KR20090051581A - System and method for providing my channel service classified by user in vod service using iptv network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a user-specific mychannel service in which a program desired by a user is integrated in one channel in a VOD service using an IPTV network.

The system according to the present invention comprises a content providing server storing VOD content, an EPG providing server managing EPG (electronic program guide) information including program information of VOD content, and a user based on member information of each user who subscribes to a service. An authentication management server that performs authentication; And a mychannel management server configured to manage a mychannel configured with content desired by each user for each user, and transmit the corresponding mychannel information to a content providing server and an EPG providing server in response to a user's request. .

IPTV, VOD, My Channel, Continuous Playback

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MY CHANNEL SERVICE BY USER IN SERVICE SERVICE USING IPNET TECHNOLOGY {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MY CHANNEL SERVICE CLASSIFIED BY USER IN VOD SERVICE USING IPTV NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a user-specific mychannel service in which a program desired by a user is integrated in one channel in a VOD service using an IPTV network.

Nowadays, with the spread of broadband media and the increase in communication speed, the Internet is emerging as a new medium for enabling One source Multi Service. That is, a number of over-the-air television and radio channels, as well as multimedia contents provided by various Internet providers, are provided as broadcast services through the Internet. Demand is also on the rise.

A representative service that emerged from this background is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service based on the Internet Protocol.

An IPTV service is an interactive television service provided by using a high-speed internet network, and refers to a TV (television receiver) connected to a content providing server through an internet network through a set-top box. Accordingly, the information service, video content, and broadcast content of the content providing server are provided to the TV via the set top box.

IPTV is a type of Digital Convergence in that it is a convergence of the Internet and TV, and it is different from the general public broadcasting in that viewers can selectively watch a program they want to watch at a convenient time.

However, such a VOD-based IPTV service has an advantage in that the user can directly select the desired content. On the other hand, this means that the user must select the content for each specific VOD content. This work of selecting content has become a factor that sometimes feels cumbersome for each user.

For example, when playback of the selected content is finished, the user has to make a new selection of subsequent content to watch. Therefore, a user who wants to watch a plurality of contents has to select a plurality of contents every time. There is this.

Therefore, even in the IPTV service, once a specific channel is selected, a service for sequentially playing contents (programs) organized according to time is required.

If, in the IPTV service, like a broadcasting concept, a pre-organized content (program) is provided, one content selected according to a user's preference is played or a plurality of contents such as broadcasts are continuously played. Will be able to meet.

In addition, there is a need for providing a user with a program related to a business type or a program to be viewed at a store (eg, a beauty salon, a fast food restaurant, a sports center, a golf center, etc.) using an IPTV service.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is derived from this necessity, and it is a technical problem to provide a customized program configuration by sequentially registering contents to be viewed by a user in a VOD service using an IPTV network and sequentially playing them. .

The system for providing a user-specific my channel service in the VOD service using the IPTV network according to the present invention for achieving the technical problem, the content providing server is stored VOD content; An EPG providing server managing EPG (electronic program guide) information including program information of the VOD content; An authentication management server performing user authentication based on member information of each user who has subscribed to the service; And a My Channel Management Server for managing the My Channel organized by the desired contents for each user for each user, and transmitting the corresponding My Channel information to the content providing server and the EPG providing server in response to a request of the user. Include.

According to an example of the present invention, the my channel information may be information including the my channel name, the channel number of the my channel, and a detailed content list organized in the my channel.

According to another example of the present invention, the my channel information may further include information on the number of continuous playback of the my channel.

According to an example of the present invention, the member information may include the member name, the member ID, and the member personal profile information.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a system for providing a user-specific mychannel service includes a member information database classifying and storing member information of the user; And a my channel information database classifying and storing the my channel information for each user.

According to an example of the present invention, the system for providing a user-specific mychannel service performs network communication through an IP (Internet Protocol) network between the content providing server, the authentication management server, and the mychannel management server. Generate the my channel according to a user's request, register a plurality of contents desired by the user in the generated my channel, and transmit the content to the my channel management server. It may further include a set-top box provided with the content.

In addition, the system for providing a per-user my channel service may further include a billing management server that collects billing for the paid service of the content.

On the other hand, the set-top box of the present invention for achieving the technical problem, a network interface for performing network communication between the external server; An input / output unit that is responsible for inputting / outputting various data related to contents through the network interface; A mychannel management application in which an application module for generating a mychannel according to a user's request and organizing, storing and managing a plurality of contents desired by the user in the generated mychannel is constructed; And storage for classifying and storing the my channel information constructed through the my channel management application.

Specifically, the my channel management application, My channel generation module for creating a new channel and name the new; A my channel registration module for deleting or additionally registering and storing contents desired by a user in the newly created my channel or an existing my channel; A my channel selection module for selecting any one of the stored my channels; And a my channel browser for displaying detailed content list information on the screen in the stored my channel and the my channel.

On the other hand, the method for providing a user-specific my channel service of the present invention for achieving the technical problem, (a) a user accessing an external server through a set-top box to perform a user authentication; (b) selecting content desired by a user through a content selection menu screen when the user authentication is successful; (c) registering the selected content to My Channel to organize a viewable content; And (d) sequentially selecting the my channel to sequentially play the contents organized in the my channel.

According to an example of the present invention, in the method, after (e) completing the one-time play through the step (d), if there is a play repeat setting for the my channel, the play is repeated a set number of times. If not, it may further include the step of terminating.

In addition, the step (c), (c-1) requesting to register the selected content to my channel; (c-2) in response to the request, checking whether an existing mychannel to register exists; (c-3) registering the selected content by selecting the existing mychannel when there is an existing mychannel to be registered as a result of the checking; (c-4) generating a new mychannel and registering the selected content with the new mychannel when there is no mychannel to register as a result of the checking; (c-5) After registering the selected content in the step (c-3) or the step (c-4), if another additional content is to be selected, the process returns to the step (b) and repeats the following steps. And, if you do not select other content may include the step of ending the registration process.

At this time, in the step (c-5), if you want to change the deletion and playback order for the content organized in the my channel, it is possible to edit.

In addition, the step (d), (d-1) selecting any one of the my channel registered in the step (c); (d-2) setting the number of continuous playbacks of the my channel; And (d-3) sequentially playing the mychannel after the setting.

Here, the step (d-1) may use a method of finding a my channel to select through a menu screen displayed on the screen, or a method of directly inputting and selecting a channel number of the my channel.

According to the present invention described above, by organizing and serving content desired by an individual in a user-specific My Channel, there is an effect that a plurality of contents desired by each user can be continuously played.

That is, as the user selects my channels classified according to various preferences, the user can continuously play a plurality of contents to satisfy various viewing desires of the user, thereby maximizing the ease of use.

The MY CHANNEL described in this embodiment means a private channel of a specific user, not a public channel of a user who subscribes to a service, and can be generated according to the setting of each user. In addition, the user may organize a plurality of contents desired by the user into a bundle.

Accordingly, the present embodiment provides a service for generating a my channel in which contents are organized according to a user's preference, and continuously playing back a plurality of contents registered in the my channel, as in a general broadcasting concept.

However, it is different from the general broadcasting service in that the user can directly organize the contents and provide the organized contents in a desired time zone in response to the user's request. In particular, each user can delete or add the contents organized in My Channel. Editing is possible, and repeat play can also be set by the user.

Hereinafter, a system for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a user-specific my channel service providing system in a VOD service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the user-specific mychannel service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of set-top boxes 100 are provided on a user side, and the plurality of set-top boxes 100 are externally connected through a network 200. The server 300 is connected.

The plurality of set-top boxes 100 are connected to the display device 400 such as a TV or a monitor provided in a home or an office, respectively, to visually display various data information provided from an external server 300, and the operation for the remote control may be performed. It may be performed through a user operation means, including a keypad.

The network 200 may be an IP-based network, but the present invention is not limited to using an IP-based network, and is not limited to a specific form as long as the wired / wireless communication network enables the network. For example, the external server 300 may communicate with a plurality of servers through a local area network (LAN) or a TCP / IP connection.

The external server 300 is a server that stores and manages various data information to provide various services as well as my channel service to each user. The external server 300 includes a content providing server 310, an EPG providing server 320, and an authentication management server 330. ), And a billing management server 340, my channel management server 350. In addition, a database (not shown) for classifying and storing various data may be separately included.

In this case, a database (not shown) may be composed of an integrated EPG file DB 362, a member information DB 364, a content pay information DB 366, and a mychannel information DB 368. It may be provided. For example, the integrated EPG file DB 362 to the EPG provision server 320, the member information DB 364 to the authentication management server 330, the content pay information DB 366 to the billing management server 340, The my channel information DB 368 may be included in the my channel management server 350.

The content providing server 310 refers to a web site or a database for providing video on demand (VOD) content.

Data of the VOD content is stored in the content providing server 310, and in some cases, a plurality of content supply servers may be built below the content providing server 3100 to store VOD content in each content supply server. According to this configuration, the content providing server 310 may collectively manage the list of content supply servers and the content stored therein.

The EPG providing server 320 is for providing program information of the VOD content provided by the content providing server 310, that is, Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information. The integrated EPG file DB 362 It can be stored and managed in an integrated way.

The authentication management server 330 stores and manages the member information of the user who subscribed to the service in the member information DB 364 and performs a role of authenticating whether the user is a registered user for the user accessing the external server 300. .

In this case, the authentication method may be performed through an ID given to each set top box 100 or a member ID given to a user when subscribing to a service.

The member information DB 364 is member information of a user who has subscribed to the service and includes a member name, a member ID, a password, and personal identification information (eg, age, address, telephone number, etc.).

The billing management server 340 is a server that calculates and manages the cost of using a paid service for VOD content. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the billing management server 340 calculates the billing according to the use of the paid content and various paid services based on the information stored in the content paid information DB 366.

To this end, the content paid information DB 366 stores related information about each paid service including a purchase amount of paid content, a support service expiration period, and the like.

The my channel management server 350 stores the my channel organized according to the preference of each user in the my channel information DB 368 and manages each user. In response to the user's request, the mychannel information stored in the mychannel information DB 368 is transmitted to the content providing server 310 and the EPG providing server 320 for processing.

At this time, the my channel information stored in the my channel information DB 368 includes a my channel name, a channel number of the my channel, a detailed content list organized in the my channel, the number of continuous playbacks of the my channel, and the like.

2 and 3 are various examples showing detailed views of the my channel information DB.

For reference, FIG. 2 illustrates a lookup table storing a list of contents (programs) organized in My Channel for each user, and FIG. 3 illustrates a lookup table for each user by dividing each list of contents in units of My Channel. The table is shown.

First, referring to FIG. 2, the my channel information DB 368 stores my channel information for each user (user1, user2), and the my channel information includes the my channel name 368a and the channel number of the my channel ( 368b), the detailed content list 368c organized in My Channel, the number of continuous playbacks of My Channel 368d, and the like.

Here, user user1 has My Channel as My Channel 1 (A) and Rainy Day (B), My Channel 1 (A) as Channel Number 801, and Rainy Day (B) as Channel Number 802 It is specified. In detail, the contents of Gurye Sandstone (Channel No. 30154) are organized on My Channel 1 (A), and Coffee Prince 13 times (Channel No. 10123) are organized on the rainy day (B) of My Channel. The content of (Channel No. 21520) and White Lotus Rock Formation (Channel No. 25410) is organized on My Channel 1 (A) and Rainy Distance I (Channel No. 18069) on Rainy Day (B). My channel 1 (A) is limited to one continuous playback, and the number of playbacks is set such that the my channel on a rainy day (B) is ten consecutive playbacks.

In such a configuration, when the user selects and reproduces My Channel 1 (A), it extracts a plurality of contents organized in My Channel 1 (A), that is, information on Gurye Sandstone, Barley Rock, and White Lotus Rock, and continues in a predetermined order. Playback is performed once.

In the present embodiment, My channel name 368a has been described as My Channel 1 (A) and Rainy Day (B), but it can be variously set according to the user's convenience, and detailed content list organized in My Channel ( 368c) may be limited within a range in which the capacity of the memory is about 10 to 30. Or, in some cases, a plurality may be infinite. The number of consecutive playbacks of the mychannel 368d can be set once, ten times, or indefinitely, and the channel number 368b of the mychannel can also be selectively designated within a range of channel numbers allowed for the user.

3 is classified and stored by My Channel in the My Channel information of FIG. 2, the Gurye Sandstone (Channel No. 30154), Barley Rock Path (Channel No. 21520), and White Lotus Rock Path (Channel No. 25410) are shown in My Channel 1 in the detailed content list. The contents can be tabled and grouped in A), and the contents of Coffee Prince 13 times (channel number 10123) and the rainy distance I (channel number 18069) can be tabled and stored on a rainy day (B).

Accordingly, the system for providing a user-specific mychannel service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention organizes desired contents in each user's mychannel through the mychannel management server (350 of FIG. 1), and then, according to a user's request, Selecting and playing a channel provides the user with a plurality of contents organized in My Channel. That is, by selecting one of my channels, the user can continuously play the desired content.

Accordingly, as the user selects one my channel, the user can continuously watch the desired content, thereby providing convenience of use, and allowing the user to secure the use of additional content.

In addition, when applied in stores such as sports centers and department stores, only the content related to the industry will be organized to induce a purchaser's desire to purchase to effectively generate revenue.

4 is an internal configuration diagram of a set-top box applied to the user-specific my channel service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The set-top box 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a content providing server, an authentication management server, a billing management server, a mychannel management server, etc., which are external servers 300 through a network, and according to a user's request. Create a channel, register the content desired by the user in the generated my channel and transmits it to the external server 300, that is, the my channel management server. When the user selects and executes My Channel, the user receives and plays the corresponding content from the content providing server.

Here, the network between the set-top box 100 and the external server 300 may be used for communication using an IP (Internet Protocol) network, but is not limited to using the old IP-based network.

The set top box 100 for this includes a network interface 110, an input / output unit 120, a VOD management application 130, a my channel management application 140, and a storage 150 as shown in FIG. 4. .

The network interface 110 is responsible for the network interface to facilitate communication between the set-top box 100 and the external server 300. That is, it provides a network environment suitable for remotely performing transmission and reception of data between the set-top box 100 and the external server 300.

The input / output unit 120 is responsible for input / output of various data related to the VOD content. In particular, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform input / output of various data related to my channel.

The VOD management application 130 processes information on VOD content and an interface for implementing the information, and receives a request for an order from a user and transmits it to an external server 300. .

The storage 150 is a memory space for storing VOD content, program information (EPG information) of the VOD content, and my channel information generated through the my channel management application 140.

The storage 150 may further include a my channel information DB 152 for classifying and storing my channel information generated through the my channel management application 140 with other information data.

In this case, the my channel information DB 152 may store my channel information such as the name of the my channel, the channel number, the content list organized in each my channel, and the number of times of continuous playback.

The my channel management application 140 is an application program that creates and registers a my channel according to a user's request, and processes playback or other operations on the selected my channel. In detail, the my channel management application 140 may include a my channel generation module 141, a my channel selection module 143, a my channel registration module 145, and a my channel browser 147.

The my channel generation module 141 generates a personal my channel according to a user's request, and assigns a name and a channel number to the generated my channel. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the user may assign his / her own my channel name, such as 'My Channel 1' or 'Rainy Day', and the channel number for the generated My Channel (My Channel 1-My Channel 1). 801, rainy day-802, respectively. The channel number may be automatically assigned at the same time as creating the my channel, or may be assigned by the user arbitrarily specifying the number within the allowable range.

The mychannel selection module 143 extracts a list of mychannels stored in the storage 150 and selects a desired mychannel. A process of selecting a mychannel for registering content to the corresponding mychannel or registering In order to play the content organized in My Channel, it is performed in the process of selecting the corresponding My Channel.

My channel registration module 145 is to register and select the content desired by the user to the generated my channel, when the user selects the content through the menu screen, and requests the my channel registration for the selected content accordingly By uploading to the channel, and assigning the playback order of the uploaded content to the overall content organization.

The my channel editing / deleting module 147 performs additional editing operations such as modifying the name and the number of playing of the my channel, changing the playback order of the contents organized in the my channel, deleting and adding the content.

For example, the play order of the content may be automatically assigned, such as to play the most recently uploaded content first, or to play the last uploaded content last, or the like. You can also specify.

The My Channel Browser 149 is linked with the My Channel Generation Module 141, the My Channel Selection Module 143, the My Channel Registration Module 145, and the My Channel Editing / Deleting Module 147. The process of creating, selecting, and registering my channels performed at 145 and 147 is displayed on the screen.

Therefore, the set-top box 100 by such a configuration processes the user's input to perform the corresponding operation according to the request, for example, to create a my channel to give your own my channel name and channel number, the generated my Editing is performed to organize and register the contents desired by the user in the channel. The selected mychannel may be executed at the user's request to continuously reproduce a plurality of contents organized in the mychannel.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a user-specific my channel service in a system configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an overall method of providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the initial stage, the user connects to an external server and undergoes user authentication through login (S1, S2).

The user has a digital broadcast set-top box capable of networking with an external server, and the set-top box is connected to a display device for display.

In this case, a device such as a set-top box can perform a user authentication process through a unique ID of a device that has a unique ID on its own hardware device, and the user ID and password given to the user when joining the service. Since the user authentication process can be performed using, the present invention can be variously applied without being limited to any one method.

Subsequently, if authentication is successful through the user authentication process, EPG information for the VOD service is downloaded through an external server to display a menu screen for selecting a content.

Thereafter, the user selects the desired content through the menu screen, and then requests a registration to the my channel with respect to the selected content (S3).

Then, in response to the selection of the my channel, and performs a series of processes to organize and register the content in the selected my channel (S4). This process may be repeatedly performed when a plurality of contents are organized on the corresponding My Channel.

After registration, when the user selects and executes the My Channel, the plurality of contents organized in the corresponding My Channel are continuously played (S5).

At the time of playback, it is checked whether the playback repeat is set, and if there is a playback repeat, the mychannel is executed as many times as the set playback number.

The reproduction repetition can be grasped, for example, by comparing whether the preset number of reproductions is larger than the number of reproductions of the current My Channel. If the preset number of times is less than or equal to the current number of times, the execution of My Channel is terminated. If the number of times of reproduction is greater than the current number of times, My Channel is executed to play the content.

6 and 7 are flowcharts illustrating the method of FIG. 5 in detail. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the steps of registering the mychannel in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 illustrates the mychannel in FIG. 5. A flowchart for explaining in detail the steps to be executed.

For reference, FIG. 6 is described in connection with the user interface of FIGS. 8 to 11, and FIG. 7 is described in connection with the user interface of FIGS. 12 to 13.

First, referring to FIG. 6, in the my channel registration step (S4), a request for registration of a my channel is first requested for the content selected by the user (S41).

This can be requested using an operation button or a remote control hotkey, and upon request, a My Channel registration popup window may be displayed on the user interface screen as shown in FIG. 8.

For example, FIG. 8 illustrates a user interface in which a user selects a content of 'Special Movie' genre of 'Special Movie' through a menu screen and requests to register a My Channel.

Subsequently, the set-top box checks whether there is a my channel to be registered in response to the request, and if there is an existing my channel, displays the corresponding my channel list, and if there is no existing my channel, displays a notification window for notifying the user (S42). ).

If there is an existing my channel in the check step (S42), as shown in Fig. 9, select an existing my channel (eg, morning inquiry), and transfer to the selected existing my channel (eg, morning inquiry). The content selected in the step (for example, Gwang-sik's brother-in-law) is registered (S43 and S44).

In this case, it is not a problem when there is only one existing my channel, but it is possible to select any one of the plurality of channels such as 'My Channel 1', 'Morning Views', and 'Word's Word' as shown in FIG. In addition to the existing My Channel, it is also possible to create a new My Channel.

When the registration of the selected content is completed, the corresponding My Channel information is stored in the storage in the set-top box, and as shown in FIG. 9, "The selected content (Gwang-sik Brother Gwang-tae) is successfully registered in the existing My Channel (morning inquiry). "Complete completion window may be displayed. In addition, it transmits the corresponding my channel information to an external server (my channel management server) to provide the management of the my channel services for all users.

On the other hand, in the check step (S42), if the existing my channel does not exist, or if the existing my channel exists to further register a new my channel, a new my channel is generated by the new generation (S45). In this case, the new generation can be operated using an operation button or a remote control hotkey, and the name and channel number for the new my channel can be specified.

Subsequently, a new my channel is selected and the content selected in the previous step is registered in the new my channel (S46 and S47). When the registration is completed, the corresponding My Channel information is stored in the storage in the set-top box, and at the same time, as shown in FIG. The completion notification window may be displayed.

When the content is registered in the existing my channel or the new my channel as described above, if another content is to be selected, the process returns to the content selection step (S3), and the above-described process is repeated repeatedly. The my channel registration step ends (S48).

In addition, in the last step, when the other content is registered, the playback order of the already registered content may be changed to arrange the content in the order of the content that the user wants to watch, or the content that is already organized may be deleted.

Next, referring to FIG. 7 in conjunction with FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, in the mychannel execution step S5 according to the embodiment of the present invention, at first, the user may select a mychannel organized through the previous mychannel registration step. Select (S51).

There are various ways to select My Channel. For example, you can find and select the My Channel you want to watch on the menu screen, or select the My Channel channel number directly. There is this.

12 illustrates an example of applying the former method of tracking and selecting a My Channel that a user wants to watch on a menu screen. A separate My Channel item is created on a menu screen of a user interface, and each user owns a channel. It is showing a list.

Thereafter, when the my channel is selected, a list of contents organized in the my channel or a synopsis screen of the content to be played first may be displayed, and the synopsis screens may be provided in order of contents registered in the my channel. In particular, the content organized for each episode of the series may provide a synopsis screen of the episode.

The synopsis screen is a detailed information screen of the content, and shows detailed information about the content name, the turn of the content, a brief plot content, the director, and the performer.

Such a synopsis screen may be displayed according to a user's setting.

Subsequently, the continuous playback option of the selected mychannel is set (S52).

As shown in FIG. 13, the number of continuous playbacks can be set by selecting items such as once, ten times, and infinite, and other users can directly input the number of times.

Finally, in accordance with the user's request, the content organized in My Channel is continuously played (S53).

At this time, if the content organized in My Channel is provided for free, the content is played in a continuous play order, and in the case of paid content, a corresponding notification screen is generated and notified to the user.

For example, you can provide a billing pop-up window or play it after purchase authentication, depending on whether or not authentication is set up, or skip to play the next program if you do not purchase it, and skip even if the program has expired. Play the next content.

As described above, FIGS. 8 to 13 attached to the present embodiment are referred to for better understanding of the description, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously implemented within the scope of the claims.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that.

Therefore, since the embodiments described above are provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, it should be understood that they are exemplary in all respects and not limited. The invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a user-specific my channel service providing system in a VOD service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example illustrating the structure of the mychannel information DB of FIG. 1 in detail.

3 is another example showing the structure of the mychannel information DB of FIG. 1 in detail.

4 is a view showing the internal configuration of a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7 are flowcharts illustrating the providing method of FIG. 5 in detail.

8 through 10 are exemplary screens illustrating a user interface corresponding to the steps of FIG. 6 step by step.

11 is an exemplary screen illustrating a user interface corresponding to the step of FIG. 5.

12 and 13 are exemplary screens of a user interface for explaining a process of editing a user-specific mychannel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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

100: multiple set-top boxes 200: network

300: external server 310: content providing server

320: EPG provision server 330: authentication management server

340: billing management server 350: my channel management server

362: integrated EPG file DB 364: member information DB

366: content paid information DB 368: my channel information DB

368a: My Channel Name 368b: Channel Number

368c: Detailed content list 368d: Continuous playback

110: network interface 120: input / output unit

130: VOD management application 140: My Channel management application

141: My Channel Generation Module 143: My Channel Selection Module

145: My Channel Registration Module 147: My Channel Browser

150: storage 152: my channel information DB

Claims (17)

A content providing server storing VOD content; An EPG providing server managing EPG (electronic program guide) information including program information of the VOD content; An authentication management server performing user authentication based on member information of each user who has subscribed to the service; And My channel management server for managing the my channel organized by the user desired content for each user, and transmits the corresponding my channel information to the content providing server and the EPG providing server in response to the user's request for subsequent processing. A system for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network. The method of claim 1, The my channel information, The system for providing a user-specific my channel service in the VOD service using the IPTV network, characterized in that the information including the my channel name, the channel number of the my channel, the detailed content list organized in the my channel. The method of claim 2, The my channel information is a system for providing a user-specific my channel service in the VOD service using the IPTV network further including the number of continuous playback of the my channel. The method of claim 1, The member information, A system for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network including the member name, the member ID, and the personal information of the member. The method of claim 1, A member information database that classifies and stores member information of the user; And My channel information database that classifies and stores the my channel information for each user System for providing my channel service per user in VOD service using IPTV network including additional. The method of claim 1, Performs network communication through an IP (Internet Protocol) network between the content providing server, the authentication management server, and the my channel management server; Generate the my channel according to the user's request, register a plurality of contents desired by the user in the generated my channel, and transmit the content to the my channel management server, and select and execute the my channel. Set-top box provided with the corresponding content from System for providing my channel service per user in VOD service using IPTV network including additional. The method of claim 1, Billing management server that collects the charge for the paid service of the content System for providing my channel service per user in VOD service using IPTV network including additional. A network interface for performing network communication between external servers; An input / output unit that is responsible for inputting / outputting various data related to contents through the network interface; A mychannel management application in which an application module for generating a mychannel according to a user's request and organizing, storing and managing a plurality of contents desired by the user in the generated mychannel is constructed; And Storage in which the my channel information constructed through the my channel management application is classified and stored Set top box comprising a. The method of claim 8, The my channel management application A new channel generation module for newly creating the new channel and specifying a name; A my channel registration module for registering and storing contents desired by a user in the newly created my channel or an existing my channel; A my channel selection module for selecting any one of the stored my channels; A my channel edit / delete module for editing the stored my channel; And My Channel Browser to display detailed content list information on the stored My Channel and My Channel Set top box comprising a. The method of claim 8, The my channel information is the set-top box, characterized in that the information including the my channel name, the channel number of the my channel, the detailed content list organized in the my channel. (a) a user accessing an external server through a set-top box and performing user authentication; (b) selecting content desired by a user through a content selection menu screen when the user authentication is successful; (c) registering the selected content to My Channel to organize a viewable content; And (d) selecting the my channel and sequentially playing the contents organized in the my channel A method for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network including a. The method of claim 11, (e) after the one-time play is completed through the step (d), if there is a play repeat option setting for the my channel, the play is performed a set number of times, and if the play repeat option is not set, the process ends. A method for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network further including. The method of claim 11, Step (c) is, (c-1) requesting to register the selected content to My Channel; (c-2) in response to the request, checking whether an existing mychannel to register exists; (c-3) registering the selected content by selecting the existing mychannel when there is an existing mychannel to be registered as a result of the checking; (c-4) generating a new mychannel and registering the selected content with the new mychannel when there is no mychannel to register as a result of the checking; (c-5) After registering the selected content in the step (c-3) or the step (c-4), if another additional content is to be selected, the process returns to the step (b) and repeats the following steps. And if you do not want to select any other content, end the registration process. A method for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network including a. The method of claim 13, (c-6) For each user in the VOD service using the IPTV network further comprising the step of modifying the name and the number of playbacks for the My Channel, the deletion and addition of the content organized in the My Channel, the order of playback How to provide my channel service. The method of claim 11, In step (d), (d-1) selecting any one of my channels registered in step (c); (d-2) setting a continuous playback option of the my channel; And (d-3) after the setting, sequentially playing the content organized in the My Channel according to the continuous playback option; A method for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network including a. The method of claim 15, Step (d-1), Using the method of finding a My Channel to select through the menu screen displayed on the screen, or by inputting the channel number of the My Channel directly to select the My Channel service for each user in the VOD service using the IPTV network How to give. The method of claim 15, In the step (d-3), If the content is a free service, play according to the continuous play option, If the content is a paid service, a method for providing a user-specific my channel service in a VOD service using an IPTV network, characterized in that to notify the user by generating a corresponding notification screen.

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