KR100863297B1 - Method and apparatus for streaming service using chosen-image - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing a streaming service. The first user captures at least one frame from the video played on the first user computer as the selected image based on the streaming data of the video file, and inputs a series of first strings of the captured selected image. The streaming providing apparatus stores selection image information based on the selected selection image input through the first user computer, information on the series of first strings, and information on a relationship between the original image. The second user may obtain information on the selected image generated by the first user while viewing the video played on the second computer based on the streaming data of the video file, and view the selected image generated by the first user. When viewing, the streaming providing apparatus may view the selected image based on the information on the relationship between the first string input by the first user, the selected image information, and the video.

Streaming, Still Image, Section Image, Capture

Description

Method and apparatus for providing streaming service using selected video {Method and apparatus for streaming service using chosen-image}

The detailed description of each drawing is provided in order to provide a thorough understanding of the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention.

1 is a block diagram of a streaming service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates a user window platform at the time of providing video information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates a platform for a streaming playback window and a selected image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates a platform when inputting a selected image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a streaming service providing method and an apparatus, and more particularly, a user selects a still image and / or an interval image from a video provided through a streaming service and selects a user from a predetermined image and / or video section. The present invention relates to a device for inputting arbitrary information (simple string, web link, specific link, etc.) and a service providing method using the same.

Streaming is a method of dividing a large amount of data into pieces of a certain size and transferring it from a server to a user's computer. When only a certain amount of the entire file is transferred, the corresponding file (for example, a video) can be immediately seen. While the rest of the file is continuously transmitted while viewing a part, all the videos viewed through the Internet take the same way, and are widely used in internet broadcasting which provides a lot of video or voice information.

Streaming technology allows the client browser or plug-in to start expressing data even before all the files have been transferred, but it is not a way to download and play the entire file. You must wait until.

In addition, streaming service providers and community services currently play and display videos through streaming services, and provide only text-based reply functions for the videos. You cannot write or reply. In addition, even if there is a specific still image or section image that one wants, one must see the entire video to view the still image or section image, which is a significant waste of time and network resources.

Accordingly, a technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to capture a specific still image or section image during playback of a streaming service user moving image, and to simultaneously store the specific still image or section image and any information related thereto. It relates to a streaming service providing method and apparatus for solving the above problems by providing a.

In the streaming service providing method for achieving the technical problem, in response to a video file transmission request input through a first user computer, the streaming providing apparatus streams streaming data for the video file to the computer of the first user.

When the first user selects at least one frame from the video played on the first user's computer as the selection image based on the received streaming data of the video file and inputs a series of first strings for the selected selection image The apparatus for providing streaming may include selection image information based on the selected image input and inputted through the first user computer, information on the series of first strings, and a first relationship based on the video and the series of first strings. Save the information.

In response to the video file transmission request input through a second user computer, the streaming providing apparatus may further include streaming data for the video file, information about the selected video information and the first string, and the video and the series. The first relationship information based on the first string is transmitted to the computer of the second user. In this case, when there are many strings stored for the video, all the strings are transmitted.

If there is a request for a detailed view of the selected image input through the second user computer and selected by the first user, the streaming providing apparatus may select the requested selection image based on the selected image information and the first relation information. 2, it is determined whether or not the user computer is buffered, and according to the determination result, the second user computer plays the requested selection image from the buffered information or streams the requested selection image portion.

In the streaming service providing method, when the second user inputs a series of second strings based on the selected image selected by the first user and information on the first string, the streaming providing apparatus is configured to provide the second user. And storing second sequence information based on the series of second strings, the selected image, and the series of second strings input through a computer.

The streaming service providing method synchronizes the selected video to be played back or the video shown to be streamed with the selected video information transmitted to the second user computer, the information on the first string, and the first relation information according to the determined result. It further comprises the step of showing. The selected image may be a still image or an interval image.

The still image is a still image having one frame among the moving image files, and the section image is a moving image that is played only in a section selected by the first user among the moving image files.

When the selected image selected by the first user is a still image, the selected image information based on the selected selected image is information about a still image, and the information about the still image is information about a creator and a thumbnail of the selected still image. It may include at least one of the position information, the still image title, the tag for the still image for the selected still image.

When the selection image selected by the first user is a section image, the selection image information based on the selected selection image is information about the section image, and the information about the section image is information about a creator, and a thumbnail of the selected section image. And at least one of position information of the selected section image, start and end frame information of the selected section image, a title of the selected section image, and tags of the selected section image.

In addition, the information on the first string may preferably include at least one of information on the author, a string title, and a part of the string contents. The tag of the still image or the tag of the section image may indicate a feature (eg, a keyword of the image) of the image, which may be input by the first user.

The first relationship information may include at least one of a title of a video requested by the first user, a location of the video, and a location of the first string. The second relation information may include at least one of a title of a selected image selected by the first user, a position of the selected image, and a position of the second string. That is, the first relationship information or the second relationship information is information that connects the video or the selected video with information input by the user (for example, a simple string, a web link, and a specific link).

The selected image information based on the selected selected image, the information on the first string, and the first relation information may be stored as a single file (eg, a markup standard file), and the streaming providing apparatus stores the file as a second file. You can also transfer it to your computer.

The streaming service providing method may be stored in a recording medium.

The streaming service providing apparatus for achieving the technical problem includes a video management and streaming processing module and a data storage and management module. The video management and streaming processing module and the data storage and management module are not necessarily implemented as one server. The data storage and management module may be implemented as a separate server (eg, a relational database server).

The video management and streaming processing module, in response to the video file transmission request input through the first user computer, the streaming providing apparatus streams the streaming data for the video file to the computer of the first user.

The data storage and management module selects (or captures) at least one frame from a video played on the first user computer as a selection image based on the streaming data of the video file received by the first user, and selects the selected selection image. In case of inputting a series of first strings for the stream, the streaming providing apparatus selects the selected image information based on the selected image input and inputted through the first user computer, the information on the series of first strings, and the video; First relationship information based on the series of first character strings is stored.

 The video management and streaming processing module is configured to respond to the video file transmission request input through a second user computer, streaming data for the video file, the selected video information, the information on the first string, and the video; Transmitting first relationship information based on the series of first character strings to a computer of a second user,

 The data storage and management module is input through the second user computer, and when there is a request for detailed view of the selected image selected by the first user, the selected image requested based on the selected image information and the first relation information. It is determined whether or not the second user computer is buffered, and according to the determination result, the second user computer plays the requested selection image from the buffered information or streams the requested selection image portion.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram of a streaming service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention and a flowchart illustrating a streaming service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 according to the present invention includes a streaming service providing apparatus (eg, a streaming server 110), a first user computer 130, and a second user computer 150. The computers 130 and 150 include general desktop computers, notebook computers, mobile phones capable of displaying moving images, or personal communication devices such as PDAs. The streaming service providing apparatus 110, the first user computer 130, and the second user computer 150 are connected to each other through a predetermined wired or wireless communication network.

The video management and streaming processing module 111 of the streaming service providing apparatus 110 according to the present invention clicks on a video file transmission request (for example, one of a video list) input through a first user computer 130 for a streaming service. In response to the signal generated in one case (S101), the streaming data is generated for the requested video and then the generated streaming data is transmitted to the first user computer 130 (S103).

The first user selects at least one frame from the video played on the first user computer 130 as the selection image, and assigns a series of first strings (eg, questions, comments, links, etc.) to the selected selection image. Can be input (S105).

The selected image includes a still image composed of one frame or a section image composed of a plurality of frames. The still image may be stored in the form of an image file or a photo file, and the section image refers to a video having a plurality of frames that can be played for at least several seconds.

When the first user inputs the selected image and the first string using the first user computer 130, the data storage and management module 113 of the streaming service providing apparatus 110 may be configured to use the first user. Stores selection image information (eg, frame information of the selection image, title of the selection image, etc.), information on the series of first strings, and first relation information based on the selection image input through the computer 110 ( S107).

However, the selected video information and the information and / or first relationship information about the series of first strings are not necessarily stored in a server such as the video management and streaming processing module 111.

Also, the video management and streaming processing module 111 may transmit the video file transmission request S109 input through the second user computer 150 (for example, a predetermined signal generated when one of the video lists is clicked). In response to the streaming data for the video file, and the selected image information based on the selected image captured by the first user (ie, the still image or the segment image) and the information about the first string and / or the first string. The relationship information (if there are a plurality of selected images selected in the video) is transmitted to the computer of the second user (S111).

When the data storage and management module 113 is implemented as a separate server (eg, a relational database server), the video management and streaming processing module 111 may perform a selection of image information and strings related to the requested video. Requesting the information and the relationship information data to its separate server.

When the selection image captured by the first user is a still image, the selection image information based on the captured selection image is information about a still image, and the information about the still image is information about a creator, and the captured still image. It is preferable to include at least one of a thumbnail (thumb) of the image, the position information on the captured still image, the still image title, and the tag for the still image.

When the selection image captured by the first user is a section image, the selection image information based on the selection image is information about the section image, and the information about the section image is information about a creator and information about the captured section image. It may include at least one of a thumbnail, location information of the captured section image, start and end frame information of the captured section image, a title of the captured section image, and tags of the captured section image.

In addition, the information on the first string may preferably include at least one of information on the author, a string title, and a part of the string contents. The tag of the still image or the tag of the section image may represent a feature of the image (eg, a keyword of the image, a feature, etc.), which may be input by the first user.

The first relationship information may include at least one of a title of a video requested by the first user, a location of the video, and a location of the first string.

The data storage and management module 113 requests a detailed view of the selected image captured by the first user through the computer of the second user 150 (S113) (eg, one of a list of still images or section images). If click), it is determined whether the requested selection image is buffered in the second user computer (through step S111).

When the requested selection image is already buffered to the second user computer, the selection image is played back from the buffered information. If it is not buffered, streaming starts from the requested position of the selected video.

In addition, the second user uses a second user computer 150 to generate a series of second strings (eg, replies, comments, based on the selected image captured by the first user and information on the first string). Link, etc. (S117), the data storage and management module 113 is configured to input the second string of characters and the selected image and the second string of characters input through the second user computer 150. Store second relation information based on the.

The second relation information may include at least one of a title of the selected image captured by the first user, a position of the selected image, and a position of the second string.

Each module 111 and 113 may be implemented with H / W and / or S / W. It may also be implemented when the first user and the second user are the same person.

2 illustrates a user window platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, the first user or the second user receives a video list as shown in FIG. 2 from the streaming service providing apparatus 110. The first user or the second user may be a thumbnail (or representative screen) 210 of any video in the video list, a title 220 of the video, information 230 about the video (eg, a tag for the video, an author, The number of streaming, etc.), and the information 240 (eg, the number of selected images, the number of strings, etc.) related to the selected video, and the like, and the video file transmission request (for example, a thumbnail is clicked).

3 illustrates a platform for a streaming playback window and a selected video according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 3, in response to a video file request of a first user or a second user, the streaming service providing apparatus 110 transmits streaming data to the first user computer 130 or the second user computer 150. The streaming data is reproduced in the video playback window 310. The title 320 of the video and the information 330 about the video are also disclosed. When there is a selected image related to the video, the first string or the second string 360 is started based on the selected image information together with the thumbnail 350 (or the representative screen) of the selected image.

4 illustrates a platform when inputting a selected image according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, when the first user or the second user wants to add a selected image, when the capture button 340 is used (clicked), the platform as shown in FIG. 4 is started. The first user or the second user may capture (440) (or store) at least one frame from the video played on the image playback window 410 as the selected image, and frame information 420 for the captured image. (Or time information) is disclosed. In addition, the first user or the second user may input a series of strings or links using the string input window 430.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. And functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the method and apparatus for providing a streaming service according to the present invention provide a function of storing a specific selected image (eg, a still image or an interval image) of interest to the service user along with a text format of a reply, so that the entire video is provided. It provides a function to write your own comments or replies only to the selected video rather than the selected video, and if there is a specific selected video that you want among one video, it provides a function to search among the already stored video. The need to watch the video reduces the time and serious waste of network resources.

Claims (14)

In response to a video file transfer request input through a first user computer, streaming device streaming the streaming data for the video file to the computer of the first user; When the first user selects at least one frame from the video played on the first user's computer as the selection image based on the received streaming data of the video file and inputs a series of first strings for the selected selection image The apparatus for providing streaming may include selection image information based on the selected image input and input through the first user computer, information on the series of first strings, and a first relationship based on the video and the series of first strings. Storing the information; In response to the video file transmission request input through a second user computer, the streaming providing apparatus may further include streaming data for the video file, information about the selected video information and the first string, and the video and the series. Transmitting first relationship information based on the first character string to a computer of a second user; And If there is a request for a detailed view of the selection image input through the second user computer and selected by the first user, the streaming providing apparatus may display the requested selection image based on the selection image information and the first relationship information. Determining whether the second user computer is buffered, and causing the second user computer to play the requested selection video from the buffered information or to stream the requested selection video part according to the determined result. How to Provide Services. The method of claim 1, The streaming providing apparatus synchronizes the selected image or the image being streamed according to the determined result with the selected image information transmitted to the second user computer, the information on the first string, and the first relation information. Streaming service providing method comprising the step of showing further. The method of claim 1, When the second user inputs a series of second strings based on the selected image selected by the first user and the information on the first string, the streaming providing apparatus is configured to input the inputted through the second user computer. And storing a series of second strings, second relation information based on the selected image and the series of second strings. The method of claim 1, The selected image is a streaming service providing method, characterized in that the still image or the interval image. The method of claim 1, When the selected image information based on the selected image selected by the first user is information about a still image, the information about the still image includes information about a creator, a thumbnail of the selected still image, and location information about the selected still image. Streaming service providing method comprising at least one of a still image title, a tag for a still image. The method of claim 1, When the selected image information based on the selected image selected by the first user is information about the section image, the information about the section image includes information about a creator, a thumbnail of the selected section image, and location information about the selected section image. And at least one of start and end frame information of the selected section image, a title of the selected section image, and tags of the selected section image. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the first string includes at least one of information on a creator, a string title, and string contents. The method of claim 1, The first relationship information includes at least one of a title of a video requested by the first user, a location of the video, and a location of the first string. The method of claim 3, wherein the second relation information comprises at least one of a title of a selected image selected by the first user, a position of the selected image, and a position of the second string. Streaming service providing method. The method of claim 1, The selected image information based on the selected selection image, the information on the first string, and the first relation information are stored as a single file, and the streaming service is provided to the second user computer. Way. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for carrying out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10. A video management and streaming processing module, configured to stream streaming data for the video file to the computer of the first user by a streaming providing apparatus in response to a video file transmission request input through a first user computer; And When the first user selects at least one frame from the video played on the first user's computer as the selection image based on the received streaming data of the video file and inputs a series of first strings for the selected selection image The apparatus for providing streaming may include selection image information based on the selected image input and input through the first user computer, information on the series of first strings, and a first relationship based on the video and the series of first strings. A data storage and management module for storing information, The video management and streaming processing module is configured to respond to the video file transmission request input through a second user computer, streaming data for the video file, information about the selected video information, the first string, and the video; Transmitting the first relationship information based on the series of first character strings to a computer of a second user, The data storage and management module is input through the computer from the second user and when there is a request for detailed view of the selected image selected by the first user, the requested selection is made based on the selected image information and the first relation information. Determining whether the image is buffered in the second user computer, and causing the second user computer to play back the requested selection image from the buffered information or stream the requested selection image portion according to the determined result. Streaming service provider. The method of claim 12, The video management and streaming processing module may be configured to play a selected video or a video that is played according to the determined result, the selected video information transmitted to the second user computer, information about the first string, and the first relation information. Streaming service providing apparatus, characterized in that to show the synchronization. The method of claim 12, When the second user inputs a series of second strings based on the selected image selected by the first user and information on the first string, the data storage and management module inputs the data through the second user computer. And a second relation information based on the series of second strings, the selected image, and the series of second strings.

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