KR20060095666A - Method for employing message related broadcast program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of operating a message linked to a broadcast program, the method comprising: applying for a service for downloading a message for linking a text message or content related to a broadcast program at a specific time set as a broadcast center / server in a mobile terminal; Storing the message in the mobile terminal as the message is delivered from the broadcasting center / server to the mobile terminal at a set time; and comparing the message with the code of the message currently being executed in the mobile terminal to match the message. By displaying the stored text message or related content, the user can conveniently display the mobile terminal in the form of pop-up or ticker using the message transmitted from the broadcasting center / server without having to frequently find questions related to the broadcasting program. Can be increased.

Broadcast programs, messages

Description

Message operation method linked with broadcasting program {Method for employing message related broadcast program}

1 is a system configuration diagram for a message operating method interworking with a broadcast program of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a message form used in the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a message operating method linked to a broadcast program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: broadcasting center / server 11: search engine

12: DB 2: Mobile communication service company

21: WAP server 3: mobile terminal

31: communication module 32: broadcasting module

33: storage module

The present invention relates to a method of operating a message linked to a broadcast program, and more particularly, after downloading and storing a message having broadcast information, invoking a message linked to the broadcast currently being viewed (Invoke) and text service and interworking. The present invention relates to a message operating method linked with a broadcast program providing a service.

Broadcasting service through the existing system had spatial and temporal limitations. That is, viewing through a TV or a monitor is made in a limited space, and there is a spatial and temporal restriction that broadcasting is performed at a predetermined time according to a broadcasting schedule. As a result, efforts are being made to overcome the spatial and temporal constraints described above in order to remove inconveniences of broadcast service users.

One of these efforts will be to build a system for portable broadcast services. This mobile broadcasting service is a new concept that enables users to watch broadcast programs on the mobile terminal at anytime and any place, free from the spatial and temporal constraints of broadcast reception.

In Korea, as a representative example, satellite DMB (Digital Digital Broadcasting) and terrestrial DMB are introduced to prepare for 'mobile multimedia broadcasting', and the mobile multimedia service including 'mobile multimedia broadcasting' is used to perform A broadcast service using a terminal is being built. As such, communication and broadcasting are converged into one, and eventually communication and broadcast services are converged.

On the other hand, in order to download the content or broadcast-related questions while watching a broadcast program, there was a difficulty in searching for or downloading broadcast program information or content by accessing the wireless Internet. Even if the broadcasting related information is downloaded, it is inconvenient for the customer to find the downloaded broadcasting program information by time zone / broadcaster and search program and contents information.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and after downloading and storing a message having broadcast information for each region, reading a message linked to the broadcast currently being watched and writing the data to the data stored in the message. The present invention provides a method of operating a message linked with a broadcast program that provides a text service and an interlocking service to a mobile terminal by invoking a pop-up or ticker format.

One aspect for achieving the above object of the present invention,

a. Requesting a service for downloading a message for linking a text message or content related to a broadcast program at a specific time set as a broadcast center / server in a mobile terminal;

b. Storing the message in the mobile terminal as the message is transmitted from the broadcasting center / server to the mobile terminal at a set time; And

c. Displaying a text message or related content stored in the message when the mobile terminal compares the code of the message with the currently executing broadcast information.

It relates to a message operating method linked to the broadcast program, characterized in that it comprises a.

At this time, the a. In the step of accumulating and updating the message in the database provided in the broadcasting center / server is made corresponding to the specific broadcast production.

In addition, the message,

Broadcasters;

A service channel for determining whether link data is used in comparison with channel information currently being viewed;

An application ID for driving an application that uses the link data;

A text message to be displayed on the display window of the mobile terminal; And

Link Path to Display on Mobile Terminal Display Window

It includes.

Here, the message

An active area defining an indicator display for utilizing the link data and a total time to react when an activation key is pressed; And

Time area defining the display time of characters or images displayed in the display window

It is preferable to further include.

On the other hand, c. In the step, the broadcasting information and the code of the message may be compared at the receiving end of the mobile terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a system configuration diagram for a message operating method interworking with a broadcast program of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, in order to carry out the present invention, a broadcasting center / server having basically broadcast program information and transmitting a message (pop-up message) having a text message or content information associated with the broadcast program information to a mobile communication network ( 1) and a mobile communication service company 2 operating a mobile communication network such as converting a message transmitted from the broadcasting center / server 1 to be implemented in a portable terminal, and a mobile communication service company 2 transmitted from the mobile communication service company 2. A mobile terminal 3 for receiving a message and displaying text service and content information associated with a broadcast program being viewed must be provided.

The broadcast center / server 1 is provided with a database (DB) 12 for storing information on a broadcast program, which includes both image information and text information about the broadcast program. Here, the format of the message stored in the database is as shown in FIG. This message is produced at the same time that the specific broadcast program is produced, and then the message is accumulated and updated in the database.

2 is a view showing a message form used in the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, the message is broadcaster (a), service CH (b), APP ID (c), Active Period (d), Return or Link Path ( e), a popup message (f) and a popup time (g).

(a) Broadcasting provider: For example, each broadcasting service company such as KBS, MBC, SBS.

(b) Service CH: in accordance with the channel operation policy of the broadcasting station operating the multiplex of each target service of the link data,

“Video Channel 1 ⇒ 1

Video Channel 2 ⇒ 2

Audio channel 1 ⇒ 3 ”

Define it and send it.

The mobile terminal receiving this information determines whether the link data is used by comparing with the channel information currently being viewed.

(c) APP ID: For each application or component of the corresponding application or component of the link data,

SMS component ⇒ 1

MMS component ⇒ 2

caller component ⇒ 3

browser application ⇒ 4

DMB data channel ⇒ 5

phone book agent ⇒ 6 ”

It is defined and transmitted as follows, and the mobile terminal compares it and drives the application of the link data (Applicaiton).

(d) Active Period: This indicates the total time to react when the indicator display and the activation key are pressed to utilize the link data.

(e) Return or Link Path: Data such as reply number and URL of the application.

“SMS reply number

MMS reply number

caller reply number

browser connection URL

DMB data channel connection link data (TBD.)

Phone book save number-automatic phone number save ad ”

Return or Link Path, etc.,

or

“Live Music Camp Select your favorite song.

1 ⇒ boa

2 ⇒ Seven ”

Contains Contents such as:

(f) Pop-up message: contains the content to be displayed on the screen.

(g) Popup time: Defines the popup time.

On the other hand, in order to easily perform the search for the above-mentioned broadcast information, it is preferable to provide a search engine 11 by itself in the broadcasting center / server 1, and through this search engine 11, each broadcast information corresponds to the corresponding search engine 11. By classifying corresponding to the search word, it is easy to search for broadcast information of the user of the mobile terminal 3.

The broadcast center / server 1 may be a DTV via terrestrial, a satellite TV via a satellite, a satellite digital media broadcasting (DMB), a terrestrial DMB, or the like.

The mobile communication service company 2 is provided with a conversion module for converting the broadcast information to match the mobile terminal (3), may also use a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) as the conversion module. The above conversion process is performed because the broadcasting center / server 1 is usually connected to the Internet.

As such, the mobile communication service company 2 has a WAP Server 21 similar to the configuration of a Web Server, and it is preferable to further provide a WAP server application and a database (not shown). Do. This swap server provided by the mobile telecommunication service company 2 is specifically provided for performing Internet services to the mobile terminal 3. This WAP refers to a Wireless Application Protocol technology that allows the mobile terminal 3 to access the Internet using a web browser. In the middle, a WAP gateway is added which performs a function of transmitting a request of the mobile terminal 3 to the Internet network and re-delivering the response of the Internet network to the mobile terminal 3. That is, the conventional Internet access method uses a URL response request transmission method between a PC terminal and a web server, whereas the wireless Internet access method using the WAP is a mobile terminal (3), a swap gateway, and the web. It uses server-to-server response request delivery method.

The mobile terminal 3 preferably configures a communication module 31 and a broadcast module 32 that perform a communication function and a broadcast function according to the selection of the communication mode and the broadcast mode. Here, it is preferable that the storage module 33 further stores the received broadcast and stores the message (pop-up message). As such, the mobile terminal 3 should be a terminal capable of both a communication service and a broadcast service in order to carry out the present invention. To this end, the mobile terminal 3 should provide an application capable of performing a broadcast service as well as a communication function. The application may include a function of automatically invoking a text message and content linked to a broadcast program currently being viewed and delivering broadcast related information.

A method of operating a message associated with a broadcast program using the system configured as described above will be described.

3 is a diagram illustrating a message operating method linked to a broadcast program according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, a call connection to a broadcasting center / server 1 is performed using a mobile terminal 3. When a call connection is established between the mobile terminal 3 and the broadcasting center / server 1, the mobile terminal 3 transmits a message to download a message for interlocking a text message or content related to a broadcast program at a specific time. Perform settings for

As shown in (a), a message (pop-up message) is delivered to the mobile terminal 1 at a time set by the broadcasting center / server 1.

As shown in (b) and (c), the mobile terminal 3 downloads the message and stores the message in the storage module 33.

In the state of downloading and storing the message at such a set time, when downloading or streaming a broadcast program for viewing, the application of the mobile terminal 3 compares and checks check data including a broadcasting company or a service channel related to the corresponding broadcast. When it is determined that the program is a broadcast program, the application using the link data is driven. The use of the application can be driven by other components of the message. That is, it can be made by comparing the code assigned to a specific broadcast program in the message. In addition, the comparison of the check data described above is made at the receiving end (not shown) of the mobile terminal 3.

Accordingly, a message informing a text message related to a broadcast program or a link to related content is provided in a pop-up form shown in (d) or a ticker form shown in (e). Of course, when comparing a broadcast program and check data, when there is no matching code, what is necessary is just a DIM process.

Accordingly, the user of the mobile terminal 3 may be provided with a broadcast program related interworking service through understanding of the broadcast program and accessing the related content.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it will be apparent that many modifications are possible by those skilled in the art within the technical spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the message operation method associated with the broadcast program according to the present invention, without having to find the questions related to the broadcast program from time to time using a message transmitted from the broadcast center / server displayed on the mobile terminal in the form of a pop-up or ticker By doing so, the user's convenience can be increased.

Claims (5)

a. Requesting a service for downloading a message for linking a text message or content associated with a broadcast program at a specific time set as a broadcast center / server in a mobile terminal; b. Storing the message in the mobile terminal as the message is transmitted from the broadcasting center / server to the mobile terminal at a set time; And c. Displaying a text message or related content stored in the message when the mobile terminal compares the code of the message with the currently executing broadcast information. Message operation method associated with the broadcast program, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein a. And accumulating and updating the message in a database provided in the broadcasting center / server in response to a specific broadcast production. The method of claim 1, wherein the message, Broadcasters; A service channel for determining whether link data is used in comparison with channel information currently being viewed; An application ID for driving an application that uses the link data; A text message to be displayed on the display window of the mobile terminal; And Link Path to Display on Mobile Terminal Display Window Message operation method associated with the broadcast program, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 3, wherein the message, An active area defining an indicator display for utilizing the link data and a total time for reacting when an activation key is pressed; And Time area defining the display time of characters or images displayed in the display window Message operation method linked to the broadcast program, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, wherein c. Comparing the code of the broadcast information and the message in the step of the message operating method linked to the broadcast program, characterized in that made in the receiving end of the mobile terminal.

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