information to users of the first group among the plurality of methods described above.

Similarly, information specifying which page is output to the users of the second group among a plurality of pages that can be provided by the system 100 may be stored in the storage unit 120 . In this case, the storage unit 120 may store information on which method of outputting guide information to users of the second group among the plurality of methods described above.

For example, in the storage unit 120 , which page (eg, a specific basic page or a specific basic page among basic pages) Information for specifying whether the setting page is a specific setting page, etc.) may be stored. In this case, the storage unit 120 may store information on which method of outputting guide information to users of the second group among the plurality of methods described above.

In this way, the storage unit 120 includes identification information of a page on which guide information is output for each group (eg, information specifying a specific basic page among basic pages or information specifying a specific setting page among setting pages) and Matching information in which information on at least one of the output methods of guide information is matched may be stored.

The controller 130 monitors a page output (or provided) from the user's electronic device based on such matching information, and when the monitored page corresponds to a page outputting guide information to a user group of a specific user , guide information may be provided in a manner matched to the user group of the specific user.

Furthermore, unlike the monitoring method, when receiving request information for outputting a specific page from the user account, the control unit 130 may determine whether the requested specific page matches the user group to which the user belongs according to the user account. have. And, as a result of the determination, when the requested specific page matches the user group to which the user belongs according to the user account, the controller 130 may output guide information to the requested specific page. For example, when receiving an output request for any one page among a plurality of pages from a user account, the controller 130 determines whether the request is for a guide information providing page matched with a user group corresponding to the user account can do. If it is determined that the request for the guide information providing page matched with the user group corresponding to the user account is requested, the controller 130 may output the guide information together on the corresponding page.

For example, it is assumed that a basic page (a content providing page 510 and a review page 520) is matched and stored as a page on which guide information for the first group 341 is provided in the storage unit 120 . . When receiving a request to output the basic page (the content providing page 510 or the late page 520 ) from the user account, the controller 130 determines whether the user corresponds to the first group 341 . When it is determined that the user A corresponds to the first group 341, the control unit 130 provides guide information ( 513, 523) can be output. At this time, the guide information is “200 cookies for automatic charging have been completed! In the next automatic recharge, I will give you 300 more cookies!”

As another example, in the storage unit 120, guide information for the second group 342 is provided as a page, and a setting page (My page 530 and digital currency purchase page 540) is matched and stored. Let's assume

When receiving a request to output a setting page (my page 530 and digital currency purchase page 540) from the user account, the control unit 130 determines whether the user corresponds to the second group 342 . When it is determined that the user corresponds to the second group 342, the control unit 130 provides guidance information ( 533, 543) can be output.

The control unit 130 may continuously provide guide information on the setting page to the users of the second group to remind the user of the benefits that the user can receive through the automatic payment method. This is because access to cancellation of the automatic payment method is possible through the setting page.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may match not only the page to which the guide information is exposed, but also the location at which the guide information is output to each other, and store it in the storage 120 for the user group.

For example, the control unit 130 controls the guide information to be output to any one area of one area of the page (eg, upper, center, lower, upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right, etc. of the page). can do.

Meanwhile, a time point at which such guide information is output may be predetermined. The storage unit 120 may further store information about a time point at which guide information is output to users of each group.

The controller 130 may designate a time point at which the guide information is output, and the designated time point may be stored in the storage unit 120 .

This time point setting may be received from the administrator through the admin page (or the admin page, 600 ) shown in FIG. 6 . The controller 130 may store in the storage 120 information about a time point set through the admin page 600 .

In this admin page, i) output method of guide information, ii) output time of guide information, iii) output location of guide information, iv) content of guide information, v) type of page on which guide information is provided, vi) guide At least one of information about a user group to which information is provided and vii) a type of user to which guide information is provided may be matched with each other and stored in the storage unit 120 as matching information.

The control unit 130 may provide the guide information to the user's electronic device at the designated time point in the above manner.

Such a designated time point may be related to a time point at which information is output from the electronic device.

In this case, the controller 130 may transmit a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the corresponding guide information to the electronic device or an application running in the electronic device at a specified time.

For example, the controller 130 may control, among the second type of users, ii) a basic page (corresponding to the type of page on which the guide information is provided) on which content of the paid product type is provided for the first group of users. When it scrolls and enters the end of the information constituting the page (corresponding to the output timing of the guide information), matching information for outputting the guide information may be stored.

Based on the matching information, the control unit 130 monitors whether a basic page is output from the electronic device corresponding to the user account of the user corresponding to the first group, and the end of the basic page output to the electronic device is the last part. can be monitored to see if And, when the output of the end is sensed, the control unit 130 may provide guide information to the user's electronic device.

Furthermore, the information about this point in time may be related to time.

For example, the controller 130 may estimate a time when the user is expected to use the content, based on the content use information. The control unit 130 may store the estimated time and guide information in the storage unit 120 in association with the user account.

As an example, if it is analyzed that the user's content consumption frequently occurs at a specific time (eg: 1 pm) based on the user's content use information, the controller 130 may determine a time (ex: 1 o'clock) associated with the specific time. You can specify that guidance information be sent to the user's electronic device (or application) 10 minutes before 12:50 p.m.). In addition, when the use of the application is detected in the user account at the time, the controller 130 may provide guide information to the user's electronic device.

Furthermore, even if the user does not use the electronic device at the corresponding time, the control unit 130 may provide the guide information in a push method.

Such a push method may be included in the first and second methods for outputting the guide information described above, or may be defined as a third method.

Furthermore, it is also possible to receive information on the time (or time point) at which the guide information is to be output from the administrator through the admin page.

Based on the time setting information on the admin page, the control unit 130, as shown in (a) of FIG. We've given you a free pass for auto-recharge only. Guidance information 710 such as “Get a ticket and enjoy interesting works” may be transmitted to the user's electronic device. In this case, the guide information 710 may be provided in a push manner.

Furthermore, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7 , the control unit 130 provides guide information 721 for providing a right of use corresponding to a reward at a specific time on a specific page 720 provided in the service according to the present invention. , 722) can be provided. These licenses may only be used for certain content. Such specific content may be content designated under the control of an administrator or the controller 130 . Specific content may be content that users may be interested in, such as popular content, latest content, and the like.

Meanwhile, the control unit 130 may pay the user's account for the right of use corresponding to the reward according to the guide information.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit, through the admin page, i) the period of the reward condition (810, ex: from November 12, 2020 to November 15, 200), ii )Reward type (820, ex: use ticket), iii) Reward provision announcement date and time (830, ex: from 00:00 on November 14, 2020 to 23:59:59 on November 14, 2020), iv) Reward A guide message output method (840, ex: an automatic push method in the form of a banner) may be designated and stored in the storage unit 120 in association with a user account.

In this case, in the admin page, the user group to which the guide information is output can also be specified according to the settings described above.

Meanwhile, as described above, in the present invention, there may be various methods for providing guide information. To each user group, on which page and in what manner guide information is to be provided may be specified in advance.

Furthermore, the control unit 130 may match the method in which the guide information is exposed with respect to the user group differently and store it in the storage unit 120 .

That is, a guide information exposure method corresponding to a user group may be matched and stored in the storage unit 120 .

For example, it is assumed that a basic page (a content providing page 510) is matched and stored as a page on which guide information for the first group 341 is provided in the storage unit 120 . In this case, when the control unit 130 receives a request to output a basic page (content providing page 510) from a user account of a user belonging to the first group, it is determined whether the corresponding user corresponds to the first group 341. can In addition, when it is determined that the corresponding user corresponds to the first group 341 , the controller 130 may output the guide information 513 on the basic page (the content providing page 510 ) as shown in FIG. 5A . .

In this case, the storage unit 120 also matches information on a method of outputting guide information, and the controller 130 may output the guide information with reference to the information stored in the storage unit 120 . As shown in FIG. 5A , the guide information 513 may be output in the form of a banner as described above.

As another example, the storage unit 120 is a page on which guide information for the second group 342 is provided, and a setting page (eg, my page 530 and digital currency purchase page 540) is Assume that they are matched and stored. In this case, when the control unit 130 receives a request to output a setting page (my page 530 and digital currency purchase page 540) from a user account of a user belonging to the second group, the control unit 130 determines the user group to which the corresponding user belongs. can do. And, if it is determined that the user corresponds to the second group 322, the controller 130, as shown in FIGS. 5c and 5d, to the setting page (my page 530 or digital currency purchase page 540). Guide information 533 and 543 may be output. As described above, information on a method of outputting guide information is also matched to the storage unit 120 , and the controller 130 may output the guide information with reference to the information stored in the storage unit 120 . As shown in FIGS. 5C and 5D , guide information 533 and 543 may be output in the form of a banner as described above.

On the other hand, such an exposure method may be specified by information received from the operator side. To this end, the controller 130 may select an exposure method by providing an admin page as shown in FIG. 6 to the user side.

Meanwhile, as described above, the controller 130 may differently generate guide information for maintaining the automatic payment method according to the usage tendency of the second type of users. That is, guide information provided to users of the first group 341 and guide information provided to users of the second group 342 may be different from each other.

First, the guide information provided to users of the first group 341 may include guide information on benefits that the user will receive when purchasing digital currency through an automatic payment method.

As illustrated in (a) and (b) of FIG. 7 , the guide information may include information about rewards paid to the user (eg, free use rights).

Furthermore, the guide information provided to the users of the second group 342 may include information on benefits that the user does not receive when the automatic payment method is canceled. As described above, the users of the second group 342 are users who have attempted to cancel the automatic payment method, and in the present invention, guide information for preventing the user from proceeding with the automatic payment method cancellation may be provided.

Furthermore, the control unit 130 may continuously provide guide information on the setting page to the users of the second group to remind the user of the benefits that the user can receive through the automatic payment method.

On the other hand, as described above, even when the user of the second group is provided with guide information, when cancellation of the automatic payment method is requested, the automatic payment stop function is provided to minimize the cancellation of the automatic payment method can do.

That is, in the present invention, it is possible to provide a function for stopping and canceling automatic payment. Suspension in the present invention is to temporarily stop the automatic payment (or automatic recharging) function, and can be distinguished from cancellation (or cancellation) of canceling (or canceling) the automatic payment (or automatic recharging) registered in the user account.

Temporarily stopping the automatic payment function may mean switching the automatic payment function from an activated state to a deactivated state. The control unit 130 may prevent automatic payment for purchase of digital currency in the user account while the automatic payment function is in an inactive state. In this case, even when a payment event satisfying the automatic payment condition occurs in the user account, automatic payment may not be made.

More specifically, as shown in (a) and (b) of Figure 9a, on the user electronic device 200, a graphic object 910 that can select activation and deactivation of the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function; 920 (eg, a button). The user may determine the activation state of the automatic payment (or automatic charging) through the buttons 910 and 920 for selecting activation and deactivation of the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function. These buttons 910 and 920 may be called “interruption application area”.

The control unit 130 may receive, from the user electronic device 200 , information for determining activation and deactivation of an automatic payment (or automatic charging) function.

When the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function registered in the user account is activated, the control unit 130 receives, from the user electronic device 200, information for changing the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function to the inactive state You can (i.e. stop automatic payments).

In addition, when the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function registered in the user account is in an inactive state, the control unit 130, from the user electronic device 200, information for changing the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function to an activated state (i.e. cancel automatic payment interruption).

When the control unit 130 receives a request to stop the automatic payment function (ie, stop automatic payment or cancel automatic charging) from the user account, the payment history including the number of times the electronic payment process is completed in the user account and the automatic payment function stop Information on the request may be stored in the storage unit 120 .

In relation to the user account, the control unit 130 may not start the payment process for purchasing digital currency even if a payment event that satisfies the payment conditions registered in the user account occurs. In particular, the control unit 130 may not start the payment process for purchasing digital currency even if a payment event occurs during a preset period from the point in time when a request to stop the purchase function is received from the user account.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may cancel the suspension of the purchase function for the user account after a preset period from the point in time when a request to stop the purchase function is received from the user account. That is, when a preset period elapses, the controller 130 may change the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function of the user account to an activated state. In this case, the controller 130 may re-monitor whether a payment event that satisfies the registered payment condition occurs with respect to the user account, and may initiate the electronic payment process when the payment event occurs.

Here, the preset period may be selected by the user or may be set by the controller 130 . When a preset period is selected by the user, the controller 130 may restrict the preset period from exceeding a predetermined period. That is, when the preset period selected by the user exceeds the predetermined period, the controller 130 may suspend the purchase function only for a predetermined period.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9A , the user activates (ON) the automatic payment (or automatic charge) function through the automatic payment (or automatic charge) function setting button that is output on the electronic device 200 It may be set to 910 (see FIG. 9a(a)), or the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function may be set to OFF 920 (see FIG. 9a(b)).

The control unit 130 may receive a request to stop the automatic payment function for digital currency through the communication unit 110 from the user account. Upon receiving the request to stop the automatic payment function for digital money, the control unit 130 sends information (information message) 930 for confirming whether the purchase function is stopped, as shown in FIG. 9B , on the user electronic device 200 . can be printed on

Furthermore, the control unit 130 may not start the electronic payment process for the user account for a preset period (eg, 90 days) from the point in time when the request to stop the purchase function is received.

After a preset period (eg, 90) from the time when the request for stopping the purchase function is received, the control unit 130 sends a message 940 for confirming whether the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function is activated to the user electronic device It can be output on (200).

Furthermore, the controller 130 may activate an automatic payment (or automatic recharge) function and monitor whether a payment event occurs in the user account.

On the other hand, when the automatic payment function is switched from the deactivated state to the activated state and the electronic payment process according to the automatic payment is completed, the control unit 130 continuously to the number of payment completion counted before the automatic payment function is deactivated, You can count the number of times.

For example, in the state where the number of payment completion counted before the automatic payment function is deactivated is 9 times, when the automatic payment function is changed from the deactivated state to the activated state and the electronic payment process according to the automatic payment is completed, the control unit 130 may count the completion of the corresponding electronic payment process as the tenth electronic payment.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a function for canceling automatic payment (or automatic charging) may be provided.

In the present invention, the cancellation is to cancel the automatic payment (or automatic recharging) registered in the user account, and can be distinguished from the suspension of temporarily stopping the automatic payment (or automatic recharging).

The controller 130 may provide, on the user electronic device 200 , a page 1010 (hereinafter, referred to as a “cancellation application page”) for providing an automatic payment cancellation function. The controller 130 may expose information associated with a user account as guide information on the cancellation request page 1010 . The information associated with the user account may include information on benefits (or information on rewards, 1011 ) that the user has been receiving due to the automatic payment function. As in the city, information on benefits (or information on rewards) includes bonus digital money already paid to the user account, bonus digital money that can be paid when the user account maintains the automatic payment (or automatic refill) function, and It may include information about at least one of free use rights for content.

The contents of the guide information (second guide information) output on the cancellation request page and the guide information (first guide information) output on a page other than the cancellation request page may be different from each other.

Meanwhile, an area in which the second guide information is output on the cancellation request page may be referred to as a guide area.

Furthermore, when a cancellation request for a specific payment method is received, the controller 130 may generate guide information based on the history of the reward allocated to the user account. As an example, the control unit 130 may generate different guide information provided to a user account receiving 50 reward digital currencies per month and guide information provided to a user account receiving 1,000 reward digital currencies per month.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may provide a graphic object 1014 for selecting activation and deactivation of the automatic payment (or automatic recharging) function on one area of the “cancellation application page”. Through this, the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention may induce the user to select to stop automatic payment (or automatic recharging) rather than cancel automatic payment (or automatic recharging).

When a graphic object (a function icon or a cancellation application area, 1013) for cancellation located in one area of the "cancellation application page" is selected by the user, the cancellation request information is digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention , can be transmitted.

When the control unit 130 receives a cancellation request from the user electronic device 200, as shown in FIG. 10B, information associated with the user account on the user electronic device 200 (eg, benefit information, 1020) can provide Through this, the digital currency purchase inducement system 100 according to the present invention may induce the user to maintain the automatic payment (or automatic recharging) function by re-notifying the user of benefit information.

Furthermore, upon receiving a cancellation request from the user electronic device 200 , the control unit 130 may guide an application for stopping the purchase function of digital currency. When the user applies for interruption, even if a payment event that satisfies the payment conditions of a specific payment method occurs as described above, the payment process for purchasing digital currency may not start. Furthermore, after a predetermined period of time from the point in time when the purchase function is requested to be stopped, the suspension of the purchase function may be released for the user account, and it may be monitored whether a payment event satisfying the payment condition has occurred in the user account.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10A , the user may be provided with a benefit associated with the user account through the “cancellation application page 1010”. For example, the user, through the cancellation application page 1010, the amount of digital currency previously paid through registration of automatic payment (or automatic recharge) (eg, 10 cookies) or automatic payment (or automatic recharge) You can receive benefit information such as the amount of digital currency being paid per city (eg, 10 cookies).

And, when the user selects the cancellation function icon (cancellation button 1010) of the cancellation application page 1010, as shown in FIG. ) can be provided. For example, information that can dissuade the user from canceling the automatic payment (or automatic recharge) may be provided in a pop-up, such as “If you cancel, you will not be able to receive the 25 bonus cookies paid every 10 times even if you re-register”. .

On the other hand, despite the benefits that the user can receive by maintaining automatic payment (or automatic charging), if the automatic payment (or automatic charging) function is canceled, the page 1030 confirming the cancellation is displayed on the electronic device ( 200) (see FIG. 10c).

On the other hand, when the user applies for automatic payment registration again after the automatic payment is canceled, the control unit 100 may count the number of times consecutively to the number of payment completions counted before the automatic payment function is canceled.

For example, when the automatic payment function is applied again and the electronic payment process is completed in the state that the number of payment completion counted before the automatic payment function is canceled is 9 times, the control unit 100 determines that the completion of the electronic payment process is 10 It can be counted as an electronic payment of the round.

On the other hand, when the user applies for automatic payment registration again after the automatic payment is canceled, the control unit 100 may newly count the number of times of completion of the electronic process according to the automatic payment function from the first time.

In this case, the user may become a re-registrant, and the control unit 100 may pay a re-registration celebration bonus digital currency to the user account corresponding to the re-registration.

As described above, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention proposes a digital currency purchase method for allocating rewards to users based on maintaining an automatic payment method, thereby making the purchase of digital currency possible. can be done more effectively.

As described above, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention can more effectively retain existing customers by providing a reward to the user based on the user maintaining a specific payment method.

Furthermore, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention guides the user with reward guide information, so that the user can intuitively recognize the fact that the reward is paid.

Furthermore, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention provides a user who is attempting to cancel a specific payment method by informing a user of a previously provided reward or a reward to be provided in various ways, thereby canceling the user's specific payment method (or release) can be prevented.

On the other hand, the method and system for inducing purchase of digital currency according to the present invention initiates payment for the purchase of digital currency whenever a payment event related to payment of digital currency occurs, so that payment for digital currency is continuously made. can do. Through this, the purchase of digital currency used to read the content is continuously made, so that the consumption of the content can be made continuously.

Furthermore, according to the above payment method, the user has the convenience of not having to go through the electronic payment for the purchase of digital currency every time when reading the contents, and can freely use the contents using the digital currency they have at any time. .

Furthermore, in the present invention, by providing various payment types and payment conditions, the user can design an electronic payment method suitable for his/her taste and situation.

Meanwhile, the present invention described above may be implemented as a program storable in a computer-readable medium (or recording medium), which is executed by one or more processes in a computer.

Furthermore, the present invention as seen above can be implemented as computer-readable codes or instructions on a medium in which a program is recorded. That is, the present invention may be provided in the form of a program.

Meanwhile, the computer-readable medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable media include Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Disk (SSD), Silicon Disk Drive (SDD), ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. There is this.

Furthermore, the computer-readable medium may be a server or a cloud storage that includes a storage and that an electronic device can access through communication. In this case, the computer may download the program according to the present invention from a server or cloud storage through wired or wireless communication.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the computer described above is an electronic device equipped with a processor, that is, a CPU (Central Processing Unit, Central Processing Unit), and there is no particular limitation on the type thereof.

On the other hand, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects, but should be considered as exemplary. The scope of the present invention should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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A method for inducing purchase of digital currency for content provided in a graphic user interface (GUI) having a plurality of pages, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of a specific payment method related to the purchase of the digital currency and registering the specific payment method in a user account;
allocating a reward related to the use of the content to the user account based on an event occurring while maintaining the specific payment method; and
and outputting guide information on the reward to at least one of the plurality of pages. According to claim 1,
In response to the occurrence of the payment event of the specific payment method, the method further comprising the step of initiating an electronic payment process for the purchase of the digital currency for the user account. 3. The method of claim 2,
In the allocating step,
A method for inducing purchase of digital currency, characterized in that the user account detects a history of completing the electronic payment process during a specific period, and allocates the reward to the user account based on the detected history. 3. The method of claim 2,
The output step is
designating a time point at which the guide information is output; and
and transmitting the guide information to an electronic device corresponding to the user account at the specified time. According to claim 1,
Any one of the plurality of pages is a digital currency purchase induction method, characterized in that the cancellation application page for providing a cancellation request for the specific payment method. 6. The method of claim 5,
receiving a cancellation request for the specific payment method input using the cancellation request page;
In response to receiving the cancellation request, the digital currency purchase inducement method further comprising the step of outputting guide information about the reward on the cancellation application page. 7. The method of claim 6,
In the step of outputting to at least one of the plurality of pages, first guide information for the reward is output,
In the step of outputting from the cancellation application page, the method for inducing purchase of digital currency, characterized in that the second guide information different from the first guide information is output. 8. The method of claim 7,
The second guide information is a method for inducing purchase of digital currency, characterized in that it is output including information on the reward already paid to the user account. 8. The method of claim 7,
The above cancellation application page is,
A cancellation application area for the specific payment method;
a guide area for outputting the second guide information;
and an interruption application area for providing a request to discontinue the purchase function of the digital currency using the specific payment method. 3. The method of claim 2,
When a cancellation request for the specific payment method is received, the method for inducing a purchase, characterized in that, when a cancellation request for the specific payment method is received, an application for stopping the purchase function of the digital currency using the specific payment method is provided. 11. The method of claim 10,
Purchasing induction, characterized in that the payment process for purchasing the digital currency is not started even if a payment event that satisfies the payment condition of the specific payment method occurs in the user account on the basis of receiving the suspension request Way. 12. The method of claim 11,
After a predetermined period of time from the time when the cessation of the purchase function is requested, further comprising the step of canceling the suspension of the purchase function for the user account,
In the step of initiating the electronic payment process,
After the suspension of the purchase function is released, the digital currency purchase inducement method, characterized in that monitoring whether a payment event that satisfies the payment condition occurs in the user account. According to claim 1,
The content consists of at least one episode,
Each of the at least one episode,
A method for inducing purchase of digital money, characterized in that it has any one of a paid product type that can be read through payment of the digital currency and a free product type that can be viewed without payment of the digital currency. 14. The method of claim 13,
The product type of a specific episode having the paid product type among the at least one episode is converted to a free product type based on the lapse of a preset time. As a digital currency purchase induction system for inducing purchase of digital currency for content provided in a graphic user interface (GUI) having a plurality of pages,
a communication unit for receiving user selection information related to the use of the content; and
A control unit for providing the content using at least one of the plurality of pages in response to the selection information,
The control unit is
receiving a selection of a specific payment method related to the purchase of the digital currency and registering the specific payment method in a user account;
allocating a reward related to the use of the content to the user account based on an event that occurs while maintaining the specific payment method;
Digital currency purchase inducement system, characterized in that outputting guide information on the reward to at least one of the plurality of pages. A program that is executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium,
The program is
A method for inducing purchase of digital currency for content provided in a graphic user interface (GUI) having a plurality of pages, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of a specific payment method related to the purchase of the digital currency and registering the specific payment method in a user account;
allocating a reward related to the use of the content to the user account based on an event occurring while maintaining the specific payment method; and
A program storable in a computer-readable recording medium comprising instructions for performing the step of outputting guide information for the reward to at least one of the plurality of pages.

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