Method for providing multimedia data via communication network
First Claim
1. A method for providing multimedia data at a multimedia data server, the method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a multimedia database including multimedia data;
maintaining a user database including available period information with respect to a right to download for each user, respectively, in which the right to download of the multimedia data is granted to the user for a period of time determined by the available period information;
receiving a request for download of predetermined multimedia data from a user terminal through a wired/wireless communication network;
determining whether the right to download has been granted to the user by referring to available period information associated with the user, included in the user database;
searching the multimedia data by referring to the multimedia database, in case that the right to download has been granted to the user;
generating authenticated multimedia data including the searched multimedia data and the available period information associated with the user, in which the available period information is information about a playable period for which the authenticated multimedia data can be played; and
transmitting the authenticated multimedia data to the user terminal through the wired/wireless communication network, so as to control the multimedia data to be played in the user terminal for the playable period information by using available period information included in the authenticated multimedia data.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for providing multimedia data, and more particularly, to a method for providing multimedia data in which a predetermined fee is received from a user who wants multimedia data, and in this case, the user is enabled to download the multimedia data unrestrictedly for a predetermined period corresponding to the fee and play the downloaded multimedia data in various media of the user. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing multimedia data, enabling a user who pays a flat fee to download and play multimedia data unrestrictedly for a certain period, thereby reducing a user burden for download of multimedia data.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for providing multimedia data at a multimedia data server, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a multimedia database including multimedia data; maintaining a user database including available period information with respect to a right to download for each user, respectively, in which the right to download of the multimedia data is granted to the user for a period of time determined by the available period information; receiving a request for download of predetermined multimedia data from a user terminal through a wired/wireless communication network; determining whether the right to download has been granted to the user by referring to available period information associated with the user, included in the user database; searching the multimedia data by referring to the multimedia database, in case that the right to download has been granted to the user; generating authenticated multimedia data including the searched multimedia data and the available period information associated with the user, in which the available period information is information about a playable period for which the authenticated multimedia data can be played; and transmitting the authenticated multimedia data to the user terminal through the wired/wireless communication network, so as to control the multimedia data to be played in the user terminal for the playable period information by using available period information included in the authenticated multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
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9. A method for providing multimedia data at a multimedia data server, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a multimedia database including multimedia data; maintaining a user database including available period information with respect to a right to download for each user, respectively, in which a right to download of the multimedia data is granted to the user for a period of time determined by the available period information; receiving a request for download of predetermined multimedia data from the mobile communication terminal through a wireless communication network; determining whether the download right has been granted to the user by referring to available period information associated with the user included in the user database; searching the multimedia data by referring to the multimedia database, in case that the download right has been granted to the user; generating authenticated multimedia data including the searched multimedia data and available period information associated with the user, in which the available period information is information about a playable period of the multimedia data; and transmitting the authenticated multimedia data to the mobile communication terminal through a wired/wireless communication network; wherein the mobile communication terminal performs the steps of; receiving the authenticated multimedia data from the multimedia data server, so as to store the same in a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal; receiving a play command of the authenticated multimedia data from the user; receiving current time information from a mobile switching center connected to the mobile communication terminal through the wireless communication terminal; determining whether the play command is received within the playable period, which is determined by available period information included in the authenticated multimedia data, by using the current time determined using the current time information; and playing the authenticated multimedia data to provide the same to the user, in case that it is determined that the play command is received within the playable period.
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10. A method for playing multimedia data in a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:
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receiving authenticated multimedia data from a predetermined multimedia data server, so as to store the same in a predetermined storage unit, •
in which the authenticated multimedia data includes multimedia data and available period information associated with a user of the mobile communication network;receiving a play command of the authenticated multimedia data from the user; receiving current time information from a mobile switching center connected the mobile communication terminal through a wireless communication network; determining whether the play command is received within the playable period which is determined by available period information included in the authenticated multimedia data, by using the current time determined using the current time information; and playing the authenticated multimedia data to provide the same to the user, in case that it is determined that the play command is received within the playable period.
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