KR100335964B1 - Broadcasting and replaying apparatus of audio-on-demand, the method of demanding and replaying music - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an on-demand audio broadcast / playback apparatus and a music order / playback method. The on-demand audio broadcast / playback apparatus according to the present invention includes an audio playback apparatus 21 for requesting and receiving music from a user, and the audio. And an audio broadcasting device 23 for scheduling and broadcasting the request music from the playback device 21, and a communication network 22 for performing signal communication between the audio playback device 21 and the audio broadcasting device 23. By requesting a plurality of music by the user, analyzing the music requests of the plurality of users in response, and scheduling and broadcasting the music to satisfy the plurality of users to the maximum satisfaction, by allowing music lovers to play the broadcast music, It is to freely listen to the music that you request.

Description

BROADCASTING AND REPLAYING APPARATUS OF AUDIO-ON-DEMAND, THE METHOD OF DEMANDING AND REPLAYING MUSIC}

The present invention relates to an on-demand audio broadcasting / playing apparatus and a music ordering / playing method, and in particular, after a user requests a plurality of musics and analyzes music requests of the plurality of users in response thereto, the plurality of users can be satisfied with the maximum. The present invention relates to an on-demand audio broadcasting / playing apparatus and a music ordering / playing method for allowing music lovers to freely listen to the music requested by the user by scheduling and broadcasting the music so as to broadcast the music.

In general, the conventional analog music player simply plays music recorded on a recording medium such as a compact disc or a tape, which is extremely limited in music that can be listened to, especially in a magnetic recording medium. There is a problem that the playback sound quality is reduced so that the number of playbacks increases.

In addition, the conventional radio broadcasting apparatus unilaterally broadcasts music regardless of the user's intentions or tastes in a music broadcaster. This is because music is irrelevant to the music tastes and intentions of the radio users. Very low interest.

In order to improve the sound quality of the conventional analog method and to improve the shortcomings of unidirectional broadcasting, the existing music player such as MP3 player allows users to download the music they want through the communication network. Terminals with an interactive function for requesting the appearance of such. Hereinafter, a conventional on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus will be described.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus. Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus orders a music, receives a music data, and plays back the playback apparatus 11; A communication network 12 which provides a music request signal of the audio reproducing apparatus 11 to a broadcasting apparatus and provides a signal of the broadcasting apparatus to the audio reproducing apparatus 11 and a music request of a user through the communication network 12. And a broadcasting device 13 for providing music in response to the signal.

However, the conventional on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus is capable of two-way communication, but performs 1: 1 communication between the user and the broadcasting apparatus, so that there is a problem in that music cannot be broadcast to a plurality of users at the same time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and therefore, an object of the present invention is to satisfy a plurality of users after the user requests a plurality of music and analyzes music requests of the plurality of users in response thereto. The present invention provides an on-demand audio broadcasting / playing apparatus and a music ordering / playing method for allowing music lovers to freely listen to music requested by the music by scheduling music to be broadcasted and playing the broadcast music.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus.

2 is a block diagram of an on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing a music order / playback method according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

21: audio playback device 21a: input processing unit

21b: playback control section 21c: channel multiplexer

21d: music data storage 21e: music playback

22: communication network 23: audio broadcasting device

23a: receiving unit 23b: channel scheduling unit

23c: broadcast controller 23d: transmitter

As a technical means for achieving the above object of the present invention, the apparatus of the present invention, the user inputs a music list view, music selection, music request and music playback, and input processing unit for processing it, and input of the input processing unit A playback control section for controlling the function of each block including music requests and music playback, a channel multiplexer for receiving broadcast music for each channel from an audio broadcast signal including music data, and music data from the channel multiplexer. An audio reproducing apparatus including a music data storing unit for storing the music data and a music reproducing unit configured to read and reproduce the music data from the music data storing unit under the control of the reproduction control unit; A receiver configured to receive and process music requests from the audio reproducing apparatus, a channel scheduler configured to schedule music broadcasts for each channel to satisfy users' requests by analyzing music requests of the users through the receiver; An audio broadcasting apparatus including a broadcasting control unit for controlling music broadcasting according to a schedule by a scheduling unit, and a transmitting unit transmitting music data under control of the broadcasting control unit; A communication network in charge of signal communication between the audio reproducing apparatus and the audio broadcasting apparatus; Characterized in having a.

In addition, as another technical means for achieving the object of the present invention, the method of the present invention includes a first step of the user selects and requests a plurality of music through the communication network; A second step of analyzing music requested from a plurality of users through a communication network and scheduling the music for each channel; A third step of broadcasting music according to the schedule in the second step; A fourth step of receiving and storing the broadcast music through a communication network; A fifth step of playing the stored music; Characterized in that made.

Hereinafter, an on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings referred to in the present invention, components having substantially the same configuration and function will use the same reference numerals.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, an on-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus according to the present invention is an audio playback apparatus 21 in which a user requests, receives and plays music. And an audio broadcasting device 23 for scheduling and broadcasting the music requested by the audio reproducing apparatus 21, and a communication network in charge of signal communication between the audio reproducing apparatus 21 and the audio broadcasting apparatus 23. 22).

The audio player 21 inputs a music list view, a music selection, a music request, and a music playback by a user, and processes the music request and music according to the input of the input processor 21a and the input processor 21a. A reproduction control unit 21b for controlling the function of each block including reproduction, a channel multiplexer 21c for receiving and processing an audio broadcast signal including music data for each channel, and music data from the channel multiplexer 21c. A music data storage section 21d for storing the music data; and a music playback section 21e for reading and reproducing music data from the music data storage section 21d under the control of the playback control section 21b.

The audio broadcasting apparatus 23 satisfies the requests of the users to the maximum by analyzing the receiver 23a for receiving and processing music requests from the audio reproducing apparatus 21 and the music requests of the users through the receiver 23a. A channel scheduler 23b for scheduling music broadcasts for each channel so as to be able to be performed, a broadcast controller 23c for controlling music broadcasts according to a schedule by the channel scheduler 23b, and a control of the broadcast controller 23c. And a transmitting unit 23d for transmitting music data to the corresponding channel.

The transmitter 23d sequentially transmits a plurality of music scheduled through a plurality of channels (channel 1, channel 2, ..., channel n), that is, multiple channels.

The communication network 22 includes the Internet, a wide area network, a local area network, a value added network, an integrated service digital network, and a high-speed information network. It can use wired communication network such as Highway, radio broadcasting, satellite communication, mobile communication (including wireless telephone, personal communication services (PCS), IMT 2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000)), WLL (Wireless Local Loop) Etc., wireless data communication may be used. The present invention is not limited to a specific communication network as long as it has a protocol or service that can broadcast data to multiple customers.

The channel scheduling unit 23b of the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 schedules the music broadcast at a predetermined period based on the requested order and the number of requests. Specifically, for example, as shown in Equation 1 below, the number of requests is shown. The score is calculated and given to each music based on the order of request.

Score = Constant 1 * (Current Time-First Demand) + Constant 2 * (Number of Requested Customers)

Here, the constant 1 and the constant 2 are experimentally determined as a constant that can satisfy the user to the maximum, and each score is assigned to each piece of music calculated by Equation 1, and the broadcasting order is determined based on the score for each piece of music. In addition, each channel is determined and scheduled to be broadcasted according to the determined broadcasting order.

3 is a flowchart showing a music order / playback method according to the present invention.

Operation according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail below based on the accompanying drawings.

According to the present invention, the user requests the desired music from the audio reproducing apparatus 21, and in response thereto, the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 schedules and broadcasts the music requested by the user, and then the audio reproducing apparatus 21 broadcasts the broadcasted music. By receiving and storing, and playing by the user, the present invention allows the user to request a desired music so that the user can freely listen to the desired music.

This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. First, in the first steps S31 to S33, a user selects and requests a plurality of pieces of music through a communication network. After selecting the desired music from the previously stored music list with the request, the input processing unit 21a of the audio reproducing apparatus 21 provides data corresponding to the music selected by the user to the playback control unit 21b. Also, the input processor requests the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 for the selected music.

The music list is data previously stored in the music data storage unit 21d, which is received and stored from the audio broadcasting apparatus 23, and the input processing unit 21c includes a function of transmitting a music request signal. The request signal is transmitted to the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 through the communication network 22.

Next, in a second step S34, the music requested from a plurality of users is analyzed and scheduled for each channel through a communication network. The receiver 23a of the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 receives the request signal and receives a channel. The channel scheduling unit 23b schedules the music requested by the plurality of users, that is, the music according to the request through the respective audio reproducing apparatuses 21 at regular intervals.

The above scheduling is scheduled at a predetermined period based on the requested order and the number of requests. For example, the scheduling is given a score for each requested music as shown in Equation 1 above. It can be given as "constant 1 * (current time-initial required time) + constant 2 * (number of requested customers)".

In this way, each of the requested music points is assigned a score determined by the method as described above, and are allocated to the plurality of channels in the order of the assigned points and transmitted.

Next, in the third step S35, music is broadcasted according to the schedule in the second step S34, which is performed by the broadcast control unit 23c of the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 by the channel scheduling unit 23b. In this case, the scheduled music is controlled to be broadcast through the transmitter 23d, and the transmitter 23d sequentially transmits the scheduled music through multiple channels, that is, the plurality of channels, that is, the scheduled music. .

Next, in the fourth step S36, the broadcast music is received and stored through a communication network, which is the channel multiplexer 21c of the audio reproducing apparatus 21 receiving the music data for each broadcasting channel and storing the music data storage unit ( 21d). The reproduction control unit 21b of the audio reproducing apparatus 21 adjusts the channel multiplexer 21c so that the user can receive data of the channel through which the music selected by the user is transmitted.

In the fifth step (S37, S38), the stored music is reproduced, which the user automatically controls the reproduction of the music stored in the music data storage unit 21d by the audio reproducing apparatus 21, thereby reproducing the music. The unit 21e reads and reproduces the designated music file of the music data storage unit 21d. In addition, when the memory space of the music data storage unit 21d is insufficient, the playback device 21 stores new music in the music data storage unit 21d while erasing the oldest music.

On the other hand, the above process is repeatedly performed until the end as shown in the step (S39, S40) of FIG.

As described above, in the present invention, the audio reproducing apparatus 21 requests the user's desired music, and in response thereto, the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 schedules and broadcasts the music requested by the user, and then the audio reproducing apparatus 21. By receiving and storing music to be broadcasted, and playing the present invention, the present invention enables a user to freely listen to desired music by requesting desired music.

According to the present invention as described above, the user requests a plurality of music, in response to analyzing the music requests of the plurality of users in response to the plurality of channels scheduled and broadcasted to maximize the satisfaction, audio, By having the playback device autonomously select, store and play music requested by the user, there is a special effect of allowing music lovers to freely listen to the music requested by the user.

The above description is only a description of one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is capable of various changes and modifications within the scope of the configuration.

Claims (4)

A function of each block including a music list view, a music selection, a music request, and a music playback, wherein the user inputs a music list view, a music request, and a music playback, and a music request and music playback according to the input of the input processing unit 21a. A reproduction control unit 21b for controlling the data, a channel multiplexer 21c for receiving broadcast music for each channel of an audio broadcast signal including music data, and music data for storing music data from the channel multiplexer 21c. An audio reproducing apparatus (21) including a storage section (21d) and a music reproducing section (21e) for reading and reproducing music data from the music data storage section (21d) under the control of the reproduction control section (21b); Receiving unit 23a for receiving and processing music requests from the audio reproducing apparatus 21, and analyzing the music requests of the users through the receiving unit 23a to maximize the user's request to the music broadcast channel by channel A channel scheduling unit 23b for scheduling, a broadcast control unit 23c for controlling music broadcasting according to a schedule by the channel scheduling unit 23b, and a transmitter for transmitting music data under control of the broadcast control unit 23c. An audio broadcast apparatus 23 including 23d; A communication network 22 which is in charge of signal communication between the audio reproducing apparatus 21 and the audio broadcasting apparatus 23; Custom audio broadcasting / playback device characterized in that it comprises a. The channel scheduling unit 23b of the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 On-demand audio broadcasting / playback apparatus characterized by scheduling at a predetermined period based on the requested order and the number of requests. The channel scheduling unit 23b of the audio broadcasting apparatus 23 The following equation; [Equation 1] Score = Constant 1 * (Current Time-First Demand) + Constant 2 * (Number of Requested Customers) And assigning a score to each piece of music and scheduling the scores in the order of the given score sizes. A first step S31 to S33 in which the user selects and requests a plurality of pieces of music through a communication network; A second step (S34) of analyzing music requested from a plurality of users through a communication network and scheduling for each channel; A third step (S35) of broadcasting music according to a schedule in the second step (S34); A fourth step (S36) of receiving and storing the broadcast music through a communication network; And a fifth step (S37, S38) of playing the stored music.