KR100444197B1 - A System and a Method for Broadcasting Multimedia Contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multimedia broadcasting system and a method for providing a multimedia content that allows a user connected to a server to provide his / her own internet broadcast to another user who is accessing the Internet. A broadcast system for multimedia content including a database for storing and operating content and information about a user, the system comprising: a facilitator authentication module that determines whether a connected user is a facilitator or a general listener; A content related information operation module which stores information related to multimedia content in the database, extracts a list thereof, updates deleted or changed information, and detects a moderator's selection; And a content transmission control module for controlling transmission of the multimedia content selected by the presenter to another user who is connected to the multimedia system, and information about the multimedia content and the user to provide Internet broadcasting through a communication network. A method of broadcasting multimedia content in a server having a database storing and operating the method, the method comprising: extracting personal information of a logged-in user from the database and determining whether or not the authority of the presenter is authorized; If it is determined that the logged-in user is a moderator, extracting a list of multimedia contents currently available and transmitting the same to the moderator; Detecting that the presenter selects content to be provided through internet broadcasting; And initiating transmission of the multimedia content selected by the coordinator to another user who is accessing the server.

Description

A system and a method for broadcasting multimedia contents

The present invention relates to a broadcasting system and a method for broadcasting multimedia contents, and in particular, a user connected to the system using an internet network may combine multimedia contents of various contents to perform Internet broadcasting for any other accessor. The present invention relates to a broadcasting system and method of multimedia content.

Conventional Internet broadcasting simply uses the World Wide Web (WWW) protocol (hereinafter simply referred to as the "web") protocol to provide an unspecified number of users with voice, music or video content (hereinafter referred to as "multimedia content" or simply " Content "). That is, referring to FIG. 1, first, a user who accesses a specific web server through an internet network undergoes a predetermined procedure (login, etc.) to confirm membership. Next, a list of multimedia contents that can be provided by the server to which the user is connected is transmitted to the user. The list of multimedia contents is transmitted in a so-called Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format and listed in a format that can be recognized by a user by an application such as a web browser installed on a user's personal computer. Next, when a user clicks on specific content or selects it by directly entering its identifier (eg, a Unified Resource Locator (URL) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol address (HTTP), etc.), the server selects the selected content to the user. send.

Here, the selected content may be produced in advance and stored, but may be transmitted simultaneously with production or in real time with a slight time delay. In particular, the selected content may not be dedicated by a single user, but may be simultaneously used by multiple users. Therefore, the method of transmitting content in this manner is called "Internet broadcasting" because it is similar to the traditional airwave broadcasting.

However, according to the conventional Internet broadcasting method as described above, the general users only passively receive the provided content and cannot provide the content of the desired content to the third party. Therefore, it is difficult for a provider of Internet broadcasting to increase the number of accesses unless they continuously supply excellent contents, and thus have difficulty in securing members or attracting advertisements.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast system and method for multimedia content, which enables a user connected to a server to provide his / her own Internet broadcast to another user who is connected. To provide.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method used in a conventional internet broadcast.

2 is a conceptual block diagram of a broadcasting system of a multimedia content and a client of a user connected thereto according to the present invention.

3 is a conceptual block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a broadcasting system for multimedia content according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of broadcasting multimedia content according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method of broadcasting multimedia content according to the present invention;

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100: multimedia content broadcasting service system

120: client 130: network

220: data bus 230: database

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a multimedia content broadcasting system comprising a database for storing and operating multimedia content and information about a user in order to provide Internet broadcasting through a communication network. A moderator authentication module for determining whether a moderator or a general listener is allowed to broadcast; A content related information operation module which stores information related to multimedia content in the database, extracts a list thereof, updates deleted or changed information, and detects a moderator's selection; And a content transmission control module for controlling to transmit the multimedia content selected by the presenter to another user who is accessing the multimedia content.

In addition, the present invention, in order to provide an Internet broadcast via a communication network, in the broadcast method of the multimedia content operating a server having a database for storing and operating the multimedia content and information about the user, the user of the logged-in Extracting information from the database to determine whether or not a host is authorized; If it is determined that the logged-in user is a moderator, extracting a list of multimedia contents currently available and transmitting the same to the moderator; Detecting that the presenter selects content to be provided through internet broadcasting; And initiating transmission of the multimedia content selected by the coordinator to another user who is accessing the server.

Hereinafter, a broadcast system and method for multimedia content according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a conceptual block diagram of a broadcasting system of a multimedia content and a client of a user connected thereto according to the present invention. The system 100 of multimedia contents (hereinafter, simply referred to as a 'system') 100 according to the present invention performs a function as a web server, and for this purpose, the communication network 130 to perform data communication with the client 120. And all hardware and software resources (see FIG. 3) that support these functions.

The client 120 of the user may be implemented by, for example, a personal computer having an internet access function, and the hardware and software for implementing such a client are well known in the technical field of the present invention. The details are omitted.

The multimedia content is preserved in the form of a computer-recognized file, and hardware or software implementation techniques for producing and supplying such content are already well known in the technical field of the present invention. The details are omitted except those necessary for the characteristic parts.

Referring now to FIG. 3, as shown, the broadcast system 100 for multimedia content according to the present invention includes a central processing unit (not shown), a network adapter (not shown), and a disk controller (not shown). Hardware (not shown) and storage 210 (not shown). In addition, the system 100 may include applications 204 for performing specific functions, a hardware driver 206 for controlling the operation of the hardware 210, and the applications 204 and a hardware driver 206. Software such as an operating system (OS) 202 for controlling the entire hardware 210 and a web page 208 for providing a World Wide Web service. These components send and receive data to and from each other via the bus 220.

In particular, the system 100 of the present invention includes a database 230 that stores and operates multimedia content and information about users. The database 214 includes information on the title, data format, and the like of multimedia content to be stored in a storage device (not shown) or provided in real time during production, and a name and identification of a user who is a member who accesses the system 100. User information such as ID, password, server operation authority is stored and operated.

In addition, the system 100 includes a moderator authentication module 212 that determines whether the connected user is a moderator or a general listener who is allowed to broadcast. The facilitator authentication module 212 receives information of a user who is currently logged in and logs in, extracts information about a server operating authority of the user from the database 214, and based on this, the operator from the server 100 operator. It is determined whether or not the host is authorized to broadcast.

In addition, the server 100 may include information related to multimedia content (eg, title, file format, URL, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as "content related information") previously prepared by an operator, or multimedia content to be supplied in real time during production. It further includes a content related information management module 214 for storing the content related information of the in the database 230, extract the list, or update the deleted or changed information. The content related information operation module 214 is linked to include the content related information in a specific web page 208, so that a moderator authenticated by the presenter authentication module 212 is assigned to the specific web page 208. When connected to the server, a list of the currently available multimedia contents, a URL, and the like are transmitted to the host 120 of the presenter.

Upon receiving the content related information related to the available multimedia content, the facilitator selects the specific multimedia content to be transmitted to other connected users. The web page 208 detects a moderator's selection and re-lists only a list of selected contents in the list of the transmitted multimedia contents in a separate space on the display, inverts the display color, or adds a highlight, etc. It is desirable to perform a change in the display system so that the presenter can easily distinguish the multimedia contents selected by the host.

In addition, the server 100 further includes a content transmission control module 216 for controlling to transmit the multimedia content selected by the coordinator to another user who may be connected (which may include other coordinators). The transmission of the selected multimedia content may be automatically performed by the content transmission control module 216 or may be configured to transmit only the content designated by the facilitator at the designated time.

Each of the above modules may be implemented using a common gateway interface (CGI), a script such as Javascript or fill script, or a visual C, which is a general programming language. The selection and design of a specific manner or programming language for implementing the above module can be easily determined by the above description, which is not more than a simple design choice for a person skilled in the art, and has an intrinsic influence on the technical spirit of the present invention. The details are omitted.

Next, with reference to Figs. 4 and 5, the broadcast method of the multimedia content performed by the broadcast system of the multimedia content of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, referring to FIG. 4, an anonymous user accesses the server 100 and performs a login procedure (S401). Next, the presenter authentication module 212 determines whether or not the authority of the presenter is granted by extracting the personal information of the logged-in user from the database 230 (S403). If it is determined that the host is not the host, it is determined that the user is a normal user (ie, the audience), and the web page (ie, the audience page) for the audience is transmitted (S407), and the control returns to the corresponding web page.

However, if it is determined that the logged-in user is the host, the content related information operation module 214 extracts a list of multimedia contents currently available for internet broadcasting and transmits the list to the host (S409). The coordinator browses the list of the transmitted content and selects the content he / she wishes to provide via internet broadcasting. The content related information operation module 214 detects the selection of the presenter (S413) and notifies the content transmission control module 216 of this to the other users (ie, the audience and / or the presenter) who are connected to the multimedia. The transmission of the content is started (S417).

Meanwhile, only the list of the selected multimedia contents is transmitted to the presenter again (S413), so that the presenter can check the list of the contents selected by the presenter, and then the user selects the content to be actually transmitted among the selected contents and detects the designated content. The transmission of the content may also be started (S415).

By doing so, a user who is not an operator of the server 100 can perform an Internet broadcast that provides his or her contents by allowing the host's authority from the operator.

Furthermore, in addition to the contents stored in the server 100, the contents may also be broadcasted in real time at the same time as the production of the contents. In order to do this, hardware such as a web camera and a microphone may be installed in the client of the presenter, and the multimedia contents generated by them may be used. While receiving from the client of the host, the content related information management module 214 to manage the URL of the received content, and the content delivery control module 216 can be implemented by controlling the transmission of the received content. By doing so, the presenter can provide his or her own comment or moving picture between the music and moving images stored in the server 100 so that the presenter can make the broadcast almost similar to the traditional broadcast.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, there is shown a flowchart of another embodiment of a broadcasting method of multimedia content of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the present invention is almost identical to the embodiment of FIG. 4, but after the presenter transmits a list of selected content (S413), the presenter detects an instruction of the presenter to actually transmit the selected content (S501). There is a difference in that only the selected content is broadcasted (S503). By doing so, the facilitator can more accurately control his or her content and the content stored in the server 100.

It should be noted that the above description is only an example of the configuration of the broadcasting system of the multimedia content of the present invention and those that can be performed by the method, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto. do.

According to the broadcasting system and method of the multimedia content of the present invention, anyone who is authorized by the operator of the server can perform the Internet broadcasting by himself or herself using the content stored in the server or the content produced by the server.

In addition, according to the present invention, by implementing the technical idea of the present invention in a server having a variety of content, it is possible to enable a variety of Internet broadcasting by the same content.

Claims (9)

In the broadcasting system of multimedia content for providing internet broadcasting through a communication network, A content database for storing and operating multimedia content to be supplied to the user and information about the user; A facilitator authentication module that determines whether a connected user is a facilitator or a general listener that is allowed to broadcast; Information stored in the database is stored in the database, the list is extracted from the database and transmitted to the user determined to be the facilitator, the deleted or changed information is updated in the database, and the facilitator extracts the list from the extracted list. A content related information operation module for detecting that the desired multimedia content is selected; And And a content transmission control module for controlling the multimedia content selected by the host to be extracted from the database and transmitted to another user who is connected. The method of claim 1, The content related information operation module, And the content related information is included in a specific web page, and when the presenter accesses the web page, transmitting a list of currently available multimedia contents to the presenter's client. The method of claim 1, The content transmission control module, And the content related information operation module automatically transmits the selected multimedia content in response to the selection of the host. The method of claim 1, The content transmission control module, And in response to detecting the selection of the presenter by the content related information operation module, instructing the presenter to transmit the selected multimedia content, transmitting the selected multimedia content. In order to provide Internet broadcasting through a communication network, a method of broadcasting multimedia content operating a server having a content database for storing and operating multimedia content and information about a user, the method comprising: Extracting personal information of the logged-in user from the content database and determining whether or not the host's authority is granted; If it is determined that the logged-in user is the host, extracting a list of multimedia contents currently available from the contents database and transmitting the extracted contents to the host; Detecting that the presenter selects content to be provided through internet broadcasting; And Initiating the transmission of the multimedia content selected by the coordinator to another user who is accessing the server. Since the above correction is based on the contents described in the detailed description of the invention in the specification of the first application of the present invention, it is considered that the correction requirements prescribed by the Patent Act are satisfied. In the following, we will explain based on the revised claims. The method of claim 5, wherein And transmitting the list of the multimedia contents selected by the presenter to the presenter so that the presenter can check the list of the contents selected by the presenter. The method of claim 6, And specifying a content to be actually transmitted among the selected content, detecting a user's designation for the content, and then starting transmission of the specified content. The method of claim 5, wherein Receiving multimedia content generated by the presenter from the presenter's client; And And transmitting the content received from the coordinator to the other connecting user. The method of claim 5, wherein And detecting an instruction of the presenter to actually transmit the content selected by the presenter.