WO2019172462A1

WO2019172462A1 - Method and device for managing content usage rights

Info

Publication number: WO2019172462A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/002607
Authority: WO
Inventors: 조민경; 최진원; 정재헌; 조성용; 류대원
Original assignee: 라인플러스 주식회사
Priority date: 2018-03-06
Filing date: 2018-03-06
Publication date: 2019-09-12
Also published as: JP2021520532A; KR102614458B1; JP7145959B2; KR20200118412A

Abstract

Provided is a method for managing content usage rights, comprising: receiving a request for the transfer of usage rights for part of a predetermined period from a user having, for the period, the usage rights to pieces of content provided by content providing services; reducing the usage rights of the user on the basis of the transfer request; and providing usage rights, within the scope of the transferred usage rights, to another user satisfying predetermined conditions.

Description

Method and device for managing content's permissions

The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for managing usage rights of content, and more particularly, by a user having usage rights for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service, the usage rights are transferred ( And a method and apparatus for managing usage rights of content, which enables other users to use the content by using the transferred (granted) usage rights.

In watching a media content such as a sound source or a video, it is required to pay a predetermined cost in order to watch the content provided for a fee. That is, a user who wants to watch paid content needs to pay a fee to watch a specific content or purchase a flat-rate ticket that enables the user to watch all (or some) contents provided through a content providing service for a certain period of time. If the user does not want to pay for the payment or the flat-rate ticket, the user may watch at least a part of the paid content for free by watching a predetermined advertisement provided before playing the paid content.

However, when viewing paid content under the provision of such advertisements, since the provided advertisements are often irrelevant to the paid content that the user wants to watch, the user may feel uncomfortable by watching unnecessary advertisements. There is a problem.

Therefore, users who already have the right to watch paid content donate a part of their own viewing rights, so that users who want to use the paid content for free can watch the paid content for free without watching unnecessary advertisements. There is a need for a method and apparatus for managing usage rights of content that provides users with rights and contributes to satisfaction.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0130293 (published November 10, 2014) is a method of adjusting the use rights of the DRM content of the terminal device, the advertisement contained in the DRM content using a license for the DRM content Use the content, update the advertisement content usage state information according to the use, compare the updated advertisement content usage state information with the policy information on the use of the advertisement content, and based on the comparison result, digitally included in the DRM content A method is described that includes adjusting usage rights information for content in a license.

The information described above is merely for the sake of understanding, and may include content that does not form part of the prior art, and may not include what the prior art may suggest to those skilled in the art.

In one embodiment, the use rights for the contents provided through the content providing service of the first user for a predetermined period of time to assign (donate) a specific artist for the provision to other users, and the specific artist A method and an apparatus for managing usage rights of content may be provided to enable a second user who satisfies a predetermined condition associated with the to use content within a range of assigned (authorized) usage rights.

One embodiment is to allow a first user, who is a fan of a particular artist, to transfer some of his or her rights to use the content to another user, thereby enhancing the interest of another user for that particular artist. A method and apparatus for managing usage rights of content may be provided.

One embodiment uses a portion of a right to use content for a period of time, transferred from a first user who is a fan of a particular artist, to make the content available to another user, thereby making the use of the right to use the content more efficient. It is possible to provide a method and a device for managing usage rights of content to maximize the content.

In one aspect, a first user terminal associated with a first user having a first usage right for a first predetermined period of time for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service, the first user terminal being at least part of the first period of time; Said first for 2 periods Receiving a transfer request of a usage right, reducing the first usage right of the first user by the second period based on the transfer request, and a second user associated with a second user that satisfies a predetermined condition A method for managing usage rights of a content is provided to a terminal, the method comprising providing a second usage right for contents of at least some of the plurality of contents during a unit period that is at least part of the second period.

Each of the plurality of contents may be associated with an artist.

The first usage right may be a fixed use right for the first period of time for the plurality of contents.

The transfer request from the first user terminal may be a transfer request designated by a first artist among artists associated with the plurality of contents.

The predetermined condition may be to play a predetermined number of contents among contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents.

The predetermined condition is to play a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents, or designated by at least the first user among contents associated with the first artist. It may be playing content or playing a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist, including the content selected by the second user to play.

And the second user is a subscriber of the content providing service or a user who is not a subscriber of the content providing service but is given a predetermined identifier.

A personal relationship based on a messenger application or SNS may be formed between the first user and the second user.

The method of managing usage rights of the content may further include providing a predetermined reward to the first user.

The reward may be related to the first artist.

The second period may be a time, date, or day of the week belonging to a specific section set by the first user of the first period.

The second usage right may be a usage right for only contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents.

The method of managing usage rights of the content may further include determining whether the first user satisfies a predetermined transferable condition for the first usage right.

The transferable condition is determined to be satisfied when the first user is determined to have played a predetermined number of contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents, or the first Satisfying when it is determined that the second period of the first usage right that the user intends to transfer or the accumulated period of the first usage right that the first user has transferred does not exceed a predetermined maximum transferable period Can be determined.

The method of managing usage rights of the content may further include exposing information about the first user who has transferred the first usage right to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service.

The first user may be plural.

The method of managing usage rights of the content may further include providing a ranking for a plurality of first users associated with the first artist.

The ranking may be exposed to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service.

The ranking may be based on a weight calculated based on the length of the second period of the first usage right assigned by each of the plurality of first users.

The ranking may be determined based on a plurality of parameters including the weight.

The weight among the parameters may be a dominant parameter in determining the ranking.

The second user may be a user accessing a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service through the second user terminal.

The providing of the second use right may include providing guide information related to providing the second use right to the second user terminal, wherein the guide information includes information for guiding the predetermined condition. Determining, according to a response from the second user terminal, whether the predetermined condition of the second user is satisfied; and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, a second user terminal associated with the second user. For, may include providing the second use rights.

The second user may be plural.

The second usage right may be provided only to a predetermined number of second users at regular intervals.

The first user may be plural.

The method of managing usage rights of the content may include exposing a cumulative amount of the second period of the first usage rights transferred by a plurality of first users to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. It may further include.

In another aspect, from a first user terminal associated with a first user having a first usage right for a first predetermined time period for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service through the communication unit and the communication unit, The first for a second period that is at least a portion of the first period Receiving a request for the transfer of the usage right, and reducing the first usage right of the first user by the second period based on the transfer request, to a second user terminal associated with the second user that satisfies a predetermined condition. And a control unit for providing a second usage right for contents of at least some of the plurality of contents during a unit period that is at least part of the second period.

Each of the plurality of contents may be associated with an artist.

The control unit provides guide information related to providing the second usage right to the second user terminal, the guide information including information for guiding the predetermined condition, and a response from the second user terminal. According to the determination of whether the predetermined condition of the second user is satisfied, and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, for the second user terminal associated with the second user, the second usage right Can provide.

To allow users to effectively utilize the usage rights of the contents by transferring (donating) the surplus portion for the use of other users of the usage rights for the contents provided through the contents providing service for the user. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing usage rights of content, which enables other users to use the content without viewing unnecessary advertisements.

By encouraging other users' interest in a particular artist, a user who is a fan of a particular artist transfers some of his or her rights to use the content to another user, provided they meet certain conditions associated with that particular artist. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing usage rights of content that can encourage a user to act as a fan of a specific artist.

When a user who is a fan of a particular artist transfers some of his or her rights to use his or her content to a specific artist for the purpose of providing it to another user, the information associated with the transfer of that right is Provided are methods and apparatus for managing usage rights of content that are exposed to pages associated with a particular artist so that a user can reveal their presence as a fan of that particular artist.

1 is a method of managing usage rights for content in which at least a portion of the usage rights for the contents of the first user are assigned to be designated (donated) for use by the second user by designating the first artist, according to an embodiment. Indicates.

2 illustrates a structure of a first user terminal for transferring usage rights for contents, an apparatus for managing usage rights of contents, and a second user terminal provided with usage rights, according to an exemplary embodiment.

3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of managing usage rights for content that allows at least a portion of the usage rights for content of the first user to be transferred for use by the second user, according to one embodiment.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a ranking among first users to a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service, according to an example.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a second user with a second usage right for contents based on the usage right for contents transferred from the first user according to an example.

6 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for providing information associated with the transfer of a usage right and / or associated user interface to a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service, according to an example.

7 illustrates a page associated with a particular artist of a content providing service according to an example and a method from which the first user requests the transfer of a portion of the first usage right.

8 illustrates a method for receiving a second use right for contents by a second user from a page of a content providing service according to an example.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the detailed description below, "content" may be media content such as, for example, a sound source, a video, or a music video. The artist associated with the content may be a person involved in the production of the content, for example, a singer who produced the content corresponding to the sound source.

In addition, in the detailed description to be described later, the user may be used to represent not only a user who is a human but also an account of a content providing service associated with the user or a user terminal used by the user for convenience of description. For example, receiving a request from a user / providing content to a user may be interpreted as receiving a request from an account (or user terminal) associated with the user / providing content to an account (or user terminal) associated with the user. have. Similarly, the user terminal / user's account used by the user can also be interpreted as representing the user itself.

In addition, the use of the content in the detailed description to be described later may be to view the content according to the purpose specified in the content providing service. For example, the use of media content may be to play the media content. The "use right" of the content may mean a right to use the content according to a purpose designated by the content providing service.

1 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of contents provided by a content usage right management apparatus 100 through a content providing service from first user terminal (s) 110-1 to 110 -N of a first user (s). 1 receives a request indicating the transfer (donation) of the use right, and thus, the second use right belonging to the range of the transferred first use right is transferred to the second user terminal (s) of the second user (s). 1 to 120-N) will be described. As shown, the first user and the second user may be plural, but in the detailed description to be described below, the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120 will be described for convenience and overlapping descriptions will be omitted.

The first usage right may be a right for freely using the contents for a predetermined first period of time with respect to a plurality of contents (eg, a specific range of contents or all contents) provided through the content providing service. . For example, when the content providing service is a sound source providing service, the first use right may be a fixed use right (cumulative reproduction right) for the sound recordings provided through the sound source providing service purchased by the first user. The first predetermined period is a period corresponding to the period purchased by the first user, and may be, for example, one day, one week, one month, or one year.

The first user terminal 110 may request the content usage right management device 100 to transfer a portion of the first usage right. In this case, the first user terminal 110 may designate a specific first artist. The first artist may be, for example, the artist of interest of the first user. In other words, the first user may be a fan of the first artist. The first user terminal 110 may transfer the usage right for the contents during the second period corresponding to at least a part of the first period among the first usage rights which are the usage rights for the contents during the first period. .

First for a second period The content usage right management apparatus 100 that receives the request for the transfer of the use right may reduce the first use right of the first user by a second period. In other words, the content usage right management apparatus 100 may reduce the first usage right in the account associated with the first user for a period of time transferred by the first user.

The content usage right management apparatus 100 may provide a second usage right with respect to the second user terminal 120 of the second user that satisfies a condition associated with a first artist designated by the first user. Can be provided. The second usage right may fall within the scope of the first usage right. The second usage right may be the usage right for the contents for the unit period corresponding to at least part of the above-described second period.

For example, in more detail with reference to a specific example, when the first user has a fixed right to play all the sound sources for 30 days with respect to the sound sources provided by the sound source providing service, the first user is 10 The content usage right management apparatus 100 may request the transfer of the right corresponding to the work for the second user. At this time, the first user may designate the singer AAA that he is a fan of. The content usage right management apparatus 100 receiving the request may reduce the 30-day flat-rate right of the first user to 20-day flat-rate, and divide the flat-rate ticket corresponding to the 10-day into 10 1-day flat-rate coupons so that 10 second users To each of them. The content usage right management apparatus 100 may provide the one-day flat-rate ticket only to a second user who satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to the singer AAA. The predetermined condition may be, for example, playing the sound source associated with the singer AAA more than a predetermined number of times.

As such, the first user can demonstrate his or her presence as a fan of the first artist by designating a first artist who is a fan and donating a portion of the first usage rights, and satisfying a predetermined condition associated with the first artist. The second use right is provided only to the second user, so that the second user may be interested in the first artist. In addition, the second user is provided with the second usage right, so that the second user can use the contents without watching unnecessary advertisements.

On the other hand, as shown, when there are a plurality of first users, some first users (users of the user terminal 110 -N) may assign their first use rights by designating a second artist. At this time, the second user to be provided with the second use right may be required to satisfy the condition associated with the second artist.

A more detailed method of donating a portion of a first usage right that a first user has to a second user for providing to a second user is described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

2, the detailed configuration of the content usage right management apparatus 100 described above with reference to FIG. 1, the first user terminal 110 of the first user, and the second user terminal 120 of the second user. Explain in more detail.

In response to a request for transfer (donation) of the first usage right from the first user terminal 110, the content usage right management apparatus 100 reduces the first usage right of the first user and provides the second user with the second user. An apparatus for providing a usage right may be a server or other computing device that manages a usage right for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service. For example, the content usage right management apparatus 100 operates an application associated with a content providing service installed in the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120, and the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal. It may be a server that provides the use of the content at 120.

The content usage right management apparatus 100 may include a communication unit 210 and a control unit 220.

The communication unit 210 may be a device for the content usage right management apparatus 100 to communicate with another server or

user terminals

110 and 120. In other words, the communication unit 210 is a network interface card, a network interface chip and a networking interface of the content usage management apparatus 100, which transmits / receives data and / or information to other servers or

user terminals

110 and 120. It may be a hardware module such as a port or the like or a software module such as a network device driver or a networking program.

The controller 220 may manage the components of the content usage right management apparatus 100 and may execute a program or an application used by the content usage rights management apparatus 100. For example, the controller 220 executes a program or an application used to process a transfer request for a portion of the first usage right received through the communication unit 210 and to provide the second usage right to the second user. And handle necessary operations. The controller 220 may be at least one processor or at least one core within the processor of the content usage right management apparatus 100.

The controller 220 may include an authority manager 222, an interface provider 224, a ranking calculator 226, and a reward provider 228. Each of the configurations 222-228 of the controller 220 may be implemented with one or more software modules and / or hardware modules.

The rights management unit 222 may include, through the communication unit 210, a first user terminal associated with a first user having a first usage right for a first predetermined time period for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service. 110, a first for a second period of time that is at least part of a first period of time Receive a request for the transfer of usage rights. The rights manager 222 may reduce the first user's first use right by the second period based on the received transfer request. In addition, the rights management unit 222 may be configured to, for the second user terminal 120 associated with the second user satisfying the predetermined condition, at least a portion of the plurality of contents during the unit period corresponding to at least a portion of the second period. It is possible to provide a second usage right that is a usage right for the contents.

The ranking calculator 226 may calculate a ranking between the first users based on the degree of transfer of the use authority of the first users.

The reward provider 228 may provide a predetermined reward to the first user who has transferred the first use right.

The interface provider 224 may provide information related to the transfer of the first use right of the first user and / or a user interface related to the transfer of the first use right.

More specific functions and operations of the components 222 to 228 of the controller 220 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8 to be described later. The configurations 222 through 228 of the controller 220 described above may be implemented in at least one processor, and the functions and operations of the configurations 222 through 228 may be executed by at least one processor. In addition, the functions / operations performed by the components 222 to 228 of the controller 220 may be described as being performed by the controller 220 for convenience of description.

The first user terminal 110 may enable the first user to use a plurality of contents provided through the content providing service by using the first usage right, and transfer a portion of the first usage right. May be an electronic device for requesting the content usage right management apparatus 100. For example, the first user terminal 110 may be a smart phone, a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, a tablet, an Internet of Things device, or a wearable computer. It may be a terminal used by a user such as a wearable computer.

The first user terminal 110 may include a communication unit 230, a control unit 240, and a display unit 250.

The communication unit 230 may be a device for the first user terminal 110 to communicate with the content usage right management apparatus 100 or another user terminal. In other words, the communication unit 230 is a network interface card, a network interface chip and a networking interface of the first user terminal 110, which transmits / receives data and / or information to the content usage right management apparatus 100 or another user terminal. It may be a hardware module such as a port or the like or a software module such as a network device driver or a networking program.

The controller 240 may manage components of the first user terminal 110 and execute a program or application used by the first user terminal 110. For example, the controller 240 may execute an application associated with a content providing service installed in the first user terminal 110 to request the transfer of the first usage right, or may enable the first user to use the content and to perform the necessary operation. Can be processed. The controller 240 may be at least one processor of the first user terminal 110 or at least one core within the processor.

The display unit 250 outputs data input by the first user of the first user terminal 110, or outputs information on content to be used, information related to the transfer of the first usage right of the first user, and a user interface related thereto. It may be a display device. For example, the display unit 250 may include a touch screen. In this case, the display unit may be configured to include a function of an input unit for receiving a setting and a request from a user.

In addition, although not shown, the first user terminal 110 may include a storage unit as a device for storing data or information. The storage may include any memory or storage device. The storage unit may store a program or an application executed by the controller 240 and information related thereto. For example, the storage unit may store information associated with an application associated with a content providing service and information associated with the corresponding application.

The second user terminal 120 may include configurations 230 'to 250' corresponding to the configurations 230 to 250 of the first user terminal 110, respectively. The description of the above-described technical features may be equally applied to the components 230 ′ to 250 ′, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

For more detailed method of managing usage rights for content through interaction between the first user terminal 110 and the second user terminal 120 and the content usage right management apparatus 100, see FIGS. 3 to 8 to be described later. This is explained in more detail.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIG. 1 may be applied to FIG. 2 as it is, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In operation 310, the rights management unit 222 of the controller 220 may include a first associated with a first user having a first usage right for a first predetermined time period for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service. A first from a user terminal for a second period that is at least a portion of the first period The transfer of usage rights may be received.

Each of the plurality of contents provided through the content providing service may be associated with an artist. The artist associated with the content may be a person involved in the production of the content, for example, a singer who produced the content corresponding to the sound source. In addition, each content may be included in an album of the associated artist.

The transfer request of the first usage right from the first user terminal 110 may be a transfer request designated by the first artist by the first user. The designation of the first artist may be performed when the first artist is selected through the first user terminal 110 or when the transfer request is performed through a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. For example, the first user may designate a first artist who is a fan and request that a portion of his first usage rights be donated for provision to the second user.

The first usage right may be a fixed use right for the first period of time for the plurality of contents. For example, the first usage right may be a fixed-use right (streaming right or download right) for a period (1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 1 year) paid by the first user for the plurality of sound sources. The second period of the first usage right to be transferred may be at least a portion of the first period. For example, the second period may be a time, date, or day of the week belonging to a specific period set by the user during the first period. For example, when the first period is one month, the second period to be transferred may be part of 10 days. In addition, the second period of time for the first usage right of one month in which the first usage right is dated (or which the first user may specify) may be 10 days of the specified date. In addition, the second period may be a specific day of the first period (eg, Tuesday), or the second period may be a specific time period of the first period (eg, 0 am to 11 am).

Accordingly, the first user may request donation by designating a period of time (surplus period) that the user is not expected to use during the first period of the first usage right.

In operation 320, the rights manager 222 may determine whether the first user who requests the transfer of the first usage right satisfies a predetermined transferable condition for the first usage right.

For example, when the first user determines that the first user has played a predetermined number of contents among contents associated with the first artist among a plurality of contents provided through the content providing service, the first user selects the first user. It can be determined that the quantity of satisfies a possible condition.

Alternatively, the rights management unit 222 may not, for example, accumulate the first usage right that the first user intends to transfer does not exceed a predetermined maximum transferable period or the first user transfers the first user right. When the determined period (ie, the accumulated period + the second period) does not exceed the predetermined maximum transferable period, the first user can determine that the predetermined transferable condition is satisfied. The predetermined maximum transferable period may be set in specific period units. For example, the authority manager 222 may set a maximum transferable period so that the first user cannot transfer (donate) the first usage right for 30 days or more for one month.

Performing step 320 may prevent the first user from indiscriminately transferring his first usage rights. That is, abusing in donation of the use right of the content can be prevented.

The authority manager 222 may perform step 330 when it is determined that the first user satisfies a predetermined transferable condition.

In operation 330, the authority manager 222 may reduce the first user's first use authority by the second period based on the received transfer request. The rights manager 222 may reduce the first usage right by the second period in the account associated with the first user of the content providing service. For example, when the first user requests the transfer for 10 days of the 30 days of the first usage right, the authority manager 222 may reduce the first user's first use right to 20 days.

In operation 340, the rights management unit 222 may perform at least some of the plurality of contents during the unit period, which is at least a portion of the second period, for the second user terminal 120 associated with the second user that satisfies the predetermined condition. May provide a second usage right for the contents of the.

The predetermined condition that the second user must satisfy in order to acquire the second usage right is that the predetermined condition includes a predetermined number of contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents provided through the content providing service. It may be to play.

For example, the predetermined condition may be to play a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist among a plurality of contents provided through the content providing service. In this case, the specific album may be one designated by the first user or the content usage right management apparatus 100. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be to play content designated by at least a first user among contents associated with the first artist. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be to play a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist, including contents selected by the second user to play. For example, the predetermined condition may be to play three sound sources of the first artist, to play three sound sources included in the first album of the first artist, or the first user among the sound sources of the first artist. It may be to play three sound sources including the selected sound source. Alternatively, the second user may play three sound sources of the first artist including the sound source selected for playback. Playback of "content" that satisfies a predetermined condition to prevent abusing of the second user may be to play the content from the beginning to the end, or to play at least 70% or more (that is, the predetermined value or more). .

The unit period may be at least a portion of the second period, and may be divided into a second period for providing a second use right to the second user. For example, when the second period is 10 days, the unit period may be 1 day. Thus, for example, when a flat fee corresponding to 10 days is donated by the first user (s), the authority manager 222 may divide the information into 10 daily flat bills and provide the same to 10 second users. .

The second usage right may be use right that falls within the scope of the first usage right. The second usage right may be the same as the first usage right except that the period in which the content can be used is shorter than the first usage right. Alternatively, the second usage right may be a usage right for only some of the contents associated with the first artist or a plurality of contents provided through the content providing service. For example, the first user may request the transfer of usage rights by specifying that the usage rights he or she transfers can only be used to use the content of the first artist who is a fan.

The second user who is provided with the second usage right may be a subscriber of the content providing service. Alternatively, the second user may be a user who is not a subscriber of the content providing service but is given a predetermined identifier. For example, the second user may be a user who is given a predetermined guest account instead of an account of the content providing service.

Alternatively, the second user may be a user who has a personal relationship with the first user based on a messenger application or SNS. For example, the first user and the second user may be in a friend relationship. In this case, the first user may request the transfer of the use right so that the use right that he or she transfers is provided only for use of the content of the second user who has a personal relationship with him.

For example, when the second user accesses a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service or selects the content associated with the first artist, the second user may be informed that the second user may be provided with the second use right if a predetermined condition is satisfied. .

By performing step 340, a second user right may be provided to a second user who satisfies a predetermined condition associated with the first artist, thereby inducing a second user's interest in the first artist. In addition, since the transfer of the second use right is made according to the donation request of the first user, the first user can reveal the presence of the first artist as a fan.

In addition, although not shown, the compensation provider 228 may provide a predetermined reward to the first user who has transferred the first use right. The reward provided may be related to the first artist. The reward provider 228 may provide a reward to the first user based on the first user or the ranking of the first user who has transferred the first usage right of the largest period to the plurality of first users.

The reward provided may be, for example, goods associated with the first artist. In addition, emoticons, stickers, points, coupons associated with the first artist and the first user's account (eg, the thumbnail of the account), which may be used in the content providing service or in an application associated with the content providing service (eg, a messenger application). It may be at least one of items that can be displayed visually. Or, it may be an opportunity to provide a connection (on, offline meeting) with the actual first artist.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 may be applied to FIG. 3 as it is, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the first user may be a plurality.

In operation 410, the ranking calculator 226 may calculate a ranking between the first users based on the degree of the transfer of the first usage rights of the first users. The ranking may be a ranking indicating a degree of interest of the first user to the first artist. The ranking may indicate which first user has designated the first artist and contributed the most usage rights (ie, the longest period of time).

In operation 420, the ranking calculator 226 may provide a ranking for a plurality of first users associated with the first artist calculated in operation 410. The ranking may be exposed to the page associated with the content providing service first artist. The user may check the ranking through the

user terminals

110 and 120 accessing the corresponding page.

The ranking may be determined based on a weight calculated based on the length of the second period of first usage rights assigned by each of the plurality of first users. The calculation of the ranking may be performed in a specific period unit. For example, the ranking calculation unit 226 may designate the first artist to designate the first artist in the recent one month to rank higher with the first user who has contributed more first usage rights. In addition, a first user who has more recently donated the first usage right may be ranked higher. In other words, the ranking calculator 226 may determine the ranking of the first users so that the first user who has recently contributed more first usage rights is determined to have a higher rank.

The ranking for the plurality of first users associated with the first artist may be determined based on a plurality of parameters including this in addition to the degree of donation of the first usage right described above. For example, the ranking may be determined based further on at least one of the number of plays of content associated with the first artist, the number of times the content has been shared, and an activity index associated with the first artist. Among these parameters, the weight may be a dominant parameter in determining the ranking. In other words, in determining the ranking, whether or not to contribute the first usage right and the degree of donation may be the most important parameters.

An example of providing a ranking for first users is described in more detail with reference to FIG. 7 to be described later.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 may also be applied directly to FIG. 4, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Step 340 described above with reference to FIG. 3 may include steps 510 to 530 to be described below.

The second user who is provided with the second use right may be a user who accesses a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service through the second user terminal 120.

The interface provider 228 of the controller 220 may provide guide information related to providing the second usage right to the second user terminal 120. The guide information may include information for guiding a predetermined condition described above with reference to step 340.

In operation 520, the authority manager 222 may receive a response from the second user terminal 120. The response may be an agreement to be provided with a second usage right. At this time, the rights management unit 222 may provide a second user who has responded with a right to use contents (eg, designated contents among contents associated with the first artist) to be played to satisfy the predetermined condition. Can be.

In operation 530, the authority manager 222 may determine whether a predetermined condition of the second user is satisfied. The rights manager 222 may determine whether the second user has met the predetermined condition indicated by the information guiding the predetermined condition of the step 510. For example, when the condition that the second user has to play three sound sources of the first artist is guided, the second user may satisfy the condition by playing the three sound sources of the first artist.

In operation 540, when it is determined that the second user satisfies a predetermined condition, the rights manager 222 may provide the second user right to the second user terminal 120 associated with the second user. have. For example, the right management unit 222 may not only provide the second user with the right to use the contents to be played for satisfying the predetermined condition, but also the right allowed by the second use right (eg, provided through a content providing service). Usage rights for all or a portion of the designated content (contents associated with the first artist).

An example of providing a second usage right for the second users is described in more detail with reference to FIG. 8 to be described later.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 may also be applied directly to FIG. 5, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In operation 610, the rights manager 222 may detect a user (first user or second user) accessing a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. The page associated with the first artist may be an album associated with the first artist or a page in which content is organized. The page associated with the first artist may be provided with detailed information about the first artist, the album of the first artist, and the content of the first artist.

In operation 620, the interface provider 224 may provide a page associated with the first artist with information related to the transfer of the first usage right and / or a user interface associated with the transfer of the first usage right.

In detail, in operation 620-1, the interface provider 224 may expose information about the first user who has transferred the first usage right to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service. For example, the interface providing unit 224 may include an ID or nickname of the first user, a predetermined message written by the first user, a length (contribution amount) of a period of the first usage right donated by the first user, and the first user. At least one information of the ranking of may be exposed on the page associated with the first artist. As such, information about the first user is exposed to a page associated with the first artist, so that the first user can reveal his presence as a fan of the first artist. In other words, the transfer of the first usage right that designates the first artist of the first user may give the first user the same satisfaction as purchasing goods related to the first artist.

In operation 620-2, the interface provider 224 may provide ranking information regarding the first users to a page associated with the first artist. The ranking provided may be the ranking described above with reference to FIG. 4.

In operation 620-3, the interface provider 224 may expose a cumulative amount of the second period of the first usage rights transferred by a plurality of first users to a page associated with a first artist. . For example, the interface providing unit 224 may store the accumulated amount of the second period of the first usage right transferred by the plurality of first users for a certain period of time (eg, one month) on the page associated with the first artist. May be exposed. Or / in addition, the interface provider 224 exposes the amount of second usage rights available to the second users (ie, the remaining amount of the total donation as the period available to the second user) to the page associated with the first artist. You may.

Specific examples of the above-described steps 620-1 to 3 are described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 to be described later.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 may be applied as it is to FIG. 6, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 7, a page 700 associated with an exemplary first artist is shown. Page 700 may include the name of the first artist (artist AAA) and the contents associated with the artist (songs A, B ...). Also, as shown, page 700 may include a ranking 710 of first users. The ranking 710 may be exposed as the page 700 is scrolled.

The ranking 710 may show the amount of first usage rights (150 days in the example shown) assigned by each first user and the number of times each user has played the content (eg, 123,333 Listens). In addition, each first user's name (ID or nickname) and thumb tomorrow may be displayed together. The ranking 710 may correspond to the ranking provided by the interface provider 224 described in operation 620-2 described above with reference to FIG. 6.

As shown in the illustrated example, as the portion corresponding to the fan or the top of the ranking 710 in the page 700 is selected, the page 750 for donation of the first usage right may be exposed.

The page 750 may include a cumulative amount 770 of the total contributions of the first users, a ranking 760 of the first users, and a user interface 780 for the donation of the first usage rights. The cumulative amount 770 may correspond to the information provided by the interface provider 224 described in operation 620-3 described above with reference to FIG. 6. The ranking 760 may correspond to the ranking 710.

By selecting the user interface 780, the first user may request the content usage right management apparatus 100 to contribute to the first usage right that the first user has. Although not shown, when the user interface 780 is selected, a user interface for setting a second period for donation may be additionally exposed.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 may be applied as it is to FIG. 7, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 8, a page 800 associated with an exemplary first artist is shown. The page 800 may include content (songs A, B ...) associated with the first artist (artist AAA).

Alternatively, the illustrated page 800 may be a page in which contents are arranged and provided according to a predetermined criterion, rather than a page specifically related to the first artist.

As shown, when the second user selects specific content among the contents exposed on the page 800, as described above with reference to FIG. 5, the guide information 860 to the second user is provided with respect to providing the second usage right. A page 850 may be provided that includes 880.

Alternatively, unlike shown, page 850 may be automatically provided to the second user when the second user accesses

page

700 or 800 associated with the first artist.

The page 850 may include guide information 860 to 880 related to providing the second usage right. The

guide information

860 and 870 may indicate a predetermined condition that the second user must meet. For example, in the illustrated example, the predetermined condition may be to play three sound sources of the artist AAA, including a sound source of the artist AAA selected by the second user.

The second user may request acquisition of the second usage right by selecting “play and receive a use right” in the guide information 880. This request for acquisition of the second usage right may correspond to the “response” of step 520 described above with reference to FIG. 5. The authority manager 222 may provide the second user with the authority to play three sound sources of the artist AAA including the sound source D selected by the second user in response to the request for obtaining the second usage right. . Alternatively, the user may provide a right to play only the selected sound source D and the sound sources A, B, and C among the sound sources of the artist AAA.

Sound sources of the artist AAA for satisfying the predetermined condition may be automatically played when the second user selects "play and receive a use right".

If the second user satisfies a predetermined condition, the rights manager 222 may provide the second user with a second usage right (1 Day Free Ticket, one-day flat ticket for all sound sources).

As certain conditions different from those shown are applied, the guide information 860 to 880 related to providing the second usage right may be implemented differently from those shown.

The second usage right may be implemented to be provided only to a predetermined number of second users at regular intervals. The period of time can be, for example, one day, one week or one month. In one example, the content rights management unit 222 may provide only 10 second usage rights to the second users per day. In other words, even if the residual cumulative donation amount of the first users corresponds to 100 days, only ten second usage rights (that is, usage rights for one day) may be provided to the second users per day. Opportunities for provision of this limited number of second usage rights may be provided to second users on a first come, first served basis. The predetermined number may be determined by the authority manager 222.

As described above, the description of the technical features described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 may also be applied directly to FIG. 8, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments may include a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable PLU (programmable). It can be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as logic units, microprocessors, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For convenience of explanation, one processing device may be described as being used, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process it independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and / or data may be any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. It can be embodied in The software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. In this case, the medium may be to continuously store a program executable by the computer, or to temporarily store for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, it may be distributed on the network. Examples of the medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, And ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like, configured to store program instructions. In addition, examples of another medium may include a recording medium or a storage medium managed by an app store that distributes an application, a site that supplies or distributes various software, a server, or the like.

Although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and the drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method, and / or components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components. Or even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are within the scope of the claims that follow.

Claims

From a first user terminal associated with a first user having a first usage right for a first predetermined period of time for a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service, the second period of time being at least part of the first period of time; First Receiving a request for the transfer of a use right;

Reducing the first usage right of the first user by the second period based on the transfer request; And

Providing, to a second user terminal associated with a second user that satisfies a predetermined condition, a second usage right for at least some of the plurality of contents during the unit period that is at least part of the second period of time;

Including, the permission management method of the content.
The method of claim 1,

Each of the plurality of contents is associated with an artist,

The first usage right is a flat-use right for the first period of time for the plurality of contents,

The transfer request from the first user terminal is a transfer request designated by a first artist among artists associated with the plurality of contents,

And the predetermined condition is to play a predetermined number of contents among contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents.
The method of claim 2,

The predetermined condition is to play a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist of the plurality of contents, or

Playing at least one of the contents associated with the first artist designated by the first user, or

And playing a predetermined number of contents included in a specific album associated with the first artist, including the content selected by the second user to play.
The method of claim 2,

And the second user is a subscriber of the content providing service or a user who is not a subscriber of the content providing service but is given a predetermined identifier.
The method of claim 2,

And a personal relationship based on a messenger application or an SNS is formed between the first user and the second user.
The method of claim 2,

Providing a reward to the first user

More,

And the reward is associated with the first artist.
The method of claim 2,

And the second period is a time, date, or day of the week belonging to a specific section set by the first user of the first period.
The method of claim 2,

And the second usage right is a usage right for only contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents.
The method of claim 2,

Determining whether the first user meets a predetermined transferable condition for the first usage right

More,

The transferable condition is

Is determined to be satisfied when the first user is determined to have played a predetermined number of the contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents, or

When it is determined that the second period of the first usage right that the first user intends to transfer or the accumulated period of the first usage right that is transferred by the first user does not exceed a predetermined maximum transferable period. A method of managing content usage rights that is determined to be satisfied.
The method of claim 2,

Exposing information about the first user who has transferred the first usage right to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service

Further comprising, the permission management method of the content.
The method of claim 2,

The first user is a plurality,

Providing a ranking for a plurality of first users associated with the first artist

More,

The ranking is exposed to a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service,

And wherein the ranking is based on a weight calculated based on the length of the second period of the first usage rights assigned by each of the plurality of first users.
The method of claim 11,

The ranking is determined based on a plurality of parameters including the weight,

Wherein said weight among said parameters is a dominant parameter in determining said ranking.
The method of claim 2,

The second user is a user accessing a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service through the second user terminal,

Providing the second usage right may include:

Providing guide information related to providing the second usage right to the second user terminal, the guide information including information for guiding the predetermined condition;

Determining whether the second user satisfies the predetermined condition according to a response from the second user terminal; And

When it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, providing the second usage right to a second user terminal associated with the second user.

Including, the permission management method of the content.
The method of claim 2,

The second user is a plurality,

And the second usage right is provided only to a predetermined number of second users at regular intervals.
The method of claim 2,

The first user is a plurality,

Exposing a cumulative amount of said second period of said first usage rights assigned by a plurality of first users to a page associated with said first artist of said content providing service

Further comprising, the permission management method of the content.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 15.
Communication unit; And

A first user terminal associated with a first user having a first usage right for a plurality of first periods of a plurality of contents provided through a content providing service through the communication unit, the first user terminal being at least a portion of the first period of time; Said first for two periods Receiving a request for the transfer of the usage right, and reducing the first usage right of the first user by the second period based on the transfer request, to a second user terminal associated with the second user that satisfies a predetermined condition. A control unit for providing a second usage right for contents of at least some of the plurality of contents during a unit period that is at least part of the second period.

Including a content management device.
The method of claim 17,

Each of the plurality of contents is associated with an artist,

The first usage right is a flat-use right for the first period of time for the plurality of contents,

The transfer request from the first user terminal is a transfer request designated by a first artist among artists associated with the plurality of contents,

And the predetermined condition is to play a predetermined number of contents among contents associated with the first artist among the plurality of contents.
The method of claim 18,

The second user is a user accessing a page associated with the first artist of the content providing service through the second user terminal,

The control unit provides guide information related to providing the second usage right to the second user terminal, the guide information including information for guiding the predetermined condition, and a response from the second user terminal. According to the determination of whether the predetermined condition of the second user is satisfied, and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, for the second user terminal associated with the second user, the second usage right Provided, the permission management device of the content.