WO2017028191A1 - Traffic-based online electronic book charging method and charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

A traffic-based online electronic book charging method and charging system, which relate to the field of the Internet. The method comprises: recording a preset traffic unit in an electronic book file and an expense corresponding to the traffic unit (S101); recording a deposit account associated with a user account (S102); detecting a traffic received by a user (S103); when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, subtracting an expense corresponding to the current traffic unit from the deposit account (S104); determining whether a balance of the deposit account is greater than an expense corresponding to a next traffic unit (S105); if yes, continuing transmitting the electronic book file (S106); and otherwise, stopping transmitting the electronic book file (S107). By means of the method, in one aspect, a user can pay an expense according to an actually used traffic of the user, thereby improving the accuracy of expense payment; in another aspect, a content provider is helped to control the degree of transmitting an electronic book according to a deposit balance of the user.

Description

 Traffic-based online e-book charging method and charging system Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of Internet, and in particular relates to a flow-based online e-book charging method and charging system.

Background technique

With CDN (Content Delivery Network) The development of related technologies, the cost of network transmission of video, e-book and other resources is getting lower and lower, and the speed is getting faster and faster. People are bound to rely more and more on the network to obtain video, e-book and other resources.

At the same time, with the gradual strengthening of intellectual property awareness in China and the process of China's internationalization, people will become more and more accustomed to obtaining videos, e-books and other resources by paying fees.

Today's e-books such as magazines and comics tend to be very large, ranging from tens of M to more than 1G. Usually, they are charged according to the whole book.

The shortcoming of the above method is that in reality, such a situation often occurs. After viewing half of the e-books, the user finds that the e-book does not like to look at it at all, but he has already paid for the entire e-book, so "waste" will occur. The feeling; or the user has no patience to read an e-book from beginning to end, but only based on its focus, select the relevant chapters.

In addition, for content providers, the same e-book is also divided into different levels in time due to factors such as clarity and color. Each level has different requirements and cost requirements for content providers. It is obviously inflexible to adopt a "one size fits all" approach in different situations.

In summary, the existing charging methods are inflexible and disconnected from the current technology, and it is easy for users to feel unpleasant feelings.

technical problem

 The embodiment of the invention provides a flow-based online e-book charging method, which aims to solve the problem that the charging method is rigid and inflexible.

Technical solution

The present invention is implemented as follows: a flow-based online e-book charging method comprising the following steps:

Recording a preset flow unit in the e-book file and a fee corresponding to the flow unit;

Record the deposit account associated with the user account;

Detecting the traffic that the user has received;

When the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account;

Determining whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit;

If yes, continue to transfer the e-book file,

Otherwise, the transfer of the e-book file is terminated.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a charging system, comprising:

a recording unit, configured to record a preset traffic unit in the e-book file, a fee corresponding to the traffic unit, and a deposit account associated with the user account;

a detecting unit that detects the traffic that the user has received;

a fee management unit, whose input end is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is used to deduct the current flow unit from the deposit account when the flow received by the user is a flow unit cost;

The determining unit is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is configured to determine whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit.

Beneficial effect

Through the invention, on the one hand, the user can pay according to the actual usage of the traffic, and the accuracy of the payment is improved; on the other hand, the content provider is controlled to control the degree of the e-book transmission according to the user's deposit balance.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flowchart of a flow-based online e-book charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a flow-based online e-book charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown.

The preset flow unit in the electronic book file and the fee corresponding to the flow unit are recorded in step S101. For example, the e-book file is divided into different flow units, such as 20M is a unit to divide the entire e-book file, 50M is a unit to divide the entire e-book file, etc., and the corresponding fee is set at each time node. For example, the fee is 1 yuan per 20M.

In step S102, a deposit account associated with the user account is recorded; in this step, the deposit account may be directly linked to the user's bank card, and may also be associated with the network account of the network platform.

In addition, the above steps S102 and S101 may occur together, or may occur sequentially in any order.

In step S103, the traffic that the user has received is detected.

In step S104, when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account. In this step, automatic deduction is implemented, and the user only needs to pay for the service that he has already obtained.

In step S105, it is determined whether the deposit account balance is greater than the fee corresponding to the next flow unit. If yes, the process proceeds to step S106 to continue transmitting the e-book file, otherwise, the process proceeds to step S107 to terminate the transfer of the e-book file. In this step, the system automatically determines whether the user currently has the spare capacity to continue to enjoy the service provided by the content provider, and automatically provides/terminates the service according to the current account of the user.

Through the invention, on the one hand, the user can pay according to the actual usage of the traffic, and the accuracy of the payment is improved; on the other hand, the content provider is controlled to control the degree of the e-book transmission according to the user's deposit balance.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:

The recording unit 201 is configured to record a preset traffic unit in the e-book file, a fee corresponding to the traffic unit, and a deposit account associated with the user account;

The detecting unit 202 detects the traffic that the user has received;

The fee management unit 203 is connected to the output end of the recording unit 201 and the output end of the detecting unit 202, and is used to deduct the current traffic from the deposit account when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit. The cost of the unit;

The determining unit 204 is connected to the output end of the recording unit 201 and the output end of the detecting unit 202 for determining whether the deposit account balance is greater than the fee corresponding to the next flow unit.

The working principle is: the recording unit 201 records the preset traffic unit in the e-book file and the fee corresponding to the traffic unit and the deposit account associated with the user account, and the detecting unit 202 detects the traffic that the user has received, and the fee. The management unit 203, according to the information of the recording unit 201 and the detection result of the detecting unit 202, when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account, and the determining unit 204 According to the information of the recording unit 201 and the detection result of the detecting unit 202, it is determined whether the deposit account balance is greater than the fee corresponding to the next flow unit. When the judgment result is different, the online execution of the online e-book service is performed by the corresponding execution unit to continue/terminate.

Through the invention, on the one hand, the user can pay according to the actual usage of the traffic, and the accuracy of the payment is improved; on the other hand, the content provider is controlled to control the degree of the e-book transmission according to the user's deposit balance.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalents, and improvements made within the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. Inside.

Claims (2)

 A flow-based online e-book charging method, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: Recording a preset flow unit in the e-book file and a fee corresponding to the flow unit; Record the deposit account associated with the user account; Detecting the traffic that the user has received; When the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account; Determining whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit; If yes, continue to transfer the e-book file, Otherwise, the transfer of the e-book file is terminated. A charging system, characterized in that the charging system comprises: a recording unit, configured to record a preset traffic unit in the e-book file, a fee corresponding to the traffic unit, and a deposit account associated with the user account; a detecting unit, configured to detect the traffic that the user has received; a fee management unit, whose input end is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is used to deduct the current flow unit from the deposit account when the flow received by the user is a flow unit cost; The determining unit is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is configured to determine whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit.