KR20230109052A - Method and system for providing contents - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to solve the above problems, the content providing method according to the present invention provides a main page including a banner linked to a story page to a user terminal, and in response to the banner being selected from the user terminal, and providing the story page linked to the banner to the user terminal, wherein the banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of contents available through the content providing service, and the specific content It consists of at least one episode, and the story page may include a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode.

Description

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

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing information about content to a user. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing content capable of delivering storytelling on specific content through information on the specific content.

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.

Here, webtoon 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 secure users (or consumers, subscribers) who can use their services steadily.

For example, in Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2018-0119005 (webtoon providing method using a look back function), a user who owns a webtoon online allows other users to read it, and thus a user who has read part of the webtoon By allowing users to choose whether or not to purchase, we are proposing a way for users to purchase webtoons with the content they want.

However, although this method is effective in attracting new users, it has limitations in securing users who can use its services on a fixed basis.

As another example, in Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0069281 (Webtoon multilingual support system and method), by determining the language used by the webtoon user and changing the webtoon booklet method and language according to the language used, the user provides a way 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 content providing method and system capable of providing various information related to content to a user.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a content providing method and system capable of providing storytelling for specific content.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a content providing method and system capable of inducing a user to continuously consume content.

In order to solve the above problems, the content providing method according to the present invention provides a main page including a banner linked to a story page to a user terminal, and in response to the banner being selected from the user terminal, and providing the story page linked to the banner to the user terminal, wherein the banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of contents available through the content providing service, and the specific content It consists of at least one episode, and the story page may include a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode.

Furthermore, the content providing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving an execution request for an application providing a content providing service from a user terminal, and providing a main page including a banner to the user terminal in response to the execution request. and providing a story page associated with the banner to the user terminal in response to selection of the banner from the user terminal, wherein the banner includes a plurality of contents available through the content providing service. includes content information about specific content, the specific content is composed of at least one episode, and the story page may include a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode. .

Furthermore, the content providing system according to the present invention includes a communication unit that receives an execution request for an application providing the content providing service from a user terminal, and a main page including a banner is displayed on the user terminal in response to the execution request. and a control unit controlling the communication unit to provide a story page linked to the banner to the user terminal in response to selection of the banner from the user terminal, wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to provide a story page linked to the banner to the user terminal. The banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of contents available through the content providing service, the specific content is composed of at least one episode, and the story page includes different content related to the story of the episode. It may include a plurality of components in which information of a type is displayed.

Furthermore, the program according to the present invention may include providing a main page including a banner to the user terminal in response to the execution request, and displaying the banner to the user terminal in response to the banner being selected from the user terminal. and providing the story page linked to, wherein the banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of content available through the content providing service, and the specific content consists of at least one episode. The story page may include a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode.

As described above, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention provides a main page including a banner linked to a story page to a user terminal, so that the user can use a plurality of components including various types of information about content. It can provide a user environment that can easily access.

Furthermore, a method and system for providing content according to the present invention include a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to a story of an episode constituting specific content on a story page in response to a banner being selected from a user terminal. By providing, it is possible to provide information on a specific content to the user with a sense of scale and splendor. Through this, the user can receive a variety of information about specific content, intuitively recognize storytelling about specific content, and be more actively immersed in the content.

Furthermore, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention can improve the user's interest in specific content and effectively induce content consumption by providing a plurality of components to the user at once. Through this, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent the consumer from leaving by ensuring the consumer's continuous consumption of the content.

1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a content providing system according to the present invention.
2a, 2b and 2c are conceptual diagrams for explaining service pages provided by a content providing system.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to the present invention.
4a, 4b, 4c, 5 and 6 are conceptual diagrams for explaining story pages provided in the present invention.
7, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13 and 14 show a plurality of components provided by the present invention. These are conceptual diagrams to explain .
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a method of determining whether to expose a specific area on a story page.
21 and 22 are conceptual diagrams for explaining the manager page provided in the present invention.

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 for the same, and provides information on a specific content to the user in a large scale and splendid manner so that the user can intuitively recognize storytelling on the specific content. can do.

To this end, in the present invention, a plurality of components including different types of information on specific content are provided in units of tabs, so that a user can obtain sufficient information about specific content just by viewing a single page. being provided You can immerse yourself in the content.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a user environment in which a user (consumer) can more easily access content of interest among a plurality of contents registered in a content server, thereby drawing interest in the user's (consumer's) content and It can induce continuous consumption of content (consumer).

In this way, the content providing service of the present invention may provide a service of recommending content to users in various ways as well as providing content.

Here, “contents providing service” may be understood as a term that comprehensively includes and refers to services provided by the content providing system 100 according to the present invention. A content providing service may be understood as providing a service for providing content to the user terminal 200 as well as providing information related to the content and various functions incidentally necessary for using the content.

Meanwhile, the content providing system 100 described in the present invention may be configured as 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. For example, at least one of contents such as webtoon, web novel, music, e-book, video, image, etc. may correspond to the contents provided by the present invention.

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 may consist of at least one sub content.

When there are a plurality of sub-contents, the 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 of terms between content and sub-content, “sub-content” may be named “episode”. That is, in the present invention, “sub content” and “episode” can be used interchangeably.

Furthermore, in the present invention, "using (consuming or viewing) content" can be understood as using (consuming or browsing) episodes (or sub-contents).

Hereinafter, the content providing system 100 will be reviewed along with the accompanying drawings, and a content providing service provided by the content providing system 100 will be described in detail. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a content providing system according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2a, 2b and 2c are conceptual diagrams for explaining service pages provided by the content providing system.

As shown in FIG. 1 , 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 or various information related to the content to the user terminal 200 through wired or wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 200 is not limited in its type, and can be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, or a slate PC. ), tablet PC, ultrabook, desktop computer, digital broadcast terminal, PDA (personal digital assistants), PMP (portable multimedia player), navigation, wearable device (for example For example, it may be a watch type terminal (smartwatch), glass type terminal (smart glass), HMD (head mounted display), and the like. In the present invention, a user terminal may be used interchangeably with a user terminal, an electronic device, and the like.

Furthermore, the communication unit 110 may receive a user input related to content use from the user terminal 200 . In the present invention, based on the user input received through the communication unit 110, various services related to content use may be provided to the user.

Next, the storage unit 120 may be configured to store various information related to content use. The storage unit 120 includes a content server (content DB (data base)) including information on a plurality of contents, and an artificial intelligence recommendation server (including information used to select user-customized recommended contents based on artificial intelligence). It may include at least one of an AI recommender system, an artificial intelligence recommendation DB (data base), 100b,).

Information related to the content providing service of the present invention can be stored in at least a part of the content server 100a and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b, and the present invention does not place any particular restrictions on this method. Accordingly, Hereinafter, the storage unit 120, the content server 100a, and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b may be expressed as the storage unit 120 without being separately distinguished.

In addition, in the following description, the content server and the content DB are not distinguished, and the content server is unifiedly named, and the artificial intelligence recommendation server and the artificial intelligence recommendation DB are not separately distinguished, and the artificial intelligence recommendation server may be unifiedly named. That is, the content server described in the present invention can also be understood as a content DB, and the artificial intelligence recommendation server can be understood as an artificial intelligence recommendation DB.

Furthermore, the content server 100a and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b that store a plurality of contents may exist as separate components from the storage unit 120 . In this case, the content providing system 100 according to the present invention controls any one of the content server 100a and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b to store data stored in the content server 100a and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b. Information may be provided to the user terminal 200 .

In the storage unit 120, “matching content” matched with at least one of a plurality of contents provided by the content providing service of the present invention may be matched and stored.

Here, “matching content” may be understood as content related to specific content, for example, at least one content that is intended to be introduced to a user account using specific content or recommended for use.

Matching content may be matched to specific content based on information input from a system manager (not shown) according to the present invention, or may be set based on a degree of relationship with specific content calculated by artificial intelligence.

The system administrator may guide a user account using a specific content or a user account that has set the specific content as a work of interest, or match the content to be recommended for use with the specific content.

For example, the system administrator may match the latest content published (or uploaded) recently (eg, within a month) among contents corresponding to the same genre as the specific content (eg, comic genre) to the specific content. there is. As another example, the system manager may match specific content with content created by the same author as the specific content.

Furthermore, the system manager may update the matching content list of the specific content stored in the storage 120 by deleting or adding content matched to the specific content.

Furthermore, matching content may be matched with specific content based on the degree of relevance between the specific content calculated based on artificial intelligence and other content.

For example, matching content may correspond to content that is highly likely to be additionally used by a user account that has viewed specific content. As another example, matching content may correspond to content that has a high degree of coincidence with the field of interest of a user who browses specific content.

In the present invention, the user history information linked to the user account may be analyzed to match content highly related to the specific content to the specific content.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 120 may store history information associated with a user account subscribed to a content providing service according to the present invention.

Here, “history information” may include various information of a user account related to a content providing service.

Specifically, the history information is the contents (or sub-contents or episodes) used (viewed or possessed) and history information (eg, the user terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in) , title of the content viewed, episode number of the episode viewed, date and time information, etc.), ii) feedback information of the user account for specific content (e.g., review information, comment information, rating information, content recommendation information) Response information (history of selecting the exit function icon of a pop-up window related to specific content), iii) Pass-related information (number of tickets held, type of ticket held, type of ticket used, date and time of ticket use, event details for which the ticket was issued, etc.)) may include at least one of them.

In the present invention, based on the history information matched to the user account, the user's preference, the user's content usage (or consumption) pattern, etc., it is possible to recommend a customized content of interest to the user. The user can easily select and use the content by referring to the recommended content.

In the present invention, a history server (not shown, or a history DB (data base)) may be included, and in the history server (not shown), various information related to the right to use assigned to the user account (or various information related to the use of the right to use) ) may be stored.

The history server 100a that stores a plurality of pieces of history information may exist as one component of the storage unit 120 or as a component separate from the storage unit 120 . If it exists separately from the storage unit 120, the content providing system 100 may recommend content for a user account by referring to the history server 100a.

Next, the controller 130 may perform a series of processes related to the content providing service, and the controller 130 may play a role of controlling the components described above.

The role of the control unit 130 may be configured to be performed by at least one of the above-described content server 100a and artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b.

For example, among the roles performed by the control unit 130, a series of processes for providing content is performed by the content server 100a, and a series of processes for selecting user-customized recommended content based on artificial intelligence is artificial intelligence recommendation. It may be configured to be done by the server 100b.

However, in the present invention, there is no particular limitation on the subject performing the role related to the content providing service. Therefore, in the following, the control unit 130, the content server 100a, and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b may be expressed as the control unit 130 without being separately distinguished.

That is, the function described below as being performed by the controller 130 may be performed by at least one of the content server 100a and the artificial intelligence recommendation server 100b.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, for the content providing service, the control unit 130, on the user terminal 200, includes a plurality of service pages (or “screens”) including content-related information. ”, and any one of 310, 320, and 330) can be controlled to be output.

These service pages 310, 320, and 330 can be controlled to be output on the user terminal 200 through an application. In this case, the application may perform at least part of the functions performed in the content providing system 100 as described above.

In the service pages 310, 320, and 330 provided in the present invention, various service pages may exist depending on the type of information included in each service page 310, 320, and 330 and the function performed, and various service pages may exist. Based on the calling of any one specific service page among (310, 320, 330), the controller 130 may provide the specific service page to the user terminal 200.

For example, a plurality of service pages are, i) pages provided by default in the use of content providing services (can be named “basic service page”, “basic page”, “main page”, “home screen”, etc. 2a 310), ii) a page including an episode list for items corresponding to a plurality of episodes constituting specific content (can be named “content entry page” or “episode list page”, 320 in FIG. 2b), iii ) A page that provides a specific episode of content (can be named “content provision page”, 330 in FIG. 2C), vi) a page that provides information related to a user account (can be named “user page”, not shown), v ) a page (not shown) including a ticket issuance service function, vi) a page (not shown) including a digital currency charging service function, and the like.

Furthermore, in the present invention, service pages more directly related to content provision, such as “contents entry page 320” and “contents providing page 330,” may be named “contents pages.” That is, a “contents page” may be understood as a page that provides various functions related to content provision, in addition to any one of the aforementioned “contents entry page 320” and “contents providing page 330”.

Meanwhile, the service pages listed above are just examples, and the service page according to the present invention may include various service pages that include necessary information or perform functions in relation to content providing services.

When receiving a request for a specific service page from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may control the requested specific service page to be output on the user terminal 200.

For example, the controller 130 displays the service page (default service page, 310) shown in FIG. 2A to the user terminal when an application is executed or a user input for a specific icon (eg, “home button”) is applied. (200). The basic service page 310 may include information related to at least one of the contents 311, 312, and 313 provided by the content providing service (ex: thumbnail, work name, author name, number of views, recommended content, etc.) .

The user may request to view the specific content 311 by selecting an area corresponding to information related to the specific content 311 on the basic service page 310 .

That is, a viewing event (or a viewing request) for content may be generated based on an operation in which a specific content 311 is selected on the user terminal 200 .

The control unit 130 may receive a viewing event (or a viewing request) for specific content 311 from a user terminal through the communication unit 110 .

Meanwhile, when the content providing system according to the present invention is an application, the communication unit 110 may serve as an interface unit receiving a selection signal of the user terminal 200 . That is, when specific content 311 is selected by the user in the user terminal 200, the communication unit 110 may serve to receive a selection signal corresponding to the user's selection of the user terminal 200. .

Meanwhile, when receiving a selection request for specific content from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 includes an episode list 320a for a plurality of episodes constituting the specific content, as shown in FIG. 2B. It is possible to provide a content entry page 320 to the user terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2B , the episode list 320a may include a plurality of episode items 321 to 326 .

At this time, the plurality of episode items 321 to 326 are configured to correspond to a plurality of episodes constituting specific content, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2A, when receiving a selection for the specific content 311, as shown in FIG. 2B, the controller 130 responds to a plurality of episodes included in the specific content based on the selection. A list 320a including a plurality of episode items may be provided on the user terminal 200 .

The user selects an area corresponding to the information related to the specific content 311 on the content entry page 320 and requests viewing of a specific episode (eg, "Episode 2" or "Episode 2" 322). can

The controller 130 determines that a viewing event for a specific episode of special content (eg, episode 2 of “Freaking Love”) is triggered based on a request for viewing a specific episode of specific content received from the user terminal 200. can be judged to have occurred.

As shown in FIG. 2C , the control unit 130 displays a content page including episode content information 330a and 330b corresponding to the content of a specific episode, based on the occurrence of a viewing event for a specific episode of specific content. 330) may be provided to the user terminal 200.

Episode content information (330a, 330b) described in the present invention is information corresponding to an episode, digitally produced and processed, such as text, code, voice, image, video, etc., and provided. can be understood as

For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 2C, episode content information 330a of novel content may be understood as information composed of text, illustration images, and the like.

As another example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 2C, episode content information 330b of webtoon content may be understood as information composed of webtoon images and the like.

"Episode content information" in the present invention may be used interchangeably with "sub content content information".

On the other hand, the control unit 130, based on the viewing request for the specific episode 311 of the specific content received from the user terminal 200, the user logged in to the user terminal 200, the specific episode 311 with the viewing request ), it is possible to determine whether or not the right to read exists.

The user's viewing authority for a specific episode may be related to the product type of the specific episode.

An episode provided in the present invention may be composed of any one product type among “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 a digital currency, coupon, or reading ticket (or ticket) in order to view (or use) the episode.

If the product type of the specific episode for which the viewing request is made corresponds to the free product type, the control unit 130 determines that the user account logged in to the user terminal 200 has the viewing authority for the specific episode, and Episodes (or episode information) may be provided through the user terminal 200 .

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

If the product type of the specific episode for which there is a viewing request corresponds to the paid product type, the controller 130 determines whether digital currency, vouchers, etc. for viewing the specific episode exist in the user account logged in to the user terminal 200. And, if there is digital currency, usage rights, etc., it is determined that the user account has a viewing right, and the specific episode (or episode information) can be provided through the user terminal 200.

Here, "use right (or right to read)" can be understood as being used to view (rent or own) an episode having a paid product type provided by the content providing system 100 without digital currency payment. The usage ticket described in the present invention may be used in combination with a (free) collection ticket, a (free) rental ticket, a coupon, and the like.

The controller 130 may provide (allocate or issue) a right to use to a user account based on a specific event.

The event for providing the right to use may be set by the manager of the content providing system 100 or set in various ways by the control unit 130 based on user history information associated with the user account. For example, the control unit 130 may provide a user account with a right to use through a specific service page at a preset time (eg, 10:00 every night).

The control unit 130 may issue (issue, pay, or allocate) a use right to a user account by storing the use right (or information related to the use right) in the storage unit 120 in association with the user account.

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 named “cookies (or coins)”. 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.

Meanwhile, the control unit 130 controls the episode list 320a output on the user terminal 200 to include the product type information 321a to 326a of the episode, so that the user intuitively recognizes the product type of the episode. can make it possible

The controller 130 outputs product type information (or graphic objects, 321a to 326a) of the episode to each area of the episode items 321 to 326 constituting the episode list 320a, according to the product type of the episode. can do.

First, the controller 130 may include first information (321a, 322a, 323a, “#”) indicating that the corresponding episode is free in the items 321, 322, and 323 corresponding to the episode of the free product type. When there is a request to view an episode having a free product type, the controller 130 may not determine whether or not the user account has a right to use (use right or digital currency).

Next, the control unit 130 provides second information 324a, 325a different from the first information in episode items 324 and 325 corresponding to episodes of a paid product type and for which a paid episode reading ticket can be used, for example. For example, “unlock” to unlock).

In this way, the controller 130 may include a graphic object informing that the paid episode reading right assigned to the specific user account is usable in one area of the item corresponding to the paid episode.

Furthermore, the controller 130 includes third information 326a different from the first and second information in the episode item 326 corresponding to an episode of a paid product type and for which a paid episode reading ticket cannot be used. can make it Here, the third information may include price information (or electronic money information, for example, 5 cookies or 5 coins) for which the corresponding paid episode can be purchased.

Furthermore, although not shown, the controller 130 may control episode state information to be output to an area where product type information 321a to 326a of the episode is output. Specifically, the control unit 130, based on the history information of the user account, information on whether there is a history of using the right to use a specific episode (eg, used), information indicating that a euro episode has already been purchased (viewed or used) It may include at least one of notification information (eg, “purchased”) and information on a usage period (or usage deadline) of a specific episode (eg, “1day(s) left”).

As described above, the controller 130 may display product type information or status information of a corresponding episode in each item corresponding to the episode. Accordingly, the user can intuitively predict what use conditions or use rights are required when trying to use a corresponding episode only with the information included in the episode list.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5 , the controller 130 transmits different types of information related to any one of a plurality of contents registered in the content server through a specific service page (hereinafter referred to as “story page” 500). , can be provided to the user with a plurality of different components.

Based on the selection of a specific tab (eg, “Group B”, 522) included in the story page 500, the control unit 130 determines different types of information related to any one of a plurality of contents registered in the content server. Types of information may be provided to users through a plurality of different components.

That is, the control unit 130 provides different types of information on specific content in units of tabs so that the user can collectively collect and receive various types of information on specific content, thereby providing the user's specific content. may arouse interest in

Meanwhile, the present invention may be implemented by any one of a content providing system and an application installed on the user terminal 200 . In the former case, the controller 130 described in the present invention refers to a configuration of the content providing system 100, and in the latter case, the controller 130 may be understood as a component included in an application.

Hereinafter, a method of providing different types of information about specific content through a plurality of different components in order to induce a user's interest in specific content will be described in more detail, along with accompanying drawings. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to the present invention. 4a, 4b, 4c, 5 and 6 are conceptual diagrams for explaining story pages provided in the present invention, and FIGS. 7, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13, and 14 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a plurality of components provided in the present invention, and FIGS. 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 and FIG. 20 are conceptual diagrams for explaining whether a specific region is exposed on a story page, and FIGS. 21 and 22 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a manager page provided in the present invention.

In the present invention, a process of providing the main page 400 including the banner 410 linked to the story page 500 on the user terminal 200 may proceed (S310, see FIG. 3).

As described above, in the content providing service according to the present invention, a plurality of service pages providing different functions or different information may exist.

As shown in FIG. 4A , the main page 400 is at least one of a plurality of service pages, and may include a banner 410 in one area.

The controller 130 may provide the main page 400 to the user terminal 200 in various events or situations.

For example, the controller 130 may output the main page 400 to the user terminal 200 when an application including a content providing service function is executed. In this case, the main page 400 may be a basic page first displayed on the user terminal 200 when an application related to the content providing service is executed.

That is, in the present invention, the main page 400 including the banner 410 is provided to the user terminal 200 in response to receiving an execution request for an application providing a content providing service from the user terminal 200 . can do.

As another example, the controller 130 may output the main page 400 to the user terminal 200 based on the occurrence of an output event for a specific service page matched to the banner 410 .

An output event may be generated based on a user input for a specific region (icon, graphic, or tab) included on a screen (or page) provided through an application.

The controller 130 determines the selection of a specific icon (“go to home”) output to the user terminal 200 as an output event, and displays the main page 400 including the banner 410 on the user terminal 200. can provide

In addition, when the controller 130 receives a selection of any one of a plurality of graphic objects (“menu”) matched with at least some of the plurality of service pages, the controller 130 determines this as an output event and , The main page 400 including the banner 410 may be provided to the user terminal 200 .

As such, the main page 400 including the banner 410 may be provided to the user terminal 200 through various paths, and the provision path may be set by the system manager or assigned to the user account by the control unit 130. Based on the matched history information, the banner 410 may be provided to the user through a service page that can be efficiently exposed.

The banner 410 is output on one area of the main page 400, and the banner 410 may include information about specific content among a plurality of content registered in the content server.

Here, information about specific content included in the banner 410 may be information about specific content related to the story page 500 matched to the banner 410 .

Although information on specific content is not shown in the banner 410 in FIG. 4A, the banner 410 includes a title, genre, synopsis, and induction for the user to select the banner 410 of the specific content. Information (e.g., “Click to see red cuffs on sleeves”), and specific images.

On the other hand, the specific content matched to the banner 410 is set by the system administrator or based on the history information matched to the user account by the control unit 130 (or the user's preferred content is expected to be predicted). content).

Next, in the present invention, in response to the banner 410 being selected from the user terminal 200, a process of providing the user terminal 200 with the story page 500 linked to the banner 410 may proceed ( S320, see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 4A , the banner 410 may be output to one area of the main page 400 to perform a function of receiving a selection from the user terminal 200 .

When the banner 410 is selected from the user terminal 200 for the banner 410, the control unit 130, as shown in FIG. 4B, displays a story page linked to the banner 410 in the user terminal 200 ( 500) can be provided.

The story page 500 may refer to a service page that matches the link of the banner 410 among a plurality of service pages provided by the content providing service.

As shown in FIG. 4B, in the story page 500, a plurality of components ("component", the first to fifth components, 900, 1000, 900, 1000, Some (1000, 1200) of 1100, 1200, and 1300 may be included.

Here, “component” refers to a specific area on the story page 500 in which information of the same type is displayed among various information related to an episode story constituting specific content among a plurality of contents registered in the content server. can be understood in terms of

That is, different types of information related to an episode story constituting specific content among a plurality of pieces of content registered in a content server may be displayed on each of the plurality of components. In the present invention, a component may be used interchangeably with a “component area” or an “information display area”.

For example, a first type of component displays a first type of information related to an episodic story constituting specific content, and a second type of component displays the first type of information related to an episodic story constituting specific content. A second type of information different from the type may be included.

Here, "episode story" may be understood as the content of each of a plurality of episodes or a single content (plot, story, or theme) formed by gathering a plurality of episodes, and may be used interchangeably with "story of content". .

As described above, a plurality of contents registered in the content server may be composed of a plurality of episodes constituting each content.

The plurality of episodes constituting the specific content may be gathered together to form one content (line, story, or theme) or may include content related to a common theme.

When any one of the plurality of components included in the story page 500 is selected, the controller 130 may perform a function matched to the selected component. For example, in FIG. 4B , when a specific icon (“go to view a work”, 1010) included in the specific component 1000 is selected, the controller 130 includes an episode list 320a of episodes constituting the specific content. An episode page (or “content entry page”, 320) to be used may be provided to the user terminal 200.

Each of the plurality of components may include different information related to specific content and perform different functions.

In this way, by collectively providing different types of information on specific content through the story page 500, it is possible to recommend content to users with a sense of scale and immersion.

Furthermore, in the present invention, data processing for a plurality of components included in a specific story page 500 may be performed in units of one module for the specific story page 500 .

Hereinafter, the function of each of the plurality of components included in the story page 500 and the story page 500 formed by the plurality of components in one module unit will be described in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the main page 500 includes a first area 510 including a plurality of components 1000 and 1200 related to specific content, and a plurality of components included in the first area 510. A second area 520 including a plurality of tabs 521, 522, and 523 configured to perform a function of changing a plurality of components related to other specific content and a plurality of tabs included in the second area 520 It may include at least one of the third area 530 including a plurality of taps 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 configured to perform a function of changing .

Hereinafter, in order to avoid confusion of terms, a plurality of tabs included in the third area 530 (eg, “Super Casting”, “Free at 10 o’clock every day”, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535), Name a main tab, and name a plurality of tabs (eg, “Group A”, “Group B”, 521, 522, and 523) included in the second area 520 as sub-tabs.

When the banner 410 included in the main page 400 is selected, the controller 130 controls at least one of the first area 510, the second area 520 and the third area 530 as shown in FIG. A story page 500 including one may be provided to the user terminal 200 .

Meanwhile, on the story page 500, the first to third areas 510, 520, and 530 may be arranged side by side along one direction.

For example, the second area 520 may be disposed above the first area 510 , and the third area 530 may be disposed above the second area 520 . The second area may be disposed above the first area.

The configuration of the story page 500 is only an example and can be modified in various ways.

Furthermore, the plurality of components 1000 and 1200 included in the first area 510, the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 included in the second area 520, and the plurality of components included in the third area 530 The plurality of main taps 531 , 532 , 533 , 534 , and 535 may be related (or connected) to each other.

Hereinafter, the correlation between the first area 510 to the third area 530 will be described together with FIG. 5 . However, the configurations of the first area 510 to the third area 530 described together with FIG. 5 are merely examples, and may be variously changed within the range of performing the same function.

First, as shown in FIG. 5 , a plurality of components related to a story of a first specific content corresponding to a specific sub-tab (eg, “group A” 521) may be output.

As shown in FIG. 6 , different first to third specific contents 541, 542, and 543 are matched to each of a plurality of different first to third sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523. may have been

The first area 510 may include a plurality of components related to specific content corresponding to any one of the first to third sub-tabs 521 , 522 , and 523 .

Meanwhile, a default value (or default value) may be set for any one of the plurality of sub-tabs 521 , 522 , and 523 .

When the banner 410 is selected, the control unit 130 displays a plurality of components related to the first specific content 541 corresponding to the specific sub-tab (eg, the first sub-tab 521) set as default in the first area. (510).

That is, based on the selection of the banner 410, the control unit 130 provides the story page 500 linked to the banner 410 to the user terminal 200, and the first area of the story page 500 ( 510), a plurality of components related to the first specific content 541 corresponding to the specific sub-tab (first sub-tab 521) set as default may be output to the first area 510.

These basic values may be set by a system manager or may be set in such a way that the control unit 130 can improve the user's content consumption based on the history information matched to the user account.

Furthermore, in the first region 510, a specific sub-tap (eg, the second sub-tab “group B”, 522) that is different from the specific sub-tab (first sub-tab, 521) set as a default value is displayed. A plurality of components related to content 542 may be included.

The control unit 130, in a state in which a plurality of components related to the first specific content 541 corresponding to the first sub-tab 521 are included in the first area 510, the second component from the user terminal 200 is included. When the second sub-tab 522 is selected from among the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 output to the area 520, the second specific content 542 corresponding to the selected second sub-tab 522 is related. A plurality of components may be output to the first area 510 .

The control unit 130, in a state in which a plurality of components related to the second specific content 542 corresponding to the second sub-tab 522 are included in the first area 510, the second sub-tab 522 receives the second content from the user terminal 200. When the first sub-tab 521 is selected from among the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 output to the area 520, the first specific content 541 corresponding to the selected first sub-tab 521 is related. A plurality of components may be output to the first area 510 .

That is, when the first tap 521 is selected by the user terminal 200, a plurality of components related to the story of the specific content corresponding to the first tap 521 may be displayed in the first region 510. there is.

On the other hand, when the second tap 522 is selected by the user terminal 200, a plurality of components related to the story of another specific content corresponding to the second tap 522 are displayed in the first area 510. It can be.

As such, the first area 510 may be related to any one of the plurality of sub-tabs 521 , 522 , and 523 included in the second area 520 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 5 , depending on whether at least one other specific content having a different story from the specific content that can be provided on the story page 500 exists in the second area 520, the specific content differs from the specific content. A sub-tab list 520a including a plurality of tabs (tab, 521, 522, and 523) for distinguishing specific content from each other may be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6 , specific content 541 , 542 , and 543 different from each other may be matched to each of the plurality of sub-tabs 521 , 522 , and 523 .

The second region 520 may be configured so that any one of the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 may be selected.

When any one of the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 displayed in the second area 520 is selected, the controller 130 displays a plurality of components related to specific content corresponding to the selected sub-tab in the first area. (510).

Meanwhile, a plurality of different sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 included in the sub-tab list 520a may be set based on information input from a system manager. In the sub-tab list 520a, sub-tab items can be added or deleted based on settings of the system manager.

Furthermore, the position arrangement order of the plurality of different sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 included in the sub-tab list 520a may also be set and changed based on settings of the system manager.

Furthermore, in the second area 520, based on receiving a preset input (eg, left and right flicking) with respect to the second area 520 from the user, on the second area 520 A part different from a part of the previously output sub-tab list 520a may be displayed.

When a preset user history for the second area 520 is received from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 displays a plurality of different subs output on the second area 520 to correspond to the received user input. The location of the tap may be changed, or some of a plurality of previously output sub-tabs may disappear, and other sub-tabs that are not being output may be output.

In this case, the other sub-tab that is not output may be an item included in the same sub-tab list 520a as the previously output sub-tab.

For example, when receiving flicking for the second area 520 from the right direction to the left direction from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 corresponds to the received flicking, Some of the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 being output on the second area 520 (eg, 521) disappear, and the positions of other parts (eg, 522 and 523) are shifted to the left. It can be moved and controlled so that a new sub-tab item (not shown) is output.

Meanwhile, the sub-tab list 520a corresponds to any one of a plurality of different main taps 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 included in the main tap list 530a displayed in the third area area 530. It can be a list of

That is, the sub-tab list 520a corresponding to any one of the plurality of main taps 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 output to the third area 530 may be output in the second area 520. there is.

A default value (or default value) may be set in any one of the plurality of main taps 531 , 532 , 533 , 534 , and 535 .

Hereinafter, in order to avoid confusion of terms, a default value set in any one of a plurality of subtabs 521, 522, and 523 is referred to as a first default value, and among the main tabs 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 The default value set to any one is named as the second default value.

When the banner 410 is selected, the control unit 130 displays the sub-tab list 520a corresponding to the specific main tab (eg, the first main tab 531) set as the second default value in the second area 520. can be output to

At this time, in the first area 510, a specific sub-tap set to the first basic value among the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 output to the second area 520 (eg, the first sub-tap) , 521) may be output.

That is, when the banner 410 included in the main page 400 is selected, the control unit 130 controls a specific main tab set as the second default value in the first area 510 of the story page 500 (eg For example, a plurality of components related to a specific content corresponding to a specific sub-tap (eg, the first sub-tab 521) set to a first basic value among a plurality of sub-tabs included in the first main tab 531 are output. can do.

These default values may be set by a system manager, or the control unit 130 may set them in a way that can efficiently provide information related to specific content to the user based on matched history information of the user account.

Furthermore, the controller 130 may select the selected main tap based on one of the plurality of main taps 531 , 532 , 533 , 534 , and 535 output to the third area 530 from the user terminal 200 . A sub-tab list (not shown) corresponding to a tap (eg, “free at 10 o'clock every day” 512 ) may be output to the second area 520 .

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 6 , period information 551 , 552 , and 543 may be matched to each of the plurality of sub-tabs 521 , 522 , and 523 .

The controller 130 may configure the story page 500 such that a specific sub-tab is included in the second area 520 for a preset period based on period information matched to the specific sub-tab.

For example, the first sub-tab 521 is included in the second area 520 during the first exposure period (“2022.02.01 to 2022.02.28”, 551), and the second sub-tab 522 is included in the second area 520. The exposure period (“2022.02.01 to 2022.03.31”, 552) is included in the second area 520, and the third sub-tab 523 is the third exposure period (“2022.0.01 to 2022.03.31”, 553 ) may be included in the third area 520 during.

That is, the controller 130 is related to the episode story of each of the first specific content 531 corresponding to the first sub-tab 521 and the second specific content corresponding to the second sub-tab 522. A plurality of components may be controlled to be provided on the story page 500 during a set period of time based on period information matched to each sub-tab.

Further, the controller 130 may control the specific sub-tab not to be included in the second area 520 if the preset period is not satisfied based on the period information matched to the specific sub-tab.

For example, if the current date satisfies the first exposure period 551 and the second exposure period 552 but does not satisfy the third exposure period 553, the controller 130 displays the second area 520 The story page 500 may be configured such that only the first sub-tab 521 and the second sub-tab 522 are included.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5 , a main tab list 530a including a plurality of different main tabs 531 , 532 , 533 , 534 , and 535 may be included in the third area 530 .

The plurality of main tabs 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 included in the main tab list 530a may be classified based on at least one criterion of a content providing method or a content type provided by a content providing service. .

Here, the "content providing method" may be set in various ways. For example, a method of providing a viewing right available for viewing specific content at a specific time (10:00 p.m. every day), providing content registered to the content providing server in ranking order, or providing content corresponding to a specific genre. can

Furthermore, as described above, the content type may be related to the right to view episodes constituting the content. For example, the content type has a free product type including an episode that can be used immediately without payment of digital currency, coupons, or a ticket to read (or use), in order for the user to view (or use) the episode, or In order to view (or use) an episode, it may have a paid product type that includes an episode that can be used only when digital money (electronic money), a coupon or a ticket (or a reading ticket) is paid.

The plurality of main taps 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 included in the main tap list 530a may be set based on information input from a system manager. In the main tab list 530a, it is possible to add or delete main tab items based on settings of the system administrator.

When any one of the plurality of main taps 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 is selected in the user terminal 200, the control unit 130 provides the user terminal 200 with a specific number corresponding to the selected main tap. A story page 500 including a plurality of components related to content may be provided.

More specifically, in each of the plurality of main taps (531, 532, 533, 534, 535). Different sub-tab lists may be matched.

The controller 130 controls content matched to any one of a plurality of sub-tabs 521 , 522 , and 523 corresponding to a specific main tab (eg, the first main tab 531 ) in the first region 510 . A plurality of components related to can be displayed. For example, the controller 130 may output a plurality of components related to the first specific content 541 matched to the first sub-tab 531 set as a default value to the first area 510 .

That is, in the present invention, the story page 500 is made to match any one of the plurality of main tabs 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 included in the third area 530, and the control unit 130 ) may provide a story page 500 including a plurality of components to the user terminal 200 when any one main tab is selected in the user terminal 200 .

Meanwhile, in the third area 530, based on receiving a preset input for the third area 530 from the user, a part of the main tab list 530a pre-output on the third area 530 and may be made such that another part is output.

When receiving a preset user history for the third area 530 from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 controls the third area to correspond to the received user input (eg, left and right flicking). Positions of a plurality of different main taps output on 530 may be changed, or some of the plurality of previously output main taps may disappear, and other main taps that are not being output may be output.

For example, when receiving flicking for the third area 530 from the right direction to the left direction from the user terminal 200, the controller 130 corresponds to the received flicking, Of the plurality of different main taps 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 output on the third area 530, some (eg, 531, 532) disappear, and others (eg, 533, 534, 535, 536) may be moved to the left, and a new main tap (not shown) may be output.

As such, in the first area 510 of the story page 500 provided in the present invention, each combination of the main tab included in the third area 530 and the sub tab included in the second area 520 has different Contents may be matched, and a component related to one specific content among different contents may be provided.

A plurality of components related to the specific content are specified in one module unit for the specific content, and data processing may be performed in a module unit in the present invention.

Hereinafter, a plurality of components included in one module for specific content will be described in more detail.

First, as shown in (a) of FIG. 7 , a story page 500 according to the present invention may include at least one of a plurality of components 900 , 1000 , 1100 , 1200 , and 1300 .

The plurality of components 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300 may display different types of information related to an episodic story constituting specific content.

In the present invention, components including each of the first to fifth types of information are a first-type component 900, a second-type component 1000, a third-type component 1100, and a fourth-type component 900. The type component 1200 and the fifth type component 1300 are named. That is, the “first type component 900” includes information of a first type, and the “second type component 1000” includes information of a second type different from the first type. can mean a component.

Meanwhile, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7 , the story page 500 includes some of the first to fifth type components (eg, a first type component and a second type component). Components 900 and 1000) may be included.

The components included in the story page 500 are set by the system administrator, or the control unit 130 can more efficiently provide information related to specific content to the user account based on the history information matched to the user account. can be set

In the present invention, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7 , components necessarily included on the story page 500 may be named essential components, and other components may be named optional components.

More specifically, the first type component 900 and the second type component 1000 shown in FIG. 7(b) correspond to essential components, and the third type component 900 shown in FIG. 7(b) The component 1100, the fourth type component 1200, and the fifth type component 1300 may correspond to selected components.

Meanwhile, the plurality of components 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300 may be arranged side by side along one direction on the story page 500 based on an arrangement order.

Here, the arrangement order may be determined based on the type of information displayed on each of the plurality of components 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300.

Priorities may be matched to each type of information according to the present invention.

The controller 130 may prioritize a component including an information type having a high priority over a component including a type having a low priority.

For example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7, the story page 500 has the highest priority in one direction (top) of the story page 500 and in the other direction (bottom). Disposing a first type of component 900 including information of a first type, and including information of a second type having a lower priority than the information of the first type at the bottom 900 of the component of the first type. A second type of component 1000 may be disposed.

As another example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 7, the story page 500 has the highest priority in one direction (top) of the story page 500 and in the other direction (bottom). Disposing a first type of component 900 including information of a first type, and including information of a third type having a lower priority than the information of the first type at the lower end of the component 900 of the first type. A second type component (1000) in which a third type component (1100) is disposed, and second type information having a lower priority than the third type information is included at a lower portion (1100) of the third type component. can be placed. That is, the controller 130 may arrange the third type component 1100 including the third type information between the first type component 900 and the second type component 1000.

The “priority of information type (or component arrangement order)” on which the arrangement order of these components is based is determined by a system administrator or the control unit 130 may set each user account based on history information matched to the user account. .

When determining the priority of the information type based on the history information matched to the user account, the control unit 130 determines whether a specific type of information is preferred in the user account, or when a specific type of information is exposed to the user account first. Depending on whether or not content consumption is enhanced by the account, it can be determined by giving a relatively high priority to the type of information that is determined to need to be exposed first.

Meanwhile, as the plurality of components 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300 are arranged on the story page 500, the story page 500 is relatively longer than the length of the page corresponding to the display unit of the user terminal 200. It may have a longer preset length.

In this case, a story page 500 having a predetermined length may be displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 200, as shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B and 8C, and a portion of the story page 500 there is.

The controller 130 may be configured to scroll the first area 510 when the story page 500 has a predetermined length.

When the first area 510 is scrolled, the controller 130 controls that, as shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B and 8C , one area of the story page 500 corresponding to the scroll is displayed on the user terminal 200. It can be controlled to be output on the screen.

At this time, the controller 130 determines that the second area 520 and the third area 530 are fixed on the user terminal 200 regardless of whether the first area 500 is scrolled (800). can be output to That is, the controller 130 may scroll 800 the first area 510 without changing the output positions of the second area 520 and the third area 530 .

In this way, in the present invention, by fixing the second area 520 and the third area 530, even if the length of the story page 500 or the first area 510 including a plurality of components is long, the user can always You can be provided with new information by selecting a tab.

Therefore, in the present invention, by including various types of information related to specific content in each of a plurality of components (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300) and providing them to the user in units of one module, various information on specific content is collectively provided. Not only can the information be provided to the user on a regular basis, but the user does not feel any inconvenience in using the content providing service despite being provided with more diverse information in bulk.

Hereinafter, information included in each of the plurality of components 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300 constituting one module unit and each function will be described in detail along with accompanying drawings.

First, as shown in FIG. 9 , the first type component 900 may include an image 910a including a story of an episode constituting specific content.

As described above, an “episode story” may be understood as the content of each of a plurality of episodes constituting specific content or a content formed by gathering a plurality of episodes.

The controller 130 may display, on the first type component 900 , an image input from a system manager or an image generated to include a story of an episode based on an episode constituting content.

The image 910a may include at least one of a picture representing a specific content (or a specific episode), a figure code, and text.

Furthermore, a plurality of first-type components 900 may be displayed side by side in the first area 510 .

More specifically, the controller 130 disposes any one of a plurality of first-type components at the top of the first area 510, and places another first-type component at the bottom of the one of the first-type components. You can place components of the type.

In this case, the controller 130 may connect and arrange the plurality of first-type components so that blank areas are not included between the plurality of images and are connected to each other.

That is, the control unit 130 controls not only the case where the image including the story of the episode constituting the specific content is singular. Even in the case of a plurality of images, all of the plurality of images may be placed on the story page 500 or the first area 510 prior to other components described later.

Meanwhile, the story page 500 or the first area 510 may include a first type component of a predetermined number (eg, 10) or less.

Furthermore, the size of the image displayed on the first type of component may be set within a predetermined standard length (or vertical size) and standard width (or vertical size).

The preset number, preset length, and width of the images displayed on the first-type component are set by the system administrator, or the controller 130 controls the history information matched to the user account or the user terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in. ) can be determined based on the function of

Next, as shown in FIG. 10A , the second type of component 1000 may include guide information for guiding access to episodes constituting specific content.

Here, “guide information” may be understood as information guiding various paths to access specific content.

More specifically, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 10A, the guide information included in the second type of component 1000 includes a thumbnail image of specific content, a title (or title of work, “omniscient reader point of view”), author name (“Singchon”), number of downloads (or number of views, “156.7 million”), number of interest registrations, number of shares, and inducement information that induces access to the content (e.g., “Viewing the work”). ”) may include information about at least one of them.

In this case, the second type component 1000 may be configured to be linked to an episode page 320 that includes an episode list of episodes constituting specific content (see FIG. 2B ).

When the second type of component 1000 is selected by the user terminal 200, the controller 130 displays an episode page including an episode list for an episode constituting specific content in the user terminal 200 ( 320) can provide.

In this case, the specific content may mean content matched to a specific sub-tap.

That is, in the present invention, the second type component 1000 of the story page 500 is configured to include guide information for guiding access to a specific content and to be linked to an episode page 320 related to the specific content. , It is possible to provide a user environment in which the user can intuitively and easily access specific content by viewing the second type component 1000 and selecting the second type component 1000 .

Furthermore, as shown in (a) of FIG. 10B, the second-type component 1000 may include a content-of-interest setting icon 1020 that performs a function of setting specific content as content-of-interest in a user account. there is.

When the content-of-interest setting icon 1020 is selected, the controller 130 may match specific content to content of interest for a user account logged into the user terminal 200 and store the content in the storage 120 . In the present invention, it can be explained that specific content is registered as content of interest for a user account.

When specific content is registered as content of interest for a user account, the control unit 130 sets the content of interest setting icon to an icon 1020a corresponding to “registration to content of interest” as shown in FIG. 10B(b). ), and information informing that the content has been registered as interesting content (for example, “It has been registered as interesting content. We will notify you of updates and free benefits”) to the user terminal 200 .

On the other hand, if specific content is released from the content of interest for the user account, the control unit 130 sets the content of interest setting icon to “unregistered (or canceled) as content of interest” as shown in (c) of FIG. 10B. It is changed to a corresponding icon 1020b, and information informing that the content of interest has been released and registered (eg, “The work of interest has been released”) may be output to the user terminal 200 .

Although not shown, the control unit 130 may collect and provide information on content matched as content of interest to a user account through a specific service page.

That is, the control unit 130 includes a work content setting icon 1020 for setting specific content as work content in the second type component 1000, so that the user accesses the specific content through the story page 500. It is possible to set an access path that can be done.

Furthermore, as shown in (a) of FIG. 10C , the second type of component 1000 may include a content sharing icon 1030 that performs a function of sharing specific content.

When the content sharing icon 1030 is selected, the controller 130 may provide information 1040 on applications available for sharing specific content to the user terminal 200 ((b) in FIG. 10C). ).

A user may share specific content with other users through a specific application (eg, SNS).

That is, the control unit 130 includes a content sharing icon 1030 for sharing specific content in the second type component 1000, so that other users can also access specific content through the story page 500. It is possible to set an access path that can be done.

Meanwhile, as described above, the second type component 1000 may be disposed below the first type component 900 . Through this, in the present invention, after viewing an image including an episodic story included in the first type component 900, the user easily accesses specific content through the second type component 1000 provided subsequently. We can provide a user-friendly environment.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11A , the third type component 1100 may include image information linked to a video related to specific content.

The third type of component 1100 includes at least one of thumbnail images 1110 and 1120 of a video related to specific content and explanatory information about the video related to specific content (eg, “exclusive release! View teaser video”) can include

Here, the “video related to specific content” may include a teaser video of the specific content, a pre-release video, a summary video, an unpublished video, an interview video with a writer, a making video, an advertisement video, and the like. .

Furthermore, the third type of component 1100 may be configured such that link information about reproduction of a video related to specific content is linked.

The controller 130, when the third type component 1100 is selected so that the user can access an image related to specific content through the third type component 1100, displays the third type component 1100. Depending on the linked link information, a video related to a specific content may be provided to the user terminal 200 on the service page 500 or a page capable of reproducing a video related to the specific content may be provided to the user terminal 200 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 11B , when a thumbnail image of a third-type component 1100 or an image related to specific content is selected, the controller 130 displays an image related to the specific content to the user terminal 200. This playable page 1130 can be provided.

The page 1130 where a video related to a specific content can be reproduced may be one of pages providing a video sharing service.

Meanwhile, as shown in (b) of FIG. 11 , the controller 130 may display a plurality of third-type components 1100 side by side in the first area 510 .

More specifically, the controller 130 disposes any one 1110 of a plurality of third-type components below the first-type component, and at the bottom of the one third-type component 1110 Another third type of component 1120 may be disposed.

That is, the controller 130 may arrange each of a plurality of images related to specific content side by side on the story page 500 or the first area 510 .

In this case, the story page 500 or the first area 510 may include components of the third type equal to or less than a preset number (eg, three).

Furthermore, the size of the thumbnail image of the video related to the specific content displayed on the third type of component may be set within a predetermined standard length (or vertical size) and standard width (or vertical size).

The number of components of the third type and the size of thumbnail images are set by the system administrator, or the control unit 130 determines history information matched to the user account or the function of the user terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in. can be determined

As such, in the present invention, after a user views an image including an episodic story included in the first type component 900, the user can easily view an image related to specific content through the third type component 1100 provided subsequently. An accessible user environment can be provided. Through this, in the present invention, it is possible to efficiently improve the user's interest in the specific content by providing a more detailed description related to the specific content step by step.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the second type of component 1000 is disposed under the third type of component 1100 to provide a user environment in which users with increased interest in specific content can easily access specific content. can do.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12A , the fourth type of component 1200 may include guide information for guiding access to episodes constituting linked content associated with specific content.

Hereinafter, in order to avoid confusion of terms, the second type component 1000 refers to a component displaying information guiding access to an episode constituting specific content (or standard content), and a fourth type component. 1200 may mean a component displaying information guiding access to an episode constituting linked content (or recommended content).

Furthermore, the fourth type of component 1200 described in the present disclosure may be included in the second type of component 1000 . In this case, the second type component 1000 and the fourth type component 1200 may be described as a plurality of second type components 1000 .

The controller 130 may include a fourth type of component 1200 on the story page 500 when there is associated content associated with specific content.

As shown in FIG. 12BA, for each specific content (or reference content, 1210, 1220), a plurality of different linked content (or recommended content) related to each specific content (reference content) is a preset number. (ex: three) or more are matched, and may exist in the storage unit 120 as matching information.

More specifically, in the storage unit 120, in relation to the first specific content (reference content, 1210), first linked content (recommended content A, 1211) related to the first specific content (first reference content, 1210) , matching information including second linked content (recommended content B, 1212) and third linked content (recommended content C, 1213) may exist. In addition, the storage unit 120 includes fourth linked content (recommended content D, 1221) related to the second specific content (second reference content, 1220) in relation to the second specific content (second reference content, 1220). , 5th linked content (recommended content E, 1222), and 6th linked content (recommended content F, 1223) may exist.

Such linked content may be set by a system manager or the control unit 130 may explain based on history information matched to a user account.

The control unit 130 may specify content expected to be preferred in the user account along with the specific content as related content of the specific content, based on the association between the specific content and other content or the expected preference in the user account. .

At this time, the controller 130 may set different linked content for the same specific content for each user account, based on the history information matched to the user account. That is, the control unit 130 sets the first content as the linked content for the specific content in relation to the first user account, and sets the second content different from the second content for the specific content in relation to the second user account. It can be set as related content.

Meanwhile, the fourth type of component 1200 may include information guiding various paths through which linked content can be accessed.

For example, the guide information included in the fourth type of component 1200 includes a thumbnail image of the associated content, a title (or title of a work, “Love in the Dawn”), an artist name (“Mizuho”), the number of downloads (or the number of views, “130 million”), the number of registrations of interest, the number of shares, and induction information for inducing access to content (eg, “viewing works”). ) reference).

In this case, the fourth type of component 1200 may be configured to be linked to an episode page 320 that includes an episode list of episodes constituting the linked content.

When the fourth type component 1200 is selected by the user terminal 200, the control unit 130 configures, in the user terminal 200, an episode list of linked content linked to the fourth type component 1200. The included episode page 320 may be provided (see FIG. 2B).

Meanwhile, in the story page 500, a fourth type component 1200 may be disposed successively to the second type component 1000.

As described above, when the fourth type component 1200 is described as a part of the second type component 1000, a plurality of second type components linked to episode pages corresponding to specific content and related content, respectively. It can be understood that is arranged consecutively on the story page 500.

That is, in the present invention, the user's interest can be expanded from specific content to related content by successively disposing the fourth type component 1200 below the second type component 1000 . Furthermore, the user can intuitively and easily access the related content by selecting the fourth type of component 1200 as well as the specific content.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13 , information related to a specific event may be included in the fifth type component 1300 .

Here, the “event” may correspond to various events provided by the content providing service, for example, an event in which digital currency or usage rights are paid to a user account.

The event for providing digital currency or usage rights may be set by the manager of the content providing system 100 or set in various ways by the control unit 130 based on user history information linked to a user account. For example, the control unit 130 may pay the user account at a preset time (eg: 10:00 every night).

The control unit 130 provides the fifth type of component 1300 with information related to a specific event among the events provided by the present invention (eg, an image representing the event, text describing the event (“cookie 100 when reading). It can be controlled to include dog?

In this case, the fifth type component 1300 may be configured to be linked with an event page of a specific event.

When the fifth type component 1300 is selected by the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may provide the user terminal 200 with an event page of a specific event.

That is, in the present invention, by providing information on a specific event along with information on a specific content on the story page 500, the user can recognize the information on the specific content in a sense of scale and splendor. Furthermore, the present invention can provide a user environment in which a user's interest can be extended to various contents registered in a content server.

As such, in the present invention, at least a part of the first to fifth components (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300) is displayed on the story page 500 and provided to the user, so that the user can tell a story about specific content. can be intuitively recognized and more easily immersed in specific content.

Furthermore, in the present invention, by managing and processing a plurality of components included in the story page 500 in units of one module, various information related to specific content can be efficiently provided to the user.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 14 , a content shortcut icon 1400 linked to an episode page 320 of a specific content may be disposed in one area of the story page 500 .

The content shortcut icon 1400 may be disposed in an area corresponding to the last part of the story page 500 . For example, the content shortcut icon 1400 may be disposed in an area where the preset story page 500 is no longer scrolled.

The controller 130 may place the content shortcut icon 1400 at the bottom of the plurality of components 900 , 1000 , 1100 , 1200 , and 1300 included on the story page 500 .

For example, when the story page 500 includes the first type component 900 and the second type component 1000 corresponding to essential components, the controller 130 controls the first type component 900 A second-type component 1000 may be placed at the bottom of the , and a content shortcut icon 1400 may be placed at the bottom of the second-type component 1000 .

As another example, when the first to fifth type components 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300 are included in the story page 500, the controller 130 controls the first type component 900 A third type component 1100 is placed at the bottom of the third type component 1100, a second type component 1000 is placed at the bottom of the third type component 1100, and a fourth type component is placed at the bottom of the second type component 1000. After disposing the component 1200 and the fifth type component 1300, the content shortcut icon 1400 may be disposed at the bottom of the fifth type component 1300.

An episode page 320 including an episode list of episodes composing specific content matched to the story page 500 may be linked to the content shortcut icon 1400 .

As shown in FIG. 14 , based on the content shortcut icon 1400 being selected, the controller 130 provides the user terminal 200 with an episode page 320 of content corresponding to the story page 500. can do.

As such, in the present invention, various information about specific content is provided step by step through one story page 500, and a content shortcut icon linked to the episode page 320 of specific content is provided at the end of the story page 500. 1400 can be provided. Through this, the user can be collectively provided with various information on a specific content through one story page 500 and can easily access the specific content.

Meanwhile, as described above, the second area 520 of the story page 500 may include a plurality of different sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 corresponding to different specific contents.

In addition, in the first area 510 of the story page 500, the first specific content corresponding to any one of the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 (eg, the first sub-tab 521) is displayed. A plurality of components related to 541 are output, and based on the selection of another sub-tab (eg, the second sub-tab 522), related to the second specific content 542 corresponding to the other sub-tab 521. A plurality of components may be output.

That is, in the present invention, since a plurality of components related to specific content are specified in units of one module and data processing is performed for each of the plurality of modules, the efficiency of data processing when there is only one module that can be provided to the user is present. For this purpose, provision of the story page 500 may be limited.

More specifically, when the number of contents that can be provided through the story page 500 is one, the controller 130 may configure the story page 500 not to include the second area 520 .

The controller 130 determines that a specific content is matched to any one of the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 (eg, the first sub-tab 521), but another sub-tab (eg, the first sub-tab 521). If specific content is not matched to the second and third sub-tabs 522 and 523, the controller 130 may control the second area 520 not to be displayed on the story page 500.

That is, if there is only one specific content related to the story page 500, the controller 130 may configure the story page 500 so that the second area 520 is not included. In this case, the controller 130 disposes the third area 530 on top of the first area 510 so that there are no empty areas in the first area 510 and the third area 530, so that no empty area exists in the story. Page 500 can be configured.

In contrast, the control unit 130 matches different specific content to at least two of the plurality of sub-tabs 521, 522, and 523 (eg, the first sub-tab and the second sub-tab, 521 and 522), respectively. If it is, it can be controlled to display the second area 520 on the story page 500 . Furthermore, the controller 130 may control the second area 520 to include the first sub-tab 521 and the second sub-tap 522 on the second area 520 .

That is, if the content specified in relation to the story page 500 is at least two, the controller 130 may configure the story page 500 to include the second area 520 . In addition, the controller !30 can control the display of the first sub-tab 521 and the second sub-tab 522 in the second area 520 .

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may determine whether to include the second area 520 in the story page 500 based on period information matched with each of the plurality of subtabs 521, 522, and 523.

First, the control unit 130 displays the story page 500 during a period in which a first period set to provide a story of a specific content on the story page 500 and a second period set to provide a story of another specific content overlap. The story page 500 may be configured to include a second area including a first sub-tab 521 corresponding to specific content and a second sub-tab 522 corresponding to other specific content.

For example, in (a) of FIG. 15 , a first period (“2022.02.01 to 2022.03.31”, 1512) corresponding to the first sub-tap and a second period (“2022.02. 01 to 2022.03.31”, 1513), the story page 500 can be configured to include the second area 520 including the first sub-tab and the second sub-tab.

On the other hand, the control unit 130, even during the first period set to provide a story of specific content on the story page 500, when content different from the specific content is not specified, the story page 500 , may be configured not to include the second region 520.

For example, in (b) of FIG. 15, even during the first period (“2022.02.01 to 2022.03.31”, 1522) corresponding to the first subtab, as shown in FIG. 16, the story page ( 1600 may not include the second region 520 . Furthermore, on the story page 1600 that does not include the second area 520, information (or a guide phrase) for guiding that there is no content currently being provided may be included.

Next, the control unit 130 controls the story page 500 when a period in which a first period set to provide a story of a specific content and a second period set to provide a story of another specific content overlap on the story page 500 ends. ), when there is only one of specific content and other specific content available on the story page, the story page 500 may be configured not to include the second area 520 .

For example, in (c) of FIG. 15 , a first period (“2022.02.01 to 2022.03.31”, 1532) corresponding to the first sub-tap and a second period (“2022.02”) corresponding to the second sub-tap 01 to 2022.02.28”, 1533) when the overlapping period ends (that is, the current date: 2022.03.24), even if it corresponds to the first period corresponding to the first subtab, the story page 500 The second area 520 may not be included.

As such, in the present invention, the story page 500 can be configured such that the second area 520 is included on the story page 500 only when different specific content is matched to each of at least two sub-tabs. there is.

That is, in the present invention, the story page 500 is configured such that the second area 520 is included on the story page 500 only when there are at least two stories of content that can be provided through the story page 500. can

In this case, the controller 130 may control a plurality of different sub-tabs matched with specific content to be displayed on the second area 520 .

In the present invention, the second area 520 can be controlled to be included in the story page 500 only when information on at least two pieces of content can be provided through the story page 500 . Through this, in the present invention, the user can be provided with information on a plurality of different contents intensively through the story page 500, and when information on only one content is provided, a component for the content story By limiting the processing of provided data, the efficiency of data can be improved.

Meanwhile, together with FIGS. 17, 18, 19, and 20, various cases related to the output of the story page 500 will be described.

First, the user may select the banner 410 included in the main page 400 (S1710, see FIG. 17).

Based on the selection of the banner 410, the controller 130 outputs a tab set as a default value (eg, “story tab”) among a plurality of main tabs 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535. It is possible to determine whether or not to do so (S1730, see FIG. 17).

As a result of the determination, when it is determined not to output a tab set as a default among the main tabs (for example, “Story tab”), the controller 130 selects the default among the plurality of main tabs 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535. A specific main tap other than the tap set to a value (eg, “no tap”) may be provided on the user terminal 200 (S1730, see FIG. 17). In this case, the control unit 130 may provide, on the user terminal 200, a guide phrase (for example, “there is no default main tab”) informing that the main tab set as a default value is not provided ( S1740, see FIG. 17).

On the other hand, when it is determined not to output the main tab set as the default value among the main tabs (for example, “Story tab”), the controller 130 selects one of a plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tab set as the default value. It may be determined whether or not to output a tap (eg, a sub-tap set to a default value) of (S1750, see FIG. 17).

For example, when period information matched with a sub-tap set as a default value ends, the controller 130 may determine not to output the sub-tap set as a default value.

As a result of the determination, when it is determined not to expose a sub-tap set as a default value among a plurality of sub-tabs, the controller 130 displays a specific sub-main tap other than a sub-tap set as a default value among the plurality of sub-tabs on the user terminal 200. It can be provided to (S1750, see FIG. 17). In this case, the control unit 130 may provide, on the user terminal 200, a guide phrase (eg, “there is no default sub-tab”) informing that the sub-tab set as a default value is not provided. (S1770, see FIG. 17).

Furthermore, when it is determined to expose a sub-tab set as a default value among a plurality of sub-tabs, the control unit 130 displays a plurality of components related to specific content corresponding to the basic sub-tab through the story page 500 to the user terminal ( 200) (S1770, see FIG. 17).

Next, together with FIG. 18 , a case of outputting a blank screen on the story page 500 when there is no content that can be provided on the story page 500 will be described.

First, the user may select a main tab (for example, “story tab”) set as a default value among a plurality of main tabs included in the third area 530 (S1810, see FIG. 18).

When a main tab set as a default value (eg, “Story tab”) is selected, the controller 130 may check whether information related to the main tab set as a default value (eg, “Story tab”) exists. . That is, the controller 130 may check whether content that can be provided through the story page 500 is specified (S1820, see FIG. 18).

As a result of checking, if information related to the main tap set as the default value does not exist, the controller 130 may provide the service page 1600 shown in FIG. 16 to the user terminal 200 (S1830, FIG. 18). That is, the controller 130 provides the user terminal 200 with a service page 1600 that does not include the second area 520 and includes only information (or a guide phrase) for guiding that there is no content currently being provided. It can be done (S1840, see FIG. 18).

Furthermore, the controller 130 may provide the service page for which output is requested to the user terminal 200 based on an output request for a specific service page (eg, “home service page”). Alternatively, the controller 130 may provide the user terminal 200 with a story page 500 including information matched to a main tab not set as a default value. In this case, the second area 520 may not be included in the story page 500 (S1850, see FIG. 18).

On the other hand, if there is a main tab set as a default value among the main tabs (for example, “Story tab”), the controller 130 selects any one of the plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tab set as a default value. (eg, a sub-tap set to a default value) may be determined not to be output (S1860, see FIG. 18).

As a result of the determination, when it is determined not to expose a sub-tap set as a default value among a plurality of sub-tabs, the controller 130 checks whether information on a sub-tap other than the sub-tab set as a default value exists among the plurality of sub-tabs. It can (see S1870 FIG. 18).

As a result of the check, if information on another sub-tap exists, information related to the other sub-tap may be provided to the user terminal 200 (see S1880 and 18). On the other hand, if information on the other sub-tap does not exist, information currently provided to the user terminal 200 may be maintained (S1870, see FIG. 18).

Furthermore, when it is determined to expose a sub-tab set as a default value among a plurality of sub-tabs, the control unit 130 displays a plurality of components related to specific content corresponding to the basic sub-tab through the story page 500 to the user terminal ( 200) (see S1861, 18).

Next, together with FIG. 19 , a method of determining which information to output on the story page 500 when there is no content that can be provided on the story page 500 will be described.

First, the user may select the banner 410 from the main page 400 (S1910, see FIG. 19).

Based on the banner 410 being selected, the control unit 130 selects a main tab set as a default among a plurality of main tabs 531, 532, 533, 534, and 535 (eg, “Story tab”) and It is possible to check whether related information exists (S1920, see FIG. 19).

As a result of the check, if there is no information related to the main tab set as the default value among the main tabs (for example, “Story tab”), the controller 130 updates information related to the main tab and Another specific main tap (eg, “nothing hot tap”) may be provided on the user terminal 200 (S1930 and S1940, see FIG. 19).

On the other hand, if there is information related to the main tab set as the default value among the main tabs (eg, “Story tab”), a page related to the main tab set as the default value may be provided to the user terminal 200 ( S1950, see FIG. 19).

Furthermore, the controller 130 may perform a process of updating a plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tab set as the default value, and determine whether the update of the plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tab set as the default value is successful. Yes (S1960 and S1970, see FIG. 19).

As a result of the determination, if updating of the plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tap set as the default value is successful, the controller 130 checks whether or not the sub-tap set as the default value exists, and selects the sub-tab set as the default value from the user terminal ( 200) (S1971 and S1972, see FIG. 19).

On the other hand, if there is no sub-tab set as a default value, the controller 130 may check the existence of the last sub-tab provided on the terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in (S1973, see FIG. 19).

If there is a subtab last provided on the terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in, the controller 130 may provide information on the subtab to the user terminal 200 (S1974, see FIG. 19). .

Furthermore, if the last provided sub-tap does not exist on the terminal 200 to which the user account is logged in, the controller 130 may provide one of the plurality of sub-tabs to the user terminal 200 (S1975, see Figure 19).

On the other hand, if updating the plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tap set as the default value fails, the controller 130 may check whether an error has occurred in the network (S1977, see FIG. 19).

When an error occurs in the network, the control unit 130 may provide information for guiding the network error to the user terminal 200 (see S1976 and FIG. 19).

Furthermore, if an error does not occur in the network, the controller 130 provides the user terminal 200 with information for guiding a server error, and at the same time updates information related to a plurality of sub-tabs, and among the plurality of sub-tabs Information on any one may be provided to the user terminal 200 (S1978, S1979 and S1980, see FIG. 19).

Existence may be checked, and a sub-tap set as a default value may be provided to the user terminal 200 (S1971 and S1922, see FIG. 19).

Next, together with FIG. 20 , a method of determining which information to output on the story page 500 when there is no content that can be provided on the story page 500 will be described.

First, the user may select a main tab (for example, “story tab”) set as a default value among a plurality of main tabs included in the third area 530 (S2010, see FIG. 20).

When the main tab set as default value (eg, “Story tab”) is selected, the controller 130 moves to the main tab set as default value (eg, “Story tab”) (S2020, see FIG. 20) After that, updating of a plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tap can be performed (S2030, see FIG. 20).

Furthermore, the control unit 130 may determine whether the update of the plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tap set as a basic value is successful (S2040, see FIG. 20).

As a result of the determination, if updating of the plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tap set as the default value is successful, the controller 130 checks whether or not the sub-tap provided last on the user terminal 200 exists, and sets the default value as the sub-tap. A sub-tap may be provided to the user terminal 200 (S2050 and S2060, see FIG. 20).

On the other hand, if the last provided sub-tap does not exist on the user terminal 200, the controller 130 may provide information on any one of a plurality of sub-tabs to the user terminal 200 (S2051, FIG. 20)

Meanwhile, if updating of a plurality of sub-tabs corresponding to the main tap set as the default value fails, the controller 130 may check whether an error has occurred in the network (S2070, see FIG. 20).

When an error occurs in the network, the control unit 130 may provide information for guiding the network error to the user terminal 200 (see S2071, FIG. 20).

Furthermore, if an error does not occur in the network, the controller 130 provides the user terminal 200 with information for guiding a server error, and at the same time updates information related to a plurality of sub-tabs, and among the plurality of sub-tabs Information on any one may be provided to the user terminal 200 (S2080, S2081 and S2082, see FIG. 20).

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a manager page capable of generating a plurality of main tabs and a plurality of sub tabs, respectively, may be provided.

As shown in FIG. 21 , the control unit 130 may provide a manager page 2100 through which information on a plurality of main tabs and a plurality of sub tabs may be received on a terminal corresponding to a manager account. .

The system manager according to the present invention, on the manager page 2100 output on the terminal corresponding to the manager account, information on a plurality of main tabs and a plurality of sub tabs (eg, location, exposure deadline, tab included information), etc.

The controller 130 may create and set a plurality of main tabs and a plurality of sub tabs based on information input through the manager page 2100 .

For example, the control unit 130 receives information that is the basis of the location of a specific main tab (eg, “front”, “back”) through the manager page 2100, and receives input from the specific main tab based on the input information. Tabs can be placed.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 22 , the controller 130 provides a manager page (which provides a function for editing a plurality of main tabs, a plurality of sub tabs, and a plurality of components) on a terminal corresponding to a manager account ( 2100) can be provided.

The system manager according to the present invention provides information on a plurality of main tabs, a plurality of sub tabs, and a plurality of components (eg, arrangement order, You can edit (change or revise) the location, exposure deadline, information included in the tab), etc.

The controller 130 may change information on a plurality of main tabs, a plurality of sub tabs, and a plurality of components based on information input through the manager page 2200 .

For example, when a deletion request for a specific component is input through the manager page 2200, the controller 130 may perform a process of deleting the corresponding component.

As described above, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention provides a main page including a banner linked to a story page to a user terminal, so that the user can use a plurality of components including various types of information about content. It can provide a user environment that can easily access.

Furthermore, a method and system for providing content according to the present invention include a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to a story of an episode constituting specific content on a story page in response to a banner being selected from a user terminal. By providing, it is possible to provide information on a specific content to the user with a sense of scale and splendor. Through this, the user can receive a variety of information about specific content, intuitively recognize storytelling about specific content, and be more actively immersed in the content.

Furthermore, the method and system for providing content according to the present invention can improve the user's interest in specific content and effectively induce content consumption by providing a plurality of components to the user at once. Through this, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent the consumer from leaving by ensuring the consumer's continuous consumption of the content.

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.

Claims (19)

In the content providing method for providing a content providing service,
providing a main page including a banner linked to the story page to a user terminal; and
In response to selection of the banner from the user terminal, providing the story page linked to the banner to the user terminal;
The banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of content available through the content providing service,
The specific content consists of at least one episode,
The content providing method, wherein the story page includes a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode. According to claim 1,
The plurality of components include a first type component and a second type component respectively displaying different types of information,
The first type of component and the second type of component are arranged side by side along one direction on the story page. According to claim 2,
An image including a story of the episode is displayed on the first type of component;
Wherein the second type of component displays guide information for guiding access to the episode constituting the specific content. According to claim 3,
The second type of component is configured to be linked with an episode page,
and when the second type of component is selected by the user terminal, the episode page including an episode list for the episode is provided to the user terminal. According to claim 3,
The method of providing content, characterized in that the arrangement order of the plurality of components on the story page is determined based on the type of information displayed on each of the plurality of components. According to claim 5,
On the story page,
The first type of component displaying an image containing the story of the episode is placed at the top,
The component of the second type including the guide information is disposed lower than the component of the first type;
When a third type of component including image information linked to a video related to the specific content exists,
The third type of component,
The method of providing content, characterized in that disposed between the first type of component and the second type of component. According to claim 6,
and when the third type of component is selected by the user terminal, a preset video story page to which the video is linked is provided to the user terminal. According to claim 4,
If there is a related content having a story related to the specific content,
The method of providing content, characterized in that, on the story page, a plurality of components of the second type linked to the episode pages corresponding to the specific content and the related content, respectively, are continuously arranged. According to claim 3,
The story page may include a predetermined number or less of the components of the first type,
The method of providing content, characterized in that the size of the image displayed on the first type of component is made to have a size within a predetermined standard length and standard width. According to claim 1,
The story page,
A first region including the plurality of components;
A second method including a plurality of tabs for distinguishing the specific content from the other specific content according to whether there is at least one other specific content having a different story from the specific content that can be provided in the story page. A content providing method characterized by being configured to further include an area. According to claim 10,
When the number of contents that can be provided through the story page is one, the story page is configured not to include the second area. According to claim 11,
Each story of the specific content and the other specific content is set to be provided for a predetermined period on the story page,
On the story page, during a period in which a first period set for providing a story of the specific content and a second period set for providing a story of the other specific content overlap on the story page,
and the second area including a first tab corresponding to the specific content and a second tab corresponding to the other specific content. According to claim 12,
When the overlapping period between the first period and the second period ends, and only one of the specific content and the other specific content exists as a story that can be provided on the story page,
The content providing method, characterized in that the story page no longer includes the second area. According to claim 12,
When the first tap is selected by the user terminal, a plurality of components related to the story of the specific content corresponding to the first tap are displayed in the first area;
When the second tap is selected by the user terminal, a plurality of components related to the story of the other specific content corresponding to the second tap are displayed in the first area. According to claim 10,
On the story page, the first area and the second area are arranged side by side along one direction, the second area is arranged above the first area,
and an icon linked to an episode page of content corresponding to a story included in the story page is disposed at the end of the story page. According to claim 10,
The story page,
It is configured to further include a third area including tabs respectively corresponding to different menus classified based on at least one criterion of a content providing method or a content type provided by the content providing service,
The story page is made to match any one of the tabs included in the third area,
Wherein the story page including the plurality of components is provided to the user terminal when any one of the tabs is selected in the user terminal. In the content providing method for providing a content providing service,
Receiving, from a user terminal, an execution request for an application providing the content providing service;
providing a main page including a banner to the user terminal in response to the execution request; and
In response to selection of the banner from the user terminal, providing a story page associated with the banner to the user terminal;
The banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of content available through the content providing service,
The specific content consists of at least one episode,
The story page includes a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode. a communication unit receiving an execution request for an application providing a content providing service from a user terminal; and
In response to the execution request, a control unit controlling the communication unit so that a main page including a banner is provided to the user terminal;
The control unit,
Controlling the communication unit to provide a story page associated with the banner to the user terminal in response to selection of the banner from the user terminal;
The banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of content available through the content providing service,
The specific content consists of at least one episode,
The story page includes a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode. A program that is executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and stored in a computer-readable recording medium,
said program,
providing a main page including a banner to the electronic device in response to the execution request; and
In response to selection of the banner from the electronic device, configured to include instructions for performing a step of providing a story page associated with the banner to the electronic device,
The banner includes content information about specific content among a plurality of content available through a content providing service,
The specific content consists of at least one episode,
The program characterized in that the story page includes a plurality of components displaying different types of information related to the story of the episode.

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