KR20100020091A - Method and system for billing an using fee about intelligent contents - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a user creates an intelligent content, sets a selling price, registers it in a server, another user purchases and edits an intelligent content, and then resets and registers the selling price of the edited intelligent content, and another user edits the intelligent content. The present invention relates to an intelligent content distribution system and method for allowing a server to sell edited intelligent content to distribute revenue generated by purchasing a content to each user who has edited and registered.

An intelligent content distribution system according to the present invention includes a content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network; A content management server interworking with the content distribution server and managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content sold and distributed from the content distribution server; And producing and registering the intelligent content in the content distribution server, or purchasing intelligent content from the content distribution server, adding and editing user additional data, resetting the price of the edited intelligent content, and re-registering the content distribution server. It includes a user terminal.

According to the present invention, the user can purchase digital content to add and edit additional information desired by the user. In addition, the user may set the selling price and resell the digital content edited by the user. In addition, the profits generated when the digital content is edited and resold by various users are distributed to each user who participates in the editing and resales, thereby allowing the resellers to share the profits.

Description

Intelligent content distribution system and method {Method and system for billing an using fee about intelligent contents}

The present invention relates to an intelligent content distribution system and method, and more particularly, a user creates an intelligent content, sets a selling price, registers it in a server, and purchases and edits the intelligent content by another user. To register and re-register, and allow the server to distribute the revenue generated by selling the edited intelligent content to each edited user when another user purchases the edited intelligent content. .

In recent years, the demand for various digital contents using Internet communication or wireless communication is increasing rapidly. As a result, each content provider is developing digital content that meets user needs.

However, in order to produce such digital content, for example, broadcast content, programmers and designers produce broadcast content using a content authoring tool or a programming language conforming to a standard.

At this time, it is substantially impossible to update and transmit data manually and in real time during the life time of the content. Even if this is partially possible, there is absolutely a need for a dedicated authoring tool that can create data broadcasting content that includes real-time data information and establish relationships with real-time data, and a system that can automatically update real-time data content. .

In the conventional broadcasting content production technology, it is inconvenient to separately create a real-time application for producing a broadcast content including real-time data and a real-time operating system corresponding thereto through programming whenever necessary. In addition, since programming for processing real-time data for broadcast content is required, it is difficult to produce data broadcast content including real-time data information unless an expert.

Accordingly, most digital contents, including broadcast contents, have been produced and distributed in a state that cannot be edited by the user after being produced once when they are sold and distributed through the Internet. The disadvantage is that it can only be used in an uneditable state.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention, the user to produce the intelligent content to set the selling price and register in the server, the other user purchases and edits the intelligent content and then reset the registration price of the edited intelligent content to register It is an object of the present invention to provide an intelligent content distribution system and a method for distributing the profit generated by selling the edited intelligent content to each user who has edited and registered another content when another user purchases the edited intelligent content.

An intelligent content distribution system according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network; A content management server interworking with the content distribution server and managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content sold and distributed from the content distribution server; And producing and registering the intelligent content in the content distribution server, or purchasing intelligent content from the content distribution server, adding and editing user additional data, resetting the price of the edited intelligent content, and re-registering the content distribution server. It includes a user terminal.

In addition, the content management server to distribute the proceeds generated according to the sales amount set by the user for each user terminal to the proceeds generated when the intelligent content is edited and resold in different user terminals after the sale. do.

The user terminal may be a set-top box for receiving the intelligent content in real time or a computer terminal for purchasing the intelligent content through the communication network.

In addition, the content management server, when the user terminal is connected through the communication network to purchase the intelligent content, the content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content, and the user additional data of the edited intelligent content to view and reproduce An edit viewing toolkit can be provided to the user terminal.

In addition, the content management server manages the price and copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the user terminal and registered from the user terminal, and manages the price and copyright of the edited intelligent content to which the user additional data is added. Done.

In addition, the user additional data may include a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, main device encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors.

The intelligent content or the edited intelligent content includes media data played in the user terminal, a player program for playing the media data, a resource including data related to playing the media data, and the media data played. If a predetermined event occurs during the operation, the management program for performing the corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource.

On the other hand, the content management server according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the content distribution server for selling and distributing the intelligent content, and the user terminal for registering the intelligent content or registration of the edited intelligent content through a communication network A communication unit for communicating; A content manager for managing the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content from being registered and sold to the content distribution server from the user terminal; And a content database storing sales distribution information of the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content.

The content manager may also manage the price and copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the user terminal and registered from the user terminal, and manage the price and copyright of the edited intelligent content to which the user additional data is added. Done.

The content management unit may provide the user terminal with a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content, and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content.

In addition, the content management unit, the revenue generated when the intelligent content is sold from the content distribution server to the user terminal after being edited and resold in different user terminals, the sales amount set by the user for each user terminal Each proceed will be distributed.

The intelligent content or the edited intelligent content includes media data played in the user terminal, a player program for playing the media data, a resource including data related to playing the media data, and the media data played. If a predetermined event occurs during the process, the management program performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource.

On the other hand, the user terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a communication unit for communicating with another external device through a communication network; A content reproducing unit reproducing the intelligent content received through the communication unit; Purchase the intelligent content, add and edit user added data of the purchased intelligent content, set a sales amount, register the edited intelligent content in a content distribution server, and receive a profit according to the sale of the edited intelligent content A content service unit; A content toolkit unit for storing or installing a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content downloaded from a content management server, and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content; And a control unit controlling the purchase of the intelligent content, the editing and reproducing of the intelligent content, and the reception of information on the distribution of the proceeds according to the sale of the edited intelligent content.

In addition, the user additional data may include a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, main device encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors.

The apparatus may further include an output unit for outputting the intelligent content executed or reproduced through the content reproducing unit on a screen and in sound.

In addition, the user additional data includes data for sharing information by adding tags for user reviews, ratings, and search after the distribution of the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content.

On the other hand, the computer-readable medium for recording the data according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a format structure for containing the media data to be reproduced in the user terminal; A format structure capable of containing a player program for playing the media data; A format structure capable of containing a resource related to playing the media data; A format structure capable of containing a plurality of additional functions and additional user data including advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, major device-specific encodings, video material synthesis, and supplementary material for singers or actors; And a data structure having a format structure for storing a management program that performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs while the media data is being played. Is recorded.

Here, the player program is a program of a viewer function that executes or plays the multimedia data when the media data is multimedia data including an image or a video, and the media data is document data including Korean or words. It is a program of a viewer function that executes the document data in the case.

The resource may further include user additional data that enables previous users who have played back the intelligent content to record additional data including a search word in the form of a tag for review, rating, and search for the media data.

The resource executes the intelligent content including subtitle information, lyrics information, introductory and summary / plot information, poster information, a singer album, and a related URL corresponding to the explanatory material for introducing the intelligent content. A playback script executed in response to the OS type of the terminal; A codec for coding the media data or decoding coded media data; And to enable the provider who produced the intelligent content to request a legitimate billing for playback, to authenticate a user of a terminal that plays the intelligent content by accessing a billing server and to pay the provider of the intelligent content. Includes a billing / certification program.

On the other hand, the intelligent content distribution method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a content distribution server for selling and distributing the intelligent content through a communication network, a content management server for managing the sales distribution information of the intelligent content and the intelligent content An intelligent content distribution method of a system comprising a user terminal for creating, editing and registering an information, comprising: (a) a first user terminal purchasing intelligent content from the content distribution server through the content management server; (b) the first user terminal first editing the intelligent content and setting a selling price to register the first edited intelligent content with the content distribution server; (c) a second user terminal purchasing the first edited intelligent content from the content distribution server; (d) registering, by the second user terminal, the second edited intelligent content to the content distribution server by second editing the first edited intelligent content and setting a selling price; (e) the nth user terminal purchasing the second edited intelligent content from the content distribution server; And (f) distributing the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the first user terminal and the second user terminal by the content management server.

The intelligent content, the first edited intelligent content, and the second edited intelligent content may include media data reproduced by a terminal; A player program for playing the media data; A resource containing data related to playing of the media data; User additional data into which additional data including a plurality of additional functions and advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, main device-specific encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors may be inserted by the user terminal; And a management program that performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs while the media data is being played.

In addition, the step (b) or the step (d) may be performed by first editing or second editing the user addition data in the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content, and setting a selling price. Register with the content distribution server.

The resource may also execute the intelligent content including subtitle information, lyrics information, and introduction / summary / plot information, poster information, a singer album, and an associated URL corresponding to the explanatory material for introducing the intelligent content. A playback script executed in response to the OS type of the terminal; A codec for coding the media data or decoding coded media data; And to enable the provider who produced the intelligent content to request a legitimate billing for playback, to authenticate a user of a terminal that plays the intelligent content by accessing a billing server and to pay the provider of the intelligent content. Includes a billing / certification program.

The step (b) or the step (d) may include registering the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content with the content distribution server, and the first user terminal and the second user. What is sold to the terminal and the nth user terminal is managed by the content management server.

On the other hand, the intelligent content distribution method of the content management server according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the intelligent content of the content management server that sells and distributes the intelligent content through the content distribution server, and manages the sales distribution information of the intelligent content A content distribution method, comprising: (a) recording and managing a user terminal that originally produced the intelligent content, registering the intelligent content with the content distribution server; (b) recording and managing that the intelligent content is sold to a first user terminal; (c) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content from the first user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (d) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content is sold to a second user terminal; (e) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content from the second user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (f) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content is sold to an nth user terminal; And (g) distributing the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the first user terminal and the second user terminal.

Further, the step (c) or the step (e), setting and specifying respective copyrights for the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content, and manages each of the specified copyrights set, And recording the user addition data in the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content and being registered in the content distribution server.

In addition, the user additional data may include a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, major device-specific encoding, image data synthesis, and additional data on the singer or actor.

The intelligent content, the first edited intelligent content, and the second edited intelligent content may include media data that is played on a terminal; A player program for playing the media data; A resource containing data related to playing of the media data; User additional data into which additional data including a plurality of additional functions and advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, main device-specific encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors may be inserted by the user terminal; And a management program that performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs while the media data is being played.

The resource executes the intelligent content including subtitle information, lyrics information, introductory and summary / plot information, poster information, a singer album, and a related URL corresponding to the explanatory material for introducing the intelligent content. A playback script executed in response to the OS type of the terminal; A codec for coding the media data or decoding coded media data; And to enable the provider who produced the intelligent content to request a legitimate billing for playback, to authenticate a user of a terminal that plays the intelligent content by accessing a billing server and to pay the provider of the intelligent content. Includes a billing / certification program.

On the other hand, the intelligent content distribution method of the user terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a content distribution server for selling and distributing the intelligent content through a communication network, and a content management server for managing the sales distribution information of the intelligent content; An intelligent content distribution method of a user terminal communicating through a communication network, comprising: (a) registering the intelligent content with the content distribution server; (b) purchasing and editing the intelligent content from the content distribution server; (c) setting a selling price of the edited intelligent content and registering it in the content distribution server; And (d) when the edited intelligent content is sold from the content distribution server, receiving revenue from the sale of the edited intelligent content from the content management server.

In addition, in the step (a), the user who has previously played the intelligent content may record additional data including a search word in the form of a tag for review, rating, and search for the media data of the intelligent content. The intelligent content including the additional data is registered in the content distribution server.

In addition, the step (b) may be performed by adding one of a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by major devices, video data synthesis, and singer or actor to the user additional data of the intelligent content. Will be edited.

On the other hand, the recording medium according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the intelligent content distribution through the content distribution server, the intelligent content distribution method of the content management server for managing the sales distribution information of the intelligent content A recording medium on which a program is recorded, the method comprising: (a) recording and managing a registration of the intelligent content in the content distribution server by a user terminal that originally produced the intelligent content; (b) recording and managing that the intelligent content is sold to a first user terminal; (c) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content from the first user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (d) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content is sold to a second user terminal; (e) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content from the second user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (f) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content is sold to an nth user terminal; And (g) distributing the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the first user terminal and the second user terminal.

Wherein step (c) or step (e) sets and specifies respective copyrights for the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content, and manages each of the specified copyrights, And recording the user addition data in the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content and being registered in the content distribution server.

The additional user data is a program including a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, main device encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on the singer or actor.

The intelligent content, the first edited intelligent content, and the second edited intelligent content may include media data reproduced by a terminal; A player program for playing the media data; A resource containing data related to playing of the media data; User additional data into which additional data including a plurality of additional functions and advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, main device-specific encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors may be inserted by the user terminal; And a management program that performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs while the media data is being played.

The resource executes the intelligent content including subtitle information, lyrics information, introductory and summary / plot information, poster information, a singer album, and a related URL corresponding to the explanatory material for introducing the intelligent content. A playback script executed in response to the OS type of the terminal; A codec for coding the media data or decoding coded media data; And to enable the provider who produced the intelligent content to request a legitimate billing for playback, to authenticate a user of a terminal that plays the intelligent content by accessing a billing server and to pay the provider of the intelligent content. This program includes a billing / certification program.

On the other hand, the recording medium according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network, and the content management server for managing the sales distribution information of the intelligent content through a communication network A recording medium on which a program for processing an intelligent content distribution method of a user terminal is recorded, the method comprising: (a) registering the intelligent content with the content distribution server; (b) purchasing and editing the intelligent content from the content distribution server; (c) setting a selling price of the edited intelligent content and registering it in the content distribution server; And (d) when the edited intelligent content is sold from the content distribution server, a program for processing a step of receiving a revenue according to the sale of the edited intelligent content from the content management server is recorded.

In addition, in the step (a), the user who has previously played the intelligent content may record additional data including a search word in the form of a tag for review, rating, and search for the media data of the intelligent content. And a program for registering the intelligent content including additional data to the content distribution server.

In addition, the step (b) may be performed by adding one of a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by major devices, video data synthesis, and singer or actor to the user additional data of the intelligent content. It is a program to edit.

According to the present invention, the user can purchase digital content to add and edit additional information desired by the user.

In addition, the user may set the selling price and resell the digital content edited by the user.

In addition, the profits generated when the digital content is edited and resold by various users are distributed to each user who participates in the editing and resales, thereby allowing the resellers to share the profits.

Details of the object and technical configuration of the present invention and the resulting effects thereof will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of an intelligent content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the intelligent content distribution system 100 according to the present invention includes a content distribution server 110, a content distribution DB 112, a content management server 120, and user terminals 130 to 134. do.

The content distribution server 110 sells and distributes intelligent content through a communication network.

The content distribution database (DB) 112 stores information about registration and sale of intelligent content.

The content management server 120 interworks with the content distribution server 110 and manages sales distribution information of intelligent content sold and distributed from the content distribution server 110.

In addition, the content management server 120 distributes the proceeds generated according to the sales amount set by the user for each user terminal with respect to the proceeds generated when the intelligent content is edited and resold in different user terminals after the sale. do. That is, the content management server 120 controls the copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the first user and the second edited intelligent content by the second user with respect to the proceeds generated by selling the n-th edited intelligent content. The proceeds are distributed according to the copyright and the copyright of the n-th edited intelligent content by the n-th user.

In addition, the content management server 120 reads the content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content and the user added data of the edited intelligent content when the user terminals 130 to 134 access the purchase of the intelligent content through a communication network. The reproduction viewing toolkit that can be reproduced is provided to the user terminals 130 to 134.

In addition, the content management server 120 manages the price and copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the user terminal 130 and registered from the user terminal 130, and is controlled by the second user and the third user for the intelligent content. It also manages the price and copyright of edited intelligent content with added user-added data. That is, the content management server 120 sets and specifies the copyright of the second edited intelligent content purchased by the second user and the second edited intelligent content for the intelligent content originally produced by the first user. The copyright of the intelligent content purchased and edited by the nth user is also specified and managed.

Here, the user additional data may include a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by major devices, video data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors.

The user terminals 130 to 134 may produce intelligent content and register it in the content distribution server 110, or purchase intelligent content from the content distribution server 110 to add and edit additional user data, and the selling price of the edited intelligent content. And re-register with the content distribution server 110.

In addition, the user terminals 130 to 134 may be a set-top box for receiving intelligent content in real time or a computer terminal for receiving intelligent content through a communication network. Of course, the user terminals 130 to 134 may also have a function of executing or playing back intelligent content in some cases.

The user terminals 130 to 134 may be one of a PMP, a TV, a PC, a PDA, and a mobile terminal capable of playing intelligent content.

2 is a block diagram showing a format configuration of intelligent content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the intelligent content to which the present invention is applied includes a player program 202, a playback script 204, a codec 206, a billing / authentication program 208, media data 210, and user additional data ( UAD: User Added Data 212 and a management program 214.

Here, the playback script 204, the codec 206, the billing / authentication program 208, and the user addition data 212 are resources related to the execution or playback of the media data 210. Further, although not shown in FIG. 2, the resources 204, 206, 208, and 212 may include metadata (or attribute data) of the media data 210. Metadata (or attribute data) is data having information for representing and representing what data (format, capacity, etc.) the media data 210 is.

The player program 202 executes or plays the media data 210. That is, the player program 202 is a program of a viewer function that executes or plays the media data 210 included in the intelligent content in the receiving terminal 140 or the playing terminal 160.

In addition, the player program 202 may include a program such as Windows Media, Winamp, Media Player, Photoshop, etc., in which the media data 210 is a video or image having an extension such as mpeg, avi, pdf, or the like. This may be the case.

In addition, the player program 202 may include a Korean or word viewer program and an editing program for executing the media data 210 when the media data 210 is a Korean (* .hwp) or a word (* .doc) file. At this time, the player program 202 is initially driven when the intelligent content is executed to execute or play the media data 210.

The playback script 204 may include introductory and summary / plot information, poster information, artist album, and related Uniform Resource Locator (URL) corresponding to subtitle information, lyrics information, and intelligent content of the media data 210. In addition, the intelligent content is executed in response to the OS type of the terminal.

The codec 206 is an algorithm or specialized program that reduces the storage space occupied by a large file or a program, and may code the media data 210 or decode the coded media data 210.

The billing / authentication program 208 authenticates the user of the terminal playing the intelligent content by accessing the integrated authentication billing server 130 so that the provider who produced the intelligent content can request a fair billing for playback. As a program that communicates with the integrated authentication billing server 130 to enable the billing of the provider, it may include basic information about the provider for billing. The billing / authentication program 208 may adopt a billing method for billing by adopting various methods such as PIN (Personal Identification Number) or OTP (One Time Password) authentication.

The media data 210 is data stored / included in the media storage area of the intelligent content and reproduced in the terminal, and may include a video, music, image, photo, game application, e-book, text, and the like.

The user additional data 212 is additional data added by previous users who have reproduced the intelligent content, and may include a tag search word for a review, a rating, a search, and the like for the media data 210.

When a predetermined event occurs while the media data 210 is playing, the management program 214 uses at least one data included in the resources 204, 206, 208, and 212 for the corresponding event action corresponding to the event. Program to run. That is, the management program 214 is an intelligent content manager, and stores an event action list including event action information corresponding to at least one event, and generates a predetermined event while the media data 210 is reproduced. In this case, it is an active intelligent program that performs the corresponding event operation of the event action list corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resources 204, 206, 208, and 212.

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a content management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the content management server 120 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 310, a content management unit 320, a content management DB 330, and a control unit 340.

The communication unit 310 communicates with the content distribution server 110 and the user terminals 130 to 134 and other external devices through a communication network.

The content management unit 320 manages the distribution and sales distribution of the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content from the user terminals 130 to 134 to the content distribution server 110.

The content management database 330 stores sales distribution information of intelligent content or edited intelligent content.

In addition, the content management unit 320 manages the price and copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the user terminal 130 and registered from the user terminal 130, and additional user data is stored by the other user terminals 132 and 134. It will also manage the price and copyright of added editorial intelligent content. That is, the content manager 320 also manages the copyright of the firstly registered intelligent content and the copyright of the second to nth edited intelligent content.

In addition, the content manager 320 provides the user terminal 130 to 134 with a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content, and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content.

In addition, the content management unit 320 is generated when the intelligent content produced in the user terminal 130 is sold to the user terminals 132 and 134 from the content distribution server 110 and then edited and resold in different user terminals. With respect to the revenue, the revenue generated according to the sales amount set by the user for each user terminal is distributed respectively.

In this case, the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content includes a media event played in the user terminal, a player program for playing the media data, a resource including data related to playing the media data, and a predetermined event while the media data is being played. If it occurs, it includes a management program for performing the corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource.

4 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a user terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, user terminals 130 to 134 to which the present invention is applied include a communication unit 410, a content reproducing unit 420, a content service unit 430, an output unit 440, a content toolkit unit 450, and the like. The control unit 460 is included.

The communication unit 410 communicates with another external device through a communication network. For example, the communication unit 410 communicates with the content distribution server 110 and the content management server 120 through a communication network.

The content reproducing unit 420 reproduces the intelligent content received through the communication unit.

The content service unit 430 purchases intelligent content from the content distribution server 110, adds and edits user added data of the purchased intelligent content, sets a sales amount, and then stores the edited intelligent content to the content distribution server 110. It registers and receives the proceeds from the sale of the edited intelligent content from the content management server 120.

The output unit 440 outputs the intelligent content executed or reproduced through the content reproducing unit 420 as a screen and a sound. In this case, when the user terminal is a set-top box, the output unit 440 may not be included.

The content toolkit unit 450 stores or installs a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content downloaded from the content management server 120 and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content.

The controller 460 controls the overall operation of the device, and controls the purchase of the intelligent content and the reception of information on the distribution and distribution of the proceeds according to the editing and playback of the intelligent content and the sale of the edited intelligent content.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an intelligent content distribution method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the first user terminal 130 produces intelligent content having a format as shown in FIG. 2 (S502).

At this time, the intelligent content produced by the first user terminal 130, as shown in Figure 2, the media data 210 is played on the terminal; A player program 202 for playing the media data 210; Resources 204, 206, and 208 containing data related to the playback of media data 210; User additional data 212 into which additional data including a plurality of additional functions and advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, major device-specific encodings, video data synthesis, and additional data on the singer or actor may be inserted by the user terminal; And when a predetermined event occurs while the media data 210 is being played, the management program 214 that performs the corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resources 204, 206, and 208. ).

Here, the resources 204, 206, and 208 include introductory and summary / plot information, poster information, artist albums, and related URLs corresponding to subtitle information, lyrics information, and explanatory material introducing intelligent content of the media data 210. A playback script 204 that is executed in response to the OS type of the terminal in executing the intelligent content; Codec 206 for coding media data 210 or decoding coded media data; And to enable the provider who produced the intelligent content to request a legitimate billing for playback, to authenticate the user of the terminal that plays the intelligent content by accessing the billing server and to pay the provider of the intelligent content. The authentication program 208 is included.

The first user terminal 130 sets a selling price for the intelligent content produced by the content service unit 430 to sell the produced intelligent content, and then the content distribution server 110 through the content management server 120. In step S504). For example, the first user terminal 130 may register the content distribution server 110 by setting the selling price of the produced intelligent content to 1,000 won.

Of course, in the content distribution server 110, not only the first user terminal 130 but also the second user terminal 132 and the n-th user terminal 134 may produce and register intelligent content.

At this time, the content manager 320 manages the copyright of the intelligent content registered by the first user terminal 130.

Meanwhile, the second user terminal 132 may access the content distribution server 110 and purchase intelligent content registered by the first user terminal 130 (S506).

In this case, the second user terminal 132 may purchase, for example, 1,000 won for intelligent content to purchase.

In addition, the content management server 120 records and manages the purchase of the intelligent content by the second user terminal 132 from the content distribution server 110, and intelligent content to the second user terminal 132 that purchased the intelligent content. It provides a content editing toolkit that can edit the contents, and an editing view toolkit that enables the user to view and play back data of the user of the edited intelligent content.

For the intelligent content purchased from the content distribution server 110, the second user terminal 132 may include reviews, ratings, and ratings of the media data 210 in the portion of the user additional data in the format of the intelligent content shown in FIG. 2. The intelligent content may be first edited by inserting a tag type search word for searching (S508).

In addition, the second user terminal 132 inserts a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by major devices, image data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors in the user additional data. The first can be edited.

Subsequently, the second user terminal 132 sets a selling price for the first edited intelligent content and registers it in the content distribution server 110 (S510), and the content management server 120 receives the second user terminal 132. Manages registering the first edited intelligent content in the content distribution server 110. That is, the second user terminal 132 may set the selling price for the first edited intelligent content at 1,300 won and register it with the content distribution server 110.

At this time, the content manager 320 manages the copyright of the first edited intelligent content registered by the second user terminal 132.

Meanwhile, the third user terminal may access the content distribution server 110 and purchase the first edited intelligent content registered by the second user terminal 132. That is, the third user terminal may pay 1,300 won for the first edited intelligent content and purchase the first edited intelligent content.

In this case, the content management server 120 records and manages that the third user terminal has purchased the first edited intelligent content from the content distribution server 110 and transmits the first edited intelligent content to the third user terminal who purchased the first edited intelligent content. A content editing toolkit for editing intelligent content and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the first edited intelligent content are provided for free.

In addition, the third user terminal may insert a search word in a tag form for reviewing, rating, and searching for the media data 210 in the user additional data portion of the purchased first edited intelligent content and edit the second.

In addition, the third user terminal may edit a second part by inserting a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encodings for each major device, image data synthesis, singers or actors in a portion of the user additional data. .

In addition, the third user terminal may set the selling price of the second edited intelligent content to, for example, 1,500 won and register the content distribution server 110 through the content management server 120.

At this time, the content manager 320 manages the copyright of the second edited intelligent content registered by the third user terminal.

Meanwhile, the n-th user terminal 134 may access the content distribution server 110 and purchase the edited intelligent content registered by the second user terminal 132 or the third user terminal (S512). That is, the n-th user terminal 134 may pay 1,500 won for the edited intelligent content and purchase the edited intelligent content.

In this case, the content management server 120 records and manages that the n-th user terminal 134 purchases the second edited intelligent content from the content distribution server 110, and purchases the second edited intelligent content. n Provides the user terminal 134 a content editing toolkit for editing intelligent content and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content for free.

Thereafter, the content management server 120 distributes the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the second user terminal 132 and the n-th user terminal 134 (S514).

That is, the content management server 120 distributes the proceeds according to the copyright of the first edited intelligent content and the copyright of the second edited intelligent content. For example, when the second edited intelligent content is sold to the n-th user terminal 134 for 1,500 won, the third edited intelligent content is produced for the profit 500 won except the original selling price of 1,000 won. 200 won is distributed to the user terminal, and 300 won is distributed to the second user terminal 132 producing the first edited intelligent content. In this case, the copyright fee of the first edited intelligent content is 300 won and the copyright fee of the second edited intelligent content is 200 won.

Accordingly, the content management server 120 stores and manages the registration and sale information of the intelligent content, the first edited intelligent content, and the second edited intelligent content in the content management DB 330.

As described above, according to the present invention, a user creates an intelligent content, sets a selling price, registers it with a server, and another user purchases and edits the intelligent content, resets and registers the selling price of the edited intelligent content, and When another user purchases the edited intelligent content, the intelligent content distribution system and method may be realized such that the server sells the edited intelligent content and distributes the profit generated to each user who has registered the edited content.

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

The present invention, implemented as described above, can be applied to a system that can purchase digital content such as broadcast video through a user terminal such as a set-top box or a computer, or a system that can edit and resell received digital content.

In addition, the present invention can be applied to a device for producing edited content by inserting data or information desired by a user with respect to purchased digital content, and can also be applied to a system for distributing profits generated by selling edited content.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of an intelligent content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a format configuration of intelligent content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a content management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a user terminal according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an intelligent content distribution method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: intelligent content distribution system 110: content distribution server

112: content distribution DB 120: content management server

130 to 134: user terminal 202: player program

204: Playback Script 206: Codec

208: Billing / Certification Program 210: Media Data

212: user added data 214: management program

310: communication unit 320: content management unit

330: content management DB 340: control unit

410: communication unit 420: content playback unit

430: content service unit 440: output unit

450: content toolkit unit 460: control unit

Claims (35)

A content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network; A content management server interworking with the content distribution server and managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content sold and distributed from the content distribution server; And A user who produces and registers the intelligent content in the content distribution server, or purchases intelligent content from the content distribution server, adds and edits user additional data, resets the price of the edited intelligent content, and re-registers the content distribution server. terminal; Intelligent content distribution system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The content management server distributes the profit generated according to the sales amount set by the user for each user terminal with respect to the profit generated when the intelligent content is edited and resold in different user terminals after the intelligent content is sold. Intelligent content distribution system. The method of claim 1, The user terminal is an intelligent content distribution system, characterized in that the set-top box for receiving the intelligent content in real time or a computer terminal for purchasing the intelligent content through the communication network. The method of claim 1, The content management server, when the user terminal is connected through the communication network to purchase the intelligent content, a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content, and the user additional data of the edited intelligent content can be read and reproduced An intelligent content distribution system for providing an editing viewing toolkit to the user terminal. The method of claim 1, The content management server manages the price and copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the user terminal and registered from the user terminal, and manages the price and copyright of the edited intelligent content to which the user additional data is added. Intelligent content distribution system. The method of claim 1, The user additional data includes a plurality of additional functions and advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding for each major device, video data synthesis, additional data on the singer or actor. The method of claim 1, The intelligent content or the edited intelligent content includes media data played in the user terminal, a player program for playing the media data, a resource including data related to playing the media data, and the media data being played. And a management program that performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs. A content distribution server for selling and distributing the intelligent content, and a communication unit for communicating with a user terminal for registering the intelligent content or registering the edited intelligent content through a communication network; A content management unit for managing the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content from being registered and sold to the content distribution server from the user terminal; And A content database for storing sales distribution information of the intelligent content or the edited intelligent content; Content management server comprising a. The method of claim 8, The content management unit manages the price and copyright of the intelligent content originally produced by the user terminal and registered from the user terminal, and manages the price and copyright of the edited intelligent content to which the user additional data is added. Content management server characterized in that. The method of claim 8, And the content management unit provides a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content, and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content to the user terminal. The method of claim 8, The content management unit is generated according to the sales amount set by each user terminal for the proceeds generated when the intelligent content is sold to the user terminal from the content distribution server and then edited and resold in different user terminals. Content management server, characterized in that for distributing the proceeds. The method of claim 8, The intelligent content or the edited intelligent content includes media data played in the user terminal, a player program for playing the media data, a resource including data related to playing the media data, and the media data being played. And a management program that performs a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs. A communication unit for communicating with another external device through a communication network; A content reproducing unit reproducing the intelligent content received through the communication unit; Purchase the intelligent content, add and edit user added data of the purchased intelligent content, set a sales amount, register the edited intelligent content in a content distribution server, and receive a profit according to the sale of the edited intelligent content A content service unit; A content toolkit unit for storing or installing a content editing toolkit for editing the intelligent content downloaded from a content management server, and an editing view toolkit for reading and reproducing user added data of the edited intelligent content; And A control unit for controlling the receipt of information on purchasing the intelligent content, editing and reproducing the intelligent content, and distribution of proceeds according to the sale of the edited intelligent content; User terminal comprising a. The method of claim 13, The user additional data may include a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding for each major device, image data synthesis, and additional data on singers or actors. The method of claim 13, An output unit for outputting the intelligent content executed or reproduced through the content reproduction unit as a screen and a sound; The user terminal further comprises. The method of claim 13, The user additional data may include data for sharing information by adding tags for reviewing, rating, and searching of the contents of the contents after distribution of the intelligent contents or the edited intelligent contents. The user terminal. A format structure capable of containing media data played in a user terminal; A format structure capable of containing a player program for playing the media data; A format structure capable of containing a resource related to playing the media data; A format structure capable of containing a plurality of additional functions and additional user data including advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, major device-specific encodings, video material synthesis, and supplementary material for singers or actors; And A format structure for storing a management program for performing a corresponding event operation corresponding to the event using at least one data included in the resource when a predetermined event occurs while the media data is being played; A computer readable medium that has recorded data with a. The method of claim 17, The player program is a program of a viewer function that executes or plays the multimedia data when the media data is multimedia data including an image or a video. And a program of a viewer function for executing the document data when the media data is document data including Korean or words. The method of claim 17, The resource includes User Added Data that enables the previous users who have played the intelligent content to record additional data including a search word in the form of a tag for searching, rating, and searching for the media data. And a computer readable medium having recorded thereon data. The method of claim 17, The resource, To execute the intelligent content including subtitle information, lyrics information of the media data, introductory and summary / plot information, poster information, singer album, and related URL (Uniform Resource Locator) corresponding to the explanatory material for introducing the intelligent content. A playback script that is executed in response to the OS type of the terminal; A codec for coding the media data or decoding coded media data; And In order to enable the provider who produced the intelligent content to request a legitimate billing for playback, accessing a billing server to authenticate a user of a terminal that plays the intelligent content and to pay the provider of the intelligent content Billing / certification programs; Computer-readable medium having recorded the data comprising a. An intelligent content distribution method of a system comprising a content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network, a content management server for managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content, and a user terminal for creating, editing and registering the intelligent content. , (a) a first user terminal purchasing intelligent content from the content distribution server through the content management server; (b) the first user terminal first editing the intelligent content and setting a selling price to register the first edited intelligent content with the content distribution server; (c) a second user terminal purchasing the first edited intelligent content from the content distribution server; (d) registering, by the second user terminal, the second edited intelligent content to the content distribution server by second editing the first edited intelligent content and setting a selling price; (e) the nth user terminal purchasing the second edited intelligent content from the content distribution server; And (f) distributing, by the content management server, the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the first user terminal and the second user terminal; Intelligent content distribution method comprising a. The method of claim 21, In the step (b) or the step (d), a user who can insert additional data on an advertisement or a coupon, a scene description, a singer or an actor in the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content. Intelligent data distribution method, characterized in that the first data or the second edit the additional data and set the selling price to register in the content distribution server. The method of claim 21, In the step (b) or the step (d), the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content are registered in the content distribution server, and the first user terminal and the second user terminal; Intelligent content distribution method characterized in that the sale to the n-th user terminal is managed in the content management server. An intelligent content distribution method of a content management server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a content distribution server and managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content, (a) recording and managing the registration of the intelligent content with the content distribution server by a user terminal that originally produced the intelligent content; (b) recording and managing that the intelligent content is sold to a first user terminal; (c) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content from the first user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (d) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content is sold to a second user terminal; (e) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content from the second user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (f) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content is sold to an nth user terminal; And (g) distributing the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the first user terminal and the second user terminal; Intelligent content distribution method of the content management server comprising a. The method of claim 24, The step (c) or the step (e) may set and specify respective copyrights for the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content, manage the respective copyrights specified and set the 1. The intelligent content distribution method of the content management server, characterized in that the user-added data is edited in the edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content and registered in the content distribution server. The method of claim 25, The user additional data includes a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding for each major device, video data synthesis, and additional content for a singer or actor. A content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network, and an intelligent content distribution method for a user terminal communicating with a content management server for managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content through a communication network, (a) registering the intelligent content with the content distribution server; (b) purchasing and editing the intelligent content from the content distribution server; (c) setting a selling price of the edited intelligent content and registering it in the content distribution server; And (d) when the edited intelligent content is sold from the content distribution server, receiving a profit corresponding to the sale of the edited intelligent content from the content management server; Intelligent content distribution method of the user terminal comprising a. The method of claim 27, In the step (a), the user added data that enables the previous users who have played back the intelligent content to record additional data including a search word in the form of a tag for a review, a rating, and a search for the media data of the intelligent content. Intelligent content distribution method of the user terminal, characterized in that for registering the intelligent content containing the content distribution server. The method of claim 27, In the step (b), a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by major devices, video data synthesis, and additional materials for singers or actors are added to the user additional data of the intelligent content. Intelligent content distribution method of the user terminal, characterized in that. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for selling and distributing intelligent content through a content distribution server and processing an intelligent content distribution method of a content management server for managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content, (a) recording and managing the registration of the intelligent content with the content distribution server by a user terminal that originally produced the intelligent content; (b) recording and managing that the intelligent content is sold to a first user terminal; (c) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content from the first user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (d) recording and managing that the first edited intelligent content is sold to a second user terminal; (e) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content from the second user terminal is registered in the content distribution server; (f) recording and managing that the second edited intelligent content is sold to an nth user terminal; And (g) distributing the proceeds according to the sales amount of the second edited intelligent content to the first user terminal and the second user terminal; The recording medium on which the program for processing the recorded data. The method of claim 30, The step (c) or the step (e) may set and specify respective copyrights for the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content, and manage the respective copyrights for which the settings are specified; And recording and managing the user-added data in the first edited intelligent content and the second edited intelligent content and being registered in the content distribution server. The method of claim 30, The additional user data may include a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by main device, image data synthesis, and additional data on a singer or actor. A content distribution server for selling and distributing intelligent content through a communication network, and a program for processing an intelligent content distribution method of a user terminal communicating with a content management server for managing sales distribution information of the intelligent content through a communication network; , (a) registering the intelligent content with the content distribution server; (b) purchasing and editing the intelligent content from the content distribution server; (c) setting a selling price of the edited intelligent content and registering it in the content distribution server; And (d) when the edited intelligent content is sold from the content distribution server, receiving a profit corresponding to the sale of the edited intelligent content from the content management server; The recording medium on which the program for processing the recorded data. The method of claim 33, wherein In the step (a), the user added data that enables the previous users who have played back the intelligent content to record additional data including a search word in the form of a tag for a review, a rating, and a search for the media data of the intelligent content. And recording the intelligent content including the content to the content distribution server. The method of claim 33, wherein In the step (b), a plurality of additional functions, advertisements, coupons, scene descriptions, encoding by major devices, video data synthesis, and additional materials for singers or actors are added to the user additional data of the intelligent content. The recording medium having a program recorded thereon.

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