KR20040051678A - Software registration code management system and method on the network - Google Patents

Abstract

In the conventional S / W registration number issuance and management method, the user stores the issued registration number in a separate file and keeps it in the same directory as the S / W package or writes it in a memo, etc. There was a hassle of having to do separate typing.

The present invention is characterized by a method of transmitting by adding the registration number generated in real time to the file name when the user downloads the S / W package, is easy to issue and lost unless you completely delete the downloaded S / W package There is no worry of. As such, when an installation program for recognizing a registration number added to a file name is created, a process of receiving a registration number of a user and a UI (User Interface) can also be omitted.

Description

Software registration code management system and method on the network

From the user's point of view, the method of using the registration number of the software distributed in a download form on the Internet, accessing a website of a contents provider (CP) and searching for necessary software; Issuing a registration number after user and payment status authentication; Downloading the selected software to a user's local disk; Executing the installation file of the downloaded package; Inputting a registration number after installation or completion of installation; It consists of.

Figure 1 (10) is a user registration number management method according to the prior art as described above. For later re-installation, a separate registration number file should be prepared and kept together or written down in a memo using a writing instrument. In the installation process of the package, you must open the file containing the registration number, copy and paste it, or manually enter the contents recorded in the memo.

According to the conventional process as described above, the user must keep the registration number separately from the installation package, and if the careless number is inadvertently lost, the user must access the CP's web site and reissue it. In addition, a menu and a UI (User Interface) for receiving a registration number input from the user should be produced during installation.

If the user records the S / W registration number issued from the CP in a separate medium or creates and keeps a file, it is inconvenient for the risk of loss and the reissuance procedure. When developing a package at the S / W manufacturer side, the process of creating a menu or UI for entering a registration number is added.

In the above problems, an object of the present invention is to solve this problem by including a registration number string in the installation file name of all packages downloaded from the PC side website.

1 is a conventional method for storing S / W registration numbers according to the present invention from the user's point of view;

2 is a process of adding a registration number to the file name of the requested S / W package and approving the transmission

Figure 3 is a method of operating a service for distributing S / W package using the present invention

4 is the installation and re-download process of the downloaded S / W package

1 illustrates a state in which a registration number and a package provided by a CP side are stored from a user's point of view. Apart from the installation package in the conventional storage method 10, the user directly creates a file for storing the registration number or records in a memo. In this way, by providing a registration number separated from the package in a file name, it is configured as shown in (20) and is permanently stored without risk of loss unless the package itself is completely deleted.

FIG. 2 is a part of processing a download request for a specific package, and searching for an existing registration number issuance history (100) in the DB by referring to a download target package name and user information; Determining whether it is new or retransmission request in the DB 100 history inquiry result (32); Generating a registration number string with an appropriate rule in case of a new request and storing the registration number string in a history DB (100) together with the package and user information (33); A step 34 of including the existing registration number in the case of the retransmission request and the registration number string generated in (33) in the installation file name of the package in the case of the new request; Approving and transmitting the download of the requested package (35);

The installation file name of the package stored in the user's local disk through the above steps includes the registration number string, and even in the case of retransmission, the existing history DB is searched and delivered in the same way as the registration number originally issued. No further registration number request and issue process is necessary. In addition, if the installation program of the package is designed to automatically register by reading the registration number information included in the file name, a separate registration number input operation required by the user during installation may be omitted. The task of including the issued registration number in the file name of the package to be downloaded can be performed by simply changing the HTTP header information at the start of the transmission.

Using the registration number issuing process consisting of the above steps, the CP side can operate the S / W distribution service as follows.

3, the user accesses a website provided by the CP for downloading a specific S / W (40); Determining whether a login is necessary for managing an operation policy of a service and a download history of a member (41); A member registration step 43 of a user who is not subscribed to a service when a login is required; Performing a login (44) if a registered member; Searching 45 for the S / W package that the user needs on the CP's website; Displaying the function and price information of the retrieved S / W package in detail (46); Determining 47 to confirm or re-download the S / W package selected by the user; Determining whether the selected S / W package is paid (48); Paying the fee by a general electronic payment method (49) if the fee is paid; A final step 30 of issuing an appropriate registration number through the steps of FIG. 2 described above and transmitting the approved S / W package to the user as a file name including the registration number; It consists of a web service method of the CP side which distributes various S / W packages for a fee and free.

All S / W packages distributed through the above steps are stored in the DB 100 history information including the downloaded user and S / W name, registration number, date and time, payment information, etc., simplifying the retransmission process And it is used to check the validity of the registration number when installing the S / W package.

The installation step of the S / W package stored in the user's local disk after the successful download and the step of re-sending and reinstalling the S / W package including the same registration number from the CP side as shown in FIG. .

4, if the S / W package downloaded from the CP side exists in the user's local disk, executing the installation file (50); Determining whether the registration number is made to be recognized (51); A step 52 in which the installation program reads the registration number string included in the file name when the registration number recognition function is provided; (53) referring to the history information stored in the DB on the CP side via the network and reading the registered registration number and whether the corresponding registration number is valid; Determining whether the registration number is valid (54); If it is a valid registration number, the installation proceeds continuously (55); the installation of the S / W package is completed (56), if the installation file does not include the registration number recognition function registration number from step (51) You can skip the validation process and terminate the installation. If the registration number is recognized for public use or trial version, or if the inquiry step of the history DB 100 over the network is not particularly necessary, the installation program itself may be validated in step 53.

Figure 4 shows the procedure of downloading again with the same registration number when the S / W package itself with the history that has been downloaded more than once is deleted or deleted, and the user accesses the website of the CP that is performing the download service. 60; Performing a member login to search for an existing download history (61); Searching for a software package to be re-downloaded by a user (62); Requesting to retransmit the same S / W package as the retrieved existing one (63); Receiving the approval of the download of the installation file consisting of the file name including the existing registration number according to the step of Figure 2 with reference to the logged in member information and S / W package information (30); Executing the requested download (64); S / W package that is successfully downloaded and re-downloaded will be re-installed through the following steps (50).

The CP side, which distributes various types of S / W packages in a single file form, can simplify the issuance process by including the registration number generated in real time at the time of downloading in the file name. The user does not need to keep the issued log number in a separate file or memo, and there is no fear of losing the registration number unless the S / W package itself is deleted. In addition, the installation program designed to recognize the registration number included in the file name is installed to provide the convenience of omission of the user registration number input procedure.

Claims (3)

In the S / W registration number management method that is given in real time when distributing S / W downloaded over the network including the Internet, the existing transmission history is searched from the DB by referring to the S / W package name and user information requested for download. Stage 1; Step 2 of generating a new registration number if there is no existing history and recording the current history information DB together with the S / W package name and user information, and reading the registration number if there is an existing history; Adding an existing registration number newly created or read from the history DB as part of the file name requested to be downloaded; Approving the download and sending it to the user; S / W registration number management method characterized in that consisting of. The service of claim 1, wherein the S / W registration number management method is used to distribute a S / W package on a network including the Internet. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: a step 1 of recognizing a registration number included in a file name by an installation program when installing a S / W package downloaded using the S / W registration number issuing method; Step 2 to check the validity by searching the download history DB of the CP side through the algorithm or the network to the recognized registration number; 3 steps to complete the installation if the registration number is valid and to limit the function after installation or message output if it is not a valid registration number.