KR20020038020A - music provide service system and operation method for this system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for providing a music service and an operation method are provided to enable a user to save a plurality of music files regardless of the storage space of a PC and a mobile communication terminal and to make a continuous playback possible. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a database(110) storing the music files selected by the user and a web server(120) playing back the stored music file according to a request of the user by connecting to the database and transmitting the stored music file to a personal terminal(200) of the user. The web server includes a playback order establishing part(121) establishing the playback order of respective music files in the space of a music file storage(111) allocated to the user, a playback executer(122) playing back the music files according to the playback order by a music playback program, and a transmitter(123) transmitting the music file played back by the playback executer to the user's terminal in real time.

Description

Music provide service system and operation method for this system}

The present invention relates to a system of a site that provides a music service on-line and a method of operating the same. In particular, a system and a system in which the reproduction can be performed in a state in which the music and the playback order of various music are designated according to the consumer's choice It is about how to operate.

Conventionally, each music listener carries a cassette player, a cassette tape or a CD (Compact Disc) player, a CD, or the like directly to perform various kinds of music recorded on the cassette tape or CD.

However, this requires a music listener (user) owning a cassette player or a CD player, which is problematic in terms of its purchase cost.

Currently, a program (for example, Microsoft's "Windows Media Player") is installed on an individual personal computer (PC) without having to directly purchase a device for listening to the music. This makes it possible to listen to various kinds of music.

At this time, the music files are pre-stored in the user's PC or installed in a linked state on each music service providing site on the Internet, thereby reproducing the music selected by the user.

However, in such a case, the currently provided music file player can designate each music file to be played in the order selected by the user, which is a limitation that the music file must be stored in the user's PC. There was.

That is, a typical music service providing site can listen to only one music file selected by the user, but is not constructed to continuously play a plurality of music files selected by the user.

This is because the user cannot store the music file on a PC or a separate storage device by the user's discretion until the user purchases the music file due to a problem of ownership of each music file.

However, this method has not only caused inconveniences and lack of storage space for consumers to download each music file individually and store it on their PC, but also saves money on the purchase of each music file. There is a problem that can cause a lot of complaints.

In particular, since the cost of purchasing the music file is charged for each song, the user cannot easily purchase the music file, so that the user has the problem of owning the music file by using an illegal download. .

Meanwhile, due to the implementation of music broadcasting stations, consumers can continue to listen to music when they are connected to the Internet.

However, this method has a problem that the consumer cannot directly select a song to listen to and simply listens to a song that is played on a music station, so that the user does not have a great appeal. The need for a business model has emerged.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, it is possible to store a number of music files that the user wants to listen to the storage space of the user's PC or mobile communication terminal, and the stored angle It is an object of the present invention to provide a music service providing system and a method of operating the same, which allow continuous playback of music files in the order designated by the user.

1A and 1B are schematic diagrams illustrating a music service providing system according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart schematically showing the basic operation of the present invention music service providing system

Figure 3 is a flow chart schematically showing an operating method for the process of performing the production of a virtual record of the operating method of the music service providing system of the present invention

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation method for a process of generating a shortcut icon for the playback of a virtual recording in the operating method of the music service providing system of the present invention and performing a playback of the recording using the generated shortcut. Flowchart

FIG. 5 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a method of operating a performance performed on a musical instrument which a user wants to listen to among operating methods of the music service providing system of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operating method for a process of manufacturing and purchasing a virtual record produced on-line in an operating method of the music service providing system according to the present invention. FIG.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

110. Database 111. Music file storage

120. Web Server 121. Play order setting section

122. Reproduction Execution Unit 123. Transmission

124. Classification execution unit 200. User's terminal

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a database having a music file storage unit for allocating a predetermined size of space available to each user to store a plurality of music files selected by the user online or offline ( DB: Data Base); A playback order setting unit for setting a playback order for each music file stored in the user's allocated space allocated to the music file storage unit, and having a separate music playback program installed; A web-server having a reproducing unit operable to be reproduced according to the set reproducing order, and having a transmitting unit which transmits the song reproduced by the reproducing unit to be output in real time from a user's terminal. There is provided a built-in music service providing system.

In addition, the present invention comprises the steps of classifying each music file collected by the user on-line or off-line into a plurality of records according to the user's needs and storing each of the music file storage on-line; If there is a selection of the playback of the record by the user, the step of continuously playing at least one or more music files belonging to the selected record through the terminal of the user: includes a method of operating a music service providing system is provided.

Hereinafter, each embodiment according to the configuration and method of the present invention as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B to 6.

First, FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams illustrating a music service providing system according to the present invention.

That is, the present invention provides a music service providing system (DB; Data Base) (110) for storing a large number of music files selected by the user, and is built online and in response to the user's request in connection with the DB Therefore, it is largely composed of a web server (Web-server) 120 to play the pre-stored music files, and transmit them to the user's personal terminal 200.

In this case, the personal terminal may not only be a personal computer (PC) 210 but also be a mobile communication terminal 220 such as a personal cellular phone, a portable digital assistant (PDA), or the like. Can be.

In addition, the DB 110 has a music file storage 111 to allocate a space of a predetermined size available to each user to store a plurality of music files selected by the user online or offline.

In addition, the web server 120 has a play order setting unit 121 for setting a play order for each music file on the space allocated to the corresponding user of the music file storage 111, and a separate music play program. Is installed and has a play performer 122 operable to play the music file in accordance with the set play order by the music play program, and the user can play the song played by the play performer in the user's terminal 200. It has a transmission unit 123 for transmitting to output in real time.

The music file playback program is most preferably a media player distributed by Microsoft Corp. or a real player distributed by RealNetworks (TM) Inc. It may be conventional, but is not limited to this, and various other music reproduction programs may be used.

The music file playing program as described above may be installed and used by each user directly on their own terminal. More preferably, the music file playing program can be operated on the web by installing the program on the web server 210. Listen to music through a personal mobile communication terminal that does not have a separate program installation.

In this case, the user only needs to have a device (output unit) 211 and 221 for outputting a sound on his terminal for listening to the music file.

In addition, the web server 120 further includes a classification execution unit 124 for dividing each music file stored in the music file storage 111 for each category according to a user's selection.

The operation method of the music service providing system of the present invention configured as described above will be described in more detail according to the operation process with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, in order to receive the music service according to the present invention, each user connects to the web server 120 online through his or her own PC.

At this time, the web server 120 checks whether the user is registered as a member, and in this process, if the user is not registered as a member, requests for user registration.

When the user is registered by the above process, the web server 120 allocates a predetermined music file storage space to the registered user.

That is, the web server 120 allocates a predetermined space in the music file storage unit 111 constituting the DB 110 to the user so that the user can store various music files stored on his PC. In addition to surfing the web, you can save each music file you purchase.

At this time, it is preferable that each music file stored in the music file storage 111 should be a music file sold at a site operated by the music service providing system of the present invention or purchased legally.

In this process, the classification performing unit 124 constituting the web server 120 plays a role of assisting the user to smoothly classify each music file stored by the user.

That is, when the user requests a classification for each music file stored in the music file storage 111, the classification execution unit 124 classifies each music file by classification by the user's selection and sorts the virtual files online. Make it a record.

At this time, the virtual records classified by the category may be a virtual record according to the classification by ballad, rock, pop song, popular song, etc., may be a virtual record by each singer, or each genre and according to the user's selection The singer can be a mixed virtual record.

If the user wants to make an online virtual record for a specific singer, the user collects the music file for the singer's song through various paths and stores the music file in a virtual space created on a predetermined space that has been allocated. The online virtual record for the singer is completed.

Referring to the flow chart of FIG. 3 showing the process of recording each music file in the virtual recording in more detail as follows.

First, create a folder for the virtual record with the desired title.

At this time, the shape of the folder of the virtual record is set in the form of an icon that forms the shape of a normal CD, and the surface design thereof can be selectively changed according to a user's needs.

This is possible by storing a plurality of sample images in advance in the classification performing unit 124 so that a user simply selects each sample image displayed on a web page, thereby creating a virtual CD record having the corresponding image as a cover. Do.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user may directly create an image of the cover of the CD and apply the image to the virtual CD, or apply an image to the virtual CD by simply cutting and pasting the image. .

When the generation of the virtual recording is completed by the above-described process, each music file is stored in the music file storage 111, stored in the user's PC 210, or purchased from other sites on the Internet. To be included in the virtual recording.

This is possible by storing each music file desired by the user in the folder of the virtual recording.

At this time, each of the designated music files is stored in the music file storage unit 111 having the corresponding virtual record, and in this process, the user designates the playback order for each music file as desired.

To this end, during the storage of each music file, a request is made to select a specific music file to be preferentially reproduced from each music file in the corresponding virtual recording.

At this time, the web server 120 sets the selected music file as the highest priority playback order, and then repeatedly requests the selection of the next music file and designates the playback order in the selected order. The online virtual record is completed.

As a result, the user can directly designate each music file, so that the user can create his own virtual album online.

In addition, the virtual record generated by the above process may be one, or may be a plurality of more records.

That is, the larger the music file storage space allocated to the user, the greater the volume of virtual recordings.

This is possible by making a difference in the space provided to each user by various methods such as the degree of utilization or contribution of the site operated by the present invention music service system to the user, allocation of additional space according to a request for adding capacity from the user, and the like. .

In addition, when a plurality of virtual recordings are generated by the user's selection, it is preferable to set such that repeated or sequential continuous playback for each recording is generated.

In other words, considering that the playback time of a typical music CD is 45 minutes to 1 hour, it is desirable to be able to listen to each record without interruption of the music so that it is not restricted in time.

This means that only a single operation, such as a restaurant, a coffee shop, a record store, a general convenience store, or another store, can continuously or repeatedly play music according to the mood of each company or the needs of each company. This is to solve the user's dissatisfaction with the music broadcasting station that has been continuously selected by the conventional random music selection by themselves.

The setting for sequential continuous playback for each record as described above is made almost similar to the order designation for each music file in the corresponding record described above.

That is, the user directly sets the playback order for at least one virtual record classified according to the user's selection, thereby setting for sequential continuous playback of each record.

On the other hand, the present invention further proposes that playback of each music file set in the music service providing system can be performed by a simple operation.

In other words, the user has to directly access the website providing the music service according to the present invention, and the user must select a corresponding recording to play the music contained in the corresponding virtual recording, but the terminal (personal PC or mobile) that the user has Communication terminal) by placing a shortcut (or a shortcut) having a URL (Uniform Resource Location) of the corresponding virtual record and simply selecting the shortcut icon to store the virtual record stored in the music file storage of the site. It suggests that each music in the can be played.

Referring to Figure 4 showing the process of operating the present invention music service providing system for this purpose is as follows.

First, according to the user's selection, a shortcut icon for each of the virtual records produced online is generated.

This allows the user to use the same method as a shortcut icon generation method on a normal OS (Operation System), or when a user requests the creation of a shortcut icon, the web server recognizes the request and automatically generates a shortcut icon for the record. do.

In addition, when selecting an icon previously stored on the web server, the icon may be used as a shortcut icon for the recording.

When the generation of the shortcut icon as described above is completed, the web server 120 transmits the shortcut icon generated as described above to the user terminal 200.

That is, the setting is performed so that the shortcut icon is automatically placed on the desktop of the personal PC 210 of the user, or the setting is performed so that the shortcut icon is placed at the position designated by the user.

In this case, the shortcut icon has a linked address for the virtual record stored in the music file storage 111 of the music service providing system according to the present invention, and when the shortcut icon is selected, the shortcut icon is stored in the linked address. The music file is played.

In addition, the shortcut icon may be implemented to have a user's login information to enable automatic access to a site operated by the music service providing system of the present invention, or display a login screen to request a login when receiving a corresponding service. After the login is made, the music for the corresponding recording is implemented.

Accordingly, when the user selects a shortcut icon displayed on the desktop of the PC 210 or another location, the user's PC accesses a site operated by the music service providing system of the present invention to which the shortcut icon is linked. In addition, it requests to play each music file belonging to the corresponding record stored in the link address of the shortcut icon.

At this time, the web server 120 constituting the music service providing system checks information such as each music file for the record to which the shortcut icon is linked, and the playback order set by the user for the respective music file.

In addition, the playback performing unit 122 constituting the music service providing system reproduces each music file for the identified record as described above according to the setting information.

At this time, the reproduction of each music file is made through a music file playing program installed in the play performing unit 122, and the signal output by the program is transmitted to the user terminal 200 via the transmitting unit 123. The branches are transmitted to the output units 211 and 221 in real time.

In this process, when the first full play of each music file for the virtual record on-line is completed, the web server 120 which checks this information checks the corresponding information and checks whether the repeat play for the virtual record is set, and repeats the play. If is set, each music file belonging to the record is played repeatedly.

If the shortcut icon selected by the user in the above-described process is set to continuously reproduce the plurality of virtual recordings, if the output of one virtual recording is completed, the playback of the virtual recordings set in the next order is performed.

As a result, by the above-described process, the user can continuously listen to the song or music for the virtual record at any time as long as the online connection is made without the limitation of the storage space of the PC.

In particular, when the method is applied to a mobile communication terminal, the user is not limited by not only the storage space but also the place, and thus, the user can listen to the music he / she wants at any time.

Of course, at this time, the mobile communication terminal should be capable of the Internet.

On the other hand, the present invention further proposes that the user can perform the performance of the tones of various musical instruments by the user's selection when the user listens to each music on the virtual record produced online.

At this time, the reproduction of the corresponding music file through the tone of each instrument is preferably used to generate the respective sound source used in the conventional digital synthesizer (Digital Synthesizer).

To this end, the music service providing system of the present invention provides a sound source unit for generating a waveform of sound, a waveform modulator for modulating the waveform generated in the sound source into a new waveform, an effect unit for properly creating each tone, and modulating amplitude. It is further provided with a volume modulator for finally making the sound by adjusting the volume, the illustration thereof will be omitted.

In this case, a sound source method for generating a waveform by the sound source unit may use a variety of methods, such as conventional FM (Frequency Modulation), PCM (Pules Code Modulation), AWM (Advanced Wave Memory), sampling sound source method However, it is not specified in any way.

Therefore, when the user selects the playing instrument of each music file when the user requests to play each music file recorded on the virtual record online, the user generates the waveform of the corresponding instrument sound stored through the sound source unit and changes the tone by the waveform modulator. (Growl) is generated to produce the sound of the instrument played.

Then, each music file recorded in the virtual record is reproduced according to the playing sound of the musical instrument generated as described above.

This process is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 5, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in the present invention, as described above, each music belonging to each record stored in the music file storage unit, or a virtual record corresponding to the user's needs, may be manufactured or sold to be provided to the user. To present.

To this end, the music service providing system according to the present invention, when a user requests to purchase a virtual record produced online, manufactures the corresponding virtual record produced on-line as an actual record, and requests the user's request for the manufactured record. Make sure it can be delivered to your address.

Referring to Figure 6 showing this process in more detail as follows.

First, when a user makes a virtual record online and performs information on a recipient who wants to receive the virtual record simultaneously with a purchase request for the virtual record, the purchase order is received by the web server.

In this case, the web server obtains the information of the payee designated by the user and each piece of information about the virtual record that the user wants to purchase, and transmits the obtained information to a production department for producing a record or a production company.

In this case, each piece of information about the virtual record may be a title, a singer's name, a reproduction order of each music file, a design of the corresponding virtual record, and the like, included in the record.

Then, based on the information about the record transmitted to the record production department by the above process is produced as a music playback disk, the title and design of the virtual record is applied to the cover design of the music playback disk.

As such, when the manufacture of the record is completed, the manufactured record is delivered to the recipient, and the delivery destination and the delivery method are designated through the recipient information input by the user.

As a result, by the above-described process, the user can own the virtual recording made online as the actual recording, thereby improving the satisfaction.

As described above, the present invention enables the user to listen to the music files that the user wants to listen to without needing to be stored in the storage space of the personal computer or the personal mobile communication terminal. There is.

In addition, the stored music files can be continuously and repeatedly played in the order designated by the user's selection, so that the desired music can be listened to for a desired time by a single operation.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of improving the satisfaction of the service to the user by manufacturing and providing the actual record if the user wants to own the virtual record produced online.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that it is possible to further improve the user's satisfaction by being able to select the instrument that the user wants to listen.

Claims (10)

A data base (DB) having a music file storage unit for allocating a predetermined size of space available to each user to store a plurality of music files selected by the user online or offline; A playback order setting unit for setting a playback order for each music file stored in the user's allocated space allocated to the music file storage unit, and having a separate music playback program installed; A web-server having a reproducing unit operable to be reproduced according to the set reproducing order, and having a transmitting unit which transmits the song reproduced by the reproducing unit to be output in real time from a user's terminal. Music service providing system, characterized in that the built. The method of claim 1, And a web classification server further comprising a classification performing unit for classifying each music file stored in the music file storage unit by a classification according to a user's selection. Classifying each music file collected by the user online or offline into a plurality of virtual records according to the user's needs and storing the music file in an online music file storage unit; And continuously playing the at least one music file belonging to the selected virtual record through the terminal of the user when the user selects the playback of the virtual record by the user. Operating method. The method of claim 3, wherein The process of classifying each music file into a virtual record online Generating a virtual recording of a desired title; Selecting each music file of the previously stored music files to be recorded in the virtual record generated by the above process; Classifying each of the selected music files to fall within a corresponding recording; The step of designating the playback order of each music file belonging to the virtual record; System operation method of the music service providing system comprising the. The method of claim 4, wherein The process of specifying the playback order of each music file in the virtual recording Designating a specific music file to be preferentially reproduced among the respective music files in the virtual record; Setting the designated music file in a priority order of reproduction; And repeatedly performing selection of a music file to be played back later and designation of the order of the file based on the set music file. The method of claim 3, wherein When the music file belonging to the virtual record selected by the user is completed, checking whether the repeat play is set for the virtual record and if the repeat play is set, repeatedly playing the music file belonging to the virtual record The system operating method of the music service providing system, characterized in that is further included. The method of claim 3, wherein Generating a shortcut icon for each virtual record having a title set according to a user's selection; Moving the generated shortcut icons to a location desired by a user; If the user selects the shortcut icon, the user is automatically connected to the online and stored in the user's music file storage, and play each music file belonging to the virtual record linked to the shortcut in real time. System operation method of the music service providing system characterized in that the further progress. The method of claim 3, wherein Setting each reproduction order for at least one virtual record classified according to a user's selection; If the user requests to continuously play a plurality of virtual recordings, the step of sequentially performing the playback for each record according to the set playback order: the system operating method of the music service providing system, characterized in that further proceeds. The method of claim 3, wherein When a user wishes to purchase a specific virtual album produced online Acquiring a variety of information for manufacturing and delivering the virtual recording through a web server; Transferring the obtained information to a production department of an actual record; Manufacturing an actual record using the transferred information; And delivering the manufactured real record to a place requested by a user. The method of claim 3, wherein When the user requests to play each music file, the operation process of the web server Requesting selection of at least one instrument for playing each music file; And performing the reproduction of the corresponding music file with the performance sound according to each of the selected musical instruments.