Apparatus, server, system and method for digital album authentication

Abstract

The invention relates to a device, a server, a system and a method for authenticating a digital album. The authentication method of a digital album performed in a user device may include the work of: acquiring identification information related to a digital album; transmitting the acquired identification information to a first server for authentication of the digital album; and receiving at least one content corresponding to the identification information from a second server different from the first server.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the authentication of digital albums, and more particularly to a device, a server, a system and a method for authenticating digital albums. Background Art

[0002] Digital albums are a new concept that allows people to enjoy music without existing media such as long-playing records (LPs), tapes, and compact discs (CDs). Physical records using existing media such as CDs generate a large amount of waste every year. Digital albums using information technology (IT) such as near field communication (NFC) or quick response (QR) codes can replace CDs and reduce waste, thus meeting global environmental protection needs.

[0003] Digital albums based on IT technology can contribute to the music ecosystem in a reasonable way. Multiple forms of content can be provided in a combined form through near field communication or QR code. In addition, when digital albums are released using IT technology, automated services can be implemented in terms of ranking statistics, etc.

[0004] The concept of digital albums can be applied to a variety of content. Through the interaction between physical media and smartphones, the public can enjoy music, movies, web comics, novels and other content linked to physical media or digital albums containing such content.

[0005] According to this method, content is circulated or transmitted through physical media, through public distribution methods or through wireless networks, rather than being distributed directly to entities. For example, digital albums can be transmitted through platforms. In this case, it is difficult for content producers such as artists or production companies to control the illegal circulation of content. With the introduction of digital albums, it is necessary to develop a system in which content producers can participate in the circulation of content in a reasonable manner. Summary of the invention

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide an authentication method capable of improving fairness in a content providing method utilizing a new medium.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide an authentication system, a server, and a device that can transparently manage content distribution.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide an authentication method capable of efficiently confirming the distribution status of a variety of contents.

[0009] An authentication method for a digital album executed in a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the following tasks: obtaining identification information related to the digital album; transmitting the obtained identification information to a first server used for authentication of the digital album; and receiving at least one content corresponding to the identification information from a second server different from the first server.

[0010] In one embodiment, the digital album authentication method may further include the following steps: outputting a screen containing an image of the digital album through a display.

[0011] In one embodiment, the at least one content may include an image of the digital album.

[0012] In one embodiment, the digital album authentication method may include the following steps: outputting a screen including a message related to the authentication of the digital album through a display.

[0013] In one embodiment, the identification information associated with the digital album may be linked to a physical medium that is physically separated from the user device.

[0014] In one embodiment, the at least one content may include at least one of a video, an audio source, an image or a text.

[0015] In one embodiment, the operation of receiving the at least one content includes the following operation: receiving data related to at least one of the video, audio source, image or text.

[0016] An authentication method for a digital album executed in a first server in one embodiment may include the following tasks: obtaining identification information related to the digital album from a user device; comparing the distribution information pre-stored in the first server with the obtained identification information; and based on the result of the comparison, transmitting a message containing the identification information related to the digital album and the identification information of the user device to a second server.

[0017] In one embodiment, the digital album authentication method may further include the following steps: transmitting a message related to the comparison result to the user device.

[0018] In one embodiment, based on the message, at least one content corresponding to the identification information may be transmitted from the second server to the user device, wherein the identification information is related to the digital album.

[0019] In one embodiment, the at least one content may include at least one of a video, an audio source, an image or a text.

[0020] In one embodiment, a digital album providing method executed in a first server may include the following tasks: receiving identification information related to the digital album and identification information of a user device from an external second server; and transmitting at least one content corresponding to the identification information to the user device, wherein the identification information is related to the digital album.

[0021] In one embodiment, the identification information related to the digital album and the at least one content may be matched with each other and pre-stored in the first server or in a database accessible to the first server.

[0022] In one embodiment, the identification information associated with the digital album may be linked to a physical medium that is physically separated from the user device.

[0023] In one embodiment, the at least one content may include at least one of a video, an audio source, an image or a text.

[0024] In one embodiment, the operation of transmitting the at least one content may include the following operation: transmitting data related to at least one of video, audio source, image or text.

[0025] A user device according to an embodiment may include: a memory; a communication circuit; and a processor connected to the memory and the communication circuit.

[0026] In one embodiment, the memory may store a plurality of instructions so that, when running, the processor can obtain identification information related to the digital album, transmit the obtained identification information to a first server used for authenticating the digital album, and receive at least one content corresponding to the identification information from a second server different from the first server.

[0027] A server according to an embodiment may include: a memory; a communication circuit; and a processor connected to the memory and the communication circuit.

[0028] In one embodiment, the memory may store a plurality of instructions so that, when running, the processor can obtain identification information related to the digital album from the user device, compare the release information pre-stored in the server with the obtained identification information, and based on the comparison result, transmit a message containing the identification information related to the digital album and the identification information of the user device to an external server.

[0029] A server according to an embodiment may include: a memory; a communication circuit; and a processor connected to the memory and the communication circuit.

[0030] In one embodiment, the memory may store a plurality of instructions so that, when running, the processor receives identification information related to the digital album and identification information of the user device from an external server, and transmits at least one content corresponding to the identification information to the user device, wherein the identification information is related to the digital album.

[0031] According to the method for authenticating a digital album, the system, the server and the device used therefor of the present invention, a content provider can directly confirm or control the circulation of content released based on the digital album by using an electronic system.

[0032] According to the method for authenticating digital albums, the system, server and device used therefor of the present invention, a fair content consumption ecosystem can be established.

[0033] According to the method for authenticating a digital album, the system, server and device used therefor of the present invention, a digital album can be authenticated effectively and stably. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 A diagram for explaining a content authentication and provision environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 2 The flowchart is used to illustrate a method for authenticating a digital album by a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 3 The present invention is a flowchart for explaining a method for authenticating a digital album by an authentication server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 4 The present invention is a flowchart for describing a content providing method of a content providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 5 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0039] Figure 6 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0040] Figure 7 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0041] Figure 8 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0042] Fig. 9 An authentication screen of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0043] Fig.10FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a structure of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0044] Fig.11 The block diagram shows the structure of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be embodied in various different forms. However, this embodiment completes the disclosure of the present invention and is provided to inform the ordinary technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs of the scope of the invention, and the present invention can be defined by the scope of the scope of the invention. For the description of the drawings, the same or similar figure marks can be used for the same or similar structural elements.

[0046] In this document, expressions such as “having”, “may have”, “including” or “may include” refer to the existence of corresponding features (for example, structural elements such as values, functions, operations or components), and do not exclude the existence of additional features.

[0047] In this document, expressions such as "A or B", "at least one of A and / or B", or "one or more of A and / or B" may include all possible combinations of multiple items listed together. For example, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", or "at least one of A or B" may all mean (1) including at least one A, (2) including at least one B, or (3) including at least one A and at least one B.

[0048] Herein, for example, "commands", "instructions", "control information", "messages", "information", "data", "packets", "data packets", "intents" and / or "signals" sent and received between (multiple) first electronic devices and (multiple) second electronic devices may include ideas or specific electrical expressions (e.g., digital codes / analog physical quantities) that are recognizable to humans independently of their expressions or may represent themselves. It is obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways according to the context of using the exemplary expressions listed above. Herein, "A is greater than B" may not only have the meaning of "A is greater than B", but also include the meaning of "A is greater than or equal to B".

[0049] The terms used in this article are only used to illustrate specific embodiments, and are not used to limit the scope of other embodiments. Unless clearly indicated in the context, singular expressions may include plural expressions. The meaning of the terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may be the same as the meanings generally understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. The meanings of the terms commonly defined in dictionaries in the terms used in this article are the same or similar to the meanings of the contexts of the same technology, and unless clearly defined in this article, cannot be interpreted as ideal or excessive forms of meaning. Depending on the circumstances, even the terms defined in this article should not be interpreted as excluding the embodiments of this article.

[0050] In the process of describing the multiple embodiments of the present invention, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs or that are directly related to the present invention are omitted in order to convey the main idea of ​​the present invention more clearly.

[0051] Figure 1 A diagram for explaining an authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0052] Reference Figure 1 , an authentication system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a physical medium 10 , at least one user device 110 , an authentication server 120 , and a content providing server 130 . Figure 1 The authentication system 100 shown may be modified according to various embodiments by omitting or adding some structural elements. In various embodiments of the present invention, the authentication server 120 and the content providing server 130 may be referred to as a first server, a second server, and the like.

[0053] The user device 110 can purchase a digital album containing digital content through the physical medium 10 or by purchasing a product including the physical medium 10. The user enjoys the digital album or digital content in the user device 110 using the physical medium 10 as a medium. Such digital album or digital content can be transmitted to the user device 110 via the network 140.

[0054] In multiple embodiments of the present invention, the physical medium 10 is integrated with the product corresponding to the digital album, or is included in the product, configured in the product, or exists in the form of being built in the product. The product corresponding to the digital album may mean that the title or image of the digital album displayed by the user device 110 is consistent with the title or image displayed on at least a part of the product. Alternatively, it may mean that in the user device 110, the title or image of the content included in the digital album is consistent with the title or image displayed on at least a part of the product.

[0055] The physical medium 10 may correspond to the digital album of various embodiments of the present invention. The physical medium 10 may include at least one of a near field communication (NFC) chip, a QR (Quick Response) code, a barcode, a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip, an identification code, or an image.

[0056] The physical medium 10 can be circulated in various ways. The physical medium 10 can be embedded in various forms of goods such as photo cards, slow-play records, optical discs, mini-discs, or tapes made of various materials such as paper or plastic, or configured or attached to goods or circulated together with goods. In this case, the physical medium 10 usually exists in a state of being physically separated or physically separated from the user device 110.

[0057] The user's purchase or collection of a digital album may refer to the purchase or collection of a digital album or the content contained in the digital album provided through the network using the physical medium 10 as the medium. The user's purchase or collection of a digital album conceptually corresponds to the purchase and collection of goods including physical media 10 as physical goods (for example, photo cards, records, optical discs, or artist signatures). The act of purchasing physical media 10 conceptually corresponds to the act of purchasing a digital album. A digital album may include the above-mentioned physical media 10 such as photo cards, slow-motion records, optical discs, and artist signatures. Furthermore, the user's purchase or collection of a digital album may refer to the user's purchase or collection of the right to enjoy the digital content that can be sent and received on the network.

[0058] The physical product may correspond to a digital album that exists in the form of data in a virtual space using the physical medium 10 as a medium. The user device 110 may output, through the user device 110, an image or title that is the same as or similar to an image or title displayed on the physical medium 10 or a product purchased together with the physical medium 10 (e.g., a photo card), based on the interaction with the physical medium 10.

[0059] The user can check the content or digital album linked to the physical medium 10 in the user device 110. The user device 110 can access the digital album through the physical medium 10.

[0060] The work of accessing the digital album through the physical medium 10 may include the following work: the user identifies the physical medium 10 or tags it through the user device 110 or connects the physical medium 10 to the user device 110, or obtains the identification information of the digital album or the identification information of the content corresponding to the digital album from the user device 110 according to the work of directly inputting the code displayed on the physical medium 10, or obtains the digital album or the content corresponding to the digital album.

[0061] In the following, the content corresponding to the digital album may refer to the specific content contained in the digital album. Unlike traditional media such as optical discs, digital albums can be distributed (or transmitted) over the Internet. The content corresponding to the digital album refers to the content that the user can enjoy through the application program using the product when the user purchases the product corresponding to the digital album. In multiple embodiments of the present invention, the content corresponding to the digital album may be expressed in various ways such as content linked to the digital album or included in the digital album content. According to one embodiment, the content may include a non-fungible token (NFT) or be transmitted in the form of a non-fungible token.

[0062] The user device 110 may acquire identification information related to the digital album from the physical medium 10. When the user tags or connects the user device 110 to the physical medium 10 or recognizes the physical medium 10 in the user device 110, the user device 110 may acquire identification information related to the digital album corresponding to the physical medium 10. The identification information related to the digital album may include at least one of identification information for identifying the digital album (hereinafter, identification information of the digital album) or identification information for identifying content included in the digital album (hereinafter, identification information of the content).

[0063] For example, when the user device 110 identifies the physical medium 10 or the QR code attached to the physical medium 10 through the camera (or image sensor), the user device 110 may obtain identification information related to the digital album in response to the work of identifying the QR code. Or in response to the work of the user device 110 contacting the near field communication chip, the user device 110 may obtain identification information related to the above-mentioned digital album. The near field communication chip may contain identification information related to the above-mentioned digital album. Or the user device 110 may also use the information stored in the above-mentioned near field communication chip to obtain identification information related to the digital album. Or in response to the work of connecting to the storage medium storing the identification information related to the above-mentioned digital album, the user device 110 may also obtain identification information related to the above-mentioned digital album.

[0064] The identification information of the digital album may have different values ​​depending on the digital album purchased by the user. The appearance of multiple digital albums may be the same, and the identification information related to the multiple digital albums may have different values. That is, digital albums that are distinguished in physical space may be given different identification information. Therefore, even if multiple digital albums contain conceptually the same content, the identification information of the digital albums may have different values.

[0065] On the contrary, the identification information of the content may have different values ​​depending on the content. Even if the digital albums are physically different, as long as the content is the same, the identification information of the content may be the same. However, as long as the content is different, the identification information of each content may have different values. However, according to multiple embodiments of the present invention, different identification information may also be assigned to the same content.

[0066] In various embodiments of the present invention, the term "identification information" is used as information for confirming whether the content and / or digital album purchased by the user is issued by the legitimate owner, but the identification information may also be expressed in other forms such as authentication information or an identification code.

[0067] The user device 110 may be a device that displays the digital album purchased by the user. The user device 110 may reproduce the content contained in the digital album or display the content through a display. An application for outputting the digital album or the content contained in the digital album may be set in the user device 110. The application may be changed according to the service provider (or platform) that provides the digital album service.

[0068] The user device 110 may be a user device for purchasing or collecting digital albums. A user may purchase digital albums through the user device 110 and may collect the purchased digital albums. Hereinafter, the user device 110 may also be referred to as an electronic device.

[0069] The user device 110 may transmit identification information related to the digital album obtained through the physical medium 10 to the authentication server 120, and may obtain the digital album from the content providing server 130. The user device 110 may obtain at least a portion of the content linked to the digital album from the content providing server 130. The content linked to the digital album may include at least one of an image, a video, a text, or an audio source (or sound).

[0070] The digital album may be an album containing a sound source. In this case, the title of the sound source may be displayed on the physical medium 10 or on a product containing the physical medium 10. The title of the sound source may be the same as the title of the sound source contained in the digital album. Similarly, a screen related to the digital album output from the user device 110 may include the same title of the sound source as the title of the sound source displayed on the physical medium 10. As described above, information for the user to identify the content may be displayed on the medium 10.

[0071] As described above, information for the user to identify the content (for example, the title of the audio source, the title of the movie, the title of the web comic, etc.) is also included in the screen displayed on the user device 110 by the dedicated application.

[0072] Information for the user to identify the digital album (e.g., the name of the digital album) can also be included in the screen displayed by the dedicated application on the user device 110. When the user device 110 interacts with the physical medium 10 displaying the name of the digital album, the name of the digital album can be displayed on the display of the user device 110 through various operations disclosed below.

[0073] The work of acquiring the digital album may include the work of acquiring at least a portion of the content corresponding to the digital album. The work of acquiring the digital album may include the work of acquiring at least a portion of the information related to the content, and the content is linked to the digital album. The work of acquiring the digital album may also include the work of acquiring information related to the digital album. For example, it may include the work of acquiring a display image of the digital album.

[0074] At least one user device 110 may be embodied as a computer connected to a remote device or server via a network. For example, the computer may include a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a navigation device, a laptop computer equipped with a web browser, etc.

[0075] At least one user device 110 may be a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. For example, at least one user device 110 may include all types of handheld wireless communication devices that support navigation, personal communication system (PCS), global system for mobile communication (GSM), personal digital cellular system (PDC), personal handyphone system (PHS), personal digital assistant (PDA), international mobile telecommunication (IMT)-2000, code division multiple access (CDMA)-2000, W-code division multiple access (W-CDMA), wireless broadband (Wibro), smart phone (Smartphone), smart pad (SmartPad), tablet PC (Tablet PC), etc.

[0076] The authentication server 120 can perform various authentications related to the digital album. The authentication server 120 can authenticate whether the digital album (or content) is an album (or content) released by a legitimate owner. The authentication server 120 can authenticate whether the digital album is genuine based on identification information related to the digital album (e.g., identification information of the digital album).

[0077] The authentication server 120 may also perform copyright authentication related to the digital album. The authentication server 120 may perform copyright authentication related to the digital album based on identification information related to the digital album (e.g., identification information of the digital album). Alternatively, the authentication server 120 may interact with a separate server that performs copyright authentication.

[0078] Alternatively, the authentication server 120 may perform various authentications related to the content. The authentication server 120 may authenticate whether the content is issued by a legitimate owner based on identification information related to the digital album (eg, identification information related to the content).

[0079] The authentication server 120 may also perform copyright authentication related to the content. The authentication server 120 may perform authentication related to the copyright of the content based on the identification information of the content. Alternatively, the authentication server 120 may also interact with a separate server that performs authentication related to the copyright.

[0080] A content provider (e.g., a producer, a management company, an artist, etc.) who has legitimate rights to the content (e.g., intellectual property rights such as copyright) can pre-store the identification information of the digital album in the authentication server 120. The identification information of the digital album is information linked to the physical medium 10 of the digital album (e.g., a photo card, etc.) provided in kind. The content provider can generate the identification information of the digital album and store the generated identification information of the digital album in the authentication server 120.

[0081] The authentication server 120 may also pre-store the identification information of the content. The identification information of the content may also be linked to the physical medium 10. For example, when the user device 10 identifies the physical medium 10, the user device 10 may also obtain the identification information of the content included in the digital album.

[0082] The identification information of the digital album may be linked or matched with the identification information of the content and stored in the authentication server 120. When the authentication server 120 obtains the identification information of the digital album, the identification information of the content linked thereto may be obtained.

[0083] The authentication server 120 may perform authentication using the identification information acquired from the user device 110 and the identification information pre-stored in the authentication server 120. In this case, the identification information pre-stored in the authentication server 120 may be referred to as issuance information.

[0084] The content providing server 130 may provide services related to the digital album and may provide the user device 110 with a web page, an application program, or a program that can reproduce the digital album or content linked to the digital album according to a request of the user device 110 .

[0085] The content providing server 130 may transmit the content or the information of the content corresponding to the digital album to the user device 110 according to the authentication result of the authentication server 120. The content provided by the content providing server 130 may include a variety of content such as novels, movies, music or web comics. The content information may include at least one of text information, image information, video information and sound source information. The information related to the content may include a variety of information such as the title of the content, the release date, the playback time, the author, the lyricist, the composer, the producer, the image representing the content, the content information, etc. The data related to the content may include data for displaying or reproducing the content or the information related to the content through the application stored in the user device 110. The user device 110 may obtain the data related to the content, use the data related to the content to play the content through the application, or display the information related to the content. The user device 110 may obtain the content information, and use the content information to play the content according to the user's request.

[0086] In multiple embodiments of the present invention, the work of providing content may include at least one of the following works: providing information related to the content, information related to the content, or data related to the content.

[0087] The user device 110 may output at least one of image information, video information, text information or audio source information according to the acquired content information. For example, when the acquired content information is music video information, the user device 110 may output the music video through a display or a speaker.

[0088] The relationship information between the digital album and the content may be stored in the content providing server 130 or in a database accessible to the content providing server 130. For example, the matching information between the digital album and the content may be pre-stored in the content providing server 130 or in the database. The matching between the digital album and the content may refer to the matching between the identification information of the digital album and the data related to the content or the matching between the identification information of the digital album and the identification information of the content.

[0089] According to the authentication of the authentication server 120, the matching information between the user device 110 (or user) and the data album can be pre-stored in the content providing server 130 or in a database accessible to the content providing server 130. The matching information can include matching information between identification information. Alternatively, the matching information between the user device 110 (or user) and the content can also be pre-stored.

[0090] Only one user device 110 can be matched to a digital album. That is, the right to use a digital album can only be granted to one user device 110. One user device 110 can be matched to multiple digital albums. That is, the user device 110 can have the right to use multiple purchased digital albums. One digital album can be matched to at least one content. That is, a digital album can contain multiple contents.

[0091] In many embodiments of the present invention, the content providing server 130 is shown. Such content providing server 130 may include a concept of a server that provides various types of data that can be transmitted according to linkage with the physical medium 10 and authentication of the authentication server 120. For example, the data provided by the content providing server 130 may be expanded to include data of personal information that only needs to be accessed by a specific user, data related to a bank account, and other data.

[0092] Figure 1 The various structural elements of can be connected to each other through the network 140. Figure 1 As shown, at least one user device 110 may be connected to the authentication server 120 in a communicable manner through the network 140. At least one user device 110 may be connected to the content providing server 130 in a communicable manner through the network 140. The authentication server 120 may be connected to the content providing server 130 in a communicable manner through the network 140.

[0093] According to an embodiment, the network 140 may refer to a connection structure in which each node such as the user device 110 and the servers 120 and 130 can exchange information with each other. Examples of such a network include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet (WWW), a wired or wireless data communication network, a telephone network, a cable television communication network, and the like. For example, wireless data communication networks may include 3G, 4G, 5G, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), 5th Generation Partnership Project (5GPP), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), Radio Frequency (RF), Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) network, etc., but are not limited to these and may include various types of wired and wireless communication networks.

[0094] Figure 2 The flowchart is used to illustrate a method for authenticating a digital album of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0095] Reference Figure 2 , user device (e.g., Figure 1 The user device 110 may send a request to the authentication server (eg, Figure 1 The authentication server 120 of the content provider transmits the identification information of the digital album to the content provider server (e.g., Figure 1 The content providing server 130) obtains the content corresponding to the digital album.

[0096] In operation S210, the user device may obtain identification information related to the digital album. The user device may obtain identification information related to the digital album through a physical medium (e.g., Figure 1The user device 110 may obtain identification information related to the digital album from the physical medium 10. The work of obtaining identification information related to the digital album through the physical medium may include the following work: in response to obtaining at least a portion of the physical medium, or marking the physical medium, or connecting to the physical medium, or the user directly inputting a code displayed on the physical medium, the user device obtains the identification information related to the digital album. The user device 110 may obtain identification information related to the digital album from the physical medium 10.

[0097] The identification information related to the digital album may include the identification information of the digital album. Alternatively, the identification information related to the digital album may also include the identification information of the content included in the digital album.

[0098] In response to obtaining the identification information related to the digital album, the user device may obtain at least one of location information of the user device or information related to the circulation path. For example, the location information may include global positioning system (GPS) information. For example, the information related to the circulation path may include information (e.g., an identifier) ​​related to a salesperson or intermediary who circulated the digital album.

[0099] The user device may include at least one of a camera, a touch screen, an input / output interface (eg, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port), a speaker, or a communication circuit so that identification information associated with the digital album may be obtained via a physical medium.

[0100] In operation S220, the user device may transmit the identification information of the digital album to the authentication server. The user device may transmit the obtained identification information of the digital album to the authentication server through a communication circuit.

[0101] When transmitting the identification information of the digital album, the user device may transmit the identification information of the user device together. The signal transmitting the identification information of the digital album may include the identification information of the user device.

[0102] The identification information of the digital album and the identification information of the user device may be transmitted in the same time interval. This may mean that the identification information of the digital album and the identification information of the user device are transmitted in frames that are divided into the same time interval.

[0103] When transmitting the identification information of the digital album, the user device may also transmit at least one of the location information of the user device or the information related to the distribution path. For example, the location information may include global positioning system information. For example, the information related to the distribution path may include information (e.g., an identifier) ​​related to a salesperson or an intermediary who circulates the digital album.

[0104] When the user device transmits the identification information of the digital album, it may also transmit the identification information of the authentication server. The identification information of the authentication server may be pre-stored in the user device when the application is downloaded, or included in the identification information related to the digital album.

[0105] In operation S230 , the user device may obtain the digital album or content from the content providing server.

[0106] The work of acquiring the digital album may include the work of acquiring information related to the digital album. The information related to the digital album may include at least one of an image representing the digital album, a producer of the digital album, text related to the digital album, information related to the content included in the digital album, the content included in the digital album, and information related to the authentication of the digital album. The present invention may include the work of acquiring data related to the digital album embodied in the user device through the application. The image representing the digital album may correspond to or be the same as the physical medium or the image included in the commodity corresponding to the physical medium.

[0107] When a user purchases a digital album, the user can obtain the above content, which may include various types of content. The content may be composed of at least one of images, videos, texts, or audio sources.

[0108] The work of acquiring content may include the work of acquiring content such as audio or video and the work of acquiring content that can be visually confirmed by an application installed in the user device. The work of acquiring content may include the work of acquiring data related to the content.

[0109] In operation S240 , the user device may output the acquired digital album or content.

[0110] The user device may output the acquired digital album or content via a display or a touch screen. The user device may output the digital album via a display or a touch screen. The screen displayed on the user device may include an image that visually represents the digital album.

[0111] The user device may display information related to the content through a display or a touch screen. When the content is a sound source, the user device may display at least one of the title, performer, lyricist, composer, lyrics, release date, or an image related to the sound source through a display or a touch screen.

[0112] The user device may output the acquired content. The user device may output the acquired content through an input-output device including at least one of a display, a touch screen, or a speaker based on the content information or data related to the content.

[0113] Figure 3The figure is a flow chart for explaining a method for authenticating a digital album of an authentication server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0114] Reference Figure 3 , the authentication server (for example, Figure 1 The authentication server 120 may be based on the authentication information from the user device (e.g., Figure 1 The user device 110) obtains the identification information of the digital album to authenticate the user's digital album.

[0115] In operation S310, the authentication server may obtain identification information of the digital album from the user device. The authentication server may obtain identification information of the digital album from the user device via a network.

[0116] When the authentication server obtains the identification information, it can also obtain the identification information of the user device. The identification information of the user device and the identification information of the digital album can be transmitted in the same time interval.

[0117] When the authentication server obtains the identification information, the location information of the user device may also be obtained. Such location information may be transmitted from the authentication server to at least one of the content server or the external server. Through the location information of the user device, the consumption path of the digital album or the content based on the location of the digital album may be confirmed.

[0118] When the authentication server obtains the identification information, it can obtain information related to the distribution path. The information related to the distribution path can be transmitted to at least one of the content server and the external server. The information related to the distribution path can be used to confirm whether the digital album is distributed through a legitimate distribution network.

[0119] In step S320, the authentication server may perform authentication based on the identification information of the digital album. The authentication server may confirm whether the corresponding digital album is officially released based on the obtained identification information of the digital album. Alternatively, the authentication server may also perform copyright authentication related to the corresponding digital album or the content corresponding to the corresponding digital album based on the obtained identification information of the digital album.

[0120] The authentication server can confirm whether the identification information of the digital album obtained from the user device exists in the storage or the database connected to the authentication server. When the identification information of the digital album obtained from the user device exists in the database, it can be determined that the digital album authentication is successful. When the identification information of the digital album obtained from the user device does not exist in the database, it can be determined that the digital album authentication has failed.

[0121] The authentication server may compare the release information of the digital album pre-stored in the authentication server with the identification information obtained in work S310. The authentication server may confirm whether the obtained identification information exists in a plurality of pre-stored release information. When there is release information that is consistent with the identification information obtained from the external device, the authentication server may determine that the digital album represented by the above identification information is authentic. When there is no release information that is consistent with the identification information obtained from the external device, it may be determined that the above digital album is not authentic. A digital album that has not been officially released (or is not authentic) may be judged to be a copy or a counterfeit.

[0122] When a digital album is released, an artist, an intellectual property (IP) owner, or a content provider (e.g., a production company, a planning company, etc.) can access the authentication server. When a digital album is released, the authentication server can store the release information corresponding to each digital album. For example, when 10,000 digital albums are released, the authentication server can have release information for 10,000 digital albums. The release information stored in the authentication server can have different values. That is, the digital album can be linked to each release information with different values. As long as it is a digital album that is officially sold, the release information of the digital album is consistent with the identification information of the digital album.

[0123] According to one embodiment, the release information or identification information used to identify each digital album has different values, and multiple digital albums can be linked to the same content. That is, even if different users purchase digital albums with different identification information, the content obtained by the users through the digital albums can be the same.

[0124] According to the execution result of work S320, the authentication server may transmit an authentication result message. The authentication server may generate an authentication result message according to the comparison result or the authentication result. When the authentication is successful, the authentication server may generate an authentication success message indicating that the above-mentioned issuance information is consistent with the identification information. When the authentication fails, the authentication server may generate an authentication failure message indicating that the above-mentioned issuance information is inconsistent with the identification information. Or when the above-mentioned issuance information is inconsistent with the identification information, the authentication server will not generate any information.

[0125] In operation S330, the authentication server may send a content providing server (eg, Figure 1 The content providing server 130) transmits a content transmission approval message. According to the authentication result, the authentication server can transmit the content transmission approval message. When the digital album authentication is successful, the authentication server enables the content providing server to transmit the content or digital album.

[0126] The content transmission approval message may include at least one of the identification information of the digital album, the identification information of the user device (or user), and the identification information of the content included in the digital album. Preferably, the content transmission approval message may include the identification information of the digital album and the identification information of the user device (or user).

[0127] The content transmission approval message may include information related to the authentication result or information related to whether the transmission is approved. For example, the content transmission approval message may include a key indicating the approval of the transmission of the content or the success of the authentication. Alternatively, the content transmission approval message may also include an indicator indicating the success or failure of the authentication. Depending on the circumstances, the content transmission approval message implicitly indicates that the digital album authentication is successful.

[0128] The identification information of the content may be acquired from the authentication server based on the identification information of the digital album pre-stored in the authentication server, or the identification information of the content may be transmitted from the user device together with the identification information of the digital album.

[0129] The user identification information may include the user's identity (ID) using a dedicated application. The user's ID may be expressed in various forms such as text input by the user, the user's face, or the user's biometric data.

[0130] In operation S340, the authentication server may transmit an authentication result message to the external device. According to the above authentication result, the authentication result message may indicate authentication success or authentication failure.

[0131] The authentication server transmits an authentication result message only when the authentication is successful. In this case, the authentication result message can implicitly indicate that the authentication is successful. When the authentication fails, the authentication server does not transmit a separate message.

[0132] The external device that receives the above-mentioned authentication result message can be a user device or a content providing server. In addition, in addition to the user device or the content providing server, the external device may also include a source ranking providing server or a copyright management server. A separate server that is not a user device or a content providing server, for example, a source ranking providing server can obtain (multiple) authentication result messages and provide a source ranking based on the obtained (multiple) authentication result messages. For example, a copyright management server can obtain (multiple) authentication result messages and can calculate copyright usage fees based on the obtained (multiple) authentication result messages. Although not shown in the specification of the present invention, the source ranking providing server can count the source rankings based on the above-mentioned authentication result messages. For example, the source ranking providing server can use the identification information related to the digital album contained in the above-mentioned authentication result message to count the source rankings. In this case, the authentication result message may include at least one of the identification information of the digital album or the identification information of the content. The authentication result message is the same or similar to the authentication response message described below.

[0133] Figure 4 The present invention is a flowchart for describing a content providing method of a content providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0134] Content provider server (e.g. Figure 1 The content providing server 130) may be configured based on the authentication server (e.g., Figure 1 authentication server 120) to the user device (eg, Figure 1 The digital album is transmitted to the user device 110).

[0135] In operation S410, the content providing server may obtain a content transmission approval message. The content transmission approval message may include identification information of the digital album and identification information of the user device (or user).

[0136] Alternatively, the content transmission approval message may include at least one of identification information of the digital album, identification information of the user device (or user), and identification information of the content included in the digital album.

[0137] The content transmission approval message may also include information related to the authentication result or information related to whether the transmission is approved.

[0138] In operation S420, the content providing server may transmit the digital album or content in response to the content transmission approval message. The content providing server may transmit the digital album indicated by the identification information contained in the content transmission approval message.

[0139] The work of transmitting the digital album may include the work of transmitting at least one content included in or linked to the digital album or information related to the content.

[0140] The work of transmitting the digital album may include the work of transmitting a data set related to the digital album. The user device may obtain the data related to the digital album and use the corresponding data to output the digital album through the application. For example, the user album may output an image related to the digital album.

[0141] Alternatively, the operation of transmitting the digital album may include the operation of transmitting a data set related to the content corresponding to the digital album. The user device may acquire the data related to the content and may use the corresponding data to reproduce the content through an application.

[0142] The content providing server may transmit the digital album or content to the user device (or user) indicated by the identification information of the user device (or user) included in the content transmission approval message.

[0143] When a content providing server transmits content, it may transmit information related to the content. When the content is a sound source, the information related to the content may include at least one of the title of the sound source, the performer, the lyricist, the composer or the copyright owner, the lyrics of the sound source, and the release date of the sound source. The information related to the content may include data related to a digital album.

[0144] Figure 5 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0145] Reference Figure 5 , the user device 110 can obtain identification information through the physical medium 10 , and after the authentication server 120 authenticates the digital album, the user device 110 can receive the digital album or content from the content providing server 130 .

[0146] In operation S501, the user device 110 may obtain identification information related to the digital album through the physical medium 10. The identification information related to the digital album may include identification information of the digital album purchased by the user using the corresponding physical medium 10 as the medium.

[0147] In operation S503, the user device 110 may transmit an authentication request message to the authentication server 120. The authentication request message may include at least a portion of the identification information obtained in operation S501. The authentication request message may include the identification information of the digital album.

[0148] The authentication server 120 may obtain the identification information of the digital album and authenticate the digital album based on the obtained identification information. The authentication server 120 may confirm whether the identification information is consistent with the release information of the digital album pre-stored in the authentication server 120. The authentication server 120 may confirm whether one of the multiple release information is consistent with the identification information of the digital album.

[0149] When one of the multiple release information is consistent with the identification information of the digital album, the authentication server 120 can determine that the authentication of the digital album is successful. When there is no release information corresponding to the identification information of the digital album in the pre-stored multiple release information, the authentication server 120 can determine that the authentication of the digital album has failed.

[0150] According to one embodiment, the authentication request message may further include identification information of the user device (or user) or identification information of the user. The identification information of the user device (or user) may be transmitted to the authentication server 120 together with the identification information of the digital album. When the authentication of the digital album is successful, the authentication server 120 may store the identification information of the user device (or user) in conjunction with the identification information (or release information) of the digital album.

[0151] When the authentication of the digital album succeeds, the authentication server 120 may perform task S505 .

[0152] In operation S505 , the authentication server 120 may transmit a content transmission approval message to the content providing server 130 .

[0153] The content transmission approval message may include identification information of the digital album and identification information of the user device (or user). The content providing server 130 may receive data related to the content or data related to the digital album based on the identification information of the digital album. The information related to the content may include multiple data or data sets that enable the content to be embodied or displayed by a processor or application in the user device 110. The data related to the digital album may include multiple data or data sets that enable the digital album to be embodied or displayed by a processor or application in the user device 110.

[0154] The content transmission approval message may include at least one of the identification information of the digital album, the identification information of the content, the identification information of the user device, and the identification information of the user. The content transmission approval message may include information related to the authentication result or information related to the transmission approval.

[0155] The content may be pre-stored in the content providing server 130 or in a database (not shown) connected to the content providing server 130. The matching relationship between the digital album and the content may be pre-stored. The identification information of the digital album and the content corresponding to the corresponding digital album are matched with each other and stored.

[0156] The content transmission approval message may include identification information of the digital album and identification information of the user device 110 (or user). The content providing server 130 may use the identification information of the digital album to obtain the digital album or content.

[0157] The content transmission approval message may also include identification information of the content and identification information of the user device (or user). The content providing server 130 may use the identification information of the content to obtain the content. The work of obtaining the content using the identification information of the content may include the work of obtaining data related to the content so that the content can be reproduced in the user device 110.

[0158] The content transmission approval message may include authentication information indicating whether the authentication of the digital album is successful. Alternatively, the content transmission approval message itself may also implicitly indicate that the content authentication is successful. Therefore, the content transmission approval message transmitted to the content providing server 130 may not include separate information indicating whether the authentication is successful.

[0159] In operation S507 , the content providing server 130 may provide the smart album or content to the user device 110 .

[0160] The work of providing the smart album may include the work of providing content corresponding to the smart album. The work of providing the smart album may include the work of transmitting information related to the smart album.

[0161] The work of providing the content may include various works of wirelessly transmitting the content to the user device 110. For example, the work of providing the content may include a work of downloading the content to the user device 110, a work of dropping the content, or a work of streaming the content. The work of providing the content may include a work of transmitting data related to the content as data required to reproduce the content in the user device 110.

[0162] The work of providing content may include the work of providing information related to the content. For example, the information related to the content may include at least one of the title of the content, performers, producers, lyricists, composers, lyrics or the release date of the content (or digital album).

[0163] According to an embodiment, there may be multiple contents provided to the user device 110. The content provided to the user device 110 may include at least one of text, sound, image, or video. For example, the content may include multiple contents such as audio source, music video, artist video, or artist's letter.

[0164] The content providing server 130 may also transmit information related to the authentication result or information related to whether the authentication is approved or not. For example, the content providing server 130 may transmit a key indicating content transmission approval or authentication success to the user device 110. The user device 110 may display a message related to the authentication through a display in response to the information related to the authentication result. The content providing server 130 may obtain the above-mentioned key from the authentication server 120 or generate the above-mentioned key in response to the content transmission approval message.

[0165] The key indicating the transmission approval or successful authentication of the above content may mean that access to the content or smart album is allowed. Thereafter, when requesting the content providing server 130 to transmit or stream the content, the user device 110 may transmit the above key to the content providing server 130. The content providing server 130 may provide or stream the content to the user device 110 based on the above key value.

[0166] The content providing server 130 may also transmit an indicator indicating authentication success or authentication failure. Based on the indicator, the user device 110 may display a message related to authentication through a display. The content providing server 130 may obtain the indicator from the authentication server 120 or may generate the key in response to the content transmission approval message.

[0167] Alternatively, the work of providing content may also implicitly indicate successful authentication.

[0168] The user device 110 may display the acquired content through a display or a touch screen. For example, a thumbnail or a picture representing the content designated for the above content may be displayed through the display or the touch screen of the user device 110.

[0169] The user device 110 may display an authentication message on the user device 110 in response to acquiring the content or information related to the content. The user device 110 may display the authentication message in an overlapping manner on the running screen included in the set application. The authentication message may indicate whether the digital album or content is officially sold or legally issued by the copyright owner. The authentication message may be a push message or a pop-up message.

[0170] As described above, by integrating and managing the authentication of digital albums through the authentication server 120, artists or content providers can confirm the current circulation status of digital albums. Artists or content providers can transparently manage the circulation of digital content based on digital albums. As a result, artists or content providers can obtain fair compensation for digital content. As a result, a sound content consumption culture can be established under the digital album supply system.

[0171] Figure 6 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0172] Reference Figure 6 After the authentication server 120 performs authentication of the digital album, the user device 110 may also directly obtain an authentication response message from the authentication server 120 .

[0173] In operation S601, the user device 110 may obtain the identification information of the digital album through the physical medium 10, and in operation S603, may transmit an authentication request message to the authentication server 120, and in operation S605, may transmit a content transmission approval message to the content providing server 130. In operation S607, the content providing server 130 may transmit the content to the user device 110. Operations S601 to S607 may refer to Figure 5 Work S501 to work S507.

[0174] After obtaining the identification information in operation S603, the authentication server 120 may perform authentication on the digital album based on the identification information. After the authentication server 120 performs authentication on the digital album, it may transmit an authentication response message to the user device 110 in operation S609.

[0175] According to an embodiment, the authentication response message may include information indicating that the authentication is successful or information indicating that the authentication fails. Alternatively, the authentication response message may implicitly indicate that the authentication is successful. When the authentication fails, the authentication response message may not be transmitted. The content transmission approval message may include an indicator indicating that the authentication is successful or that the authentication fails.

[0176] According to an embodiment, the authentication response message may include identification information of the digital album to be authenticated. The authentication response message may also include identification information of at least one of the user device 110 and the user.

[0177] The user device 110 may output an authentication message related to the digital album through a display or a touch screen in response to the authentication response message. The authentication message related to the digital album may indicate whether the digital album is genuine. The user device 110 may transmit the authentication message only if the authentication is successful.

[0178] The authentication response message may include a key indicating approval of content transmission or successful authentication. The key indicating approval of content transmission or successful authentication may mean permission to access the content or smart album. Thereafter, when requesting content transmission or streaming from the content providing server 130, the user device 110 may transmit the key to the content providing server 130. The content providing server 130 may provide or stream content to the user device 110 based on the key value.

[0179] When the authentication response message implicitly indicates that the authentication is successful, if the user device 110 obtains the authentication response message, an authentication message indicating that the authentication is successful may be displayed on the application execution screen.

[0180] When the authentication response message is not transmitted within the specified time, the user device 110 may also determine that the authentication has failed. The user device 110 may display an authentication message indicating the authentication has failed on the application execution screen.

[0181] Figure 6 The order of the multiple tasks shown can be changed according to multiple embodiments. For example, the task S609 can also be executed simultaneously with the task S605 or before or after the task S605 is executed.

[0182] Figure 7 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0183] Reference Figure 7 In response to the acquisition of the identification information, the user device 110 may transmit an authentication request message and a content request message to the content authentication server 120 and the content providing server 130, respectively. The transmission of the content performed in response to the content request message may be performed after the authentication of the authentication server 120 is completed.

[0184] In operation S701, the user device 110 may obtain identification information related to the digital album through the physical medium 10. Operation S701 may refer to the description of operation S501.

[0185] In operation S703, the user device 110 may transmit an authentication request message to the authentication server 120. Operation S703 may refer to operation S503.

[0186] In operation S705, the authentication server 120 may transmit a content transmission approval message to the content providing server 130. Operation S705 may refer to operation S505.

[0187] In operation S707, the user device 110 may transmit a content request message to the content providing server 130. The user device 110 may transmit the content request message to the content providing server 130 in response to the acquisition of the identification information related to the digital album.

[0188] The content request message and the authentication request message may be transmitted in the same time interval or may be transmitted in different time intervals, but such request messages may be transmitted in a closer time interval.

[0189] The content request message may include identification information of the user device 110 (or user) and identification information related to the digital album. The identification information related to the digital album may include at least one of identification information of the digital album or identification information of content included in the digital album.

[0190] In operation S709, the content providing server 130 may transmit the digital album or content to the user device 110 in response to the content request message and the content transmission approval message. The operation of transmitting the digital album or content may refer to Figure 5 Work S507.

[0191] Returning to step S705 again for explanation, the content transmission approval message may include identification information of the digital album.

[0192] The content providing server 130 may be configured to manage or control content in units of digital albums. In this case, the content transmission approval message may include identification information of the digital album. Similarly, the content request message may include identification information of the digital album.

[0193] When the identification information of the digital album included in the content transmission approval message is consistent with the identification information of the digital album included in the content request message, the content providing server 130 can transmit the digital album to the user device 110. This can be based on the premise that the identification information of the user device (or user) included in the content transmission approval message is consistent with the identification information of the user device (or user) included in the content request message.

[0194] The content transmission approval message of step S705 may include identification information of the user device 110 (or user). The content providing server 130 may link and store the user device 110 (or user) and the digital album according to the content transmission approval message. As described above, linking and storing may refer to storing matching information between identification information. The matching information between identification information may be stored in a database in a table form.

[0195] The content request message of operation S707 may include identification information of the user device 110 (or user). The content providing server 130 may confirm, in response to the content request message, whether the identification information of the user device 110 (or user) included in the content request message is consistent with the identification information of the user device 110 (or user) included in the content transmission approval message. The content transmission request message may include at least one of identification information of the digital album or identification information of the content.

[0196] When the identification information included in the content request message is consistent with the identification information included in the content transmission approval message, the content providing server 130 may transmit the digital album to the user device 110. The content providing server 130 may read at least one content using the identification information of the digital album and may transmit the corresponding content to the user device 110.

[0197] The content providing server 130 may confirm whether the identification information of the user device 110 (or the user) and the identification information of the digital album are all consistent.

[0198] The content providing server 130 may store the identification information of the digital album and the identification information of the user device 110 (or the user) included in the content approval message in a linked manner in a database.

[0199] The content providing server 130 may also confirm whether the identification information of the digital album contained in the content request message and the identification information of the digital album in which the identification information of the user device 110 (or user) is pre-stored and the identification information of the user device 110 (or user) are consistent. When the identification information of the digital album is consistent with each other and the identification information of the user device 110 (or user) is consistent with each other, the content providing server 130 may transmit the digital album or the content contained in the digital album to the user device 110.

[0200] By using multiple types of identification information for authentication, the authority of content providers (eg, artists, etc.) over content can be further strengthened.

[0201] Figure 8 An example of an authentication and transmission scenario of a digital album authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

[0202] Reference Figure 8 , the authentication server 120 may only perform the authentication step and not directly participate in the content transmission.

[0203] In operation S801, the user device may obtain the identification information of the digital album through the physical medium 10, and in operation S803, transmit an authentication request message to the authentication server 120. Operations S801 and S803 may refer to Figure 5 Work S501 and work S503.

[0204] In operation S805, the authentication server 120 may transmit an authentication response message to the authentication request message. The authentication response message may include an authentication success message indicating that the authentication is successful or an authentication failure message indicating that the authentication fails. Alternatively, the authentication response message may be transmitted only when the authentication is successful. In this case, the authentication response message may implicitly indicate that the authentication is successful. The description of operation S805 may refer to the Figure 6 Notes on work S605.

[0205] In operation S807, the user device 110 may transmit a content request message to the content providing server 130. The content request message may include identification information of the user device 110 and identification information of the digital album.

[0206] The content request message may include a key indicating the approval of the transmission of the content or the success of the authentication. The key indicating the approval of the transmission of the above content or the success of the authentication may refer to permission to access the content or smart album. Alternatively, the content request message may include an indicator indicating the approval of the transmission of the content.

[0207] The user device 110 may transmit a content request message to the content providing server 130 only when the authentication is successful. When the authentication response message implicitly or directly indicates that the authentication is successful, the user device 110 may transmit a content request message. Work S807 may refer to the description related to work S707.

[0208] In operation S809, the content providing server 130 may transmit the digital album or content to the user device 110 in response to the content request message. The content providing server 130 may read the content based on the identification information of the digital album and transmit the read content to the user device 110. In this case, the content providing server 130 may transmit the digital album or content according to the key included in the content request message. For descriptions related to operation S809, please refer to Figure 5 Work S507, Figure 6 Work S607, Figure 7 Notes on work S709.

[0209] Fig. 9 An authentication screen of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0210] Reference Fig. 9 , the user device 110 may output a message 910 related to the authentication of the digital album through the touch screen or display.

[0211] The digital album may be presented through an application installed in the user device 110. Presenting the digital album may mean that at least one content included in or constituting the digital album may be reproduced through the application or displayed on a running screen through the application.

[0212] Reference Fig. 9 When the user device 110 authenticates the digital album and downloads it, the digital album can be displayed on the running screen 900 of the application. As another expression, the running screen 900 including the image 901 representing the digital album can be output through the display. When downloading the digital album, the user device 110 can display a message 910 related to the authentication of the digital album through the display. The message 910 related to the authentication can be configured on the running screen 900 in the form of a pop-up message or a push message. Although the running screen 900 and the message 910 related to the authentication are displayed together on the display, they can form different layers respectively.

[0213] When the digital album is clicked or touched on the display or touch screen, or pressure is applied or a selection is made through voice input on the operation screen 900, another operation screen 920 showing the content 921 included in the digital album can be output through the display. When the user slides the display or touch screen while another operation screen 920 containing the content 921 corresponding to the digital album is displayed, the content 921 included in the digital album can move in the sliding direction. As the content 921 moves, the user can confirm the various contents included in the digital album through the display.

[0214] Fig. 9 The authentication-related message 910 shown is merely an example, and the authentication-related message 910 is not limited thereto but may include a variety of contents.

[0215] Figures 3 to 9 The multiple tasks shown can be combined with each other to operate as needed. In addition, the content authentication method provided in the embodiments described in the present invention can be applied to multiple fields that require the circulation of legitimate rights. For example, when the physical medium corresponding to the ticket interacts with the user device, the identification information of the ticket can be transmitted to the authentication server used to authenticate the ticket. Following the authentication of the authentication server, the content server can transmit the digital ticket to the user device. The digital ticket may include at least one of an image, a video, or a text. Moreover, this digital ticket, as a non-fungible token form, can be transmitted in a form that conforms to standard specifications related to non-fungible tokens.

[0216] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0217] The user device 1000 (eg, Figure 1The user device 110 may include a processor 1010, a memory 1020 and a communication circuit 1030.

[0218] The processor 1010 may be associated with the user device 1000 to execute Figures 1 to 9 The processor 1010 may be electrically connected to the memory 1020 and the communication circuit 1030. The processor 1010 may perform methods or tasks based on a plurality of instructions stored in the memory 1020. Codes or a plurality of instructions related to a program or application program executed by the processor 1010 may be stored in the memory 1020.

[0219] The memory 1020 may store the Figures 1 to 9 For example, when the processor is running, the memory 1020 may store multiple instructions for executing the methods or works mentioned in multiple embodiments of the present invention. The memory 1020 may include volatile or non-volatile memory.

[0220] The user device 1000 can communicate with other user devices or servers (eg, Fig.11 The user device 1000 can send and receive signals, data or messages with other user devices or servers through the communication circuit 1030. The user device 1000 can be connected to a network (e.g., Figure 1 network 140).

[0221] In the above-mentioned embodiments, the user device (eg, Figure 1 The work of the user device 110) can be understood as the work of the processor.

[0222] Fig.10 The structure of the user device 1000 shown is for illustration only, and the user device 1000 may also include other common structural elements, such as a camera, a speaker, a touch screen, an input / output interface, and other structural elements.

[0223] Fig.11 The block diagram shows the structure of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0224] The server 1100 (eg, Figure 1 The authentication server 120 or the content providing server 130 ) may include a processor 1110 , a memory 1120 , and a communication circuit 1130 .

[0225] The processor 1110 is associated with the server 1100 to execute Figures 1 to 9The processor 1110 may be electrically connected to the memory 1120 and the communication circuit 1130. The processor 1110 may execute methods or operations based on a plurality of instructions stored in the memory 1120. Codes or a plurality of instructions related to a program or application program executed by the processor 1110 may be stored in the memory 1120.

[0226] The memory 1120 may store the Figures 1 to 9 For example, when the processor is running, the memory 1120 may store multiple instructions for executing the methods or works mentioned in multiple embodiments of the present invention. The memory 1120 may include volatile or non-volatile memory.

[0227] The server 1100 can communicate with the user device (eg, Figure 1 The server 1100 can send and receive signals, data or messages with other user devices or servers through the communication circuit 1130, and can be connected to a network (for example, Figure 1 network 140).

[0228] In the above-mentioned embodiments, the work of the authentication server or the content providing server may be understood as the work of the processor.

[0229] Fig.11 The structure of the server 1100 shown is merely exemplary, and the server 1100 may also include other common structural elements. Fig.11 Although not shown in the figure, the server 1100 may include a database capable of storing a large volume of data or may access the data.

[0230] Even if it is described above that all the structural elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are combined into one or combined to work, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. That is, as long as it is within the scope of the purpose of the present invention, all the structural elements can also be selectively combined into one or more to work.

[0231] The invention of the present disclosure may be protected within the scope of the invention or the multiple methods of the embodiments described in the specification may be embodied in the form of hardware, software, or a combination thereof.

[0232] When the embodiments of the present invention are embodied by software, a computer-readable medium storing one or more programs (software modules) or instructions may be provided. One or more programs or instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium may be run by one or more processors in an electronic device. One or more programs include multiple instructions that cause the electronic device to run the invention claimed scope of the present disclosure or the method of the embodiment recorded in the specification.

[0233] Such a program (software module, software) can be stored in a random access memory (RAM), a non-volatile memory of a flash memory, a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic disc storage device, a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage device, a magnetic cassette or other magnetic storage device. Alternatively, the program can be stored in a memory consisting of a combination of some or all of these. Furthermore, each memory can include multiple in a user device, an electronic device, an external device or a server.

[0234] Additionally, in the present invention, multiple structural elements, multiple units, multiple modules, multiple components, etc. recorded as "~ parts" can be embodied together or individually as logical devices that can be used with each other. The description of different features of multiple modules, multiple units, etc. is used to emphasize different functional embodiments and does not mean that these should be implemented by individual hardware or software components. On the contrary, the functions associated with more than one module or unit can be individually performed by hardware or software components or combined in common or individual hardware or software components.

[0235] Furthermore, the program may be stored in a communication network such as the Internet, an Intranet, a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WLAN), or a Storage Area Network (SAN), or an attachable storage device that can be accessed through a communication network composed of these combinations. Such a storage device may be connected to the device executing the embodiments of the present disclosure through an external port. Furthermore, a separate storage device on a communication network may also be connected to the device executing the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0236] It can be understood as Figures 1 to 11 The combination of each frame of the flowchart and the flowchart is executed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be mounted on a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer or other programmable data processing device. Therefore, the above instructions executed by the processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device will generate a unit that performs the functions described in each frame of the flowchart. These computer program instructions can be stored in a memory or a computer-readable memory in order to embody the functions in a specific manner. The above memory or computer-readable memory can be used for a computer or a computer device that can point to other programmable data processing devices. Therefore, the instructions stored in these memories can also produce a finished product containing an instruction unit, and the above instruction unit performs the functions described in each frame of the flowchart. The computer program instructions can also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing device. Therefore, a series of work steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing device to generate a process run by a computer, so that the instructions of the computer or other programmable data processing device can provide multiple steps (multiple tasks) for running the functions described in each frame of the flowchart.

[0237] Furthermore, each block may be a module, segment or part of a code containing one or more executable instructions for executing a specific logical function. Furthermore, in several alternative operation examples, the functions mentioned in each block may appear out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially simultaneously, or these blocks may sometimes be executed in reverse order according to the corresponding functions.

[0238] In this article, the structural elements included in the invention are expressed as singular or plural according to the specific embodiments disclosed. The term "at least one" is a term that includes the singular and plural. However, this expression is selected in a manner consistent with the situation disclosed for the convenience of explanation, and each structural element can be singular or plural even without the term "at least one". Even if the structural element is described as plural, it can be constructed as singular, and even if the structural element is described as singular, it can be constructed as plural.

[0239] As described above, the best embodiment is disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Among them, specific terms are used only to illustrate the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention or to limit the scope of the present invention recorded in the scope of the invention claims. Therefore, as long as one is a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, various modifications and other equivalent embodiments can be made. Moreover, as needed, the various embodiments can also be used in combination with each other. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical ideas of the scope of the invention claims.

Claims

1. A method for authenticating a digital album, executed in a user device, characterized in that: The following tasks are included: obtain identification information associated with a digital album; transmitting the obtained identification information to a first server for authentication of the digital album; and At least one content corresponding to the identification information is received from a second server different from the first server.

2. The digital album authentication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further includes the following steps: in response to receiving the at least one content, outputting a screen including an image of the digital album through a display, The at least one content includes an image of the digital album.

3. The digital album authentication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The process includes outputting a screen including a message related to the authentication of the digital album via a display.

4. The digital album authentication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The identification information related to the digital album is linked to a physical medium that is physically separated from the user device.

5. The digital album authentication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least one content includes at least one of video, audio, image or text. The work of receiving the at least one content includes the following work: receiving data related to at least one of the video, audio source, image or text.

6. A method for authenticating a digital album, executed in a first server, characterized in that: The following tasks are included: obtaining identification information associated with the digital album from a user device; comparing the issuance information pre-stored in the first server with the acquired identification information; and Based on the comparison result, a message including identification information related to the digital album and identification information of the user device is transmitted to the second server.

7. The digital album authentication method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The method further includes the following steps: transmitting a message related to the result of the comparison to the user device.

8. The digital album authentication method according to claim 6, characterized in that: According to the message, at least one content corresponding to the identification information is transmitted from the second server to the user device, and the identification information is related to the digital album.

9. The digital album authentication method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The at least one content includes at least one of video, audio source, image or text.

10. A method for providing a digital album, executed in a first server, characterized in that: The following tasks are included: receiving identification information related to the digital album and identification information of the user device from an external second server; and At least one content corresponding to identification information is transmitted to the user device, wherein the identification information is related to the digital album.

11. The method for providing a digital album according to claim 10, characterized in that: The identification information related to the digital album is linked to a physical medium that is physically separated from the user device.

12. The method for providing a digital album according to claim 10, characterized in that: The at least one content includes at least one of video, audio, image or text. The work of transmitting the at least one content includes the following work: transmitting data related to at least one of video, audio source, image or text.

13. A user device, characterized in that: include: Memory; Communication circuits; as well as A processor connected to the memory and the communication circuit. The memory stores a plurality of instructions so that, when running, the processor can obtain identification information related to the digital album, transmit the obtained identification information to a first server used for authenticating the digital album, and receive at least one content corresponding to the identification information from a second server different from the first server.

14. A server, characterized in that: include: Memory; Communication circuits; as well as A processor connected to the memory and the communication circuit. The memory stores a plurality of instructions so that, when running, the processor can obtain identification information related to the digital album from the user device, compare the release information pre-stored in the server with the obtained identification information, and based on the result of the comparison, transmit a message containing the identification information related to the digital album and the identification information of the user device to an external server.

15. A server, characterized in that: include: Memory; Communication circuits; as well as A processor connected to the memory and the communication circuit. The memory stores a plurality of instructions so that, when running, the processor receives identification information related to the digital album and identification information of the user device from an external server, and transmits at least one content corresponding to the identification information to the user device, wherein the identification information is related to the digital album.

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