JPH09200386A - Multimedia service network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure efficiently a service traffic by collecting event log data from a server equipment so as to generate traffic data thereby extending a old time such as a video on demand or the like. SOLUTION: Event log information generated in the inside of a server equipment 3 is sent to a traffic data collection device 4, in which required traffic data are generated. Furthermore, designation information of a program whose video information is stored in a video data storage section 11 and which is selected by terminal equipments 11 -13 is received by a VOD service control section 13 and transmission of a designated program is commanded to a transmission control section 12. Then the VOD service control section 13 has a function of generating event log data and generates the event log data every time a command from the terminal equipments 11 -13 is received and sends the data to an event log data storage section 14, which transfers event log data stored in a traffic data collection device 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a server device that stores at least one type of information such as a moving image, a still image, and character / numerical value data, and sends the information to the terminal in response to an access from the terminal, and a server. The present invention relates to a multimedia service network including a terminal that converts information received from a device by a predetermined method and displays it on a display, and a communication network that connects a server device and the terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a typical one of the conventional traffic data collecting methods, there is a telephone traffic data collecting method. In the case of telephone traffic, a call-counting counter that sorts incoming destinations by the originating exchange is provided. The classification of the incoming call destination is performed by selecting the out-of-town area, the in-town area, or part or all of the subscriber number. For example, when measuring the number of outgoing calls to the Tokyo area, "03" is set as the incoming call destination, and when measuring the number of outgoing calls to the specific area of the local office number 59 in Mitaka City, "042259" is set. Is set.
The originating exchange checks for a partial match between the destination telephone number of the outgoing call and the number set in the call number coefficient counter, and if they match, increments the value of the corresponding counter by one. This counter is a complete call (the call that the called party answered),
If the same number is provided for each of two types of incomplete calls (calls that the callee did not answer), the number of completed calls and the number of incomplete calls for the ground can be measured.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional telephone traffic data collection method.
It is a figure which shows a formula. Within the exchange control device 20, call connection
Each time the processing unit 21 makes a call connection, a ground counter for each ground
22 ₁ , 22_Two , ..., 22_n One of the counts
Will be up. And the ground counter 22₁ ~ 22_n In total
The number of counted calls is read out at a fixed cycle, for example, every 3 minutes
Then, the data transfer unit 23 controls the traffic data collection device.
Sent to the storage 30. In the traffic data collection device 30,
By summing them up on the time axis, the long-term call count measurement value
Can be obtained.

The following problems occur when traffic is measured by such a method.

The call hold time cannot be measured. That is,
Unable to measure call duration and average value for each call.

Only predetermined traffic to the destination can be measured.

In addition, the originating time, originating number, called number, and detailed / incomplete information are stored for each call inside the exchange, and a predetermined trigger (sending at a fixed cycle or arbitrary from the traffic measuring device) is stored. There is also a method in which the detailed information for each call is delivered to the traffic measuring device at the time of reading), and the traffic measuring device creates necessary traffic data based on the detailed information for each call.

This method can avoid the above-mentioned drawbacks. You can also make, connect, call,
When the disconnection and usage modes are limited, it is easy to create detailed information for each call to be stored.

[0009]

However, the video-on-demand (VOD) service, when an end customer designates a specific movie, rents out the video tape and pauses as if playing it on a VCR. Fast-forwarding and rewinding are possible at any timing. In the case of such a service use form, since there are many kinds and many events for one call (in this case, one customer rents out and returns one video), the detailed information for each call is undefined. The format is so that handling is difficult. Further, in the case of rental for a long time, data cannot be transferred to the traffic measuring device until the rental is completed (until the call is completed), so that a large delay occurs in traffic measurement.

An object of the present invention is to realize a multimedia service network that efficiently measures the traffic of services such as video-on-demand that has a long holding time and that has many usage modes.

[0011]

A multimedia service network of the present invention is provided inside a server device and responds to various requests from a customer terminal for at least one type of information such as a moving image, a still image, and character / numerical data. Create event log information indicating that the server device has performed an operation, and store event log information / storage means and event log information that is connected to the server device and that is stored in the server device. Based on videos, still images, characters,
It has a traffic data creating means for creating traffic data for numerical data.

According to the present invention, when a customer uses a service such as video-on-demand, the usage mode (information access request, usage start, usage suspension / resume, usage end request, etc.) is changed every time the customer changes the usage mode. The service (program name), customer to be used, time, and mode of use are created as event log data inside the server device and stored.
It is sent to an external traffic data creation means at a predetermined timing, and the traffic data creation means creates traffic data such as access frequency and usage time by editing the customer name and service (program name) used. .

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to send the event log data up to the point where the service usage mode of the customer is changed to the external device even before the call is completed.

[0014]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multimedia service network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This multimedia service network includes a terminal 1
It is composed of ₁ , 2 ₂ , 3 ₃ , a communication network 2, a server device 3, and a traffic data collection device 4.

The server device 3 and the terminals 1 _{1 to} 3 ₃ are communication networks 2
And control signals such as program selection and video start / stop are transferred from the terminals 1 _{1 to} 3 ₃ to the server device 3, and the server device 3 connects the terminal 1 to the terminal device 1.
Information such as video images is transferred on the downlink channels _{1 to} 3 ₃ . The event log information created inside the server device 3 is sent to the traffic data collecting device 4 connected to the server device 3, and the traffic data collecting device 4 creates the necessary traffic data.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the server device 3. Video information is stored in the video data storage unit 11, and the terminal 1
Receiving designation information of the selected program by _{1-3 3} VOD service control unit 13, and instructs the transmission to the terminal of the designated program to the sending control unit 12. Even when the customer operates the terminal for instructions such as rewinding, the VOD service control unit 13
It receives and interprets this, gives an instruction to the sending control unit 12, and stores the current state of each customer. These functions are technologies generally realized by a server device that provides a VOD service.

The VOD service control unit 13 has a function of creating event log data, generates event log data shown in FIG. 3 each time an instruction from the terminals 1 _{1 to} 3 _{3 is} received, and the event log data storage unit 14 Send to. The event log data storage unit 14 is the traffic data collection device 4
Then, the accumulated event log data is transferred via the data transfer control unit 15. The transfer can be triggered by a fixed cycle or by polling from the traffic data collection device 4.

The VOD service control unit 13 and the event log data storage unit 14 constitute an event log information creating / storing means in the claims, and the traffic data collecting device 4 constitutes a traffic data creating means in the claims. I am configuring.

The event log data shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by extracting only a portion necessary for creating traffic data.
As described above, the event log data is created every time the customer operates the terminal and gives an instruction to the server device 3.
The "service ID" identifies a service genre such as VOD and game. If the "program ID" is VOD, it identifies the title of the movie. The “terminal ID” identifies each in-home terminal used by the customer. “Time” indicates the time when the VOD service control unit 13 gives an instruction to the transmission control unit 12. The "use mode" is a control mode related to service use provided by, for example, the VOD service, and has a mode as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a method of reproducing the usage status of one customer from the event log data. If the event log data in which the service ID, the program ID, and the terminal ID match is arranged in time series and the situation is interpreted by the usage mode, the data in FIG. 5 can be created. In the case of FIG. 5, it is composed of eight event log data.

By arranging all program utilization states in time series by the same operation as this, the data of FIG. 6 is obtained.

In FIG. 6, T1 and T2 and time information are entered, which can count the number of programs used (rented) or viewed at the timings T1 and T2. Time series data of rental number, which is traffic data, is created at time T1 and T2.
This can be done by counting the number of rentals that have started during the period (in FIG. 5, the ones that start listening after the trial listening start). Moreover, if the time series data of the number of rentals is measured only for programs having the same program ID, for example, the interval between T1 and T2 is 1
If it is a week, it is possible to create data such as the best 10 rentals per week. It is also possible to create statistical data such as the average rental time by obtaining a time difference (t8-t3 in FIG. 5) from the start of rental to the end of each data and totaling the difference.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the event log data is collected from the server device, and the service utilization situation is reproduced in time series based on the event log data to create the traffic data. It is not necessary to set a measurement counter, etc., and if event log data is stored in the traffic data collection device for a long time, it is possible to go back and count various new measurement items, and before the rental ends. Since it is possible to collect event log data such as the start of rental, even when renting for a long time, it is possible to count traffic data that can be counted at the start of rental and traffic data such as the number of simultaneous rentals, Real-time data creation can be ensured.

The present invention can be applied not only to the VOD service but also to other services such as games and electronic shopping by defining the usage mode so as to correspond to the service.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a multimedia service network of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a server device 3 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing event log data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a usage mode.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a method of reproducing the usage status of one customer from event log data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram in which the usage statuses of all programs are arranged in time series.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conventional telephone traffic data collection system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 _{1 to} 3 ₃ terminal 2 communication network 3 server device 4 traffic data collection device 11 video data storage unit 12 transmission control unit 13 VOD service control unit 14 event log data storage unit 15 data transfer unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A server device for accumulating at least one type of information of a moving image, a still image, character / numerical data, and transmitting the information to the terminal in response to an access from the terminal, and information received from the server device. In a multimedia service network including a terminal for converting the data into a predetermined format and displaying it on a display, and a communication network connecting the server device and the terminal, a multimedia service network is provided inside the server device, and a moving image, a still image, a character
Event log information creating / accumulating means for creating and accumulating event log information indicating that the server device has performed an operation in response to various requests from the customer terminal for at least one type of numerical data information; And a traffic data creating unit that is connected to the device, reads out event log information accumulated in the server device, and creates traffic data for moving images, still images, and character / numerical data based on the event log information. Multimedia service network.