KR100405177B1 - System and method for linking contents related with broadcasting, and storage media having program source thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a broadcast content linkage system and method for providing content to a user by hyperlinking content information related to organizational information provided by a broadcast station, and a recording medium recording a program source thereof.

To this end, the present invention, the broadcast information DB that the broadcast listing information is constructed as a database, the content DB constructed the content information as a database, and the content information associated with the word after reading the broadcast listing information in units of words Search the content DB, give priority to the searched content information by program genre or frequency of use, and connect the searched content information in hypertext form according to the broadcasting schedule information and the priority in order. The present invention provides a broadcast content linkage system including a broadcast content server for generating a web document and providing the web document to the web server.

Therefore, the depth of the information can be added by connecting the monotony of the information of the program information of the broadcasting station with various contents information, and the amount of information transmitted can be minimized by providing the link information.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING CONTENTS RELATED WITH BROADCASTING, AND STORAGE MEDIA HAVING PROGRAM SOURCE THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a broadcast content linkage system and method for providing a user with hypertext by connecting content information related to organizational information provided by a broadcast station.

The program related to broadcasting is called an EPG (electronic program guide), and the method of providing EPG includes transmitting EPG information in an AV (Audio / Video) signal, using an Internet website that provides EPG information, or There is a method of providing EPG information through a broadcasting station homepage.

When EPG information is loaded on an AV signal, the transmitted EPG information is stored in a memory of a TV or various set top boxes (Internet set top box, cable converter, digital set top box, satellite set top box, etc.). The TV or set-top box has a built-in EPG program pre-programmed, and provides various functions such as searching in the dedicated program. Therefore, the user can easily use the contents included in the EPG.

However, in order to view information not stored in the memory, it is necessary to access a web server or another web server of a corresponding broadcasting station using a back channel to obtain information. Here, the back channel refers to a device for connecting to a broadcasting station through a telephone line connected to the device in order to obtain more detailed information. However, implementing a back channel is expensive, and there are many cases in which there is no back channel in consideration of actual utilization rate.

If there is no back channel, the broadcasting station should send more information to the EPG, but it is impossible for the broadcasting station to send information that is not useful. In addition, services such as home shopping and music file download assuming web access are not available.

On the other hand, the website providing the EPG information is based on the organizational information provided by the broadcasting station, it is inevitable to move to other websites in order to use a variety of information.

Finally, if the user wants to get information from the homepage of the broadcasting station, the user should go to the homepage of the desired broadcasting station. A user may simultaneously obtain various contents provided by a broadcasting station, but may be satisfied with obtaining basic information. Therefore, it is inconvenient to find a homepage of many broadcasting stations, and to find a corresponding specialized site for contents not provided by the broadcasting station.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the present invention provides a broadcast content linkage system and method for providing a user with a web document that hyperlinks content information related to organizational information provided by a broadcasting station, and records the program. The purpose is to provide a recording medium.

In one embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, in a computer network system including at least one client terminal on the network, and a web server for operating a web site for providing broadcast programming information and the corresponding content information to the client terminal; A broadcast information DB constructed with the broadcast listing information as a database; A content DB constructing the content information as a database; After reading the broadcast program information in word units, the content information related to the word is searched in the content DB, the searched content information is given priority based on the program genre or the frequency of use, and the searched content information is broadcasted. It provides a broadcast content linkage system comprising a broadcast content server for generating a web document in a hypertext form in order according to the organization information and the priority, and providing the web document to the web server.

In another embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, a computer network system including one or more client terminals on the network, and a broadcast content server for operating a web site for providing broadcast programming information and corresponding content information to the client terminal; A broadcast content linking method comprising the steps of: (a) constructing and storing the broadcast schedule information and the content information into a broadcast information DB and a content DB, respectively; (b) reading the program information on a word-by-word basis and then searching the content DB for content information related to the word; (c) assigning priority to the content information retrieved in step (b) based on the program genre or the frequency of use, and sequentially connecting the retrieved content information in the form of hypertext according to the broadcasting schedule information and the priority. Producing a web document, and providing the web document to the web server provides a broadcast content connection method comprising the.

In another embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, a computer network including at least one client terminal on the network, and a broadcast content server for operating a website that provides broadcast programming information and the corresponding content information to the client terminal; A computer-readable recording medium having encoded and stored a broadcast content associated program of a system to be accessed by a computer, comprising: an information building process for constructing and storing the broadcast programming information and the content information into a broadcast information DB and a content DB, respectively; ; A search process of reading the broadcast programming information in word units and then searching the content DB for content information related to the word; Priority is given to the content information retrieved in the search process based on the program genre or the frequency of use, thereby generating a web document in which the searched content information is sequentially linked in the form of hypertext according to the broadcasting schedule information and the priority. It provides a recording medium for recording the broadcast content associated program comprising a hypertext link process.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast content linkage system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a broadcast content connection method according to the present invention.

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100: broadcast content connection system 110: broadcast information DB

120: broadcast content server 130: content DB

140: web server 200: client terminal

These objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by introducing a system configuration in which one or more client terminals are connected to a communication network, and a web server operating a website that provides broadcast programming information and corresponding content information is connected to the communication network.

Then, broadcast programming information and the content information are constructed into a broadcast information DB and a content DB, respectively, content information related to the broadcast programming information is searched in the content DB to generate a web document connecting the broadcast programming information and the hypertext form, A method for providing the web document to a web server and a system implemented to support the same are proposed as preferred embodiments.

It includes embodiments such as computer systems and computer program products programmed to execute the method. In accordance with an embodiment of a computer system, a set of instructions for executing a method resides in one or more memories, which may be stored as a computer program product until needed by the computer system.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast content linkage system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention provides a web server 140 that operates a web site that provides broadcast programming information and corresponding content information to a client terminal 200, and a broadcast information DB including a broadcast programming information as a database. 110, a content DB 120 in which content information is constructed as a database, and a web document in which the content DB 120 retrieves content information related to broadcast programming information and connects the broadcast programming information to a hypertext form. The broadcast content server 130 generates and provides the web document to the web server.

The broadcast content server 130 reads the broadcast schedule information in word units, and then searches for the content information related to the word in a content DB, and broadcasts the content information retrieved from the search module 132. And a hypertext generation module 134 for generating a web document linked in a hypertext form, and a storage means 138 storing the web document linked in a hypertext form as a file.

The hypertext generation module 134 includes a priority determination module 136 that determines a program genre of content information searched by the search module 132 and determines a priority according to the determination result.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a broadcast content connection method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the present invention provides a method of constructing and storing broadcast programming information and content information into a broadcasting information DB and a content DB, respectively (S300-S305), reading broadcast programming information in word units, and then relating to the word. Retrieving the content information from the content DB (S310-S315), and generating and providing a web document in which the retrieved content information is linked with the broadcast programming information in a hypertext form (S320-S355).

In the present invention configured as described above, a process of providing the web server 140 by connecting the content information related to the organization information provided by the broadcasting station to the hypertext in detail is described below.

Each broadcasting station provides programming information related to broadcasting, and each contents service provider (CP) provides information such as entertainers, movies, music, and videos.

First, broadcast programming information provided by each broadcasting station is constructed as the broadcast information DB 110 (S300), and content information provided by each content service provider is constructed as the content DB 120 (S305). The step of constructing the broadcast information DB 110 and the content DB 120 may be any first.

For example, it is assumed that the following broadcast programming information is stored in the broadcast information DB 110.

Title: Live Entertainment Station Performer: Yoo Yeol STORY: Heroin Hwang In-young of the movie Dance Dance appears on the star station. Listen to the charm of Hwang In-young, who is active in various fields such as movies, dramas, and CF.

In addition, it is assumed that the following content information is stored in the content DB 120.

word Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Fever http://www.singers.co.kr/Singer?SingersID=YooYul_0 Dance dance http://www.cinema.co.kr/movie/america_movie?id=A2942 Suk Hoon Kim http://www.actorkorea.co.kr/actor/find?actorid=ksh001 Jongwon Lee http://www.actorkorea.co.kr/actor/find?actorid=ljw001 Police commandos http://www.military.co.kr/korea/police.html In Young Hwang http://www.actress.co.kr/actress/korea/hwaninyoung.html

Then, the search module 132 reads the broadcasting schedule information of the broadcasting information DB 110 in word units (S310), and then searches the contents DB 120 for content information related to the words (S315).

The priority determining module 136 determines whether there is content information found in step S315 (S320), and if there is no content information found in the result of the determination, it determines whether it is the end of broadcast programming information (S350).

As a result of the determination in step S320, if there is found content information, it is determined whether two or more pieces of searched content information are present (S325). If there is two or more pieces of searched content information as a result of the determination in step S325, it is determined whether the searched content information is the same program genre (S330). At this time, the criterion suggests a preferred embodiment in which the content information retrieved initially is set as the criterion.

If it is determined in step S330 that the program genre is not the same, the priority of the searched content information is determined according to the preset priority of each program genre (S340).

In operation S330, when the program genre of the content information is determined to have the same program genre, the priority determining module 136 determines the priority according to the frequency of use of the content information (S335).

The hypertext generation module 134 connects the content information of which the priority is determined in the form of the broadcasting schedule and the hypertext (S345).

If you read the word Yooyeol from the broadcasting program information assumed above, and search for the word Yooyeol from the content information and combine it into a hyperlink as follows.

Performer: Youyeol <a href=www.singers.com/Singer?SingersID=YooYul_0>

Next, the hypertext generation module 134 determines whether it is the end of the broadcast scheduling information (S350). If it is determined that the broadcasting program information is not at the end, the next word is read and the priority is determined. If the broadcasting program information is at the end, the web document is generated and stored as a file (S355).

In operation S360, the broadcast content server 130 provides the web document 140 with the web document connected in a hypertext form.

Accordingly, the broadcast content linkage system 100 provides a user with a web document in which the broadcast programming information and the content information are linked in a hypertext format. The user accesses the web server of the broadcasting content linkage system via the Internet, and then caches the web document provided by the web server on the local system. Then, the user can easily access the content providing site by clicking on the hypertext contained in the cached information.

The user can easily access the corresponding content providing site by clicking on the content information according to the user's needs, such as obtaining detailed information, purchasing an item, or downloading a digital file.

The content provider provides the information or goods / acts according to the user's request.

In order to explain the above-described prioritization process in more detail, it is assumed that while searching for the word Yooyeol in the contents of the broadcasting program in the content information, three pieces of content information such as singer, music and video related to the word Yooyeol are found.

Then, the priority determining module 136 determines whether the program genre of the remaining content information is the same as the first content information based on the program genre of the first columnar content information.

Since the three pieces of content information are different program genres, the priority of the content information is determined according to the priority of each preset program genre. In this case, it is assumed that priority is set in the order of the singer, the music, and the video. In this case, the priorities are connected in the order of hypertext.

Therefore, the user is first provided with content information related to the singer first, and then the music related content information and the video related content information are sequentially provided together. The user clicks on one of the contents information to be directly connected to the internet site providing the corresponding content information, and when the user presses the enter key, the user may be connected to the internet site providing the artist related content information.

Assuming that all three pieces of content information retrieved above are singer contents information, all three pieces are the same program genre, and thus priority is determined according to the frequency of use. Therefore, the content information with the highest frequency of use is provided first.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention can increase the depth of information by connecting the monotony of information of the broadcasting station's organization information with various content information, and can minimize the amount of information transmitted by providing link information.

As content service companies access contents through broadcast programs, they can duplicate the source once produced and increase the frequency of content use. In addition, since the service can be provided to a plurality of broadcasting stations, it is possible to enjoy the effect of raising awareness.

Service companies can earn operating profit through page views of members accessing broadcast information, and they can convert their purchasing desire from broadcasting information into purchasing behavior using the web, making it possible to build an effective shopping mall.

The user can also easily obtain a lot of information related to the broadcast program, there is an advantage that can be easily done e-commerce related to the broadcast program.

Claims (12)

A computer network system comprising at least one client terminal on a network, and a web server operating a website for providing broadcast programming information and corresponding content information to the client terminal. A broadcast information DB constructed with the broadcast listing information as a database; A content DB constructing the content information as a database; After reading the broadcasting program information in word units, the content information related to the word is searched in the content DB, and the searched content information is given priority based on the program genre or the frequency of use, and the searched content information is broadcasted. And a broadcast content server for generating a web document connected in order of organization information and the priority in hypertext form, and providing the web document to the web server. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast content server A search module that reads the broadcasting program information in word units and then searches the content DB for content information related to the word; Priority is given to the content information searched by the search module based on the program genre or the frequency of use, thereby generating a web document in which the searched content information is sequentially linked in the form of hypertext according to the broadcasting schedule information and the priority. A hypertext generation module; And a storage means for storing the web document connected in the hypertext form as a file. The method of claim 2, wherein the hypertext generation module And a priority determining module for determining a program genre of the content information searched by the search module and determining a priority according to the determination result. The method of claim 3, wherein the prioritization module And determining the priority according to the frequency of use in the case of data having the same program genre as a result of determining the program genre of the content information. delete In the broadcast content connection method of a computer network system comprising at least one client terminal on a network and a broadcast content server for operating a website that provides broadcast programming information and corresponding content information to the client terminal, (a) constructing and storing the broadcasting schedule information and the contents information into a broadcasting information DB and a contents DB, respectively; (b) reading the program information on a word-by-word basis and then searching the content DB for content information related to the word; (c) assigning priority to the content information retrieved in step (b) based on the program genre or the frequency of use, and sequentially connecting the retrieved content information in the form of hypertext according to the broadcasting schedule information and the priority. Generating a web document and providing the web document to the web server. The method of claim 6, wherein step (c) (C1) determining a program genre of the content information searched in step (b) and determining a priority according to the determination result; And (c2) generating the web document in which the content information determined in the step (c1) is sequentially linked according to the priority in order and generating the web document connected in hypertext form and storing it as a file. How to link content. The method of claim 7, wherein the step (c1) determines the priority according to the frequency of use for data having the same program genre as a result of determining the program genre of the content information. delete Encoding a computer-accessible broadcast content associated program of a computer network system including at least one client terminal on a network and a broadcast content server operating a website that provides broadcast programming information and corresponding content information to the client terminal. A stored computer readable recording medium, An information building process for constructing and storing the broadcasting schedule information and the contents information into a broadcasting information DB and a contents DB, respectively; A search process of reading the broadcast programming information in word units and then searching the content DB for content information related to the word; Priority is given to the content information retrieved in the search process based on the program genre or the frequency of use, thereby generating a web document in which the searched content information is sequentially linked in the form of hypertext according to the broadcasting schedule information and the priority. A recording medium for recording a broadcast content associated program comprising a hypertext linking process. The method of claim 10, wherein the hypertext linking process A priority determining process of determining a program genre of content information retrieved in the search process and determining a priority according to the determination result; And a web document generation process of generating a web document in which the priority information is determined in order according to the priority and generating a web document connected to the broadcasting program information in a hypertext form and storing the web document in a file format. Record carrier. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the prioritization process is And determining the priority according to the frequency of use in the case of data having the same program genre as a result of determining the program genre of the content information.