TW201333851A - App transaction money flow method and app store management method - Google Patents

Abstract

An app transaction money flow method includes: a device end issuing an app purchase request to a management system; the device end issuing to the management system a machine code information related to the identification serial number of the electronic device machine hardware; the device end receiving a payment request issued by the management system to respond to the app purchase request; and the device end submitting payment information to the management system in response to the payment request, and downloading the app corresponding to the machine code information from the product provider server; thus, the management system, based on the payment information, notifies the funding agency server for money deduction, and the charged money is split, according to the machine code information and a predetermined proportion, to distribute to the app writer and the product provider corresponding to the app as well as the device manufacturer corresponding to the machine code information.

Description

Application flow method and application store management method

The present invention relates to a method of cash flow for application transactions, and more particularly to a method of cash flow for application transactions related to application store consumption.

The application store (App Store) was originally created by Apple Computer for users of its iPhone and iPad, allowing users to browse and download applications from iTunes.

The App store provides program writers with a convenient and efficient software sales platform that enables program writers to actively participate in application development and to make it easy for users to get personalized software. At present, the meaning of the App store is not limited to the "iPhone/iPad app store" itself.

The App Store earns revenue through user downloads, which are collected by the seller (also a brand), such as Apple, and then the seller divides the revenue into a program, for example, in a ratio of 3:7, that is, the seller gets 30% of income, program writers get 70% of income.

However, in the current mechanism, the profit of App Store selling apps is not related to device manufacturers and packaging distributors. For device manufacturers and device distributors, only one device is manufactured and sold, and the sales of App are for them. In the meantime, there is no incentive to create a higher quality device for various apps.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of transaction flow for an application transaction that enables an application store's industry chain to establish relationships with device manufacturers and even device distributors.

Therefore, the method for processing the application transaction of the present invention is performed by a user-held device side together with a management system, an application shelf vendor server, and an appropriation server, and includes:

(a) the device end issues an application purchase request to the management system;

(b) the device end issues a machine code information associated with the identification number of the electronic device machine hardware to the management system;

(c) the device receives a payment request from the management system in response to the application purchase request;

(d) the device end submits a payment message to the management system to respond to the payment request; and

(e) the device end downloads an application corresponding to the machine code information from the shelf server;

Therefore, the management system notifies the funding agency server to perform the debit operation according to the payment information, and splits the program code according to the machine code information to the program writer, the shelf supplier, and the corresponding machine corresponding to the application. Device manufacturer of code information.

Preferably, the application purchase request in the step (a) includes the name of an application, and the machine code information in the step (b) is an identification number of the machine hardware, which represents the model, model, and hardware of the device. The detailed specification of the body; the management system stores an application-device comparison data for determining whether the application matches the device end.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an application store management method that enables an application store's industrial chain to establish relationships with device manufacturers and even device distributors.

Therefore, the application store management method of the present invention is executed by a management system, which is connected to a device device held by a user, an application shelf server, and an appropriation server. The method includes the following steps. :

(A) receiving an application purchase request and machine code information associated with the identification number of the electronic device machine hardware.

(B) determining whether the application to be purchased is compatible with the device, and if so, the device can pay and download and install the application, manage the system and perform steps (C) and (D);

(C) receiving a payment message; and

(D) notifying the funding agency server of the debiting operation according to the payment information, and splitting the payment according to the machine code information to the program writer, the shelf supplier, and the corresponding machine of the corresponding application according to the machine code information Device manufacturer of code information.

Preferably, the application purchase request content in the step (A) includes an application name, and the machine code information is identification of the machine software and hardware, and represents the model, the model, the hardware detailed specification, and the piggybacked device. The operating system and version; the management system stores an application-device comparison data, and the step (B) determines whether the application name matches the device end according to the application-device comparison data.

Preferably, the step (D) further informs the funding agency to split the payment to the program writer of the application, the shelf supplier, and the device manufacturer machine code information corresponding to the machine code information. The step (D) also reads a mapping between the machine code information and the sales channel provider from the device manufacturer, and then finds the corresponding device sales channel quotient according to the mapping table and notifies the funding agency to split the money. The distributor is sold to the device.

Preferably, the step (C) comprises the following sub-steps: (C-1) issuing an account check request for the user to the shelf server, and (C-2) receiving a servo from the shelf vendor. The account check result of the device, if passed, execute (C-3) to notify the device to pay.

More preferably, the method further comprises a step (E) after the step (D), receiving a cancellation transaction request, checking whether the purchased application is still within the appreciation period, and if so, notifying the funding agency server to refund And notify the shelf vendor to perform an online removal of the application.

The utility model has the advantages that the production serial number-machine code information of the device is obtained during the application transaction process, and the profit of the application transaction is shared with the device manufacturer according to the machine code information, thereby providing profit incentives to the manufacturer. To enable manufacturers to manufacture devices that are better and suitable for a variety of applications; even share the profits of application transactions with device sales channels, thereby providing profit incentives to device sales channels, and facilitating sales channels to be more willing to promote devices. Achieve a more virtuous circle.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, the method for processing the transaction of the application of the present invention is mainly executed by the device 2 held by a user, and the application store management method is executed by a management system 1. The management system 1 includes a processor 11 and The communication unit 12 and the memory unit 13 are connected to the processor 11. The memory unit 13 of the management system 1 stores an application-device comparison data, which is mainly the names of various applications, and various types, models, and operating systems and versions of the devices that can be installed and executed. The management system 1 is connected to the device terminal 2, the application shelf server server 3 (or the brand server), and an funding agency server 4. The funding agency server 4 is managed, for example, by a shelf vendor, or by the application store management system 1, or by a third party such as a telecommunications carrier or a credit card company, and is responsible for collection and distribution. In the case of the appropriation agency server 4 being managed by the shelf supplier, the shelf owner itself needs to have the basic information of the customer to facilitate the collection in the future. In the case where the funding agency server 4 is managed by the telecommunications operator, the money should be collected by the telecommunications operator. In the case where the funding agency server 4 is managed by the credit card operator, the authorization code is obtained from the user during the transaction.

Referring to FIG. 2, the method of the present invention comprises the following steps:

Step S ₁₁ - 2 to the user end device using the browser to access a website management system 1 and the operation of the application sends a purchase request, or with a rear open end 2 of the device management system 1 of the application-specific operation is issued later app request. The application purchase request content includes the application name of the application (App referred to as App) that the user wants to purchase. You should enter your account password when you log in this step. The webpage provided by the website also provides a cancel transaction selection button (not shown), which is explained later.

Step S ₁₂ - management system 1 receives the application processor 11 from the end 2 means a purchase request through the communication unit 12.

Step S ₁₃ - The user inputs and sends machine code information by using the device terminal 2, the machine code information is the identification number of the machine software and hardware, represents the model, the model, the hardware detailed specification, and the operating system and version of the device. do not. Notably, this step S ₁₁ and the steps can be combined, i.e. the end device 2 app when issuing a purchase request, which contains machine code, operating system information and application name.

Step S ₁₄ - management system 1 machine code processor 11 receives information from the terminal device 2 through the communication unit 12.

Step S ₁₅ - management system 1 according to the application processor 11 - Profile control means determines the desired purchase matches the model and model of the device side, that is, it is determined whether the desired later application applies Device end 2? If yes, the next step is performed; if not, it indicates that the device 2 cannot execute the application that the user wants to purchase, and notifies the device 2 that the purchase cannot be completed and the process ends.

Step S ₁₆ - 1 processor 11 of management system 12 generates a request for an account subject to the nucleus of the user to the server 3 through the communication provider shelves unit. Step S ₁₇ - The shelf server 3 executes the check account.

Step S ₁₈ - 11 of the management processor 1 through the communication unit 12 receives a core from the account check result of shelves supplier server 3, thereby to confirm the identity of the trader. If the result is a check, the following steps are performed; if not, the device is notified of the result of the check failure and the process is terminated.

Step S ₁₉ - 11 of the management system of the processor 1 through the communication unit 12 notifies the terminal 2 of payment means, on the other hand shelves supplier notification server 3 provides the application or open account download application.

Step S ₂₀ - added to the account provider application download server or application provided 3 open.

Step S ₂₁ - Presented at the device end of the step S ₁₁ or proprietary browser app payment information, such as entering a credit card number, payment amount and other information transmitted to the credit card company (not shown) execute the payment, or the use of micro-action The payment method and the like, the payment method of the user of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. On the other hand, the device terminal 2 is connected to the server server 3 to download and install the application.

Step S ₂₂ - management system 1 processor 11 via the communication unit 12 according to the payment means information provision server 4 notifies debited, and receives payment notifications.

Step S ₂₃ - notification server allocation mechanism 4 according to the machine code information of a payment split to the program written by the application to be a predetermined ratio in 5, 30 shelves providers, manufacturers and to be machine code information means 6 With the device sales channel 商7. In practice, due to problems such as refund, delay in receipt, change in split ratio, and change in object, the transaction of the management system 1 of the present invention is preferably in a monthly manner, and the management system 1 of the present invention uniformly collects the collected money. The items are split into participants - including the program writer 5, the shelf supplier 30, and the device manufacturer 6 and the device sales channel vendor 7 corresponding to the machine code information. In addition, in the portion of the payment split to the sales channel provider 7, the management system 1 of the embodiment reads a mapping table of the machine code information and the sales channel provider from the device manufacturer 6, and then finds the mapping table according to the mapping table. This step is performed by the corresponding device sales channel vendor 7.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user presses the cancel transaction selection button on the webpage of the website operated by the browsing management system 1, a cancellation transaction request is generated, and the management system 1 executes the following process:

Step S ₃₁ - Receiving the cancellation transaction request.

Step _S32 - Check the account number again to confirm the identity of the trader. If the account is confirmed to exist, proceed to the next step; if the check fails, the process ends.

Step _S33 - Query the shelf server 3 for the App that has been purchased for the account and whether the purchased app is still in the appreciating period? If it is still within the appreciation period, the next steps S ₃₄ and S _{35 are performed} , and if the appreciation period has passed, the notification cannot be canceled, and the process is terminated.

Step S ₃₄ - Notifying the funding agency server 4 of the refund.

Step _S35 - Notifying the shelf provider server 3 to perform an online removal of the App.

In summary, the present invention has the effect of obtaining the production serial number-machine code information of the device during the application transaction process, and sharing the profit of the application transaction to the device manufacturer according to the machine code information. Profit incentives give manufacturers the ability to create better-quality devices for a variety of applications; even share the profits of application transactions with device sales channels, thereby providing profit incentives to device sales channels and facilitating sales channels It is more willing to promote the device to achieve a more benign cycle, so it is indeed possible to achieve the object of the present invention.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

1. . . Management system

11. . . processor

12. . . Communication unit

13. . . Memory unit

2. . . Device side

3. . . Shelf server

30. . . Shelf

4. . . Appropriation agency server

5. . . Programme writer

6. . . manufacturer

7. . . Sales channel

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1 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of an application store management system;

Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the execution flow of the cancel transaction in the embodiment.

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Claims (9)

A method for trading a program transaction is performed by a user-held device side together with a management system, an application shelf vendor server, and an appropriation server, including: (a) the device side The management system issues an application purchase request; (b) the device end issues machine code information related to the identification number of the electronic device machine hardware to the management system; (c) the device end receives the management system response application a payment request for the program purchase request; (d) the device end submits a payment information to the management system to respond to the payment request; and (e) the device downloads the application corresponding to the machine code information from the shelf server Therefore, the management system notifies the funding agency server to perform the debit operation according to the payment information, and splits the program code according to the machine code information to the program writer and the shelf supplier corresponding to the application, and correspondingly Device manufacturer of machine code information. According to the golden stream method of the application transaction described in claim 1, wherein the application purchase request in the step (a) includes an application name, and the machine code information in the step (b) is a machine. The identification number of the hardware represents the model, model, and hardware detailed specifications of the device; the management system stores an application-device comparison data for determining whether the application matches the device end. An application store management method is executed by a management system, which is connected with a device device held by a user, an application server, and an appropriation server, and includes: (A) receiving an application. a program purchase request and a machine code information related to the identification number of the electronic device machine hardware; (B) determining whether the application to be purchased is compatible with the device end, and if not, notifying the device to pay and downloading and installing The application, the management system performs steps (C) and (D); (C) receives a payment information; and (D) notifies the funding agency server to perform the debit operation according to the payment information, and according to the machine code The information splits the money into a predetermined proportion of the program writers, shelf owners, and device manufacturers that correspond to the machine code information. The application store management method according to claim 3, wherein the application purchase request content of the step (A) includes an application name, and the machine code information is an identification number of the machine hardware, and the The model, model, and hardware detailed specifications of the device side; the management system stores an application-device comparison data, and the step (B) determines whether the application matches the device end according to the application-device comparison data. The application store management method according to claim 4, wherein the machine code information is an identification number of the machine hardware and software, and further represents an operation system and a version carried on the device end. The application store management method according to claim 3, wherein the step (D) further notifies the funding agency to split the money to the device sales channel Provider corresponding to the machine code information. The application store management method according to claim 6, wherein the step (D) further reads a mapping between the machine code information and the sales channel provider from the device manufacturer, and according to the mapping table. Find the corresponding device sales channel provider and notify the funding agency to split the money into the device sales channel. The application store management method according to claim 3, wherein the step (C) comprises the following substep: (C-1) issuing an account check request for the user to the shelf server (C-2) receives an account check result from the shelf server, and if so, executes (C-3) to notify the device to pay. The application store management method according to any one of claims 3 to 8, further comprising a step (E) after the step (D), receiving a cancel transaction request, and querying whether the purchased application is still Within the appreciation period, if yes, notify the funding agency to refund the server and notify the shelf vendor to perform an online removal application.