Patent ID: 8874484
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An intellectual contents distribution method for distributing intellectual contents from a computer via a network, the computer being connectable to a contents provider terminal of a contents provider, user terminal of a user, at least one supporter terminal of at least one supporter, and a purchaser terminal of a purchaser, and the intellectual contents provided from the contents provider and support results from the at least one supporter relating to the intellectual contents being stored in the computer, the support results being based on money received from the at least one supporter, the intellectual contents distribution method comprising: creating, by the contents provider terminal, the intellectual contents in a distributable digital format; distributing the intellectual contents by the computer via the network; receiving, by the computer, support for the intellectual contents from the user terminal after the user views the intellectual contents; receiving, by the computer, money transferred from the user terminal for the support of the intellectual contents; transferring, upon confirmation of money reception, personal identification information from the computer to the user terminal; identifying, by the computer, the user terminal as the at least one supporter terminal and the personal identification information from the user terminal as personal identification information from the at least one supporter based on the personal identification information; transmitting the entirety of the intellectual contents from the computer to the purchaser terminal via the network in response to the purchaser purchasing the intellectual contents; storing purchase results relating to the purchase of the intellectual contents in the computer; computing and reviewing earnings to be received by the contents provider and earnings to be received by the at least one supporter with the computer by using the support results and the purchase results stored in the computer, the computing and reviewing earnings to be received by the at least one supporter at any time in response to a request from the at least one supporter; and transmitting information on the earnings from the computer to the at least one supporter terminal via the network, the information being earnings to be received by the at least one supporter based on the support results and the purchase results of the intellectual contents in response to the support from the user.