KR100720074B1 - Providing Method of video chatting using FLASH - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a video chat using a flash video, and more particularly, to a flash video converting server in a video chat system, and to transmitting video data transmitted from a communication terminal through a flash video converting server. The present invention relates to a method for providing a video conversation using a flash video, which enables a natural video conversation between communication terminals by converting the data into a communication terminal.

The video chat providing method using a flash video of the present invention is connected to a wired network, a database for storing a video chat room list, a flash video conversion server for converting and storing the input video data into a flash video, which is a streaming video in a vector format, and the database; It is performed by the main server between the communication system equipped with a camera and a flash video player and a video dialogue system comprising a main server for controlling the flash video conversion server, (a) receiving any request from the communication terminal step; (b) if the request is to open a video chat room, receiving and opening information on the video chat room to be opened, and then connecting the opened video chat room to the communication terminal; (c) if the request is a video chat room participation request and any video chat room is selected after providing the video chat room information, connecting the selected video chat room and the communication terminal; and (d) a video from the connected communication terminal. And converting the data into a flash video, storing the data, and outputting the stored flash video for each image chat room.

Mobile phone, mobile phone, mobile communication device, video chat, chat, flash video

Description

Providing method of video chatting using FLASH}

1 is a network diagram of a method for providing a video conversation using a flash video according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an image conversation using a flash video according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

100: mobile communication terminal 200: wireless network

300: wired network 310: computer

400: video chat system 410: main server

411: user information DB 413: chat room list DB

430: flash video conversion server 431: flash video DB

The present invention relates to a method for providing a video chat using a flash video, and more particularly, to a method for providing a video chat using a flash video to enable a natural video chat between a communication terminal provided with a camera.

Modern people communicate with each other by using various communication terminals such as telephones, computers, fax machines and mobile communication terminals, and communication methods such as e-mails, texts, and chats have also been diversified.

Meanwhile, the above-described mobile communication terminal has not only achieved miniaturization and light weight through steady development, but also has emerged as a composite communication terminal having various functions such as an mp3 camera and navigation. In addition to the above functions, such a mobile terminal has a voice mail service (called a voice mail service) that allows a sender to leave a message in a recipient's voice mailbox or a fax mailbox when the receiver cannot answer a call. Voice Activated Dialing Service, which uses numbers and letters to connect a recognition device to memorize / register a user's voice and then make a voice call without having to dial the phone number when the user makes a call. Short message service (SMS) and short message service that can send and receive messages about 80 bytes, that is, 40 ~ 50 characters in Korean and 80 characters in English, can make a sentence longer and can add sound, video, etc. It provides various functions and services such as Multimedia Message Service (MMS).

In particular, 'chatting', which was a computer-only communication method, was also enabled in a mobile communication terminal, and a method of chatting using a message service of a mobile communication terminal was disclosed in 2003 Patent Publication Nos. 9000 and 2004. Patent registration number 423815. Accordingly, mobile communication terminal users can chat with two or more parties using a message service.

However, according to the chat method using the message service of the conventional mobile communication terminal, it is not easy to write a character because it is necessary to write a character using a keyboard composed of 12 small buttons, and thus make a long sentence because the screen of the mobile communication terminal is small. Difficult, since the written text is transmitted through the message service, there was a problem that the conversation speed is slow.

Therefore, in order to improve the problem of the chat method using the message service of the conventional mobile communication terminal (hereinafter referred to as voice chat) has been disclosed in 2003 Patent Publication No. 96802 and 2002 Patent Publication No. 32.

According to the conventional voice chat, the problem of the conventional chat method using a message service, that is, the problem of using a small keyboard of the mobile communication terminal, the problem of using a small screen of the mobile communication terminal and the problem that takes a long communication time, etc. It solved, but there was a problem that you can not see the appearance of the person actually chatting.

Therefore, in order to solve the problem of the conventional voice chat, that is, the problem of not seeing the chat counterpart, a video chat method (hereinafter referred to as a video chat) using a camera installed in a mobile communication terminal has been disclosed in 2003 Patent Publication Nos. 73965 and 2004 Patents It is disclosed in Publication No. 89996.

According to the video chat, the video receiving the image of the user from the mobile communication terminal participating in the video chat through the camera to compress the bitmap (Bitmap) based on the performance of the mobile communication terminal and the current communication speed This is accomplished by providing the generated video to the corresponding mobile communication terminal of each video chat room after reprocessing.

In particular, with the development of wired / wireless communication interworking technology, video chatting is possible between other types of communication terminals, such as a communication terminal where a camera can be installed, for example, a computer with a cam and a mobile communication terminal with a camera.

However, according to the conventional video chat, there is an advantage in that it is possible to see the other party participating in the video chat among other types of communication terminals, while the image compression and conversion based on the bitmap based image compression and conversion from each communication terminal, In order to use it for a video, a large capacity of a video takes a long time to download to a communication terminal, and there is a problem in that a video is interrupted and a natural video cannot be provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and includes a flash video conversion server in an image conversation system, and converts video data transmitted from a communication terminal into a flash video, which is a streaming video in a vector format, through a flash video conversion server. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing a video conversation using a flash video, which enables natural video conversation between communication terminals by retransmitting the communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a video chat providing method using a flash video according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a wired network, a database storing a list of video chat rooms, and a flash converting and storing input video data into a flash video which is a streaming video of a vector format. It is performed by the main server between a video conversation system comprising a video conversion server and a main server controlling the database and the flash video conversion server and a communication terminal equipped with a camera and a flash video player, (a) a communication terminal Receiving any request from the client; (b) if the request is to open a video chat room, receiving and opening information on the video chat room to be opened, and then connecting the opened video chat room to the communication terminal; (c) if the request is a video chat room participation request and any video chat room is selected after providing the video chat room information, connecting the selected video chat room and the communication terminal; and (d) a video from the connected communication terminal. The present invention provides a method of providing an image conversation using a flash movie, including receiving data, converting the image into a flash movie, storing the image, and outputting the stored flash movie for each image chat room.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the image dialog providing method using a flash video according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a method for providing a video conversation using a flash video according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a network configuration of a method for providing a video conversation using a flash video according to the present invention is connected to a wired network 300, and a flash video conversion server 430 for converting input video data into a flash video. A video dialogue system 400 installed; Computer connected to the wired network 300, the camera is installed to output the video data input from the camera when the video chat to the image dialog system 400, and reproduces the flash video input from the image dialog system 400 ( 310 and a camera is installed, and outputs video data input from the camera to the image dialog system 400 when performing a video conversation through the wireless network 200 interlocked with the wired network 300, the image dialog system 400 It comprises a mobile communication terminal 100 for playing the flash video input from the.

In the above-described configuration, the mobile communication terminal 100 is provided with a small camera for the mobile communication terminal, and a data communication program such as a WAP Ｂrowser and a flash video can play a mobile flash video modified for a wireless environment. It refers to a communication terminal equipped with a mobile flash player (MOBILE FLASH Player), for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile) all types of handhelds such as communications, personal digital cellular (PDC), personal handyphone system (PHS), personal digital assistant (PDA), international mobile telecommunication (IMT) -2000 communication terminals, and smart phones Handheld) based wireless communication device.

In particular, most mobile communication terminals currently sold are basically equipped with a mobile flash video player that runs a small camera and a mobile game of 1 million pixels or more due to integration between electronic products. Therefore, in order to receive the natural video conversation service proposed by the present invention, the user can save the hassle of installing a separate device or program in his mobile terminal.

The computer 310 generally refers to a laptop or desktop, and is equipped with a camera for the computer (CAM) and a flash player.

Next, the wireless network 200 includes, for example, a base station connected to the mobile communication terminal 100 and a swap gateway for converting data transmitted and received between the base station and the wired network 300 to suit the wireless environment. Wireless communication uses WCDMA (Wide Code Division Multiple Access) or EV-DO (Evolution Data Only), a third-generation communication method with communication speeds of up to 2 Mbps, and HSDPA, a 3.5 generation communication method with communication speeds of 14 Mbps or more. (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), EV-DV (Evolution Data and Video) or WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) will be available.

The wired network 300 is then achieved with the Internet or intranet that is commonly used.

Next, the video chat system 400 may include a name, address, nickname, gender, age, which the user provides when the user joins the communication terminal, that is, the mobile terminal 100 or the computer 310, in order to use the video chat service. User information DB (411) storing information such as occupation, mobile carrier, and communication terminal type, video chat room information, that is, category information, chat room title, number of participants, Video chat room configuration information such as whether or not to open and the video chat room list DB (413), flash video DB stored in the flash video DB 431, video data input through the wired network 300 is converted into a flash video flash video Connected to the flash video conversion server 430 and the wired network 300 to be stored in the DB (431), the video dialogue program is mounted, the user information DB (411), chat room The main server 410 controls the list DB 413, the flash video DB 431, and the flash video conversion server 430.

On the other hand, the mobile flash video described above is a mobile communication of a video having an extension SWF, which is a general flash video used in a computer, that is, a streaming video consisting of a plurality of frames (one video image) compressed on a vector basis. Refers to a video format converted into a format that can be used in a terminal. A method of converting a compressed video or video based on a bitmap into a flash video can be performed using a commercially available conversion program such as Sorenson Media or Wildform Flix LIte. Or by using the method disclosed in 2003 Patent No. 10-0412342 (Method and system for processing video data based on vector graphics through a wireless network).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an image conversation using a flash video according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a method of providing a video conversation using a flash video according to the present invention is performed by a main server 410 between a communication terminal, that is, a mobile communication terminal 100 or a computer 310 and a main server 410. In step S11, a connection is received from the communication terminal, and in step S13, it is determined whether the connected communication terminal is a member. At this time, whether or not the member determines whether the predetermined ID (ID) and password stored in advance received from the communication terminal 100, or unique identification number of the communication terminal 100, for example, a phone number or MAC address (MAC) address).

As a result of the determination in step S13, if the member is not a member, proceeds to step S15 and goes through the member registration process, and proceeds to step S13 again. Determine authorization.

As a result of the determination in step S17, in the case of the image chat room opening signal, the process proceeds to step S19 to transfer the category stored in the image chat room list DB 413, and then it is determined whether any category among the categories delivered in step S21 is selected. In the case of the chat room join signal, the process proceeds to step S37 to provide the category and the video chat room configuration information and the list stored in the video chat room list DB 413, and then selects whether any video chat room is selected from the video chat room list provided in step S39. To judge.

As a result of the determination in the next step S21, if the category is not selected, the step S21 is repeated until the category is selected. If the category is selected, the process proceeds to the step S23, after receiving and setting image chat room configuration information, and in the step S25 The video chat room list of the list DB 413 is updated, and the video chat room entry, i.e., the video chat is started in step S27.

On the other hand, if the image chat room is not selected as a result of the determination in step S39, step S39 is repeated until the image chat room is selected. If the image chat room is selected, the process proceeds to step S27 to start the video chat.

In the next step S29 receives the video data from the communication terminal entering the video chat room and converts it into a flash video and stores it in the flash video DB 431, and in step S31 transfers the stored flash video to the corresponding communication terminal for each video chat room. At this time, the input of the video data is achieved by the main server 410 inquiring the user information and outputting the confirmed camera driving command of the communication terminal.

Subsequently, in step S33, it is determined whether a termination command has been inputted from all participants participating in any video chat room that is currently opened, and if the termination command is not input as a result of the determination in step S33, steps S31 and S33 are repeated, and ends. If a command is input, the flow advances to step S35 to delete the video chat room in which the end command input is confirmed from all participants in the chat room list DB 413.

On the other hand, the present invention has been described that the main server 410 is equipped with a video chat program to provide a video chat screen to the communication terminal via a swap browser, the communication terminal has been described as to play the video chat screen through a swap browser, The video chat connection and playback program may be achieved by being pre-installed in the communication terminal and automatically executed by the main server 410 during the video chat.

The image dialog providing method using the flash video of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to the image chat providing method using the flash video of the present invention as described above, a natural video chat can be performed by using a flash video conversion server that compresses the input video based on the vector to convert to a streaming flash video. It works.

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delete Connected to a wired network, the database includes a database storing a list of video chat rooms, a flash video conversion server for converting and storing input video data into a flash video, which is a streaming video in a vector format, and a main server for controlling the database and the flash video conversion server. It is carried out by the main server between the video dialogue system and the communication terminal equipped with a camera and a flash video player, (a) receiving any request from a communication terminal; (b) if the request is a video chat opening request, connecting the video chat room and the communication terminal established after receiving and opening the video chat room information including the category, the number of participants, the visibility, or the title of the chat room; (c) connecting the selected video chat room with the communication terminal when an arbitrary video chat room is selected after providing the video chat room information when the request is a video chat room join request; and (d) receiving video data from the connected communication terminal, converting the video data into a flash video, storing the video data, and outputting the stored flash video for each video chat room. The method of claim 2, And the communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal or a computer. The method of claim 3, wherein The database further stores user information including nickname, gender, age or occupation. The user information of the connected communication terminal is checked before the step (b), and in the step (c), the user information of the communication terminal currently participating in the video chat room is also provided when the video chat room information is provided. Method of providing an image conversation using a flash video, characterized in that.

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