KR102463062B1 - Personal compartment for broadcasting and education comprising real-time broadcasting and educational device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for broadcasting and education and a system including the same, and more specifically, to an integrated real-time broadcasting and education device and a broadcasting and education system including the same. The integrated live streaming device according to the present invention comprises: a main body case having a button having a plurality of image input terminals formed on a side surface and having a button manipulation part including an image selection button on an upper surface; an internal PC contained in the main body case; an image mixer part contained in the main body case to output an image for a computer, the image mixer part being connected to the image input terminals and the internal PC, and an output image being determined by the image selection button; an encoder contained in the main body case and converting the image for a computer output from the image mixer part into an image for broadcasting, the encoder being a hardware encoder for live streaming the image for broadcasting through the Internet; a storage part for storing the broadcast image output from the encoder; and a case cover having a monitor attached thereto to display the image output from the encoder.

Description

{Personal compartment for broadcasting and education comprising real-time broadcasting and educational device}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for broadcasting and education and a system including the same, and more particularly, to an integrated real-time broadcasting and education apparatus and a broadcasting and education system including the same.

As the demand for live broadcasting increases, the broadcast screen is filmed, transmitted to a computer in real time through an SID or HDMI cable, and the transmitted file is converted into a digital video file for the computer, and then the changed video file is converted to a video such as YouTube. The method of streaming in real time using a streaming platform is being activated. Accordingly, various equipments necessary for live broadcasting are being developed.

For live broadcasting, a camera, a capture board (or capture card) that converts the captured image of the camera into a computer image and transmits it to a computer, and stores the file transmitted from the capture board and transmits it to a video streaming platform in real time Various equipment such as a PC connected to the Internet network capable of being transmitted and a monitor that can check the transmitted screen are required. In addition, when two or more cameras are used, a switcher that selects and/or mixes and outputs an image to be input to a computer is additionally required.

On the other hand, as the demand for real-time interactive education is increasing, programs in which the instructor is photographed and delivered to the students and the students are photographed and delivered to the instructor are being developed through a computer. In general, interactive education is performed by installing a camera outputted in the form of a webcam in a PC, transmitting the computer image outputted from the webcam to the students, and showing the screen of the students to the instructor using a separate monitor.

Accordingly, in the existing system, the equipment is complicated and difficult to use, and in addition to the instructor, a separate person who can install the equipment, take a picture, and transmit it is required. In addition, there is a problem in that the broadcasting and lecture formats are different, and a new system must be installed if necessary.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a new device capable of performing live broadcasting and interactive education with a minimum number of personnel.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a new device capable of performing live broadcasting and interactive education with a minimum number of people, and a live broadcasting or educational broadcasting system using the same.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention

a body case having a plurality of image input terminals formed on the side surface and a button manipulation unit including an image selection button on the upper surface;

an internal PC built into the body case;

an image mixer unit built in the main body case to output an image for a computer, wherein the image mixer unit is connected to the image input terminal and the internal PC, and an image output by the image selection button is determined;

an encoder built into the main body case and converting the computer image output from the image mixer unit into a broadcasting image, wherein the encoder is a hardware encoder for live streaming the broadcasting image through the Internet;

a storage unit for storing the broadcast image output from the encoder; and

It provides an integrated device comprising a; case cover to which a monitor for displaying the image output from the encoder is attached.

In the present invention, the image input terminals formed on the main body case of the integrated device may be connected to a plurality of image sources such as one or more cameras, a real imager, a camera, an electronic blackboard, a tablet, and other computers.

In an embodiment of the present invention, four image input terminals may be formed, and for example, HDMI input terminals may be formed.

In the present invention, the image selection button may be a button for selecting a screen output from the image mixer unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the image selection button is a button for selecting an image to be output to the image mixer unit among various image sources connected to the image mixer unit, that is, an image input to the image mixer unit from an image input terminal and an internal PC. can be

In one embodiment of the present invention, the image selection button may be a camera selection button, a real imager selection button, or an internal PC selection button.

In the present invention, the button manipulation unit may further include an image effect button and a button for operating a camera, together with an image selection button. In an embodiment of the present invention, the image effect button may include an image conversion speed, a PIP function, a camera preset, and the like.

In the present invention, the image mixer unit for outputting the image for the computer includes an image selector for outputting at least one image from among one or more images input from an input terminal and an internal PC by the button of the image selector, and the image selector It may be composed of a conversion unit that converts the image selected by , and outputs it as an image for a computer.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the image mixer unit may include a switcher unit that selects and outputs an input image, and a capture board that converts the selected image into a computer image. The switcher unit and the capture board may be used by connecting separate products or may be integrated into one product.

In the present invention, the encoder may convert a computer image output from the image mixer unit into a broadcasting image suitable for live streaming, and transmit the converted broadcasting image to a streaming server.

In the present invention, the internal PC may include a CPU including an operating system, a memory unit, and an input/output terminal.

In the practice of the present invention, the operating system of the internal PC may use a known operating system, for example, Windows (Windows), Mac OS (Mac OS), Linux (Linux), Unix (Unix), etc., A screen streamed from the memory unit can be recorded.

In the present invention, the internal PC may be connected to the image mixer unit to output a PC screen to the image mixer unit, and may be connected to the image mixer unit to receive an image from the image mixer unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the internal PC may be connected to an input of the video mixer unit to provide a PC screen to the video mixer unit, and may be broadcast as a live broadcast through an encoder.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the internal PC is connected to the output of the image mixer unit to receive an image from the mixer unit, and the image input from the image mixer unit to the PC is provided to the instructors through the Internet. It can be transmitted to the side screen. In one embodiment of the present invention, the image input from the mixer unit may be input in the form of a webcam out.

In the present invention, the internal PC may be connected to the electronic blackboard to be connected to an input and/or output unit of the electronic blackboard.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the internal PC is connected to an input unit of the electronic blackboard to transmit a screen displayed on the electronic blackboard, and the internal PC is connected to the output unit of the electronic blackboard and displays the screen displayed on the electronic blackboard. You can receive the notes written by the instructor. The internal PC may integrate the screen displayed on the electronic blackboard and the instructor's handwriting information and transmit it to the trainees as the instructor's screen.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the internal PC may be connected to the input unit of the electronic blackboard to transmit a screen displayed on the electronic blackboard, and the electronic blackboard integrates the displayed screen with the notes written by the instructor and outputs the webcam. can be transmitted to the internal PC, and the transmitted screen can be transmitted to the trainees as the instructor's screen.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the integrated information of the screen displayed on the electronic blackboard and the instructor's handwriting is inputted from the PC to the video mixer and broadcast live through the encoder, or output from the video mixer to the webcam out to the instructor screen during interactive training can be used as

In the present invention, the case cover is a notebook-type cover in which a monitor is formed on the inner surface, and may be a cover having a size corresponding to the upper surface of the main body case.

In the present invention, the live streaming device may access the Internet by wire or wirelessly.

The present invention in one aspect,

a body case having a plurality of image input terminals formed on the side surface and a button manipulation unit including an image selection button on the upper surface;

an internal PC built into the body case;

an image mixer unit built in the main body case to output an image for a computer, wherein the image mixer unit is connected to the image input terminal and the internal PC, and an image output by the image selection button is determined;

an encoder built into the main body case and converting the computer image output from the image mixer unit into a broadcasting image, wherein the encoder is a hardware encoder for live streaming the broadcasting image through the Internet;

a storage unit for storing the broadcast image output from the encoder; and

A live streaming device comprising a; case cover to which a monitor for displaying the image output from the encoder is attached;

one or more cameras connected to the live streaming device;

an electronic board connected to the live streaming device;

It provides a live streaming system for broadcasting including a microphone connected to the live streaming device.

In the present invention, the camera may be a PTZ camera capable of tracking the position of the instructor, and may be operated by a camera operation button formed in the button operation unit.

In the present invention, the video mixer unit may input an image to the internal PC in the form of a webcam-out, and the internal PC may use the image input from the image mixer unit as a transmission screen for interactive education.

In the present invention, the live streaming system may further include a student monitor that receives and displays a screen photographed during interactive training.

In the present invention, the live streaming system may be installed in a broadcasting compartment.

The present invention provides a new live streaming device in which a switcher, an encoder, a PC, and a broadcast output monitor are integrated into one body.

Also, the present invention provides a live streaming system including a new live streaming device in which a switcher, an encoder, a PC, and a broadcast output monitor are integrated into one body.

When performing live streaming broadcasting using the live streaming device according to the present invention, installation and operation of the system alone without a separate auxiliary person is possible, and various one-person broadcasting can be realized.

1 is a view showing a broadcasting and education system using a live streaming device according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a live streaming device according to the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining the internal configuration of the function of the live streaming device according to the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a button manipulation unit of the live streaming device according to the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining the video mixer of the live streaming device according to the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining the internal PC of the live streaming device according to the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an encoder of a live streaming device according to the present invention.
8 is a view showing a compartment structure in which a system including a live streaming device according to the present invention is installed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through examples. The following description of the embodiment refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in different drawings indicate the same or similar elements. The following detailed description does not limit the invention. Instead, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Throughout the specification, reference to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter. Thus, the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" appearing in various places throughout the specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Moreover, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

As shown in Figure 1, a system for one person broadcasting and education using a live streaming device 10 according to the present invention (1) is a 4-channel live streaming device 10 that can prepare remote classes and broadcasts, and live A PTZ camera 20 that is connected to the streaming device 10 to provide a captured image and preset is possible, a real imager 30 connected to the live streaming device 20 to provide a real captured image, and a live streaming device An omni-directional microphone 40 connected to (20) and providing the instructor's sound, a dual monitor 50 connected to the live streaming device 10 and showing trainees taking a remote class during a real-time interactive class, and a live streaming device ( A tablet monitor 60 capable of writing connected to 10), an in-cell electronic board 70 for writing class for smart education connected to a live streaming device 10, and a live streaming device and a tablet can be placed and used It consists of a table 80 with

As shown in FIG. 2, the live streaming device 10 constituting the system 1 for broadcasting and education for one person according to the present invention includes a rectangular parallelepiped flat body case 100, and the shape of the upper surface of the body case 100 has a case cover 200 having a rectangular shape corresponding to .

A button manipulation unit 110 including an image selection button is formed on the upper surface 101 of the main body case 100 , and a plurality of HDMI-type image input terminals are formed on the rear side of the four side surfaces 102 of the main body case 100 . are formed

An output monitor 210 is formed on an inner surface of the case cover 200 facing the upper surface 101 of the main body case 100 . The case cover 200 has one end hinged to one end of the main body case 100, and when not in use, the case cover 200 covers the upper surface 101 of the main body case 100, and rotates when in use. It is fixed by standing at an angle in the range of 90 to 150° so that the output monitor 210 can be viewed.

As shown in Figure 3, the main body case 100 of the live streaming device 10 according to the present invention is formed with a button manipulation unit 110 including an image selection button formed on the upper surface of the main body case, the main body case ( 100), an internal PC 120, an image mixer unit 130 that outputs a computer image, and an encoder 140 that converts the computer image 130 output from the image mixer unit into a broadcasting image. is formed

As shown in FIG. 4 , the button manipulation unit 110 includes four image selection buttons 111 for selecting a screen output from the image mixer output from the image mixer unit 130 , a camera operation button 112 , and a microphone. An operation button 113 , a PIP function selection button 114 , an output screen on/off selection button 115 , a screen effect button 116 , and a video and sound selection button 117 are formed.

The image selection button 111 is a button for selecting an image output from the image mixer unit 130 from among the image source channels connected to the image mixer unit 130 . In this embodiment, channel 1 is used as a PTZ camera, channel 2 is an internal PC, channel 3 is a real projector, and channel 4 is a spare channel. The video and sound selection button 117 is activated when the video selection button 111 is selected, and is a button that determines whether to use the audio input together with the video through the HDMI terminal of the selected video channel.

The camera operation button 112 is for controlling the operation of the PTZ camera connected to the live streaming device 10, and a fixed button fixed to a specific position and an operation button for operating the PTZ camera according to the movement of the user or instructor includes

The microphone operation button 113 is a button for selecting a sound input through a microphone, and may select a microphone output with an image through the image mixer 130 among two microphones connected to the live streaming device 10 .

The PIP function selection button 114 is a button that selects to output two images among the two images input to the image mixer unit 130 , and for example, the filming screen of the real projector is overlapped at the corner of the PTZ photographing screen and output can be

The output screen on/off selection button 115 is for selecting whether to output a screen from the video mixer 130, and when the off button is selected, the video mixer 130 stops outputting an image, and the output monitor ( 210), the screen is not displayed.

The screen effect button 116 is a button for selecting a shape such as cut, dissolve, fade, wipe, or iris when switching the screen output from the video mixer unit 130 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the image mixer unit 130 according to the present invention converts the image output from the image selector 131 that determines the image to be output and the image selector 131 into a computer image. and an image conversion unit 132 to output. The image selection unit 131 is formed of a switcher board, and the image conversion unit 132 is formed of a capture board.

The PTZ camera 20 , the real projector 30 , and the internal PC 120 are connected to the input terminal of the image selection unit 131 . The PTZ camera 20 and the real projector 30 are connected to the image selector 131 through the HDMI input terminal formed on the rear side of the main body case 100 , and the internal PC 120 is connected to the main body case 100 internal connection line. connected through

The image output from the image selection unit 131 is determined by the signal of the image selection button 111 , and other characteristics are determined by the button operation unit 110 . Whether to output the yin and yang input together with the image is determined by the image volume selection button 117 of the button operation unit 110 , and the conversion effect between the selected images is determined by the screen effect button 116 of the button operation unit 110 . do.

The image output from the image selection unit 131 is output through the conversion unit 132 , and the image input to the PTZ camera 120 and the real projector 20 is converted into a computer image by the image conversion unit 132 . Since the image is output and input from the PC is a converted image, it is output through the image conversion unit 132 .

The computer image output from the image mixer unit 130 is transmitted to the encoder 140 during broadcasting and broadcast, and is transmitted to the internal PC 120 in the form of a webcam out during interactive education.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the internal PC 120 includes a CPU, a memory, and an IN/OUT unit.

The internal PC 120 is operated by the WINDOW operating system, and the output monitor 210 of the case cover 200 is used as a PC monitor, and the screen of the internal PC 120 passes through the image mixer 130, It is displayed on the output monitor 210 .

The output screen of the internal PC 120 is converted into an image for broadcasting by the encoder 140 through the image mixer 130 during live broadcasting, and then is broadcast as a live broadcasting through a streaming server.

In addition, the output screen of the internal PC 120 is inputted to the webcam out through the video mixer 130 during interactive training, and the instructor-side screen is provided to students through interactive meeting programs such as Zoom, Google Meeting, and MS Team. is sent to The screen of the trainees is input to the internal PC, and then displayed on the dual monitor 50 through the meeting program.

In addition, the internal PC 120 is connected to the electronic blackboard 70 and interactively connected to the electronic blackboard 70 to display data stored in the internal PC 120 such as PPT and/or photos on the electronic blackboard. In addition, the content written on the electronic blackboard 70 is received in the form of a webcam out and transmitted to the trainees participating in the interactive education together with the content displayed on the electronic blackboard.

In addition, the internal PC 120 is interactively connected to the tablet monitor 60 , and displays data stored in the internal PC 120 or data stored in the tablet, and displays the data stored in the tablet monitor 60 . The displayed content is input together with the written content in the form of a webcam-out and transmitted to the trainees who participated in the interactive education.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the encoder 140 according to the present invention converts the computer image input from the image mixer 130 into a broadcasting file and transmits it to the live streaming server.

The encoder 140 can be used by purchasing a hardware encoder, and a broadcast file is transmitted to the live streaming server 500 in a file format such as RTMP, SRT, or RTSP. The live streaming server uses the servers of Youtube and Facebook.

The encoder 140 displays a screen transmitted through an output monitor installed on the case cover 200 and stores the screen in the broadcast file storage device 300 at the same time.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the system 1 for one-person broadcasting and education using the live streaming device 10 according to the present invention is installed inside the broadcasting compartment 1000 that is blocked from the outside.

The broadcasting compartment 1000 is blocked with walls on the top, bottom, front, back, left, and right sides, and a door 1100 for entry and exit is formed on the front side. The broadcasting and education system 1 including the live streaming device 10 according to the present invention is provided inside the broadcasting compartment 1000 , and lighting is installed in the broadcasting compartment 1000 .

It should be understood that this description is not intended to limit the invention. On the contrary, the exemplary embodiments are intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Further, in the detailed description of the exemplary embodiments, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the claimed subject matter. However, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various embodiments may be practiced without these specific details.

Although features and elements of the present embodiment are described in the embodiments in specific combinations, each feature or element may be used alone without the other features and elements of the embodiment or in various combinations with or without other disclosed features and elements.

This written description uses examples of the disclosed subject matter to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the same, including making and using any device or system and performing any integrated method. The patentable scope of the subject matter is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other experimental examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims.

1: Broadcasting and educational systems
10: Live Streaming Devices
20: PTZ camera
30: real imager
40: omnidirectional microphone
50: dual monitor
60: tablet monitor
70: electronic blackboard
80 : table
100: body case
200: case cover
1000: broadcasting compartment

Claims (8)

In a single-person broadcasting and educational compartment,
table;
chair;
one or more cameras;
electronic blackboard;
MIC;
dual monitors; and
A body case having a plurality of image input terminals formed on the side surface and a button operation unit including an image selection button, an image effect button, a camera operation button, a microphone operation button, and an output screen on/off selection button on the upper surface;
an internal PC built into the body case;
an image mixer unit built in the main body case to output an image for a computer, wherein the image mixer unit is connected to the image input terminal and the internal PC, and the image output by the image selection button is determined,
an encoder built into the main body case and converting the computer image output from the image mixer unit into a broadcasting image, wherein the encoder is a hardware encoder for live streaming the broadcasting image through the Internet,
a storage unit for storing an image output and broadcast from the encoder; and
An integrated live streaming device including a case cover to which a monitor for displaying an image output from the encoder is attached,
Here, the live streaming device
When broadcasting, an image output from the image mixer unit is selected by the image selection button, and the image output from the image mixer unit is converted into an image for broadcasting by an encoder and then streamed live through a streaming server,
During training, the image output from the image mixer unit is selected by the image selection button, the image output from the image mixer unit is input to the internal PC, and transmitted to the trainee through a meeting program installed in the internal PC, The screen of the trainee is transmitted to the instructor through the meeting program installed on the PC,
In addition, an integrated live streaming device for broadcasting and education provided to trainees through a meeting program installed on a PC in which a screen in which the instructor's handwritten material is integrated on the display screen of the electronic blackboard;
The top and bottom, front and back, left and right sides are blocked with walls,
The ceiling is equipped with lighting.
Broadcasting and education compartment, characterized in that the front door is formed. According to claim 1,
The image mixer unit includes an image selector for outputting at least one image by the image selection button among one or more images input from an input terminal and an internal PC, and converts the image selected by the image selector and outputs it as a computer image A compartment for broadcasting and education, characterized in that consisting of a conversion unit. According to claim 1,
The internal PC provides a screen displayed on the electronic blackboard, the electronic blackboard provides the instructor's writing materials to the internal PC, and the internal PC provides a screen in which the instructor's writing materials are integrated on the display screen to the students Broadcasting and educational compartments with According to claim 1,
The encoder is a compartment for broadcasting and education, characterized in that for storing the live streaming video. According to claim 1,
Broadcasting and educational compartment comprising at least one PTZ camera among the cameras. According to claim 1,
The microphone is a broadcasting and educational compartment, characterized in that the omni-directional microphone. According to claim 1,
A compartment for broadcasting and education, characterized in that it further comprises a real projector. According to claim 1,
The case cover is hinged to the main body case, and covers the main body case when not in use, and is used upright when in use.

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