KR100321918B1 - Broadcasting program transmission system and the method, and storage media having program source thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a program guide screen that allows the viewer to select a broadcast program desired by the viewer, thereby determining the popularity rank of the broadcast program selected by the viewer, and broadcasting the broadcast program for providing the corresponding broadcast program to the viewer according to the determined popularity rank. Provided are a record medium storing a system and method and a program source thereof.

A system for transmitting a broadcast program, comprising: program selection signal receiving means for receiving a broadcast program selection signal of a viewer; Provide a viewer with a program guide screen to allow a viewer to select a desired broadcast program, and provide the program guide screen to the program guide screen by using a broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiving unit according to the provision of the program guide screen. Control means for determining a popularity ranking of a program to be output, and controlling the broadcast program to be output from a program supply source of a broadcast program provided on the program guide screen according to the determined popularity ranking; According to the broadcast program output control of the control means, it characterized in that it comprises a switching means for selectively outputting the broadcast program provided from the program source, the present invention is characterized in that the broadcast program according to the selection of the viewer and The program can be reused.

Description

Broadcasting program transmission system and method and recording medium storing the program source {BROADCASTING PROGRAM TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND THE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIA HAVING PROGRAM SOURCE THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a broadcast program delivery system, and in particular, provides a viewer with a program guide screen that allows the viewer to select a desired broadcast program, thereby determining the popularity rank of the broadcast program selected by the viewer, according to the determined popularity rank. A broadcast program delivery system and method for providing a broadcast program to a viewer, and a recording medium storing the program source.

At present, all broadcasters broadcast programs on the broadcaster's schedule. Therefore, the viewer must select and watch a program of a desired channel among programs broadcasted by various broadcasters without the authority to select a desired program.

In addition, although a regular broadcaster may re-broadcast a program once broadcast, in general, there are not many cases in which a program once produced is re-transmitted in fear of decreasing the popularity of the broadcasting station. Therefore, viewers who have general TV could not watch the program unless they could see the program they wanted.

On the other hand, Internet broadcasting is slow in the broadcast screen and the sense of reality decreases, and if you broadcast a lot of program production costs to a few viewers, you will not be able to cover the production cost as an advertisement cost, and invest a lot of money even if the viewers do not watch the program. You have to spend a huge amount of money by airing unilaterally.

In addition, when digital broadcasting is started in the future, the distribution of viewers will decrease due to the increase in channels, and thus, it will be more difficult to cover program production costs with low advertising revenue.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program so that the viewer can select a desired broadcast program. Broadcast program transmission system and method for determining the popularity ranking of programs, and providing the corresponding broadcast programs to viewers in consideration of the determined popularity rankings to enable broadcasting programs according to the viewer's choice, and recording media storing the program sources In providing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program delivery system and method for reusing a previously produced broadcast program, and a recording medium storing the program source.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcast program delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart for explaining a broadcast program transmitting method according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcast program delivery system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: program source 20,120: control unit

30,130: program selection signal receiving unit 40: switching unit

50,150 modulator

A broadcast program delivery system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a system for transmitting a broadcast program comprising a modulation means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program to be transmitted to the corresponding channel, the viewer broadcasts Program selection signal receiving means for receiving a program selection signal; Provide a viewer with a program guide screen to allow a viewer to select a desired broadcast program, and provide the program guide screen to the program guide screen by using a broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiving unit according to the provision of the program guide screen. Control means for determining a popularity order of the program to be output, and controlling the broadcast program to be output from the program supply source of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen through the modulation means according to the determined popularity rank; And switching means for selectively outputting a broadcast program provided from a corresponding program supply source to the modulation means according to the broadcast program output control of the control means.

A broadcast program delivery system according to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a system for transmitting a broadcast program comprising a modulation means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program to be transmitted to the corresponding channel, the viewer Program selection signal receiving means for receiving a broadcast program selection signal; Provide a viewer with a program guide screen to allow a viewer to select a desired broadcast program, and provide the program guide screen to the program guide screen by using a broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiving unit according to the provision of the program guide screen. And a control means for determining the popularity ranking of the broadcast program, and outputting the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen through the modulation means from the program supply source in itself according to the determined popularity ranking.

The broadcast program delivery method of the present invention for achieving the above object is a broadcast program delivery method in a system for transmitting a broadcast program comprising a modulation means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program to be transmitted to the corresponding channel A first step of providing a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program, giving a viewer the opportunity to select a desired broadcast program from the broadcast programs included in the program guide screen; Determining a popularity order of a broadcast program selected by the viewer in accordance with the program selection opportunity; And a third step of providing the broadcast program to the viewer according to the determined popularity ranking. The present invention for achieving the above object modulates an A / V signal constituting the broadcast program and transmits it to the corresponding channel. A program guide for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program in a computer-readable recording medium having a computer program encoded and stored so that a program can be accessed by a computer in a system for transmitting a broadcast program. A first process of providing a screen and giving an opportunity for a viewer to select a desired broadcast program from among broadcast programs included in the program guide screen; A second process of determining a popularity order of a broadcast program selected by the viewer in accordance with the program selection opportunity; And a third process of providing a viewer with a corresponding broadcast program according to the determined popularity ranking.

The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention include embodiments such as computer systems and computer program products programmed to carry out the method of the invention. According to an embodiment of a computer system, a set of instructions for carrying out a method resides in one or more memories, which set as a computer program product in a memory, for example a hard disk, until needed by the computer system. Can be stored.

First, the present invention provides a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program to provide viewers with a broadcast program preferred by the viewers in various ways from among the broadcast programs provided on the program guide screen. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcast program delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program is provided to the viewer, and the broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiver 30 to be described later according to the provision of the program guide screen. A control unit for determining the popularity ranking of the program provided on the program guide screen and controlling the output of the corresponding broadcast program from a program supply source 10 that provides a broadcast program provided on the program guide screen according to the determined popularity rank ( 20), a program selection signal receiver 30 for receiving a broadcast program selection signal of a viewer according to the provision of a program guide screen of the controller 20, and a corresponding program supply source according to the broadcast program output control of the controller 20; Modulation of the broadcast program provided in 10 to be described later And a switching unit 40 for selectively outputting to 50, wherein the modulation unit 50 is supplied from the program supply source 10 through the switching unit 40 under the control of the control unit 20. A / V signals (A / V1, A / V2, ... A / Vn) of the broadcast program are modulated and transmitted to the corresponding channels (CH1, CH2, ... CHn) and A / V constituting the broadcast program. It is an essential component in a system for transmitting a signal.

The program supply source 10 may be a VTR or a computer in which video and audio signals for a corresponding broadcast program are stored. When the program supply source 10 is made of a computer, the program supply source 10 forms a program supply source 10 with the control unit 20. Each computer is preferably connected to a local area network (LAN).

The program selection signal receiver 30 includes a plurality of telephone receivers for receiving a broadcast program selection signal according to the provision of the program guide screen, and the program selection signal receiver 30 includes an ARS reception method or a program guide screen. It may be configured to receive a different application phone number corresponding to each broadcast program provided in.

In the present invention configured as described above, the control unit 20 transmits a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired program to a specific channel to which a program is applied.

In the program guide screen, as shown in Table 1 below, a program title display item for displaying titles of a broadcast program and an application phone number display item for displaying an application telephone number for a broadcast program displayed in the program title display item are shown. Can be made.

Table 1

number Program title Application number One Missed face 700-0001 2 Winter wayfarer 700-0002 3 TV Arirang 700-0003 4 Park Chan Ho Baseball 700-0004 5 Pak Golf 700-0005 6 Saturday is fun 700-0006 . . . . . . . . .

The program guide screen as described above is provided to the viewer for a predetermined time (about 3-5 minutes) determined through a specific channel for requesting a program, and the controller 20 controls the program selection signal receiver during the time when the program guide screen is provided ( The amount of reception for each telephone number received through 30) is cumulatively summed to determine the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen.

When the popularity ranking is determined, the controller 20 provides the viewer with a ranking screen for informing the viewer of the number and program title according to the popularity ranking, and then the operation control line of the program supply source 10 according to the programming method in the controller 20. The program supply source 10 and the switching unit 40 are controlled through the OPL1-OPLn and the switching control lines CONT1-CONTn of the switching unit 40 to transmit the program provided on the program guide screen.

Here, the program transmission method that is programmed in the control unit 20, the priority method to broadcast sequentially from a broadcast program with a high popularity to a broadcast program with a low popularity ranking according to the popularity ranking, and a popularity ranking every time a program application is received 1 The program that broadcasts only the ranking, and the channel receiving the program broadcasts only the program of the 1st rank, the other channel broadcasts only the 2nd rank program, and the other channel only broadcasts the 3rd rank program. One way is to broadcast on different channels, and there is also a method of broadcasting only the top ranking by installing the present system for each channel.

In the case of transmitting the programs of the respective ranks to different channels, when the popularity rank is determined, the control unit 20 notifies that the broadcast programs for the respective ranks are broadcast on different channels, and then the The designated channel number is sent to the ranking screen as shown in [Table 2].

[Table 2]

number Program title Application number Quantity received Broadcast Channel One Missed face 700-0001 7 (5th place) 45 2 Winter wayfarer 700-0002 12 (3rd place) 43 3 TV Arirang 700-0003 15 (second place) 42 4 Park Chan Ho Baseball 700-0004 6 (6th place) 46 5 Pak Golf 700-0005 21 (the first place) 41 6 Saturday is fun 700-0006 10 (the fourth place) 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In the case of transmitting in the above-described priority method, when programs 1 to 6 are provided on the program guide screen of [Table 1], broadcasting is performed in order from 1st to 6th (or 1st to specific). Popularity can be broadcast only in order), and as shown in [Table 2], the popularity ranking number is 1st 5th, 2nd 3rd, 3rd 2nd, 4th 6th, 5th 1st, 6th. In the case of the above 4, the broadcast program will be provided in the order of 5, 3, 2, 6, 1, 4.

As described above, the control unit 20 transmits the program supply source through the operation control line OPL1-OPLn of the program supply source 10 and the switching control line CONT1-CONTn of the switching unit 40. The operation of 10 and the switching of the switching unit 40 should be controlled.

That is, when the program of the determined rank is transmitted to channel 1 (CH1) in FIG. 1, and the corresponding programs are provided in the order of numbers in Table 1, respectively, from the VTR1-VTR6 of the program source 10, the control unit ( 20, first, the VTR5 is operated and the switching unit 40 is switched to be connected to the VTR5 so that the 'Pak Se-ri golf game' program is transmitted through the modulation unit 50, the VTR3 is operated, and the switching unit 40 is The switch is connected to the VTR3 so that the 'TV Arirang' program is transmitted through the modulator 50, the VTR2 is operated, and the switching unit 40 is switched to be connected to the VTR2 so that the 'winter traveler' program is modulated ( 50) to be sent out.

Then, the VTR6 is operated and the switching unit 40 is switched so as to be connected to the VTR6 so that the 'fun Saturday' program is transmitted through the modulation unit 50, the VTR1 is operated and the switching unit 40 is connected to the VTR1. By switching so that the 'face to see' program is transmitted through the modulator 50, the VTR4 is operated and the switching unit 40 is switched to be connected to the VTR4 'Park Chan Ho baseball game' program modulator 50 To be sent out through.

Here, even when the broadcast program source 10 is composed of a computer, the program transmission operation according to each ranking is performed in the same manner as when the broadcast program source 10 is configured as a VTR, but the program source 10 of the control unit 20 is used. Control of each computer constituting the control is made through a LAN.

Unlike the above, the method of transmitting only the broadcasting program with the highest popularity rank transmits only the five 'Pak Se-ri golf game' programs with the highest popularity ranking, and then changes to the screen for receiving the program after the broadcast.

Then, only the program that is ranked first in popularity is sent out again, and the reception method transmits the program guide screen as shown in [Table 1] for a predetermined time (3-5 minutes) as described above. The number of telephone calls received is counted and selected, or the title and application phone number for each program are broadcasted in subtitles while the first-ranked broadcast program is being broadcasted, and the call reception count is counted during the program broadcast time. Only one priority can be broadcasted repeatedly.

In addition, the method of transmitting the programs of the respective ranks to different channels, when the popularity ranking is determined as shown in the [Table 2], the control unit 20 is the number one Pakseori golf game program number 1 is 41 times The 3rd TV Arirang program with 2nd rank is channel 42, the 2nd winter traveler program with 3rd channel is 43, the 4th Saturday with 6th program is 44 channel and 5th with 1 The number of faces you want to see is channel 45, and the number 4 Park Chan-ho baseball game, which is ranked 6th, is transmitted to channel 46, so that the operation of the VTR1-VTR6 of the program source 10 and the switching of the switching unit 40 are performed. To control.

Referring to the present invention together with the flowchart of FIG. 2, first, a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program is provided to the viewer through a channel receiving a program (S10).

When the viewer selects a desired program by using the telephone, the Internet, or the digital TV according to the provision of the program guide screen (S20), it is received by the program selection signal receiver 30 and input to the controller 20. Accordingly, the control unit 20 determines the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen by counting the received telephone call reception quantity (S30).

When the popularity ranking is determined, the control unit 20 transmits a ranking screen for informing the number and program title of each ranking (S40), and then transmits the corresponding broadcast program according to a predetermined method (S50).

That is, as described above, the broadcast program is transmitted by one of a priority method, a method of repeatedly transmitting only a program having a popularity rank, and a method of transmitting a program of each rank to different channels. In order to transmit the broadcast program, the operation of the program supply source 10 and the switching of the switching unit 40 are performed.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a broadcast program delivery system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program is provided to the viewer. Determines the popularity ranking of the program provided on the program guide screen by using the broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiving unit 130 to be described later according to the provision of the corresponding, and provided on the program guide screen according to the determined popularity rank A control unit 120 for outputting a broadcast program through a modulation unit 150 from a program supply source in itself, and a program selection signal receiving unit 130 for receiving a broadcast program selection signal of a viewer according to the provision of the program guide screen; It is composed.

Another embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration does not need to separately provide a program supply source 10 as shown in FIG. 1 by storing the video and audio signals of the respective broadcast programs provided in the program guide screen. An embodiment in which the broadcast program is transmitted as a program in the controller 120 without having a separate switching unit 40 as shown in FIG. 1 outside the controller 120. The program guide screen provided by the controller 120 is popular. Since the program delivery method according to the ranking is the same as the above embodiment, the detailed description thereof is weak.

In addition, a viewer who receives a program provided by the system of the present invention as described above may charge the viewing fee of the program by a cable TV billing method or the like on a telephone bill receipt.

The present invention as described above provides the viewer with a program guide screen consisting of the title of the broadcast program and the application phone number for it, allowing the viewer to select the desired program, according to determine the rank of the program selected by the viewer Many people want to be able to provide broadcast programs in various ways, and at this time, previously broadcast programs can be utilized.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

First, because the program can be reused, it is possible to reduce the production cost of the broadcast program, it is possible to use the broadcast idle time after midnight, or can also be used in the 24-hour broadcast operating system of a specific channel.

Second, it can be utilized to reduce the production cost of programs that are broadcasted on satellite broadcasting, CATV broadcasting, broadcasting cable broadcasting, and internet broadcasting, which broadcast channels that are 4-5 times larger, and hundreds of channels due to digital broadcasting.

Third, only a program desired by a user can be broadcasted, and a broadcast program desired by a large number of people can be selected to broadcast only a program having a high popularity ranking for each channel.

Fourth, the broadcaster can quickly find out what program the viewer wants to be able to get help in producing and broadcasting the broadcast program.

Fifth, if there are various elections such as presidential election or parliamentary elections, the campaign guide broadcasting program for each candidate may be included in the program guide screen, which may be used to determine the interest of each candidate and the possibility of election.

Claims (35)

In a system for transmitting a broadcast program comprising a modulation means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program to be transmitted to the corresponding channel, Program selection signal receiving means for receiving a broadcast program selection signal of a viewer; Provide a viewer with a program guide screen to allow a viewer to select a desired broadcast program, and provide the program guide screen to the program guide screen by using a broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiving unit according to the provision of the program guide screen. Control means for determining a popularity ranking of the program to be output, and controlling the broadcast program to be output from the program supply source of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen through the modulation means according to the determined popularity ranking; And switching means for selectively outputting a broadcast program provided from a corresponding program supply source to the modulation means according to the broadcast program output control of the control means. The program guide screen of claim 1, wherein the program guide screen may be provided as a subtitle during the broadcast of a broadcast program provided to a viewer according to the determined popularity ranking or provided to a channel receiving a broadcast program desired by the viewer for a predetermined time. Broadcast program delivery system characterized in that. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the program guide screen includes a title of broadcast programs and an application telephone number for the broadcast programs. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 3, wherein the broadcast program constituting the program guide screen may include a broadcast program that has been previously broadcast. The broadcast program transmission according to claim 1, wherein the control means provides a viewer with a ranking screen indicating the popularity ranking of each broadcast program when the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen is determined. system. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 4, wherein the ranking screen includes a designated channel number for broadcast programs of each rank. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the control means causes each broadcast program to be sequentially output according to the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the control means outputs only a broadcast program up to a specific popularity rank according to the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the control means outputs only a broadcast program having a specific popularity level according to the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the control means outputs a broadcast program of each rank in a different channel according to the popularity rank of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen. In a system for transmitting a broadcast program comprising a modulation means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program to be transmitted to the corresponding channel, Program selection signal receiving means for receiving a broadcast program selection signal of a viewer; Provide a viewer with a program guide screen to allow a viewer to select a desired broadcast program, and provide the program guide screen to the program guide screen by using a broadcast program selection signal received by the program selection signal receiving unit according to the provision of the program guide screen. And a control means for determining the popularity ranking of the broadcast program to be output, and outputting the corresponding broadcast program provided on the program guide screen from the program supply source in itself through the modulating means according to the determined popularity rank. system. The program guide screen of claim 11, wherein the program guide screen may be provided as a subtitle during broadcasting of a broadcast program provided to a viewer for a predetermined time or a broadcast program provided to the viewer according to the determined popularity ranking. A broadcast program delivery system. The system of claim 11, wherein the program guide screen includes a title of broadcast programs and an application telephone number for the broadcast programs. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 13, wherein the broadcast program constituting the program guide screen may include a broadcast program that has been previously broadcast. 12. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 11, wherein the control means provides a viewer with a ranking screen informing the viewer of the popularity ranking of each broadcast program when the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen is determined. . 16. The broadcast program delivery system according to claim 15, wherein the ranking screen includes designated channel numbers for broadcast programs of each rank. The method of claim 11, wherein the control means, according to the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen, so that each broadcast program provided on the program guide screen is sequentially output or only a broadcast program up to a specific popularity ranking And outputting only a broadcast program of a specific popularity rank or outputting a broadcast program of each rank on a different channel. In the broadcast program delivery method in a system for transmitting a broadcast program comprising a modulation means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program to be transmitted to the channel A first step of providing a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program and giving an opportunity for the viewer to select a desired broadcast program from among the broadcast programs included in the program guide screen; Determining a popularity order of a broadcast program selected by the viewer in accordance with the program selection opportunity; And a third step of providing the viewer with a corresponding broadcast program according to the determined popularity ranking. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the program guide screen includes a title of broadcast programs and an application telephone number for the broadcast programs. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the broadcast program constituting the program guide screen may include a broadcast program that has been previously broadcast. The ranking screen according to claim 18, wherein, after performing the second step, when the popularity ranking of each broadcast program provided on the program guide screen is determined according to the execution of the second step, a ranking screen for informing the viewer of the popularity ranking of each broadcast program Broadcast program delivery method, characterized in that for performing the further step of providing. The broadcast program transmitting method according to claim 21, wherein the ranking screen includes a designated channel number for each ranking broadcast program. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein in the third step, each broadcast program is sequentially provided according to the popularity ranking of the broadcast program provided on the program guide screen. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the third step provides only a broadcast program up to a specific rank according to the determined popularity rank. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the third step provides only a broadcast program having a specific popularity rank according to the determined popularity ranking. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the third step includes providing broadcast programs of each rank to different channels according to the popularity ranking of the broadcast programs provided on the program guide screen. A computer-readable recording medium, which is encoded and stored so that a computer can access a broadcast program transmission program in a system that broadcasts a broadcast program, by modulating means for modulating the A / V signal constituting the broadcast program and transmitting the signal to a corresponding channel. To A first process of providing a program guide screen for allowing a viewer to select a desired broadcast program and giving an opportunity for the viewer to select a desired broadcast program from among the broadcast programs included in the program guide screen; A second process of determining a popularity order of a broadcast program selected by the viewer in accordance with the program selection opportunity; And a third process of providing the broadcast program to the viewers according to the determined popularity ranking. 28. The computer program product according to claim 27, wherein the program guide screen includes a title of broadcast programs and an application telephone number for the broadcast programs. 29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the broadcast program constituting the program guide screen may include a broadcast program that has been previously broadcast. The ranking screen according to claim 27, wherein, after performing the second process, if the popularity rank of each broadcast program provided on the program guide screen is determined according to the execution of the second process, the ranking screen informing the viewer of the popularity rank of each broadcast program And performing a process to provide a computer readable recording medium. 31. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 30, wherein the ranking screen includes a designated channel number for each ranking broadcast program. 28. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 27, wherein the third process sequentially provides each broadcast program according to the popularity order of the broadcast programs provided on the program guide screen. 28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the third process provides only broadcast programs up to a particular rank in accordance with the determined popularity rank. 28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the third process provides only broadcast programs of a particular popularity ranking in accordance with the determined popularity ranking. 28. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 27, wherein the third process provides broadcast programs of each rank in different channels according to the popularity rank of the broadcast programs provided on the program guide screen.