WO2001018984A1 - Terminal portable pour systeme de publication electronique - Google Patents

Terminal portable pour systeme de publication electronique Download PDF

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WO2001018984A1
WO2001018984A1 PCT/KR2000/000981 KR0000981W WO0118984A1 WO 2001018984 A1 WO2001018984 A1 WO 2001018984A1 KR 0000981 W KR0000981 W KR 0000981W WO 0118984 A1 WO0118984 A1 WO 0118984A1
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Sang-Yong Kim
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Interchips Co., Ltd.
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • Y04—INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
    • Y04S—SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
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  • the present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal suitable for electronic publication system of which the contents of the electronic publication are encrypted in a predetermined way so that the contents can be read in the predetermined portable terminal.
  • electronic publications means those publications which are made by digitally coding publications including characters, pictures, photos and graphic data, such as novels, fairy tales, magazines, comic strips, poetry books, educational texts, periodicals, etc.
  • the existing electronic publications are not encrypted and thus those can be illegally copied or their contents can be changed.
  • a portable terminal for downloading various data from a server through the Internet, which is suitable for an electronic publication system
  • the server is an electronic publication operating server for storing electronic publications which are obtained by making and editing various publications including at least one or more among novels, fairy tales, magazines, newspapers, educational books like textbooks and poetry books, and information including at least one or more among movies, music data, games, maps and animation films, into digital data, and for providing the electronic publications to buyers through the Internet
  • the portable terminal including a displaying means for displaying any one or more among characters, pictures, photos, graphic data, and image data; a storing means, which is recordable and erasable, for storing various data required for restoring data which the portable terminal downloaded from the electronic publication operating server through the Internet; a personal computer (PC) connecting means for copying the contents stored in the PC to the storing means or copying the contents stored in the storing means to the PC when the PC connecting means is connected to the PC; an encryption processing means for processing encrypted electronic publications so that
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example of an electronic publication system which applies to the present invention
  • FIG.2 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another example of an electronic publication system which applies to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart to explain downloading an electronic publication to an electronic publication terminal and managing the publication, using the electronic publication system shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic publication system which applies to the present invention.
  • An electronic publication operating server 10 stores electronic publications which are made by digitally made and edited, keeps user Ids and passwords registered by a plurality of buyers, and provides the electronic publications to buyers through the Internet. Here, providing means to provide electronic publications for free or for a price.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 downloads the electronic publications to a portable terminal 14 when a user ID and a password are the same as the registered user ID and password, and includes the user ID or password to the downloaded electronic publications in the form an encrypted code.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 includes an editing means, a storing means, and an operating means (all not shown in drawings).
  • the editing means makes, edits, and encrypts at least any one or more electronic publications among novels, magazines, technical books, poetry books, educational texts, periodicals, and newspapers that have characters, pictures, photos, or graphic data; and any one or more multimedia data among movies, music data, games, maps, animation films.
  • the storing means stores the electronic publications and multimedia data.
  • the operating means makes a buyer, who wants to buy through Internet's electronic commerce the electronic publications or multimedia data stored in the storing means, access them through the Internet, and introduces, sells, and manages the electronic publications and multimedia data.
  • the process for making and editing the electronic publications in the electronic publication operating server 10 will now be explained.
  • the editing means has a scanner input device for inputting the content of the manuscript by a scanner and then converting the content into an electronic publication, and a keyboard input device for directly inputting the content of the manuscript through a keyboard inputting.
  • a page division code which divides pages when the electronic publication is printed in a normal paper, and a display page division code which divides a page unit that can be displayed on one screen of the portable terminal 14 are inserted in the contents of the publication input by the keyboard input device.
  • the page code of the normal paper publication can be the same as the display page code of the portable terminal 14, with respect to the available size of the displaying means of the portable terminal 14.
  • input data can be used both for the normal paper printing and the electronic publication for the portable terminal 14.
  • the display page which is a unit that can be displayed on the portable terminal 14 at one time, cannot display a page of the actual paper publication
  • the page division of the portable terminal 14 can be set to the size of the page division of the actual paper publication, regardless of the actual page division of the portable terminal 14.
  • a page of the actual paper publication is displayed on the displaying means of the portable terminal 14, one page of the paper publication becomes a display page of over two-screens. Therefore, when a certain page in the normal paper publication is sought using a page-search function of the portable terminal 14, the same page is found in the portable terminal.
  • an encryption code is additionally inserted into the original content of the electronic publication of which editing has been finished.
  • the encryption code includes ⁇ the author>, ⁇ the publishing right owner>, ⁇ the manufacturing date>, ⁇ the version number>, ⁇ the publication checking code>, ⁇ the proper serial number>, etc. Therefore, the code prevents possible damages and can be used as an evidence when disputes happen in the future.
  • header information which is not encrypted is added and header information is divided by codes indicating a header start and a head end.
  • the header information includes ⁇ encryption notice> for indicating encryption and registration code> for indicating registration.
  • the electronic publication of which encryption is finished is stored in the storing means of the electronic publication operating server 10.
  • the operating means of the electronic publication operating server 10 makes a buyer, who wants to buy through Internet's electronic commerce the electronic publication stored in the storing means, access the electronic publication through the Internet, and introduces, sells, or manages the electronic publication.
  • the portable terminal 14 is connected to the electronic publication operating server 10 through the Internet.
  • the portable terminal 14 has a proper ID code.
  • the user ID and password corresponding to those registered in the electronic publication operating server are registered, encrypted and stored in the portable terminal 14.
  • the portable terminal 14 downloads the electronic publication, restores to the original publication and then displays it.
  • the portable terminal 14 includes the proper ID code to the downloaded electronic publication, and only when the user ID and password corresponding to the proper ID code are input, displays the downloaded electronic publication.
  • the proper ID code is a unique code given to a terminal, and is made of, for example, ⁇ a terminal manufacturer code> and ⁇ a proper serial number of the terminals
  • the portable terminal 14 downloads the electronic publication of the electronic publication operating server 10 through a personal computer (PC) 12, which can be connected to the Internet, but the portable terminal 14 can downloads the electronic publication directly from the electronic publication operating server via wireless data communications.
  • PC personal computer
  • FIG.2 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention.
  • a displaying means 20 displays any one or more among characters, pictures, photos, graphic data or image data.
  • the displaying means 20 is implemented with a touch screen monitor.
  • a video processing means 22 displays an electronic publication or multimedia data encrypted in an encryption processing means 24, which is to be explained here, on the displaying means 20.
  • the encryption processing means 24 processes an electronic publication made of encryption codes and makes the content of the electronic publication shown only through the portable terminal 14.
  • a temporarily storing means 26 temporarily stores data for encryption processing by the encryption processing means 24 or is used a memory on which a central control processing means 32 temporarily stores data for controlling various functions. It is possible to write and erase data on the memory, but the content of the memory is erased when power is turned off.
  • An internal storing means 28 stores data, and is a recordable and erasable memory, and the content of the memory is not erased even when power is turned off.
  • An auxiliary storing means 30 is used when the contents stored in the internal storing means are moved and stored.
  • the contents stored in the auxiliary storing means 30 can be moved to the internal storing means 28.
  • the auxiliary storing means 30 is a recordable and erasable memory, and the content of the memory is not erased even when power is turned off.
  • the auxiliary storing means 30 can be implemented by, for example, a plurality of smart media cards, PCMCIA memory cards, multimedia memory cards, or hard discs.
  • a PC connecting means 34 is connected to a PC 12 so that the contents stored in the PC 12 can be copied to the internal storing means 28 or the auxiliary storing means 30 and the contents stored in internal storing means 28 or the auxiliary storing means 30 can be copied to the PC 12.
  • the PC connecting means 34 can use a universal serial bus (USB), an IEEE 1394 standard, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), etc.
  • An audio processing means 36 includes an audio codec circuit, a decoding circuit, and an audio output circuit (all not shown in drawings).
  • the audio codec circuit compresses an analogue audio signal input through a microphone (not shown in drawings) to convert it into digital audio data, and then stores it in the auxiliary storing means 30 or the internal storing means 28.
  • the audio code circuit also converts digital audio data, which is compressed and stored in the auxiliary storing means 30 and the internal storing means 28, into the original analogue audio signal.
  • the decoding circuit decodes digital audio data stored in a predetermined compression format.
  • the audio output circuit amplifies the analogue audio signal output from the audio codec circuit so that the audio sound can be heard through an earphone or a speaker.
  • the audio processing means 36 can additionally includes a circuit for processing a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) music data in a MIDI method, and a circuit for decoding music data compressed in an moving picture experts group level 3 (MP3) method.
  • MIDI musical instrument digital interface
  • MP3 moving picture experts group level 3
  • the central control processing means 32 makes music, which is stored in the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30 in a MIDI method, heard as original music through the audio processing means 34.
  • the portable terminal 14 can further include an FM radio receiver so that an FM radio broadcasting can be heard through the audio output circuit of the audio processing means 36.
  • a power controlling means 38 cuts power supplied to the displaying means when the user does not make any input to the portable terminal 14 for a predetermined time after power is turned on.
  • a charging battery means 40 is a battery means which supplies power to the portable terminal 14 in a detachable manner and is rechargeable. The battery 40 can be implemented with a lithium ion battery.
  • the portable terminal 14 can include a direct current (DC) power connector (not showing in drawings) for connecting to an external DC power source.
  • DC direct current
  • the charging battery means 40 is automatically charged and power for the portable terminal 14 is also supplied from the external DC power source.
  • the charging battery means 40 automatically provides power for the portable terminal 14.
  • remaining power of the charging batter means 40 of the portable terminal 14 is checked by the power controlling means 38.
  • the remaining power and usable time of the battery is automatically displayed through the displaying means 20 by the central control processing means 32 and an alarm sound is generated through the audio processing means 36.
  • the portable terminal 14 can further includes a global positional system (GPS) function controlling unit (not shown in drawings) for processing GPS functions.
  • GPS global positional system
  • the GPS function controlling unit analyzes information received through wireless data communications to find a current location and displays the current location through the displaying means 20.
  • the portable terminal 14 can further includes a solar cell sensor (not shown in drawings) so that the power controlling means 38 can use power input from the solar cell sensor together with the charging battery means as auxiliary power for the portable terminal 14.
  • the central control processing means 32 control and operates all functions of the portable terminal 14. The functions of the central control processing means 32 will now be explained in detail.
  • the central control processing means 32 makes at least a menu, in which any one of reading, music, voice recording, moving picture, and keyboard can be selected, displayed on the displaying means 20.
  • the list of electronic publications, the names of songs in a music data file, the names of a voice recording file, or a moving picture file which are stored in the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30, are displayed on the displaying means correspondingly.
  • the moving picture file can be compressed and stored, for example, in an MPEG method or in other digital data compression method.
  • a keyboard through which characters and numbers can be input, is displayed on the displaying means 20 so that by selecting the displayed predetermined characters or numbers, data required for controlling various functions by the central processing means 32 can be input.
  • the content of the corresponding file is automatically displayed on the displaying means 20 or processed by the audio processing means 36.
  • newly input voice is compressed into digital codes through the audio processing means 36 and stores selectively in the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30.
  • electronic publications, music data files, and moving picture files are selectively stored in the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30, then the contents are automatically divided so that the stored electronic publications are included in reading, the stored music data files are included in music, the stored voice recording files are included in voice recording, and the stored moving picture files are included in moving picture.
  • an external data input processing means (not shown in drawings) for inputting characters and picture on the displaying means 20 with an electronic pen or other input tools can be further included, and the operation of the central control processing means 32 will now be explained.
  • a menu for selecting a document function is displayed on the displaying means 20.
  • the menu for selecting a document When the menu for selecting a document is selected, the list of document files which are currently stored and have been input through the external data input means is displayed.
  • a menu item for inputting a new document When a menu item for inputting a new document is selected, the contents of the document is input on the displaying means 20 with an electronic pen or other inputting tools through the external data input processing means.
  • the document input on the displaying means 20 with the electronic pen or other inputting tools is stored and at the same time, the stored document file is automatically included in the menu item for selecting the document function. Also, when the document file is selected through the document function menu item, the content of the document file is automatically displayed on the displaying means 20. Also, an image processing means, which has an image input unit (not shown in drawings) in which the portable terminal 14 has a shutter for taking a photo and an image is input through a lens, and an image controlling unit (not shown in drawings) which makes the input image into a digital code so that the image can be shown through the displaying means 20, can be included. At this time, the operation of the central control processing means 32 will now be explained.
  • An image storing function menu for storing an image input through the image processing means is displayed on the displaying means 20.
  • the image storing function menu is selected, the list of files, which are currently stored among the file lists input through the image processing means, is displayed.
  • the image processing means is made to input an image through the lens.
  • a predetermined image which is wanted to be stored is compressed in a predetermined method and stored in the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30 when a user, watching through the displaying means 20, pushes the shutter for the predetermined image.
  • the stored file is automatically included in the menu with which an image storing function is selected. When the corresponding image file is selected through the image storing function, compression is automatically released so that the image file is displayed through the displaying means 20.
  • the portable terminal 14 shown in FIG. 2 can be implemented in the size of a pocketbook or a book that is easy to carry.
  • the central control processing means 32 uses JPEG-type still image compression method for storing. Still image data compressed in the JPEG method and stored in the internal storing means 28 or the auxiliary storing means 30 can be decoded after automatic classification. The decoded JPEG digital still image data is restored and displayed on the displaying means 20 through the video processing means of the portable terminal 14.
  • the central control processing means 32 makes a menu for linking the Internet displayed on the displaying means 20.
  • the menu for linking the Internet is selected, it is automatically determined whether or not the PC 12 which can be connected to the Internet is correctly linked to the PC connecting means 34.
  • the PC cannot be linked to the Internet, or the PC is not correctly linked to the PC connecting means 34, such abnormal states are displayed.
  • a web browser for accessing the Internet is displayed on the displaying means 20.
  • characters or numbers for linking to the electronic publication operating server 10 can be input.
  • the contents of multimedia and the electronic publications in the electronic publication operating server 10 can be downloaded directly to the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30.
  • the portable terminal 14 can further includes a personal wireless communications device connection processing means or an independent wireless data communications means for linking a personal wireless communications device.
  • a personal wireless communications device connection processing means or an independent wireless data communications means for linking a personal wireless communications device.
  • a menu with which an Internet linking function is selected is displayed on the displaying means.
  • a web browser for accessing the Internet is automatically displayed on the displaying means.
  • characters or numbers for linking the electronic publication operating server 10 can be input.
  • an Internet electronic commerce means the contents of multimedia and the electronic publications in the electronic publication operating server 10 can be downloaded directly to the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30.
  • the portable terminal 14 can further include an independent wireless data communications means. At this time, the controls of the central control processing means 32 will now be explained.
  • a menu with which an Internet linking function is selected is displayed on the displaying means.
  • a web browser for accessing the Internet is automatically displayed on the displaying means.
  • characters or numbers for linking the electronic publication operating server 10 can be input.
  • the contents of multimedia and the electronic publications in the electronic publication operating server 10 can be downloaded directly to the internal or auxiliary storing means 28 or 30.
  • the central control processing means 32 makes the displaying means 20 display a menu for selecting a mail function. By selecting the mail function, characters or pictures input through the external data input means of the portable terminal 14 is sent or, a document file selected after accessing the stored document in the document file is sent.
  • the portable terminal 14 can further include an MPEG processing means which has an MPEG decoder circuit for decoding data compressed in an MPEG method and an MPEG encoder circuit for compressing in the MPEG method.
  • the MPEG decoder circuit decodes data which is compressed in the MPEG method and input through the wireless data communications means, and the decoded MPEG audio data is restored to the original audio signal by the audio processing means 36.
  • the decoded MPEG video data is restored to the original image on the displaying means 20 through the video processing means 22.
  • the MPEG encoder circuit compresses an image, which is input through the image processing means, in the MPEG method, and at the same time compresses an audio signal, which is input through the audio processing means 36, in the MPEG method.
  • the central control processing means 32 sends the image data and audio data encoded in the MPEG encoder circuit to a predetermined portable terminal through the wireless data communications means in a real time mode.
  • the personal wireless communications device or the wireless data communications means can be implemented through PCS, cellular, IMT2000 method, etc.
  • the original manuscript and additional information such as ⁇ the author>, ⁇ the publishing right owner>, ⁇ the manufacturing date>, ⁇ the version number>, ⁇ the publication checking code>, etc., are encrypted.
  • header information which is not encrypted is added. Header information is distinguished by codes showing the header start and the header end. An encryption notice code for showing the encryption and a registration code for showing whether or not registration is made are included in the header information.
  • the encryption notice code indicates that an electronic publication is not encrypted
  • the electronic publication is displayed on the displaying means 20 without passing the encryption processing means.
  • the encryption notice code indicates that an electronic publication is encrypted
  • the electronic publication is displayed on the displaying means 20 through the encryption processing means.
  • the proper ID code of the portable terminal 14 in the encryption processing means 24 is additionally added to the encrypted electronic publication to be displayed and then displayed on the displaying means 20. Meanwhile the registration code is changed to indicate that the electronic publication is registered.
  • the registration code indicates that en electronic publication is registered
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another electronic publication system which applies to the present invention.
  • the system in FIG. 3 is the same as that in FIG. 1 except that an electronic publication online selling device is connected to the electronic publication operating server 10.
  • the electronic publication online selling device 6 has a dedicated line connection means, a displaying means, a display control means, a payment processing means, an auxiliary storage medium processing means, and a control processing means (all not shown in drawings).
  • the dedicated line connection means is connected to the electronic publication operating server 10 through a dedicated line in an online mode.
  • the displaying means displays information and manipulation orders of a user, and can be implemented, for example, by a touch screen monitor.
  • the display control means makes the displaying means display various information.
  • the payment processing means settles charges for usage with cash or a credit card.
  • the auxiliary storage medium processing means provides the content of an electronic publication, which a user wants to buy, in an auxiliary storage medium which is recordable and erasable and maintains the content when power is turned off.
  • the control processing means takes charge for controls of each means above described and processes information together with the electronic publication operating server 10. Therefore, the electronic publication online selling device can access the electronic publication, and when appropriate money for usage is paid through the payment processing means or when an authorized credit card is input, the electronic publication online selling device downloads the electronic publication, which the user wants to buy, to the auxiliary storage medium and sells it.
  • menu items including author, title, publishing company, new book and keyword input, are displayed so that the user can select any one among the menu items.
  • a space for inputting an author name and a keyboard having characters and number are displayed on the displaying means. Then, the user inputs the name of the wanted author through the keyboard to the space.
  • the electronic publication online selling device 16 displays the information on the displaying means.
  • the electronic publication online selling device 16 orders the user to input the proper ID and password.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 orders the user to register new user ID.
  • the user is request ed to select any one between cash and creditor card for paying the price of the electronic publications.
  • the money is order to input to a money receiver installed in the electronic publication online selling device 16.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 is asked to send the content of the electronic publication.
  • the device waits for a predetermined time until the input money becomes equal to or greater than the price.
  • the input money is returned to the user and the device informs that time for inputting money has passed, and then returns to the starting menu.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 includes the user ID and password input by the user to the electronic publication the user wants to buy.
  • the electronic publication online selling device 16 informs the user that time is over, and returns to the starting menu.
  • the user selects a buy-canceling menu item and selects an information selection menu item in order to get other information, the corresponding information is displayed on the displaying means.
  • the content of the corresponding electronic publication is downloaded to an auxiliary storage medium, which is recordable and erasable and maintains the content when power is turned off, for the user.
  • the remainder is returned to the user.
  • a buyer or a user must install an application software required for buying an electronic publication, in his PC.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 is linked to select an electronic publication wanted to buy.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 orders the buyer to input the proper buyer ID and password.
  • the buyer ID and password are not registered, or registered by other person, the buyer is asked to register a new buyer ID.
  • the buyer ID and password input are correct, the buyer is asked to input the credit card number and the secret number of the card for paying for the electronic publication.
  • the buyer ID and password input by the buyer are encrypted and included in the electronic publication the buyer wants to buy.
  • the electronic publication of which buying process is finished through the above described steps is sent to the electronic publication buying directory of the application software installed in the user PC.
  • the electronic publication operating server 10 records the buyer ID and password, and the transaction details of the sold electronic publication. By doing so, even when the buyer loses, damages, or erases the electronic publication, the electronic publication can be sent again after checking the records of the electronic publication operating server 10.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart to explain downloading the electronic publication to an electronic publication terminal and manages it, using the electronic publication system shown in FIG. 1.
  • the flowchart of FIG. 4 includes a step 400 for registering member information, a step 420 for payment, a step 440 for encryption, a step for downloading an electronic publication, and a step 480 for managing members.
  • the step 400 for registering member information is a step for registering the proper ID of a buyer (hereinafter, referred to as 'member') and necessary information on members, to the electronic publication operating server. More particularly, a user ID is registered as any one between a proper personal ID and a proper organization ID. When the user ID is registered as a proper personal ID, an electronic publication can be displayed only through the portable terminal of the individual member, and when the user is registered as a proper organization ID, an electronic publication can be displayed through all portable terminals of registered organizational member group.
  • a user ID is the proper identification (ID) of a member.
  • a proper personal ID is the proper ID of an individual member
  • a proper organization ID is the common ID of a organization member.
  • the proper organization ID is an ID which enables an organization or a group having one or more persons such as a school, a company, or a governmental and municipal offices to commonly use. By doing so, electronic publications can be used commonly so that the efficiency of utilization of electronic publications can be maximized.
  • the user ID is not limited to a user ID of 6-8 characters which is usually used. In a broad sense, the concept of various electronic signature authentication for authenticating members can be included. Also, the user ID is included so that it can be used for encrypting the electronic publication in a predetermined way, and it can be used as a cipher key to watch the encrypted electronic publication.
  • the step 400 for registering member information includes all procedures for authenticating the uniqueness of a member and the member himself.
  • the step 420 for payment is a step for paying after selecting a paying method for the electronic publication the member selected.
  • the paying method includes at least one or more among a credit card, a cash card, automatic drawing money from member's bank account after summing bills for a predetermined period, a giro bill, a payment-in-advance means, a direct- payment means, an electronic money means, a money means in a cyber space of an electronic commerce, a money means equivalent to the value obtained by bonus points, and a membership means of a fixed amount in a predetermined period.
  • the price for an electronic publication can be regarded as paid, or by downloading a wanted electronic publication having a predetermined advertisement, the price for the electronic publication can be regarded as paid.
  • the income from advertisements paid by the advertisers is used for royalty payment. Therefore, buyers, electronic publication operating server operators, and advertisers all benefit from the methods.
  • the step 440 encryption is a step for protecting the electronic publication from copying, unauthorized distribution, unauthorized damaging of the content, by encrypting the electronic publication when the electronic publication bought by a member is displayed on the predetermined portable terminal of the member.
  • the step 440 for encryption is an essential step for protecting the copyright of the electronic publication made and edited by the electronic publication operating server, and a step for making the electronic publication, which a member is to download, displayed on the portable terminal of the corresponding member or organizational members.
  • the core of the encryption is in an encryption key for encrypting the electronic publication.
  • the encryption key has no meaning if the key is identically applied to everyone or cannot be distinguished in a predetermined way. Therefore, the present invention encrypts the electronic publication by including at least the proper code of a portable terminal or the proper code of the user ID. Also, each proper code, or the combination of some proper codes, or that of all proper codes can be used for encryption. For example, a proper authentication means of a user based on an open key is included in the proper content of an electronic publication, which a user wants to buy, for encryption. Also, at least any one or more ID between the proper ID of the terminal or the user ID of the corresponding member can be added to the content of the electronic publication for encryption.
  • At least any one or more among the author code, the sales right owner code, or a proper serial code of the electronic publication can be added to the content of the electronic publication for encryption. Also, all the method can be combined appropriately for encryption.
  • the copyright holder, the sales right owner, the proper serial number of the electronic publication, and the title of the book are used as proofs for the original electronic publication in preparation for copying and damaging the corresponding electronic publication.
  • a finger print recognition system can be used as a means for encryption. That is, after storing the finger print of the buyer to the electronic publication operating server directly through the portable terminal or through a finger print recognition system connected to the PC, the stored finger print can be used for encryption of the electronic publication or as a key for decrypting the cipher.
  • the step 460 for downloading an electronic publication is a step for downloading an electronic publication, which the buyer bought, to the portable terminal of the buyer after connecting to a www means of the correspondig electronic publication operating server through a predetermined communications means.
  • the predetermined communications means can include a satellite communications means installed in the portable terminal, a synchronous means such as IMT2000, and an asynchronous CDMA wireless data communications module means.
  • the proper ID of the communications means can be used as the proper ID of the terminal.
  • the portable terminal in order to lower the price of the portable terminal, following methods can be used. First, after the portable terminal is connected to a personal mobile phone terminal through a device for connecting to a personal mobile phone terminal, the personal mobile phone terminal can be used. Second, a PC connecting means is installed in a portable terminal and then through the PC connecting means, the portable terminal can access a www means of the electronic publication system. Also, in the step for downloading an electronic publication, a user authentication means can be additionally included in the content of the electronic publication, which the buyer wants to buy, and then encryption is carried out for download.
  • the step 480 for managing members is a step for storing and managing information required for managing members, such as information on sold electronic publications and the sold dates.
  • the member when a member bought many electronic publications and satisfies predetermined qualification, the member can be given a right to read predetermined electronic publications. Also, the member can be given a portable terminal for free or for a predetermined period. Also, when the content of an electronic publication which a member bought is damaged by the mistake of the member or erased due to shortage of memory means of the portable terminal, the electronic publication can be again downloaded, referring to information on sold electronic publications, the sold dates, etc.
  • a member who wants to be a writer can make his works be appraised by a plurality of writers and the works of a new writer satisfying predetermined qualification can be distributed to members through the electronic publication operating server so that member can read the works for free or for a cheap price. Also, the new writer can be paid predetermined copyright royalty without any expenses for publishing, which can contribute introduction of capable new writers and development of the domestic publishing culture.
  • a step for registering a portable terminal in which the proper terminal ID, which is the proper classification code of the portable terminal of the member, is registered, can be further included so that the bought electronic publication can be read through only predetermined portable terminal.
  • the proper terminal ID is the proper terminal number the portable terminal has, and can include information on, at least a proper company code for distinguishing terminal manufacturers, and proper serial code of the terminal by terminal manufacturer.
  • the proper terminal ID makes the electronic publication read only through the downloading portable terminal so that the proper terminal ID can be used for copy protection and encryption to protect the copyright or publishing right.
  • the portable terminal does not need to have the proper terminal ID.
  • the electronic publication operating server when the electronic publication operating server generates the proper terminal ID and downloads it with the electronic publication to the portable terminal, the proper terminal ID can be registered in a predetermined storage space inside the portable terminal so that the electronic publication can be read through only the corresponding portable terminal.
  • the proper member ID registered in the step 400 for registering member information can be stored in a small-sized and thin storing means for security authentication means, which can authenticate a member, such as a portable multimedia memory card or smart card the member carries, so that the encrypted electronic publication can be read, using the cipher key stored in the security authentication storing means, through the portable terminal or PC having a device which can read the content of the security authentication storing means.
  • the security authentication storing means includes at least a cipher key unique to the member who can read the encrypted electronic publication, and the means can include valid period and other information required for management of the electronic publication operating server.
  • the member can register the proper number of the terminal after accessing the www means of the electronic publication operating server. Also, after the portable terminal is connected to the electronic publication operating server through a communications means, the electronic publication operating server can automatically read the proper terminal ID of the portable terminal and register it. Also, when the proper terminal ID is not inside the portable terminal, the proper terminal ID made unique together with the electronic publication to be downloaded by the electronic publication operating server can be registered in a predetermined storage space inside the portable terminal when the proper terminal ID is downloaded.
  • the proper terminal ID can be registered to the electronic publication operating server when the member buyer the portable terminal so that the member does not need to register the proper terminal ID.
  • the proper terminal ID is decided by each portable terminal manufacturer or the electronic publication operating server companies, and the purpose of the proper terminal ID is to use it in encryption authentication in protecting copyright or preventing copying.
  • the portable terminal according to the present invention can include digital music reproducing functions, digital camera functions, mobile communications functions, wireless Internet functions, GPS functions and image communications functions using IMT2000 communications. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not determined by the description but by the accompanying claims.
  • the content of an electronic publication is encrypted so that only a predetermined portable terminal can read the content.
  • the encryption code of the electronic publication includes ⁇ the author>, ⁇ the publishing right owner>, ⁇ the manufacturing date>, ⁇ the version number>, etc., so that unauthorized persons cannot damage the content of the electronic publication. Also, at this time, when a dispute occurs based on an infringement of the copyright in the future, the code makes proving easier.
  • the electronic publications can be provided to the portable terminal through the Internet and other networks at any time at any place at a cheaper price. Therefore, from the seller's viewpoint, there will be no inventory due to incorrect sales volume forecast, while from the author's viewpoint, publications can be provided en masse at a cheaper price so that profitability can be enhanced. Also from the consumer's viewpoint, they can be given electronic publications at a cheaper price. In conclusion, the present invention makes electronic publications widely distributed.
  • the present invention can be applied to a portable terminal downloading various electronic publications from a server.

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L'invention se rapporte à un terminal portable pour système de publication électronique. Des données multimédia et de publication électronique sont téléchargées à partir d'un serveur d'exécution de la publication électronique. Le terminal portable comporte un organe d'affichage; une unité de mémorisation, un organe de connexion à un ordinateur personnel (PC), une unité de traitement du chiffrement, une unité de traitement de l'affichage, une unité d'alimentation et une unité centrale de traitement pilote. Les publications électroniques sont chiffrées au niveau du terminal portable de sorte que le contenu de ces publications peut être affiché par l'intermédiaire du terminal portable. Ce terminal portable permet de protéger les publications électroniques des contrefaçons et ces publications électroniques peuvent être facilement téléchargées par l'intermédiaire du terminal portable, ce qui permet d'accroître la pénétration commerciale de ces publications électroniques.
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