WO2024075883A1

WO2024075883A1 - System and method for viewing content

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Publication number: WO2024075883A1
Application number: PCT/KR2022/015615
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김해민
Original assignee: 김해민
Priority date: 2022-10-06
Filing date: 2022-10-14
Publication date: 2024-04-11
Also published as: KR20240048318A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content viewing system and, more specifically, to a system and a method for viewing content, wherein a sender can transmit content through a minimal process, and a recipient can view received digital content easily and conveniently without a login. To this end, the present invention provides a method for providing a content viewing service performed by a content viewing mediation device, the method comprising: a step in which, if a sender terminal completes content purchase settlement, a recipient information input link is transmitted to a mediator terminal; a step in which, if recipient information is input from the mediator terminal, an encrypted viewing link is transmitted to the recipient terminal by using the recipient information; a step in which, if the recipient terminal accesses the encrypted viewing link, an authentication code is transmitted to the recipient terminal; a step in which, if an authentication code is input from the recipient terminal, a recipient authentication procedure is performed; and a step in which, if the recipient is authenticated through the authentication procedure, encrypted content is transmitted to the recipient terminal by using the recipient information.

Description

Content viewing system and method

The present invention relates to a content viewing system, and more specifically, to a content viewing system and method that allows the sender to send content with minimal processing and the recipient to easily and conveniently view the delivered digital content without logging in. It's about.

In the conventional content trading system, users can forward electronic publications to their acquaintances' contact information, but there are inconveniences and restrictions in that the recipients must view the content only on the site or app that the user purchased.

Meanwhile, unspecified recipients who want to view content but are unable to do so have few opportunities to use the content because the path to receive the content from an available sender is unclear.

As an example of a sender, intermediary, and receiver, even if a donor wants to provide the benefits of an electronic publication reading service to beneficiaries such as socially vulnerable groups, there is no suitable platform for the donor to deliver the electronic publication.

In addition, even if an electronic publication is donated by a donor and provided to recipients, if the conventional electronic publication transaction system is used, personal information is exposed because there is no legitimate intermediary or intermediary agency that has received consent to manage personally identifiable information, so as described above, recipients cannot receive electronic publications. It is inevitable that people will find it difficult to read publications.

The present invention was created to solve the above-described problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a content platform through which content senders can deliver content with a minimum of steps.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a content viewing method that allows a recipient to easily and conveniently view the delivered content. For example, it allows the recipient to view electronic publications donated by the donor to the recipient through an intermediary.

To this end, the present invention is a method of providing a content viewing service performed in a content viewing intermediary device, which includes the steps of transmitting a recipient information input link to an intermediary terminal when payment for content purchase is completed from a sender terminal, and receiving recipient information from the intermediary terminal. Then, transmitting an encrypted viewing link to the recipient terminal using recipient information; transmitting an authentication code to the recipient terminal when the recipient terminal accesses the encrypted viewing link; and receiving an authentication code from the recipient terminal. Once input, it includes performing an authentication procedure for the recipient, and transmitting content encrypted using recipient information to the recipient terminal when the recipient is authenticated according to the authentication procedure.

In addition, the present invention is a content viewing method performed on a user terminal, comprising the steps of receiving an encrypted OTP-based viewing link from a content viewing intermediary device, and receiving an authentication code from the content viewing intermediary device when accessing the encrypted viewing link. A step of transmitting the authentication code to the content viewing intermediary device, receiving content encrypted with user information from the content viewing intermediary device, and decrypting the encrypted content using the user information. .

As described above, the content viewing system according to the present invention allows users to safely deliver content to unspecified recipients who need it in a minimal process without exposing the recipient's identification information.

Meanwhile, while those who do not have permission to receive content cannot read it, recipients who have permission can easily and conveniently view electronic publications.

1 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of a content viewing system according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing the signal processing flow between each subject in the content viewing system according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of a content viewing intermediary device that constitutes a content viewing system according to the present invention.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are given similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to “include” a certain component, this means that it may further include other components rather than excluding other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

In addition, the terms “…unit” and “…module” used in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, a content viewing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the configuration of a content viewing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the content viewing system according to the present invention is comprised of a content viewing intermediary device 100 and a plurality of computing devices 200.

The content viewing intermediary device 100 is a web-based or app-based platform that can be accessed through a network by a plurality of computing devices 200. The content viewing intermediary device 100 is accessed by a web browser or client application installed on the computing devices 200. The content viewing intermediary device 100 may be implemented on a server built by a content service company.

The content viewing intermediary device 100 performs a content viewing process that performs registration and purchase payment for content such as electronic publications and provides encrypted content to a designated user.

The plurality of computing devices 200 connected to the content viewing intermediary device 100 are computing devices owned by content service users. The computing device may be a smartphone, tablet PC, laptop computer, personal computer, etc., and any type of device may be used as long as it can access the content viewing mediation device 100 through an app or the web.

Content service users include content senders, content recipients, and content intermediaries. For convenience of explanation, the plurality of computing devices 200 include a content sender terminal 200-1, a content receiver terminal 200-2, and a content broker terminal 200-3, each of which includes a sender terminal 200- 1), abbreviated as receiver terminal 200-2 and intermediary terminal 200-3.

The sender terminal (200-1) is a computing device owned by a person who purchases content for various purposes, the receiver terminal (200-2) is a computing device owned by a person who receives content, and the intermediary terminal (200-3) is a computing device owned by a person in charge of mediating content with content recipient information.

Figure 2 shows the signal processing flow between each subject in the content viewing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the sender terminal 200-1 first connects to the content viewing intermediary device 100 to purchase content and proceed with payment (S10).

When the purchase payment for the content is completed, the content viewing intermediary device 100 creates a recipient information input link and transmits it to the already registered intermediary terminal 200-3 (S12).

Upon receiving the recipient information input link, the intermediary terminal 200-3 inputs the recipient information through the recipient information input link and transmits the recipient information (name and phone number) to the content viewing intermediary device 100 (S14).

The content viewing intermediary device 100 transmits an encrypted viewing link to the recipient terminal 200-2 using recipient information (S16). The viewing link can be accessed by an authentication code such as a password, and the content to be provided is linked to this viewing link.

When the recipient terminal 200-2 accesses the encrypted viewing link (S18), the content viewing mediation device 100 generates and transmits an authentication code to the recipient terminal 200-2 (S20). The authentication code is a one-time password (OTP) generated by the content viewing intermediary device 100.

When the recipient terminal 200-2 receives the authentication code and inputs the authentication code through the viewing link (S22), the content viewing mediation device 100 performs an authentication procedure for the recipient (S24).

When the recipient is authenticated according to the authentication procedure, the content viewing intermediary device 100 transmits the content encrypted using the recipient information to the recipient terminal 200-2 (S26).

Then, the recipient terminal 200-2 decrypts the encrypted content using the recipient information and views the content (S28).

Meanwhile, when the content viewing intermediary device 100 transmits the encrypted content to the recipient terminal 200-2, it can notify the sender terminal 200-1 and the intermediary terminal 200-3 of completion of content provision (S30, S31).

Figure 3 shows the internal configuration of the content viewing mediation device 100 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the content viewing mediation device 100 includes a communication interface 102 and a control unit 104.

The communication interface 102 is a part for performing data communication with computing devices including the sender terminal 200-1, the receiver terminal 200-2, and the intermediary terminal 200-3. The communication interface 102 is a communication module such as Ethernet that is connected to the Internet and performs TCP/IP communication.

The control unit 104 is a part that controls and manages the overall operation of the content viewing mediation device 100. The control unit 104 performs various functions, but according to an embodiment of the present invention, it performs functions such as content management, link management, and authentication.

The control unit 104 includes both hardware and software, and functions such as content management, link management, and authentication described above may be configured as software modules.

The content management unit 110 registers various contents and performs purchase payments for the contents. When purchased content is generated, the content management unit 110 delivers it to the link management unit 120, encrypts the content using recipient information received from the link management unit 120, and provides it to the recipient.

When the link management unit 120 receives the fact that the purchased content has occurred from the content management unit 110, it creates a link for entering recipient information and transmits it to a pre-registered intermediary. Additionally, the link management unit 120 encrypts and creates a viewing link and transmits the encrypted viewing link to the recipient received from the intermediary.

The link management unit 120 transmits the recipient information input through the recipient information input link to the content management unit 110, and delivers the authentication code received through the encrypted viewing link to the authentication unit 130.

When the recipient accesses the encrypted viewing link, the authentication unit 130 generates an authentication code and transmits it to the recipient, checks the authentication code input from the recipient, and performs an authentication procedure for the recipient. When authentication of the recipient is completed, the authentication unit 130 notifies the content management unit 104 of the recipient authentication and requests provision of content.

An embodiment of the present invention explains a configuration in which content, such as an electronic publication, is provided to a recipient through an intermediary and the recipient views the content. When such content is provided for the purpose of donation, the sender becomes a donor, and the recipient becomes a donor. The beneficiary can be the person in charge of a welfare education institution, etc., and the intermediary can be.

The above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in any respect and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be widely used in various content trading systems such as electronic publications and digital content.

Claims

In the method of providing a content viewing service performed by a content viewing intermediary device,

When payment for content purchase is completed from the sender terminal, a link for entering recipient information is transmitted to the intermediary terminal;

When recipient information is input from the intermediary terminal, transmitting an encrypted viewing link to the recipient terminal using the recipient information;

transmitting an authentication code to the recipient terminal when the recipient terminal accesses the encrypted viewing link;

performing an authentication procedure for the recipient when the authentication code is input from the recipient terminal;

A method comprising transmitting content encrypted using recipient information to the recipient terminal when the recipient is authenticated according to the authentication procedure.
In the content viewing method performed on the user terminal,

Receiving an encrypted OTP-based viewing link from a content viewing intermediary device;

Receiving an authentication code from the content viewing intermediary device when accessing the encrypted viewing link;

receiving content encrypted with user information from the content viewing intermediary device when the authentication code is transmitted to the content viewing intermediary device;

A method comprising the step of decrypting the encrypted content using the user information.