Alternative Album Generation Method for Content Playback

Abstract

An album generation method is disclosed. The album generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving a selection input for content or an artist included in the album, transmitting at least one of an image printed on the album wrapper, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device, and generating an album with the image combination received from the user terminal device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for generating an alternative album for content playback, and more particularly, to a method for generating an alternative album for content playback that can freely combine the components of the alternative album according to user preferences.

Background Art

[0002] As the mainstream album media that enable playback of sound source files have evolved in the order of LP (Long - Playing record), cassette tapes, and CDs, they have developed into forms that can improve the miniaturization, portability, and convenience of sound source playback devices.

[0003] Recently, the use of electronic devices such as smartphones has become widespread, and even without physical album media, sound source files can be played in a streaming format by a sound source playback application.

[0004] In the case of the streaming - type sound source playback method, content such as music and video can be played without a physical sound disc media such as a CD and a dedicated player (such as a CD player) for playing the sound disc media.

[0005] The streaming - type sound source playback method has advantages over existing physical album media in terms of portability and convenience, but there is a problem that it cannot satisfy the demands of users who want to own physical products related to artists.

[0006] Therefore, various forms of alternative albums have emerged that can satisfy the demands of users who want to own physical products related to artists while achieving portability and convenience.

[0007] The alternative album is realized not by traditional physical album media but by a storage device such as a USB, an NFC card, which stores authentication information necessary for playing content files, etc. It can be linked with a dedicated application installed on the user's smartphone, etc. to play content files. Therefore, while ensuring convenience and portability, it can store photo albums, artists' photo collections, etc. that are sold together with the alternative album. Thus, it has the advantage of being able to meet the demands of users who want to own products related to the artist.

[0008] As the release and use of alternative albums become widespread, there has emerged a need for a new form of alternative album generation method for content playback that can break away from products with a uniform external shape and components and configure alternative albums according to user preferences.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0009] The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems. The object of the present invention is to provide a new form of album generation method that can break away from products with a uniform external shape and components and configure alternative albums according to user preferences.

[0010] The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, an album generation method includes receiving a selection input for content or an artist included in the album, transmitting at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device, and generating an album with the image combination received from the user terminal device.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving a selection input for content or an artist included in the album may include, when a selection input for the artist is received, selecting the content corresponding to the artist as the content to be stored in the album.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of transmitting at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device may include transmitting at least one image corresponding to the content or the artist.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of transmitting at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device may sequentially transmit the image printed on the wrapper of the album, the image printed on the surface of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of generating an album with the image combination received from the user terminal device may include comparing the image combination received from the user terminal device with the already stored image combination and generating a quantified similarity or similarity grade between the image combination received from the user terminal device and the already stored image combination.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present invention, it may further include the step of transmitting an image combination change request to the user terminal device.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of generating an album with the image combination received from the user terminal device may include comparing the image combination received from the user terminal device with the already stored image combination and, if the image combination received from the user terminal device is the same as the already stored image combination, transmitting reward information to the user terminal device.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of generating an album with the image combination received from the user terminal device may include, if there is no remaining quantity of albums that can be generated with the image combination received from the user terminal device, rejecting album generation and leaving the album ungenerated.

[0019] Another album generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a selection input for content or an artist included in the album, receiving a selection input for at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album, and transmitting the selected image combination to the server.

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving a selection input for at least one of the image printed on the wrapping paper of the album, the image printed on the surface of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album may include a step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the wrapping paper of the album in a first area, a step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the surface of the album in a second area, and a step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the product enclosed with the album in a third area.

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the wrapping paper of the album in the first area may further include a step of further displaying at least one of the selection frequency of other users for the image and the previous selection history information of the user.

[0022] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the wrapping paper of the album in the first area may include a step of displaying an image similar to the image previously selected by the user.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the surface of the album in the second area may include a step of displaying an image similar to the image selected from the first area.

[0024] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the product enclosed with the album in the third area may include a step of displaying an image similar to the image selected from the first area or the second area.

Advantages of the Invention

[0025] According to the above-described alternative album generation method for content playback, since alternative albums having different outer shapes and components can be generated for each user, it is possible to achieve the effect of generating an optimal alternative album that suits the user's preferences.

[0026] In addition, since a plurality of alternative albums having different forms and components in which the same content is stored can be generated, it is possible to stimulate the user's purchase desire, and thus it is possible to achieve the effect of increasing the sales volume.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0028] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The advantages and features of the present disclosure, as well as the methods for achieving them, will become clear by referring to the embodiments described in detail later together with the accompanying drawings. However, the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments and can be realized in various different forms. The following embodiments are merely to complete the technical idea of the present disclosure and are provided to fully inform those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs of the scope of the present disclosure. The technical idea of the present disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims.

[0029] When assigning reference numerals to the components in each figure, it should be noted that for the same components, as much as possible, the same numerals are used even if they are shown in different drawings. In addition, when explaining the present invention, if it is recognized that a specific explanation of related known configurations or functions may rather obscure the gist of the present invention, the explanation thereof will be omitted.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification are used in the meaning commonly understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs. Also, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not ideally or overly interpreted unless specifically defined otherwise. The terms used in this specification are for the purpose of explaining the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. In this specification, singular expressions include plural expressions unless otherwise specifically mentioned.

[0031] Furthermore, when describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. can be used. These terms are merely used to distinguish the components from other components, and the essence, order, or sequence of the components are not limited by these terms. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "joined" to another component, it may be directly connected or joined to the other component, but it should be understood that there may also be other components "connected", "coupled", or "joined" between the components.

[0032] As used in the specification, "comprises" and / or "comprising" do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components, steps, operations, and / or elements.

[0033] In the following examples, "content" refers to movies, music, plays, literature, photos, comics, anime, games, or combinations thereof, and means information related to these stored in the form of digital files.

[0034] Also, an "album" is a physical medium that stores content in the form of digital files. In addition to traditional storage media such as cassette tapes, CDs, and LPs, it means a storage medium that can store digital data, such as a USB memory, hard disk, or flash memory, and is connected to a computing device to send and receive digital data. Here, the "album" may store the content file itself in the form of digital data, or may store authentication information that allows digital data to be downloaded or streamed from a remote computing device.

[0035] On the surface of an album according to an embodiment of the present invention, images related to an artist or content may be printed. When the album is distributed while being stored inside a packaging material such as a box, images related to the content or the artist may also be printed on the surface of the packaging material.

[0036] In addition, inside the packaging material, in addition to the album which is a physical medium, a photo card or other product printed with an image related to the artist or content may be enclosed.

[0037] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

[0038] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an album generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] An album generation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a server 200 and a user terminal device 300.

[0040] The server 200 stores content files such as sound source files, video files, image files, and text files included in the album, and generates an album by combining at least one content according to a user selection. The type of content file included in the server 200 is not limited to this, and various types of content can be stored as digital files.

[0041] In addition, the server 200 can also store images printed on the wrapping paper of the album, images printed on the surface of the album, and images printed on products enclosed with the album.

[0042] The server 200 transmits images printed on the wrapping paper of the album, images printed on the surface of the album, and images printed on products enclosed with the album that can be selected by the user to the user terminal device 300, receives the images selected by the user, and generates an album.

[0043] In FIG. 1, for the sake of convenience of explanation, an example is shown in which the server 200 is realized as one computing device. However, the server 200 can also be realized as a plurality of computing devices that are physically or logically partitioned. Here, each function of the server 200 may be executed in different servers that are physically or logically partitioned. For example, a server for storing content files and a server for receiving a selection input from a user for the content types included in an album may be realized in a physically or logically partitioned state.

[0044] The user terminal device 300 receives a selection input from the user for the content or artist included in the album. Also, it can receive a selection input for at least one of the images printed on the wrapping paper of the album, the images printed on the surface of the album, and the images printed on a photo card enclosed with the album.

[0045] Specifically, the user terminal device 300 displays a plurality of artists, sound source files, video files, image files, text files, etc. that can be selected step by step, and receives a selection input from the user.

[0046] Here, the "step" means a procedure for generating one album by combining an artist, a sound source file, a video file, an image file, a text file, etc.

[0047] According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user selects an artist and the content to be stored in the album is automatically selected, the album generation method is generated through the steps of selecting an artist, selecting an image to be printed on the wrapping in which the album is placed, selecting an image to be printed on the surface of the album which is a physical medium, and selecting an image to be printed on a product or photo card enclosed with the album.

[0048] According to another embodiment of the present invention, when attempting to produce an album with content generated by various artists rather than the content of a specific artist, it can be generated through the steps of selecting the content to be stored in the album, selecting the image to be printed on the packaging in which the album is placed, selecting the image to be printed on the surface of the album which is a physical medium, and selecting the image to be printed on the products or photo cards enclosed with the album.

[0049] The combination of content, the combination of images, or the combination of content and images received by the user terminal device 300 is transmitted to the server 200.

[0050] On the other hand, the user terminal device 300 can be realized as various types of computing devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablet PCs, desktop PCs, etc. Also, in FIG. 1, for the sake of convenience of explanation, an example is shown where only one terminal device for each entity can be interconnected via a network, but it goes without saying that multiple terminal devices used by multiple entities can be interconnected via a network.

[0051] According to the aforementioned album generation method, not only can the user produce various forms of albums according to their preferences, but also the content stored in the album can be arbitrarily determined, thus achieving the effect of enhancing the user's satisfaction.

[0052] Also, since various forms of albums can be generated according to the user's selection, the effect of enabling the user to possess a unique album can also be achieved.

[0053] FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an album generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0054] The entity that performs each stage of the album generation method described below is the user terminal device 300. More specifically, it is performed by an album generation application installed on the user terminal device 300. Alternatively, it can also be performed on the server 200 connected via a wired / wireless network to the user terminal device 300.

[0055] In FIG. 2, when the user selects an artist, the content to be saved in the album is automatically determined, and an example will be described where the user is received a selection input for the packaging image of the album, the surface image of the album, and the image printed on the product (such as a photo card) enclosed with the album to generate the album.

[0056] The user terminal device 300 transmits a selection input for the artist received from the user to the server 200 (S210). The server already stores information regarding at least one content corresponding to each artist. Therefore, when a selection input for the artist is received from the user, the content corresponding to the artist is selected as the content to be saved in the album.

[0057] When the content corresponding to the artist is divided into a plurality of groups, the server 200 can also request a selection input for at least one of the plurality of content groups from the user terminal device 300.

[0058] For example, when the content corresponding to an artist named A is divided into a first album, a second album, and a third album, and each album is composed of a plurality of audio source contents, a selection input for at least one of the groups can also be additionally requested.

[0059] Further, the server 200 may store a packaging image of the album corresponding to the artist selected by the user or the content determined to be included in the album by the server 200.

[0060] The server 200 transmits a plurality of album packaging images corresponding to the artist or content to the user terminal device 300 (S220). The user terminal device 300 displays the plurality of images received from the server and receives a selection input for the album packaging image (S230). At this time, the user terminal device 300 receives a selection input for one or a plurality of images printed on the album packaging.

[0061] The user terminal device 300 transmits a selection input for the packaging image of the album selected by the user to the server 200 (S240), and then receives an image printed on the surface of the album from the server 200 (S250).

[0062] The user terminal device 300 displays the plurality of images received from the server and receives a selection input for the image printed on the surface of the album (S260). At this time, the user terminal device 300 can receive a selection input for one or a plurality of images printed on the surface of the album.

[0063] The user terminal device 300 transmits a selection input for the image printed on the surface of the album selected by the user to the server 200 (S270), and then receives an image printed on the photo card from the server 200 (S280).

[0064] After the user terminal device 300 displays the plurality of images received from the server and receives a selection input for the image printed on the photo card (S290), it transmits this to the server 200 (S300).

[0065] In this embodiment, taking the case where the product enclosed with the album is a photo card as an example, it is described that a selection input for the image printed on the photo card is received. However, the type of product enclosed with the album is not limited to this, and it can also be realized to receive a selection input for the type of product itself.

[0066] Alternatively, it can also be realized in a form of receiving a selection input for an image printed on a product other than the photo card.

[0067] FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an album generation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0068] In the album generation method according to another embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to receive a selection input from the user for the content stored in the album rather than the artist. That is, it is also possible to receive a selection input for the content generated by different artists rather than the content generated by a single artist.

[0069] For this purpose, the user terminal device 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention transmits a selection input for the content received from the user to the server 200 (S310). Hereinafter, the steps (S310 to S400) in which the server 200 receives a selection input for the packaging image of the album, the surface image of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album from the user terminal device 300 are the same as the description in FIG. 2.

[0070] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the process in which the user terminal device receives a selection input for an image from the user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0071] On the user terminal device 300, a screen for receiving a user's selection input for at least one of the packaging image of the album, the surface image of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album is displayed.

[0072] Specifically, a screen divided into a first area 410, a second area 420, and a third area 430 may be displayed on the user terminal device 300.

[0073] In the first area 410, a plurality of images that can be printed on the album packaging are displayed. The images displayed in the first area 410 are received from the server 200 as images corresponding to the artist or content selected by the user. The user terminal device 300 receives a selection input for at least one of the images displayed in the first area 410 and transmits this to the server 200.

[0074] In the first area 410, together with a plurality of selectable images, the selection frequency of other users for each image, the user's previous selection history, etc. may be displayed together.

[0075] For example, another identifier may be added and displayed for images with a high selection frequency by other users. Therefore, a user who wants to generate an album different from other users can select an image with a low selection frequency by other users, and a user who wants to generate an album similar to other users can select an image with a high selection frequency by other users.

[0076] Alternatively, another identifier may be added and displayed for images that the user has previously selected. Therefore, a user who wants to generate an album in a different form from a previously generated album can be made to select an image different from the images with a previous selection history.

[0077] Also, in other embodiments, it may be realized such that images similar to the images that the user has previously selected are displayed in the first area 410.

[0078] For this purpose, the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores information regarding the user's album generation history and images selected from the already generated albums. The server 200 can transmit images similar to the images previously selected by the user as the images to be displayed in the first area 410 of the screen of the user terminal device 300.

[0079] For example, if the user has a history of previously selecting the face image of Artist A, the server 200 can send other face images of Artist A to the user terminal device 300 so that the images are preferentially displayed in the first area 410.

[0080] In the second area 420, a plurality of images that can be printed on the surface of the album are displayed. The images displayed in the second area 420 are also received from the server 200 as images corresponding to the artist or content selected by the user.

[0081] Alternatively, images similar to the image selected by the user from the first area 410 among the images corresponding to the artist or content selected by the user can be displayed in the second area 420. For this purpose, the server 200 may already store information on the surface images of the album that are similar to the packaging images of the album that can be displayed in the first area 410.

[0082] When a user's selection input for the packaging image of the album is received from the first area 410, the user terminal device 300 sends the selected packaging image of the album to the server 200, and the server 200 sends an image similar to the selected packaging image of the album from the first area 410 to the user terminal device 300 so that an image similar to the image selected by the user from the first area 410 is preferentially displayed in the second area 420.

[0083] In the third area 430, images printed on the products enclosed with the album are displayed. The images displayed in the third area 430 are also received from the server 200 as images corresponding to the artist or content selected by the user.

[0084] Similar to the method in which an image is displayed in the second area 420, an image similar to the image selected by the user from the first area 410 or the second area 420 among the images corresponding to the artist or content selected by the user can be preferentially displayed. Or, an image similar to the image with a selection history previously selected by the user can be preferentially displayed.

[0085] The method of transmitting to the user terminal device 300 an image similar to the image selected by the user when previously generating an album or the image selected from the first area 410 or the second area 420 is the same as the description in the second area 420.

[0086] On the other hand, the first area 410 to the third area 430 described in FIG. 4 are displayed on the user terminal device 300 simultaneously or sequentially. When the first area 410 to the third area 430 are sequentially displayed, it is preferable that the first area 410, the second area 420, and the third area 430 are displayed in order, but the display order is not limited to this.

[0087] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method in which a server evaluates a combination by a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0088] A server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention can evaluate a combination of a packaging image of an album, a surface image of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album by the user.

[0089] Here, evaluating a combination by the user means calculating the similarity between the image combination already stored in the server 200 and the image combination received from the user terminal device 300.

[0090] The server 200 may store a combination of images. For example, a combination of images directly selected by an artist is stored. Here, the image combination means a combination of the package image of the album, the surface image of the album, and the images printed on the products enclosed with the album. Or, a combination of images by other users may be stored.

[0091] The server 200 can calculate the similarity by comparing the combination of images of the artist that has already been stored with the combination of images by the user received from the user terminal device 300, and provide the result to the user, thereby inducing the user's interest.

[0092] Or, it is also possible to calculate the similarity by comparing the combination of images by the user with the combination of images by other users, and provide the result to the user to induce the user to try a new combination.

[0093] For this purpose, the user terminal device 300 transmits the image combination information received from the user to the server 200 (S510). After the image combination is completed, the user terminal device 300 can also transmit the image combination information to the server 200, or transmit the combination information to the server 200 at an intermediate stage of the image combination.

[0094] For example, when the image combination is configured to be sequentially performed at the stage of selecting the package image of the album, the stage of selecting the surface image of the album, and the stage of selecting the images printed on the products enclosed with the album, the user terminal device 300 may transmit only the selection input for the package image of the album to the server 200 in the state where only the selection input for the package image of the album is received, or may transmit the image combination in the state where the selection input for the package image of the album and the selection input for the surface image of the album are received to the server 200.

[0095] Server 200 compares the already stored image combination with the image combination received from the user terminal device 300 to calculate the similarity (S520). The similarity according to an embodiment of the present invention is determined according to the number of common images among the images included in the already stored image combination and the images included in the image combination received from the user terminal device 300.

[0096] Server 200 can also generate a quantified similarity according to the number of common images or generate a similarity level. For example, it can be generated as a result of quantifying the similarity between the image combination directly combined by the artist and the image combination by the user, such as 80% or 90%, or grades such as gold grade and silver grade can be assigned to the image combination by the user.

[0097] Server 200 transmits the evaluation result of the image combination to the user terminal device 300 (S530). The user can determine the combination of already combined images based on the evaluation result or can also modify the combination of images.

[0098] Alternatively, server 200 can further send an image combination change request to user terminal device 300. When the similarity between the image combination by the user and the image combination already stored in the server is lower than a preset value, server 200 can send an image combination change request to user terminal device 300.

[0099] For example, when the similarity between the image combination directly executed by the artist for his / her album and the image combination by the user is lower than a preset value, server 200 can send an image combination change request to user terminal device 300 to induce the user to produce an album identical or similar to the album directly generated by the artist.

[0100] Conversely, when the similarity between the image combination by the user and the image combination by another user is higher than a preset value, the server 200 can also send an image combination change request to the user terminal device 300. That is, it is to induce the user to generate an album with an image combination different from that of other users.

[0101] According to the above-described album generation method, it is possible to achieve the effect of inducing the user's interest during the album generation process and enhancing the user's satisfaction.

[0102] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing a reward to a user who has generated an album having a specific image combination according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0103] The server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the image combination by the user received from the user terminal device 300 is the same as any image combination already stored in a state where any image combination is already stored, transmits a reward to the user terminal device 300.

[0104] Here, the reward can be realized in various forms such as points that can be used in the album generation application installed in the user terminal device 300, product vouchers that can be exchanged for products offline, etc. However, the types and forms of rewards are not limited to this.

[0105] For this purpose, the user terminal device 300 transmits the image combination information received from the user to the server 200 (S610). Preferably, the user terminal device 300 transmits the image combination information to the server 200 after the image combination is completed.

[0106] The server 200 compares the combination of images received from the user terminal device 300 with the combination of images already stored (S620). If the combination of images received from the user terminal device 300 is the same as the combination of images already stored, it transmits reward information to the user terminal device 300 (S630).

[0107] FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining limiting the number of albums that can be generated according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0108] The server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention can limit the quantity that can be generated for each combination of images. This is for limiting the number of albums having the same combination.

[0109] The server 200 receives a combination of images by the user from the user terminal device 300 (S710). Preferably, after the combination of images is completed, the server 200 can receive the image information selected by the user from the user terminal device 300.

[0110] The server 200 determines whether it can generate an album with the combination of images received from the user terminal device 300 (S720). Specifically, the server 200 determines whether the combination of images received from the user terminal device 300 exceeds the generable quantity.

[0111] For this purpose, the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may store quantity information that can be generated for each combination of images. Also, the server 200 may store quantity information of the albums generated for each combination of images.

[0112] The value obtained by subtracting the number of albums generated for each image combination from the number of albums that can be generated for each image combination is the number of remaining albums generated for the corresponding image combination. If there is a number of remaining albums that can be generated for the image combination received from the user terminal device 300, the server 200 approves album generation (S730). On the other hand, if there is no remaining quantity of albums that can be generated for the image combination received from the user terminal device 300, album generation is rejected and the album is not generated (S740).

[0113] According to the above-described album generation method, it is possible to achieve the effect of inducing the user to generate an album having various types of image combinations.

[0114] FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram for explaining a user terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0115] As shown in FIG. 8, a user terminal device 800 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include one or more processors 810, a memory 820 that loads a computer program performed by the processor 810, a bus 830, a communication interface 840, and a storage 850 that stores a computer program 860.

[0116] However, only the components related to the embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in FIG. 8. Therefore, it can be understood that other general-purpose components can be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 8 by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present disclosure pertains. That is, the user terminal device 800 can further include various components in addition to the components shown in FIG. 8. Or, the user terminal device 800 can be configured by excluding some of the components shown in FIG. 8.

[0117] The processor 810 can control the overall operations of each component of the user terminal device 800 that utilizes artificial intelligence. The processor 810 may be configured to include at least one of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processor Unit), an MCU (Micro Controller Unit), a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit), or any form of processor well-known in the technical field of the present disclosure. Further, the processor 810 can perform operations on at least one application or program for executing the method / operations according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0118] The memory 720 stores various data, instructions, and / or information. The memory 820 can load one or more computer programs 860 from the storage 850 to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The memory 820 may be realized by a volatile memory such as a RAM, but is not limited thereto.

[0119] Next, the bus 830 provides a communication function between the components of the user terminal device 800. The bus 830 can be realized in various forms such as an address bus, a data bus, and a control bus.

[0120] Next, the communication interface 840 supports wired and wireless Internet communications of the user terminal device 300. Further, the communication interface 840 can also support various communication methods other than Internet communication. For this purpose, the communication interface 840 may be configured to include a communication module well-known in the technical field of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the communication interface 840 may be omitted.

[0121] Next, the storage 850 can non-temporarily store the one or more programs 860. The storage 1050 may be configured to include a non-volatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), flash memory, a hard disk, a removable disk, or any form of computer-readable recording medium well-known in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs.

[0122] Next, when the computer program 860 is loaded into the memory 820, it may include one or more instructions that cause the processor 810 to execute the methods / operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. That is, the processor 810 can execute the methods / operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure by executing the one or more instructions.

[0123] For example, the computer program 860 may include instructions to perform operations of receiving a selection input for the content included in the album or for the artist, receiving a selection input for at least one of the image printed on the wrapper of the album, the image printed on the surface of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album, and transmitting the selected image combination to the server.

[0124] The technical idea of the present disclosure described so far with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 can be realized as computer-readable code on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be, for example, a removable recording medium (CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, USB storage device, removable hard disk) or a fixed recording medium (ROM, RAM, computer-equipped hard disk). The computer program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium can be transmitted to other computing devices via a network such as the Internet and installed in the other computing devices, and thus can be used in the other computing devices.

[0125] Just because all the components constituting the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described as being combined or combined and operating together does not necessarily mean that the technical idea of the present disclosure is limited to such embodiments. That is, within the scope of the object of the present disclosure, all of its components can also be selectively combined and operate in one or more.

[0126] Although the operations are shown in a specific order in the drawings, it should not be understood that the operations must be executed in the specific order or sequential order shown, or that the desired result cannot be obtained unless all the shown operations are executed. In certain situations, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Furthermore, it should not be understood that the separation of various configurations in the foregoing embodiments is necessarily required, and it should be understood that the described program components and systems can generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products.

[0127] The embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can understand that the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical idea and essential features. Therefore, it should be understood that the foregoing embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present disclosure should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the scope of rights of the technical idea defined by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. Receiving a selection input for the content or artist included in the album; Transmitting at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device; An album generation method including generating an album with an image combination received from the user terminal device.

2. The step of receiving a selection input for the content or artist included in the album The album generation method according to claim 1, further including, when a selection input for the artist is received, selecting the content corresponding to the artist as the content to be stored in the album.

3. The step of transmitting at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device The album generation method according to claim 1, further including transmitting at least one image corresponding to the content or the artist.

4. The step of transmitting at least one of an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album to a user terminal device The album generation method according to claim 1, further including sequentially transmitting an image printed on the wrapper of the album, an image printed on the surface of the album, and an image printed on a product enclosed with the album.

5. The step of generating an album with an image combination received from the user terminal device Comparing the image combination received from the user terminal device with an already stored image combination; The album generation method according to claim 1, further including generating a quantified similarity or similarity grade between the image combination received from the user terminal device and an already stored image combination.

6. The album generation method according to claim 5, further including transmitting an image combination change request to the user terminal device.

7. The step of generating an album with an image combination received from the user terminal device comparing the image combination received from the user terminal device with the image combination already stored; The album generation method according to claim 1, further comprising: if the image combination received from the user terminal device is the same as the image combination already stored, sending reward information to the user terminal device.

8. The step of generating an album with the image combination received from the user terminal device includes: The album generation method according to claim 1, further comprising: if there is no remaining quantity of albums that can be generated with the image combination received from the user terminal device, rejecting album generation and leaving the album ungenerated.

9. receiving a selection input for the content or artist included in the album; receiving a selection input for at least one of the image printed on the wrapper of the album, the image printed on the surface of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album; An album generation method comprising: sending the selected image combination to a server.

10. The step of receiving a selection input for at least one of the image printed on the wrapper of the album, the image printed on the surface of the album, and the image printed on the product enclosed with the album includes: displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the wrapper of the album in a first area; displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the surface of the album in a second area; The album generation method according to claim 9, further comprising: displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the product enclosed with the album in a third area.

11. The step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the wrapper of the album in a first area includes: The album generation method according to claim 10, further comprising: further displaying at least one of the selection frequency of other users for the image and the user's previous selection history information.

12. The step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for the image printed on the wrapper of the album in a first area includes: The album generation method according to claim 10, further comprising: displaying images similar to the images previously selected by the user.

13. The step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for an image printed on the surface of the album in the second area is The album generation method according to claim 10, including the step of displaying an image similar to the image selected from the first area.

14. The step of displaying a screen for receiving a selection input for an image printed on a product enclosed with the album in the third area is The album generation method according to claim 10, including the step of displaying an image similar to the image selected from the first area or the second area.

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