KR20050088501A - Musicbox unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a music box terminal (MUSICBOX) that can store a decrypted sound source file and download and play only to an authorized portable terminal to store and download a sound source that prevents illegal copying. Wherever the box is installed, you can download and listen to your favorite music anytime, anywhere through the certified portable terminal, and it will be a music producer's opportunity to create new revenue for your own music without harming piracy. It is an invention to be activated.

The music box includes a data input unit; A payment means input unit; A display unit for outputting screens of various files and processes; A key operation unit for inputting file and process processing; A decryption program for copy protection of the stored file; An operating system for controlling the entire system and processing (PRO-CESSING); It is composed of an interface unit provided with various connection ports for transmitting the decrypted file of the music box.

Description

Musicbox terminal {Musicbox unit}

      The present invention relates to a music box terminal (MUSICBOX) in which a decrypted sound source file is stored, and more particularly, a user searches for a desired music in the decrypted sound source file, pays a predetermined cost, and downloads it to a portable terminal authenticated by a decryption program. It is an invention that allows you to listen to music.

      In order to listen to music, people have conventionally bought CDs or tapes and listen to them in the form of audio compressed files (MP3, OGG, etc.) from the Internet. Most of these audio compressed files are illegal copies and can be easily obtained from the Internet at no cost, so the purchase rate of CD or TAPE, which has been paid and purchased, has been lowered, and the profits of music producers have been greatly reduced. Therefore, the reality is that the record business itself is threatened not only in Korea but also worldwide.

      Internet music service companies that used free music streaming services have switched to pay these days, but for those who are already accustomed to free music, paid services are less responsive and it is hard to expect to generate profits. On the other hand, in the film industry, like the record business, illegally copied movie files are distributed through the Internet, but they do not affect the profits of the film industry. This is because the impression of a movie on a computer monitor is less than that of a movie on a theater screen. In other words, if it can satisfy people's purchase value, the cost of purchase is taken for granted, so it is necessary to find a way to satisfy users' needs in the music business to overcome the crisis of the music industry.

      Accordingly, the technical problem of the present invention is to install music box terminals storing decoded audio compressed files in various places such as convenience stores and train stations, so that users can listen to the desired music anytime and anywhere more conveniently, and among the widely used portable terminals. Only players who have undergone the certification process can prevent the music box from being downloaded or played back and transferred to other devices, making it a great opportunity for music producers to generate new revenue for their own music without harming piracy. It is in the provision of a music box that makes the business active.

      The music box includes a sound source data input unit for inputting data; A payment means input unit capable of inputting a payment means; A display unit having an LCD light or a touch screen function for outputting screens of various data and processes; A key control unit which is formed as a button or a touch screen on the front surface of the display unit and is in contact with each other so as to perform key input of various characters for data retrieval and overall processing key input of a download music box; A decryption program for copy protection of stored data; An operating system for outputting a screen for downloadable selection of the decrypted data stored in the music box storage device according to a user's search key signal, and controlling the specific data selected by the decryption program to be downloaded only to the authenticated portable terminal; It is composed of interface part equipped with various connection ports such as USB for low speed data transmission and IEEE1394 for high speed data transmission in order to transmit the decrypted data of the music box to an authenticated portable terminal.

      Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a method for down-playing the decrypted data of the music box terminal (MUSICBOX) according to the present invention to a portable terminal authenticated by the decryption program.

      1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a music box terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a music box terminal 300 and a sound source that stores a sound source 100 provided by a sound source provider (company) Illustrates a form in which the portable terminal 500 to decode and download through the decryption program 360 is connected.

      Referring to FIG. 1, the music box terminal 300 having the decoding program 360 installed therein receives, decodes, and stores a sound source 100 of a sound source provider through the sound source data input unit 310 of the music box. The portable terminal 500 is connected via an interface unit 390 including various peripheral connection ports such as USB for data transmission and IEEE1394 for high speed data transmission.

      The sound source 100 of the sound source provider (the company) converts the music produced by itself or copyrighted music into an audio compressed file (mp3, ogg, etc.) and is stored in the music box terminal 300 to be authenticated by users by a decryption program. Only the portable terminal 500 can be down and played.

      Preferably, the sound source 100 of the sound source provider (interface) is an interface unit 390 composed of various peripheral connection ports, such as the copy protection characteristics of the music box terminal 300 and USB for low-speed data transmission or IEEE1394 for high-speed data transmission. Through), it is possible to replace with a variety of forms and types of files that can be input and stored in the music box terminal 300. That is, not only the sound source but also various audio compressed files and movie files such as movies and music videos.

In addition, it is obvious that all data that can be played on the portable terminal can be provided by the music box.

      The sound source data input unit 310 is a device for receiving additional data in addition to the data previously stored in the music box storage device, and may use a method (not shown) of adding accompaniment data to a karaoke half cycle which is generally used. It is possible to use a method of uploading to a music box 300 from a portable storage device that is configured with a USB port for low-speed data transmission or an IEEE1394 port for high-speed data transmission, and stores additional external data.

       Preferably, the sound source data input unit 310 may be configured as a device corresponding thereto even if the data input method of the above method as well as the data input method through the Internet which is widely used, which is well known.

       The payment method input unit 320 may start a payment process by inputting various payment methods for the user to pay the cost to download the decoded sound source and data stored in the music box 300 to the authenticated portable terminal. Device.

Generally, a credit card reading method (not shown) of a credit card checker, a telephone card reading method (not shown) of a public telephone, a cash input method (not shown), a reading method of a transportation card (not shown), etc. There is a method, using one suitable method or two or more mixed payment method input methods.

       The display unit 330 is configured as a monitor having an LCD light or a touch screen function for outputting screens of various files and processes.

       The key operation unit 340 is formed as a button or a touch screen on the front surface and is configured in the screen of the display unit so as to be contacted, so as to input data such as various characters for data retrieval and download and overall processing key input of the music box 300. It is a device that performs. In particular, jog shuttle keys can be configured for tasks such as data retrieval.

       The operating system 380 of the music box controls the entire music box system and processing (PROCESSING), performs processing of various input data and payment processing of input payment means.

do. Various ports such as USB or IEEE1394 of the data input unit 310 or the interface unit 390 may be monitored to detect whether an external device is connected or removed during use. Once the external device is detected, the driver of the external device transmits the control information in association with the Plug and Play (PNP) device.

       The interface unit 390 is a port for connecting the authenticated portable terminal 500 to the music box 300 and is composed of a USB port for low-speed data transmission or an IEEE1394 port for high-speed data transmission. Ports configured to protrude as extension lines of the port can be easily connected to a portable terminal without a sliding USB.

       The portable terminal 500 refers to an authenticated device that can be connected to the music box 300 through the interface unit 390 of the music box and download and play various data including the decrypted sound source of the music box. . In general, an audio compressed file player (MP3 PLAYER) is widely used, but nowadays, the portable terminal 500 can be portable for a long time through the miniaturization, light weight, and low power technology, such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), Pocket PC, Various personal information processors (PIPs) such as HPC (HAND PC) and web pad are used. However, the portable terminal 500 used in the present invention is limited to being able to perform the decoding program 360 of the music box.

       The decryption program 360 is a program for decrypting the data of the pre-stored and additionally inputted data DB 368 and downloading the data to the authenticated portable terminal 500. The decryption program 360 includes a data control module 362, a communication program 364, It consists of a driver program 366.

       The driver program 366 receives control information through a driver of an external device in association with various connection ports of the data input unit 310 or the interface unit 390.

       The communication program 364 defines a communication protocol to communicate with the portable terminal 500 or other external device, and controls a universal asynchronous receiver (UART) of the music box. In addition, the communication program 364 manages an input / output buffer for transmitting and receiving data, sets a port, and defines a data structure in order to perform a communication emulator function.

       Preferably, the communication program 364 performs the above-described functions even when additional data is input through the Internet of the data input unit 310 described above.

       The data control module 362 is an application program layer that performs a decoding function and various functions.

       FIG. 2 is a block schematically showing the configuration of the data control module 362 in a decryption program installed in the music box 300 to decrypt the data of the data DB 368 and to be downloaded to the authenticated portable terminal 500. It is also.

       According to Fig. 2, the data control module 362 includes an input module 362a, a payment means input module 362b, a terminal recognition module 362c, a data editing module 362d, an encoding module 362e, and a payment processing module ( 362f), a data providing module 362g and a media playing module 362h providing additional functions.

       The input module 362a is formed as a button or a touch screen on the front surface of the display unit, and is in contact with the sound source to be provided by a user who uses a key control unit that performs key input such as various characters for sound input and data search key input. And a data name.

       The payment method input module 362b is a payment method input unit which describes various payment methods for the purpose of paying the cost of the user to download the decoded sound source and data of the music box 300 desired by the user to the authenticated portable terminal. When inputting via 320, the module recognizes the input and information of the payment method.

       The information and status of the input payment means are first displayed on the monitor in the edit window of the file editing module 362d to be described later.

       The terminal recognition module 362c is a portable terminal in the music box interface unit 390.

When the 500 is connected, it recognizes it and receives control information from the portable terminal 500.

The information determines whether the terminal is authenticated. In addition, the above-described sound source data input unit

In 310, an external portable storage device for uploading additional data other than previously stored data to the music box 300 storage device is also recognized and processed.

       The data editing module 362d provides an edit window (not shown) in which a user can select to download the sound source and data searched from the music box 300 to the portable terminal 500 connected to the interface unit 390. . The edit window displays the memory information of the portable terminal 500 connected to the interface unit 390, thereby preventing excessive memory problems of the portable terminal 500 and erasing of previously stored data. In addition, the information on the payment processing performed in the payment processing module 362f to be described later is also displayed as

This allows users to seamlessly download music and data that meet their requirements and add preview or preview features to help users with their choices.

        The encoding module 362e resizes the sound source and data provided by the music box 300 to fit the display specification of the portable terminal 500 and codes the data into a predetermined format. The encoding module 362e includes a codec program for this operation. .

        Data formats including audio and video that can be processed by the encoding module 362e include WMA (Window Media Audio File), AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) and MP3 (MPEG-1 LAYER3; International Standardization). Technology adopted by ISO (ISO) as a standard for high-quality audio compression), and ASF (MS Advanced Streaming format File).

        The payment processing module 362f may provide various payment methods for the user to pay the cost to download the decoded sound source and data of the music box 300 desired by the user to the authenticated portable terminal. All information is received from the payment means input module 362b which is input through and recognizes the input and information of the payment means.

        After holding the information of the payment means received until the payment request, the payment process is performed by comparing the price information of the sound source and data requested by the user.

        The process and results of payment processing are described in the data editing module as described above.

Displayed together in the edit window of 362d allows the user to smoothly download the sound and data at their own expense.

        The sound source data providing module 362g includes a memory and a payment processing module of the portable terminal 500 connected among the decoded sound sources and data of the music box 300 selected by the user.

(362f) Comparing the Results and Determining Transmittable Sound Sources and Data

Download to 500.

       In this process, the decoded sound source and data of the music box 300 are portable terminals.

If it is not suitable for the display specification of 500, the resizing process is performed in the encoding module 362e, and in the edit window of the data editing module 362d when a problem of exceeding the memory or the payment cost of the portable terminal 500 occurs. After the selection process of the selected sound source and data is performed a download process.

        The media playback module 362h plays back and displays the streamed sound source and data for performing the function of previewing or previewing in the edit window of the data editing module 362d.

        Hereinafter, a method of downloading the decrypted sound source data of the music box 300 according to the present invention to the portable terminal 500 authenticated by the decryption program 360 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

        First, a user inputs a payment method prepared in a payment method input unit 320 of a music box 300 installed in various places such as a convenience store, a terminal, and a train station by reading or inputting (S100). The inputted payment means is confirmed by the payment means input module 362b, the information and the balance of the payment means is displayed in the edit window of the data editing module 362d (S110), if the user is displayed as a normal payment means over a certain balance Handheld terminal

Access the 500 to the music box interface 390 to request authentication (S200). However, if the entered payment method is abnormal or less than a certain balance, the user purchases a new payment method and enters the payment method (S100).

        The connected portable terminal 500 displays a file and a storage space pre-stored in the memory of the portable terminal 500 in an edit window on the monitor if the terminal is authenticated after the authentication is confirmed by the terminal recognition module 362c (S220). However, if the terminal is not authenticated, it connects to the new portable terminal 500 and requests authentication (S200) or terminates.

        The user is formed of a button or a touch screen on the front surface of the display unit, and is in contact with the user, thereby searching for a desired song by using a key operation unit that performs key input and various search methods and jog shuttles (S300).

        While searching for a song (S300), a song to be downloaded is selected or a song name is directly input (S310).

        Preferably, when there is no desired song in the music box sound source DB (368), the music box

It is well known that the user can access the music provider site using the communication program 364 in the 300 to search for the decoded song and bring it to the music box edit window if there is a desired song. At this time, the sound sources selected through the Internet is only temporarily stored in the music box 300, downloaded to the user's portable terminal 500, or deleted when the download is canceled. If there is no song to download, the user ends.

       In addition, preferably, as described above stored in the music box 300, a portable terminal

The data that can be downloaded to the 500 may be not only a sound source but also an audio compressed file of various contents and a video file such as a movie or a music video, and everything that can be played on a portable terminal.

       If the user selects a song to download or directly inputs the name of the song (S310), the selected decoded sound source data is output to the edit window on the monitor together with each file size, required cost, total capacity, and total amount (S400).

       If the preview of the selected sound source data (S410) is selected, a preview (S420) is performed through the media playback module 362h, and then, among the sound source data selected in the edit window, the balance of the input payment means, The sound source data to be downloaded is determined in consideration of the storage capacity of the portable terminal 500 (S500). If you do not want to preview (S410) of the selected sound source will perform step S500 immediately.

      If the size of the sound source data to be downloaded cannot be stored in the portable terminal 500 memory (S510), the size of the sound source data to be downloaded does not go back to the edit window of the above-described step S400 and downloads within the memory limit of the portable terminal 500. Select the sound source data to be played.

      If the size of the sound source data to be downloaded can be stored in the memory of the mobile terminal 500, the next step of determining whether the user's payment means payable balance is appropriate for the amount of the sound data to be downloaded (S520) is appropriate. 362f) performs the payment processing (S600).

      If not appropriate, perform the steps of replacing the payment method and adding the amount. In this case, if you do not want to replace the payment method and add the amount of payment, go back to the edit window of the above-described step S400 and select the sound recording data to be downloaded within the allowable amount limit. Then, in order to replace the payment means and add the amount, the replacement and the amount are added to a new payable card using the "card replacement" button of the music box key operation unit 340 (S540). After this step, the payment processing by the aforementioned payment processing module 362f is performed (S600).

       When the payment process is completed, the payment processing sound source data is resized to conform to the display specification of the portable terminal 500 to be downloaded by the encoding module 362e and encoded into data of a predetermined format (S700).

       Finally, the encoded sound source data is downloaded to the authenticated portable terminal 500 (S800).

       The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications not exemplified above by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be applied to the present invention, which is included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

As described above, according to the invention of the music box terminal 300 which downloads the decoded sound source data of the music box 300 to the portable terminal 500 authenticated by the decoding program 360, the music box is externally provided to people. Anywhere, anytime, anywhere, through the certified portable terminal 500 is widely available to give the convenience to download and listen to the desired music, music producers (company) a new profit for the music produced directly without the harm of piracy It will be an opportunity to create and revitalize the music business, thereby laying the groundwork for becoming a cultural powerhouse in the 21st century.

      1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a music box terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

      2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a data control module in an operating system of the present invention;

      3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (9)

       A music box terminal for storing a sound source provided by a user having an authenticated portable terminal and a sound source provider, and decrypting it through a decryption program to download to an authenticated portable terminal,        The music box terminal        A sound source data input unit for inputting data;        A payment means input unit through which the client can input a payment means;        A display unit having an LCD light or a touch screen function for outputting screens of various data and processes;        A key control unit which is formed as a button or a touch screen on the front surface of the display unit and is in contact with each other so as to perform key input of various characters for data retrieval and overall processing key input of a download music box;        A decryption program for copy protection of stored data;        An operating system for outputting a screen for downloadable selection of the decrypted data stored in the music box storage device according to a user's search key signal, and controlling the specific data selected by the decryption program to be downloaded only to the authenticated portable terminal;        A terminal consisting of various connection ports, such as USB for low speed data transmission and IEEE1394 for high speed data transmission, for transmitting decrypted data of a music box to an authorized portable terminal.        The music box terminal of claim 1, wherein the sound source of the music provider stored in the music box terminal is decoded by a decryption program and is downloaded and reproduced only to an authorized portable terminal of users.        According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the data that can be provided by the music box terminal is not only for the sound source of the sound source provider (company), but also for USB or high-speed data transmission for the low-speed data transmission and copy protection characteristics of the music box terminal. A music box that includes audio compressed files of various contents, video files such as movies or music videos, and all data that can be played on a portable terminal through an interface unit consisting of various peripheral connection ports such as IEEE1394. terminal.        According to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the connection to the portable terminal without a sliding USB through the port is configured to protrude as an extension line of the various plurality of ports of the interface unit of the music box terminal, characterized in that Music box terminal.        The method of claim 1, wherein the sound source data input unit of the music box terminal is a device for receiving additional data in addition to the data previously stored in the music box storage device. A music box terminal comprising a USB port for low-speed data transmission or an IEEE1394 port for high-speed data transmission, and a method of uploading to a music box from a portable storage device storing external additional data.        [6] The apparatus according to claim 1 or 5, wherein not only the data input method of the method through the sound source data input unit of the music box terminal but also a data input method through the Internet which is widely used is to be configured with a corresponding device. May include a music box terminal.        The music box terminal decrypts the data of the sound source DB in a music box terminal that stores a sound source provided by a user who has an authenticated portable terminal and a sound source provider, decodes it through a decryption program, and downloads it to an authenticated portable terminal. In the data control module of the decoding program to be down to,        (A) an input module for receiving a sound source and data name to be provided from the user using the key control unit of the music box terminal;        (b) a payment means input module for recognizing input and information of a payment means when a user inputs various payment means through a payment means input unit of the music box terminal for the purpose of paying a fee for a sound source to be downloaded; ;        (c) a terminal recognition module that recognizes when the portable terminal is connected to the music box interface unit and receives control information from the portable terminal;        (d) a data editing module providing an edit window for allowing a user to select to download the sound source and data searched by the music box terminal to a portable terminal connected to the interface unit;        (e) an encoding module for resizing the sound source and data provided by the music box terminal so as to conform to the display specification of the portable terminal and coding the data into data of a predetermined format;        (f) a payment processing module for performing a payment processing process by comparing the information on the payment means received through the payment means input module with price information of the sound source and data requested by the user; .        (g) Comparing the memory of the connected portable terminal with the result of the payment processing module among the decoded sound sources and data of the music box selected by the user, and determining the sound source and data that can be transmitted and downloading them to the portable terminal. Providing module;        (h) a music box terminal including a media playback module for performing a function of previewing or previewing in an edit window of the data editing module.        The method of claim 7, wherein if there is no desired song in the music box sound source DB after inputting a desired sound source name through the input module of (a), accessing and decrypting the sound source provider site using a communication program in the music box terminal. Searched songs can be retrieved if there is a desired song to the music box edit window, and the sound source selected through the communication program is temporarily stored in the music box terminal, downloaded to the user's portable terminal, or deleted when the download is canceled. Music box terminal, characterized in that the losing.        The method of claim 7, in order to replace the payment means and add the amount of money in the payment process through the payment processing module of (f) using the "card replacement" button of the key box of the music box terminal to replace with a new payable card and Music box terminal, characterized in that the amount can be added ..