Method and system for globally sharing and transacting digital contents

• US 20060143435A1
• Filed: 12/23/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Kwang-mog
• Granted Patent: US 9,384,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3829 involving key management

Abstract

A method and system for globally sharing and transacting service including a digital content is provided. The method includes registering a digital content with a global multi-service platform (MSP), storing metadata or an electronic catalog for the digital content generated in a universal language or a local language, sharing the registered digital content and global metadata between a local MSP and the global MSP, implementing, if necessary, a distribution agreement or a supply agreement on a selected portion of the digital content between a local MSP and the global MSP, and sending the selected portion of the digital content from the global MSP and/or the local MSP storing the digital content to a customer terminal.

Claims

1. A method for sharing and transacting a digital content, the method comprising:

generating a content and metadata for the content;

registering the content with a global multi-service platform (MSP);

segmenting the content, and sharing the segmented content and metadata with the global MSP and at least one local MSP; and

sending a selected segmented portion of the content to a customer terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing payment for transaction of the content performed between the global MSP and a local MSP.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is not registered unless a predetermined condition is satisfied.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of size, quality and format of the content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata comprises metadata for each of the segmented content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata comprises at least one of global metadata and local metadata, wherein:

the global metadata comprises a universal language; and

the local metadata comprises a local language.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein registering of the content further comprises:

putting up at least one of the metadata and a portion of the content in the global MSP for an access from a local MSP.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing an electronic catalog for the content; and

putting up the electronic catalog in the global MSP for an access from a local MSP.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the electronic catalog comprises at least one of a global electronic catalog and a local electronic catalog, wherein:

the global electronic catalog comprises a universal language; and

the local electronic catalog comprises a local language.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

implementing a supply agreement between the global MSP and a local MSP which receives the selected portion of the segmented content; and

sending the electronic catalog to the customer terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the segmented content comprises at least one of a universal language and a local language.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising implementing of a distribution agreement between the global MSP and a local MSP through which a content is registered.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the implementing of the distribution agreement comprises:

accessing the global MSP for logging;

sending an on-line request for registering the content;

examining the content; and

if the content is determined as satisfying a predetermined condition, concluding the distribution agreement.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising implementing of a supply agreement between the global MSP and a local MSP which receives the selected portion of the segmented content.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the global MSP stores a predetermined portion of the segmented content; and

the at least one local MSP stores a remaining portion of the segmented content.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the predetermined portion is determined by size of the segmented content.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the content comprises a moving picture;

the predetermined portion of the segmented content stored in the global MSP comprises at least one of audio data and a script of the moving picture; and

the remaining portion of the segmented content stored in the at least one local MSP comprises video data of the moving picture.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein if the selected portion sent to the customer terminal comprises at least one of:

(a) all or part of the predetermined portion of the segmented content stored in the global MSP; and

(b) all or part of a remaining portion of the segmented content stored in the at least one local MSP,

the (a) is sent to the customer terminal from the global MSP, and the (b) is sent to the customer terminal from the at least one local MSP.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein,

the (a) and (b) are combined into the selected portion before being sent to the customer terminal or sent to the customer terminal separately.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein if the selected portion of the segmented content has been transmitted a predetermined number of times or more to the customer terminal through a local MSP, the transmitted selected portion is stored in a cache memory in the local MSP.

21. The method of claim 2, wherein performing of the payment for transaction comprises:

accumulating transaction achievements by the local MSP when a payment time arrives and calculating payment amount; and

implementing electronic payment for the calculated payment amount through an external payment gateway server.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the payment time arrives when a predetermined payment period elapses or a predetermined number of transaction times is reached.

23. A system for sharing and transacting a digital content, comprising:

a global multi-service platform (MSP) with which a content is registered; and

at least one local MSP which shares the content with the global MSP, wherein the global MSP stores at least one of metadata for the content and a predetermined portion of the content.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

another at least one local MSP which receives a selected portion of the content from at least one of the global MSP and the at least one local MSP.

25. The systems of claim 23, wherein the global MSP is configured to store an electronic catalog for the content.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the global MSP is configured to perform at least one of a distribution agreement and a supply agreement with a local MSP which transacts with the global MSP.