KR20240085239A - Method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for providing contents - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing content, comprising: providing a first episode among a plurality of episodes to a user, referring to the user's response to question-type content associated with the first episode; A method is provided that includes determining points to be provided to the user, and determining whether the user can use a second episode of the plurality of episodes, with reference to the points held by the user.

Description

Method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for providing content {METHOD, SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS}

The present invention relates to methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable recording media for providing content.

In recent years, the content market through mobile devices and platforms is growing rapidly, and an environment is being created where users can enjoy a variety of content they want anytime, anywhere. In accordance with these changes, various technologies are being introduced in relation to methods of providing content to users.

An example of the prior art in this regard is the technology disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1625973, according to which a user can access a specific episode of content (webtoon, etc.) depending on whether the unlock time has arrived. Methods and systems are provided for determining whether something can be viewed.

In this prior art, because the right to use content is granted to the user based on time, it is difficult to induce the user to actively use the content, and there is a limitation in that the user's need to use the content decreases over time.

Accordingly, the present inventor(s) determines the content usage points to be provided to the user by referring to the user's response to the question-type content related to the content (or the episode constituting the content), thereby increasing user participation and user satisfaction. We propose technologies that help acquire knowledge.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1625973 (June 1, 2016)

The purpose of the present invention is to solve all the problems of the prior art described above.

In addition, the present invention provides a first episode among a plurality of episodes to a user, determines points to be provided to the user by referring to the user's response to question-type content associated with the first episode, and refers to the points held by the user. Another purpose is to determine whether the user can use the second episode among the plurality of episodes.

Another purpose of the present invention is to dynamically determine content use conditions applicable to the user by referring to context information regarding the user's content use.

A representative configuration of the present invention to achieve the above object is as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing content, comprising: providing a first episode among a plurality of episodes to a user, referring to the user's response to question-type content associated with the first episode; A method is provided that includes determining points to be provided to the user, and determining whether the user can use a second episode of the plurality of episodes, with reference to the points held by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing content, comprising: a content management unit providing a first episode among a plurality of episodes to a user; A system is provided that includes a point management unit that determines points to be provided to a user, and a usage conditions management unit that determines whether the user can use a second episode among the plurality of episodes, with reference to the points held by the user. .

In addition, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method are further provided.

According to the present invention, the content usage point to be provided to the user is determined by referring to the user's response to the question-type content related to the content, thereby increasing the user's participation and interest in the content, and further increasing the user's The effect of helping to effectively acquire the knowledge contained in the content is achieved.

In addition, according to the present invention, the content of the question-type content applied to the user, the points provided, the range of available episodes, the price of the paid subscription, etc. can be dynamically determined based on the context information regarding the user's content use. Therefore, the effect of being able to diversify content use conditions or charging conditions according to the individual user's situation is achieved.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire system for providing knowledge-based content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of a content provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating how content is provided to a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating content use conditions applicable to users according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed description of the present invention described below refers to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of example specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different from one another but are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures and characteristics described herein may be implemented with changes from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Additionally, it should be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the detailed description described below is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be taken to encompass the scope claimed by the claims and all equivalents thereof. Like reference numbers in the drawings indicate identical or similar elements throughout various aspects.

Hereinafter, several preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings in order to enable those skilled in the art to easily practice the present invention.

In this specification, content is a general concept that refers to digital information or individual information elements consisting of letters, codes, voices, sounds, images, videos, etc. that are accessible through a communication network. Such content may include, for example, data such as text, images, videos, audio, links (eg, web links), or a combination of at least two of these data.

Meanwhile, in this specification, embodiments of the content provision service are described mainly focusing on providing webtoon content, but the content provided in the present invention is not limited to webtoon content, and includes webtoon content, webtoon content, and e-books. , it should be understood as the broadest concept that includes various types of content such as movies, music, and games.

Meanwhile, in this specification, question-type content is a concept that collectively refers to all types of content that can be used as a means to determine points to provide to the user. For example, question-type content may include a quiz that requests a user's response, a puzzle that requests a user's input, etc.

Configuration of the entire system

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire system for providing content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network 100, a content provision system 200, and a device 300.

First, the communication network 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be configured regardless of communication mode, such as wired communication or wireless communication, and can be used as a local area network (LAN) or a metropolitan area network (MAN). ), and a wide area network (WAN). Preferably, the communication network 100 referred to in this specification may be the known Internet or World Wide Web (WWW). However, the communication network 100 is not necessarily limited thereto and may include at least a portion of a known wired or wireless data communication network, a known telephone network, or a known wired or wireless television communication network.

For example, the communication network 100 is a wireless data communication network, including WiFi communication, WiFi-Direct communication, Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication, 5G communication, and Bluetooth communication (Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). It may implement, at least in part, conventional communication methods such as (including Bluetooth Low Energy) communication, infrared communication, ultrasonic communication, etc.

Next, the content providing system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides the first episode among the plurality of episodes to the user, and provides the user with reference to the user's response to the question-type content associated with the first episode. A function may be performed to determine the points to be made and determine whether the user can use the second episode among the plurality of episodes by referring to the points held by the user.

The configuration and function of the content providing system 200 according to the present invention will be discussed in detail through the detailed description below.

Next, the device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a digital device that includes a function that can communicate after accessing the content provision system 200, such as a smartphone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, or smart device. Any digital device equipped with a memory means and equipped with a microprocessor, such as glass, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, etc., and has computing power can be adopted as the device 300 according to the present invention. You can.

In particular, the device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an application (not shown) that supports a user to receive services from the content provision system 200. Such an application may be downloaded from the content provision system 200 or an external application distribution server (not shown). Meanwhile, the nature of this application is generally similar to the content management unit 210, point management unit 220, usage conditions management unit 230, communication unit 240, and control unit 250 of the content provision system 200, which will be described later. can do. Here, at least part of the application may be replaced with a hardware device or firmware device that can perform substantially the same or equivalent functions as necessary.

Configuration of content provision system

Below, we will look at the internal structure of the content provision system 200 and the function of each component, which performs important functions for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of the content providing system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2, the content provision system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content management unit 210, a point management unit 220, a usage conditions management unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a control unit ( 250). According to one embodiment of the present invention, the content management unit 210, the point management unit 220, the usage conditions management unit 230, the communication unit 240, and the control unit 250, at least some of which are connected to an external system (not shown). ) may be a program module that communicates with. These program modules may be included in the content provision system 200 in the form of operating systems, application modules, or other program modules, and may be physically stored in various known storage devices. Additionally, these program modules may be stored in a remote memory device capable of communicating with the content providing system 200. Meanwhile, such program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or execute specific abstract data types according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, although the content provision system 200 has been described as above, this description is illustrative, and at least some of the components or functions of the content provision system 200 may be used as a device 300 or a server (not shown) as necessary. ) or may be included in an external system (not shown).

First, the content management unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform the function of providing content to the user according to the user's request. Specifically, the content management unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a first episode among a plurality of episodes constituting content to the user. Here, it should be noted that the first episode does not mean an episode included in the first order in a certain content, but rather means any one episode among at least one episode included in a certain content. In addition, the content management unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide at least one first episode to the user, and the at least one first episode provided in this way corresponds to a free section applicable to the user. This could be an episode that works.

Additionally, the content management unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide question-type content related to the first episode to a user who used (i.e., read) the first episode, and may provide a response to the question-type content. You can ask the user to enter .

Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the point at which question-type content related to the first episode is provided to the user and the content or number of the question-type content are based on information about the state in which the user used the first episode. It can be decided. For example, at least one question-type content may be provided when the user has read all of the first episodes of a certain webtoon, and for another example, at least one question-type content may be provided when the user has read the first episode of a certain webtoon at a predetermined rate or more. One question-type content may be provided. For another example, when a user reads the first episode of a webtoon to a certain point, question-type content corresponding to that point may be provided to the user.

Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the content of the question-type content provided to the user may consist of content related to knowledge included in the first episode associated with the question-type content. More specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, question-type content may be pre-authored or may be authored using an artificial intelligence-based authoring model.

Next, the point management unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a function of determining the points to be provided to the user by referring to the user's response to the question-type content associated with the first episode provided to the user. It can be done.

Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, if the response entered by the user in response to question-type content corresponds to the correct answer (for example, when the user answers the quiz), a certain number of points may be provided to the user. there is. For example, the amount of points provided to the user may be determined based on the number or difficulty level of question-type content tailored to the user.

Figures 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating how content is provided to a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to Figure 3, a quiz (“Which of the following is not evidence that Tyrannosaurus is a hunter?”) is provided to users who used (i.e., read) Episode A about dinosaurs about the knowledge that can be gained from that episode. It can be, and the user can enter a response in response to the quiz.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, a certain number of points may be paid to the user as a reward for answering the quiz. As will be described later, the user can use the above points as a payment method when using episodes other than episode A that has already been read.

Meanwhile, the usage conditions management unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function of determining whether the user can use the second episode among the plurality of episodes by referring to the points held by the user. Here, the second episode does not mean an episode included in the second order in some content, but means an episode other than the first episode that the user has previously used among at least one episode included in some content. Let it be revealed.

Specifically, the usage conditions management unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to the usage conditions set for the points held by the user and the content the user wishes to use, and determines what the user can do using the points. You can decide whether an episode is available or not. Additionally, the usage conditions management unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide the user with information regarding the availability of the episode determined as above.

Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating content use conditions applicable to users according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be assumed that a user wants to use content consisting of multiple episodes. In this case, the content may include episodes corresponding to the free section that can be used for free without using points or paying a fee, and can be used by using points provided as a reward for answering the question-type content. An episode corresponding to a section (aka, Machumu section) may be included, and an episode corresponding to a paid pass section that cannot be used with points held by the user and can only be used by paying a separate fee may be included.

However, it should be noted that the conditions of use according to the present invention are not necessarily limited to those listed in the above embodiments, and may be changed as much as necessary within the scope of achieving the purpose of the present invention.

As another example, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a user who has excellent quiz scores may be able to use at least some of the episodes corresponding to the paid pass section by using the points he or she holds.

As another example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user has insufficient points to use the episode corresponding to the Matsumu section, a predetermined condition (e.g., elapse of a predetermined time, predetermined number of Provided that the above episode usage performance, etc.) are satisfied, the user may be provided with a re-challenge opportunity to solve additional question-type content. And, according to one embodiment of the present invention, when the user solves additional question-type content in this re-challenge opportunity, the user receives additional points (aka, 'experience points', which are the points that the user previously held and may be a differentiated point) can be provided, and further, the user can use the episode corresponding to the Machumu section by using the existing points and the additionally provided 'experience points'.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the content or difficulty of the question-type content provided to the user, the points provided to the user who answers the question-type content, the range of episodes that the user can use by using the points, and the range of episodes that can be used by the user and applied to the user At least one of the prices of the paid subscription may be dynamically determined based on contextual information regarding the user's use of the content. And, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above dynamic decision may be performed according to preset rules or may be performed by an artificial intelligence-based decision model.

For example, the content or difficulty of question-type content provided to a user may be determined differently depending on the age of the user. For another example, points provided to a user may be determined differently depending on the user's point usage history. For another example, the range of episodes that a user can use using points may be determined differently depending on the user's performance in solving question-type content. For another example, the price of a paid subscription applied to a user may be determined differently depending on the user's paid payment history.

However, it should be noted that the method of determining content use conditions according to the present invention is not necessarily limited to the contents listed in the above embodiment, and may be changed as much as necessary within the scope of achieving the purpose of the present invention.

Next, the communication unit 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform a function that enables data transmission and reception from/to the content management unit 210, the point management unit 220, and the usage conditions management unit 230. .

Lastly, the control unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs the function of controlling the flow of data between the content management unit 210, the point management unit 220, the usage conditions management unit 230, and the communication unit 240. You can. That is, the control unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the data flow to/from the outside of the content provision system 200 or the data flow between each component of the content provision system 200, thereby controlling the content management unit ( 210), the point management unit 220, the usage conditions management unit 230, and the communication unit 240 can each be controlled to perform their own functions.

The embodiments according to the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., singly or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable by those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floptical disks. medium), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language code such as that created by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. A hardware device can be converted into one or more software modules to perform processing according to the invention and vice versa.

In the above, the present invention has been described in terms of specific details, such as specific components, and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is only provided to facilitate a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the invention pertains can make various modifications and changes from this description.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of the patent claims described below as well as all scopes equivalent to or equivalently changed from the scope of the claims are within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. It will be said to belong to

100: communication network
200: Content provision system
210: Content management department
220: Point management department
230: Terms of Use Management Department
240: Department of Communications
250: control unit
300: device

Claims (9)

As a method for providing content,
providing a first episode among a plurality of episodes to a user;
determining points to be provided to the user by referring to the user's response to question-type content associated with the first episode;
Referring to the points held by the user, determining whether the user can use a second episode using the points held by the user among the plurality of episodes,
In response to the user having insufficient points to use the second episode, providing additional question-type content to the user on the premise that a predetermined condition is satisfied;
providing the user with additional points that are different from the points in response to the user solving the additional question-like content, and
Comprising determining whether the user can use the second episode using the points held and the additional points provided.
method. According to paragraph 1,
At least one of the provision timing, content, and number of question-type content associated with the first episode is determined based on information about the state in which the user used the first episode.
method. According to paragraph 1,
The plurality of episodes include at least one paid episode that cannot be used simply by using points held by the user.
method. According to paragraph 1,
At least one of the content or difficulty of the question-type content provided to the user, the points provided to the user who matches the question-type content, the range of episodes that the user can use using points, and the price of the paid pass applied to the user One is dynamically determined based on contextual information about the user's content usage.
method. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to claim 1. As a system for providing content,
A content management unit that provides the first episode among a plurality of episodes to the user,
A point management unit that determines points to be provided to the user by referring to the user's response to question-type content associated with the first episode, and
A usage conditions management unit that determines whether the user can use a second episode using the points held by the user among the plurality of episodes, with reference to the points held by the user,
The usage conditions management unit, in response to the user having insufficient points to use the second episode, provides additional question-type content to the user on the premise that a predetermined condition is satisfied,
The terms of use management unit provides the user with additional points that are differentiated from the points in response to the user solving the additional question-type content,
The usage conditions management unit determines whether the user can use the second episode using the points held and the additional points provided.
system. According to clause 6,
At least one of the provision timing, content, and number of question-type content associated with the first episode is determined based on information about the state in which the user used the first episode.
system. According to clause 6,
The plurality of episodes include at least one paid episode that cannot be used simply by using points held by the user.
system. According to clause 6,
At least one of the content or difficulty of the question-type content provided to the user, the points provided to the user who matches the question-type content, the range of episodes that the user can use using points, and the price of the paid pass applied to the user One is dynamically determined based on contextual information about the user's content usage.
system.