JP2013225905A - Wired and wireless coupled server, broadcasting participation terminal device, and method of providing broadcasting participation service - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcasting participation terminal device, a wired and wireless coupled server for supporting participation to broadcasting, and a method of providing a broadcasting participation service.SOLUTION: The wired and wireless coupled server includes: an information obtaining unit which obtains viewing channel information relating to a broadcasting provided to at least one broadcasting participation terminal device among a plurality of terminal devices in response to the occurrence of a participation request in the at least one broadcasting participation terminal device; and an information processing unit which identifies participation address information corresponding to the obtained viewing channel information and transmits the identified participation address information to the at least one broadcasting participation terminal device, thereby enabling the at least one broadcasting participation terminal device to access a participation control server associated with the broadcasting participation using the participation address information.

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention provide a broadcast participation terminal device that can easily support broadcast participation using various types of broadcast participation terminal devices, a wired / wireless link server that supports broadcast participation, and a broadcast participation service. Regarding the method.

  Participatory broadcasting refers to broadcasting in a form that induces viewer participation by inserting audio or video received from a viewer during broadcasting into broadcast data and broadcasting. Recently, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) broadcasting has proposed an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) -based control system for controlling viewer video participation and participatory broadcasting systems on the IP network, and managing viewer participation. It was.

  However, since transmission of participatory broadcast contents is considered only in the IP network, and devices participating in the broadcast are limited to the PC base, a system for participating in broadcast using various terminals has not been provided. In addition, when there are a plurality of broadcast programs that provide a participatory broadcast function, a broadcast participation terminal apparatus and method that approaches a desired channel is required.

  Embodiments of the present invention include preset fixed participation address information, participation address information received from a wired / wireless link server, participation address information acquired using viewing channel information, participation address information provided for broadcast video, Provided is a broadcast participation terminal device and a method for providing a broadcast participation service that can easily perform broadcast participation by approaching a participation control server using any one of them.

  The embodiment of the present invention understands control signals different from each other during communication between a participation control server and a broadcast participation terminal (hereinafter referred to as “broadcast participation terminal apparatus”) subscribed to a communication carrier. By converting the participation control server and the media mixer server and the broadcast participation terminal device by converting to a predetermined control standard that has been set, the broadcast participation terminal device converts the mixed broadcast data in which the participation data according to the participation request is mixed. Provide a wired / wireless link server and a method for providing a broadcast participation service.

  The wired / wireless link server for supporting broadcast participation according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided to the broadcast participation terminal device in response to a participation request in at least one of the plurality of terminal devices. An information acquisition unit that acquires viewing channel information related to the broadcast to be transmitted, and participation address information corresponding to the acquired viewing channel information is identified and transmitted to the broadcast participation terminal device, whereby the participation in the broadcast participation terminal device And an information processing unit configured to connect to a participation control server related to broadcast participation using the address information.

  A broadcast participation terminal apparatus for supporting broadcast participation according to another embodiment of the present invention generates a request message in response to a user command receiving unit to which a user participation request regarding provided broadcast is input, and the participation request. A participation broadcast control unit for transmitting the generated request message to the participation control server identified by the participation address information and receiving a response message from the participation control server; and a medium set in response to the reception of the response message A media processing unit for transmitting participation data input by the user to a media mixer server via a session.

  In the wired / wireless link server that supports broadcast participation according to another embodiment of the present invention, the broadcast participation terminal device adjusts participation address information for participation in broadcast provided to the broadcast participation terminal device to a media standard. A media conversion control unit for controlling the adjusted participation address information and the broadcast data to be matched by the media mixer server, and providing the matched broadcast data to the broadcast participation terminal device, and the participation by the broadcast participation terminal device A channel link management unit that provides an interface for inputting participation data to the broadcast participation terminal device when a participation request using address information is generated.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, preset fixed participation address information, participation address information received from a wired / wireless link server, participation address information acquired using viewing channel information, participation address provided for broadcast video By using any one of the information to approach the participation control server, broadcast participation can be easily performed.

  Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when communicating between the participation control server and the broadcast participation terminal that has joined the communication carrier, the control signal is set to a predetermined control standard set by understanding different control signals. By converting, it is possible to facilitate communication between the participation control server and the media mixer server and the broadcast participation terminal apparatus, and to provide the broadcast participation terminal apparatus with mixed broadcast data in which participation data according to the participation request is mixed. To do.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the broadcast participation model implement | achieved including the wired / wireless link server of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific structure of the wired / wireless cooperation server which supports the broadcast participation which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example which acquires the broadcast viewing-and-listening information regarding the provided broadcast data based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example which acquires the broadcast viewing-and-listening information regarding the provided broadcast data based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example which acquires the broadcast viewing-and-listening information regarding the provided broadcast data based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example which acquires the broadcast viewing-and-listening information regarding the provided broadcast data based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the broadcast participating terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the wire / wireless cooperation server which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a broadcast participation terminal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, a broadcast participation system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The “broadcast participation terminal device” described continuously in this specification refers to a broadcast network that is provided with broadcast from a broadcast server, receives input of participation data manufactured by a user, and matches with broadcast by a media mixer server. It refers to a user-owned mobile terminal that broadcasts participation data.

  The “participating address information” is information for identifying the participation control server, and may be configured, for example, as a URI (Universal Resource Identification) such as a telephone number in a numeric string system or an email in an address system. . Here, the participation control server transmits the participation data inputted and transmitted from the broadcast participation terminal device to the media mixer server, and after mixing with the broadcast signal in the media mixer server, means for providing via the broadcast network It may be.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a broadcast participation model realized including the wired / wireless link server of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the broadcast participation model is a broadcast server that receives input of participation data from the wired / wireless link server 100 and the broadcast participation terminal device 140 connected to various types of broadcast participation terminal devices 140 via a communication network. 150 sets the session according to the selected condition with the media mixer server 110 that mixes with the broadcast data provided from 150, the broadcast participation terminal device 140 that generated the broadcast participation request, and broadcasts via the set session A participation control server 120 that receives participation data from the participation terminal apparatus 140 is included.

  First, the broadcast server 150 transmits broadcast data to the media mixer server 110 via a data communication network such as an Internet network or an IPTV network.

  The media mixer server 110 receives broadcast data, and the received broadcast data is a communication network to which the broadcast participation terminal device 140 is connected, such as a terrestrial broadcast network, a satellite broadcast network, a wireless data communication network, a cable broadcast network, etc. It may be transmitted to the broadcast participating terminal device 140 via the broadcast communication network. According to the embodiment, the media mixer server 110 may transmit participation address information to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 as information for identifying the participation control server 120 together with the broadcast data. In addition, when the participation data is received from the broadcast participation terminal device 140 via the participation control server 120, the media mixer server 110 mixes the broadcast data and the participation data to generate mixed broadcast data, and the generated mixing data Broadcast data may be transmitted to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 to provide participation broadcast.

  The participation control server 120 communicates with the broadcast participation terminal device 140 that approaches using the participation address information by session setting, receives participation data for broadcast participation in the set session, and transmits the participation data to the media mixer server 110 I do.

  The wired / wireless link server 100 according to the present invention performs a function of controlling communication among the participation control server 120, the media mixer server 110, and the broadcast participation terminal device 140. That is, the wired / wireless link server 100 processes a control signal between the participation control server 120 and the broadcast participation terminal device 140, and processes participation data between the media mixer server 110 and the broadcast participation terminal device 140. The broadcast participation terminal device 140 is used to guide the user to participate in the broadcast.

  The broadcast participation terminal device 140 may be any one of a terrestrial broadcast reception device, a satellite broadcast reception device, a wireless broadcast reception device, and an IPTV reception device, and broadcast data received from the media mixer server 110. Or the function which displays mixed broadcast data with which participation data were mixed is performed. The broadcast participation terminal device 140 may be a user-owned mobile terminal realized in various forms, for example, a communication carrier subscription participation device 140a, a communication carrier non-participation participation device 140b, and HW (Hard Ware). A participation-only device 140c may be included.

  The carrier participation / participation device 140a in one form of the broadcast participation terminal device 140 may be a terminal that is subscribed to the carrier network and assigned a telephone number (Telephone URI). 140b may be a terminal that is not subscribed to the carrier network and is not assigned a telephone number. In this case, whether the network service provider participation device 140a and the communication carrier non-participation participation device 140b are given authority to provide a formal service from the media mixer server 110 via the wired / wireless link server 100. Depending on whether or not, the broadcast data can be received by the broadcast server 150 even in the non-participating network provider 140b.

  The HW participation dedicated device 140c, which is another form of the broadcast participation terminal device 140, is a terminal (also known as a P-module) used exclusively for broadcast participation, and includes a simple menu function for broadcast participation and the like. It can be devised that specific participation data can be sent to the media mixer server 110 by a single menu selection.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a wired / wireless link server that supports broadcast participation according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wired / wireless link server 200 is configured so that the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 held by the user is in either wired / wireless form, and the broadcast data that the user is currently broadcasted by composing a broadcast participation environment suitable for each form. On the other hand, the participation data produced by the user is mixed to generate mixed broadcast data, which is transmitted to a plurality of terminals via the broadcast network. Such a wired / wireless link server 200 may include an information acquisition unit 210 and an information processing unit 220.

  First, the information acquisition unit 210 acquires viewing channel information related to a broadcast provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 in response to the occurrence of a participation request in at least one of the plurality of terminal devices. To perform the function. Here, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 may be any form of terminal having a reception function for broadcast data including the HW participation dedicated apparatus 140c described above. The generation of the participation request may be generated in the broadcast participation terminal device 140 and transmitted to the wired / wireless link server 200 in response to a selection input for a menu displayed on a screen on which broadcast data is displayed, for example. . That is, the information acquisition unit 210 selects the broadcast participation according to the intention of the user who has watched the broadcast via the broadcast participation terminal device 140, and the participation request is generated in the broadcast participation terminal device 140. 140 is for acquiring information about the broadcast provided to 140.

  The viewing channel information may be information defined in a form in which it is easy to recognize the frequency band in which the broadcast data is transmitted. For example, when the broadcast data is transmitted through the frequency band 174 to 180 MHz, the viewing channel information is viewed. The channel information can be defined as “channel 7”. Acquisition of viewing channel information is for systematically confirming broadcast data provided to the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140. If the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 is the HW participation dedicated apparatus 140c described above, the terminal A memory space for maintaining the viewing channel information is provided in itself, and the viewing channel information can be searched and acquired from the memory space.

  Hereinafter, when the broadcast participating terminal device 140 is a terminal having a general broadcast receiving function and does not store the viewing channel information in the terminal itself, the information acquisition unit 210 that acquires the viewing channel information from the external broadcast providing related means. The embodiment will be described in detail.

  3 to 6 are diagrams illustrating an example of acquiring broadcast viewing information related to provided broadcast data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment in which viewing channel information is acquired using the home auxiliary device 230. The in-home auxiliary device 230 performs a function of caching a channel change message transmitted from the set-top box 240 that provides broadcast to the broadcast participating terminal device 140. For example, the wireless auxiliary device, AP (Access Pont) It may be realized by a modem or the like.

  The channel change message includes information related to the change of broadcast data provided from the set top box 240 to the broadcast participating terminal device 140. For example, in response to a channel change due to a user channel change request, the set top box 240 And may be information transmitted to a predetermined related organization (for example, a statistical server for investigating the broadcast audience rating).

  The information acquisition unit 210 of the wired / wireless link server 200 analyzes the channel change message cached by the in-home auxiliary device 230 and acquires viewing channel information related to the channel currently viewed by the broadcast participating terminal device 140.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the in-home auxiliary device 230 caches the channel change message created by the set top box 240 periodically or in real time using IGMP Snooping or the like. At this time, when a participation request is generated in the broadcast participation terminal device 140 (S301), the in-home auxiliary device 230 receives an input of the participation request (S302) and caches a channel change message in response to the input participation request. . Thereafter, the information acquisition unit 210 acquires viewing channel information from the cached channel change message. The acquired viewing channel information is returned to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 by the home auxiliary device 230 (S303), and the broadcast participation terminal device 140 recognizes the broadcast data (channel) currently provided to itself. Become.

  Thereafter, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 requests the participation address information recorded corresponding to the viewing channel information to the participation address management server 250 that manages the participation address information using the received viewing channel information (S304). That is, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 requests the participation address management server 250 for participation address information as information for identifying the participation control server 260 that controls the user's broadcast participation.

  The participation address management server 250 performs a function of managing the viewing channel information and the participation address information in association with each other. For example, the participation address management server 250 stores the participation address information “ch7_seoul@join_broadcast.com” corresponding to the viewing channel information “ch7”. Also good. In response to the participation address information request, the participation address management server 250 transmits the participation address information corresponding to the viewing channel information to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 (S305). The broadcast participation terminal device 140 that has received the participation address information connects to the participation control server 260 identified by the participation address information (S306), and a broadcast participation service is provided under the control of the participation control server 260.

  On the other hand, the information acquisition unit 210 of the wired / wireless link server 200 transmits an information transmission command to the set top box 240 in conjunction with the participation request, and provides the broadcast participation terminal device 140 from the set top box 240 in response to the information transmission command. Viewing channel information regarding broadcasts to be played may be received. That is, when a participation request is generated in the broadcast participation terminal device 140 (S401), the participation request is input from the set top box 240 (S402), and the information acquisition unit 210 transmits an information transmission command to the set top box 240. Thus, the viewing channel information related to the broadcast data provided to the current broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 is provided from the set top box 240 to the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 (S403).

  Thereafter, if the broadcast participation terminal device 140 requests participation address information from the participation address management server 250 using the viewing channel information (S404), it can receive the participation address information from the participation address management server 250 as a response ( S405). Also, the broadcast participation terminal device 140 transmits a request message for broadcast participation to the participation control server 260 using the received participation address information, and is connected to the participation control server 260 (S406).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 requests participation address information from the set top box 240 (S501, S502), and can receive participation address information from the set top box 240 as a response (S503). . At this time, the information acquisition unit 210 acquires viewing channel information from an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) that guides broadcast or broadcast data provided to the broadcast participating terminal device 140.

  If the viewing channel information is requested from the set top box 240 to the EPG server 500, the EPG server 500 transmits the participation address information to the set top box 240 together with the viewing channel information. The set-top box 240 records the viewing channel information and participation address information received from the EPG server 500 in consideration of the broadcast provided to the current broadcast participation terminal device 140 and records predetermined participation address information. That is, the information acquisition unit 210 may provide the participation address information recorded by the participation request in the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 to the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 as a response to the request. Thereafter, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 uses the participation address information to establish a connection with the participation control server 260 through the session setting (S504), and transmits a request message for broadcast participation to the participation control server 260. Good.

  As a different embodiment for acquiring the participation address information, the wired / wireless link server 200 of the present invention confirms the set top box 240 that provides broadcast data to the broadcast participation terminal device 140, and from the confirmed set top box 240 the current Information (viewing channel information) related to broadcasting provided to the broadcast participating terminal device 140 can be acquired. For this purpose, the wired / wireless link server 200 registers a management server 270 that registers a set-top box assigned to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 and viewing channel information related to the broadcast provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 by the set-top box 240. A storage server 280 for saving may be further included.

  The management server 270 has a function of maintaining information related to the set top box 240 allocated to provide broadcast data for each broadcast participating terminal device 140, and the storage server 280 is configured such that the set top box 240 is used by the broadcast participating terminal device 140. It plays the role of sharing and recording information about the broadcast data currently provided to.

  The information acquisition unit 210 confirms the set-top box 240 assigned to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 that has generated the participation request by the management server 270, and from the storage server 280 sharing the viewing channel information of the confirmed set-top box 270. , Receive viewing viewing channel information. That is, the information acquisition unit 210 confirms the set top box 240 allocated to the broadcast participating terminal device 140 from the management server 270 that registers the set top box 240 allocated to a plurality of terminal devices, and from the confirmed set top box 240 It plays the role of receiving viewing channel information.

  As shown in FIG. 6, if a participation request is generated by the broadcast participation terminal device 140, the participation address management server 250 inputs this (S601, S602). Subsequently, the participation address management server 250 receives information regarding the set top box 240 assigned to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 that has generated the participation request from the management server 270 under the control of the information acquisition unit 210 (S603). The received channel information is acquired by connecting to the storage server 280 sharing the viewing channel information of the set top box 240 or the corresponding set top box 240 using the received information (S604). In other words, the participating address management server 250 receives the information on the set top box 240 from the management server 270 and uses the information on the set top box 240 to obtain the viewing channel information of the set top box 240 from the set top box 240 or the storage server 280. You may receive it.

  Thereafter, the participation address management server 250 searches the participation address information corresponding to the received viewing channel information with reference to the participation address mapping list, for example, which has been maintained in advance, and the searched participation address information is broadcasted to the broadcast participation terminal. You may transmit to the apparatus 140 (S605). Subsequently, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 may connect to the participation control server 120 using the participation address information (S606) and transmit a request message for participating in the broadcast to the participation control server 120.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing unit 220 included in the wired / wireless link server 200 has a role of identifying participation address information corresponding to viewing channel information acquired by various methods and transmitting it to the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140. Do. The participation address information can be identified by the information processing unit 220 by searching for the participation address information corresponding to the viewing channel information from the participation address management server 250 as illustrated in FIGS. The broadcast participation terminal device 140 establishes a connection by setting the participation control server 260 and session related to broadcast participation using the received participation address information.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a broadcast participation terminal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The broadcast participation terminal apparatus 700 of the present invention may include a user command receiving unit 710, a participation broadcast control unit 720, and a media processing unit 730.

  First, the user command receiving unit 710 performs a role of inputting a user's participation request regarding provided broadcasting. That is, the user command receiving unit 710 is realized in a key button form in the broadcast participation terminal device 700 or on a screen in a menu form, and generates a participation request according to a user's selection input.

  The participation broadcast controller 720 generates a request message in response to the participation request and transmits the generated request message to the participation control server 260 identified by the participation address information. Also, the participation broadcast control unit 720 sets a media session between the broadcast participation terminal device 700 and the participation control server 260 by receiving a response message from the participation control server 260 that has received the request message.

  The media processing unit 730 performs a function of transmitting participation data input by the user to the media mixer server 110 via a media session set by receiving a response message. The participation data may be broadcast data for participation broadcast generated by the user, for example, private broadcast data generated by a video camera, a videophone, a USB camera, or the like provided in the house.

  As another embodiment, the broadcast participation terminal device 140 may further include a video capture device 740, a video output unit 750, an audio capture device 760, and an audio output unit 770. In connection with video provision at the broadcast participation terminal device 140, the video capture device 740 is means for inputting video data from the user as participation data, and the video output unit 750 mixes the video data from the media mixer server 110. Receives and displays mixed broadcast data. In connection with the provision of sound at the broadcast participation terminal device 140, the sound capture device 760 is a means for inputting sound data from the user as participation data, and the sound output unit 770 is mixed with the sound data from the media mixer server 110. Performs the function to receive and output mixed broadcast data.

  Referring to FIG. 7 in detail, the user command receiving unit 710 requests the user to participate in a state where broadcast data via the media mixer server 110 is provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 based on the viewing channel information. In response to this, a request message is generated and transmitted to the participation control server 120 via the wired / wireless communication network. At this time, the user command receiving unit 710 may transmit a request message to the participation control server 120 identified by the participation address information.

  As described above, the viewing channel information is information for approaching for broadcast viewing, and may be a channel URI (uniform resource identifier). At this time, when the broadcast environment is an IPTV network, the viewing channel information may indicate a multicast address or a port number, and when the broadcast environment is a terrestrial broadcast network, a cable broadcast network, a satellite broadcast network, or a DMB broadcast network. The viewing channel information means a frequency band. The participation address information is information for participating in the broadcast being viewed, that is, information that can identify the participation control server 120, and may be, for example, a control URI.

  In addition, the participation broadcast control unit 720 may store the request message to the participation control server 120 by using fixed participation address information set in advance. In this case, the broadcast participation terminal device 140 may be a terminal (P-module) used exclusively for broadcast participation. In addition, the participation broadcast control unit 720 may transmit a request message to the participation control server 120 using the participation address information received from the wired / wireless link server 200 of the present invention.

  Further, as described above, the user command receiving unit 710 receives viewing channel information from any one of the home auxiliary device 230, the set top box 240, or the storage server 280, and uses the received viewing channel information. Participation address information corresponding to viewing channel information may be acquired from the wired / wireless link server 200 or the EPG server 500.

  The media processing unit 730 includes a video capture device 740 / sound capture device 760, a video output unit 750 / sound output unit 770, receives mixed broadcast data in which participation data is mixed from the media mixer server 110, and displays or outputs sound. Control to do. Here, mixed broadcast data refers to data in which broadcast data and participation data are mixed.

  The participation broadcast control unit 720 receives a user command from the user command reception unit 710, generates a request message regarding broadcast participation, receives and processes a response message from the participation control server 120 that has received the request message, and the user broadcasts it. The media processing unit 730 is controlled so that it can participate.

  On the other hand, when the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 is the communication provider subscription participation apparatus 140a, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 may participate in the broadcast by communicating with the participation control server 120 and the media mixer server 110 via the wired / wireless link server 100. That is, the user command receiving unit 710 generates a request message in response to a user participation request using the participation address information, and transmits the request message to the participation control server 120 identified by the participation address information via the wired / wireless link server 100. May be. At this time, the participation address information may be mixed with the participation broadcast in the media mixer server 110 in a subtitle format and provided to the broadcast screen.

  When the media processing unit 730 receives a response message to the request message from the participation control server 120 via the wired / wireless link server 200, the media processing unit 730 transmits the participation data input by the user to the media mixer server 110 via the wired / wireless link server 100. It may be controlled to receive and display mixed broadcast data in which participation data is mixed from the media mixer server 110 via the wired / wireless link server 100.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a wired / wireless link server according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, information in the form of a numeric string for connecting to the participation control server 120 as participation address information, that is, a telephone number is provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 together with broadcast data, and the information in the form of a numeric string is input. It is a figure which shows about the wired / wireless cooperation server 800 which provides a broadcast participation service to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 which sets a media session with the participation control server. For this purpose, the wired / wireless link server 800 may include a control signal processing unit 810, a media conversion control unit 820, and a channel link management unit 830.

  The control signal processing unit 810 searches for participation address information for participation in the broadcast provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140. That is, the control signal processing unit 810 performs a function of retrieving information (telephone number) in the form of a numeric string for connection to the participation control server 120 that controls broadcast participation from a previously stored database. As another example, the control signal processing unit 810 may immediately recognize broadcast participation address information provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 without performing another search process in conjunction with a predetermined broadcast server.

  The media conversion control unit 820 adjusts the searched participation address information to the media standard. That is, the media conversion control unit 820 changes the format of the participation address information of the telephone number system in consideration of the media standard of the broadcast data so that the participation address information is provided via the broadcast participation terminal device 140 during the broadcast. Perform a role. Further, the media conversion control unit 820 may perform control so that the participation address information adjusted by a predetermined media mixer server (not shown) and the broadcast data are matched. Broadcast data provided to the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 by the operation of the media conversion control unit 820 includes participation address information for participating in the broadcast.

  The channel link management unit 830 provides the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 with a broadcast in which the participation address information is matched, and when the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 generates a participation request using the participation address information, An interface is provided to the broadcast participation terminal device 140. That is, the channel link management unit 830 provides an interface for inputting participation data for broadcast participation to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 that has set a media session with the participation control server 120 using a telephone number as participation address information. Perform the functions provided.

  The configuration of the wired / wireless link server that provides participation address information in the form of a numeric string for broadcast participation during the broadcast and guides the user to participate in the broadcast will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the wired / wireless link server 100 further includes a network connection unit 840 and a function control unit 850 in addition to the control signal processing unit 810, the media conversion control unit 820, and the channel link management unit 830 described above. It may be configured.

  The network connection unit 840 is a means for supporting the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140, and changes the request message to a predetermined standard (participation broadcast control standard) in response to the participation request of the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 using the participation address information. These are generated together and transmitted to the participation control server 120. Further, the network connection unit 840 may notify the user of the acceptance result by voice when the participation request of the broadcast participation terminal device 140 is accepted and the participation control server 120 and the media session are set.

  The control signal processing unit 810 is a device for communicating with the broadcast participation terminal device 140 via the network connection unit 840 to a control signal of a set standard (communication carrier standard). The function control unit 850 is a device that transmits a command interpreted by the control signal processing unit 810 when a control signal is received from the broadcast participating terminal device 140. The media conversion control unit 820 is a means for matching the media standard supported by the telecommunications carrier network with the media standard supported by the broadcast participation model of the present invention. The channel link management unit 830 manages viewing channel information and participation address information in pairs, and plays a role of transmitting viewing channel information and information related to broadcast participation when there is a user participation request.

  In addition, when the function control unit 850 controls the control signal processing unit 810 to receive a response message for the request message received from the broadcast participation terminal device 140 from the participation control server 120, the function control unit 850 transmits the received response message to the broadcast participation terminal device. The response message received from the participation control server 120 is converted into a terminal support standard and transmitted to the broadcast participation terminal device 140. In addition, the function control unit 850 converts the participation data received from the broadcast participation terminal device 140 into the participation broadcast media standard, transmits the participation data to the media mixer server 110, and the mixed broadcast in which the participation data is mixed from the media mixer server 110. When the data is received, the mixed broadcast data is transmitted to the broadcast participation terminal device 140. In addition, the function control unit 850 requests connection to the broadcast participation terminal device 140 in response to a connection request for preliminary inspection from the broadcast server 150, and controls connection between the broadcast server 150 and the broadcast participation terminal device 140. May be. Also, the function control unit 850 controls the network connection unit 840, the control signal processing unit 810, the control signal processing unit 810, and the like, and controls communication between the media mixer server 110 and the participation control server 120 and the broadcast participation terminal device 140. So that the user can participate in the broadcast.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a broadcast participation terminal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus generates a request message in response to the participation request and transmits it to the participation control server identified by the participation address information (S910). That is, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus generates a request message in response to a user participation request and transmits it to the participation control server 120 in a state where broadcast data is provided to the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 based on the viewing channel information. At this time, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 may transmit a request message to the participation control server 120 identified by the participation address information.

  Here, when the broadcasting environment is an IPTV network, the viewing channel information may indicate a multicast address or a port number, and when the broadcasting environment is a terrestrial broadcasting network, a cable broadcasting network, a satellite broadcasting network, or a DMB broadcasting network. The viewing channel information means a frequency band. The participation address information is information for participating in the broadcast being viewed, and may be a control URI.

  The broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 may transmit a request message to the participation control server 120 using the fixed participation address information set in advance or the participation address information received from the participation control server 120. Also, the broadcast participation terminal device 140 receives viewing channel information from any one of the home auxiliary device 230, the set top box 240, or the storage server 280, and uses the received viewing channel information to provide a wired / wireless link server. Participating address information corresponding to viewing channel information can be acquired from the 200 or the EPG server 500. At this time, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 may transmit a request message to the participation control server 120 via the wired / wireless link server 100.

  Subsequently, when receiving a response message to the request message from the participation control server 120, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 transmits participation data input by the user to the media mixer server 110 (S920). At this time, the broadcast participation terminal device 140 may transmit participation data to the participation control server 120 via the wired / wireless link server 100. Subsequently, the broadcast participation terminal apparatus 140 controls to receive and display the mixed broadcast data in which the participation data is mixed from the media mixer server 110 (S930). Here, the mixed broadcast data may be data in which broadcast data and participation data are mixed.

  Embodiments according to the present invention include a computer-readable recording medium including program instructions for performing various operations. The recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination, and the recording medium and program instructions may be specially designed and configured for the purposes of the present invention, It may be known and usable by those skilled in the computer software art. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs. , Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as RAM, flash memory, and the like. The recording medium is also a transmission medium such as an optical or metal line or a waveguide including a carrier wave that transmits a signal for storing program instructions, data structures, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language code generated by a compiler but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above are configured to operate in one or more software hierarchies to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the person having ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs. If present, various modifications and variations are possible from such substrates.

  Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by being limited to the embodiments described, but must be determined not only by the claims described below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

200 Wired / Wireless Linked Server 210 Information Acquisition Unit 220 Information Processing Unit 230 Home Auxiliary Device 240 Set Top Box 250 Participation Address Management Server 260 Participation Control Server

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An information transmission command is transmitted to the set top box in response to the participation request in at least one broadcast participation terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices, and viewing from the set top box in response to the information transmission command An information acquisition unit that receives channel information and acquires viewing channel information related to the broadcast provided to the broadcast participating terminal device;
The broadcast participation terminal device uses the participation address information to connect to a participation control server related to broadcast participation by identifying and transmitting the participation address information corresponding to the acquired viewing channel information to the broadcast participation terminal device. A wired / wireless link server that supports broadcast participation, characterized by comprising an information processing unit that performs the processing. Assigned to the broadcast participation terminal device from a management server that registers set-top boxes assigned to the plurality of terminal devices in response to the occurrence of a participation request in at least one of the plurality of terminal devices. An information acquisition unit for confirming a set-top box and acquiring viewing channel information related to the broadcast provided to the broadcast participation terminal device from the confirmed set-top box;
The broadcast participation terminal device uses the participation address information to connect to a participation control server related to broadcast participation by identifying and transmitting the participation address information corresponding to the acquired viewing channel information to the broadcast participation terminal device. A wired / wireless interlocking server, comprising: an information processing unit that performs the processing. A user command receiving unit to which a user's participation request regarding broadcast to be provided is input;
A participation broadcast control unit that generates a request message in response to the participation request, transmits the generated request message to a participation control server identified by participation address information, and receives a response message from the participation control server;
A media processing unit for transmitting participation data input by the user to a media mixer server via a media session set in response to reception of the response message;
The broadcast participation terminal apparatus for supporting broadcast participation, wherein the participation address information is received from a wired / wireless link server that has received viewing channel information from a set-top box that provides the broadcast. A video capture device that receives video data included in the participation data from the user;
The broadcast participation terminal device for supporting broadcast participation according to claim 3, further comprising: a video output unit that receives and displays mixed broadcast data obtained by mixing the video data from the media mixer server. An acoustic capture device in which acoustic data included in the participation data is input from the user;
The broadcast participation terminal apparatus for supporting broadcast participation according to claim 3, further comprising: an audio output unit that receives and outputs mixed broadcast data obtained by mixing the audio data from the media mixer server.   4. The broadcast participation terminal apparatus for supporting broadcast participation according to claim 3, wherein the participation address information is set in advance and stored therein for identification to the participation control server. An information transmission command is transmitted to the set top box in response to the participation request in at least one broadcast participation terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices, and viewing from the set top box in response to the information transmission command Receiving channel information and obtaining viewing channel information related to the broadcast provided to the broadcast participating terminal device;
Broadcast information, comprising: identifying participation address information for connection to a participation control server associated with broadcast participation corresponding to the acquired viewing channel information and transmitting the information to the broadcast participation terminal device. How to provide a participation service. Assigned to the broadcast participation terminal device from a management server that registers set-top boxes assigned to the plurality of terminal devices in response to the occurrence of a participation request in at least one of the plurality of terminal devices. A step to check the set-top box;
Obtaining viewing channel information related to the broadcast provided to the broadcast participating terminal device from the confirmed set-top box;
Broadcast information, comprising: identifying participation address information for connection to a participation control server associated with broadcast participation corresponding to the acquired viewing channel information and transmitting the information to the broadcast participation terminal device. How to provide a participation service. Entering a user's request for participation in the broadcast provided;
Generating a request message in response to the participation request;
Transmitting the generated request message to a participation control server identified by participation address information, and receiving a response message from the participation control server that has received the request message, wherein the participation address information includes the broadcast Receiving the viewing channel information from the set-top box that provides
Transmitting a participation data input by the user to a media mixer server via a media session set up by receiving the response message. A method for providing a broadcast participation service, comprising:

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