KR20230059603A - Method and system for providing contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content providing system and method. A content providing method according to the present invention may include the steps of: receiving, from a user terminal, a request to view a specific episode of specific content consisting of a plurality of episodes; based on the viewing request, transmitting a content page containing episode information corresponding to the specific episode to the user terminal; and transmitting information related to matching content matched to the specific content to the user terminal based on displaying the preset area of the content page on the display of the user terminal. Therefore, the user can use new content.

Description

Method and system for providing content {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing content to a user.

As technology develops, utilization of digital devices is increasing. In particular, user terminals (eg, smart phones, tablet PCs, etc.) have various functions such as web surfing using the Internet, listening to music, and watching videos, as well as communication functions such as phone calls and text messages.

Thanks to the popularization of user terminals, consumption of contents provided through user terminals such as PCs and mobile devices is rapidly increasing, unlike traditional content consumption media, and as an example, webtoons exist.

As the consumption of such content steadily increases, various operators (or content-related operators) are developing services that allow more users to use their content.

For example, in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0069281 (Webtoon Multilingual Support System and Method), the webtoon user's language is determined and the webtoon booklet method and language are changed according to the language used, It provides a way for users to use web contents without language restrictions.

In this way, in order to induce consumption and interest of consumers for content, various studies have been conducted. Furthermore, there is still a need to attract more consumers by improving consumers' purchase intention for content and at the same time to maintain continuous consumption of content.

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing content that allows users to use new content.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing content that enables continuous consumption of content.

In order to solve the problems described above, the content providing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving a viewing request for a specific episode of specific content composed of a plurality of episodes from a user terminal, based on the reading request, the specific Transmitting a content page including episode information corresponding to an episode to the user terminal, and based on outputting a preset area of the content page on the display of the user terminal, the specific content to the user terminal It may include transmitting information related to matching content matched to.

Furthermore, the content providing system according to the present invention, from a storage unit for storing information on a user account, a communication unit for communicating with a user terminal corresponding to the user account, and a user terminal corresponding to the user account, in a plurality of episodes. and a control unit for controlling the communication unit so that when a viewing request for a specific episode of configured specific content is received, a content page including episode information corresponding to the specific episode is transmitted to the user terminal. Information related to matching content matched to the specific content may be transmitted to the user terminal based on the output of a preset area of the content page on the display of the user terminal.

Furthermore, the program in the present invention is a program executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and viewing a specific episode of a specific content consisting of a plurality of episodes from a user terminal. Receiving a request; Transmitting a content page including episode information corresponding to the specific episode to the user terminal based on the reading request; and a preset area of the content page on the display of the user terminal. Based on this output, it may include instructions for performing a step of transmitting information related to matching content matched to the specific content to the user terminal.

As described above, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention transmits a content page including episode information corresponding to a specific episode to the user terminal when there is a request to view a specific episode received from the user terminal, so that the user may provide an episode that the user wants to use.

Furthermore, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention according to the present invention transmits information recommending matching content to the user terminal when an end area of a content page is displayed on a display of a user terminal, A user can conveniently obtain information on new content and easily use interesting content without performing a separate action such as a search. Through this, a business providing content can prevent consumers from leaving by effectively inducing content consumption by consumers and ensuring continuous consumption of content by consumers.

Furthermore, in the method and system for providing content according to the present invention, when a user does not want to receive a recommendation for matching content, by limiting the matching content recommendation, unnecessary information is repeatedly provided, causing the user to feel fatigue and discomfort. can prevent

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user environment in which content is provided in a content providing method and system according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining a content providing system according to the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to the present invention.
4A and 4B are conceptual diagrams for explaining matching content.
5A, 5B and 5C are conceptual diagrams for explaining the end area of a content page.
6A, 6B, and 6C are conceptual diagrams for explaining a pop-up window.
7, 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d are conceptual diagrams for explaining exposure conditions of a pop-up window.
9 and 10 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a manager page for setting a pop-up window.

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

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

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

The present invention relates to a method for providing content and a system therefor (100, see FIG. 2), which recommends content to a user and provides a right to use for reading recommended content so that the user can more easily access new content and , it is possible to provide a user environment that enables continuous use of content.

Furthermore, in the present invention, based on the history information of the user account stored in the storage unit 120 of the content providing system 100, new content that has never been recommended to the user and has not been used by the user is recommended, thereby providing unnecessary information to the user. It is possible to prevent the user from feeling tired by repeatedly exposing the .

Hereinafter, a method of recommending content to a user will be described in detail with accompanying drawings. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user environment in which content is provided in a content providing method and system according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining a content providing system according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a flow chart for explaining a use right providing method according to the present invention, Figures 4a and 4b are conceptual diagrams for explaining matching content, 5a, 5b, and 5c are conceptual diagrams for explaining the end area of a content page, and FIGS. 6a, 6b, and 6c are conceptual diagrams for explaining a pop-up window, and FIGS. 7, 8a, 8b, and 8c and FIG. 8D are conceptual diagrams for explaining pop-up window exposure conditions, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a manager page for setting a pop-up window.

The content providing system described in the present invention may include a system providing at least one of various types of content.

The types of content to which the present invention can be applied may be very diverse, and for example, at least one of contents such as webtoon, music, e-book, video, and image is provided through the present invention. It can be.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, contents corresponding to webtoons will be described as an example. Here, webtoon is a compound word of web and cartoon, and means a cartoon or cartoon provided through an internet communication network.

Such content corresponding to webtoon (hereinafter referred to as “webtoon content”) may be provided on the user terminal 200 through the content providing method and system 100 according to the present invention. Accordingly, the user can use the webtoon content provided through the content providing method and system according to the present invention through the user terminal 200 .

In the present invention, content may be composed of a plurality of sub-contents. Such a plurality of sub-contents may constitute a series of contents.

Here, a series may mean a continuous project or content.

In the present invention, in order to avoid confusion between terms of content and sub-content, “sub-content” is named “episode”.

Hereinafter, a content providing method and system for providing content consisting of a plurality of episodes as described above will be described in more detail with accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the content providing system 100 according to the present invention may serve to provide (or transmit) content to the user terminal 200 through wired or wireless communication.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 2 , the content providing system 100 may include at least one of a communication unit 110 , a storage unit 120 and a control unit 130 .

Here, the communication unit 110 may serve to provide (or transmit) content to the user terminal 200 through wired or wireless communication.

Here, the user terminal 200 means a user terminal 200 used by a user, and if it is a user terminal 200 capable of providing content provided through the content providing system 100 according to the present invention, that There is no particular restriction on the type.

For example, as described above, the user terminal 200 includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, a slate PC, and a tablet PC. PC), ultrabook, desktop computer, digital broadcasting terminal, PDA (personal digital assistants), PMP (portable multimedia player), navigation, wearable device (for example, a watch type terminal ( smartwatch), glass-type terminal (smart glass), HMD (head mounted display)), etc.

The user terminal 200 may include at least one of a display (not shown) that outputs information and an input unit (not shown) that receives information from a user.

A display (not shown) and an input unit (not shown) of the user terminal 200 may exist independently of each other, but may exist integrally like a touch screen. When a display (not shown) and an input unit (not shown) are integrally present, such as a touch screen, the input unit (not shown) detects an input (ex: touch input, scroll input, etc.) through the display (not shown). As a sensing unit (not shown), it can be understood as a component of a display (not shown).

Hereinafter, without distinguishing whether the display (not shown) and the input unit (not shown) of the user terminal 200 exist independently or integrally, a configuration that performs a function of outputting information is displayed (not shown). , to name a component that performs a function of receiving information as an input unit (not shown).

In the present invention, “user terminal 200” may be used interchangeably with “user terminal” and “electronic device”.

Next, the storage unit 120 may be configured to store various information related to provision of content and provision of right to use (payment or issuance). The storage unit 120 may include at least one content server 100a or a content DB (data base) including a plurality of content.

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

Furthermore, the content server 100a that stores a plurality of content may exist in a separate configuration from the storage unit 120 . In this case, the electronic payment system 100 may control the content server 100a to provide the webtoon content stored in the content server 100a to the user terminal 200 .

Furthermore, the storage unit 120 may store user information subscribed to a service (eg, webtoon providing service) provided by the content providing system 100 according to the present invention. Such user information may include information about a user account (eg, ID (identification)).

In the storage unit 120, history information associated with a user account may be stored.

Here, “history information” may include various information of a user account related to the use of services provided by the content providing system 100 (viewing of content, payment of vouchers, etc.).

Specifically, the history information is the contents (or episodes) used (or viewed) in the user account (or the user terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in) and history information (eg, the title of the viewed content, ii) User account feedback information on specific content (e.g., review information, comment information, rating information, reaction information on content recommendation (pop-up related to specific content) window’s shutdown function icon selection history), iii) pass-related information (the number of passes held, the type of pass held, the type of pass used, the date and time the pass was used, details of events for which the pass was issued, etc.)). .

In the present invention, based on the history information matched to the user account, the user terminal 200 determines whether to provide information related to matching content for content recommendation, and if so, which matching content to provide information related to. can

That is, in the present invention, even if the first user account and the second user account use the same content, new content is recommended only to the first user account based on history information matched to each of the first user account and the second user account. and different contents may be recommended for each of the first user account and the second user account.

Meanwhile, a user may use content (in particular, an episode of a paid product type) by logging in to a service provided by the content providing system 100 according to the present invention with a user account.

However, the user can use the content provided by the content providing system 100 according to the present invention without logging in with a user account, but in this case, the content available to the user is limited to episodes of free product type, and paid Episodes of product type are not available.

Furthermore, the storage unit 120 may store various types of information associated with a user account. For example, the storage unit 120 matches the user account, i) information related to the genre of the user's preferred content (ex: whether it is a comic genre, a novel genre, etc.), ii) the user's content viewing (use or Consumption) history-related information (ex: title of contents viewed by the user, number of episodes, voucher used when viewing (or electronic money), date and time of use, etc.), iii) information related to the user's voucher (ex: voucher payment related) At least one of information and information related to the right to use (the number of right to use, the type of content that can be viewed with the right to view, the expected expiration date (or expiration date) of the right, etc.) may be stored.

Next, the control unit 130 may perform a series of controls related to recommending content and providing a right to use according to the present invention.

First, when the controller 130 receives a request to view specific content from the user terminal 200, as shown in FIG. 1, the selected specific content 300a. For example, having the title “Freaking Love” Content) information corresponding to a plurality of episodes included in the list 310a may be provided to the user terminal 200 .

More specifically, the controller 130 may transmit the list 310a information to the user terminal 200 through the communication unit 110 .

Here, the reading request may be understood as an operation of selecting specific content on the user terminal 200 .

Next, in response to the reading request, the controller 130 may provide a plurality of items 311a, 312a, 313a, 314a, 315a, and 316a respectively corresponding to a plurality of episodes included in the specific content. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 130, based on the reading request, includes a plurality of items (311a, 312a, 313a, 314a, 315a, 316a) corresponding to a plurality of episodes included in specific content. The list 310a may be provided on the user terminal 200 through the content page 300 .

The “contents page” described in the present invention is a page containing information related to content, i) a content page 300 including an episode list 310a as shown in FIG. 1 and ii) shown in FIG. 5a As such, at least one of the content pages 500 including episode information corresponding to a specific episode may be included.

Here, the episode information may be understood as information provided by digitally producing and processing content corresponding to the episode, such as text, code, voice, image, video, or the like.

As such, in the user terminal 200, as shown in FIG. 1, a list (or episode list) 310a including a plurality of items 311a, 312a, 313a, 314a, 315a, and 316a corresponding to a plurality of episodes, respectively. ) can be output.

The user may request viewing of an episode by selecting an area corresponding to an episode (eg, Episode 6, 316a) to be viewed from among the list 330a information output to the user terminal 200.

In the present invention, "viewing an episode" may mean providing (or receiving) episode information corresponding to a specific episode included in content to the user terminal 200 .

Furthermore, in the present invention, "content viewing" may be understood as providing (or receiving) episode information corresponding to at least one of a plurality of episodes constituting content to the user terminal 200 .

In the present invention, it is natural that "viewing episodes" and "viewing contents" can be used in combination without distinction.

Meanwhile, a plurality of episodes constituting the content may be matched in episode numbers.

“Once” may refer to an order among a plurality of episodes. Such episodes may be assigned by at least one of a system manager and an upload user who uploads episodes, or may be assigned in the order of uploading episodes.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, an episode corresponding to the last episode (or the most recent episode) among a plurality of uploaded episodes may be named “last episode”. The last episode may be an episode having the highest episode number among a plurality of uploaded episodes or an episode uploaded most recently.

For example, when episodes are uploaded (or serialized) in order of turn, the last (or most recent) uploaded episode may be the last episode. However, when a plurality of episodes are simultaneously uploaded, an episode corresponding to the last episode (or the most recent episode) may be the last episode.

On the other hand, the control unit 130, when any one of the plurality of items corresponding to the episode is selected from the user terminal 200, a series of steps for providing the episode corresponding to the selected item on the user terminal 200 process can proceed.

In the present invention, for convenience of description, an episode corresponding to any one selected item may be named “a specific episode (selected episode or episode with a viewing request)”.

However, it is natural that “a specific episode” may be used to refer to at least one episode, even if it is not a selected episode, according to the overall content of the invention.

In the present invention, "selection of one item" can be understood as the reception of a "request to view a specific episode" corresponding to the one item from the user terminal 200 .

The controller 130 may transmit information corresponding to a specific episode to the user terminal 200 in response to selection of any one item.

Meanwhile, in the course of providing a specific episode to the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may perform different processes according to the product type of the specific episode.

More specifically, the controller 130 may determine the product type of a specific episode corresponding to any one item in response to selection of any one item among a plurality of items included in the list.

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

"Episode having a free product type" may refer to an episode that a user can immediately use without paying for electronic money, coupons, or reading tickets (or tickets) in order to view (or use) the episode.

Conversely, "episode with paid product type" refers to an episode that can be used only when a user pays digital currency (electronic money), coupon, or voucher (or viewing ticket) to view (or use) the episode. can mean

That is, the right to use (or right to read) described in the present invention can be used to view (rent or collect) an episode having a paid product type provided by the content providing system 100 without digital currency payment. The voucher may be used in combination with a (free) collection voucher, a (free) rental voucher, and a coupon.

On the other hand, "digital currency" is a form of money that is used digitally (stored in a computer or used on a network), and may also be named "cyber money." Such digital currency may refer to money in which monetary value is stored in an electronic form.

Digital currency may be stored in electronic form on the controller 130 or a server that works with it.

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

Such digital currency is used for economic consumption activities, and may include social currency, Internet coupons, mobile coupons, game money, and the like as examples of digital currency.

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

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

In addition, such digital currency can be used in common even between service platforms of different operators, through partnerships between operators.

Furthermore, digital currency may be named in various terms, and the terms may be named by business operators. For example, digital currency may be named by any name such as bean, bean, acorn, or corn. In the description and drawings of the present invention, these digital currencies are referred to as “cookies”. Therefore, in the present invention, the term "cookie" is used interchangeably with the term digital currency, and the term "cookie" will be understood as digital currency.

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

The “electronics settlement (payment)” described in the present invention uses a user terminal 200 connected to a program or function capable of trading for currency having monetary value, so that a user (or consumer) can It means paying for the purchase of goods or services.

Such electronic payment may be understood as including all payments made online, such as card payment, point payment, account transfer, and the like.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, “purchasing digital currency through electronic payment” may be expressed as “charging digital currency”. That is, the user can “purchase” or “charge” digital currency by electronic payment. Digital currency purchased or charged in this way may exist in conjunction with a user account.

The content providing system 100 described in the present invention is a system that includes or is connected to an electronic payment system, and digital currency purchased through the electronic payment system can be used to view content provided by the content providing system. .

In this way, when the product type of a specific episode is determined, the content system 100 according to the present invention may perform any one of a plurality of processes related to the provision of a specific episode according to the product type of the specific episode. .

For example, the controller 130 may i) provide an episode without a separate payment process or ii) provide a process for payment, depending on the product type of the specific episode.

If the product type of the specific episode is a free product type, the controller 130 may provide the specific episode to the user terminal 200 based on the item corresponding to the specific episode being selected on the user terminal 200. can

That is, if the product type of the specific episode is a free product type, the controller 130 provides the specific episode on the user terminal 200 without determining whether the user account has the right to view the specific episode. (In the present invention, this process may be referred to as “first process”).

In the present invention, “providing an episode on the user terminal 200” means transmitting information related to the episode to the user terminal 200 so that content corresponding to the episode is output on the user terminal 200. that can mean

Meanwhile, even in the case of an episode having a free product type, a specific episode may be provided only to a user terminal 200 logged in with a user account pre-registered in the content providing system according to the present invention.

For example, when a viewing request for an episode having a free product type is received from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may check (or check) whether a user account is logged in on the user terminal 200. there is. In addition, the controller 130 may provide an episode having a free product type to the user terminal 200 after confirming that the user account has been logged into the user terminal 200 . At this time, the controller 130 may perform a process for logging in when the user account is not logged in on the user terminal 200 .

On the other hand, when the product type of a specific episode is a paid product type, the controller 130 determines that an item corresponding to the specific episode is selected on the user terminal 200 based on the logged-in user terminal 200. It is possible to perform a process of determining the use right (or the viewing right) of the user account (in the present invention, this process may be referred to as a “second process”).

Here, determining the right to use or the right to read is to be understood as determining whether a specific user account logged in to the user terminal 200 has the right to use (or authorize) the specific episode. can

On the other hand, "the user account has the right to use or view the episode" means that the user account "can be used (or paid for) to use the episode, electronic money, coupons or reading rights (or right of use)” can be understood as holding.

For example, when a specific episode of a paid product type is selected, the control unit 130 processes i) electronic money held in a user account to pay, ii) uses a coupon, or iii) uses a reading right (or Deduction processing) may proceed with the payment process.

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

Meanwhile, the system 100 according to the present invention may initiate an electronic payment process for purchasing digital currency for a user account in response to a payment event occurring.

Here, “initiation of an electronic payment process” may mean an act or procedure of starting an electronic payment process. That is, initiation of the electronic payment process is a concept distinct from “completion of the electronic payment process” and may mean that a process for the electronic payment process is started. When an electronic payment process is initiated, an electronic payment process for purchasing digital currency may be performed using a payment method registered in a user account.

Meanwhile, the completion of the electronic payment process may mean a state in which the purchase of digital currency is completed.

When an electronic payment process is started, in the present invention, the electronic payment may be performed so that digital currency is purchased as much as the purchase quantity of digital currency included in the payment conditions pre-registered in the user account.

In the present invention, the method of proceeding the electronic payment process is very diverse, and the amount corresponding to the purchased quantity of digital currency can be paid with a payment method pre-registered in the user account.

For example, when a pre-registered payment method is account transfer or credit card, the control unit 130 uses the communication unit 110 to communicate with a financial institution (bank or credit card) server through the communication unit 110. You can control it. The control unit 130 may request payment for a payment target amount corresponding to a specific purchase quantity of digital currency from an account or credit card linked to a user account to a financial institution through the communication unit 110 . However, the above-described procedure is only an example, and a procedure initially performed for an electronic payment process is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, an amount paid through an electronic payment process may be an amount corresponding to quantity information. Here, the quantity information is information included in payment conditions pre-registered in the user account, and may be an amount corresponding to the purchase quantity of digital currency.

That is, in the present invention, the amount to be paid may mean an amount corresponding to the purchase quantity of digital currency included in the payment conditions pre-registered in the user account. The amount to be paid may mean an amount corresponding to the quantity of digital currency that the user wants to charge.

In this way, the content providing system according to the present invention may provide an episode requested by a user to view by changing a process for providing an episode according to a product type, such as a free product or a paid product type.

On the other hand, in the present invention, new content is recommended to a user who has read the last episode of a specific content, and a 'right to use' is provided to view an episode of a euro product type of the new content, so that the user continues to read the specific content even after reading all of the content. can lead to content consumption.

Here, "providing the user with the right to use" may be understood as storing the user account and the right to use in the storage unit 120 of the content providing system 100 in association with each other. In the present invention, “provision of a license” may be used interchangeably with “payment of a license” and “issuance of a license”.

As such, in the present invention, using the term “content providing system 100”, a method of issuing a right to read content provided by the content providing system is described, but this right issuing function is “content providing system It may be a job function provided by “.

Hereinafter, a method of recommending content and a method of issuing a right to use in order to induce a user to continuously consume new content after consuming all of the specific content will be described in detail with accompanying drawings.

In the content providing method according to the present invention, a process of receiving a reading request for a specific episode of content composed of a plurality of episodes from the user terminal 200 may proceed (S310, see FIG. 3).

As described above with reference to FIG. 1 , the controller 130 may output list 330a information corresponding to a plurality of episodes constituting content to the user terminal 200 . The user may select a region corresponding to an episode to be viewed from among the list 330a information output to the user terminal 200 . When there is a selection of one area by the user, the controller 130 may determine that there is a request to view an episode corresponding to the one area selected by the user from the user terminal.

Based on the reading request received from the user terminal 200, the control unit 130 may proceed with a process of transmitting the content page 500 including episode information corresponding to a specific episode to the user terminal 200 ( S320, see FIG. 3).

Episode information described in the present invention may be understood as information corresponding to an episode produced and processed digitally, such as text, code, voice, image, video, etc., and provided.

Specifically, episode information of webtoon content can be understood as webtoon information (ex: image, text) corresponding to the episode, and as shown in FIG. 5A, episode information of fiction content is novel information corresponding to the episode. (text, illustration image, etc.)

The content page 500 including such episode information may have a preset length corresponding to the amount of episode information (episode plot length or data size).

Furthermore, the content page 500 may have a predetermined length according to the shape and size of information displayed on the content page 500 (ex: font size, magnification, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 5A , the controller 130 may control at least one region 510 of the content page 500 having a preset length to be output on the display of the user terminal 200 . At least one area 510 of the content page having a preset length may be output on the display of the user terminal 200 .

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C , the content page 500 is a content page 500 already output on the display of the user terminal 200 based on a user input received from the user terminal 200 . It may be made to be scrolled on the display of the user terminal 200 so that one region 510 of and the other regions 520 and 530 are output.

That is, the controller 130 may control the content page 500 having a predetermined length to be scrolled (or moved) up and down (or left and right) based on a scroll input received from the user terminal 200 .

When one area of the content page 500 output on the display of the user terminal 200 is changed by scrolling the content page 500, the controller 130 displays information corresponding to the changed area on the display. Information corresponding to the changed region may be transmitted to the user terminal 200 so that the information is output on the screen.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may monitor whether a predetermined area of the content page 500 is output on the display of the user terminal 200 based on the scrolling of the content page 500 .

Here, the preset area is, furthermore, a content page 500 in which the content page 500 is no longer scrolled according to a user input for scrolling the content page 500, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C. It can be understood as the end regions 520 and 530 of . In the present invention, the “end area” may be used interchangeably with an end-viewer or an end-viewer area.

When the preset areas 520 and 530 are output on the display of the user terminal 200 as a result of monitoring, the controller 130 determines whether the episode information included in the content page 500 corresponds to the last episode. can judge

Here, a specific episode may mean the last episode among a plurality of episodes. As described above, the “last episode” described in the present invention can be understood as any one of the most recently uploaded episode and the episode having the highest episode number corresponding to the episode.

As a result of the determination, as shown in FIG. 5B , the episode information included in the content page 500 is information corresponding to a middle episode (eg: 2nd episode out of 6 episodes (Episode 2), 521) other than the last episode. , the controller 130 provides preview information 521 related to the next episode (Episode 2) of the episode being output on the display to the user terminal 200 so that the user can continue to use the corresponding content. You can control it.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination, as shown in FIG. 5C , if the episode information included in the content page 500 is episode information corresponding to the last episode (ex: 6th episode out of 6 episodes (Episode 6), 531) , The controller 130 may control the user terminal 200 to provide recommendation information for recommending new content.

That is, in the present invention, if there is an episode that the user has not viewed (used) among a plurality of episodes included in the specific content, the user is induced to continue to consume the specific content, and as the user reads the last episode, the user no longer reads (uses) the specific content. If it is determined that a specific content to be consumed is not to be consumed, new content may be recommended to induce consumption of the new content.

Hereinafter, when it is determined that the user has read all of the last episode (ie, when the end area of the content page including information corresponding to the last episode is displayed on the display of the user terminal 200), the content is provided to the user. Among the plurality of contents provided by the providing system 100, which content to recommend will be described in detail.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4A, using matching information 470 including information on at least one matching content 460 matched to specific content (or main content 450), specific content Matching content 460 may be recommended to a user using 450 .

A plurality of different matching contents 461 , 462 , and 463 may be matched to one specific main content 460 by a preset number that can be matched to the maximum.

The number of matching content that can be maximally matched to one specific main content 460 may be set by the manager system. In the present invention, for convenience of description, a case in which up to three matching contents can be matched to one specific main content 460 will be described as an example.

A plurality of different matching contents 461 , 462 , and 463 matched to one specific main content 460 may have different priorities matched to the specific main content 460 .

In the present invention, according to the priority of the matching content (461, 462, 463), "first matching content (or first matching content, 461) having the first priority", "second priority “Second matching content (or second matching content, 462) having” and “third matching content (or third matching content, 463) having a third priority”.

The priority of the at least one matching content 460 and matching content 461 determines the manager pages 900 and 1000 provided by the content providing system 100 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 . Through this, information may be received from the manager and set, or may be set based on preset matching criteria.

Here, the preset matching criterion is the correlation between the specific main content and the matched content, and the priority of the matched content may be set according to the order of high correlation.

Here, “correlation between contents” refers to the genre of the content (i.e., whether the genres are the same), the number of times a user using one content uses another content (frequency or rate), and the author name (i.e., by the same author). written or not) can be derived based on at least one of them.

As used in the present invention, “content genre” may be a criterion for classifying content similar in theme, content (or plot), atmosphere, form, etc. into the same group.

Content provided by the content providing system 100 according to the present invention may be classified into at least one genre among a plurality of genres of content. The controller 130 may match information related to at least one genre among a plurality of genres to each content.

As shown in FIG. 4B , the content genre may include a main genre, which is a higher level concept, and a sub-genre, which is a lower level concept of the main genre. In the present invention, for convenience of description, a plurality of main genres are referred to as a first genre and a second genre. That is, in the present invention, for convenience of description, the genre of the content is described as an example of the first genre and the second genre, but the genre of the content may exist in various ways.

Content may be primarily classified into at least one of the first genre 410 and the second genre 420 . For example, content may be classified into one of a first genre (NOVEL or novel, 410) and a second genre (COMIX, or comic, 420). The content classified as the first genre (NOVEL, 410) is at least one of a plurality of sub-genres 430 such as 'romantic fantasy genre', 'martial arts genre', 'period drama genre', and 'romance genre'. can be classified as In addition, the content classified as the second genre (COMIX, 420) is at least one sub-genre 440 of a plurality of sub-genres 440 such as 'genre of romance', 'boy genre', 'drama genre', and 'martial arts genre'. It can be classified by genre.

Information related to any one main genre and sub-genre among a plurality of genres may be matched to each content. Information related to a genre matched to content may be set by a manager of the content providing system 100 .

Information related to at least one of the first genre and the second genre may be matched to the content applied in the present invention. In the present invention, the content matched with information related to the first genre is named 'contents of the first genre', and the content matched with information related to the second genre is named 'contents of the second genre'.

As such, in the present invention, by recommending matching content predicted to be of interest to a user using specific content, the user can expand the range to match content as well as specific content so that the user can continue to consume the content. .

Meanwhile, in the present invention, history information of a user account logged into the user terminal 200 may be checked based on the exposure of the end area of the last episode on the display of the user terminal 200 .

As described above, user history information is associated with each user account and stored in the storage unit 120, and is related to the use of services provided by the content providing system 100 (view of content, payment of vouchers, etc.) It can contain a variety of information.

Specifically, the history information is the contents (or episodes) used (or viewed) in the user account (or the user terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in) and history information (eg, the title of the viewed content, ii) User account feedback information on specific content (e.g., review information, comment information, rating information, reaction information on content recommendation (pop-up related to specific content) window’s shutdown function icon selection history), iii) pass-related information (the number of passes held, the type of pass held, the type of pass used, the date and time the pass was used, details of events for which the pass was issued, etc.)). .

Based on the history information of the user account logged into the user terminal 200, the control unit 130 determines whether there is a history of using the matching content matched to the specific content being output on the display of the user terminal 200 in the user account, It is determined whether there is a history of receiving information related to matching content in the user account and a history of receiving a right to use for viewing matching content, and different data related to matching content may be processed according to the determination result.

For example, even if the end area of a content page related to the same specific content is displayed in the user terminal 200 to which the first user account and the second user account are logged in, the control unit 130 displays the history information of the first user account. And based on the history information of the second user account, information related to matching content is provided only to either one of the first user account and the second user account, or different matching information is provided to each of the first user account and the second user account. Information related to content may be provided, or information related to matching content may not be provided to both the first user account and the second user account.

That is, providing information related to matching content in the present invention is based on the relationship between specific content and matching content, what is output on the display of the user terminal 200, as well as history information matched to each user account, Matching content can be recommended in a customized way.

More details on a method of providing information related to matching content in a user-customized manner based on history information matched to a user account will be described later.

Hereinafter, when an end region related to the last episode of specific content is output on the display of the user terminal 200 and it is determined to provide information related to matching content to the user account based on user history information, specific content is displayed. To the user, how to recommend matching content matched to specific content is explained in detail.

In the present invention, matching content matched to the specific content 450 in the user terminal 200 based on the output of the preset area 530 of the content page 500 on the display of the user terminal 200. A process of transmitting information related to (460) may proceed (S330, see FIG. 3).

As described above, when the preset area 530 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 200, the controller 130 determines whether the episode information included in the content page 500 corresponds to the last episode. It is determined, and information related to the matching content 460 may be transmitted to the user terminal 200 only when the episode information included in the content page 500 corresponds to the last episode.

That is, the control unit 130 controls the end area 530a of the content page 500 including episode information corresponding to the last episode based on scrolling of the content page 500 up and down (or left and right). As it is output on the display (see FIG. 6A), information 610 related to matching content matched to specific content already output on the display of the user terminal 200 can be controlled to be output on the display (see FIG. 6B). .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, the controller 130 displays a pop-up window 620 including information 610 related to matching content on the display of the user terminal 200. It may overlap at least a part of the page 500 .

The control unit 130 controls a region of the content page 500 where the pop-up window 620 does not overlap (ie, the region outside the pop-up window 620, 630), by a user's input (ex: touch or scroll). It can be dimmed (or dimmed) so that it is not applied.

Meanwhile, information 610 related to matching content included in the pop-up window 620 may include induction information for inducing viewing of matching content.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, the induction information included in the pop-up window 620 is i) the title of the matching content (eg, “Emperor's tailor” 621), ii) an image related to the matching content (eg, thumbnail (thumbnail), 622), and iii) at least one of information 623 on a right to use available for reading matching content.

The information 623 on the right to use available for browsing the matching content included in the pop-up window 620 is based on the time when the pop-up window 620 is output on the display of the user terminal 200, and the user views the matching content. It may be information related to the right of use available for use.

As an example, the information 622 on tickets available for viewing matching content includes information notifying that a user account can pay a ticket and information on the number of payable tickets when there is a ticket available for payment to the user account, It may be information about payable vouchers (ex: “N copies of free collection vouchers! Only now!”).

As another example, if there is a use right held by the user (ie, matched to a user account) based on the time point at which the pop-up window 620 is output on the display of the user terminal 200, information on the use right held by the user (ex: Hero is holding N copies of the free collection!).

On the other hand, as described above, a plurality of episodes included in the content may have any one of a paid product type that can be viewed through payment of digital currency and a free product type that can be viewed without payment of the digital currency. can

The information 622 on the right to use available for viewing matching content included in the pop-up window 620 may be information on the right to use available for at least one episode corresponding to the paid product type.

That is, in the present invention, by providing the user with a right to use an episode of a paid product type to enhance the user's interest in matching content, the user's consumption of matching content is limited to the use of a free product type episode. However, it can lead to continuous consumption of the type of paid product.

Furthermore, in the present invention, a function of providing a right to use for viewing matching content is provided in the pop-up window 620 so that a user who wants to use matching content can receive a right to view paid-type products of matching content. It can be controlled so that the first function icon 640 linked to is included.

The first function icon 640 may be overlapped with user input inducement information (eg, “receive a free possession”) for inducing a user's input (or selection).

Furthermore, the control unit 130 outputs the pop-up window 620 linked to the output end function of the pop-up window 620 so that a user who does not want to use matching content can end the output of the pop-up window 620. It can be controlled so that the end function icon 650 is included.

When the pop-up window 620 is output on the display of the user terminal 200, the controller 130 displays one of the first function icon 640 and the output end function icon 650 included in the pop-up window 620. User input for can be received.

That is, the control unit 130 monitors selection of any one of the first function icon 640 and the output end function icon 650 by the user terminal 200, and performs different data processing according to the monitoring result. can do.

Hereinafter, a method of performing different data processing based on a user's selection will be described in detail.

If the user does not want to additionally use the recommended matching content and does not want to receive a payment for a license that can be used to browse the matching content, the user may select the output end function icon 650 of the pop-up window 620.

When the output end function icon 650 is selected by the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may control the output of the pop-up window 620 output to the display of the user terminal 200 to end. .

Furthermore, the controller 130 may control information on matching content to be updated in a user account logged in to the user terminal based on the selection of the output end function icon 650 .

Here, the information on the matching content is included in the history information of the user account described above, and based on the output of the end area related to the last episode of the specific content on the terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in, matching Information indicating that there is a history of outputting a pop-up window including information related to content and that there was a selection of the output end function icon 650 from the user terminal 200 rather than the first function icon 640. can

The control unit 130, based on information related to matching content updated and associated with the user account, i) outputs an end region related to the last episode of specific content to the user terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in, or ii) Even if the end area related to the last episode of other content matched with the matched content is output, re-output of the pop-up window 620 leading to viewing of the matched content can be controlled to be limited.

That is, in the present invention, even though matching content is recommended to the user, it is determined that the user is not interested in the recommended matching content through an action corresponding to the user not wanting to additionally consume the matching content (selecting an output end function). By recognizing and not recommending matching content again, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling fatigued by receiving repeated recommendation information on matching content that is not of interest to the user.

Unlike this, the user may select the first function icon 640 of the pop-up window 620 if he or she wants to additionally use the recommended matching content, or if he or she wants to be paid a right to use the matching content.

When the first function icon 640 is selected by the user terminal 200, the control unit 130 assigns the right to use to a user account corresponding to the user terminal 200 (ie, a user account logged in through the user terminal). At least one of a “pass payment process” for paying (recharging, issuing, or allocating) and a “page landing process” for landing to a matching content page (600, see FIG. 6c) may be performed.

The "use right payment process", which proceeds based on the selection of the first function icon 640, allows the use rights available for reading matching content among the different types (attributes) of the use rights provided by the present invention to be transferred to the user account. It can be understood as a process of matching to and storing in the storage unit 120.

For example, "payment of vouchers" may be understood as updating the number of vouchers to '6' when the number of vouchers matched to the user account is '5'.

When the right to use is paid to the user account, the controller 130 may update information related to the right to use among history information linked to the user account.

Specifically, the control unit 130, based on the output of the end area related to the last episode of a specific content on the terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in, the history information for issuing a right to use for browsing matched content. may be stored in the storage unit 120 in association with a user account.

The control unit 130 controls so that the payment of a license used for viewing matching content is limited based on information related to matching content updated to the user account, even if an event for providing a pass available for viewing matching content reoccurs. can

The use rights provided in the present invention may include different types of use rights depending on the properties of the use rights (subject to use (viewable content), payment method (or payment condition), expiration date of the use right, etc.). In the present invention, for convenience of description, the usage rights having different attributes are named as a usage right of a first attribute, a usage right of a second attribute, and a usage right of a third attribute.

A ticket of the first attribute is a ticket used only for viewing content matched to a specific genre, and is a ticket of the first type used for browsing content included in the first genre and a ticket used for browsing content included in the second genre. A second type of right of use may be included.

When the number of vouchers of each type held in the user account is less than the preset number at a predetermined time (eg, 2 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 6 o'clock ... 24 o'clock), the number of vouchers of the first attribute is repeated. , can be paid.

Furthermore, the right to use the second attribute is a right to use only for one specific content, and is available only for browsing episodes included in the first content (eg, “The Empress Remarried”), or is available only for viewing episodes included in the second content (eg, “The Remarried Empress”). , “Freaking Love”) may only be available for viewing.

The right to use of the second attribute may also differ from the right to use the first attribute in a payment method (or payment condition). For example, the right to use the second attribute may be provided at a specific time (eg, 22:00 every day). Alternatively, the control unit 130 is based on entering the content page 300 including a list of a plurality of episodes included in specific content (eg, 'The Empress Remarried') at a specific time (eg, every day at 22:00). So, it can be paid to the user account.

Furthermore, the right to use of the third attribute may mean a right to use all contents provided by the content providing system 100 according to the present invention.

The right to use the third attribute is provided by the administrator's setting of the system 100 according to the present invention, or a user account (or some user accounts) registered in the system 100 according to the present invention at a time set by the administrator. can be provided in

On the other hand, the method of paying the right to use the first attribute, the right to use the second attribute, and the right to use the third attribute is only an example, and it is natural that it can be changed and set in various ways.

In the present invention, the use right provided in the “pass payment process”, which proceeds based on the selection of the first function icon 640, is a use right of any attribute if it is a use right that can be used to view episodes included in matching content. As long as it is, it may be one of the right to use the first attribute, the right to use the second attribute, and the right to use the third attribute.

However, when the use right provided in the present invention is a use right of the first attribute, it means a use right of a type (ex: first type use right) corresponding to the genre (ex: first genre) of matching content, In the case of a 2-attribute pass, it is natural to mean a pass to view episodes included in specific matching content (ex: “Freaking Love”).

In the present invention, a page landing process of outputting a matching content page on the display of the user terminal 200 may be performed at the same time as performing a process of providing a right of use to a user account. Hereinafter, the page landing process will be described in detail.

As described above, the controller 130 may control a landing process of landing to the matching content page 600 to be performed based on the selection of the first function icon 640 .

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, the controller 130 displays a content area 500 and a pop-up window 620 including episode information corresponding to the last episode of specific content (eg, Empress Remarried, 691). In the output state, based on the selection of the first function icon 630 of the pop-up window 620, matching content (ex: the emperor's tailor) is displayed on the display of the user terminal 200, as shown in FIG. 6C. , 692) can be controlled to output a matching content page 600 including a list of episodes for a plurality of lists.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6C, the control unit 130 provides guide information (eg, The pop-up window 650 including “I gave you n copies of the <Emperor's Tailor> collection!”, 651) can be controlled to be overlapped with the matching content page 600 and displayed.

The control unit 130 displays a second function icon 660 for receiving a viewing request for an episode corresponding to the first episode (first episode) among a plurality of episodes constituting matching content on the pop-up window 650 and the above At least one of the output termination function icons 670 linked to the output termination function of the pop-up icon 650 may be controlled to be included.

In the present invention, based on the user's selection of any one of the second function icon 660 and the output end function icon 670, different data processing may be performed. Hereinafter, a method of performing different data processing according to user selection will be described in detail.

When the pop-up window 650 is output on the display of the user terminal 200, the controller 130 displays any one of the second function icon 660 and the output end function icon 670 included in the pop-up window 650. It is possible to monitor whether user input for

That is, the controller 130 may monitor selection of any one of the second function icon 660 and the output end function icon 670 included in the pop-up window 650 .

As a result of the monitoring, when the second function icon 660 is selected from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 performs the first episode among a plurality of episodes constituting the matching content (hereinafter referred to as “first episode episode”). ) It is possible to control so that the content page of the corresponding episode (ie, the content page including the episode information corresponding to the first episode) is provided to the user terminal 200 .

Meanwhile, in providing the first episode to the user terminal 200, the control unit 130 may deduct the voucher provided to the user account according to the product type of the first episode.

If the first episode has a free product type, the controller 130 may provide the content page of the first episode to the user terminal 200 without deducting the right to use matched with the user account.

In this case, the user uses the first episode, and when using the next episode (ex: the 3rd episode, Episode 3) , you can use the paid voucher.

In contrast, if the first episode has a paid product type, the controller 130 retains it in the user account based on the selection of the second function icon 660 received from the user terminal 200. Among the used rights, it is possible to control so that the right to use for viewing matching content is deducted.

Here, “use right deduction” may be understood as subtracting and updating information on the number of tickets matched to the user account. For example, it may be to change information on the number of tickets matched to the user account from '6' (511) to '5'.

Furthermore, the control unit 130 may deduct the right to use matched with the user account and transmit the content page (not shown) of the first episode to the user terminal 200 .

On the other hand, if the user wants to use the matching content from the middle episode rather than the first episode, or wants to see work introduction information 680 such as synopsis, star rating, and comments about the matching content, the second Instead of the function icon 640, the output end icon 670 of the pop-up window 670 may be selected.

When the output end function icon 670 is selected by the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may control the output of the pop-up window 620 output to the display of the user terminal 200 to end.

The control unit 130 provides the matching content page 600 so that the user can receive information related to the matching content (eg, episode list, star rating, comments, etc.) through the matching content page 600 and apply user input. It is possible to limit dimmed processing of

On the other hand, as described above, for users who are not interested in specific matching content or who have already used specific content, the recommendation information for the corresponding matching content is unnecessary information, and if unnecessary information is repeatedly provided, the user may feel fatigued. there is.

Furthermore, if the user continues to be provided with information about the right to use that the user has already received and is no longer able to provide to the user, the user may feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, matching content is exposed in advance in order to recommend only content that is likely to be of substantial interest to the user without negatively affecting the user, such as fatigue and discomfort. Only when the conditions are satisfied, the matching content may be provided to the user. Hereinafter, exposure conditions will be described in detail together with FIG. 7 .

The control unit 130 controls information related to any one matched content based on at least one of the priority of each of the plurality of matching content and the exposure condition for the user account logged into the user terminal 200. can be controlled to be transmitted to the user terminal 200.

As described above, a plurality of different matching contents 461, 462, and 463 matched to one specific main content 460 may have different priorities matched to the specific main content 460. .

In the present invention, according to the priority of the matching content (461, 462, 463), "first matching content (or first matching content, 461) having the first priority", "second priority 2nd matching content (or 2nd matching content, 462) having” and “3rd matching content (or 3rd matching content, 463) having 3rd priority” are named (see FIG. 4A).

The controller 130 outputs (S710) the end region of the content page 500 including episode information corresponding to the last episode of the specific content on the display of the user terminal 200, It is possible to determine whether or not at least one exposure condition among the plurality of matching contents is satisfied in order according to the priority of the plurality of matching contents.

Here, the exposure conditions include whether to output or not output a pop-up window containing information related to matching content to the user terminal, and displaying a pop-up window containing information related to any matching content among a plurality of matching content to the user terminal. To decide whether to print,

That is, the exposure condition may be understood as determining whether to output a pop-up window for recommending matching content and which matching content to recommend.

These exposure conditions may be related to history information of a user account related to matching content. The controller 130 may determine which matched content to recommend (or not recommend) on the display of the user terminal 200 based on the history information matched to the user account.

Here, “history information” includes feedback from a user account for a plurality of matching contents, viewing history for a plurality of matching contents (title of the contents viewed, number of episodes viewed, viewing date and time information, etc.), It may include at least one of history of use rights already paid in relation to a plurality of matching contents.

Specifically, the “exposure condition” is i) within a preset period of time (ex: within 3 months) on the display of the user terminal 200 in a pop-up window containing information related to matching content to be determined by the exposure condition. There is no history of selecting the output end function icon for (i.e., the first exposure condition), and ii) within a pre-set period (ex: within 3 months), through a pop-up window in the user account, matching content that is subject to judgment of the exposure condition Only if there is no history of payment of a right to use available for viewing (2nd exposure condition), and iii) there is no history of viewing matching content subject to the exposure condition by the user account (3rd exposure condition) , It may mean outputting a pop-up window including information related to matching content, which is a subject of determination of the exposure condition, on the display of the user terminal 200 .

Meanwhile, in the present invention, in order to preferentially recommend matching content that is highly likely to be additionally used by the user to the user, it is possible to determine whether or not the matching content satisfies the exposure condition in order according to the priority of the matching content.

First, the controller 130 may determine whether or not the first matching content having the first priority level satisfies the first exposure condition (S730).

The control unit 130 may determine whether there is a history of selecting an output end function icon for a pop-up window including information related to the first matching content, based on information on the first matching content matched to the user account. there is.

As a result of the determination, if there is a history of selecting the output termination function icon for the pop-up window containing information related to the first matched content (NO in S720), the control unit 130 sends the first matching content to the user account through the pop-up window. Only when there is no history of giving the right to use for viewing content (NO in S730) and there is no history of viewing the first matching content by the user account (NO in S740), the first matching content and A pop-up window containing related information may be controlled to be output to the user terminal 200 (S750).

That is, as shown in FIG. 8A , if the first matching content 810 satisfies all of the first to third exposure conditions 811, the controller 130 provides the first matching content 810 to the user. A pop-up window including recommendation information related to the first matched content 810 may be exposed (812) on the display of the user terminal 200 so as to recommend.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination, if there is a history of selecting the output termination function icon for the pop-up window containing information related to the first matching content (YES in S720), the control unit 130 prioritizes a lower priority than the first matching content. It may be determined whether second matching content having (second rank) exists (S760), and it may be determined whether the second matching content satisfies the second exposure condition and the third exposure condition.

As shown in FIG. 8B, although the user has been recommended the first matching content 810, there is a history 841 of closing the pop-up window containing the first matching content recommendation information, and the second matching content 820, When all of the first to third exposure conditions 811 are satisfied, the controller 130 includes recommendation information related to the second matching content 820 so as to recommend the second matching content 820 to the user. The pop-up window may be exposed on the display of the user terminal 200 (821).

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8C , a history of closing a pop-up window containing recommendation information of the first matching content or the second matching content although the user received recommendations for the first matching content 810 and the second matching content 820. (841, 842), and if the third matching content 830 satisfies all of the first to third exposure conditions 811, the third matching content 830 can be recommended to the user. A pop-up window including recommendation information related to the matched content 830 may be controlled to be output on the display of the user terminal 200 (831).

On the other hand, as described above, the number (ex: 3) of matching content that can be matched may be set for any one specific content.

The controller 130 may prevent information related to matching content from being transmitted to the user terminal 200 so that a pop-up window is not output on the display of the user terminal 200 when a plurality of matching contents do not satisfy all exposure conditions. You can control not to.

Specifically, the control unit 130, i) the user account, through the pop-up window, the history of the use right used to view the first matching content (or the second matching content) has been paid (YES in S730), or ii ) There is a history of viewing the first matching content (or the second matching content) by the user account (YES in S740), or iii) the second matching content having the second priority does not exist ( NO in S760), it is possible to limit the output of a pop-up window including information related to matching content to the user terminal 200 (S770, S780, S790).

That is, as shown in FIG. 8B, although the user receives recommendations for the first to third contents 810, 820, and 830 matched with the main content, recommendation information related to any one of the first to third contents is included. If there is a history of closing all pop-up windows 841 , 842 , and 843 , the controller 130 may limit ( 850 ) the pop-up window exposure recommending matching content.

As such, in the present invention, by recommending matching content to the user only when the matching content satisfies the exposure condition, the user is prevented from feeling fatigue and discomfort due to being provided with unnecessary information, and effectively induces the user to expand content consumption. can do.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, various items related to pop-up window output and payment of vouchers can be set by receiving information from the manager through the manager pages 900 and 1000, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 .

As shown in FIG. 9, in the manager page 900, the system manager inputs information related to pop-up window output (ex: main content title, genre, number of matched contents, pop-up window exposure start date, pop-up window display end date, etc.) and a function icon related to registering (or adding) a pop-up window (ex: adding a work recommendation banner, 910) so that the pop-up window can be output based on the input information.

The manager page 900 includes an edit function icon 920 capable of modifying information related to a pre-registered pop-up window output, and an area related to a search function for information related to a pre-registered pop-up window output through a work name (or title). (930), including replacement guidance information (e.g., “Y” if replacement is unnecessary, “No1234 replacement required”, 940, 950) to guide whether replacement of pre-matched matching content is required can do.

Regarding the replacement guidance information 940 and 950, the control unit 130 may determine if the matching content previously matched with the main content satisfies the preset matching criteria at the time of matching, but no longer meets the matching criteria after matching. , Unique information (ex: serial number, title of work, etc.) of matching content that needs to be replaced can be provided to the system manager through the manager page 900.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, when there is a function icon related to pop-up window registration (or addition) (ex: work recommendation banner addition, 910 selected by the system manager, the control unit 130 is a system manager terminal, To provide an administrator page 1000 for inputting popup window information, in which information related to popup window output (ex: main content title, genre, number of matching contents, popup window exposure start date, popup window exposure end date, etc.) can be entered. The manager page 1000 for inputting pop-up window information includes an area 1010 that can receive input for main content, an area 1020 that can receive input for matching content to register matching content, It may include at least one of an area 1030 for receiving an input for deleting registered matching content and an area 1040 for receiving an input for a pop-up window output period (exposure period).

As described above, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention transmits a content page including episode information corresponding to a specific episode to the user terminal when there is a request to view a specific episode received from the user terminal, so that the user may provide an episode that the user wants to use.

Furthermore, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention according to the present invention transmits information recommending matching content to the user terminal when an end area of a content page is displayed on a display of a user terminal, A user can conveniently obtain information on new content and easily use interesting content without performing a separate action such as a search. Through this, a business providing content can prevent consumers from leaving by effectively inducing content consumption by consumers and ensuring continuous consumption of content by consumers.

Furthermore, in the method and system for providing content according to the present invention, when a user does not want to receive a recommendation for matching content, by limiting the matching content recommendation, unnecessary information is repeatedly provided, causing the user to feel fatigue and discomfort. can prevent

As described above, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention transmits a content page including episode information corresponding to a specific episode to the user terminal when there is a request to view a specific episode received from the user terminal, so that the user may provide an episode that the user wants to use.

Furthermore, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention according to the present invention transmits information recommending matching content to the user terminal when an end area of a content page is displayed on a display of a user terminal, A user can conveniently obtain information on new content and easily use interesting content without performing a separate action such as a search. Through this, a business providing content can prevent consumers from leaving by effectively inducing content consumption by consumers and ensuring continuous consumption of content by consumers.

Furthermore, in the method and system for providing content according to the present invention, when a user does not want to receive a recommendation for matching content, by limiting the matching content recommendation, unnecessary information is repeatedly provided, causing the user to feel fatigue and discomfort. can prevent

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

On the other hand, the computer-readable medium includes all types of recording devices in which data that can be read 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

Furthermore, the computer-readable medium may be a server or cloud storage that includes storage and can be accessed by a user terminal 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 above-described computer is a processor, that is, a user terminal equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and there is no particular limitation on its type.

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

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Receiving a viewing request for a specific episode of specific content consisting of a plurality of episodes, from a user terminal;
Based on the reading request, transmitting a content page including episode information corresponding to the specific episode to the user terminal; and
and transmitting information related to matching content matched to the specific content to the user terminal based on outputting a preset area of the content page on a display of the user terminal. How to provide. According to claim 1,
At least one region of the content page having a predetermined length is output on the display;
The content page is scrolled on the display so that a region different from the one region of the content page is displayed on the display based on a user input received from the user terminal,
In the step of transmitting information related to the matching content,
and transmitting information related to the matching content as the predetermined area of the content page is output to the display based on the scrolling. According to claim 2,
The preset area of the content page,
The content providing method of claim 1 , wherein the content page is an end area of the content page where the content page is no longer scrolled according to the user input for scrolling. According to claim 3,
In the step of transmitting information related to the matching content,
In response to output of the end area of the content page corresponding to the preset area on the display, a pop-up window including information related to the matching content is overlapped with at least a portion of the content page. A method of providing content, characterized in that for doing. According to claim 4,
The content providing method, characterized in that the information related to the matching content includes inducing information for inducing reading of the matching content. According to claim 5,
The pop-up window,
Contents providing method comprising at least one of a title of the matching content, an image related to the matching content, and information on a usage right available for reading the matching content. According to claim 6,
A plurality of episodes included in the matching content,
Has any one product type of a paid product type that can be viewed through payment of digital currency and a free product type that can be viewed without payment of the digital currency;
The method of providing content, characterized in that the use right is usable for at least one episode corresponding to the paid product type. According to claim 6,
The pop-up window,
Includes a first function icon linked to the payment function of the voucher;
and when the first function icon is selected by the user terminal, the right to use is provided to a user account corresponding to the user terminal. According to claim 8,
and a matching content page including an episode list for a plurality of episodes constituting the matching content is output on the display, based on the selection of the first function icon. According to claim 9,
In the matching content page,
The method of providing content, characterized in that overlapping pop-up windows including a second function icon for receiving a request to view an episode corresponding to the first episode among the plurality of episodes. According to claim 10,
When the second function icon is selected from the user terminal, the use right paid to the user account is deducted;
The content providing method characterized in that the content page of the episode corresponding to the first episode is provided to the user terminal. According to claim 7,
The pop-up window,
Includes an output termination function icon linked to the output termination function of the pop-up window;
and when the output termination function icon is selected by the user terminal, the output of the pop-up window output to the display is terminated. According to claim 12,
Further comprising updating information on the matching content to a user account logged in to the user terminal based on the selection of the output end function icon;
Based on the above update,
The method of providing content, characterized in that the output of a pop-up window for inducing viewing of the matching content is limited to the user terminal to which the user account is logged in. According to claim 1,
In the specific content, a plurality of matching content having different priorities are matched and exist,
In the step of transmitting information related to the matching content,
Based on at least one of the priority among the plurality of matching contents and an exposure condition for a user account logged into the user terminal, information related to any one matching content is transmitted to the user terminal. method. According to claim 14,
In the step of transmitting information related to the matching content,
determining whether first matching content having a first priority among the plurality of matching content satisfies the exposure condition;
As a result of the determination, when the exposure condition is satisfied, transmitting information related to the first matching content to the user terminal;
As a result of the determination, when the exposure condition is not satisfied, the information related to the first matching content is not transmitted to the user terminal, and the second matching content having a lower priority than the first matching content satisfies the exposure condition. Content providing method, characterized in that for determining whether. According to claim 15,
In the step of transmitting information related to the matching content,
When the plurality of matching contents do not satisfy all of the exposure conditions, information related to the matching contents is not transmitted to the user terminal. According to claim 14,
The exposure condition is related to history information of the user account related to the plurality of matching contents,
The history information,
The content providing method comprising at least one of a feedback of the user account for the plurality of matching contents, a viewing history of the plurality of matching contents, and a history of a use right previously paid in relation to the plurality of matching contents. a storage unit for storing information about a user account;
a communication unit communicating with a user terminal corresponding to the user account; and
When a request to view a specific episode of specific content consisting of a plurality of episodes is received from the user terminal corresponding to the user account, a content page including episode information corresponding to the specific episode is transmitted to the user terminal. Including a control unit for controlling the communication unit,
The control unit,
and transmitting information related to matching content matched to the specific content to the user terminal based on the output of a preset area of the content page on the display of the user terminal. A program that is executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and stored in a computer-readable recording medium,
said program,
Receiving a viewing request for a specific episode of specific content consisting of a plurality of episodes, from a user terminal;
Based on the reading request, transmitting a content page including episode information corresponding to the specific episode to the user terminal; and
Including instructions for performing a step of transmitting information related to matching content matched to the specific content to the user terminal, based on a preset area of the content page being output on the display of the user terminal. A program stored on a computer-readable recording medium.

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