System and method for distributing digital content
View Patent ↗A system and method for distributing digital content is capable of preventing illegal use of digital content and leak of user information. A creator terminal 110 forwards content, copyright information and conditions for quotation to a content distribution server 120 . A user terminal 130 forwards an application for using the content to the content distribution server 120 . The content distribution server 120 embeds copyright information in the content to which the user terminal 130 has forwarded the application for using the content and the user information is embedded in the content to which the user terminal 130 has forwarded the application for using the content. The relation among a content size Sq which is permitted to be quoted according to conditions for quotation, a content size Sc in which the copyright information is embedded and a content size Su in which the user information is embedded is expressed by Sc<Sq<Su.
1. A system for distributing digital content comprising:
at least one creator terminal creating digital content;
at least one user terminal utilizing the digital content; and
a content distribution server which distributes the digital content to the at least one user terminal wherein;
the content distribution server comprising: a content database for storing the digital content forwarded from the creator terminal;
a content information database for storing copyright information and conditions for quotation of the digital content;
copyright information embedding means for embedding the copyright information in the digital content; and
user information embedding means for embedding user information in the digital content,
and wherein;
the relation among a content size Sq which is permitted to be quoted according to the conditions for quotations, a content size Sc in which the copyright information is embedded and a content size Su in which the user information is embedded is expressed by Sc<Sq<Su.
2. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one user terminal comprising:
content storing means for storing the digital content distributed from the content distribution server;
content information storing means for storing the copyright information and the conditions for quotation of the digital content distributed from the content distribution server; and
content quotation verification means for judging whether the quotation of the digital content on the at least one user terminal meets the conditions for quotation or not.
3. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 1 , wherein the content distribution server comprising:
content search means for searching the digital content stored in the content information database; and
content information display means for displaying the copyright information and the conditions for quotation of the digital content based on the content search means.
4. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 1 , wherein;
the copyright information embedding means embedding the copyright information in the digital content by using the electronic watermark.
5. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 1 , wherein;
the user information embedding means embedding the user information in the digital content by using the electronic watermark.
6. A system for distributing digital content comprising:
at least one creator terminal creating digital content;
at least one user terminal utilizing the digital content; and
a content distribution server which distributes the digital content to the at least one user terminal wherein;
the at least one creator terminal comprising: copyright information embedding means for embedding copyright information in the digital content;
the content distribution server comprising: a content database for storing the digital content forwarded from the at least one creator terminal;
a content information database for storing the copyright information and conditions for quotation of the digital content forwarded from the at least one creator terminal; and
user information embedding means for embedding user information in the digital content,
and wherein;
the relation among a content size Sq which is permitted to be quoted according to the conditions for quotations, a content size Sc in which the copyright information is embedded and a content size Su in which the user information is embedded is expressed by Sc<Sq<Su.
7. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one user terminal comprising:
content storing means for storing the digital content distributed from the content distribution server;
content information storing means for storing the copyright information and the conditions for quotation of the digital content distributed from the content distribution server; and
content quotation verification means for judging whether the quotation of the digital content on the at least one user terminal meets the conditions for quotation or not.
8. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 6 , wherein the content distribution server comprising:
content search means for searching the digital content stored in the content information database; and
content information display means for displaying the copyright information and the conditions for quotation of the digital content based on the content search means.
9. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 6 , wherein;
the copyright information embedding means embedding the copyright information in the digital content by using the electronic watermark.
10. A system for distributing digital content according to claim 6 , wherein;
the user information embedding means embedding the user information in the digital content by using the electronic watermark.
11. A method for distributing digital content wherein a distribution system comprises:
at least one creator terminal creating the digital content;
at least one user terminal utilizing the digital content; and
a content distribution server which distributes the digital content to the at least one user terminal,
and wherein comprising: a step in which the at least one creator terminal forwards the digital content, copyright information of the digital content, and conditions for quotation of the digital content to the content distribution server;
a step in which the at least one user terminal forwards the application for using the digital content to the content distribution server; and
a step in which the content distribution server embeds the copyright information in the digital content which the at least one user terminal has applied for using and embeds user information in the digital content,
and wherein;
the relation among a content size Sq which is permitted to be quoted according to the conditions for quotation, a content size Sc in which the copyright information is embedded and a content size Su in which the user information is embedded is expressed by Sc<Sq<Su.
12. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 11 , wherein;
the method embeds a step for judging whether the quotation of the digital content on the user terminal meets the conditions for quotation or not.
13. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 11 , wherein;
a step in which the at least one user terminal forwards the search conditions of the digital content to the content distribution server;
a step in which the content distribution server searches the digital content in accordance with the search conditions of the content; and
a step in which the content distribution server forwards the result of search the at least one user terminal.
14. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 11 , wherein;
the copyright information is embedded in the digital content by the copyright information embedding means by using the electronic watermark.
15. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 11 , wherein;
the user information is embedded in the digital content by the user information embedding means by using the electronic watermark.
16. A method for distributing digital content wherein a distribution system comprises: at least one creator terminal creating the digital content;
at least one user terminal utilizing the digital content; and
a content distribution server which distributes the digital content to the at least one user terminal,
and wherein comprising: a step in which the at least one creator terminal forwards the digital content, copyright information of the digital content, and quotation conditions of the digital content to the content distribution server;
a step in which the content distribution server embeds the copyright information in the digital content forwarded from the at least one creator terminal;
a step in which the at least one user terminal forwards the application for using the digital content to the content distribution server; and
a step in which the content distribution server embeds user information in the digital content,
and wherein;
the relation among a content size Sq which is permitted to be quoted according to the conditions for quotation, a content size Sc in which the copyright information is embedded and a content size Su in which the user information is embedded is expressed by Sc<Sq<Su.
17. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 16 , wherein;
the method includes a step for judging whether the quotation of the digital content on the user terminal meets the conditions for quotation or not.
18. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 16 , wherein;
a step in which the at least one user terminal forwards the search conditions of the digital content to the content distribution server;
a step in which the content distribution server searches the digital content in accordance with the search conditions of the content; and
a step in which the content distribution server forwards the result of search the at least one user terminal.
19. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 16 , wherein;
the copyright information is embedded in the digital content by the copyright information embedding means by using the electronic watermark.
20. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 16 , wherein;
the user information is embedded in the digital content by the user information embedding means by using the electronic watermark.
21. A method for distributing digital content wherein the system comprises: at least one creator terminal creating the digital content;
at least one user terminal utilizing the digital content; and
a content distribution server which distributes the digital content to the at least one user terminal,
and wherein comprising: a step in which the at least one creator terminal forwards copyright information of the digital content, and quotation conditions of the digital content to the content distribution server;
a step in which the at least one creator terminal embed the copyright information in the digital content;
a step in which the at least one creator terminal forwards the digital content with the copyright information embedded to the content distribution server; and a step in which the content distribution server embeds user information in the digital content,
and wherein;
the relation among a content size Sq which is permitted to be quoted according to the conditions for quotation, a content size Sc in which the copyright information is embedded and a content size Su in which the user information is embedded is expressed by Sc<Sq<Su.
22. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 21 , wherein;
the method includes a step for judging whether the quotation of the digital content on the at least one user terminal meets the conditions for quotation or not.
23. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 21 , wherein;
a step in which the at least one user terminal forwards the search conditions of the digital content to the content distribution server;
a step in which the content distribution server searches the digital content in accordance with the search conditions of the content; and
a step in which the content distribution server forwards the result of search the at least one user terminal.
24. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 21 , wherein;
the copyright information is embedded in the digital content by the copyright information embedding means by using the electronic watermark.
25. A method for distributing digital content according to claim 21 , wherein;
the user information is embedded in the digital content by the user information embedding means by using the electronic watermark.